A method by which a user equipment (UE) performing communication controls a virtual UE, includes transmitting, to a base station (BS), at least one of information on the UE or information on a service provided by the UE, wherein the BS determines whether the virtual UE is registered or removed, based on the at least one of the information on the UE or the information on the service provided by the UE; receiving, from the BS, a connection reconfiguration command message, wherein the connection reconfiguration command message includes information on a determination of the BS of whether the virtual UE is registered or removed; and registering or removing the virtual UE based on the information on the determination of the BS included in the connection reconfiguration command message.