Patent attributes
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method and a data transmission device. The data transmission device includes: a detection unit, configured to detect a first signal in a first cell; a determining unit, configured to determine a reference time point according to a first sequence of the detected first signal, where the reference time point is located in a first subframe of the first cell; where the determining unit is further configured to determine a position of a data channel according to the determined reference time point; and a receiving unit, configured to receive, according to the position of the data channel, control data and/or service data carried on the data channel. According to the embodiments of the present invention, resource utilization can be improved.
