A communication method applied to a hyper cell and performed by a system comprising a user equipment, UE, and a radio access network controller, the method comprising: • allocating, by the radio access network controller, a first transmission point, TP, set and a second TP set to the UE in a first hyper cell, wherein the first hyper cell comprises a plurality of TPs, the first TP set and the second TP set each comprise at least one of the plurality of TPs, a TP in the first TP set is configured to measure an uplink reference signal sent by the UE, and a TP in the second TP set is configured to perform data communication with the UE; • sending, by the radio access network controller, a first dedicated user equipment identity, DUI, to the UE, wherein the first DUI is used to identify the UE in the first hyper cell; • receiving, by the UE in the first hyper cell, the DUI from the radio access network controller; • initiating, by the UE, a random access process by using a TP in the first hyper cell; • sending, by the UE, a parameter of the UE to the TP in the first hyper cell; • receiving, by the radio access network controller, the parameter from the TP in the first hyper cell; • determining, by the radio access network controller, a working mode of the UE based on the parameter of the UE, wherein the parameter of the UE comprises any one or any combination of a type of the UE, a movement speed of the UE, a location of the UE, a service of the UE, working modes supported by the UE, or a capability of the UE, wherein the working modes supported by the UE comprise a cell mode and the no-cell mode, the cell mode is a working mode in which mobility management is performed based on a downlink reference signal measurement performed by the UE, and the no-cell mode is the working mode in which mobility management is performed by measuring an uplink reference signal sent by the UE; • receiving, by the UE, information that is sent by the radio access network controller and that is used to indicate that the working mode of the UE is the no-cell mode; • after reception of the information from the radio access network, sending, by the UE, the uplink reference signal to a TP in the first TP set based on the first DUI; • receiving, by the radio access network controller, a measurement report from the TP in the first TP set, wherein the measurement report is obtained by measuring the uplink reference signal by the TP in the first TP set, wherein the measurement report carries signal strength information of the uplink reference signal sent by the UE; • updating, by the radio access network controller, the second TP set based on the measurement report. • allocating, by the radio access network controller, a first transmission point, TP, set and a second TP set to the UE in a first hyper cell, wherein the first hyper cell comprises a plurality of TPs, the first TP set and the second TP set each comprise at least one of the plurality of TPs, a TP in the first TP set is configured to measure an uplink reference signal sent by the UE, and a TP in the second TP set is configured to perform data communication with the UE; • sending, by the radio access network controller, a first dedicated user equipment identity, DUI, to the UE, wherein the first DUI is used to identify the UE in the first hyper cell; • receiving, by the UE in the first hyper cell, the DUI from the radio access network controller; • initiating, by the UE, a random access process by using a TP in the first hyper cell; • sending, by the UE, a parameter of the UE to the TP in the first hyper cell; • receiving, by the radio access network controller, the parameter from the TP in the first hyper cell; • determining, by the radio access network controller, a working mode of the UE based on the parameter of the UE, wherein the parameter of the UE comprises any one or any combination of a type of the UE, a movement speed of the UE, a location of the UE, a service of the UE, working modes supported by the UE, or a capability of the UE, wherein the working modes supported by the UE comprise a cell mode and the no-cell mode, the cell mode is a working mode in which mobility management is performed based on a downlink reference signal measurement performed by the UE, and the no-cell mode is the working mode in which mobility management is performed by measuring an uplink reference signal sent by the UE; • receiving, by the UE, information that is sent by the radio access network controller and that is used to indicate that the working mode of the UE is the no-cell mode; • after reception of the information from the radio access network, sending, by the UE, the uplink reference signal to a TP in the first TP set based on the first DUI; • receiving, by the radio access network controller, a measurement report from the TP in the first TP set, wherein the measurement report is obtained by measuring the uplink reference signal by the TP in the first TP set, wherein the measurement report carries signal strength information of the uplink reference signal sent by the UE; • updating, by the radio access network controller, the second TP set based on the measurement report.