A method for signal reception, comprising: determining a time-frequency resource location of a downlink signal, wherein the downlink signal comprises at least one of a Synchronization Signal, SS, a broadcast signal, a common control channel signal, a common reference signal and a Measurement Reference Signal, MRS, the time-frequency resource location of the downlink signal is on multiple frequency points of a carrier within a predetermined time and the multiple frequency points are part of frequency points within a bandwidth of the carrier; and receiving the downlink signal transmitted by a network equipment according to the time-frequency resource location of the downlink signal, wherein a time-frequency resource location of the common control channel signal or the common reference signal is within a downlink control region, which is located on a group of consecutive frequency points of the multiple frequency points; receiving information indicating the downlink control region which is transmitted by the network equipment, wherein the information indicating the downlink control region comprises at least one of: starting and ending location information of each of the multiple frequency points; or relative time-frequency location information between the SS and the broadcast signal, the relative time-frequency location information being configured to indicate whether the downlink control region is located on the frequency points where the SS and the broadcast signal are transmitted or not; determining the downlink control region according to the information indicating the downlink control region, wherein when the downlink signal comprises the MRS, receiving the downlink signal transmitted by the network equipment according to the time-frequency resource location of the downlink signal comprises: receiving the MRS transmitted by the network equipment according to periodicity in a location of the multiple frequency points, which are not used for the downlink control region. determining a time-frequency resource location of a downlink signal, wherein the downlink signal comprises at least one of a Synchronization Signal, SS, a broadcast signal, a common control channel signal, a common reference signal and a Measurement Reference Signal, MRS, the time-frequency resource location of the downlink signal is on multiple frequency points of a carrier within a predetermined time and the multiple frequency points are part of frequency points within a bandwidth of the carrier; and receiving the downlink signal transmitted by a network equipment according to the time-frequency resource location of the downlink signal, wherein a time-frequency resource location of the common control channel signal or the common reference signal is within a downlink control region, which is located on a group of consecutive frequency points of the multiple frequency points; receiving information indicating the downlink control region which is transmitted by the network equipment, wherein the information indicating the downlink control region comprises at least one of: starting and ending location information of each of the multiple frequency points; or relative time-frequency location information between the SS and the broadcast signal, the relative time-frequency location information being configured to indicate whether the downlink control region is located on the frequency points where the SS and the broadcast signal are transmitted or not; determining the downlink control region according to the information indicating the downlink control region, wherein when the downlink signal comprises the MRS, receiving the downlink signal transmitted by the network equipment according to the time-frequency resource location of the downlink signal comprises: receiving the MRS transmitted by the network equipment according to periodicity in a location of the multiple frequency points, which are not used for the downlink control region. starting and ending location information of each of the multiple frequency points; or relative time-frequency location information between the SS and the broadcast signal, the relative time-frequency location information being configured to indicate whether the downlink control region is located on the frequency points where the SS and the broadcast signal are transmitted or not; determining the downlink control region according to the information indicating the downlink control region, wherein when the downlink signal comprises the MRS, receiving the downlink signal transmitted by the network equipment according to the time-frequency resource location of the downlink signal comprises: receiving the MRS transmitted by the network equipment according to periodicity in a location of the multiple frequency points, which are not used for the downlink control region.