Discontinuous reception apparatus and method

The present invention discloses a discontinuous reception method and apparatus, wherein the discontinuous reception method comprising: scheduling a user equipment receives a virtual base station activation indication sent on the PDCCH, the virtual scheduling activation indication for the current subframe said virtual scheduling user equipment to extend the time to activate the user device; activation indication to the user equipment according to the virtual scheduling, the user equipment starts the deactivation timer. Embodiments of the present invention, the UE activates in DRX timing, may be activated indicating deactivation timer starts, thereby solving the problem of data transmission DRX activation timing are occupied by a special sub-frame according to the virtual base station scheduling, conflict management as performed by the base station instructs UE, it is possible to reduce the power consumption of the UE.