Method and apparatus for reporting and processing proximity service capability information

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for reporting and processing proximity service capability information. In the method, a first communication node determines indication information to be reported, the indication information being used for indicating information that the first communication node supports a proximity service capability; and the first communication node reports the indication information to a second communication node. According to the technical scheme provided in the present invention, a base station can allocate a service resource to a UE more properly and more effectively.