Method and apparatus for multi-access edge computing in a wireless communication system

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. Disclosed is a method of creating or updating an application context in a Multi-access Edge Computing, MEC, system, comprising the steps of: a) a device application posting a request to the MEC system to create or update the application context and to specify desired application location constraints; b) the MEC system authorising the request and creating or updating the application context in the MEC system and informing the device application accordingly; and c) the MEC system detecting a change in application location availability.