Disclosed in the present application are a data transmission method and a device, comprising: dividing a time unit into DL areas, a time unit including at least two DL areas; notifying a terminal of the divided DL areas by means of configuration signaling. The terminal receiving the configuration signaling; according to said configuration signaling, determining DL areas into which a time unit is divided. Using the present application, defining at least two DL detection areas in a time unit, a terminal detects a downlink transmission in each detection area, and, when one is detected, performs ACK/NACK feedback in an uplink area corresponding to said downlink area. In the present invention, each downlink area has a defined feedback and scheduling relationship, respectively, by means of dividing a time unit into multiple downlink areas, thereby increasing scheduling flexibility and system resource utilization.