Method and apparatus for controlling scan period in wireless communication system

The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and technology for internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method includes determining whether a scan period of a first connectivity scheme is changeable based on a service discovered during the scan period of the first connectivity scheme, if the scan period of the first connectivity is changeable, detecting a state of a second connectivity scheme, and changing the scan period of the first connectivity scheme based on the detected state of the second connectivity scheme.