KR20220010981A - Electronic device managing plural timer and method for operating thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises at least one processor. The at least one processor can be configured to: identify a first timer corresponding to a first SIM from among multiple SIMs connected to the at least one processor; identify a second timer corresponding to a second SIM from among the multiple SIMs connected to the at least one processor; set at least one of a start time of the first timer and a start time of the second timer so that the difference between the start time of the first timer and the start time of the second timer is less than or equal to a designated value; and wake up on the basis of expiration of the first timer or the second timer. Other various embodiments are possible. Therefore, when the same type of timer is set to the multiple SIMs, a start time of the timer can be synchronized.

Description

Electronic device for managing a plurality of timers and an operating method thereof

Various embodiments relate to an electronic device for managing a plurality of timers and a method of operating the same.

In a wireless communication system, an electronic device (eg, user equipment (UE)) may access a wireless communication network and use a voice communication or data communication service at a predetermined location or while moving. In order to provide a communication service to an electronic device, an appropriate authentication process is required. In general, a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) is inserted into an electronic device, and the electronic device and a mobile network operator (MNO) communicate with each other through a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) installed inside the UICC. Authentication is performed between servers. UICC is a subscriber identity module (SIM) card in the case of a global system for mobile communications (GSM) method, a universal subscriber identity (USIM) in the case of a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), long term evolution (LTE), and a new radio (NR) method. module) can be called a card.

When a user of an electronic device subscribes to a wireless communication service provided by a carrier, the carrier provides a UICC (eg, a SIM card or a USIM card) to the user, and the user can insert the provided UICC into his/her electronic device. have. When the UICC is inserted into the electronic device, the USIM application installed inside the UICC is executed and the same value is stored using the IMSI (international mobile subscriber identity) value stored in the UICC and the encryption key value for authentication. An appropriate authentication process may be performed with the operator's server. After an appropriate authentication process is performed, the wireless communication service can be used.

The electronic device may support two or more SIMs, and if it supports two SIMs, it may be referred to as a dual SIM (dual SIM) electronic device, and a device supporting a plurality of SIMs is a multi-SIM electronic device. It can also be called a device. A dual SIM or multi-SIM electronic device may support a plurality of SIMs, and each SIM may be associated with a different subscription. A device in which one transceiver transmits and receives signals associated with a plurality of SIMs may be referred to as a dual SIM dual standby (DSDS) device. In this case, when one SIM transmits or receives a signal, the other SIM may be in the standby mode. Alternatively, a device capable of simultaneous activation of both SIMs may be referred to as a dual SIM dual active (DSDA) device. A timer may be set for each SIM of the electronic device. When a timer expires in each SIM, an operation set for timer expiration may be performed.

In addition, an electronic device supporting a plurality of functions related to communication may communicate with a network. For example, a plurality of timers corresponding to a plurality of functions for periodically checking a network state may be managed by the electronic device. For example, the electronic device may include a Re-Register timer associated with voice over LTE (VoLTE), a dead peer detection (DPD) timer associated with voice over WIFI (VoWIFI), and a keep-alive (RCS) function associated with a rich communication service (RCS) function. keep-alive) timer may operate in one electronic device. When the timer time expires, each timer set in the electronic device may perform an operation (eg, transmission of a message to a network) set according to the expiration.

A specific type of timer may be set for each of the plurality of SIMs. If the corresponding timer is not synchronized, at least one processor of the electronic device should wake up when the timer for one SIM expires, enter the sleep state, and then wake up again when the timer for another SIM expires. . At least one processor may be woken up by a timer set in a plurality of SIMs, and thus power and resources may be wasted. In addition, when a plurality of different types of timers are operated, at least one processor is woken up according to the expiration of the plurality of different types of timers, so that power and resources may be wasted.

The electronic device and the method of operating the same according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may synchronize start times of corresponding timers when the same type of timer is set in a plurality of SIMs.

An electronic device and an operating method thereof according to various embodiments may adjust a start time of at least one of the timers to minimize a wakeup of a processor when a plurality of different types of timers are set.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor identifies a first timer corresponding to a first SIM among a plurality of SIMs connected to the at least one processor, and identify a second timer corresponding to a second SIM from among the plurality of SIMs connected to at least one processor, such that a difference between a start time of the first timer and a start time of the second timer is less than or equal to a specified value, At least one of a start time of the first timer or a start time of the second timer may be set, and the wake-up may be configured based on expiration of the first timer or the second timer.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device includes at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor identifies a plurality of timers for wake-up, identifies a plurality of regions corresponding to each of the plurality of timers, , based on the degree of overlap between the plurality of regions, it may be set to adjust the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device includes at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor receives a request to start a first timer corresponding to a first SIM among a plurality of SIMs connected to the at least one processor. , identify a second timer corresponding to a second SIM among the plurality of SIMs connected to the at least one processor, and set to start the first timer and the second timer together based on expiration of the second timer can be The second timer may have the same expiration period as the first timer.

According to various embodiments, when the same type of timer is set in a plurality of SIMs, an electronic device capable of synchronizing start times of corresponding timers and an operating method thereof may be provided. According to various embodiments, an electronic device capable of adjusting a start time of at least one of the timers and a method of operating the same may be provided to minimize a wakeup of a processor when a plurality of different types of timers are set. Accordingly, the number of wake-up times of the processor may be reduced compared to the conventional one, and thus resources and power may be saved.

1A is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment, according to various embodiments.
1B is a diagram illustrating a network environment including an electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a diagram for describing a system for providing a profile-based communication connection to an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
3 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
4A is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
4B and 4C are examples of screens provided by an electronic device according to various embodiments.
5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining the operation of a timer for each SIM according to a comparative example.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
9 is a diagram for explaining expiration of a plurality of timers according to a comparative example.
10 is a diagram for explaining expiration of a plurality of timers when a start time of a timer is adjusted according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
12 is a view for explaining expiration of a plurality of timers when a start time of a timer is adjusted according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
14 is a diagram for describing region setting according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
16 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
17 is a diagram for describing region setting according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
18 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

1A is a block diagram of an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 1A , in the network environment 100 , the electronic device 101 communicates with the 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 co-processor 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 of the above, 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 a 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 ) connected directly or wirelessly with 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 an 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 wireless 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).

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 connected from the plurality of antennas by, for example, the communication module 190 . can be selected. A signal or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module 190 and an external electronic device through the selected at least one 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, bottom side) of the printed circuit board and capable of supporting a designated high frequency band (eg, mmWave band); and 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 the designated high frequency band. can do.

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.

1B is a diagram illustrating a network environment 100 including an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 1B , a network according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include an electronic device 101 , a first communication network 111a , or a second communication network 112a .

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may operate as a dual SIM dual standby (DSDS) or dual SIM dual active (DSDA) electronic device supporting two SIMs in one device. For example, the electronic device 101 may include two SIMs, a first SIM 111 and a second SIM 112 . The types of the first SIM 111 and the second SIM 112 are not limited. For example, the first SIM 111 and the second SIM 112 may be removable SIM (rSIM) (eg, a SIM card). For example, the electronic device 101 has a first slot (not shown) and a second slot (not shown) that are a first structure therein to accommodate the first SIM 111 and the second SIM 112 , respectively. ) may be included. In this case, the meaning that the electronic device 101 includes the first SIM 111 and the second SIM 112 means that the first SIM 111 and the second SIM 112 are mounted in the electronic device 101 . A person skilled in the art will understand that this may mean a state in which the electronic device 101 is in a closed state, and that the electronic device 101 may not necessarily mean that the first SIM 111 and the second SIM 112 are included in the electronic device 101 . As another example, at least one of the first SIM 111 and the second SIM 112 may include an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM). The eSIM may be referred to as an eUICC.

According to various embodiments, the first SIM 111 is a SIM subscribed to a communication operator of the first communication network 111a, and the electronic device 101 uses the first SIM 111 to perform the first communication network 111a. You can receive wireless communication service by connecting to The second SIM 112 is a SIM subscribed to a communication operator of the second communication network 112a, and the electronic device 101 connects to the second communication network 112a using the second SIM 112 to provide a wireless communication service. can be provided. For another example, although not shown, the first SIM 111 and the second SIM 112 may be SIMs subscribed to a communication service provider of the same communication network. For example, each of the first SIM 111 and the second SIM 112 may be a SIM corresponding to different subscriber information subscribed to the same communication service provider.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for describing a system for providing a profile-based communication connection to an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 2 , a system 200 according to various embodiments includes an electronic device 101 , an SM-DS server 210 , an SM-DP+ server 220 , an MNO server 230 , and a communication service server 240 . ) may be included.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1 ) may include at least one eSIM 201 . Although not illustrated for convenience of description, the electronic device 101 may include one or more slots capable of accommodating one or more rSIMs. According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may include or accommodate N (N is a natural number) SIM (at least one of eSIM and rSIM). There is no limit to the combination of N SIMs, and there is also no limit to the number.

According to various embodiments, the eSIM 201 may be inserted into the electronic device 101 , provided integrally with the electronic device 101 , or implemented to be accessible by the electronic device 101 . According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the eSIM 201 enables the electronic device 101 to include a mobile network operator; MNO) server and authentication can be performed. According to an embodiment, the eSIM 201 is called a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), or long term evolution (LTE), NR (long term evolution) in the case of a global system for mobile communications (GSM) scheme. In the case of a new radio) method, it may be called a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) card, and in addition to this, it may be called by various names according to a communication method. For example, when a user of the electronic device 101 subscribes to a wireless communication service provided by a communication service provider, the electronic device 101 performs authentication with information in the eSIM 201 , for example, an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) value. It is possible to use the wireless communication service after performing an appropriate authentication process with the server of the communication service provider in which the same value is stored by using the K value, which is an encryption key for . For example, the appropriate authentication process may be authentication and key agreement (AKA) authentication, and other authentication methods may also be used.

According to various embodiments, the eSIM 201 may be manufactured as a dedicated card for a corresponding communication operator at the request of a specific communication operator, and authentication information (eg, USIM application and subscriber identification ID ( For example, IMSI), an encryption key (eg, a known K value or Ki value) may be preloaded. An application (or information) in the eSIM 201 may be installed, modified, deleted, or updated using a technology such as over the air (OTA) when necessary.

According to various embodiments, the eSIM 201 may download and/or store information for providing a communication service in the form of a profile. According to an embodiment, the profile may be installed or stored in the manufacturing process of the eSIM 201 or downloaded by the terminal in an over the air (OTA) method and installed or stored in the eSIM 201 . For example, the profile may include a provisioning profile and an operational profile. Even when the provisioning profile is not installed, the electronic device 101 may download the operation profile through a Wi-Fi short-distance connection or an Internet connection, and the provisioning profile is essentially installed in the electronic device 101 . Those skilled in the art will understand that this need not be the case. For example, the operational profile may be a profile including subscriber identification information of a user of the electronic device, and the provisioning profile may include subscriber identification information or subscriber identification information (hereinafter also referred to as 'first subscriber identification information') in the electronic device. Information (hereinafter also referred to as “first information”) for downloading a profile (hereinafter also referred to as a 'first operational profile') including The electronic device may download the first operational profile based on the first information on the provisioning profile in the eSIM 201 .

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 provides subscriber identification information (hereinafter also referred to as 'second subscriber identification information') of the operational profile installed or stored in the eSIM 201 (hereinafter also referred to as 'second operational profile'). ) can be used to provide communication services. For example, the profile including subscriber identification information may be a subscriber identity module (SIM) profile.

According to an embodiment, the operational profile includes, in addition to the subscriber identification information, the subscriber's network access authentication information, the subscriber's phone book, the subscriber's personal information (eg, SMS), the subscriber's name of the service provider, the available services, and the amount of available data. , rate or service provision speed, or information enabling safe wireless communication use by performing subscriber authentication and traffic security key generation when accessing a wireless communication network such as GSM, WCDMA, LTE, or NR may be further included.

According to various embodiments, the first information for downloading data (eg, the first operational profile) including the first subscriber identification information is for a first communication connection designated for downloading the first operational profile. It may include communication session information. For example, the communication session information includes information on access to a subscription manager discovery service (SM-DS) server 210 for downloading the first operational profile or information on a communication service provider network available for access to the SM-DS server 210 . may include

According to various embodiments, the SM-DS server 210 may provide the electronic device 101 with the address of the SM-DP+ server 220 from which the first operational profile can be downloaded based on the provisioning profile. .

According to various embodiments, the SM-DP+ (subscription manager data preparation plus) server 220 is a profile providing server, an off-card entity of profile domain, a profile encryption server, a profile generating server, and a profile It may be a profile provisioner or a profile provider. The SM-DP+ server 220 may perform a first communication connection 22 with the electronic device 101 through a wireless communication network based on a first communication connection request based on the provisioning profile from the electronic device 101, , the first operational profile may be provided to the electronic device 101 through the first communication connection 22 . According to various embodiments, the wireless communication network may be a specific node of the wireless communication network. For example, the wireless communication network may be a base station, a subscriber information management node, or a mobility management node of the wireless communication network. According to an embodiment, the wireless communication network may include a home location register (HLR) and/or authentication center (AuC) server that the electronic device 101 accesses and performs a subscriber authentication function, and accesses after authentication to perform voice communication Alternatively, it may be connected to a communication service server 240 capable of providing communication services such as data communication.

According to various embodiments, the mobile network operator (MNO) server 230 may be a server associated with a mobile communication network operator. According to various embodiments, the MNO server 230 prepares at least one profile (or profile package) (eg, first operational profile) associated with at least one piece of subscriber identification information (eg, first subscriber identification information). may be requested from the SM-DP+ server 220 , and information associated with the first operational profile may be transmitted to the SM-DP+ server 220 . According to an embodiment, the MNO server 230 may transmit a signal for updating and managing the first operational profile to the SM-DP+ server 220 . The MNO server 230 may allow the second communication connection 24 between the electronic device 101 and the communication service server 240 through the second operation profile installed in the eSIM 201 of the electronic device 101 . have.

According to various embodiments, the communication service server 240 may be a server that provides a communication service. According to various embodiments, the communication service may be a service associated with transmission or reception of data through a wireless communication network. According to an embodiment, the communication service transmits or receives other profiles (or data) that do not include subscriber identification information in addition to the operational profile download (eg, a first operational profile including first subscriber identification information). may include related services. For example, the communication service server 240 may include a service server associated with various data transmission and reception, such as a server associated with each of various applications, a push server, a search server, or a market server, and communication by the communication service server 240 The service may include various services such as data transmission/reception, notification reception, push reception, link reception and access, or service request by an application.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 communicates with the communication service server 240 based on the second operational profile when a service request related to transmission or reception of a profile (or data) that does not include subscriber identification information is requested. 2 communication connections 24 may be performed.

According to various embodiments, the SM-DS server 210 , the SM-DP+ server 220 , the MNO server 230 , or the communication service server 240 is merely a description of an implementation example of the servers for performing each function. , may be called another name, and each of the SM-DS server 210 , the SM-DP+ server 220 , the MNO server 230 , or the communication service server 240 may be composed of one or a plurality of servers. Some or all servers among the SM-DS server 210 , the SM-DP+ server 220 , the MNO server 230 , or the communication service server 240 may be configured as one integrated server. According to various embodiments, the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1A or 1B or the electronic device 101 of FIG. 2 ) includes a display (eg, the display module 160 of FIG. 1A ), a communication module (eg, : Communication module 190 of FIG. 1A ), embedded subscriber identification that stores first information associated with a first communication connection for downloading data including first subscriber identification information for accessing at least one communication service providing server module (eg subscriber identity module 196 of FIG. 1A or eSIM 201 of FIG. 2 ), memory (eg memory 130 of FIG. 1A or memory 211 of FIG. 2 ) and the display, the communication module and a processor (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1A ) electrically connected to the memory, wherein the processor transmits data including the first subscriber identification information based on the first information using the communication module Performs the first communication connection for downloading, terminates the first communication connection when a transmission or reception request of data not including the first subscriber identification information is requested during the first communication connection, and based on the second subscriber identification information It may be configured to transmit or receive the data by performing a second communication connection of the .

According to various embodiments, the first information may include a provisioning profile, and the data including the first subscriber identification information may include a first operational profile.

According to various embodiments, when the second subscriber identification information does not exist in the subscriber identification module when the transmission or reception of the data is requested during the first communication connection, the processor is configured to display the second subscriber identification information through the display. may be set to indicate that a corresponding second operational profile does not exist.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be further configured to display a purchase screen associated with the second operational profile when the second operational profile does not exist.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured to perform a second communication session based on the previously used second operational profile.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured to perform a second communication session based on a second operational profile selected by a user.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured to display at least one indicator indicating the first communication connection based on the provisioning profile through the display.

According to various embodiments, the at least one indicator may include at least one type of a service provider name (SPN), a radio access technology (RAT), and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI).

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured to select the provisioning profile associated with a network being accessed through the communication module.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured to select the provisioning profile associated with the network being accessed based on at least one of a PLMN identifier, an MCC, and area information of a network being accessed through the communication module.

3 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may include at least one of a processor 120 , a communication processor 310 , an RF circuit 320 , a first SIM 331 , and a second SIM 341 . have. At least one of the first SIM 331 and the second SIM 341 may be an rSIM. In this case, the electronic device 101 may further include at least one slot for connection with the rSIM. In addition, as described above, the rSIM is detachable from the electronic device 101 and does not necessarily have to be a component of the electronic device 101 . At least one of the first SIM 331 or the second SIM 341 may be an eSIM.

According to various embodiments, the communication processor 310 may support a specified number (eg, two) of SIMs. Although not illustrated, the electronic device 101 may include more than a specified number of SIMs (eg, two rSIMs and one eSIM). In this case, the electronic device 101 may further include a switch (not shown) for switching the SIM connection between the plurality of SIMs and the communication processor 310 .

According to various embodiments, the communication processor 310 may support establishment of a communication channel of a band to be used for wireless communication, and network communication through the established communication channel. For example, the communication processor 310 may support at least one of second generation (2G), 3G, 4G, or 5G network communication. The RF circuit 320 may include, for example, at least one of a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), a radio frequency front end (RFFE), and an antenna module. The RF circuit 320 may process data (eg, a baseband signal) output from the communication processor 310 as an RF signal and transmit it through the antenna module. Alternatively, the RF circuit 320 may convert an RF signal received through the antenna module into a baseband signal and transmit it to the communication processor 310 . The RF circuit 320 may process an RF signal or a baseband signal according to a communication method supported by the communication processor 310 , and the type of the RF circuit 320 is not limited. Interfaces between components are, for example, general purpose input/output (GPIO), universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) (such as high speed-UART (HS-UART) or peripheral component interconnect bus express (PCIe) interfaces). It may be implemented, but there is no limitation on the type, or at least some of the components may exchange control information or packet data information using, for example, a shared memory. In the embodiment of , although the processor 120 and the communication processor 310 are illustrated as being different hardware, this is merely exemplary, and the processor 120 and the communication processor 310 may be implemented with different hardware, According to another embodiment, the processor 120 and the communication processor 310 may be implemented in a single chip.

The communication processor 310 may obtain stored information from the first SIM 331 and the second SIM 341 . For example, the stored information may include at least one of an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID), an IMSI, home public land mobile network (HPLMN) related information, or a mobile subscriber international ISDN number (MSISIDN). The stored information may be called an elementary file (EF). The communication processor 310 performs network communication corresponding to the first SIM 331 and/or the second SIM 341 based on the acquired information stored in the first SIM 331 and/or the second SIM 341 . An authentication procedure for this may be performed through the RF circuit 320 . If authentication is successful, the communication processor 310 may perform network communication corresponding to the first SIM 331 and/or the second SIM 341 through the RF circuit 320 .

According to various embodiments, the communication processor 310 may perform network communications of the dual SIM according to the first SIM 331 or the second SIM 341 . It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, depending on the implementation of the RF circuit 320 , network communications of the dual SIM may be performed in either a DSDS mode or a DSDA mode.

According to various embodiments, the communication processor 310 may include two stacks (eg, a stack according to ISO7816) for processing the SIM, the first SIM 331 and the second SIM 332 . These two stacks can be connected. For example, the first slot 330 may be connected to one stack, and the second slot 340 may be connected to the other stack.

4A is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; The embodiment of FIG. 4A will be described with reference to FIGS. 4B, 4C, 5A and 5B. 4B and 4C are examples of screens provided by the electronic device 101 according to various embodiments. 5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining an operation of a timer for each SIM according to various embodiments.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ), in operation 401 , at least one processor (eg, the processor 120 or to a first SIM (eg, first SIM 531 ) of a plurality of SIMs (eg, first SIM 531 and second SIM 541 ) connected to at least one of communication processor 310 ) A corresponding first timer may be identified. The electronic device 101 may detect a start condition of the first timer, and may identify the first timer based on the detection of the condition. Information on the first timer may be stored in the electronic device 101 , or information on the first timer may be transmitted from a network to the electronic device 101 . For example, when the electronic device 101 establishes a connection with an evolved packet data gateway (ePDG) server, the connection establishment may be detected as a tiger initiation condition. The electronic device 101 may check a dead peer detection (DPD) timer (or check the start of the timer) based on the connection establishment.

In one example, the electronic device 101 may obtain a VoWiFi activation command for the first SIM. For example, referring to FIG. 4B , the electronic device 101 may display the first screen 420 . The first screen 420 may include an area 421 representing a Wi-Fi calling function, an area 422 representing information related to the first SIM, and an area 423 representing information related to the second SIM. . For example, the area 421 may include text indicating a Wi-Fi Calling function. When the area 421 is selected, the electronic device 101 may display a previous setting menu, but this is only an example. The first screen 420 may include a first SIM-related area 422 and a second SIM-related area 423 . The first SIM-related area 422 may include a text 422a indicating the first SIM and a text 422b indicating a VoWiFi function activation state (eg, off state) of the first SIM. The second SIM-related area 423 may include text 423a indicating the second SIM and text 423b indicating the VoWiFi function activation state (eg, on state) of the second SIM. In the example of FIG. 4B , it is shown that two rSIMs are activated/deactivated, but this is exemplary. If the eSIM is included in the electronic device 101, the first screen 420 of FIG. 4B shows the A set profile may be displayed. For example, for a profile in which VoWiFi is enabled, text indicating an active state (eg, on state) may be displayed together with text (or an image) indicating the corresponding profile, and for a profile in which VoWiFi is disabled, text indicating the profile may be displayed. may be displayed together with text (or an image) indicating a corresponding profile text indicating an inactive state (eg, an off state). In various examples, the rSIM and the profile may be displayed together, or three or more SIMs and/or profiles instead of two may be displayed together.

In the example of FIG. 4B , it is assumed that VoWiFi is activated for the second SIM and VoWiFI is deactivated with respect to the first SIM. The electronic device 101 may, for example, confirm the selection of the first SIM-related area 422 . The electronic device 101 may display the second screen 430 as shown in FIG. 4C in response to the selection of the first SIM-related area 422 . The second screen 430 may include text 431 indicating the first SIM, a slideable area 432 , and a slider 433 . The slider 433 may be disposed at any one of the left and right positions in the slideable area 432 . When the slider 433 is positioned to the left of the slideable region 432 , it may indicate that VoWiFi for the first SIM is deactivated, and when the slider 433 is positioned to the right of the slideable region 432 . may indicate a state in which VoWiFi for the first SIM is activated. If a touch on the slideable area 432 or a touch drag input in the right direction is confirmed, the electronic device 101 moves the slider 433 to a right position of the slideable area 432 ( 434 ). can be displayed in The electronic device 101 may recognize the selection of the slideable area 432 as a VoWiFi activation command for the first SIM.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may perform VoWiFi registration based on a VoWiFi activation command for the first SIM. For example, the electronic device 101 may establish a connection with an evolved packet data gateway (ePDG) server, and through the ePDG server, a core network (eg, evolved packet core (EPC) or 5th generation core (5GC)) )) can be connected. For example, an internet protocol security (IPSec) tunnel may be formed between the electronic device 101 and the ePDG server, and a generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunnel may be formed between the ePDG server and the P-GW. The electronic device 101 may determine to start the DPD timer based on the establishment of a connection with the ePDG server (eg, formation of an IPSec tunnel).

According to various embodiments, in operation 403 , the electronic device 101 performs a second SIM ( For example, the second timer corresponding to the second SIM 341 may be identified. In one example, the second SIM 341 may be already activated. In operation 405, the electronic device 101 may set the start time of at least one of the first timer and the second timer so that a difference between the start time of the first timer and the start time of the second timer is equal to or less than a specified value. have. At least one processor (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) of the electronic device 101 may wake up in operation 407 based on expiration of the first timer or the second timer. .

For example, FIG. 5A is a diagram for explaining a wake-up according to a start time of timers according to a comparative example. Referring to FIG. 5A , the second SIM (eg, the second SIM 341 ) may complete VoWiFi registration at a time point 511 , eg, establish a connection with the ePDG server. The electronic device 101 may check and start the DPD timer based on the completion of VoWiFi registration. The electronic device 101 may check the expiration period (eg, 120 seconds) of the DPD timer. The expiration period may mean a time from when the timer time expires. For example, when the expiration period is 120 seconds, the timer may expire after 120 seconds from the start time of the timer. After starting the DPD timer, at least one processor (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) may enter a sleep state. Here, the sleep state may mean at least one of a state in which at least some of the functions of the at least one processor are limited compared to the normal state or a state in which power consumption is small compared to the normal state, and depending on the implementation, inactive (inactive) ) state, it can also be expressed as a restricted state. In the sleep state, only a part of at least one function may be limited or all functions may be stopped, but there is no limitation if the resource consumption is low compared to the normal state. Wake-up may mean that at least one processor transitions from a sleep state to a normal state. Meanwhile, if it is requested that the at least one processor perform another operation, the at least one processor may not enter the sleep state and the DPD timer may be started.

At least one processor (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) may wake up at a time point 512 based on the expiration of the DPD timer. Meanwhile, as described above, if at least one processor is already in a normal state to perform another operation, the wake-up at the time point 512 may be omitted. In various examples of the present disclosure, the expression that at least one processor wakes up by timer expiration and performs a set operation according to timer expiration means that the at least one processor transitions to a normal state according to timer expiration while in the sleep state and It may mean performing a set operation. If the timer expires while the at least one processor is in the normal state, the at least one processor may perform a set operation without a separate state change. In FIG. 5A , it is assumed that at least one processor does not perform another operation. After waking up at time 512 , the electronic device 101 may perform a set operation according to expiration of the timer. For example, the electronic device 101 may control the communication module 190 to transmit a DPD protocol message, for example, a keepalive message associated with IKEv2, but there is no limitation on the set operation. The at least one processor may then enter the sleep state again, start the DPD timer, and wake up at later time points 513 and 514 . Meanwhile, according to the comparative example for comparison with the embodiment of the present invention, at least one processor may perform VoWiFi registration of the first SIM at a time point 521 . Thereafter, at least one processor may wake up at time points 522 , 523 , and 524 to perform a set operation. Accordingly, at least one processor must wake up not only at the time points 511,512,513,514 associated with the second SIM, but also at the time points 521,522,523,524 associated with the first SIM. Power/resource consumption may occur.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) sets a start time of at least one of a timer associated with the first SIM and a timer associated with the second SIM. can Referring to FIG. 5B , at least one processor according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform VoWiFi registration associated with the first SIM at a time 531 . The at least one processor may set the timer start time of the second SIM such that a difference between the timer start time of the first SIM and the timer start time of the second SIM is equal to or less than a specified value. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B , at least one processor may set a timer start time of the first SIM as a time point 532 . The time point 532 may be included in a range less than or equal to the start time point 512 of the timer of the second SIM and a specified value. In one example, the at least one processor is capable of precisely matching time points 512 and 532, or that the difference between time points 512 and 532 is less than or equal to a specified value (eg, 1 second). It may be set differently as much as possible. The specified value may be, for example, set based on a time for maintaining the wakeup after the processor wakes up, but there is no limitation. The at least one processor 120 wakes up once in a period corresponding to the time points 512 and 532 as opposed to being woken up twice at the time points 512 and 522 according to the comparative example. can do. The electronic device 101 may perform the operation set in response to the first SIM and the operation set in response to the second SIM at the same time, or sequentially, based on waking up once. If the first SIM and the second SIM are DSDAs, the electronic device 101 transmits the first DPD message corresponding to the first SIM and the second DPD message corresponding to the second SIM for at least a partial period of time. can be performed simultaneously. For example, the transmission period of the first DPD message and the transmission period of the second DPD message may at least partially overlap. If the first SIM and the second SIM are DSDSs, the electronic device 101 transmits the second DPD message corresponding to the second SIM after transmitting the first DPD message corresponding to the first SIM. and there is no restriction on the transmission order. The at least one processor may enter the sleep state after performing operations corresponding to the first SIM and the second SIM. The at least one processor may then perform wake-up and operations corresponding to the SIMs in a period corresponding to the time point 513 and the time point 533 and in a period corresponding to the time point 514 and the time point 534 . have. As described above, the number of wake-ups of 6 times in FIG. 5A according to the comparative example may be reduced to 3 times as in FIG. 5B according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) connects to the ePDG server based on the second SIM (eg, in operation 601 ). For example, an IPSec tunnel) may be formed. For example, the electronic device 101 may obtain a VoWiFi activation command for the second SIM, and may establish a connection with the ePDG server based on the obtained VoWiFi activation command and complete VoWiFi registration. In operation 603 , the electronic device 101 may wait until the first timer corresponding to the first SIM expires. For example, the electronic device 101 assumes that VoWiFi registration is completed before operation 601 with respect to the first SIM. The electronic device 101 may have already operated the DPD timer based on completion of VoWiFi registration for the first SIM. The electronic device 101 may suspend the start of the second timer corresponding to the second SIM until an expiration time of the first timer corresponding to the first SIM.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 transmits the first DPD corresponding to the first SIM upon expiration of the first timer in operation 605, for example, in the case of a DSDS, and a second SIM within a specified period. It is possible to transmit the second DPD corresponding to . If the first SIM and the second SIM of the electronic device 101 are DSDAs, the first DPD message corresponding to the first SIM and the second DPD message corresponding to the second SIM may be simultaneously transmitted for at least some time. can In operation 607 , the electronic device 101 may start a first timer corresponding to the first SIM and a second timer corresponding to the second SIM. The electronic device 101 may simultaneously start the first timer and the second timer for at least some time, or set the start time of the second timer so that the first timer and the second timer are started within a specified period.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ), in operation 701 , provides an application for transmitting a keep-alive message based on the second SIM. can be activated. For example, an application installed in the electronic device 101 or accessible by the electronic device 101 may be operated in association with the management server. The application may be configured to transmit a keep-alive message when a timer specified in the management server expires. In operation 703 , the electronic device 101 may check the expiration period of the second timer of the activated application. In operation 705 , the electronic device 101 may determine whether the first timer corresponding to the first SIM, which corresponds to the expiration period of the second timer, is in operation. For example, the electronic device 101 may check whether the first timer having the same expiration period as the time of the second timer corresponding to the second SIM is in operation. Alternatively, the electronic device 101 may check whether the first timer having a time that is a multiple or a divisor of the time of the second timer corresponding to the second SIM is in operation.

If it is confirmed that the first timer corresponding to the expiration period of the second timer is in operation (705 - Yes), according to various embodiments, in operation 707 , the electronic device 101 waits until the first timer expires. can The electronic device 101 may suspend the start of the second timer corresponding to the second SIM until the expiration time of the first timer corresponding to the first SIM. In operation 709 , in the case of DSDS, the electronic device 101 transmits a keep-alive message associated with the first timer upon expiration of the first timer, and transmits a keep-alive message associated with the second timer within a specified period. can do. In the case of DSDA, the electronic device 101 may simultaneously perform transmission of the keep-alive message associated with the first timer and transmission of the keep-alive message associated with the second timer for at least some time. If it is not confirmed that the first timer corresponding to the expiration period of the second timer is in operation (705 - NO), the electronic device 101 may directly transmit a keep-alive message associated with the second timer in operation 711 . have.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; The embodiment of FIG. 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 . 9 is a diagram for explaining expiration of a plurality of timers according to a comparative example. 10 is a diagram for explaining expiration of a plurality of timers when a start time of a timer is adjusted according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) may identify a plurality of timers in operation 801 . A trigger event for starting the timer may be set for each of the plurality of timers, and the electronic device 101 may identify a timer to start based on the occurrence of the trigger event. For example, referring to FIGS. 9 and 10 , in the electronic device 101 , an Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) re-registration timer 911, rich communication services (RCS) network address translation (NAT) A keep alive timer 912 and a VoWiFi DPD timer 913 may operate. For example, the electronic device 101 may identify a timer to be started by checking the occurrence of an event trigger corresponding to each of the timers 911 , 912 , and 913 . The above-described timers 911, 912, and 913 may be associated with one SIM or may be associated with a plurality of SIMs. The IMS re-registration timer 911 may be set to perform a re-registration operation, for example, as it expires after an expiration period (eg, 50 minutes) has elapsed. The RCS NAT keep alive timer 912 may be configured to transmit a keep alive message, for example, as it expires after an expiration period (eg, 10 minutes) has elapsed. The VoWiFi DPD timer 913 may be set, for example, to transmit the DPD message as it expires after an expiration period (eg, 120 seconds) has elapsed.

If, according to a comparative example to which this embodiment is not applied, referring to FIG. 9 , at least one processor (eg, at least one of the processor 120 and the communication processor 310) of the electronic device 101, At the time point 903 when the IMS re-registration timer 911 expires, it may wake up. At least one processor may control to perform a re-registration operation and enter the sleep state again. At least one processor may wake up at a time point 902 when the RCS NAT keep alive timer 912 expires. At least one processor may control to transmit a keep alive message and enter the sleep state again. The at least one processor may wake up at points 901 , 904 , and 905 when the VoWiFi DPD timer 913 expires. The at least one processor may control to transmit the DPD message and enter the sleep state again. Accordingly, according to the comparative example, at least one processor may wake up 5 times by the three timers 911 , 912 , and 913 .

Referring again to FIG. 8 , according to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may identify a plurality of regions corresponding to each of the plurality of timers in operation 803 . The region may be a time interval in which the use of a timer is permitted. For example, referring to FIG. 10 , the electronic device 101 may set the first region 1011 based on the expiration time 1001 before the adjustment of the IMS re-registration timer 911 . The electronic device 101 may set the second area 1013 based on the expiration time 1003 before the adjustment of the RCS NAT keep alive timer 912 . The electronic device 101 may set the third area 1015 based on the expiration time 1005 before the adjustment of the VoWiFi DPD timer 913 . The electronic device 101 may predict expiration times 1001, 1003, 1005 based on expiration periods of the timers 911, 912, and 913, and a region based on the predicted expiration times 1001, 1003, 1005 The ones 1011, 1013, and 1015 can be set. Various embodiments of a method for setting the regions 1011 , 1013 , and 1015 will be described later. In operation 805 , the electronic device 101 may adjust the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers based on the degree of overlap between the plurality of regions. Referring to FIG. 10 , a second region 1013 and a third region 1015 may be included in a first region 1011 , and a third region 1015 may be included in the second region 1013 . The electronic device 101 may confirm that all three areas 1011 , 1013 , and 1015 overlap in the third area 1015 . In one example, the electronic device 101 may identify a region where all regions 1011 , 1013 , and 1015 overlap. In the example of FIG. 10 , the electronic device 101 may check that all areas 1011 , 1013 , and 1015 overlap in the third area 1015 . The electronic device 101 may adjust the start time of at least one timer corresponding to the at least one overlapping area to be included in the identified third area 1015 . For example, the electronic device 101 may adjust the start time of the IMS re-registration timer 911 from the time point 1001 to within the third region 1015 . The electronic device 101 may adjust the start time of the RCS NAT keep alive timer 912 from the time point 1003 to within the third region 1015 . In one example, the electronic device 101 matches the start time of the IMS re-registration timer 911 and the start time of the RCS NAT keep alive timer 912 with the third time point 1005 as shown in FIG. 10 . It can be adjusted to make it happen, but this is just an example. As described above, the at least one processor wakes up at the time points 1031 and 1033 when the VoWiFi DPD timer 913 expires, and at a time point within the third region 1015 (eg, time point 1005). can wake up Accordingly, the number of wake-up times of 5 times in FIG. 9 may be reduced to 3 times in FIG. 10 .

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; The embodiment of FIG. 11 will be described with reference to FIG. 12 . 12 is a view for explaining expiration of a plurality of timers when a start time of a timer is adjusted according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) may identify a plurality of timers in operation 1101 . For example, the electronic device 101 may confirm that the first timer, the second timer, and the third timer are operated. In operation 1103 , the electronic device 101 may identify a plurality of regions corresponding to each of the plurality of timers. For example, the electronic device 101 may identify the first area 1211 based on the expected expiration time 1201 of the first timer. The electronic device 101 may identify the second area 1212 corresponding to the expected expiration time 1202 of the second timer and the third area 1213 corresponding to another expected expiration time 1203 . The electronic device 101 may identify a fourth area 1214 corresponding to the expected expiration time 1204 of the third timer and a fifth area 1215 corresponding to another expected expiration time 1205 .

According to various embodiments, in operation 1105 , the electronic device 101 may determine whether a plurality of overlapping regions exist. If it is confirmed that a plurality of overlapping regions exist (eg 1105 - Yes), in operation 1107 , the electronic device 101 may synchronize at least one timer based on a timer expiration time in the corresponding region. Since this has been described with reference to FIG. 10, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. If it is confirmed that there is no overlapping area (1105-No), the electronic device 101 synchronizes at least one timer based on the timer expiration time in the area having the maximum number of overlapping areas in operation 1109. can For example, in FIG. 12 , it can be confirmed that two regions (the first region 1211 and the fifth region 1215) overlap in the fifth region 1215, and it can be confirmed that two are the maximum number of overlaps. have. The electronic device 101 may move the start time of at least one timer (eg, a first timer) into the fifth area 1215 , which is the identified area.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; The embodiment of FIG. 13 will be described with reference to FIG. 14 . 14 is a diagram for describing region setting according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) may identify a first period allowed for the first timer in operation 1301 . . The first period may be a maximum allowed period to maintain a communication connection or service. For example, the electronic device 101 may identify a protocol related to a timer set by at least one of a standard, a manufacturer, and a service provider. For example, for the timer by IMS re-registration, it may be set according to 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) technical specification (TS) 24.229. In this standard, if the expiration period of the previous registration is longer than 1200 seconds, it is suggested that re-registration should be performed before the expiration 600 seconds. The network operator may set, for example, 3600 seconds for registration, and may set 3000 seconds (50 minutes) as the timer period excluding 600 seconds according to the 3GPP document. The electronic device 101 may identify 600 seconds set according to the standard as the first period. For example, the RCS NAT keep alive timer may be set according to a global system for mobile communications (GSMA) document (eg, GSMA RCC.07-v11.0). In this document, it indicates that a terminal supporting RCS must use keep-alive, and if a response within 10 seconds fails, the connection fails. The electronic device 101 may identify 10 seconds set according to the GSMA document as the first period. For example, with respect to the DPD timer, a manufacturer that manufactures an ePDG server may request that a DPD message be transmitted every 120 seconds. In addition, the ePDG server may be configured to wait for one more PDP message without immediately disconnecting the connection, even if the reception of the DPD message once fails. Accordingly, the electronic device 101 may identify 120 seconds as the first period. The foregoing is merely exemplary, and there is no limitation on a method of setting the first period for the timer. For example, as shown in FIG. 14 , the electronic device 101 may check the first period 1411 after the expected expiration time 1401 of the timer.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may identify the second period set for the first timer in operation 1303 . For example, as shown in FIG. 14 , the electronic device 101 may check the second period 1412 set before the expected expiration time 1401 of the timer. When the electronic device 101 performs a specified operation excessively earlier than the expected timer expiration time 1401 , the wakeup may occur more frequently. To prevent this, the electronic device 101 may further set the second period 1412 . The electronic device 101 may set the second period to be the same as the first period, but may be set differently according to implementation. In operation 1305 , the electronic device 101 may identify an area based on the first period and the second period.

15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) may identify a plurality of timers in operation 1501 . In operation 1503 , the electronic device 101 may identify a plurality of regions corresponding to each of the plurality of timers. In operation 1505 , the electronic device 101 may identify a region that satisfies a specified condition. As described above, the electronic device 101 may identify an area in which all areas overlap or an area in which the number of overlapping areas is the maximum as an area satisfying a specified condition.

According to various embodiments, in operation 1507 , the electronic device 101 may synchronize at least one timer into an area having a high priority within the identified area. The identified region may include a first period 1411 and a second period 1412 , for example as in FIG. 14 . The electronic device 101 may set a priority for each sub period even within one area. For example, in order to maximize battery and resource saving, a high priority may be set in the first period 1411 . For another example, a high priority may be set in the second period 1412 in order to stably perform a protocol. The electronic device 101 may change the priority for each sub period, for example, based on the current state (eg, remaining battery power) of the electronic device 101 . The electronic device 101 may identify a region and adjust a start time of at least one timer into a sub-region having a priority within the region.

16 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; The embodiment of FIG. 16 will be described with reference to FIG. 17 . 17 is a diagram for describing region setting according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) may identify a plurality of timers in operation 1601 . For example, the electronic device 101 may check the first timer, the second timer, and the third timer. In operation 1603 , the electronic device 101 may identify a plurality of regions corresponding to each of the plurality of timers. For example, referring to FIG. 17 , the electronic device 101 may identify the first area 1711 based on the expected expiration time 1701 of the first timer. The electronic device 101 may identify the second area 1712 based on the expected expiration time 1702 of the second timer. The electronic device 101 may identify the third area 1713 based on the expected expiration time 1703 of the third timer.

According to various embodiments, in operation 1605 , the electronic device 101 may identify a plurality of regions satisfying a specified condition. For example, the electronic device 101 may fail to check a region where all regions 1711 , 1712 , and 1713 overlap. The electronic device 101 may check that the second area 1712 overlaps the first area 1711 and that the third area 1713 overlaps the first area 1711 . In operation 1607 , the electronic device 101 may synchronize at least one timer into an area having a high priority among the plurality of areas.

According to an embodiment, when a plurality of regions exist, the electronic device 101 may set a higher priority to a region having a smaller time width (eg, the third region 1713 ). In this case, the electronic device 101 may adjust the start time of the first timer within the third region 1713 (②). In another embodiment, when a plurality of regions exist, the electronic device 101 may set a higher priority to a region corresponding to an earlier time (eg, the second region 1712 ). In this case, the electronic device 101 may adjust the start time of the first timer within the second region 1712 (①). As another example, when a plurality of regions exist, the electronic device 101 may set a higher priority to a region corresponding to a later time point (eg, the third region 1713 ). In this case, the electronic device 101 may adjust the start time of the first timer within the third region 1713 (②). In another embodiment, the electronic device 101 may compare the degree of adjustment (eg, the degree of adjustment (①) and the degree of adjustment (②)) at the start time of the first timer. For example, the electronic device 101 may select the minimum adjustment degree (eg, the adjustment (①) degree) and adjust (①) the start time of the first timer into the second region 1712 .

18 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, at least one of the processor 120 or the communication processor 310 ) may synchronize a first timer of the same expiration period of the plurality of SIMs in operation 1801 . can For example, as described with reference to FIG. 5B , the electronic device 101 may match (or adjust within a specified period) start times of the DPD timer for the first SIM and the DPD timer for the second SIM. When different types of timers are set in the plurality of SIMs, the electronic device 101 may synchronize start times of different types of timers.

According to various embodiments, in operation 1803 , the electronic device 101 may identify regions corresponding to the synchronized first timer and a plurality of timers having an expiration period different from the expiration period of the first timer. In operation 1805, the electronic device 101 may adjust a start time of at least one timer based on the overlapping regions. For example, as described with reference to FIG. 10 , the electronic device 101 may adjust a start time of at least one of the first timer and other types of timers based on overlapping regions.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor identifies a first timer corresponding to a first SIM among a plurality of SIMs connected to the at least one processor, and identify a second timer corresponding to a second SIM from among the plurality of SIMs connected to at least one processor, such that a difference between a start time of the first timer and a start time of the second timer is less than or equal to a specified value, At least one of a start time of the first timer or a start time of the second timer may be set, and the wake-up may be configured based on expiration of the first timer or the second timer.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor, as at least part of an operation of setting at least one of a start time of the first timer and a start time of the second timer, the first timer is started before the second timer It may be configured to adjust the start time of the second timer to have a difference between the start time of the first timer and the specified value or less.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor is configured to: based on the first timer being started before the second timer, the second timer to have a difference between the start time of the first timer and the specified value or less As at least part of the operation of adjusting the start time of , the first timer and the second timer may be set to start together at the expiration time of the first timer after waiting until the expiration time of the first timer.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one processor may be configured to include, as at least part of an operation of waking up based on expiration of the first timer or the second timer, while the at least one processor is in a sleep state, It may be configured to wake up based on expiration of a timer or the second timer.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor, based on the expiration of the first timer or the second timer, corresponds to a first operation set in response to expiration of the first timer or expiration of the second timer and may be further set to perform at least one of the set second operations.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor may be configured to simultaneously perform the first operation and the second operation for at least some time, or to sequentially perform the first operation and the second operation .

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor identifies an event for starting a plurality of third timers, and has a difference equal to or less than the specified value at a start time of the first timer and a start time of the second timer Based on the overlap between the first region based on It may be further configured to adjust at least some of start times of the timers.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device includes at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor identifies a plurality of timers for wake-up, identifies a plurality of regions corresponding to each of the plurality of timers, , based on the degree of overlap between the plurality of regions, it may be set to adjust the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor, based on the degree of overlap between the plurality of regions, as at least part of the operation of adjusting the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers, It may be configured to check the first area and adjust at least a portion of starting times of the plurality of timers into the first area.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor, based on the degree of overlap between the plurality of regions, as at least part of the operation of adjusting the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers, the overlapping regions of the plurality of regions It may be configured to identify a second region in which the number of is maximum and adjust at least a portion of start times of the plurality of timers into the second region.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor, based on the degree of overlap between the plurality of regions, as at least part of the operation of adjusting the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers, According to a condition set based on can be set to adjust.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor may be configured to identify a region having the shortest time period among the plurality of candidate regions as the third region as at least part of the operation of identifying the third region. .

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor is configured to identify, as the third region, a region having the shortest amount of adjustment at a start time among the plurality of candidate regions as at least part of the operation of identifying the third region. can be set.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor may be configured to identify a region corresponding to an earliest time among the plurality of candidate regions as the third region as at least part of the operation of identifying the third region. have.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor may include, as at least part of an operation of checking the plurality of regions corresponding to each of the plurality of timers, based on each of a plurality of rules associated with each of the plurality of timers, identifying a plurality of first sub-regions of each of the plurality of regions, identifying a plurality of second sub-regions of each of the plurality of timers, based on the plurality of first sub-regions and the plurality of second sub-regions, It may be set to check a plurality of areas.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor, as at least part of the operation of adjusting the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers, the plurality of first sub-regions have a higher priority than the plurality of second sub-regions. Based on having , the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers is adjusted to be included in any one of the plurality of first sub-regions, and the plurality of second sub-regions is greater than the plurality of first sub-regions. Based on having a high priority, the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers may be set to be adjusted to be included in any one of the plurality of second sub-regions.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor is further configured to, while in the sleep state, wake up based on expiration of at least some of the plurality of timers, and perform operations corresponding to at least some of the plurality of timers. can be set.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor may simultaneously perform operations corresponding to at least some of the plurality of timers at at least some times or sequentially perform operations corresponding to at least some of the plurality of timers. can be set.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a first timer among the plurality of timers is set for a first SIM and a second SIM connected to the at least one processor, and a start time of the first timer for the first SIM and the The start time of the first timer for the second SIM may be set to have a difference equal to or less than a specified value.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device includes at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor receives a request to start a first timer corresponding to a first SIM among a plurality of SIMs connected to the at least one processor. , a second timer corresponding to a second SIM among the plurality of SIMs connected to the at least one processor may be identified. The second timer may have the same expiration period as the first timer. The at least one processor may be configured to start the first timer and the second timer together based on expiration of the second timer.

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.

The various embodiments of this document and terms used therein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, 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 interchangeable with terms such as, for example, logic, logic block, component, or circuit. can be used as 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).

According to various embodiments of the present document, 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, the processor (eg, the processor 120 ) of the device (eg, the 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 contain a signal (eg, electromagnetic wave), and this term refers to the case where data is semi-permanently stored in the storage medium and It does not distinguish between temporary storage cases.

According to one embodiment, the method according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may be provided as included in a computer program product. 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™) or on two user devices ( It can be distributed online (eg download or upload), directly between smartphones (eg smartphones). In the case of online distribution, at least a part of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily generated 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, module or 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. have. 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, or omitted. or one or more other operations may be added.

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In an electronic device,
at least one processor, the at least one processor comprising:
check a first timer corresponding to a first SIM among a plurality of SIMs connected to the at least one processor;
check a second timer corresponding to a second SIM among the plurality of SIMs connected to the at least one processor;
at least one of the start time of the first timer or the start time of the second timer is set so that a difference between the start time of the first timer and the start time of the second timer is less than or equal to a specified value;
An electronic device configured to wake up based on expiration of the first timer or the second timer. The method of claim 1,
At least one processor, as at least part of the operation of setting at least one of a start time of the first timer and a start time of the second timer,
The electronic device is configured to adjust the start time of the second timer to have a difference between the start time of the first timer and the specified value or less based on the first timer being started earlier than the second timer. 3. The method of claim 2,
The at least one processor, based on the first timer being started earlier than the second timer, adjusting the start time of the second timer to have a difference between the start time of the first timer and the specified value or less as at least part of the action,
After waiting until the expiration time of the first timer, the electronic device is configured to start the first timer and the second timer together at the expiration time of the first timer. The method of claim 1,
The at least one processor is configured to, as at least part of an operation of waking up based on expiration of the first timer or the second timer, while the at least one processor is in a sleep state, the first timer or the second timer An electronic device configured to wake up based on the expiration of The method of claim 1,
the at least one processor,
based on the expiration of the first timer or the second timer, further configured to perform at least one of a first operation set in response to the expiration of the first timer or a second operation set in response to the expiration of the second timer electronic device. 6. The method of claim 5,
The at least one processor is configured to simultaneously perform the first operation and the second operation for at least some time, or to sequentially perform the first operation and the second operation. The method of claim 1,
the at least one processor,
Check an event for starting a plurality of third timers,
Based on an overlap between a first region based on a start time of the first timer and a start time of the second timer having a difference of less than or equal to the specified value, and a plurality of regions based on each of the plurality of third timers , the electronic device further configured to adjust at least some of the start time of the first timer, the start time of the second timer, or the start time of the plurality of third timers. In an electronic device,
at least one processor, the at least one processor comprising:
Check a plurality of timers for wake-up,
Checking a plurality of areas corresponding to each of the plurality of timers,
The electronic device is configured to adjust a start time of at least some of the plurality of timers based on the degree of overlap between the plurality of regions. 9. The method of claim 8,
The at least one processor, as at least part of the operation of adjusting the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers, based on the degree of overlap between the plurality of regions,
Checking a first area in which all of the plurality of areas overlap,
The electronic device is configured to adjust at least a portion of the start times of the plurality of timers within the first area. 9. The method of claim 8,
The at least one processor, as at least part of the operation of adjusting the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers, based on the degree of overlap between the plurality of regions,
Checking a second region having the largest number of overlapping regions among the plurality of regions,
The electronic device is configured to adjust at least a portion of the start times of the plurality of timers to be within the second region. 9. The method of claim 8,
The at least one processor, as at least part of the operation of adjusting the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers, based on the degree of overlap between the plurality of regions,
check a plurality of candidate regions according to a condition set based on the overlap of the plurality of regions;
A third area having the highest priority among the plurality of candidate areas is identified,
The electronic device is configured to adjust at least a portion of the start times of the plurality of timers within the third region. 12. The method of claim 11,
The at least one processor, as at least part of the operation of checking the third area,
an electronic device configured to identify a region having the shortest time period among the plurality of candidate regions as the third region. 12. The method of claim 11,
The at least one processor, as at least part of the operation of checking the third area,
The electronic device is configured to identify, as the third region, a region having the shortest amount of adjustment at a start time among the plurality of candidate regions. 12. The method of claim 11,
The at least one processor, as at least part of the operation of checking the third area,
an electronic device configured to identify a region corresponding to an earliest time among the plurality of candidate regions as the third region. 9. The method of claim 8,
The at least one processor, as at least part of the operation of checking the plurality of regions corresponding to each of the plurality of timers,
check a plurality of first sub-regions of each of the plurality of regions based on each of a plurality of rules associated with each of the plurality of timers;
check a plurality of second sub-regions of each of the plurality of timers,
An electronic device configured to identify the plurality of regions based on the plurality of first sub-regions and the plurality of second sub-regions. 16. The method of claim 15,
The at least one processor, as at least part of the operation of adjusting the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers,
Based on the fact that the plurality of first sub-regions have a higher priority than the plurality of second sub-regions, the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers is included in any one of the plurality of first sub-regions adjust,
Based on the fact that the plurality of second sub-regions have a higher priority than the plurality of first sub-regions, the start time of at least some of the plurality of timers is included in any one of the plurality of second sub-regions An electronic device set to adjust. 9. The method of claim 8,
the at least one processor, while in the sleep state, wakes up based on expiration of at least some of the plurality of timers,
An electronic device further configured to perform operations corresponding to at least some of the plurality of timers. 18. The method of claim 17,
The at least one processor is configured to simultaneously perform operations corresponding to at least some of the plurality of timers for at least some time, or to sequentially perform operations corresponding to at least some of the plurality of timers. 9. The method of claim 8,
A first timer among the plurality of timers is set for a first SIM and a second SIM connected to the at least one processor, wherein a start time of the first timer for the first SIM and the first timer for the second SIM The start time of the first timer is set to have a difference equal to or less than a specified value. In an electronic device,
at least one processor, the at least one processor comprising:
receiving a request to start a first timer corresponding to a first SIM among a plurality of SIMs connected to the at least one processor;
identify a second timer corresponding to a second SIM of the plurality of SIMs coupled to the at least one processor, the second timer having the same expiration period as the first timer;
The electronic device is configured to start the first timer and the second timer together based on expiration of the second timer.

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