Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a device for activating a radio frequency (RF) module which is to be used efficiently in an electronic device that operates a plurality of RF modules (or antenna modules) in a wireless communication system, and to a method for controlling same. To this end, the electronic device checks the temperatures of the plurality of antenna modules using a first frequency band, and identifies candidate antenna modules in consideration of the temperatures of the plurality of antenna modules. The electronic device selects a serving antenna module from among the candidate antenna modules so that an available temperature state, in which the temperatures of the candidate antenna modules are lower than a threshold temperature, is maintained, and transmits and receives a signal using the first frequency band in the serving antenna module. The candidate antenna modules may include antenna modules which support communication performance of a threshold level or higher.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to providing low latency communication for an extended reality service in an electronic device. A method of operating the electronic device may comprise: based on a first value of quality of service (QoS) requested by an extended reality (XR) application stored in the electronic device, establishing a first communication connection corresponding to the first value for receiving data regarding an XR service from an XR server; based on a change of a value of the QoS from the first value to a second value, maintaining the first communication connection and establishing a second communication connection corresponding to the second value; and receiving data regarding the XR service from the XR server through the second communication connection, wherein the second communication connection can comprise one of a radio access technology (RAT) different from the first communication connection and a bearer different from the first communication connection.
Abstract:
The present invention is for beam selection for communication, and an electronic device may include a housing, at least one antenna array including antenna elements disposed in the housing, or formed in part of the housing, at least one processor electrically or operatively connected with the antenna array, and configured to form a plurality of reception beams (rx beams) having different directions, using the antenna array, and a memory operatively connected with the processor. The memory may stores instructions for causing the processor to measure, by using the plurality of the rx beams, signal strength values of a plurality of tx beams transmitted from at least one base station and having different directions, generate measurement results of (the number of the rx beams)×(the number of the tx beams), and select one of a plurality of methods for selecting one beam pair from among the (the number of the rx beams)×(the number of the tx beams)-ary beam pairs, based at least in part on the measurement results.
Abstract:
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may include a communication circuit, and a processor operatively connected with the communication circuit, and the processor may be configured to detect that a reception beam for a first base station is changed, and change a reception beam for a second base station based on first change information of the reception beam for the first base station. Other embodiments are also possible.
Abstract:
An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a display, a communication module, a sensor module, and a first processor. The first processor is configured to: identify location information of the electronic device, identify whether the location information of the electronic device is within a first area, transmit a first message when the identified location information of the electronic device is within the first area, receive a first response message, display at least a part of information included in the first response message on the display, re-identify the location information of the electronic device, identify whether the re-identified location information of the electronic device is out of a second area, and delete the information displayed on the display when the re-identified location information of the electronic device is out of the second area. Other embodiments are also possible.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for forming a beam pair link, by a processor of an electronic device, including measuring a first strength of a first beam generated by a first external electronic device by using a first directional beam formed in a first direction through at least one antenna module of an electronic device, measuring, based on the number of measurements, a second strength of a second beam generated by at least one of the first external electronic device and a second external electronic device by using a second directional beam formed in a second direction different from the first direction, and replacing at least one threshold with another threshold to be used for changing the current beam pair link for the communication with the external electronic device, the replacing being based at least in part on a determination that at least one strength of the first strength of the first beam or the second strength of the second beam satisfies a specified condition, wherein the number of measurements is defined for measuring, by using a directional beam, a strength of a plurality of beams having different directions and generated by at least one external electronic device, and wherein the at least one threshold is defined for changing a current beam pair link for communication with the external electronic device.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an electronic device and a method of transmitting a wireless signal thereof. The electronic device includes: a housing; a first antenna configured to form a first part of the housing; a second antenna configured to form a second part of the housing; and at least one processor including a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal connected to the first antenna and the second antenna, respectively, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to identify a strength of at least one of a transmission signal and a reception signal when transmission of a wireless signal is requested, and control at least one of a phase and a strength of wireless signals output through the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal according to a result of the identification. Various other embodiments are possible.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method and an electronic device for measuring a position of the electronic device. The method includes identifying radio stations of different communication networks based on different communication signals transmitted from the radio stations, identifying at least one grid in a plurality of grids corresponding to the identified radio stations, and identifying the position of the electronic device based on the identified at least one grid, wherein the plurality of grids correspond to a plurality of areas generated on a basis of intensities of the different communication signals.
Abstract:
A communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus includes a first antenna configured to transmit and receive at least one of a signal of a first communication network and a signal of a second communication network, a second antenna configured to receive one of the signal of the first communication network and the signal of the second communication network, a first diplexer connected to the first antenna to separate the signal that is received through the first antenna into a high-band signal and a low-band signal based on a specific frequency and to output the separated signals, and a signal control unit configured to change communication paths of the high-band signal, the low-band signal, and the signal that is received through the second antenna according to a combination of frequency bands supported in a network.