Communication Method, User Equipment, Base Station, Control Plane Network Element, and Communications System

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide example communication methods, user equipment, base stations, control plane network elements, and communications systems. One example communication method includes performing, by user equipment (UE), a handover from a first base station to a second base station, where the UE performs communication at the first base station by using a first packet data unit PDU connection via a first forwarding plane network element. The UE can send bearer-less handover indication information to the second base station when performing the handover, where the bearer-less handover indication information is used to instruct the second base station not to establish a connection to the first forwarding plane network element.

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