A device-to-device,D2D, communication method, comprising: acquiring, by a first device served by a first cell of a communication system, a communication signal resource and timing information of the communication signal resource, wherein the communication signal resource is used for D2D communication; receiving, by the first device, on the communication signal resource according to the timing information of the communication signal resource, a communication signal sent by a second device served by a second cell of the communication system, wherein the second cell is different to the first cell; and wherein the acquiring, by the first device, timing information of the communication signal resource comprises: acquiring, by the first device, indication information of a reference timing signal, and a time deviation of timing of the communication signal resource relative to timing of the reference timing signal, wherein the reference timing signal is a common timing reference source, and provides reference timing for communication signal resources of multiple cells; acquiring, by the first device, the reference timing signal according to the indication information of the reference timing signal; determining, by the first device, timing information of the reference timing signal according to the reference timing signal; and acquiring, by the first device, the timing information of the communication signal resource according to the timing information of the reference timing signal and the time deviation of the timing of the communication signal resource relative to the timing of the reference timing signal. acquiring, by a first device served by a first cell of a communication system, a communication signal resource and timing information of the communication signal resource, wherein the communication signal resource is used for D2D communication; receiving, by the first device, on the communication signal resource according to the timing information of the communication signal resource, a communication signal sent by a second device served by a second cell of the communication system, wherein the second cell is different to the first cell; and wherein the acquiring, by the first device, timing information of the communication signal resource comprises: acquiring, by the first device, indication information of a reference timing signal, and a time deviation of timing of the communication signal resource relative to timing of the reference timing signal, wherein the reference timing signal is a common timing reference source, and provides reference timing for communication signal resources of multiple cells; acquiring, by the first device, the reference timing signal according to the indication information of the reference timing signal; determining, by the first device, timing information of the reference timing signal according to the reference timing signal; and acquiring, by the first device, the timing information of the communication signal resource according to the timing information of the reference timing signal and the time deviation of the timing of the communication signal resource relative to the timing of the reference timing signal. acquiring, by the first device, indication information of a reference timing signal, and a time deviation of timing of the communication signal resource relative to timing of the reference timing signal, wherein the reference timing signal is a common timing reference source, and provides reference timing for communication signal resources of multiple cells; acquiring, by the first device, the reference timing signal according to the indication information of the reference timing signal; determining, by the first device, timing information of the reference timing signal according to the reference timing signal; and acquiring, by the first device, the timing information of the communication signal resource according to the timing information of the reference timing signal and the time deviation of the timing of the communication signal resource relative to the timing of the reference timing signal.