Communication method and apparatus

A communication method, wherein the method comprises:

• receiving third configuration information, wherein the third configuration information comprises at least one of indication information of a third slave node and indication information of a first resource;
• and
• sending, on the first resource, control information of a communication link to a second node other than the third slave node in at least two second nodes, wherein the communication link comprises a direct link between the at least two second nodes.

A communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus comprises a sending module, wherein

• the sending module is configured to send first configuration information on a first frequency hopping channel, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure a communication link between at least two second nodes;
• and
• the communication link comprises a direct link between the at least two second nodes, and a first node corresponding to the communication apparatus is a master node of at least one second node in the two second nodes corresponding to the direct link.