The disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate after a 4G communication system, such as LTE. A method for a terminal is provided. The method includes receiving bandwidth information from a base station, generating resource block (RB) index mapping information based on the bandwidth information and subcarrier interval information, receiving RB indexing information indicating resource information from the base station, and identifying the location of the resource information based on the RB indexing information, the subcarrier interval of the resource information, and the RB index mapping information, and a terminal performing the method. Furthermore, the disclosure may provide a method for a base station to operate with the terminal and a base station operating with the terminal.