In a communication method, a first communication apparatus obtains first configuration information of a first signal, where the first configuration information is associated with a first communication procedure of the first communication apparatus. The first communication apparatus obtains second configuration information of the first signal, where the second configuration information is associated with a second communication procedure of the first communication apparatus. The first communication apparatus sends the first signal based on at least one of the first configuration information or the second configuration information. In this way, the first communication apparatus can use a same type of signals to perform different communication procedures. This reduces processing complexity, and can further reduce chip costs of the first communication apparatus and improve resource utilization.