Frequency hopping communication method and device

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• sending a plurality of generated virtual channel indexes;
• determining, based on each of the plurality of virtual channel indexes, a physical channel corresponding to each virtual channel index on a subframe, wherein the physical channels corresponding to any two of the plurality of virtual channel indexes on the subframe are different;
• determining a virtual channel index selected by a terminal device, wherein the virtual channel index is one of the plurality of virtual channel indexes;
• and
• communicating on a plurality of subframes with the terminal device using the physical channel corresponding to the virtual channel index.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to send a plurality of generated virtual channel indexes;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• determine, based on each of the plurality of virtual channel indexes, a physical channel corresponding to each virtual channel index on a subframe, wherein the physical channels corresponding to any two of the plurality of virtual channel indexes on the subframe are different;
• and
• determine a virtual channel index selected by a terminal device, wherein the virtual channel index is one of the plurality of virtual channel indexes;
• wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate, on a plurality of subframes, with the terminal device using the physical channel corresponding to the virtual channel index.