A user equipment, a method for controlling the user equipment and a network side device are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes transmitting broadcast-type signals and channels to the user equipment through a dedicated resource unit so that the user equipment can access a network; wherein the dedicated resource unit is only configured to transmit the broadcast-type signals and channels, and is continuous in a frequency domain and a time domain, wherein the broadcast-type signals and channels comprise at least one of a synchronization signal, a broadcast channel and a common control channel, wherein transmitting the broadcast-type signals and channels through the dedicated resource unit comprises: transmitting the broadcast channel and/or the common control channel to the user equipment by using a preset broadcast reference signal. The present disclosure can control the user equipment to access the network.