It may be determined which slots do not need to be transmitted according to the above TDM pattern, and then the RF module circuit and/or the baseband module circuit of the transmitter are turned off at the corresponding slot, thereby saving the power consumption of the UE. Similarly, the RF module circuit and/or the baseband module circuit of the receiver may be turned off, so as to further save the power consumption of the UE.

Of course, subsequent to the turning off the radio frequency module circuit and/or the baseband module circuit of the transmitter according to the TDM pattern, the method further includes:

starting in advance the radio frequency module circuit and/or the baseband module circuit of the transmitter according to the TDM pattern and a preset time, where the preset time is a warm-up time of the radio frequency module circuit and/or the baseband module circuit of the transmitter, and the radio frequency module circuit is all or a part of the radio frequency module circuit of the transmitter;

subsequent to the turning off the radio frequency module circuit and/or the baseband module circuit of the receiver according to the TDM pattern, the method further includes:

starting in advance the radio frequency module circuit and/or the baseband module circuit of the receiver according to the TDM pattern and a preset time, where the preset time is a warm-up time of the radio frequency module circuit and/or the baseband module circuit of the receiver, and the radio frequency module circuit is all or a part of the radio frequency module circuit of the receiver.