Apparatus and method for sidelink beam operation in wireless communication system

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a 5generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate after a 4generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Various embodiments of the present disclosure propose a method for performing beam operation in consideration of a communication environment in a sidelink. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, by proposing a method for performing beam operation when sidelink communication operates at a high frequency, coverage may be improved. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an operating method of a first terminal in a wireless communication system is provided, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a connection with a second terminal; periodically transmitting a sidelink channel state information reference signal (SL CSI-RS) to the second terminal; receiving, from the second terminal, preferred beam information on the basis of the SL CSI-RS; transmitting a signal to the second terminal with a beam formed on the basis of the beam information; and receiving acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information for the signal from the second terminal.