apparatus and method for channel request in a wireless communication system . the present invention provides a method to request channels in a wireless communication system in order to efficiently allocate channel resources by using channel function information about each transceiver . a method is provided in a wireless communication system which includes a communication link having a plurality of channels and a plurality of radio heads each having transceivers for connecting to mobile terminals . the method comprises defining a channel function for a transceiver of one of the radio heads , determining whether the transceiver requires a dedicated channel for the channel function , and , if the transceiver requires the dedicated channel for the channel function , requesting a channel for the transceiver . in another embodiment , the method further comprises determining if a channel on the communication link is available for the channel function , and , if a channel is available for the transceiver , assigning the channel to the transceiver .