Method and apparatus for receiving multimedia broadcast/multicast service in mobile communication system

A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

• a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode, control receiving, from a server, user service description (USD) information based on Extensible Markup Language (XML) through a higher layer protocol, the USD information including frequency information indicating at least one frequency providing a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) service and time information on a start and an end of an MBMS session of the MBMS service,
• identify whether the MBMS session is ongoing based on the time information on the start and the end of the MBMS session included in the USD information,
• in an RRC idle mode, identify the at least one frequency providing the MBMS service based on the frequency information included in the USD information,
• in case that the terminal can only receive the MBMS service while camping on a certain frequency, determine that the certain frequency providing the MBMS service is to be a highest priority for cell reselection during the MBMS session,
• perform the cell reselection based on the frequency determined to be the highest priority, and
• control the transceiver to receive, from a reselected cell, the MBMS service based on the frequency information included in the USD information.