METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING GROUP MESSAGE TO USER EQUIPMENT (UE)

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure 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 and apparatus of a wireless network are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a first request message to request allocation of a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) group identifier from a service capability server/application server (SCS/AS) to a service capability exposure function (SCEF), the first request message including an external group identifier and an SCS/AS identifier, and receiving a first response message including the MBMS group identifier from the SCEF to the SCS/AS.