Fuente: Wipo "IOT" Provided in the present disclosure are a communication method and apparatus, and a storage medium. In the present disclosure, a first communication device determines, on the basis of first information used for indicating at least one service area that supports an Ambient IoT service and/or an Ambient IoT configuration of the at least one service area, an Ambient IoT configuration of a cell on which the first communication device currently camps, and the first communication device may be used for forwarding data and/or commands between an Ambient IoT device and a network device, such that the first communication device capable of serving as an intermediate node can guarantee the Ambient IoT service on the basis of the determined Ambient IoT configuration, without being affected by whether the Ambient IoT device and the network device move or not.