With reference to the second aspect, in a first implementation manner of the second aspect, the scheduling information specifically includes uplink scheduling information, uplink scheduling information of all user equipments in the user equipment set is sorted in sequence in the DCI, and the sequence number for sending the uplink information is specifically a sequence number, in a normal order or a reverse order, of uplink scheduling information of the user equipment in the uplink scheduling information of all the user equipments in the user equipment set; or the scheduling information specifically includes downlink scheduling information, downlink scheduling information of all user equipments in the user equipment set is sorted in sequence in the DCI, and the sequence number for sending the uplink information is specifically a sequence number, in a normal order or a reverse order, of downlink scheduling information of the user equipment in the downlink scheduling information of all the user equipments in the user equipment set.