Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seongah Jeong

Mingyu Lee

Aditya V Padaki

Jonghyo Lee

Hyunchul Kim

Kangjin Yoon

Yi Yang

Moonseok Kang

Sehwan Choi

Jonghoon Jang

Sehee Han

Zheda Li

Sejong Yoon

Boon Loong Ng

Haeyoung Jun

Jungsik Park

Sukgi Hong

Sooyeon Jung

Eunyoung Kwon

Aditya Vinod Padaki

Provided is a secure ranging method capable of blocking access of a malicious user by preventing an attack by the malicious user when ranging is performed using an ultra-wideband (UWB). Also, provided is a method of increasing accuracy of ranging. A method of operating an electronic device for performing ranging by using a UWB in a wireless communication system includes: transmitting and receiving at least one frame for ranging, to and from at least one other electronic device; obtaining a first ranging value and a second ranging value, based on the at least one frame; and performing integrity checking, based on a result of comparing the first ranging value with the second ranging value.

Electronic device for performing ranging by using ultra-wideband in wireless communication system, and method of operating the electronic device

Provided is a method for stably and flexibly performing ranging between a plurality of devices. According to an embodiment, a method of operating a first device for performing ranging by using ultra-wide band (UWB) may include: transmitting a first ranging control (RC) frame to a second device; performing ranging with the second device for a number of ranging rounds determined based on the first RC frame; changing at least one ranging parameter based on a change request received from the second device; and transmitting a second RC frame including the changed at least one ranging parameter.

Electronic device for performing ranging through ultra-wide band (UWB), and method for operating electronic device

Provided is a method, performed by an electronic device, of communicating with another electronic device through first communication, the method including: generating a first key based on a secret key of the electronic device and a public key of the other electronic device received through second communication independent of the first communication; transmitting a public key of the electronic device to the other electronic device through the second communication such that a second key corresponding to the first key is generated at the other electronic device; generating a timestamp sequence based on the first key; and conducting communication with the other electronic device through the first communication by using the timestamp sequence.

Communication method and communication device

In an embodiment of the disclosure, a method of operating an electronic device to perform ranging using ultra wideband (UWB) in a wireless communication system includes broadcasting or multicasting a first message to start the ranging; and transmitting a third message, based on whether a second message to respond to the first message is received within a predetermined period from another electronic device having received the first message.

Method and apparatus for performing ranging in wireless communication system

An electronic device and an operation method of the electronic device for transceiving data through ultra-wideband (UWB) in a wireless communication system are provided. The operation method includes broadcasting or multicasting, by the electronic device, a ranging start message including first data; receiving, by the electronic device from another electronic device, a ranging response message including second data; and broadcasting or multicasting, by the electronic device, a ranging final message including third data.

Method and apparatus for controlling ranging in wireless communication system

A method and apparatus of a first network entity in a wireless communication system supporting a ranging channel operation is provided. The method and apparatus comprises: identifying, at a higher layer, a RCPCS IE to indicate a sub-band to be selected for the ranging channel operation, wherein the RCPCS IE includes a CCI of a CCI timer; generating, at the higher layer, a MCPS-DATA.request primitive including the RCPCS IE, wherein the MCPS-DATA.request primitive is transmitted to a MAC layer; in response to receiving, at the MAC layer, the MCPS-DATA.request primitive from the higher layer, generate data including the RCPCS IE; transmitting, to a second network entity, the data including the RCPCS IE, wherein the RCPCS IE includes a CRCT that is configured as a duration for maintaining the sub-band; and receiving an acknowledgement corresponding to the data including the RCPCS IE.

Framework and method for dynamic channel selection for IEEE 802.15.4z

Provided are an electronic device that performs ranging by using an ultra wide-band (UWB) communication scheme and an operation method of the electronic device. The operation method of the first electronic device includes transmitting a first ranging control message (RCM) comprising interval information to a second electronic device, determining a first time to transmit a second RCM based on the interval information, determining a first RCM timing window (RTW) based on the first time, transmitting the second RCM to the second electronic device in the first RTW, and transmitting a third RCM at a second time in a second RTW, based on a failure to receive a response message corresponding to the second RCM within a specific time period in the first RTW, wherein the second time is a random time point in the second RTW.

Electronic device performing ranging operation by using ultra wide-band and operation method of the electronic device

A method and an electronic device for ranging are provided. An ultra-wideband (UWB) signal is received from an external device through a first antenna. A communication state between the external device and the electronic device is identified using information about communication quality included in the UWB signal. A signal received through a second antenna is identified by decoding the received signal based on the identified communication state. A distance between the electronic device and the external device is determined based on whether the received signal is a low frequency (LF) signal.

Electronic device for performing ranging and method thereof

An operation method of an electronic device for transmitting and receiving data through an ultra wideband (UWB) in a wireless communication system includes: transmitting, to another electronic device, a first ranging control message; transmitting, to the other electronic device, a ranging start message based on the first ranging control message; and receiving, from the other electronic device, a ranging response message based on the first ranging control message.

Method and device for transmitting and receiving data via UWB in wireless communication system

Provided is a method of operating a controller, a method of operating a controlee, a controller, and a controlee. The method of operating a controller that performs a ranging with a controlee using ultra wideband (UWB) communication in a wireless communication system, the method including: transmitting, to the controlee, a first ranging control message (RCM) comprising information of a first ranging interval for a second RCM; changing a ranging interval for the second RCM from the first ranging interval to a second ranging interval; transmitting, to the controlee, an interval update message for the second RCM comprising information for the changed ranging interval based on the first ranging interval; and transmitting, to the controlee, the second RCM based on the changed ranging interval.

Method and device for performing scheduling by using alternative signals in wireless communication system

A transmit apparatus and a method of the transmit apparatus in a wireless communication system supporting ranging capability are provided. The transmit apparatus and the method comprise: identifying whether a medium access control (MAC) common part sublayer (CPS) data request (MCPS-DATA.request) primitive received from a higher layer of the transmit apparatus includes a ranging configuration information element (IE) or a ranging IE; transmitting, to a receive apparatus, a ranging control message (RCM) in response to the MCPS-DATA.request primitive including the ranging configuration IE; transmitting, to the receive apparatus, a ranging initiation message (RIM) in response to the MCPS-DATA.request primitive including the ranging IE; receiving, from the receive apparatus, MAC data including a ranging message non-receipt information element (RMNR IE) that indicates a reception failure of the RIM; and identifying the RMNR IE via an MCPS-DATA.indication primitive.

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