A communication method, comprising: when a network device meets an enabling condition, sending, by the network device, configuration information to a terminal, wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of a type of indication information, a form of the indication information, or a receiving location of the indication information; and sending, by the network device, the indication information to the terminal, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the terminal whether to monitor a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, or indicate the terminal to monitor a PDCCH, or indicate the terminal not to monitor a PDCCH; or the indication information is used to indicate the terminal whether to receive a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, or indicate the terminal to receive a PDSCH, or indicate the terminal not to receive a PDSCH; wherein the indication information is a user power saving signal, UPSS, and the receiving location of the UPSS is used to indicate to the UE to detect a time-frequency resource and/or a used scrambling or descrambling code of the UPSS; wherein that the network device meets the enabling condition comprises: when receiving a configuration request from the terminal, the network device determines that the network device meets the enabling condition; and wherein when a service feature meets a preset condition, the network device determines that the network device meets the enabling condition, and wherein the service feature comprises a service sending frequency and/or terminal power consumption generated by a service, wherein the preset condition comprises a specific threshold condition such that for the service sending frequency the preset condition is greater than or equal to a first threshold and/or is less than or equal to a second threshold, and/or for the terminal power consumption, the terminal power consumption generated by the service is greater than or equal to a third threshold. when a network device meets an enabling condition, sending, by the network device, configuration information to a terminal, wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of a type of indication information, a form of the indication information, or a receiving location of the indication information; and sending, by the network device, the indication information to the terminal, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the terminal whether to monitor a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, or indicate the terminal to monitor a PDCCH, or indicate the terminal not to monitor a PDCCH; or the indication information is used to indicate the terminal whether to receive a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, or indicate the terminal to receive a PDSCH, or indicate the terminal not to receive a PDSCH; wherein the indication information is a user power saving signal, UPSS, and the receiving location of the UPSS is used to indicate to the UE to detect a time-frequency resource and/or a used scrambling or descrambling code of the UPSS; wherein that the network device meets the enabling condition comprises: when receiving a configuration request from the terminal, the network device determines that the network device meets the enabling condition; and wherein when a service feature meets a preset condition, the network device determines that the network device meets the enabling condition, and wherein the service feature comprises a service sending frequency and/or terminal power consumption generated by a service, wherein the preset condition comprises a specific threshold condition such that for the service sending frequency the preset condition is greater than or equal to a first threshold and/or is less than or equal to a second threshold, and/or for the terminal power consumption, the terminal power consumption generated by the service is greater than or equal to a third threshold. when receiving a configuration request from the terminal, the network device determines that the network device meets the enabling condition; and wherein when a service feature meets a preset condition, the network device determines that the network device meets the enabling condition, and wherein the service feature comprises a service sending frequency and/or terminal power consumption generated by a service, wherein the preset condition comprises a specific threshold condition such that for the service sending frequency the preset condition is greater than or equal to a first threshold and/or is less than or equal to a second threshold, and/or for the terminal power consumption, the terminal power consumption generated by the service is greater than or equal to a third threshold.