Embodiments of the present disclosure provide example methods and apparatuses for transmitting pattern information. One example method for transmitting pattern information includes obtaining pattern information and sending the pattern information to UE. The first pattern information indicates that the spectrum of the first cell is allocated to the first RAT in a first plurality of sub-frames and that the spectrum of the first cell is allocated to the second RAT in a second plurality of sub-frames. The first pattern information enables at least one of the UE to select any sub-frame in the first plurality of sub-frames to measure a CRS if the UE RAT pattern corresponds to the first RAT or the UE to select any sub-frame in the second plurality of sub-frames to measure the CRS if the UE RAT pattern corresponds to the second RAT.