The method includes, when a first data packet of a data stream is received and the first data packet is not the first data packet of the data stream, determining a time interval between a first receiving time and a second receiving time, where the first receiving time is when the first data packet is received, and the second receiving time is when a second data packet is received, obtaining a sent data amount of the data stream, and determining a transmission path of the first data packet from a plurality of available transmission paths based on the time interval and the sent data amount, and transmitting the first data packet through the determined transmission path.