A method for configuring a network parameter includes: transmitting, by a terminal device, a configuration change request to a base station through a first physical layer resource, the first physical layer resource being a physical layer resource corresponding to a first network configuration parameter, and the first network configuration parameter being a target network configuration parameter requested by the terminal device; receiving a configuration change response from the base station, the configuration change response for indicating whether to employ the first network configuration parameter to adjust network parameter configuration; and determining whether to adjust the network parameter configuration based on the configuration change response.