Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Soonho Lee

Buseop Jung

Hyejung Bang

Dooho Lee

Doosuk Kang

Wonjun Jang

Beomjip Kim

Sunkee Lee

Hakkwan Kim

Namju Cho

NamJu Cho

Sunkey Lee

Minjung Kim

Bu-Seop Jung

Wookwang Lee

Yongseok Jang

Guneet Singh Khurana

Byungsung Kang

Saerome Kim

Bumjib Kim

Guneet Singhkhurana

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 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 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

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

Disclosed is an electronic device. In addition, it is possible to implement various embodiment understood through the present disclosure. The electronic device transmits a first signal in a first frequency band including at least one of a synchronization beacon frame, a service discovery frame, or an action frame based on an NAN protocol at a first interval for a series of first durations, and transmits a second signal in a second frequency band including at least one of the synchronization beacon frame, the service discovery frame, or the action frame based on the NAN protocol at a second interval for a series of second durations.

Device and method for transmitting signals in plurality of frequency bands

Disclosed is an electronic device including a communication module configured to support a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, a processor operably connected to the communication module, and a memory storing instructions that enable the processor to establish a first connection based on the first communication protocol with a first external electronic device, identify a second external electronic device and a connection state of the second external electronic device using the second communication protocol, produce a first message, based at least in part on the first connection and the connection state of the second external electronic device, transmit the produced first message to the second external electronic device using the second communication protocol, receive, from the second external electronic device, a second message in response to the first message using the second communication protocol, and schedule a data link based on the second communication protocol.

Electronic device and method for scheduling of communication data link thereof

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention can comprise: a housing; a first universal serial bus (USB) connector exposed through a portion of the housing, and including a first port; a plurality of second ports electrically connected with the first port; a third port for providing a plurality of logical wireless sessions; and a control circuit electrically connected with the plurality of second ports and the third port. The control circuit selects one of the second ports, and can provide a communication path between one of the logical wireless sessions and the selected second port in order to perform data communication. Additional various embodiments are possible.

Electronic device and operation method of electronic device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, a processor, and at least one memory, wherein the at least one memory may store instructions which instruct, when executed, the processor to, identify a plurality of external electronic devices satisfying a condition for performing a ranging operation, during a first period of time, transmit a first message, including identification information of the plurality of external electronic devices and schedule information regarding a second period of time different from the first period of time, to the plurality of external electronic devices through the communication module, based on obtaining a response corresponding to the first message from the plurality of external electronic devices, perform a ranging preparation operation with at least one external electronic device among the plurality of external electronic devices during the second period of time, and perform, based on the ranging preparation operation, a ranging operation with the at least one external electronic device. Various other embodiments are possible.

Electronic device for performing ranging operation and operation method thereof

An electronic device includes a communication module configured to support a plurality of communication channels that include a first communication channel and a second communication channel, and a processor operatively coupled with the communication module. The processor is configured to use the first communication channel to establish a first communication connection between the electronic device and another electronic device, while the first communication connection has been established, to check a second communication connection between the electronic device and a first access point using the second communication channel, and based on the checking, to change a channel for the first communication connection from the first communication channel to the second communication channel.

Method and device for establishing communication connection

A method and an electronic device are provided for providing a network connection. Gateway address information of a first network is received from the first network. The gateway address information is configured as gateway address information of the electronic device. It is determined whether the configured gateway address information remains valid when the network connection of the electronic device is switched from the first network to a second network. It is determined whether to update the configured gateway address information based on whether the configured gateway address information remains valid.

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Soonho Lee