COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS

A communication method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: A first communication apparatus receives a plurality of data packets from a second communication apparatus, where the plurality of data packets are data packets of a first service, the plurality of data packets periodsare data packets in a plurality of periods, and a length of the periods of the plurality of data packets is less than a maximum delay of the first service; and the first communication apparatus centrally reports the plurality of data packets to a third communication apparatus after an end moment of a first time period, where a length of the first time period is not greater than the maximum delay of the first service. By implementing the centralized reporting method, data packet transmission efficiency can be improved, and data scheduling complexity can be reduced.