A communication method, wherein the method comprises: sending, by a base station device, at least one piece of measurement indication information to a piece of user equipment, wherein the measurement indication information comprises first carrier information used for indicating a target carrier, at least one machine type communication MTC cell is configured on the target carrier, and the measurement indication information further comprises at least one of the following information: first measurement bandwidth indication information, at least one piece of reference symbol indication information, and at least one piece of subframe indication information; and receiving, by the base station device, first measurement report information that is sent by the user equipment after the user equipment performs measurement according to the measurement indication information, and communicating with the user equipment according to the first measurement report information, wherein the first measurement bandwidth indication information is used for indicating a first measurement bandwidth, the first measurement bandwidth is used for measurement of the at least one MTC cell, the first measurement bandwidth is different from a second measurement bandwidth, and the second measurement bandwidth is used for measurement of a first non-MTC cell configured on the target carrier; the reference symbol indication information is used for indicating a configuration of a reference symbol of a corresponding MTC cell, and the reference symbol of the MTC cell is used for measurement of the MTC cell; and the subframe indication information is used for indicating a subframe used by a corresponding MTC cell; wherein before the sending, by the base station device, at least one piece of measurement indication information to the user equipment, the method further comprises: determining, by the base station device, a communication capability of the user equipment; determining, by the base station device according to the communication capability of the user equipment, a neighboring cell that the user equipment is capable of measuring; and determining, by the base station device, the at least one piece of measurement indication information according to a carrier of the neighboring cell. sending, by a base station device, at least one piece of measurement indication information to a piece of user equipment, wherein the measurement indication information comprises first carrier information used for indicating a target carrier, at least one machine type communication MTC cell is configured on the target carrier, and the measurement indication information further comprises at least one of the following information: first measurement bandwidth indication information, at least one piece of reference symbol indication information, and at least one piece of subframe indication information; and receiving, by the base station device, first measurement report information that is sent by the user equipment after the user equipment performs measurement according to the measurement indication information, and communicating with the user equipment according to the first measurement report information, wherein the first measurement bandwidth indication information is used for indicating a first measurement bandwidth, the first measurement bandwidth is used for measurement of the at least one MTC cell, the first measurement bandwidth is different from a second measurement bandwidth, and the second measurement bandwidth is used for measurement of a first non-MTC cell configured on the target carrier; the reference symbol indication information is used for indicating a configuration of a reference symbol of a corresponding MTC cell, and the reference symbol of the MTC cell is used for measurement of the MTC cell; and the subframe indication information is used for indicating a subframe used by a corresponding MTC cell; wherein before the sending, by the base station device, at least one piece of measurement indication information to the user equipment, the method further comprises: determining, by the base station device, a communication capability of the user equipment; determining, by the base station device according to the communication capability of the user equipment, a neighboring cell that the user equipment is capable of measuring; and determining, by the base station device, the at least one piece of measurement indication information according to a carrier of the neighboring cell. determining, by the base station device, a communication capability of the user equipment; determining, by the base station device according to the communication capability of the user equipment, a neighboring cell that the user equipment is capable of measuring; and determining, by the base station device, the at least one piece of measurement indication information according to a carrier of the neighboring cell.