In a current system, a transmit end transmits content of each timeslot configuration table to the receive end, and indicates a currently used table in an overhead area. Therefore, a large amount of redundant information (for example, content of a timeslot configuration table that is not used by a current physical connection does not need to be transmitted) is transmitted. However, in this embodiment of the present invention, only content of a timeslot configuration table used by the current physical connection is transmitted in the overhead area, so that transmission efficiency is improved, and a waste of overhead resources is avoided.