Example communication methods and apparatus are described. A network device sends first information to a first communication apparatus. The first information indicates a correspondence between a first data radio bearer and a second data radio bearer, the first data radio bearer is a data radio bearer between the network device and the first communication apparatus, and the second data radio bearer is a data radio bearer between the first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus. Second information is sent by the network device to the second communication apparatus, where the second information indicates a correspondence between a first packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity of an universal user to network interface (Uu interface) of the second communication apparatus and a first radio link control (RLC) entity of an sidelink (SL) interface of the second communication apparatus, and the first RLC entity corresponds to the second data radio bearer.