A resource allocation information indication method, comprising: generating, by a base station, downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information comprises public resource allocation indication information, and the public resource allocation indication information is used to indicate resources allocated to multiple user equipments, UEs, that comprise a first UE; and sending, by the base station, the downlink control information to the first UE, so that the first UE obtains information about allocated resources according to the public resource allocation indication information, wherein: the public resource allocation indication information comprises a character string comprising binary codes; the character string comprises a first substring, the first substring is used to indicate the consecutive resources allocated to the first UE, and at least one consecutive bit comprised in the first substring represents the consecutive resources allocated to the first UE; and the character string further comprises at least one second substring, the at least one second substring is used to indicate consecutive resources allocated to at least one UE other than the first UE, and at least one consecutive bit comprised in the second substring represents consecutive resources allocated to the at least one UE other than the first UE characterized in that when the public resource allocation indication information comprises multiple second substrings, the multiple second substrings comprise alternate arrangement of a second substring comprising consecutive binary codes 1 and a second substring comprising consecutive binary codes 0. generating, by a base station, downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information comprises public resource allocation indication information, and the public resource allocation indication information is used to indicate resources allocated to multiple user equipments, UEs, that comprise a first UE; and sending, by the base station, the downlink control information to the first UE, so that the first UE obtains information about allocated resources according to the public resource allocation indication information, wherein: the public resource allocation indication information comprises a character string comprising binary codes; the character string comprises a first substring, the first substring is used to indicate the consecutive resources allocated to the first UE, and at least one consecutive bit comprised in the first substring represents the consecutive resources allocated to the first UE; and the character string further comprises at least one second substring, the at least one second substring is used to indicate consecutive resources allocated to at least one UE other than the first UE, and at least one consecutive bit comprised in the second substring represents consecutive resources allocated to the at least one UE other than the first UE characterized in that when the public resource allocation indication information comprises multiple second substrings, the multiple second substrings comprise alternate arrangement of a second substring comprising consecutive binary codes 1 and a second substring comprising consecutive binary codes 0. the public resource allocation indication information comprises a character string comprising binary codes; the character string comprises a first substring, the first substring is used to indicate the consecutive resources allocated to the first UE, and at least one consecutive bit comprised in the first substring represents the consecutive resources allocated to the first UE; and the character string further comprises at least one second substring, the at least one second substring is used to indicate consecutive resources allocated to at least one UE other than the first UE, and at least one consecutive bit comprised in the second substring represents consecutive resources allocated to the at least one UE other than the first UE characterized in that when the public resource allocation indication information comprises multiple second substrings, the multiple second substrings comprise alternate arrangement of a second substring comprising consecutive binary codes 1 and a second substring comprising consecutive binary codes 0.