Communication method and electronic equipment

The invention provides a communication method and electronic equipment, relates to the field of electronic equipment, and can select a proper opportunity to restrain an SA residing in the electronic equipment after a screen of the electronic equipment is turned off so as to avoid adverse effects on user experience due to suppression of the SA. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, when the duration of the electronic equipment in a screen-off state reaches a first preset duration, determining whether the electronic equipment is in a 5G SA (5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology Independent Networking) mode or not and whether a background service is operated or not; then, when the electronic equipment is in the 5G SA mode and the electronic equipment does not run the background service, executing a 5G SA suppression operation; and when the electronic equipment is in the 5G SA mode and the electronic equipment runs the background service, executing a 5G SA suppression operation after the bac