Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Buseop Jung

Doosuk Kang

Hyejung Bang

Soonho Lee

Sunkee Lee

Namju Cho

Dooho Lee

Beomjip Kim

Bokun Choi

Sunkey Lee

Hakkwan Kim

Wonjun Jang

Minjung Kim

Bumjib Kim

Hyuk Kang

Seongjun Lee

Jongmu Choi

Sungjun Choi

Hyunah Oh

Kunyoung Choi

Inshik Shin

Haewook Oh

Yongju Kim

Youngmin Yoo

Dongjea Jung

Minji Kim

Dongil Son

Jiyoung Kim

NamJu Cho

Junsu Choi

Wookwang Lee

Woosung Choi

Sungkwang Yang

Jooman Han

Boram Namgoong

Yongseok Jang

Guneet Singh Khurana

Inji Jin

Junghyung Kim

Vimal Bastin Edwin Joseph

Yoywang Im

Chanki Jo

Jongho Choi

Seongbin Kim

Jungchul Park

Junsung Kim

Guneet Singhkhurana

An example electronic device may include a communication circuit, and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit, wherein the processor is configured to generate first configuration information related to scanning to search for another cluster for cluster merging by the electronic device and a first external electronic device included in a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) cluster, control the communication circuit to transmit the first configuration information to the first external electronic device, control the communication circuit to perform scanning, based on the first configuration information, to search for a signal broadcast by an external electronic device belonging to another cluster, transmit, based on discovery of the another cluster, information on the another cluster to the first external electronic device, and perform a series of operations for merging into the another cluster, wherein the first configuration information is configured so that a time point at which the electronic device performs scanning and a time point at which the first external electronic device performs scanning are different.

Electronic device for performing cluster merging in NAN communication and operation method of electronic device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit and at least one processor, and the at least one processor may be configured to receive, from an external electronic device via the communication circuit, a first message requesting network configuration information, select at least one network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device among a plurality of network configuration information stored in the electronic device based on a set filtering scheme, and transmit, to the external electronic device via the communication circuit, a second message including the selected at least one network configuration information.

Electronic device for transmitting and receiving network configuration information and operating method thereof

An electronic device may include a communication circuit; and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit, wherein the processor may be configured to perform synchronization with neighbor awareness networking (NAN) based on NAN cluster information included in a signal broadcast by an external electronic device included in the NAN, to determine whether to switch to a second communication mode operable with lower power than that of the first communication mode based on a state of the electronic device while operating in the first communication mode capable of transmitting and/or receiving data each interval having a first value, to search for an external electronic device capable of performing a function of a proxy server among external electronic devices included in the NAN corresponding to determining to switch to the second communication mode, to transmit a proxy registration request signal to the found external electronic device, and to operate in the second communication mode corresponding to completion of registration to the external electronic device, wherein the proxy registration request signal may include information related to a function to be performed by the external electronic device instead of the electronic device while operating in the second communication mode. In addition, various embodiments are possible.

Electronic device for performing neighbor awareness networking communication and method of operating the same

An electronic device includes: a communication module; a memory; and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication module and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: control the communication module to generate a direct communication group in which an external electronic device operates as a group owner and the electronic device operates as a group client through a Wi-Fi direct connection with the external electronic device, to perform wireless communication; control the communication module to transmit, to the external electronic device, a schedule change request message requesting to change an operation schedule of the direct communication group, based on a change in an operating state, related to wireless communication through the direct communication group, of at least one of the at least one processor and the communication module; receive, through the communication module from the external electronic device, a response message including operation schedule information configured based on the schedule change request message; and control the communication module to perform wireless communication according to the operation schedule information of the response message received from the external electronic device.

Electronic device for performing Wi-Fi direct group communication, and method therefor

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a WLAN communication circuit supporting a plurality of frequency bands, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to perform WLAN communication with a first AP through a first channel of a first frequency band, to when an external device for performing WLAN-based direct communication is detected during the WLAN communication with the first AP, check capability of the external device and/or WLAN connection information of the external device, to switch the WLAN communication with the first AP to WLAN communication with a second AP based on a second channel of a second frequency band different from the first frequency band, based on the capability of the external device and/or the WLAN connection information of the external device, and to perform direct communication with the external device through the second channel of the second frequency band.

Electronic device for WLAN communication with plurality of external devices and operation method thereof

An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention can be configured to: perform a first adjustment on at least some of the functions related to the discovery of first communication; receive a first signal transmitted from at least one external electronic device on the basis of second communication having a protocol different from that of the first communication; acquire, from the first signal, second information about a second cluster associated with the at least one external electronic device; and determine a second adjustment on at least some of the functions associated with the discovery of the first communication, on the basis of the first information about the first cluster and the second information. Other various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.

Nan-based cluster merging method and electronic device for supporting same

An electronic device according to various example embodiments includes: at least one wireless communication module comprising wireless communication circuitry configured to support a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, at least one processor operatively connected to the wireless communication module, and a memory electrically connected to the processor and configured to store instructions executable by the processor. When the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor may, using the wireless communication module, set a schedule for a first data link that uses a first frequency band as the second communication protocol with a first external electronic device, set a schedule for a second data link that uses a second frequency band as the second communication protocol with a second external electronic device, and change the second data link to a third data link that uses a third frequency band and perform communication with the second external electronic device, based on the third frequency band being available due to a termination of the first data link.

Electronic device and method for scheduling of data link

A method for managing persistent group information of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device is a group member of a persistent group. The method includes when the persistent group information is deleted in response to a specific event, the electronic device transmits, to the group members, a message requesting the deletion of the persistent group information stored by group members of the persistent group, thus making it possible to delete the persistent group information and enabling synchronization to proceed.

Method for managing persistent group information of electronic device

Provided is an electronic device including at least one communication module and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: establish, with an external device, a schedule including a time interval for a first frequency band and a time interval for a second frequency band to perform data communication with the external device supporting the first frequency band and the second frequency band, the first and second frequency bands having different coverage areas; determine a ratio of the time interval for the second frequency band based on a result of monitoring traffic in the first frequency band and the second frequency band according to the schedule indicates that traffic of the second frequency band having a smaller coverage area is present; and update the schedule to adjust the time intervals for the first frequency band and the second frequency band based on the determined ratio.

Electronic device performing neighbor awareness networking communication and method for operation thereof

An example method of forming a Wi-Fi P2P group of an electronic device includes obtaining information for Wi-Fi P2P connection to a second external electronic device while the electronic device forms a first P2P group with a first external electronic device through a Wi-Fi P2P connection and generating a second P2P group with the second external electronic device by obtaining a group owner (GO) permission while maintaining the first P2P group based on the information and a role of the electronic device in the first P2P group.

Electronic device and method of forming Wi-Fi peer to peer (P2P) group

An electronic device comprises a display, a memory, a wireless communication circuit supporting a Wi-Fi Direct protocol, and a processor operatively connected to the display, the memory, and the wireless communication circuit, wherein the processor may be configured to create, through the wireless communication circuit, a first group on the basis of a first channel attribute with an external electronic device, the first channel attribute including at least one of a frequency band or a bandwidth, detect an occurrence of an event associated with a power save, transmit, through the wireless communication circuit, a first request message to the external electronic device that requests to change the first channel attribute to a second channel attribute at least partially different from the first channel attribute, receive, through the wireless communication circuit, a first response message from the external electronic device, store profiles of the first group in the memory, and create a second group on the basis of the external electronic device and the second channel attribute by using profiles of the first group and a connection method of a persistent group defined in the Wi-Fi Direct protocol.

Electronic device for reducing power consumption in network on basis of Wi-Fi direct protocol, and method related thereto

According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include: a wireless communication circuit for performing short-range wireless communication with at least one external electronic device; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the wireless communication circuit and the memory. The processor may perform the short-range wireless communication with the at least one external electronic device via the wireless communication circuit, form a first neighbor awareness networking (NAN) cluster with the at least one external electronic device, on the basis of the short-range wireless communication, transmit a short-range wireless signal to the at least one external electronic device included in the first NAN cluster, and inactivate an NAN cluster merging function of the at least one external electronic device, using the short-range wireless signal. Various other embodiments may be possible.

Short-range wireless communication method and apparatus

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: a communication circuit and at least one processor operatively connected with the communication circuit, and the at least one processor may be configured to: determine a network role of an external electronic device, transmit, to the external electronic device via the communication circuit, an authentication request message including network role information indicating the network role, receive, from the external electronic device via the communication circuit, an authentication response message to the authentication request message, receive, from the external electronic device via the communication circuit, a configuration request message including network role information of the external electronic device and requesting network configuration information, generate network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device corresponding to the network role information, and transmit, to the external electronic device via the communication circuit, a configuration response message including the generated network configuration information.

Electronic device for performing network management operation and operating method thereof

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: at least one communication circuit, and at least one processor, and the at least one processor may be configured to: receive, from an external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit, a message requesting network configuration information including network role information set to a configurator, transmit, to the external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit, a message including network configuration information of the electronic device, update the network configuration information, transmit, to the external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit, a message indicating that the network configuration information is updated, and transmit, to the external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit, a message including updated network configuration information.

Electronic device for managing network configuration information and operating method thereof

A processor of an electronic device connects a first short-range wireless communication circuit with a peripheral device, forms a cluster including the electronic device and at least one external electronic device, wherein the electronic device and the at least one external electronic device are registered to a same user account, transmits information associated with the peripheral device to the at least one external device included in the cluster through the second short-range wireless communication, selects an external electronic device responding to the transmitted information, from among the at least one device included in the cluster, establishes a wireless data communication path with the selected external electronic device, receives input information from the peripheral device through the short-range wireless communication circuit, and transmits the received input information or control information corresponding to the received input information to the external electronic device through the wireless data communication path.

Electronic device sharing peripheral device with external electronic device and method thereof

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