Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and technology for internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure includes a method for controlling a connection interval (CI) by a device in a wireless communication system supporting a Bluetooth scheme. The method includes detecting channel status and controlling a CI for a connection that is established between the device and other device based on the channel status, wherein the CI denotes an interval during which data packet transmission and data packet reception between the device and the other device are possible.