| CPC H04W 76/28 (2018.02) [H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 72/121 (2013.01); H04W 76/38 (2018.02)] | 16 Claims |

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1. A method for configuring a short cycle, comprising:
for a plurality of discontinuous reception (DRX) groups of a user equipment, configuring, by a base station, a DRX short cycle parameter of a DRX group for a first frequency band and a DRX group for a second frequency band, wherein a frequency of the first frequency band is higher than a frequency of the second frequency band; and
sending a medium access control control unit (MAC CE), wherein the MAC CE is configured to instruct the DRX group for the first frequency band and the DRX group for the second frequency band to simultaneously enter a DRX short cycle and simultaneously enter a DRX long cycle, or
sending a MAC CE, wherein the MAC CE is configured to instruct the DRX group for the second frequency band to enter the DRX short cycle, and the DRX group for the first frequency band to enter the DRX long cycle.
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