Based on this, if a downlink signal (for example, PDSCH or PDCCH) is blindly detected each time, it will increase the complexity and power consumption of a terminal. In embodiments of the present disclosure, sending the preamble signal, which is used to determine that the current carrier is able to be used to transmit the downlink signal, can reduce the complexity of blind detection of downlink signals by a terminal device, simplify the terminal device, and reduce power consumption.
The format of preamble signal symbol and a method for determining the first time-point will be described in detail below with reference to
It should be noted that in