A coordinated multipoint reception method, comprising: receiving, in a subframe, first data and one or more first demodulation reference signals that are from a first network side device and that use one or more first antenna ports; receiving, in the subframe, second data and one or more second demodulation reference signals that are from a second network side device and that use one or more second antenna ports, wherein time-frequency resources occupied by the one or more first antenna ports to carry the one or more first demodulation reference signals are different from time-frequency resources occupied by the one or more second antenna ports to carry the second demodulation reference signals, and a time-frequency resource occupied by the first data and that occupied by the second data at least partly overlap, the one or more first antenna ports are not quasi co-located with the one or more second antenna ports; and performing demodulation processing on the first data and/or the second data, which comprises at least one of the following: performing demodulation processing on the first data based on the one or more first demodulation reference signals, performing demodulation processing on the second data based on the one or more second demodulation reference signals, or performing joint demodulation processing on the first data and the second data based on the one or more first demodulation reference signals and the one or more second demodulation reference signals; wherein the method further comprises: receiving first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates the time-frequency resource occupied by the first data from the first network side device and the time-frequency resource occupied by the second data from the second network side device. receiving, in a subframe, first data and one or more first demodulation reference signals that are from a first network side device and that use one or more first antenna ports; receiving, in the subframe, second data and one or more second demodulation reference signals that are from a second network side device and that use one or more second antenna ports, wherein time-frequency resources occupied by the one or more first antenna ports to carry the one or more first demodulation reference signals are different from time-frequency resources occupied by the one or more second antenna ports to carry the second demodulation reference signals, and a time-frequency resource occupied by the first data and that occupied by the second data at least partly overlap, the one or more first antenna ports are not quasi co-located with the one or more second antenna ports; and performing demodulation processing on the first data and/or the second data, which comprises at least one of the following: performing demodulation processing on the first data based on the one or more first demodulation reference signals, performing demodulation processing on the second data based on the one or more second demodulation reference signals, or performing joint demodulation processing on the first data and the second data based on the one or more first demodulation reference signals and the one or more second demodulation reference signals; wherein the method further comprises: receiving first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates the time-frequency resource occupied by the first data from the first network side device and the time-frequency resource occupied by the second data from the second network side device.