阅读说明：本技术 切换状态的方法、网络设备和终端设备 (State switching method, network equipment and terminal equipment ) 是由 杨宁 *** 于 2017-09-08 设计创作，主要内容包括：提供了一种切换状态的方法、网络设备和终端设备。该方法应用于处于非激活状态的第一终端设备,该非激活状态指该第一终端设备与网络设备处于断开状态,且该第一终端设备和该网络设备保留有该第一终端设备的上下文信息；该方法包括：生成指示信息,该指示信息用于指示该第一终端设备释放上下文信息,或者,该指示信息用于指示该第一终端设备不释放上下文信息；向该第一终端设备发送该指示信息。本发明是实施例的切换状态的方法,网络设备通过批量卸载具有某些特征的处于非激活状态的终端设备,能够有效释放网络资源,提高用户体验。(A method for switching states, a network device and a terminal device are provided. The method is applied to a first terminal device in an inactive state, wherein the inactive state means that the first terminal device and a network device are in a disconnected state, and context information of the first terminal device is reserved by the first terminal device and the network device; the method comprises the following steps: generating indication information, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the first terminal device to release the context information, or the indication information is used for indicating the first terminal device not to release the context information; and sending the indication information to the first terminal equipment. According to the method for switching the states, the network equipment can effectively release network resources and improve user experience by unloading the terminal equipment in the non-activated state with certain characteristics in batch.)