A paging configuration method includes: judging whether a present system load level of a present cell is greater than a preset load threshold or not; and when the present system load level is lower than or equal to the preset load threshold, sending first configuration information to each UE in the present cell, the first configuration information including multiple Paging Occasions (POs), a first effective PO set in the multiple POs, an identifier of UE and an identifier of an effective PO corresponding to the UE in the first effective PO set.