A resource configuration method for switching, comprising: a first network access point determining configuration information for a switching resource pool with a second network access point; the first network access point sending the configuration information for the switching resource pool to a mobile station; the first network access point sending first instruction information to the mobile station, the first instruction information instructing the mobile station to communicate, using a switching resource from the switching resource pool, with at least one of the first network access point, the second network access point, and another mobile station.