A cell configuration method, comprising: determining by a fourth management function unit whether a first cell associated with a second base station needs to be associated with a first base station; sending (Step 103), by the fourth management function unit, a first message to a first management function unit managing the first base station and the second base station when it is determined by the fourth management function unit that the first cell needs to be associated with the first base station, wherein the first message comprises information about the first cell and information about the first base station, the information about the first cell comprises at least one of an identifier of the first cell or a managed object identifier of the first cell, and the information about the first base station comprises at least one of an identifier of the first base station or a managed object identifier of the first base station; and configuring (Step 102), by the first management function unit, a relationship between the first cell and the first base station based on the first message; adjusting (Step 102), based on the first message, configuration information related to the first cell, wherein the adjusting configuration information related to the first cell comprises: adjusting a neighboring cell relationship associated with the first cell and adjusting an external cell associated with the first cell, wherein the external cell is information describing a second cell adjacent to the first cell and covered by the second base station; and associating the first cell with the first base station after configuring the relationship between the first cell and the first base station. determining by a fourth management function unit whether a first cell associated with a second base station needs to be associated with a first base station; sending (Step 103), by the fourth management function unit, a first message to a first management function unit managing the first base station and the second base station when it is determined by the fourth management function unit that the first cell needs to be associated with the first base station, wherein the first message comprises information about the first cell and information about the first base station, the information about the first cell comprises at least one of an identifier of the first cell or a managed object identifier of the first cell, and the information about the first base station comprises at least one of an identifier of the first base station or a managed object identifier of the first base station; and configuring (Step 102), by the first management function unit, a relationship between the first cell and the first base station based on the first message; adjusting (Step 102), based on the first message, configuration information related to the first cell, wherein the adjusting configuration information related to the first cell comprises: adjusting a neighboring cell relationship associated with the first cell and adjusting an external cell associated with the first cell, wherein the external cell is information describing a second cell adjacent to the first cell and covered by the second base station; and associating the first cell with the first base station after configuring the relationship between the first cell and the first base station.