In a non-ideal backhaul scenario, there is a relatively large delay for information exchange between multiple network devices; therefore, a network device is likely fail to learn a data sending status of another network device in a timely manner, for example, fails to learn whether data sent by another network device is correctly received by UE. Therefore, a dynamic retransmission solution in an ideal backhaul scenario cannot be used, and in the non-ideal backhaul scenario, a coordination gain cannot be obtained by means of coordination between multiple network devices in an aspect of data transmission.
For a same network device, the network device may perform coordination in an aspect of data transmission by means of quick information exchange between multiple modules in the network device, so that a coordination gain is obtained. However, the solution to implementing quick information exchange between multiple modules is relatively complex.
Embodiments of the present invention provide an information configuration method, a data receiving method, and a device, so that a coordination gain can still be obtained without quick information exchange.
According to a first aspect, an information configuration method is provided, including: