A first device obtains first detection data of network performance between a steering function SF device and a first user plane UP device, where the first UP device is a UP device in a communication system in which a control plane CP is separated from a UP. Then, the first device configures the SF device and the first UP device based on the first detection data, to enable a first user to access a network through the SF device and the first UP device, where the first detection data meets a network performance requirement of the first user.