A method for transmitting common control information, comprising:
- configuring the number m of synchronization signal blocks to be transmitted in a slot based on the number of symbols contained in the slot;
- associating symbols occupied by a common control channel with the m synchronization signal blocks based on the number m;
- and
- using beams for transmitting the m synchronization signal blocks to transmit to a terminal downlink control information of common control information corresponding to the associated symbols occupied by the common control channel, so that the terminal receives the common control information in a physical downlink shared channel indicated by the downlink control information.