Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and a device of configuring downlink control information. Specifically, the corresponding demodulation reference signal configuration information is set for three kinds of demodulation reference signal enhancement situations respectively and is indicated by the downlink control information according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a base station sends the downlink control information to user equipment, the downlink control information including a demodulation reference signal configuration index that indicates the demodulation reference signal configuration information, and the demodulation reference signal configuration information including one item in the demodulation reference signal configuration information set. In the case of using one codebook, the demodulation reference signal configuration information set includes: a first combination set of one layer, the antenna port 11 or 13, and a scrambling sequence number. In the case of using two codebooks, the demodulation reference signal configuration information set includes: a second combination set of two, three, or four layers, at least one of the antenna ports 7, 8, 11, and 13, and a scrambling sequence number.