Abstract:
A method and apparatus for discovering a device without an access point (AP) to perform P2P communication in a wireless communication network includes: receiving a probe request frame from another P2P device; determining whether a message requesting at least one of a phone number and user identification information is included in the received probe request frame; and transmitting a probe response frame including at least one of the phone number and the user identification information to the another P2P device when the message is included in the probe request frame.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
An electronic device and a method for forming a Wi-Fi direct group thereof are provided. The electronic device may include a housing, a wireless communication circuit, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory may cause the at least one processor to receive a first list of wireless channels for a direct connection from a first external device, establish, as a group owner, a first wireless connection with the first external device acting as a group client by using a first channel selected from the first list, listen for a probe request over a second channel every selected time period, receive the probe request from a second external device during the selected time period through the second channel, transmit a probe response to the second external device, receive a second list of wireless channels for a direct connection from the second external device, and select a third channel.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module and a processor functionally connected to the communication module. The processor can be configured to receive, from an external electronic device, through a communication module, a configuration request frame including identification information for identifying a registrant access point (AP), in order to configure the external electronic device as the registrant AP, transmit, to the external electronic device, through the communication module, a configuration response frame including first channel information for indicating a channel used by the electronic device in the scanning of the external electronic device, based on the configuration request frame, acquire connection information about the external electronic device by performing scanning through the communication module, based on the first channel information and the identification information, and connect to the external electronic device through the communication module based on the connection information about the external electronic device.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an electronic device, a method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for providing information of an access point in a wireless communication system. the method may include providing a tethering service to an external electronic device in a mobile hotspot mode; searching for at least one access point (AP) capable of replacing the tethering service for the external electronic device, wherein the at least one AP is capable of replacing the tethering service while providing the tethering service; and based on detecting the at least one AP capable of replacing the tethering service, transmitting configuration information about the at least one AP to connect to the at least one AP to the external electronic device.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor can be configured to acquire identification information about an external electronic device from same, transmit, to a server by means of the communication circuit, an authentication information request message including the identification information about the external electronic device, receive, from the server by means of the communication circuit, authentication information required for authenticating the external electronic device so that the external electronic device is registered in a cloud, and transmit, to the external electronic device by means of the communication circuit, a message including the authentication information required for authenticating the external electronic device.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for discovering a device without an access point (AP) to perform P2P communication in a wireless communication network includes: receiving a probe request frame from another P2P device; determining whether a message requesting at least one of a phone number and user identification information is included in the received probe request frame; and transmitting a probe response frame including at least one of the phone number and the user identification information to the another P2P device when the message is included in the probe request frame.
Abstract:
Provided is an electronic device comprising a communication circuit; a memory storing at least one instruction; and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication circuit. The electronic device is configured to perform a service discovery operation based on a first security information to discover an external electronic device, set up a schedule with the external electronic device, perform an authentication operation based on the first security information to determine a device role of the electronic device in a network including the electronic device and the external electronic device, receive a first message requesting configuration information of the network, based on the device role of the electronic device, and transmit a second message including network role information, second security information, and discovery information.