S450. The fifth network node sends a handover command to the first system, where the handover command includes the cell radio network temporary identifier and/or the dedicated random access resource.
For example, the target CU sends the handover command to the source CU via forwarding by the inter-base station interface or the RAN-CN interface. The handover command carries the configuration that is made by the target CU for the terminal device. The configuration includes the C-RNTI2 and the dedicated RACH resource.
S460. The first system sends configuration information to the terminal device, where the configuration information includes the cell radio network temporary identifier and/or the dedicated random access resource.
S470. The terminal device accesses the fifth network node by using the cell radio network temporary identifier and/or the dedicated random access resource.
According to the transmission method in this embodiment of this application, a context of the terminal device can be effectively managed when some functions of a network device are split into different network nodes.
The foregoing describes in detail the transmission methods in the embodiments of this application with reference to