Communication method, communications apparatus, and storage medium

An apparatus, the apparatus being a first network device or a chipset configured to be disposed in the first network device, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory memory storing a program to be executed in the processor, the program comprising instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
• receive, from a second network device, first indication information, the first indication information comprising information indicating a third network device, the second network device being an original master network device of a terminal device in a connected state, the third network device being an original secondary network device of the terminal device in the connected state before the first network device receiving the first indication information, the first network device being a new master network device of the terminal device in an inactive state after the second network device being the original master network device of the terminal device in the connected state;
• and
• determine the third network device to be a new secondary network device of the terminal device in the inactive state after the second network device being the original master network device of the terminal device in the connected state based on the first indication information.

A method, performed by a system comprising a first network device and a second network device, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the second network device from the first network device, a first request, the first request comprising a request for context information of a terminal device on the second network device;
• sending, by the second network device to the first network device, the context information of the terminal device on the second network device;
• and
• sending, by the second network device to the first network device, first indication information, the first indication information comprising information indicating a third network device, the third network device being an original secondary network device of the terminal device in a connected state, the second network device being an original master network device of the terminal device in the connected state before the second network device sending the first indication information, and the first network device being a new master network device of the terminal device in an inactive state after the second network device being the original master network device of the terminal device in the connected state.

An apparatus, being a second network device or a chipset configured to be disposed in the second network device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory memory storing a program to be executed in the processor, the program comprising instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
• receive, from a first network device, a first request, the first request comprising a request for context information of a terminal device on the second network device;
• send, to the first network device, the context information of the terminal device on the second network device;
• and
• send, to the first network device, first indication information, the first indication information comprising information indicating a third network device, the third network device being an original secondary network device of the terminal device in a connected state, the second network device being an original master network device of the terminal device in the connected state before the second network device sending the first indication information, and the first network device being a new master network device of the terminal device in an inactive state after the second network device being the original master network device of the terminal device in the connected state.