The invention discloses a joint transmission method for carrying out parallel transmission and cooperation, wherein the joint transmission method is applied to a cognitive network and aims at resolving the problems that an existing transmission strategy designed based on an automatic repeat request (ARQ) protocol is little in handling capacity obtained by a secondary user when a primary user has good channel conditions, and handling capacity loss of the primary user has no compensation. The joint transmission method mainly comprises the steps that 1. the secondary user sets transmitted power, and the fact that the outage probability of the primary user meets an interrupt threshold value is guaranteed; 2. the secondary user monitors feedback information of the primary user, and judges whether a current slot time is a first transmission time slot or a retransmission time slot; 3. if the current time slot is the first transmission time slot, the secondary user and the primary user are in parallel transmission, and handling capacity is obtained; and 4. if the current time slot is the retransmission time slot, the secondary user serves as a relay of the primary user, and compensates interference caused on the primary user in the parallel transmission. According to the joint transmission method, the handing capacity of the secondary user is improved on the premise that the primary user obtains the minimum handling capacity loss, definite compensation is provided for the handling capacity loss of the primary user, and the joint transmission method can be used for improving transmission efficiency of the cognitive network.