A method includes obtaining at least one of application context relocation (ACR) capability information supported by an edge application server (EAS), ACR capability information supported by an edge enabler client (EEC), ACR capability information supported by an application client (AC), or ACR capability information supported by an edge enabler server (EES). The method also includes selecting ACR mode information for the AC based on the at least one of the ACR capability information supported by the EAS, the ACR capability information supported by the EEC, the ACR capability information supported by the AC, or the ACR capability information supported by the EES. The ACR mode information indicates an identifier indicating the AC and an ACR scenario selected for the AC.