Communication method and apparatus

An apparatus, comprising one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform instructions or a program stored in a memory to cause the apparatus to perform the following:

• receiving a preset inference model from a network device;
• receiving a first reference signal from the network device, and measuring the first reference signal to determine a measurement result of the first reference signal, wherein the first reference signal comprises a reference signal that belongs to a first set;
• determining an estimated measurement result of a second reference signal based on the preset inference model and the measurement result of the first reference signal, wherein the second reference signal comprises a reference signal that belongs to a second set;
• determining a candidate reference signal set based on the estimated measurement result of the second reference signal, wherein the candidate reference signal set is the second set or a subset of the second set;
• and
• measuring a candidate reference signal in the candidate reference signal set to determine an actual measurement result of the candidate reference signal.