A communication method and device, the method including obtaining, by a terminal device, a timing advance (TA), determining, by the terminal device according to a preset rule and first information, whether the TA is valid, where the first information includes a first parameter, and wherein the first parameter is information related to a location of the terminal device, and performing at least one of determining, by the terminal device, in response to the TA being invalid, that uplink data transmission cannot be performed, or determining, by the terminal device, in response to the TA being valid, that the TA can be used for uplink data transmission.