Disclosed are a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system supporting a data transmission rate higher than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. According to one embodiment of the present specification, a communication method of a terminal in a mobile communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, first information related to the number of reference signal resources for path loss identification, receiving, from the base station, downlink control information including second information indicating a reference signal resource to be used for the path loss identification, identifying a path loss on the basis of reference signal received power (RSRP) identified on the basis of the second information, and transmitting an uplink signal to the base station on the basis of the identified path loss.