Provided in embodiments of the present application are a
signal transmission method and apparatus, for use in reducing the detection complexity while ensuring the PSS
detection performance. In the embodiments of the present application, a
synchronization signal is generated on the basis of a generalized
Golay sequence, or a sequence used by the
synchronization signal may be the generalized
Golay sequence. The elements of the generalized
Golay sequence take values from the set {1, -1} and the generalized Golay sequence has a nested structure, and multiplication complexity required for related detection can be converted into addition complexity during detection, thereby reducing the detection complexity. In addition, an anti-
frequency offset capability is generally evaluated on the basis of an
ambiguity function sidelobe level, wherein the higher the
ambiguity function sidelobe level, the lower the anti-
frequency offset capability of a sequence. To ensure the anti-
frequency offset capability of the
synchronization signal, in the embodiments of the present application, an auto-
ambiguity function sidelobe level of a sequence used by the synchronization
signal is low, so that the synchronization
signal has a strong anti-frequency offset capability, thereby ensuring the synchronization signal
detection performance.