A data processing method, comprising: reporting, by a terminal device, a switching time capability to a network device, wherein the switching time capability is used for data scheduling of the terminal device performed by the network device; wherein the terminal device supports dual connection, DC, and the switching time capability comprises switching time from a first network to a second network for the terminal device, and/or switching time from the second network to the first network for the terminal device, and the network device comprises a first network device and/or a second network device; wherein one of the first network and the second network is Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access, E-UTRA, network and the other is New Radio, NR, network; the terminal device supports dual connection from E-UTRA to NR, NE-DC, or dual connection from NR to E-UTRA, EN-DC; further comprising: acquiring, by the terminal device, time domain positions of the switching time sent by the network device; wherein the time domain positions of the switching time are determined according to an anchor network device; wherein when the anchor network device is located in the first network, the time domain positions of the switching time are located in the time domain of the second network; or when the anchor network device is located in the second network, the time domain positions of the switching time are located in the time domain of the first network. reporting, by a terminal device, a switching time capability to a network device, wherein the switching time capability is used for data scheduling of the terminal device performed by the network device; wherein the terminal device supports dual connection, DC, and the switching time capability comprises switching time from a first network to a second network for the terminal device, and/or switching time from the second network to the first network for the terminal device, and the network device comprises a first network device and/or a second network device; wherein one of the first network and the second network is Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access, E-UTRA, network and the other is New Radio, NR, network; the terminal device supports dual connection from E-UTRA to NR, NE-DC, or dual connection from NR to E-UTRA, EN-DC; further comprising: acquiring, by the terminal device, time domain positions of the switching time sent by the network device; wherein the time domain positions of the switching time are determined according to an anchor network device; wherein when the anchor network device is located in the first network, the time domain positions of the switching time are located in the time domain of the second network; or when the anchor network device is located in the second network, the time domain positions of the switching time are located in the time domain of the first network. acquiring, by the terminal device, time domain positions of the switching time sent by the network device; wherein the time domain positions of the switching time are determined according to an anchor network device; wherein when the anchor network device is located in the first network, the time domain positions of the switching time are located in the time domain of the second network; or when the anchor network device is located in the second network, the time domain positions of the switching time are located in the time domain of the first network.