The disclosure relates to a pre-5th generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). a communication method, apparatus, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium, and relate to the field of wireless communication technology are provided. The method may be executed by the first node, and may include receiving a first message transmitted by a second node, wherein the first message is used by the first node to configure transmission and/or storage of a user data packet. Based on the solution provided by the embodiments of the disclosure, it may effectively improve one or more of the following problems: data packet loss, network resource waste, transmission failure and the like that may be caused by the migration of relay nodes in the network.