Disclosed are a communication technique for merging, with an IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system. The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, to an application layer network architecture providing an edge computing service in a cellular wireless communication system. According to an embodiment, a method of an EES comprises receiving, from an EEC, a first message including information used to determine matching EAS, and triggering an EAS management system to instantiate the matching EAS in response to receiving the first message.