COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS

原文（中国語）

This application provides a communication method and apparatus. The method includes: A first core network device receives first information from an operation requester, where the first information indicates at least one of the following: an area in which a first operation is to be performed or a target tag on which the first operation is to be performed, and the first information is used to determine a first target reader; and the first core network device sends second information to the first target reader based on the first information, where the second information indicates the first target reader to perform the first operation. According to the communication method and apparatus provided in this application, a core network device manages readers and tags in passive internet of things, so as to reduce operation and maintenance costs of maintaining two types of networks by an enterprise, and consume fewer network resources.