A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, includes receiving a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration via a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the SRS configuration indicating a subframe configured for SRS transmission, wherein the SRS configuration includes an indicator indicating whether an aperiodic SRS transmission or a periodic SRS transmission is performed in the subframe configured for SRS transmission; based on the indicator indicating that the aperiodic SRS transmission is performed, receiving request information for requesting a transmission of an SRS and aperiodically transmitting the SRS in the configured subframe; and based on the indicator indicating that the periodic SRS transmission is performed, periodically transmitting the SRS in the configured subframe.