A system information reception method, being applicable to user equipment, the user equipment communicating with both a master base station and a secondary base station, and the method comprising: determining a cell of which system information is to be obtained; transmitting a request message to a base station for requesting the system information of the cell, wherein in response to the cell not being a primary cell, and/or in response to the cell not belonging to a secondary cell group, the request message comprises indication information of the cell; and receiving the system information of the cell from the base station; wherein the user equipment is configured with a master cell group and a secondary cell group, and characterized in that, in response to the cell of which the system information is to be obtained belonging to the master cell group, transmitting the request message to the base station for requesting the system information of the cell comprises: transmitting the request message to the master base station corresponding to the master cell group through a signaling radio bearer of the master base station; and in response to the cell of which the system information is to be obtained belonging to the secondary cell group, transmitting the request message to the base station for requesting the system information of the cell comprises: transmitting the request message to the secondary base station corresponding to the secondary cell group through a signaling radio bearer of the secondary base station. determining a cell of which system information is to be obtained; transmitting a request message to a base station for requesting the system information of the cell, wherein in response to the cell not being a primary cell, and/or in response to the cell not belonging to a secondary cell group, the request message comprises indication information of the cell; and receiving the system information of the cell from the base station; wherein the user equipment is configured with a master cell group and a secondary cell group, and characterized in that, in response to the cell of which the system information is to be obtained belonging to the master cell group, transmitting the request message to the base station for requesting the system information of the cell comprises: transmitting the request message to the master base station corresponding to the master cell group through a signaling radio bearer of the master base station; and in response to the cell of which the system information is to be obtained belonging to the secondary cell group, transmitting the request message to the base station for requesting the system information of the cell comprises: transmitting the request message to the secondary base station corresponding to the secondary cell group through a signaling radio bearer of the secondary base station. transmitting the request message to the master base station corresponding to the master cell group through a signaling radio bearer of the master base station; and in response to the cell of which the system information is to be obtained belonging to the secondary cell group, transmitting the request message to the base station for requesting the system information of the cell comprises: transmitting the request message to the secondary base station corresponding to the secondary cell group through a signaling radio bearer of the secondary base station.