A communication technique and system for converging, with Internet of things (IoT) technology, a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4th generation (4G) system is provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cards, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, etc.), on the basis of the 5G communication technology and IoT associated technology. According to an embodiment, a method of a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving system information, identifying power information for a synchronization signal and a broadcast channel, based on the system information, and transmitting and receiving a signal, based on the power information. In this method, the power information for the synchronization signal and the broadcast channel are set equally.