Embodiments of the present invention disclose a communication method and apparatus. an example method includes: setting up a first radio bearer for a first terminal device, where the first radio bearer is used to transmit a first service; allocating a first RNTI and a second RNTI to the first terminal device, where the first RNTI is used to schedule a service for the first terminal device, and the second RNTI is used to schedule the first service for a group of terminal devices including the first terminal device; and scheduling a data packet of the first service for the first terminal device on the first radio bearer by using the first RNTI and the second RNTI.