Provided are a method executed by user equipment (UE), UE, and a base station. The method includes: receiving from the base station a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) message containing a handover command; storing a handover configuration included in the first RRC message; and managing the handover configuration. Before receiving the RRC message containing the handover command, the UE still maintains communication with a source base station before a handover is executed, thus shortening data transmission interruption time.