KR20220082607A - Electronic device for reducing power consumption for wireless communication and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for reducing power consumption by wireless communication in an electronic device. An electronic device (eg, a wearable electronic device) includes a first wireless communication circuit supporting cellular communication, a second wireless communication circuit supporting short-range communication, and operable with the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit and a processor connected to When short-distance communication is connected to an external electronic device through a wireless communication circuit, a period for monitoring the paging is set to a second period longer than the first period, and paging of the wearable electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit related information may be transmitted to the external electronic device, and paging of the cellular network may be monitored at the second cycle through the first wireless communication circuit. Other embodiments may be possible.

Description

Electronic device for reducing power consumption by wireless communication and operating method thereof

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for reducing power consumption by wireless communication in an electronic device.

With the development of information and communication technology and semiconductor technology, various electronic devices are developing into multimedia devices that provide various multimedia functions. The multimedia function may include at least one of a voice call function, a video call function, a message function, a broadcasting function, a wireless Internet function, a camera function, an electronic payment function, and a content reproduction function.

BACKGROUND Electronic devices are evolving into various forms to increase user convenience for multimedia functions. For example, the electronic device may be configured as a wearable device in a form that can be worn by a user, such as clothes, glasses, a watch, or a bracelet.

The wearable device may provide communication with a wireless network separately from an external electronic device such as a smart phone. For example, the wearable device may include a subscriber identity module (SIM) to independently provide communication with a wireless network without the aid of an external electronic device.

The wearable device is configured in a user-wearable form and may include a battery and/or an antenna having a relatively small size compared to an external electronic device such as a smart phone. A wearable device may have limited communication with a wireless network due to a relatively small size of a battery and/or an antenna. For example, a wearable device periodically checks whether a function related to wireless communication provided by a wireless network exists in a state that does not provide a function related to wireless communication (eg, in a radio resource control (RRC) standby state (idle)). to monitor the paging of the network. The wearable device may reduce the driving time of the wearable device due to power consumption generated by periodically activating a wireless communication circuit for paging monitoring.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an apparatus and method for reducing power consumption by wireless communication in an electronic device (eg, a wearable device) by interworking with an external electronic device (eg, a smart phone).

According to various embodiments, an electronic device (eg, a wearable electronic device) includes a first wireless communication circuit supporting cellular communication and a second wireless communication circuit supporting short-range communication, and the first wireless communication circuit and the second a processor operatively coupled to a wireless communication circuit, wherein the processor, when connected to a cellular network via the first wireless communication circuit, monitors paging of the cellular network at a first period, and accesses the cellular network When short-distance communication is connected to an external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit in the Information related to paging of the wearable electronic device may be transmitted to the external electronic device, and paging of the cellular network may be monitored at the second cycle through the first wireless communication circuit.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of operating an electronic device (eg, a wearable electronic device) includes an operation of monitoring paging of the cellular network in a first cycle when connected to a cellular network, and an operation of an external electronic device in a state connected to the cellular network When the device and short-range communication are connected, setting the paging monitoring cycle to a second cycle longer than the first cycle and transmitting paging related information of the wearable electronic device to the external electronic device, and and monitoring the paging of the cellular network in the second period.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when an electronic device (eg, a wearable device) is connected to an external electronic device (eg, a smart phone) through low-power communication (eg, Bluetooth), it interworks with the external electronic device to perform paging of the electronic device By controlling the period, it is possible to reduce power consumption by wireless communication and improve the reception rate of a call by a weak electric field.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
2 is an example of a wireless communication system that provides a network of an electronic device and an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
3 is a block diagram of an electronic device and an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
4 is a flowchart for monitoring paging in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
5 is a flowchart for processing a paging message in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
6 is a flowchart for monitoring paging related to an electronic device in an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
7 is an example for controlling a paging period of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
8 is an example for monitoring paging in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
9 is a flowchart for setting a paging period in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
10 is a flowchart for determining whether to monitor paging related to an electronic device in an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
11 is a flowchart for determining whether an external electronic device provides paging monitoring in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
12 is a flowchart for providing information related to provision of paging monitoring related to an electronic device in an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
13 is a flowchart for cell reselection in an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
14 is a flowchart for performing cell reselection in an electronic device in conjunction with an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 1 , in a network environment 100 , an electronic device 101 communicates with an electronic device 102 through a first network 198 (eg, a short-range wireless communication network) or a second network 199 . It may communicate with the electronic device 104 or the server 108 through (eg, a long-distance wireless communication network). According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may communicate with the electronic device 104 through the server 108 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 includes a processor 120 , a memory 130 , an input module 150 , a sound output module 155 , a display module 160 , an audio module 170 , and a sensor module ( 176), interface 177, connection terminal 178, haptic module 179, camera module 180, power management module 188, battery 189, communication module 190, subscriber identification module 196 , or an antenna module 197 may be included. In some embodiments, at least one of these components (eg, the connection terminal 178 ) may be omitted or one or more other components may be added to the electronic device 101 . In some embodiments, some of these components (eg, sensor module 176 , camera module 180 , or antenna module 197 ) are integrated into one component (eg, display module 160 ). can be

The processor 120, for example, executes software (eg, a program 140) to execute at least one other component (eg, a hardware or software component) of the electronic device 101 connected to the processor 120 . It can control and perform various data processing or operations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of data processing or operation, the processor 120 converts commands or data received from other components (eg, the sensor module 176 or the communication module 190 ) to the volatile memory 132 . may be stored in the volatile memory 132 , and may process commands or data stored in the volatile memory 132 , and store the result data in the non-volatile memory 134 . According to an embodiment, the processor 120 is the main processor 121 (eg, a central processing unit or an application processor) or a secondary processor 123 (eg, a graphic processing unit, a neural network processing unit) a neural processing unit (NPU), an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor). For example, when the electronic device 101 includes the main processor 121 and the sub-processor 123 , the sub-processor 123 may use less power than the main processor 121 or may be set to be specialized for a specified function. can The auxiliary processor 123 may be implemented separately from or as a part of the main processor 121 .

The auxiliary processor 123 is, for example, on behalf of the main processor 121 while the main processor 121 is in an inactive (eg, sleep) state, or the main processor 121 is active (eg, executing an application). ), together with the main processor 121, at least one of the components of the electronic device 101 (eg, the display module 160, the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) It is possible to control at least some of the related functions or states. According to an embodiment, the coprocessor 123 (eg, an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as part of another functionally related component (eg, the camera module 180 or the communication module 190). have. According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (eg, a neural network processing device) may include a hardware structure specialized for processing an artificial intelligence model. Artificial intelligence models can be created through machine learning. Such learning may be performed, for example, in the electronic device 101 itself on which artificial intelligence is performed, or may be performed through a separate server (eg, the server 108). The learning algorithm may include, for example, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning, but in the above example not limited The artificial intelligence model may include a plurality of artificial neural network layers. Artificial neural networks include deep neural networks (DNNs), convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), restricted boltzmann machines (RBMs), deep belief networks (DBNs), bidirectional recurrent deep neural networks (BRDNNs), It may be one of deep Q-networks or a combination of two or more, but is not limited to the above example. The artificial intelligence model may include, in addition to, or alternatively, a software structure in addition to the hardware structure.

The memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device 101 (eg, the processor 120 or the sensor module 176 ). The data may include, for example, input data or output data for software (eg, the program 140 ) and instructions related thereto. The memory 130 may include a volatile memory 132 or a non-volatile memory 134 .

The program 140 may be stored as software in the memory 130 , and may include, for example, an operating system 142 , middleware 144 , or an application 146 .

The input module 150 may receive a command or data to be used in a component (eg, the processor 120 ) of the electronic device 101 from the outside (eg, a user) of the electronic device 101 . The input module 150 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, a key (eg, a button), or a digital pen (eg, a stylus pen).

The sound output module 155 may output a sound signal to the outside of the electronic device 101 . The sound output module 155 may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker can be used for general purposes such as multimedia playback or recording playback. The receiver may be used to receive an incoming call. According to one embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separately from or as part of the speaker.

The display module 160 may visually provide information to the outside (eg, a user) of the electronic device 101 . The display module 160 may include, for example, a control circuit for controlling a display, a hologram device, or a projector and a corresponding device. According to an embodiment, the display module 160 may include a touch sensor configured to sense a touch or a pressure sensor configured to measure the intensity of force generated by the touch.

The audio module 170 may convert a sound into an electric signal or, conversely, convert an electric signal into a sound. According to an embodiment, the audio module 170 acquires a sound through the input module 150 or an external electronic device (eg, a sound output module 155 ) directly or wirelessly connected to the electronic device 101 . A sound may be output through the electronic device 102 (eg, a speaker or headphones).

The sensor module 176 detects an operating state (eg, power or temperature) of the electronic device 101 or an external environmental state (eg, user state), and generates an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the sensed state. can do. According to one embodiment, the sensor module 176 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biometric sensor, It may include a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

The interface 177 may support one or more designated protocols that may be used by the electronic device 101 to directly or wirelessly connect with an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 ). According to an embodiment, the interface 177 may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface.

The connection terminal 178 may include a connector through which the electronic device 101 can be physically connected to an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 ). According to an embodiment, the connection terminal 178 may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (eg, a headphone connector).

The haptic module 179 may convert an electrical signal into a mechanical stimulus (eg, vibration or movement) or an electrical stimulus that the user can perceive through tactile or kinesthetic sense. According to an embodiment, the haptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulation device.

The camera module 180 may capture still images and moving images. According to an embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

The power management module 188 may manage power supplied to the electronic device 101 . According to an embodiment, the power management module 188 may be implemented as, for example, at least a part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

The battery 189 may supply power to at least one component of the electronic device 101 . According to one embodiment, battery 189 may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary cell, a rechargeable secondary cell, or a fuel cell.

The communication module 190 is a direct (eg, wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102, the electronic device 104, or the server 108). It can support establishment and communication performance through the established communication channel. The communication module 190 may include one or more communication processors that operate independently of the processor 120 (eg, an application processor) and support direct (eg, wired) communication or wireless communication. According to one embodiment, the communication module 190 is a wireless communication module 192 (eg, a cellular communication module, a short-range communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module 194 (eg, : It may include a LAN (local area network) communication module, or a power line communication module). A corresponding communication module among these communication modules is a first network 198 (eg, a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, wireless fidelity (WiFi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network 199 (eg, legacy It may communicate with the external electronic device 104 through a cellular network, a 5G network, a next-generation communication network, the Internet, or a computer network (eg, a telecommunication network such as a LAN or a WAN). These various types of communication modules may be integrated into one component (eg, a single chip) or may be implemented as a plurality of components (eg, multiple chips) separate from each other. The wireless communication module 192 uses the subscriber information (eg, International Mobile Subscriber Identifier (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module 196 within a communication network such as the first network 198 or the second network 199 . The electronic device 101 may be identified or authenticated.

The wireless communication module 192 may support a 5G network after a 4G network and a next-generation communication technology, for example, a new radio access technology (NR). NR access technology includes high-speed transmission of high-capacity data (eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband)), minimization of terminal power and access to multiple terminals (mMTC (massive machine type communications)), or high reliability and low latency (URLLC (ultra-reliable and low-latency) -latency communications)). The wireless communication module 192 may support a high frequency band (eg, mmWave band) to achieve a high data rate, for example. The wireless communication module 192 includes various technologies for securing performance in a high-frequency band, for example, beamforming, massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), all-dimensional multiplexing. It may support technologies such as full dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), an array antenna, analog beam-forming, or a large scale antenna. The wireless communication module 192 may support various requirements specified in the electronic device 101 , an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 104 ), or a network system (eg, the second network 199 ). According to an embodiment, the wireless communication module 192 may include a peak data rate (eg, 20 Gbps or more) for realizing eMBB, loss coverage (eg, 164 dB or less) for realizing mMTC, or U-plane latency for realizing URLLC ( Example: downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) each 0.5 ms or less, or round trip 1 ms or less). According to various embodiments, the subscriber identification module 196 may include a plurality of subscriber identification modules. For example, the plurality of subscriber identification modules may store different subscriber information.

The antenna module 197 may transmit or receive a signal or power to the outside (eg, an external electronic device). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include an antenna including a conductor formed on a substrate (eg, a PCB) or a radiator formed of a conductive pattern. According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include a plurality of antennas (eg, an array antenna). In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication method used in a communication network such as the first network 198 or the second network 199 is selected from a plurality of antennas by, for example, the communication module 190 . can be A signal or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module 190 and an external electronic device through at least one selected antenna. According to some embodiments, other components (eg, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) other than the radiator may be additionally formed as a part of the antenna module 197 .

According to various embodiments, the antenna module 197 may form a mmWave antenna module. According to one embodiment, the mmWave antenna module comprises a printed circuit board, an RFIC disposed on or adjacent to a first side (eg, underside) of the printed circuit board and capable of supporting a designated high frequency band (eg, mmWave band), and It may include a plurality of antennas (eg, an array antenna) disposed on or adjacent to a second side (eg, top or side) of the printed circuit board and capable of transmitting or receiving signals of a designated high frequency band. .

At least some of the components are connected to each other through a communication method between peripheral devices (eg, a bus, general purpose input and output (GPIO), serial peripheral interface (SPI), or mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)) and a signal (eg, : commands or data) can be exchanged with each other.

According to an embodiment, the command or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device 101 and the external electronic device 104 through the server 108 connected to the second network 199 . Each of the external electronic devices 102 or 104 may be the same as or different from the electronic device 101 . According to an embodiment, all or a part of operations executed in the electronic device 101 may be executed in one or more external electronic devices 102 , 104 , or 108 . For example, when the electronic device 101 is to perform a function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or other device, the electronic device 101 may perform the function or service itself instead of executing the function or service itself. Alternatively or additionally, one or more external electronic devices may be requested to perform at least a part of the function or the service. One or more external electronic devices that have received the request may execute at least a part of the requested function or service, or an additional function or service related to the request, and transmit a result of the execution to the electronic device 101 . The electronic device 101 may process the result as it is or additionally and provide it as at least a part of a response to the request. For this, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, mobile edge computing (MEC), or client-server computing technology may be used. The electronic device 101 may provide an ultra-low latency service using, for example, distributed computing or mobile edge computing. In another embodiment, the external electronic device 104 may include an Internet of things (IoT) device. Server 108 may be an intelligent server using machine learning and/or neural networks. According to an embodiment, the external electronic device 104 or the server 108 may be included in the second network 199 . The electronic device 101 may be applied to an intelligent service (eg, smart home, smart city, smart car, or health care) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.

The electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may have various types of devices. The electronic device may include, for example, a portable communication device (eg, a smart phone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a home appliance device. The electronic device according to the embodiment of the present document is not limited to the above-described devices.

Various embodiments of this document and terms used therein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to a specific embodiment, but it should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutions of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar or related components. The singular form of the noun corresponding to the item may include one or more of the item, unless the relevant context clearly dictates otherwise. As used herein, "A or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B", "A, B or C", "at least one of A, B and C", and "A , B, or C" each may include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding one of the phrases, or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as "first", "second", or "first" or "second" may be used simply to distinguish the element from other elements in question, and may refer to elements in other aspects (e.g., importance or order) is not limited. It is said that one (eg, first) component is "coupled" or "connected" to another (eg, second) component, with or without the terms "functionally" or "communicatively". When referenced, it means that one component can be connected to the other component directly (eg by wire), wirelessly, or through a third component.

The term “module” used in various embodiments of this document may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and is, for example, used interchangeably with terms such as logic, logic block, component, or circuit. can be used A module may be an integrally formed part or a minimum unit or a part of the part that performs one or more functions. For example, according to an embodiment, the module may be implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

Various embodiments of the present document include one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (eg, internal memory 136 or external memory 138) readable by a machine (eg, electronic device 101). may be implemented as software (eg, the program 140) including For example, a processor (eg, processor 120 ) of a device (eg, electronic device 101 ) may call at least one command among one or more commands stored from a storage medium and execute it. This makes it possible for the device to be operated to perform at least one function according to the called at least one command. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code executable by an interpreter. The device-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-transitory' only means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not include a signal (eg, electromagnetic wave), and this term is used in cases where data is semi-permanently stored in the storage medium and It does not distinguish between temporary storage cases.

According to an embodiment, the method according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may be included in a computer program product and provided. Computer program products may be traded between sellers and buyers as commodities. The computer program product is distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (eg compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or via an application store (eg Play Store ^TM ) or on two user devices ( It can be distributed (eg downloaded or uploaded) directly between smartphones (eg: smartphones) and online. In the case of online distribution, at least a part of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily created in a machine-readable storage medium such as a memory of a server of a manufacturer, a server of an application store, or a relay server.

According to various embodiments, each component (eg, a module or a program) of the above-described components may include a singular or a plurality of entities, and some of the plurality of entities may be separately disposed in other components. . According to various embodiments, one or more components or operations among the above-described corresponding components may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of components (eg, a module or a program) may be integrated into one component. In this case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each component of the plurality of components identically or similarly to those performed by the corresponding component among the plurality of components prior to the integration. . According to various embodiments, operations performed by a module, program, or other component are executed sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or heuristically, or one or more of the operations are executed in a different order, omitted, or , or one or more other operations may be added.

In the following description, the electronic device may independently provide a wireless communication function by accessing a wireless communication network, may include an electronic device having a relatively small capacity battery and relatively low antenna performance. As an example, the electronic device may include a wearable device (or a low-spec smart phone). In the following description, an external electronic device may independently provide a wireless communication function by accessing a wireless communication network, may include an electronic device having a relatively high capacity battery and relatively high antenna performance. As an example, the external electronic device may include a smart phone (or a high-spec wearable device).

2 is an example of a wireless communication system that provides a network of an electronic device and an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; According to an embodiment, the electronic device 210 and/or the external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 may be at least partially similar to the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 , or may further include other embodiments of the electronic device. .

Referring to FIG. 2 , according to various embodiments, an electronic device 210 (eg, a wearable device) may access a base station 200 that is a wireless communication network device based on first wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 210 may independently communicate with the base station 200 of the wireless communication system without the help of another electronic device, like the external electronic device 220 . For example, the first wireless communication is cellular communication, a 2G communication method, a 3G communication method, a 4G communication method (eg, long term evolution (LTE) communication), or a 5G communication method (eg, NR (new radio) communication) may include at least one of According to an embodiment, when the electronic device 210 is connected to the base station 200 , the electronic device 210 periodically receives the base station 200 based on a first period (eg, discontinuous reception (DRX) period) negotiated with the base station 200 . paging can be monitored.

According to various embodiments, the external electronic device 220 (eg, a smart phone) may access the base station 200 that is a wireless communication network device based on the first wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the external electronic device 220, like the electronic device 210, may independently communicate with the base station 200 of the wireless communication system without the help of another electronic device. According to an embodiment, when the external electronic device 220 is connected to the base station 200 , the external electronic device 220 periodically performs paging of the base station 200 based on the third period (eg, DRX period) negotiated with the base station 200 . can be monitored. For example, the third cycle may be the same as or different from the first cycle of the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 210 and the external electronic device 220 may perform communication based on the second wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 210 and the external electronic device 220 may transmit and/or receive signals and/or data through second wireless communication different from the first wireless communication. For example, the second wireless communication is short-range communication, and may include at least one of a wireless LAN communication method, a Bluetooth communication method, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), and infrared communication.

According to an embodiment, when communication is connected with the external electronic device 220 based on the second wireless communication, the electronic device 210 may interwork with the external electronic device 220 to monitor the paging of the base station 200 . can

For example, when communication with the external electronic device 220 is connected based on the second wireless communication, the electronic device 210 has a second cycle for monitoring the paging of the base station 200 that is relatively longer than the first cycle. Period can be set. The electronic device 210 may transmit information related to paging monitoring including the first cycle and the second cycle to the external electronic device 220 . The electronic device 210 may monitor the paging of the base station 200 in a second cycle based on interworking with the external electronic device 220 . For example, the information related to paging monitoring may include a system frame number (SFN), information related to the first cycle (eg, DRX cycle), information related to the second cycle, international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) or TMSI (TMSI). temporary mobile subscriber identity). For example, the external electronic device 220 may perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 based on the first cycle separately from the third cycle. When it is determined that the first period overlaps the second period, the external electronic device 220 may omit paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device 210 interworks with the external electronic device 220 to perform paging monitoring, the second cycle is relatively longer than the first cycle negotiated with the network (eg, the base station 200 ). By performing paging monitoring every time, power consumption by paging monitoring can be reduced.

3 is a block diagram of an electronic device and an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; According to an embodiment, the electronic device 210 and/or the external electronic device 220 of FIG. 3 may be at least partially similar to the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 , or may further include other embodiments of the electronic device. .

Referring to FIG. 3 , according to various embodiments, the electronic device 210 may include a processor 300 , a first communication circuit 310 , a second communication circuit 320 , and/or a memory 330 . . According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may be substantially the same as the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or may be included in the processor 120 . The first communication circuit 310 and/or the second communication circuit 320 may be substantially the same as the wireless communication module 192 of FIG. 1 , or may be included in the wireless communication module 192 . The memory 330 may be substantially the same as the memory 130 of FIG. 1 or may be included in the memory 130 .

According to various embodiments, the processor 300 may control the operatively connected first communication circuit 310 , the second communication circuit 320 , and/or the memory 330 . According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may include an application processor (AP) and/or a communication processor (CP).

According to various embodiments, the processor 300 may communicate with a wireless communication network (eg, a cellular network) through the first communication circuit 310 . According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may perform wireless communication with the base station 200 based on the first wireless communication through the first communication circuit 310 . According to an embodiment, when the processor 300 does not provide a function related to wireless communication in a state connected to the base station 200 (eg, a radio resource control (RRC) standby state (idle)), in the first period Based on this, the paging of the network can be monitored. For example, the processor 300 may check whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 is received from the base station 200 by activating the first wireless communication module 310 every first period. For example, the processor 300 is configured to monitor a frame (eg, a paging frame (PF)) related to a paging message and a paging message based on the IMSI of the electronic device 210 and the first cycle (eg, DRX cycle). (eg, paging occasion (PO) or subframe) may be determined. When a period (eg, PO) for monitoring the paging message arrives, the processor 300 activates the first wireless communication module 310 to determine whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 is received from the base station 200 . can be checked For example, the first period may be obtained based on system information (SI) received from the base station 200 . According to an embodiment, when receiving a paging message related to the electronic device 210 , the processor 300 may control the first communication circuit 310 to perform an RRC reconnection procedure. For example, the processor 300 may control the first communication circuit 310 to transmit a request message related to RRC reconnection to the base station 200 .

According to various embodiments, the processor 300 may communicate with the external electronic device 220 through the second communication circuit 320 . According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may communicate with the external electronic device 220 based on the second wireless communication through the second communication circuit 320 .

According to various embodiments, when communication is connected with the external electronic device 220 through the second wireless communication, the processor 300 may interwork paging monitoring for the first wireless communication with the external electronic device 220 .

According to an embodiment, when communication is connected with the external electronic device 220 through the second wireless communication, the processor 300 sets a cycle for paging monitoring to a second cycle including a relatively longer cycle than the first cycle. can be set. The processor 300 may control the second communication circuit 320 to transmit information related to paging monitoring including the first period information and the second period information to the external electronic device 220 . For example, the information related to paging monitoring may include at least one of a system frame number (SFN), information related to the first cycle (eg, DRX cycle), information related to the second cycle, and IMSI and TMSI. For example, when the processor 300 receives the paging monitoring acceptance message in response to the paging monitoring-related information, the processor 300 activates the first wireless communication module 310 every second cycle to receive the electronic device from the base station 200 . It may be confirmed whether a paging message related to 210 is received. For example, the second period may be set based on at least one of motion information of the electronic device 210 , location change information, and remaining battery power. For example, the second period may be set to an integer multiple (eg, about 10 times) of the first period. For example, the motion information of the electronic device 210 may be obtained based on a motion sensor (not shown) included in the electronic device 210 . For example, the location change information of the electronic device 210 may be obtained based on a motion sensor (not shown) and/or a satellite communication module (eg, global navigation satellite system (GNSS)) included in the electronic device 210 . have.

According to an embodiment, when communication is connected with the external electronic device 220 through the second wireless communication, the processor 300 determines whether the external electronic device 220 can perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 . can be checked When it is determined that the external electronic device 220 can perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 , the processor 300 determines that the paging monitoring cycle is a second cycle including a relatively longer cycle than the first cycle. You can set the cycle. The processor 300 may control the second communication circuit 320 to transmit information related to paging monitoring including the first period information and the second period information to the external electronic device 220 . For example, the processor 300 activates the first wireless communication module 310 every second period based on the transmission of information related to paging monitoring to receive a paging message related to the electronic device 210 from the base station 200 . can check whether For example, when the processor 300 receives a paging monitoring acceptance message from the external electronic device 220 through the second communication circuit 320 , the external electronic device 220 monitors the paging related to the electronic device 210 . can be judged to be achievable. As another example, when the processor 300 receives a paging monitoring limit message from the external electronic device 220 through the second communication circuit 320 , the external electronic device 220 performs a paging related to the electronic device 210 . It may be determined that monitoring cannot be performed.

According to various embodiments, when paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 is linked with the external electronic device 220 , the processor 300 may perform cell reselection in conjunction with the external electronic device 220 . According to an embodiment, when the processor 300 receives information related to cell reselection through the second communication circuit 320 while interworking with the external electronic device 220 for paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 , It may be checked whether the electronic device 210 and the external electronic device 220 use the same network. For example, the processor 300 may check whether the electronic device 210 and the external electronic device 220 are connected to the network of the same operator.

According to an embodiment, when the electronic device 210 and the external electronic device 220 use the same network, the processor 300 performs a series of procedures for cell reselection based on information related to cell reselection. can do. For example, the electronic device 210 may include a wireless communication circuit (eg, the first communication circuit 310 ) having relatively lower performance than the external electronic device 220 . Accordingly, when receiving information related to cell reselection from the external electronic device 220 , the processor 300 determines that the electronic device 210 also needs to perform cell reselection and scans for cell reselection. ) to control the first communication circuit 310 to perform.

According to an embodiment, when the electronic device 210 and the external electronic device 220 use different networks, the processor 300 performs paging monitoring in the first cycle to determine whether cell reselection is required to communicate with the network. You can check the channel status of For example, when determining that cell reselection is not necessary, the processor 300 may interwork with the external electronic device 220 to perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 . As another example, when determining that cell reselection is necessary, the processor 300 may control the first communication circuit 310 to perform a scan for cell reselection.

According to an embodiment, when cell reselection is completed, the processor 300 may control the second communication circuit 320 to transmit information related to paging monitoring to the external electronic device 220 . The processor 300 may interwork with the external electronic device 220 to perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, the first communication circuit 310 may support wireless communication with a wireless communication network (eg, the base station 200 of FIG. 2 ) through the first wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the first communication circuit 310 may perform wireless communication with the base station 200 based on the first wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the first communication circuit 310 may monitor paging based on the first cycle or the second cycle based on the control of the processor 300 . For example, the first communication circuit 310 may be activated in a first cycle or a second cycle to check whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 exists from the base station 200 . For example, when the paging period expires, the first communication circuit 310 may be deactivated until the next period. For example, the first wireless communication is cellular communication, and among a 2G communication method, a 3G communication method, a 4G communication method (eg, long term evolution (LTE) communication), or a 5G communication method (eg, NR (new radio) communication). It may include at least one.

According to various embodiments, the second communication circuit 320 is external through the second wireless communication. Wireless communication with the electronic device 220 may be supported. For example, the second wireless communication is short-range communication, and may include at least one of a wireless LAN communication method, a Bluetooth communication method, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), and infrared communication.

According to various embodiments, the memory 330 is configured by at least one component (eg, the processor 300 , the first communication circuit 310 , or the second communication circuit 320 ) included in the electronic device 210 . Various data used can be stored. For example, the data may include information related to paging monitoring and/or reference information for determining whether to reselect a cell. According to an embodiment, the memory 330 may store various instructions that may be executed through the processor 300 .

According to various embodiments, the external electronic device 220 may include a processor 350 , a first communication circuit 360 , a second communication circuit 370 , and/or a memory 380 . According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may be substantially the same as the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or may be included in the processor 120 . The first communication circuit 360 and/or the second communication circuit 370 may be substantially the same as the wireless communication module 192 of FIG. 1 , or may be included in the wireless communication module 192 . The memory 380 may be substantially the same as the memory 130 of FIG. 1 or may be included in the memory 130 .

According to various embodiments, the processor 350 may control the operatively connected first communication circuit 360 , the second communication circuit 370 , and/or the memory 380 . According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may include an application processor (AP) and/or a communication processor (CP).

According to various embodiments, the processor 350 may communicate with a wireless communication network (eg, a cellular network) through the first communication circuit 360 . According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may perform wireless communication with the base station 200 based on the first wireless communication through the first communication circuit 360 . According to an embodiment, when the processor 350 does not provide a function related to wireless communication while connected to the base station 200 (eg, RRC standby state), the processor 350 may monitor paging of the network based on the third period. can For example, the third period is determined through consultation with the network (eg, the base station 200 ), and may be the same as or different from the first period of the electronic device 210 . According to an embodiment, when receiving a paging message related to the external electronic device 220 , the processor 350 may control the first communication circuit 360 to perform an RRC reconnection procedure.

According to various embodiments, the processor 350 may communicate with the electronic device 210 through the second communication circuit 370 . According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may communicate with the electronic device 210 based on the second wireless communication through the second communication circuit 370 .

According to various embodiments, when communication is connected with the electronic device 210 through the second wireless communication, the processor 350 interworks the paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 for the first wireless communication with the electronic device 210 . can do.

According to an embodiment, when communication is connected with the electronic device 210 through the second wireless communication, the processor 350 may receive information related to paging monitoring through the second communication circuit 370 . When receiving information related to paging monitoring from the electronic device 210 , the processor 350 may check whether paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 can be supported. For example, the processor 350 determines that the operation mode of the external electronic device 220 is set to the airplane mode, the connection between the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication is released, or the external electronic device 220 or the electronic device When 210 is in the RRC connected state, it may be determined that paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 cannot be supported. For another example, the processor 350 determines that the operation mode of the external electronic device 220 is not the airplane mode, the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication are connected, or the external electronic device 220 and the electronic device When 210 is in the RRC standby state (idle), it may be determined that paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 can be supported. According to an embodiment, when the processor 350 supports paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 , the processor 350 may perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 at a first cycle identified in the paging monitoring related information. For example, the processor 350 may activate the first communication circuit 360 in a first cycle separately from the third cycle related to the external electronic device 220 to check whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 exists. . For example, when the second period and the first period overlap, the processor 350 may determine that the electronic device 210 performs paging monitoring and may omit paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 .

According to an embodiment, when communication is connected with the electronic device 210 through the second wireless communication, the processor 350 is based on the capability of the electronic device 210 and the operating state of the external electronic device 220 . Thus, it can be checked whether paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 can be supported. For example, when the electronic device 210 independently supports the first wireless communication, the processor 350 may determine that the electronic device 210 can support paging monitoring. As another example, when the electronic device 210 cannot independently support the first wireless communication, the processor 350 may determine that the electronic device 210 cannot support paging monitoring. For another example, the processor 350 may determine that the operation mode of the external electronic device 220 is set to the airplane mode, the connection between the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication is released, or the external electronic device 220 or When the electronic device 210 is in the RRC connected state, it may be determined that paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 cannot be supported. For example, when the electronic device 210 supports paging monitoring, the processor 350 may control the second communication circuit 370 to transmit a paging monitoring acceptance message to the electronic device 210 . As another example, when the electronic device 210 does not support paging monitoring, the processor 350 may control the second communication circuit 370 to transmit a paging monitoring limit message to the electronic device 210 . According to an embodiment, when the processor 350 transmits the paging monitoring acceptance message to the electronic device 210 , the processor 350 may receive information related to paging monitoring from the electronic device 210 through the second communication circuit 370 . have. The processor 350 activates the first communication circuit 360 in the first cycle separately from the third cycle related to the external electronic device 220 based on the information related to paging monitoring from the electronic device 210 to activate the electronic device 210 You can check whether a paging message related to . For example, when the second period and the first period overlap, the processor 350 may determine that the electronic device 210 performs paging monitoring and may omit paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, when the processor 350 supports paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 , the second communication circuit 370 transmits information instructing to perform cell reselection to the electronic device 210 . can control According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may check a channel state with a network (eg, the base station 200 ) through the first communication circuit 360 every first period. When a channel state with a network (eg, the base station 200) satisfies a specified condition, the processor 350 may determine that cell reselection of the electronic device 210 is necessary. When it is determined that cell reselection by the electronic device 210 is necessary, the processor 350 may control the second communication circuit 370 to transmit information instructing to perform cell reselection to the electronic device 210 . . For example, the processor 350 determines that the cell reselection of the electronic device 210 is necessary when the channel state with the network (eg, the base station 200 ) does not continuously satisfy the reference value for a predetermined number of times. can do. For example, the channel state may include at least one of a receiver signal strength indication (RSSI), a reference signal received power (RSRP), or a reference signal received quality (RSRQ).

According to various embodiments, the first communication circuit 360 may support wireless communication with a wireless communication network (eg, the base station 200 of FIG. 2 ) through the first wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the first communication circuit 360 may perform wireless communication with the base station 200 based on the first wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the first communication circuit 360 may monitor the paging related to the electronic device 210 based on the first cycle based on the control of the processor 350 . According to an embodiment, the first communication circuit 360 may monitor the paging related to the external electronic device 220 based on the third period under the control of the processor 350 .

According to various embodiments, the second communication circuit 370 may support wireless communication with the electronic device 210 through the second wireless communication.

According to various embodiments, the memory 380 is connected to at least one component (eg, the processor 350 , the first communication circuit 360 , or the second communication circuit 370 ) included in the external electronic device 220 . It can store various data used by For example, the data may include information related to paging monitoring and/or reference information for determining whether to reselect a cell. According to an embodiment, the memory 380 may store various instructions that may be executed through the processor 300 .

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device 210 interworks paging monitoring related to the external electronic device 220 and the electronic device 210 , the electronic device 210 determines a paging occasion (PO) time point for paging monitoring. Information necessary for calculation may be transmitted to the external electronic device 220 . For example, the information necessary to calculate the PO time point may include at least one of a system frame number of the electronic device 210 , DRX cycle information, IMSI, and TMSI. According to an embodiment, the external electronic device 220 calculates a PO time point for paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 based on information received from the electronic device 210 to perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 . can be done

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device 210 interworks paging monitoring related to the external electronic device 220 and the electronic device 210 , the electronic device 210 determines a paging occasion (PO) time point for paging monitoring. can be calculated. The electronic device 210 may transmit the first period information corresponding to the calculated PO time and identification information (eg, IMSI and/or TMSI) of the electronic device 210 to the external electronic device 220 . According to an embodiment, the external electronic device 220 may perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 based on the first period information received from the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, the wearable electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 or 3 ) may include a first wireless communication circuit (eg, FIG. 1 ) supporting cellular communication. of the wireless communication module 192 or the first communication circuit 310 of FIG. 3), a second wireless communication circuit supporting short-range communication (eg, the wireless communication module 192 of FIG. 1 or the second communication circuit of FIG. 3) (320)), and a processor (eg, processor 120 of FIG. 1 or processor 300 of FIG. 3) operatively coupled with the first wireless communication circuitry and the second wireless communication circuitry, the processor comprising: The processor, when connected to a cellular network through the first wireless communication circuit, monitors paging of the cellular network in a first cycle, and in a state connected to the cellular network, communicates with an external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit When short-distance communication is connected, a period for monitoring the paging is set to a second period longer than the first period, and information related to paging of the wearable electronic device is transmitted to the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit and monitor paging of the cellular network at the second period through the first wireless communication circuit.

According to various embodiments, when the connection state with the cellular network is in a radio resource control (RRC) standby state (idle), the processor monitors the paging of the cellular network in the first period negotiated with the cellular network. can

According to various embodiments, the processor may set the second period for monitoring the paging based on at least one of motion information, location change information, and battery state information of the wearable electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the paging-related information may include one of information related to the first period, information related to the second period, a system frame number, and international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) or temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI) information. It may further include at least one.

According to various embodiments, the processor, when receiving the paging monitoring acceptance information from the external electronic device in response to the paging-related information through the second wireless communication circuit, through the first wireless communication circuit In the second period, paging of the cellular network may be monitored.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when short-range communication is connected to the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit in a state in which the processor is connected to the cellular network, the external electronic device monitors the paging of the wearable electronic device , and when it is determined that the external electronic device supports paging monitoring of the wearable electronic device, a period for monitoring the paging may be set to the second period longer than the first period.

According to various embodiments, when receiving information related to cell reselection from the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit, the processor may perform cell reselection.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when receiving information related to cell reselection from the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit, the processor monitors paging of the cellular network in the first period, and When the channel state with the cellular network periodically checked through the first wireless communication circuit satisfies a specified condition, cell reselection may be performed.

According to various embodiments, when receiving information related to reception of a paging message from the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit, the processor requests an RRC connection to the cellular network through the first wireless communication circuit You can send messages related to

According to various embodiments, when the second period arrives, the processor checks a channel state with the cellular network through the first wireless communication circuit, and satisfies a specified condition for the channel state with the cellular network In this case, paging of the cellular network may be monitored in the first period.

4 is a flowchart 400 for monitoring paging in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Operations in the following embodiments may be sequentially performed, but are not necessarily sequentially performed. For example, the order of the operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. For example, the electronic device of FIG. 4 may be the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 or 3 . As an example, at least some components of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 . 7 is an example for controlling a paging period of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 4 , according to various embodiments, the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the processor 300 of FIG. 3 ) performs a network (eg, the base station 200 of FIG. 2 ) in operation 401 ). communication can be established with According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may access the base station 200 based on the first wireless communication (eg, cellular communication) through the first communication circuit 310 .

According to various embodiments, in operation 403 , when the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) does not provide a function related to wireless communication while connected to a network (eg, the base station 200 of FIG. 2 ) , paging monitoring may be performed in the first cycle. According to an embodiment, when the processor 300 is in the RRC idle state (RRC idle), the processor 300 may identify a paging occasion (PO) time point for receiving the paging message of the electronic device 210 . For example, the PO time may be calculated based on a system frame number of the electronic device 210 , a DRX cycle, or identification information (eg, IMSI and/or TMSI) of the electronic device 210 . According to an embodiment, the processor 300 transmits the PDCCH transmitted from the network (eg, the base station 200 ) through the first communication circuit 310 when the PO time point arrives based on the first period 700 . It may be checked whether a paing-radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI) associated with the electronic device 210 exists through a (physical downlink control channel) ( 702 ). For example, the first communication circuit 310 may be activated when the PO time is performed in the inactive state. When the P-RNTI associated with the electronic device 210 does not exist, the first communication circuit 310 may be switched back to an inactive state.

According to various embodiments, in operation 405 , the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) may determine whether the second wireless communication is connected to the external electronic device (eg, the external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ). . According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may check whether wireless communication with the external electronic device 220 is connected based on the second wireless communication (eg, BLE) through the second communication circuit 320 .

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) is not connected to the external electronic device (eg, the external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) through second wireless communication (eg, in operation 405 ) of 'No'), an embodiment for interworking of paging monitoring with an external electronic device may end.

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) is connected to an external electronic device (eg, the external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) through second wireless communication (eg, in operation 405 ) 'Yes'), in operation 407, when interworking with an external electronic device, a second period for paging monitoring may be set. According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may set a second period that is relatively longer than the first period based on at least one of motion information, location change information, and battery remaining amount of the electronic device 210 . For example, the second period may be set to an integer multiple (eg, about 10 times) of the first period.

According to various embodiments, in operation 409 , the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) may transmit information related to paging monitoring including the first period and the second period information to the external electronic device. For example, the information related to paging monitoring may include at least one of a system frame number (SFN), information related to the first cycle (eg, DRX cycle), information related to the second cycle, and IMSI and TMSI.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) may perform paging monitoring in a second cycle in operation 411 . According to one embodiment, when the processor 300 interworks paging monitoring with the external electronic device 220 in the RRC idle state (RRC idle), as shown in FIG. 7 , the first period 700 negotiated with the base station 200 . ), it may be checked whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 exists through the first communication circuit 310 every second period 710 , which is relatively longer than ) ( 712 ).

5 is a flowchart 500 for processing a paging message in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. According to an embodiment, the operations of FIG. 5 may be detailed operations of operation 411 of FIG. 4 . Operations in the following embodiments may be sequentially performed, but are not necessarily sequentially performed. For example, the order of the operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. For example, the electronic device of FIG. 5 may be the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 or 3 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , according to various embodiments, when an electronic device (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the processor 300 of FIG. 3 ) interworks paging monitoring with the external electronic device 220 (eg: In operation 409) and operation 501 of FIG. 4 , it may be checked whether the second period arrives. According to an embodiment, when the processor 300 receives the paging monitoring accept message in response to the paging monitoring related information transmitted to the external electronic device 220 through the second communication circuit 320 , the external electronic device It may be determined that 220 and paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 are interlocked. When it is determined that the external electronic device 220 and the paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 are interlocked, the processor 300 may check whether the second cycle included in the paging monitoring related information arrives.

According to various embodiments, when the second cycle arrives (eg, 'Yes' in operation 501), the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300) performs a paging message related to the electronic device 210 in operation 503 can be checked to see if it exists. According to an embodiment, when the second period arrives, the processor 300 may determine paging information by decoding the P-RNTI received from the base station 200 through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The processor 300 may check whether identification information of the electronic device 210 exists in the paging information.

According to various embodiments, when the second cycle does not arrive (eg, 'No' in operation 501 ) or a paging message related to the electronic device 210 does not exist in the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) In a case (eg, 'No' in operation 503 ), in operation 505 , it may be checked whether information related to paging is received from the external electronic device 220 interworking with paging monitoring. According to an embodiment, when the identification information of the electronic device 210 does not exist in the paging information confirmed by decoding the P-RNTI, the processor 300 may perform paging monitoring based on the second period. According to an embodiment, when the processor 300 performs paging monitoring based on the second period, the processor 300 performs paging from the external electronic device 220 through the second communication circuit 320 for the remaining time except for the second period. You can check whether the related information is received. For example, the paging-related information may include paging information of the electronic device 210 received by the external electronic device 220 from a network (eg, the base station 200).

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300) does not receive paging related information from the external electronic device 220 (eg, 'No' in operation 505), in operation 501, It can be checked whether the second cycle has arrived.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) has a paging message related to the electronic device 210 (eg, 'Yes' in operation 503 ) or performs a paging from the external electronic device 220 . When information related to is received (eg, 'Yes' in operation 505), in operation 507, RRC reconnection with the network may be performed. According to an embodiment, when the identification information of the electronic device 210 is present in the paging information checked by decoding the P-RNTI, the processor 300 performs RRC for wireless connection with a network (eg, the base station 200 ). A reconnection procedure can be performed. According to an embodiment, when receiving paging-related information from the external electronic device 220 through the second communication circuit 320 , the processor 300 establishes a wireless connection with a network (eg, the base station 200 ). For this purpose, the RRC reconnection procedure may be performed.

According to an embodiment, when the paging message of the electronic device 210 is related to packet communication (eg, packet switched (PS) paging), the processor 300 performs an RRC connection request through a service request. ) can be done. For example, in the message for the RRC connection request, "establishmentCause" may be set to "mt-Access".

According to an embodiment, when the paging message of the electronic device 210 is related to a circuit switching scheme (eg, circuit switched (CS) paging), the processor 300 connects to the RRC through an extended service request. A request (RRC connectionRequest/Release) may be performed.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when paging monitoring interworking with the external electronic device 220 is restricted while performing paging monitoring at a second cycle based on the paging monitoring interworking with the external electronic device 220 , the electronic device 210 performs the first Paging monitoring can be performed periodically. According to an embodiment, the processor 300 performs paging in the first cycle 800 when the paging monitoring interworking with the external electronic device 220 is limited ( 760 ) while performing paging monitoring in the second cycle, as shown in FIG. 7 . It can be checked whether the message is received (702). For example, in a state in which paging monitoring interworking with the external electronic device 220 is restricted, the operation mode of the external electronic device 220 is an airplane mode while the external electronic device 220 is performing paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 . , when the connection between the external electronic device 220 and the second wireless communication is released, or when the electronic device 210 is switched to the RRC connected state (connected).

6 is a flowchart 600 for monitoring paging related to an electronic device in an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Operations in the following embodiments may be sequentially performed, but are not necessarily sequentially performed. For example, the order of the operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. As an example, the external electronic device of FIG. 6 may be the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 or 3 . As an example, at least some configurations of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , according to various embodiments, an external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the processor 350 of FIG. 3 ) performs a network (eg, the base station 200 of FIG. 2 ) in operation 601 . ) and communication can be established. According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may access the base station 200 based on the first wireless communication (eg, cellular communication) through the first communication circuit 360 . According to an embodiment, when the processor 350 is in the RRC idle state, as shown in FIG. 7 , the processor 350 may perform paging monitoring in the third period 720 . For example, when the PO time point arrives based on the third period, the processor 350 may check whether a paging message related to the external electronic device 220 exists through the first communication circuit 360 ( 722 ). ). For example, the third cycle is a system frame number of the external electronic device 220, a DRX cycle, or a PO (pagint occasion) time point calculated based on identification information (eg, IMSI and/or TMSI) of the electronic device 210 . It can be set based on

According to various embodiments, in operation 603 , the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) determines whether wireless communication with the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 ) is connected through the second wireless communication. can be checked According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may determine whether wireless communication with the electronic device 210 is connected based on the second wireless communication (eg, BLE) through the second communication circuit 370 .

According to various embodiments, when wireless communication with the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) is connected with the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 ) (eg, 'Yes' in operation 603 ) ), in operation 605 , it may be determined whether information related to paging monitoring is received from an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 ) connected through the second wireless communication. For example, the information related to paging monitoring may include a system frame number (SFN) of the electronic device 210 , information related to a first cycle of the electronic device 210 (eg, DRX cycle), and a second set of the electronic device 210 . It may include at least one of period-related information, an IMSI of the electronic device 210 and a TMSI of the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, wireless communication with the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) with the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 ) is not connected (eg, 'No' in operation 603 ) ), when information related to paging monitoring is not received from the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 ) (eg, 'No' in operation 605 ), an embodiment for interworking of the paging monitoring with the electronic device Yes you can quit.

According to various embodiments, when the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) receives information related to paging monitoring from the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 ) (eg, in operation 605 ) 'Yes'), in operation 607, paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 may be performed based on the first period included in the paging monitoring related information. According to an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7 , when communication is connected with the electronic device 210 through the second wireless communication ( 750 ), the processor 350 performs a third cycle for monitoring the paging of the external electronic device 220 . Separately from 720 , paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 may be performed based on the first period 700 . For example, when the PO time of the electronic device 210 arrives based on the first cycle, the processor 350 determines whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 exists through the first communication circuit 360 . Can confirm (704). For example, the first period may be confirmed from information related to paging monitoring or may be determined by the external electronic device 220 based on information related to paging monitoring.

According to various embodiments, in operation 609 , the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) may check whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 is received through paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 . .

According to various embodiments, when the paging message related to the electronic device 210 is not received (eg, 'No' in operation 609), the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350) performs the second operation in operation 607. Paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 may be performed based on one cycle.

According to various embodiments, when the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) receives the paging message related to the electronic device 210 (eg, 'Yes' in operation 609), in operation 611, paging and Related information may be transmitted to the electronic device 210 . According to an embodiment, the processor 350 transmits paging reception information (eg, paging-related information) to the electronic device 210 when the paging message related to the electronic device 210 is related to packet communication or circuit switching. ) may control the second communication circuit 370 to transmit.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 350 is configured to configure the electronic device 210 when a paging message related to the electronic device 210 is related to an emergency disaster service (eg, an earthquake and tsunami warning service (ETWS) or a commercial mobile alert (CMAS)). service)), a message related to a disaster may be received from a network (eg, the base station 200). The processor 350 may control the second communication circuit 370 to transmit paging-related information including identification information and body content of a disaster-related message to the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, when paging monitoring interworking with the electronic device 210 is restricted while performing paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 , the external electronic device 220 stops paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 . can do. For example, in a state in which paging monitoring interworking with the electronic device 210 is restricted, when the operation mode of the external electronic device 220 is switched to the airplane mode, the connection between the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication is released. case, or the case in which the external electronic device 220 is switched to the RRC connected state (connected) may be included.

8 is an example for monitoring paging in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 8 , according to various embodiments, the access stratum (AS) 802 of the communication processor of the electronic device 210 receives a paging monitoring request message when the electronic device 210 is in the RRC idle state. may be transmitted to the non-access stratum (NAS) 804 (operation 831). For example, the paging monitoring request message includes a system frame number (SFN) of the electronic device 210 and information related to the first period (eg, DRX). cycle), information related to the second cycle, and information related to paging monitoring including at least one of IMSI and TMSI.

According to various embodiments, the NAS 904 of the communication processor of the electronic device 210 transmits the paging monitoring request message to an external device through the second communication circuit 806 (eg, the second communication circuit 320 of FIG. 3 ). It can transmit to the electronic device 220 (operations 833 and 835). According to an embodiment, the second communication circuit 806 may transmit a paging monitoring request message to the external electronic device 220 through a second communication method (eg, BLE).

According to various embodiments, the second communication circuit 826 (eg, the second communication circuit 370 of FIG. 3 ) of the external electronic device 220 is connected to the electronic device 210 through a second communication method (eg, BLE). ), it may be confirmed whether the communication processor of the external electronic device 220 is in an operable state when a paging monitoring request message is received. According to an embodiment, the second communication circuit 826 may determine whether the communication processor is in an operable state based on a load state of the communication processor.

According to various embodiments, the second communication circuit 826 (eg, the second communication circuit 370 of FIG. 3 ) of the external electronic device 220 indicates that the communication processor of the external electronic device 220 is in an operable state. If it is determined, a paging monitoring request message may be transmitted to the AS 822 through the NAS 824 of the communication processor (operations 837 and 839 ).

According to various embodiments, the AS 822 of the communication processor may determine whether paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 can be performed based on the paging monitoring request message. According to an embodiment, in the AS 822 , the operation mode of the external electronic device 220 is set to the airplane mode, the connection between the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication is released, or the external electronic device 220 In the case of the RRC connected state, it may be determined that paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 cannot be supported. According to an embodiment, in the AS 822 , the operation mode of the external electronic device 220 is not the airplane mode, the connection between the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication is maintained, or the external electronic device 220 is In the case of the RRC standby state, it may be determined that paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 can be supported.

According to various embodiments, the AS 822 of the communication processor may transmit a response message to the paging monitoring request message to the electronic device 210 through the NAS 824 and the second communication circuit 826 (operation 841 , operation 843 and operation 845). According to an embodiment, when the external electronic device 220 can support paging monitoring of the electronic device 210, the response message may include information related to paging monitoring acceptance. According to an embodiment, when the external electronic device 220 cannot support paging monitoring of the electronic device 210, the response message may include information related to a paging monitoring limitation (or rejection).

According to various embodiments, the second communication circuit 806 (eg, the second communication circuit 320 of FIG. 3 ) of the electronic device 210 may connect the external electronic device 220 through a second communication method (eg, BLE). ), the response message may be transmitted to the AS 802 through the NAS 804 (operations 847 and 849).

According to various embodiments, the AS 802 of the electronic device 210 may check whether paging monitoring can be interlocked with the external electronic device 220 based on the response message. According to an embodiment, when the external electronic device 220 supports paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 , the AS 802 performs paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 in conjunction with the external electronic device 220 . can be done For example, the AS 802 may check whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 exists in the second cycle. According to an embodiment, when the external electronic device 220 does not support paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 , the AS 802 may check whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 exists in the first cycle. .

9 is a flowchart 900 for setting a paging period in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. According to an embodiment, the operations of FIG. 9 may be detailed operations of operations 409 and 411 of FIG. 4 . Operations in the following embodiments may be sequentially performed, but are not necessarily sequentially performed. For example, the order of the operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. For example, the electronic device of FIG. 9 may be the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 or 3 .

Referring to FIG. 9 , according to various embodiments, an electronic device (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the processor 300 of FIG. 3 ) sets a second cycle for paging monitoring when interworking with an external electronic device In one case (eg, operation 407 of FIG. 4 ), in operation 901 , a paging monitoring request message including information related to paging monitoring may be transmitted to the external electronic device 220 . For example, the information related to paging monitoring may include at least one of a system frame number (SFN), information related to the first cycle (eg, DRX cycle), information related to the second cycle, and IMSI and TMSI.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) may check whether the external electronic device 220 accepts the paging monitoring request in operation 903 . According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may receive a response message to the paging monitoring request message from the external electronic device 220 through the second communication circuit 320 . The processor 300 may check whether the external electronic device 220 has accepted the paging monitoring request based on the response message received from the external electronic device 220 .

According to various embodiments, when the external electronic device 220 accepts the paging monitoring request (eg, 'Yes' in operation 903 ), the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ), in operation 905 , the electronic device Paging monitoring may be performed at the second period set in 210 . According to an embodiment, when the response message received from the external electronic device 220 includes information related to paging monitoring acceptance, the processor 300 determines that the external electronic device 220 has accepted the paging monitoring request. can When the external electronic device 220 accepts the paging monitoring request, the processor 300 performs electronic processing through the first communication circuit 310 every second period set to be relatively longer than the first period negotiated with the base station 200, It may be checked whether a paging message related to the device 210 exists.

According to various embodiments, when the external electronic device 220 does not accept the paging monitoring request (eg, 'No' in operation 903), in operation 907, the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300) performs network (For example, paging monitoring may be performed in the first cycle negotiated with the base station 200. According to an embodiment, the processor 300 limits (or rejects) the paging monitoring to a response message received from the external electronic device 220. ), it may be determined that the paging monitoring request is rejected by the external electronic device 220. When the external electronic device 220 rejects the paging monitoring request, the base station ( 200), through the first communication circuit 310 every first period negotiated with the electronic device 210, it is possible to check whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 exists.

10 is a flowchart 1000 for determining whether to monitor paging related to an electronic device in an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. According to an embodiment, the operations of FIG. 10 may be detailed operations of operations 605 and 607 of FIG. 6 . Operations in the following embodiments may be sequentially performed, but are not necessarily sequentially performed. For example, the order of the operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. For example, the external electronic device of FIG. 10 may be the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 or 3 .

Referring to FIG. 10 , according to various embodiments, an external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the processor 350 of FIG. 3 ) communicates with the electronic device 210 through second wireless communication In the case (eg, 'Yes' in operation 603 of FIG. 6 ), in operation 1001 , it may be checked whether a paging monitoring request message is received from the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, when the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) does not receive a paging monitoring request message from the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 ) (eg, in operation 1001 ) 'No'), an embodiment for interworking of paging monitoring with the electronic device 210 may end.

According to various embodiments, when the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) receives a paging monitoring request message from the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 ) (eg, ' Yes '), in operation 1003, it may be determined whether paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 can be performed based on the paging monitoring request message. According to an embodiment, the processor 350 determines that the operation mode of the external electronic device 220 is set to the airplane mode, the connection between the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication is released, or the external electronic device 220 In the case of the RRC connected state, it may be determined that paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 cannot be supported. According to an embodiment, the processor 350 determines that the operation mode of the external electronic device 220 is not the airplane mode, the connection between the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication is maintained, or the external electronic device 220 is In the case of the RRC standby state, it may be determined that paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 can be supported.

According to various embodiments, when it is determined that the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350) can perform paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1003), in operation 1005 , a paging monitoring acceptance message may be transmitted to the electronic device 210 . According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may control the second communication circuit 320 to transmit a response message including information related to paging monitoring acceptance to the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, in operation 1007 , the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) may perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 in a first cycle included in the paging monitoring request message. According to an embodiment, the processor 350 performs the paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 based on the first cycle independently of the third cycle for monitoring the paging of the external electronic device 220 by the first communication circuit 360 can be controlled. According to an embodiment, when it is determined that the first cycle overlaps the second cycle in which the electronic device 210 performs paging monitoring, the processor 350 may omit the paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 . 1 The communication circuit 360 may be controlled. For example, the second period may be confirmed in the paging monitoring request message.

According to various embodiments, when it is determined that the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) cannot perform paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 (eg, 'No' in operation 1003 ), in operation 1009 . , a paging monitoring rejection (or restriction) message may be transmitted to the electronic device 210 . According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may control the second communication circuit 320 to transmit a response message including information related to a paging monitoring rejection (or restriction) lock to the electronic device 210 .

11 is a flowchart 1100 for determining whether an external electronic device provides paging monitoring in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. According to an embodiment, the operations of FIG. 11 may be detailed operations of operations 405 and 407 of FIG. 4 . Operations in the following embodiments may be sequentially performed, but are not necessarily sequentially performed. For example, the order of the operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. For example, the electronic device of FIG. 11 may be the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 or 3 .

Referring to FIG. 11 , according to various embodiments, an electronic device (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the processor 300 of FIG. 3 ) performs paging in a first cycle negotiated with a network (eg, the base station 200 ) When monitoring is performed (eg, operation 403 of FIG. 4 ), in operation 1101 , it may be checked whether wireless communication with an external electronic device (eg, the external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 ) is connected through the second wireless communication. . According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may check whether wireless communication with the external electronic device 220 is connected based on the second wireless communication (eg, BLE) through the second communication circuit 320 .

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) is connected to the external electronic device 220 by second wireless communication (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1101), in operation 1103, It may be confirmed whether the electronic device 220 supports paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 . According to an embodiment, when the second wireless communication is connected with the external electronic device 220 , the processor 300 performs communication of the external electronic device 220 from the external electronic device 220 through the second communication circuit 320 . Paging monitoring support information of the electronic device 210 may be received.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) does not have a second wireless communication connection with the external electronic device 220 (eg, 'No' in operation 1101), or the external electronic device 220 ) does not support paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 (eg, 'No' in operation 1103 ), an embodiment for interworking of paging monitoring with an external electronic device may end.

According to various embodiments, when the external electronic device 220 supports paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1103 ), the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) operates In step 1105 , a second period for paging monitoring may be set when interworking with an external electronic device. According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may set a second period that is relatively longer than the first period based on at least one of motion information, location change information, and battery remaining amount of the electronic device 210 . For example, the second period may be set to an integer multiple (eg, about 10 times) of the first period.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 210 may update the second cycle based on at least one of motion information, location change information, and battery remaining amount of the electronic device 210 while performing paging monitoring based on the second cycle. have. The electronic device 210 may share the update information of the second period with the external electronic device 220 through the second wireless communication.

12 is a flowchart 1200 for providing information related to provision of paging monitoring related to an electronic device in an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. According to an embodiment, the operations of FIG. 12 may be detailed operations of operation 603 of FIG. 6 . Operations in the following embodiments may be sequentially performed, but are not necessarily sequentially performed. For example, the order of the operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. For example, the external electronic device of FIG. 12 may be the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 or 3 .

Referring to FIG. 12 , according to various embodiments, an external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the processor 350 of FIG. 3 ) communicates with a network (eg, the base station 200 of FIG. 2 ) and the first If wireless communication is connected (eg, operation 601 of FIG. 6 ), in operation 1201 , it may be checked whether wireless communication is connected with the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 ) through second wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may determine whether wireless communication with the electronic device 210 is connected based on the second wireless communication (eg, BLE) through the second communication circuit 370 .

According to various embodiments, when the second wireless communication with the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) with the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 ) is not connected (eg, in operation 1201 ) 'No'), an embodiment for interworking of paging monitoring with the electronic device may be terminated.

According to various embodiments, when the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350) is connected to the second wireless communication with the electronic device 210 (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1201), in operation 1203, the electronic device It can be checked whether paging monitoring of 210 can be supported. According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may determine whether paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 can be supported based on the capability of the electronic device 210 and the operating state of the external electronic device 220 . For example, when the electronic device 210 independently supports the first wireless communication, the processor 350 may determine that the electronic device 210 can support paging monitoring. As another example, when the electronic device 210 cannot independently support the first wireless communication, the processor 350 may determine that the electronic device 210 cannot support paging monitoring. As another example, the processor 350 determines that the operation mode of the external electronic device 220 is set to the airplane mode, the connection between the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication is released, or the external electronic device 220 In the case of the RRC connected state, it may be determined that paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 cannot be supported. For example, the function of the electronic device 210 may be acquired from the electronic device 210 in a connection process of the second wireless communication with the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, when it is determined that the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) supports paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1203 ), in operation 1205 , paging A monitoring acceptance message may be transmitted to the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, when it is determined that the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350) does not support paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 (eg, 'No' in operation 1203), in operation 1207, A paging monitoring restriction (or rejection) message may be transmitted to the electronic device 210 .

13 is a flowchart 1300 for cell reselection in an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Operations in the following embodiments may be sequentially performed, but are not necessarily sequentially performed. For example, the order of the operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. For example, the external electronic device of FIG. 13 may be the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the external electronic device 220 of FIG. 2 or 3 .

Referring to FIG. 13 , according to various embodiments, when an external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the processor 350 of FIG. 3 ) interworks paging monitoring with the electronic device 210 , operation 1301 . , it may be confirmed whether the first cycle for monitoring the paging of the electronic device 210 arrives. According to an embodiment, the processor 350 may perform paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 based on operations 601 to 707 of FIG. 6 . For example, the processor 350 may check whether the first cycle for paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 arrives separately from the third cycle for monitoring the paging of the external electronic device 220 . For example, when the first period has not arrived but the third period has arrived, the processor 350 may control the first communication circuit 360 to perform paging monitoring of the external electronic device 220 .

According to various embodiments, when the first period for monitoring the paging of the electronic device 210 arrives (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1301), the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350) operates In 1303, channel state information with a network (eg, the base station 200) may be checked. For example, the channel state may include at least one of a receiver signal strength indication (RSSI), a reference signal received power (RSRP), or a reference signal received quality (RSRQ).

According to various embodiments, in operation 1305 , the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) may check whether channel state information with a network (eg, the base station 200 ) satisfies a specified condition. According to an embodiment, when the channel state with the network (eg, the base station 200) does not continuously satisfy the reference value for a predetermined number of times, the processor 350 may determine that the specified condition is satisfied.

According to various embodiments, when the first period for monitoring the paging of the electronic device 210 does not arrive (eg, 'No' in operation 1301 ), or the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350 ) performs a network operation When the channel state information with (eg, the base station 200 ) does not satisfy the specified condition (eg, 'No' in operation 1305 ), an embodiment for cell reselection may end.

According to various embodiments, when channel state information with a network (eg, the base station 200) of the external electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 350) satisfies a specified condition (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1305) , in operation 1307 , information related to cell reselection may be transmitted to the electronic device 210 . According to an embodiment, when the channel state information with the network (eg, the base station 200) satisfies a specified condition, the processor 350 may determine that the cell reselection of the electronic device 210 is necessary. When it is determined that cell reselection by the electronic device 210 is necessary, the processor 350 may control the second communication circuit 370 to transmit information instructing to perform cell reselection to the electronic device 210 . .

14 is a flowchart 1400 for performing cell reselection in an electronic device in conjunction with an external electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Operations in the following embodiments may be sequentially performed, but are not necessarily sequentially performed. For example, the order of the operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. For example, the electronic device of FIG. 14 may be the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 or 3 .

Referring to FIG. 14 , according to various embodiments, when the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the processor 300 of FIG. 3 ) interworks paging monitoring with the external electronic device 220, operation 1401 , it may be confirmed whether information related to cell reselection is received from the external electronic device 220 . According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may perform paging monitoring of the electronic device 210 by interworking with the external electronic device 220 based on operations 401 to 411 of FIG. 4 . For example, the processor 300 may perform paging monitoring based on the second period set in the electronic device 210 in operation 407 of FIG. 4 . The processor 300 may check whether information related to cell reselection is received through the second communication circuit 320 while performing paging monitoring based on the second period.

According to various embodiments, when information related to cell reselection is not received from the external electronic device 220 (eg, 'No' in operation 1401 ), the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) reselects the cell. One embodiment for selection may end. According to an embodiment, the processor 300 may perform paging monitoring based on the second period.

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) receives information related to cell reselection from the external electronic device 220 (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1401), in operation 1403 , it can be checked whether the same network as the external electronic device 220 is used. According to an embodiment, when the processor 300 receives cell reselection related information from the external electronic device 220 through the second communication circuit 320 , the electronic device 210 and the external electronic device 220 . is connected to the network of the same operator.

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) uses the same network as the external electronic device 220 (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1403 ), in operation 1405 , cell reselection can be performed. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 210 may include a wireless communication circuit (eg, the first communication circuit 310 ) having relatively lower performance than the external electronic device 220 . Accordingly, when receiving information related to cell reselection from the external electronic device 220 , the processor 300 determines that the electronic device 210 also needs to perform cell reselection and scans for cell reselection. ) to control the first communication circuit 310 to perform.

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) does not use the same network as the external electronic device 220 (eg, 'No' in operation 1403 ), in operation 1407 , the network ( Example: It can be checked whether the first period negotiated with the base station 200 arrives. According to an embodiment, when the electronic device 210 and the external electronic device 220 use different networks, the processor 300 checks whether the channel state of the network to which the electronic device 210 is connected requires cell reselection. In order to do this, it may be confirmed whether the first period for paging monitoring arrives. For example, when receiving information related to cell reselection, the processor 300 may determine that interworking of paging monitoring with the external electronic device 220 has ended. Accordingly, the processor 300 may check whether the first period for paging monitoring arrives.

According to various embodiments, when the first period negotiated with the network (eg, the base station 200) arrives (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1407), the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300) operates In operation 1409 , a channel state of a network to which the electronic device 210 is connected may be checked. According to an embodiment, the processor 300 checks the channel state of the network based on a signal received from the network (eg, the base station 200) through the first communication circuit 310 at the time when the first cycle arrives. can

According to various embodiments, in operation 1411 , the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) may check whether channel state information with a network (eg, the base station 200 ) satisfies a specified condition. According to an embodiment, when the channel state with the network (eg, the base station 200 ) does not continuously satisfy the reference value for a predetermined number of times, the processor 300 may determine that the specified condition is satisfied.

According to various embodiments, when the channel state information of the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300 ) with the network (eg, the base station 200 ) does not satisfy a specified condition (eg, 'No' in operation 1411 ) , an embodiment for cell reselection may be terminated. According to an embodiment, when the channel state information with the network (eg, the base station 200 ) does not satisfy a specified condition, the processor 300 may determine that cell reselection is not necessary. For example, when it is determined that cell reselection is not necessary, the processor 300 may interwork with the external electronic device 220 to perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, when channel state information with a network (eg, the base station 200) satisfies a specified condition (eg, 'Yes' in operation 1411), the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 or 300); Cell reselection may be performed. According to an embodiment, when the channel state information with the network (eg, the base station 200 ) satisfies a specified condition, the processor 300 may determine that cell reselection is necessary. For example, when determining that cell reselection is necessary, the processor 300 may control the first communication circuit 310 to perform a scan for cell reselection.

According to various embodiments, when the cell reselection is completed, the electronic device 210 may transmit information related to paging monitoring updated based on the cell reselection to the external electronic device 220 . The electronic device 210 may perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 by interworking with the external electronic device 220 based on the updated paging monitoring related information.

According to various embodiments, when the second cycle arrives, the electronic device 210 may check whether a paging message related to the electronic device 210 exists. In this case, the electronic device 210 may check a channel state with a network (eg, the base station 200 ). According to an embodiment, when the channel state with the network (eg, the base station 200) does not satisfy the reference value, the electronic device 210 determines that it should check the channel state with the network (eg, the base station 200). can judge For example, when it is determined that the electronic device 210 needs to check the channel state with the network (eg, the base station 200 ), the paging monitoring interworking with the external electronic device 220 may be terminated. The electronic device 210 may check whether a channel state with a network (eg, the base station 200 ) satisfies a specified condition by performing paging monitoring in a first cycle. For example, when a channel state with a network (eg, the base station 200) satisfies a specified condition, the electronic device 210 may perform cell reselection. For another example, when a channel state with a network (eg, the base station 200 ) for a specified time does not satisfy a specified condition, the electronic device 210 may determine that cell reselection is not necessary. In this case, the electronic device 210 may interwork with the external electronic device 220 to perform paging monitoring related to the electronic device 210 .

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication are connected, the external electronic device 220 may update the location of the electronic device 210 . According to an embodiment, when the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication are connected, the external electronic device 220 may determine that it is physically adjacent to the electronic device 210 . For example, when the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication are connected, the external electronic device 220 may determine that it is located in the same tracking area (TA) as the electronic device 210 . Accordingly, when the tracking area TA is changed or a tracking area update (TAU) cycle arrives while the electronic device 210 and the second wireless communication are connected, the external electronic device 220 performs external The electronic device 220 may collectively perform the tracking area update procedure of the external electronic device 220 and the electronic device 210 . In this case, the electronic device 210 may omit the tracking area update procedure by receiving tracking area identifier (TAI) information from the external electronic device 220 through the second wireless communication.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in a method of operating a wearable electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the electronic device 210 of FIG. 2 or 3 ), when connected to a cellular network, the cellular An operation of monitoring paging of a network and an operation of setting a period for monitoring the paging to a second period longer than the first period when short-range communication is connected to an external electronic device while being connected to the cellular network; The method may include transmitting information related to paging of the electronic device to the external electronic device, and monitoring the paging of the cellular network in the second period.

According to various embodiments, the monitoring of the paging of the cellular network in the first period may include, when the connection state with the cellular network is in a radio resource control (RRC) standby state (idle), the cellular network is negotiated. and monitoring the paging of the cellular network in a first period.

According to various embodiments, the second period may be set as an integer multiple of the first period based on at least one of motion information, location change information, and battery state information of the wearable electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the paging-related information may include one of information related to the first period, information related to the second period, a system frame number, international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), or temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI) information. It may further include at least one.

According to various embodiments, the monitoring of the paging of the cellular network in the second period may include receiving paging monitoring acceptance information from the external electronic device in response to the paging-related information in the second period. and monitoring paging of the cellular network.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the setting of the second cycle may include, when short-range communication is connected to the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit while being connected to the cellular network, the external electronic device Checking whether the electronic device supports paging monitoring, and when it is determined that the external electronic device supports paging monitoring of the wearable electronic device, the second period for monitoring the paging is longer than the first period It may include an operation of setting the period.

According to various embodiments, the method may further include performing cell reselection when information related to cell reselection is received from the external electronic device.

According to various embodiments, when the information related to cell reselection is received from the external electronic device, the operation of monitoring the paging of the cellular network in the first period, and the operation of monitoring the paging of the cellular network in the first period, and confirming through the first wireless communication circuit in the first period The method may further include performing cell reselection when a channel state with the cellular network satisfies a specified condition.

According to various embodiments, the method may further include transmitting a message related to an RRC connection request to the cellular network when information related to reception of a paging message is received from the external electronic device.

According to various embodiments, when the second period arrives, checking the channel state with the cellular network through the first wireless communication circuit, and when the channel state with the cellular network satisfies a specified condition , monitoring the paging of the cellular network in the first period.

The embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely provided for specific examples in order to easily explain the technical contents according to the embodiments of the present invention and help the understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, and limit the scope of the embodiments of the present invention It's not what you want to do. Therefore, in the scope of various embodiments of the present invention, in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, it should be construed that all changes or modifications derived from the technical ideas of various embodiments of the present invention are included in the scope of various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (20)

A wearable electronic device comprising:
a first wireless communication circuit supporting cellular communication;
a second wireless communication circuit supporting short-range communication; and
a processor operatively coupled with the first wireless communication circuitry and the second wireless communication circuitry;
The processor is
monitoring paging of the cellular network in a first period when connected to a cellular network through the first wireless communication circuit;
When short-distance communication is connected to an external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit while connected to the cellular network, a second period for monitoring the paging is set to a second period longer than the first period;
transmitting information related to paging of the wearable electronic device to the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit;
The wearable electronic device monitors the paging of the cellular network at the second period through the first wireless communication circuit.
The method of claim 1,
The processor is configured to monitor paging of the cellular network in the first period negotiated with the cellular network when the connection state with the cellular network is in a radio resource control (RRC) standby state (idle).
The method of claim 1,
The processor is configured to set the second period for monitoring the paging based on at least one of motion information, location change information, and battery state information of the wearable electronic device.
The method of claim 1,
The paging-related information further includes at least one of information related to the first cycle, information related to the second cycle, a system frame number, international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI) information wearable electronics.
The method of claim 1,
When receiving acceptance information of paging monitoring from the external electronic device in response to the paging-related information through the second wireless communication circuit, the processor is configured to: A wearable electronic device that monitors paging on a network.
The method of claim 1,
The processor is configured to check whether the external electronic device supports paging monitoring of the wearable electronic device when short-range communication is connected to the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit while being connected to the cellular network;
When it is determined that the external electronic device supports paging monitoring of the wearable electronic device, a period for monitoring the paging is set as the second period longer than the first period.
The method of claim 1,
The processor performs cell reselection when receiving information related to cell reselection from the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit.
The method of claim 1,
The processor monitors paging of the cellular network in the first cycle when receiving information related to cell reselection from the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit;
The wearable electronic device performs cell reselection when a channel state with the cellular network checked through the first wireless communication circuit in the first period satisfies a specified condition.
The method of claim 1,
When the processor receives information related to reception of a paging message from the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit, the processor transmits a message related to an RRC connection request to the cellular network through the first wireless communication circuit wearable electronics.
The method of claim 1,
When the second period arrives, the processor checks a channel state with the cellular network through the first wireless communication circuit,
When a channel state with the cellular network satisfies a specified condition, the wearable electronic device monitors paging of the cellular network in the first period.
A method of operating a wearable electronic device, comprising:
monitoring paging of the cellular network in a first period when connected to a cellular network;
When short-range communication is connected to an external electronic device while being connected to the cellular network, setting a period for monitoring the paging to a second period longer than the first period;
transmitting information related to paging of the wearable electronic device to the external electronic device; and
and monitoring paging of the cellular network at the second period.
12. The method of claim 11,
Monitoring the paging of the cellular network in the first period comprises:
and monitoring paging of the cellular network in the first period negotiated with the cellular network when the connection state with the cellular network is in a radio resource control (RRC) standby state (idle).
12. The method of claim 11,
The second period is set to an integer multiple of the first period based on at least one of motion information, location change information, and battery state information of the wearable electronic device.
12. The method of claim 11,
The paging-related information further includes at least one of information related to the first cycle, information related to the second cycle, a system frame number, international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI) information Way.
12. The method of claim 11,
Monitoring the paging of the cellular network in the second period comprises:
and monitoring paging of the cellular network in the second period when paging monitoring acceptance information is received from the external electronic device in response to the paging-related information.
12. The method of claim 11,
The operation of setting the second period is,
When short-distance communication is connected to the external electronic device through the second wireless communication circuit while being connected to the cellular network, confirming whether the external electronic device supports paging monitoring of the wearable electronic device; and
and when it is determined that the external electronic device supports paging monitoring of the wearable electronic device, setting a period for monitoring the paging to be the second period longer than the first period.
12. The method of claim 11,
and performing cell reselection when receiving information related to cell reselection from the external electronic device.
12. The method of claim 11,
monitoring paging of the cellular network in the first period when information related to cell reselection is received from the external electronic device; and
and performing cell reselection when the channel state with the cellular network checked through the first wireless communication circuit in the first period satisfies a specified condition.
12. The method of claim 11,
and transmitting a message related to an RRC connection request to the cellular network when information related to reception of a paging message is received from the external electronic device.
12. The method of claim 11,
when the second period arrives, checking a channel state with the cellular network through the first wireless communication circuit; and
and monitoring paging of the cellular network in the first period when a channel state with the cellular network satisfies a specified condition.

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