[en] We investigate the entanglement dynamics of a system that consists of four single-mode cavities that are spatially separated and connected by two optical fibers, with multiple two-level atoms trapped in each cavity. It is shown that the phenomenon of entanglement sudden death and sudden birth appears in this system and is sensitive to the initial conditions and the parameter r. In addition, we also study the entanglement and entangled state transfer between the atoms and find that a perfect transfer can be realized if the value of the parameter r satisfies a certain condition, established here. (author)