A communication method in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is provided. The communication method includes: communicating, by a first station, with a second station, via an operating channel of the new BSS, a width of the operating channel being equal to one among 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 80+80 MHz and 160 MHz. The operating channel includes a primary channel selected among a set of channels by the second station, the selected primary channel is not identical to a secondary 20 MHz channel of one or more existing BSSs scanned by the second station, and the secondary 20 MHz of the one or more existing BSSs is contiguous with a primary 20 MHz channel of the one or more existing BSSs.