A communication method for reducing latency during a handover process, performed by a first network device, the first network device containing a protocol stack corresponding to a first connection, the protocol stack corresponding to the first connection containing a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, entity, corresponding to the first connection, the first connection being used for a communciation between the first network device and a terminal, the method comprising: • sending, to the terminal, a message used to indicate to the terminal to hand over from the first network device to a second network device, ∘ wherein the second network device contains a protocol stack corresponding to a second connection, the protocol stack corresponding to the second connection containing a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, entity, corresponding to the second connection, the second connection being used for a communciation between the second network device and the terminal, wherein the message comprises configuration information of the second connection for the communication between the terminal and the second network device, ∘ wherein the terminal device contains the protocol stack corresponding to the first connection and the protocol stack corresponding to the second connection, wherein, in a first alternative, the PDCP entity of the protocol stack corresponding to the first connection and PDCP entity of the protocol stack corresponding to the second connection are the same or, in a second alternative instead of the first alternative, are different; and • maintaining communication with the terminal by using the first connection, wherein the first network device does not perform operations of sending a sequence number status to the second network device and forwarding a data packet to the second network device. • sending, to the terminal, a message used to indicate to the terminal to hand over from the first network device to a second network device, ∘ wherein the second network device contains a protocol stack corresponding to a second connection, the protocol stack corresponding to the second connection containing a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, entity, corresponding to the second connection, the second connection being used for a communciation between the second network device and the terminal, wherein the message comprises configuration information of the second connection for the communication between the terminal and the second network device, ∘ wherein the terminal device contains the protocol stack corresponding to the first connection and the protocol stack corresponding to the second connection, wherein, in a first alternative, the PDCP entity of the protocol stack corresponding to the first connection and PDCP entity of the protocol stack corresponding to the second connection are the same or, in a second alternative instead of the first alternative, are different; and ∘ wherein the second network device contains a protocol stack corresponding to a second connection, the protocol stack corresponding to the second connection containing a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, entity, corresponding to the second connection, the second connection being used for a communciation between the second network device and the terminal, wherein the message comprises configuration information of the second connection for the communication between the terminal and the second network device, ∘ wherein the terminal device contains the protocol stack corresponding to the first connection and the protocol stack corresponding to the second connection, wherein, in a first alternative, the PDCP entity of the protocol stack corresponding to the first connection and PDCP entity of the protocol stack corresponding to the second connection are the same or, in a second alternative instead of the first alternative, are different; and • maintaining communication with the terminal by using the first connection, wherein the first network device does not perform operations of sending a sequence number status to the second network device and forwarding a data packet to the second network device.