A service category congestion control method, comprising: sending, by a terminal, service request information, the service request information comprising information corresponding to a request initiated by the terminal in a connected mode for establishing a bearer of a target service and the service request information comprising a service category of the target service; and subsequently receiving, by the terminal, indication information indicating that the terminal is barred from establishing or allowed to establish the bearer of the target service of the service category, wherein the sending service request information comprises: sending, by the terminal, the service request information to a core network device through a Non-Access Stratum NAS of the terminal and wherein the receiving indication information indicating that the terminal is barred from establishing or allowed to establish the bearer of the target service of the service category comprises: receiving, by the terminal, indication information indicating that the terminal is barred from establishing the bearer of the target service from the core network device through the NAS, or receiving, by the terminal, indication information indicating that the terminal is allowed to establish the bearer of the target service from an access network device through an Access Stratum, AS, of the terminal; or wherein the sending service request information comprises sending, by the terminal, the service request information to an access network device through the AS of the terminal and wherein receiving the indication information indicating that the terminal is barred from establishing or allowed to establish the bearer of the target service of the service category comprises receiving, by the terminal, the indication information indicating that the terminal is barred from establishing the bearer of the target service from the access network device through an AS of the terminal. sending, by a terminal, service request information, the service request information comprising information corresponding to a request initiated by the terminal in a connected mode for establishing a bearer of a target service and the service request information comprising a service category of the target service; and subsequently receiving, by the terminal, indication information indicating that the terminal is barred from establishing or allowed to establish the bearer of the target service of the service category, wherein the sending service request information comprises: sending, by the terminal, the service request information to a core network device through a Non-Access Stratum NAS of the terminal and wherein the receiving indication information indicating that the terminal is barred from establishing or allowed to establish the bearer of the target service of the service category comprises: receiving, by the terminal, indication information indicating that the terminal is barred from establishing the bearer of the target service from the core network device through the NAS, or receiving, by the terminal, indication information indicating that the terminal is allowed to establish the bearer of the target service from an access network device through an Access Stratum, AS, of the terminal; or wherein the sending service request information comprises sending, by the terminal, the service request information to an access network device through the AS of the terminal and wherein receiving the indication information indicating that the terminal is barred from establishing or allowed to establish the bearer of the target service of the service category comprises receiving, by the terminal, the indication information indicating that the terminal is barred from establishing the bearer of the target service from the access network device through an AS of the terminal.