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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Younghwan Choi, Daejeon, KR;
Jung Soo Park, Daejeon, KR;
Assignee:
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daejeon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04L 69/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for configuring a network based on near-field communication (NFC), the method including determining whether NFC terminals access in a multi-hop range or a single hop range; classifying roles of the NFC terminals based on connections between the NFC terminals and neighboring communication terminals when the NFC terminals access in the multi-hop range; and classifying roles of the NFC terminals based on properties when the NFC terminals access in the single hop range.