A communication method and a communications device are provided. One example method includes: constructing a first optimization model for a cell-free network, wherein the cell-free network comprises an access point and a reconfigurable intelligence surface (RIS), wherein the first optimization model indicates an energy efficiency of the cell-free network, and an optimization variable of the first optimization model comprises a configuration parameter of the RIS and a beamforming parameter of the access point; and configuring the RIS and the access point based on a solution of the first optimization model.