Method and apparatus for communicating in a wireless communication system

The present disclosure is related 5G 5G or pre-communication system to support higher data rates than after 4G communication systems, such as LTE. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method of a base station in accordance with the steps and the operating mode of transmitting the step, the signal related to said mode of operation to determine the mode of operation according to whether it supports the beam sweeping (beam sweeping) to the terminal and it may include the step of performing the terminal and communication.