Provided in the embodiments of the present application are a communication method and a device, which are applied to the technical field of communications. The method is applied to a first
satellite device, and comprises: when the store-and-forward capability of the first
satellite device is constrained, sending a redirection request to a second
satellite device; when the second satellite device can provide a
data transmission service for a terminal device, receiving a redirection response message sent by the second satellite device; and, when the second satellite device cannot provide the
data transmission service for the terminal device, receiving a denial-of-data-transmission redirection response message sent by the second satellite device, wherein the first satellite device comprises a first
core network device, and the second satellite device comprises a second
core network device. On the basis of the technical solution, when the store-and-forward capability of the first satellite device is constrained, the first satellite device provides for the terminal device the second satellite device that can provide the service, so as not to affect the normal communication of the terminal device.