The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and devices for releasing resources for a recovery integrated access backhaul-node (IAB-node) and/or avoiding, from performing radio resource control (RRC) reestablishment procedure, at least one descendant device of a recovery integrated access backhaul-node (IAB-node) from an initial IAB-donor-central unit (CU) to a new IAB-donor-CU. One method includes sending, by the new IAB-donor-CU to the initial IAB-donor-CU, a user equipment (UE) context release information to indicate the resources to be released; and upon receiving the UE context release information, releasing, by the initial IAB-donor-CU, the resources indicated by the UE context release information. Another method includes sending, by the new IAB-donor-CU to the initial IAB-donor-CU, a message. Another method includes sending, by the initial IAB-donor-CU to the at least one descendant device via the new IAB-donor-CU or new IAB-donor-DU, a radio resource control (RRC) message.