Communication method and related apparatus

Abstract

A communication method and a related apparatus are provided, and are applied to the field of communication technologies. A second management node in embodiments of this application may receive a secure communication parameter from a first management node, where the secure communication parameter includes a parameter used when the first management node communicates with a terminal node and is associated with a security context of the terminal node. The second management node performs, based on the secure communication parameter, an association operation having the security context with the terminal node. In this way, the second management node may directly or indirectly use the security communication parameter to ensure security of information exchanged in the association operation. When performing the association operation with the terminal node, the second management node does not need to re-negotiate the security context with the terminal node, thereby reducing signaling exchange and reducing an association delay.

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