A communication method and a 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) are provided. The 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. The disclosure relates to a method for a terminal, the method including transmitting a protocol data unit (PDU) setup request message including information indicating support of a switch mode, receiving switch mode configuration information associated with the switch mode, and performing a switch mode operation based on the switch mode configuration information, wherein the switch mode configuration information includes information indicating whether to execute a spanning tree algorithm.