A communication method, comprising: determining a first subband on which first downlink control information is located, wherein a bandwidth of the first subband is less than a system bandwidth used for communication between a network device and the terminal; and receiving the first downlink control information on the first subband; wherein the first downlink control information comprises first indication information used to indicate the terminal to receive a second paging message, and location indication information used to indicate a time domain location and/or a frequency domain location of the second paging message on the first subband; and wherein the communication method further comprises: receiving a first paging message, a system message, a radio resource control message, or a random access response message, wherein the first paging message, the system message, the radio resource control message, or the random access response message carries configuration information of the first subband, and the configuration information of the first subband is used to indicate the terminal to receive the first downlink control information on the first subband; and the determining a first subband on which first downlink control information is located comprises: determining, based on the configuration information of the first subband, the first subband on which the first downlink control information is located; wherein the configuration information of the first subband further carries timer information for receiving the first downlink control information and/or the second paging message on the first subband. determining a first subband on which first downlink control information is located, wherein a bandwidth of the first subband is less than a system bandwidth used for communication between a network device and the terminal; and receiving the first downlink control information on the first subband; wherein the first downlink control information comprises first indication information used to indicate the terminal to receive a second paging message, and location indication information used to indicate a time domain location and/or a frequency domain location of the second paging message on the first subband; and wherein the communication method further comprises: receiving a first paging message, a system message, a radio resource control message, or a random access response message, wherein the first paging message, the system message, the radio resource control message, or the random access response message carries configuration information of the first subband, and the configuration information of the first subband is used to indicate the terminal to receive the first downlink control information on the first subband; and the determining a first subband on which first downlink control information is located comprises: determining, based on the configuration information of the first subband, the first subband on which the first downlink control information is located; wherein the configuration information of the first subband further carries timer information for receiving the first downlink control information and/or the second paging message on the first subband. receiving a first paging message, a system message, a radio resource control message, or a random access response message, wherein the first paging message, the system message, the radio resource control message, or the random access response message carries configuration information of the first subband, and the configuration information of the first subband is used to indicate the terminal to receive the first downlink control information on the first subband; and the determining a first subband on which first downlink control information is located comprises: determining, based on the configuration information of the first subband, the first subband on which the first downlink control information is located; wherein the configuration information of the first subband further carries timer information for receiving the first downlink control information and/or the second paging message on the first subband. determining, based on the configuration information of the first subband, the first subband on which the first downlink control information is located; wherein the configuration information of the first subband further carries timer information for receiving the first downlink control information and/or the second paging message on the first subband.