A method of processing a terminal capability, performed by a network-side device, the method comprising: receiving, from the terminal, at least one set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information; wherein, each set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information comprises a minimum quantity of symbols in an interval between adjacent spans, a maximum quantity of consecutive symbols within a span, and at least one of following information: a quantity of blind detections and a quantity of non-overlapping Control Channel Elements, CCEs, supported by the terminal within the span; the method being characterized in that, subsequent to receiving the at least one set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information from the terminal, the method further comprises: generating, according to the at least one set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information received from the terminal, configuration information of a time-domain location of a downlink control channel search space, wherein the configuration information is used for determining a location of the span in the time domain; transmitting the configuration information to the terminal. receiving, from the terminal, at least one set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information; wherein, each set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information comprises a minimum quantity of symbols in an interval between adjacent spans, a maximum quantity of consecutive symbols within a span, and at least one of following information: a quantity of blind detections and a quantity of non-overlapping Control Channel Elements, CCEs, supported by the terminal within the span; the method being characterized in that, subsequent to receiving the at least one set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information from the terminal, the method further comprises: generating, according to the at least one set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information received from the terminal, configuration information of a time-domain location of a downlink control channel search space, wherein the configuration information is used for determining a location of the span in the time domain; transmitting the configuration information to the terminal. a quantity of blind detections and a quantity of non-overlapping Control Channel Elements, CCEs, supported by the terminal within the span; the method being characterized in that, subsequent to receiving the at least one set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information from the terminal, the method further comprises: generating, according to the at least one set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information received from the terminal, configuration information of a time-domain location of a downlink control channel search space, wherein the configuration information is used for determining a location of the span in the time domain; transmitting the configuration information to the terminal. generating, according to the at least one set of downlink control channel monitoring capability information received from the terminal, configuration information of a time-domain location of a downlink control channel search space, wherein the configuration information is used for determining a location of the span in the time domain; transmitting the configuration information to the terminal.