Patent attributes
A network handover method and a related device, where the method includes: when receiving a user terminal handover request that is sent by a source radio access network node and that carries a target base station identifier, determining, by a source mobility management function entity based on the target base station identifier, to trigger an inter-Radio Access Technology (RAT) network handover; sending a first message to a source session management function entity; receiving a second message sent by the source session management function entity, where the second message includes a session management context; and sending a relocation request to a target mobility management function entity, where the relocation request is used to instruct the target mobility management function entity to perform inter-RAT network handover on the user terminal.