Method and apparatus for managing service area for ue in wireless communication system

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for allocating a service area for a flyable user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system and enabling a handover to a base station capable of aviation communication when the UE is moved to provide the UE with a seamless service. A method performed by an access and mobility management function (AMF) in a wireless communication system may include receiving, from an unmanned aerial system (UAS) service supplier (USS), flight-related information about a UE; determining at least one candidate base station to be used by the UE, based on the flight-related information about the UE; transmitting, to the at least one candidate base station, a request message for requesting aviation communication-related information about the at least one candidate base station; receiving, from the at least one candidate base station, a response message including aviation communication-related information about the at least one candidate base station; and generating a handover list to be used by the UE, based on the flight-related information about the UE and the aviation communication-related information about the at least one candidate base station.