A method includes obtaining, by a data analytics network element, data of a terminal on an access network element and data of the terminal on an access and mobility management function network element, where the data of the terminal on the access network element includes a first identifier, and the access network element is an access network element, the data of the terminal on the access and mobility management function network element includes the first identifier, and the first identifier includes an identifier assigned by the access network element to the terminal, associating, by the data analytics network element, the data of the terminal on the access network element with the data of the terminal on the access and mobility management function network element based on the first identifier.