A connection apparatus management method executed by a connection apparatus, comprising: disconnecting a third connector from a second switching unit, wherein the third connector is a connector in the connection apparatus, the connection apparatus comprises a first connector, a second connector, the third connector, a first transmission medium, and a second transmission medium, one end of the first transmission medium is directly connected to the first connector, one end of the second transmission medium is directly connected to the first connector, another end of the first transmission medium is directly connected to the second connector, another end of the second transmission medium is directly connected to the third connector, the first connector is connected to a service processing unit, and the second connector is connected to a first switching unit, the method further characterised by the steps of connecting the third connector to the first switching unit, wherein before the disconnecting the third connector from the second switching unit, the method further comprises: connecting a fourth connector to the first switching unit, wherein the fourth connector is a connector in the connection apparatus, the connection apparatus comprises the fourth connector and a third transmission medium, one end of the third transmission medium is directly connected to the first connector, and another end of the third transmission medium is directly connected to the fourth connector, wherein after the connecting the third connector to the first switching unit the method further comprises: disconnecting the fourth connector from the first switching unit. disconnecting a third connector from a second switching unit, wherein the third connector is a connector in the connection apparatus, the connection apparatus comprises a first connector, a second connector, the third connector, a first transmission medium, and a second transmission medium, one end of the first transmission medium is directly connected to the first connector, one end of the second transmission medium is directly connected to the first connector, another end of the first transmission medium is directly connected to the second connector, another end of the second transmission medium is directly connected to the third connector, the first connector is connected to a service processing unit, and the second connector is connected to a first switching unit, the method further characterised by the steps of connecting the third connector to the first switching unit, wherein before the disconnecting the third connector from the second switching unit, the method further comprises: connecting a fourth connector to the first switching unit, wherein the fourth connector is a connector in the connection apparatus, the connection apparatus comprises the fourth connector and a third transmission medium, one end of the third transmission medium is directly connected to the first connector, and another end of the third transmission medium is directly connected to the fourth connector, wherein after the connecting the third connector to the first switching unit the method further comprises: disconnecting the fourth connector from the first switching unit.