Apparatus and method for channel access in wireless communication system

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments in the present disclosure, a method of operating a terminal in a wireless communication system comprises receiving information for indicating a pre-listen interval within an allocated channel occupancy time from a base station (BS), transmitting a reporting signal for indicating that occupancy of an unlicensed band by at least one node is not detected during the pre-listen interval, receiving resource allocation information for indicating uplink resources of the unlicensed band allocated based on the reporting signal, and transmitting uplink data through the uplink resources.