Method and apparatus for beam recovery of single/multi-beam pair link (BPL) in multi-beam based system

A communication method and system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) are disclosed. The communication method and system may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of a terminal for selecting a candidate beam in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving information on a reference signal from a base station, measuring a plurality beams based on the information on the reference signal, and determining at least one candidate beam among the plurality beams, the candidate beam comprising a beam quality above a threshold.