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) are described. Embodiments 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. Described aspects include a method of performing a random access procedure for a connected mode handover by a User Equipment (UE). The method includes transmitting a measurement report associated with a target gNB to a source gNB, wherein the UE performs measurement of the target gNB for one of SS blocks and Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) as indicated to the UE by the source gNB.