A communication method, applied to a communications network, wherein the communications network comprises a network controller, first user equipment, and at least two access network devices, the at least two access network devices comprise a first access network device supporting a first communications standard and a second access network device supporting a second communications standard, wherein the first access network device is a macro base station, the second access network device is a WiFi base station in coverage of the first access network device and managed by the first access network device, and wherein the network controller manages the access network devices, and wherein the first user equipment has an access capability, which is a QoS requirement with respect to a service supported by the first user equipment, and the method comprises: receiving, by the first user equipment, broadcast information sent by the first access network device, wherein the broadcast information includes radio transmission or reception parameters of the first access network device and access network devices that are managed by the macro base station; determining, according to the received broadcast information and with reference to the access capability of the first UE, whether to access the first access network device; and if the first user equipment determines to access the first access network device, sending, by the first user equipment, a first message to the first network device to request implementing control signaling with the first network device, wherein the first message comprises the access capability of the first user equipment; forwarding, by the first access network device, the first message to the network controller, wherein the first message is used to request the network controller to configure at least one access network device for the first user equipment to implement a more appropriate data transmission or reception between the first user equipment and the configured access network device; receiving, by the network controller, the first message sent by the first access network device; configuring, by the network controller, the second access network device for the first user equipment according to the access capability; sending, by the network controller, a second message to the first user equipment, wherein the second message is used to indicate that the at least one access network device configured by the network controller comprises the second access network device and radio transmission or reception parameters for data transmission or reception between the first user equipment and the second access network device; receiving, by the first user equipment, the second message and sending an uplink access signal to the second access network device, so as to implement the data transmission or reception between the first user equipment and the second access network device, wherein the first access network device is an access network device that implements control signaling transmission or reception with the first user equipment. receiving, by the first user equipment, broadcast information sent by the first access network device, wherein the broadcast information includes radio transmission or reception parameters of the first access network device and access network devices that are managed by the macro base station; determining, according to the received broadcast information and with reference to the access capability of the first UE, whether to access the first access network device; and if the first user equipment determines to access the first access network device, sending, by the first user equipment, a first message to the first network device to request implementing control signaling with the first network device, wherein the first message comprises the access capability of the first user equipment; forwarding, by the first access network device, the first message to the network controller, wherein the first message is used to request the network controller to configure at least one access network device for the first user equipment to implement a more appropriate data transmission or reception between the first user equipment and the configured access network device; receiving, by the network controller, the first message sent by the first access network device; configuring, by the network controller, the second access network device for the first user equipment according to the access capability; sending, by the network controller, a second message to the first user equipment, wherein the second message is used to indicate that the at least one access network device configured by the network controller comprises the second access network device and radio transmission or reception parameters for data transmission or reception between the first user equipment and the second access network device; receiving, by the first user equipment, the second message and sending an uplink access signal to the second access network device, so as to implement the data transmission or reception between the first user equipment and the second access network device, wherein the first access network device is an access network device that implements control signaling transmission or reception with the first user equipment.