The present disclosure discloses a communication method and device in the field of communication technology. The method includes: transmitting at least one level information of the UE to a base station, the level information being used for indicating a transmission rate of the UE for communication, when a first service is triggered, querying first level information corresponding to the first service in a corresponding relationship between the service and the level information of the UE, and if the at least one level information comprises the first level information, transmitting a first service request to the base station at a transmission rate indicated by the first level information, the first service request being used for requesting the base station to communicate with the UE for the first service according to the transmission rate indicated by the first level information.