A method includes: A terminal device determines first information, where the first information includes a first information element and a second information element, the first information element indicates at least two frequency band sets, a first frequency band set in the at least two frequency band sets includes at least one frequency band, the second information element indicates a first relationship between a second frequency band set and the first frequency band set in the at least two frequency band sets, and the first relationship includes switching and/or concurrency. The terminal device sends the first information to a network device.