The present invention relates to a technology for a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of things (IoT). The present invention may be used for an intelligent service (smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of the technology described above. The present invention relates to an operation method of a device in a communication system, the method comprising a step of transmitting at least one among a device identifier (ID) of the device and position information of the device to another device, wherein the at least one among the device ID of the device and the position information of the device is registered in a server connected to the another device, and the device ID and the position information are generated on the basis of operation commands for the another device.