The present disclosure provides a method for RLM and a corresponding UE. The method comprises the steps of: determining, by a UE and on a carrier used for RLM, whether a reference signal transmitted by a base station for RLM is received in any subframe; performing RLM based on the reference signal if the reference signal transmitted by the base station is received in any subframe; and, determining, according to a result of RLM, whether link failure is detected. With the solutions, a link state capable of accurately reflecting the actual link quality can be acquired, so that a higher layer of a UE can timely make a decision on link failure or link recovery.