The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure relates to transmission of a reference signal in a wireless communication system, and an operation method of a terminal comprises the steps of: receiving control information for reference signals from a base station, and receiving the reference signals according to the control information. Further, embodiments of the present disclosure also differ from the embodiment described above.