WO2021256847A1

WO2021256847A1 - Electronic device and method for measuring signal quality of adjacent cell in electronic device

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Publication number: WO2021256847A1
Application number: PCT/KR2021/007537
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이건영; 김현수; 공혜윤; 윤광후; 임용태
Original assignee: 삼성전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2020-06-18
Filing date: 2021-06-16
Publication date: 2021-12-23
Also published as: KR20210156687A

Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a communication processor; at least one radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) coupled to the communication processor; and an antenna connected through the at least one RFIC to transmit a signal corresponding to at least one communication network, wherein the communication processor can: control to communicate with a first communication network by being connected to a first base station; confirm whether broadcast service data is received through the first communication network; and as a result of the confirmation, when the electronic device does not receive the broadcast service data, control to measure a received signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station within a time interval corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data. Various other embodiments are possible.

Description

Method for measuring signal quality of adjacent cells in electronic devices and electronic devices

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method of measuring signal quality of an adjacent cell in the electronic device.

With the recent development of mobile communication technology, as the use of mobile terminals providing various functions has become common, efforts are being made to develop a 5G communication system to meet the increasing demand for wireless data traffic. In addition to the frequency band used in the 3G communication system and the LTE (long term evolution) communication system, the 5G communication system has a higher frequency band (eg, For example, implementation in the 25-60 GHz band) is being considered.

For example, in order to mitigate the path loss of radio waves and increase the propagation distance of radio waves in the mmWave band, in the 5G communication system, beamforming, massive MIMO, full dimensional MIMO; FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beam-forming, and large scale antenna technologies are being discussed.

As a method of implementing 5G communication, a stand alone (SA) method and a non-stand alone (NSA) method are being considered. Among them, the SA method may be a method using only a new radio (NR) system, and the NSA method may be a method using an NR system together with an existing LTE system. In the NSA scheme, the user terminal may use the gNB of the NR system as well as the eNB of the LTE system. A technology that enables a user terminal to enable heterogeneous communication systems may be referred to as dual connectivity.

Among the subframes of the LTE system, a subframe for a broadcast service (eg, a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe) may be defined. In the subframe for the broadcast service, data for unicast (eg, physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) data) cannot be transmitted. A terminal supporting evolved multimedia broadcast and multicast services (eMBMS) may receive data transmitted through an MBSFN subframe when it is necessary to receive eMBMS data. However, UEs that do not support eMBMS or UEs that support eMBMS but do not perform an eMBMS data reception operation may not receive MBSFN subframe information.

When the electronic device does not support eMBMS or supports eMBMS but does not perform eMBMS data reception operation, the electronic device according to various embodiments performs signal quality measurement of a neighboring cell or a target cell using the MBSFN subframe configured for the broadcast service. can be done

According to various embodiments, the electronic device corresponds to at least one communication network by being connected through a communication processor, at least one radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) connected to the communication processor, and the at least one RFIC. and an antenna for transmitting a signal, wherein the communication processor connects to a first base station to control communication with a first communication network, checks whether broadcast service data is received through the first communication network, and the confirmation As a result, when the electronic device does not receive the broadcast service data, at least one second adjacent to the first base station within a time interval corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data It can be controlled to measure the received signal for the base station.

According to various embodiments, the base station includes at least one processor, at least one radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) connected to the at least one processor, and a signal corresponding to at least one communication network connected through the at least one RFIC and an antenna for transmitting, wherein the at least one processor connects to at least one electronic device to transmit/receive data corresponding to a first communication network, and broadcast service related information received from the at least one electronic device confirms whether each electronic device has received broadcast service data from In a corresponding time interval, it may be configured to measure a received signal for at least one other base station adjacent to the base station.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of operating an electronic device includes an operation of connecting to a first base station to communicate with a first communication network, an operation of confirming whether broadcast service data is received through the first communication network, and a result of the confirmation , when the electronic device does not receive the broadcast service data, at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station within a time interval corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data It may include an operation of measuring a received signal for .

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of operating a base station includes transmitting and receiving data corresponding to a first communication network in connection with at least one electronic device, and each electronic device based on broadcast service related information received from the at least one electronic device. confirming whether broadcast service data is received, and, as a result of the check, for at least one electronic device that does not receive the broadcast service data, corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data In a time interval, the method may include setting to measure a received signal for at least one other base station adjacent to the base station.

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device does not support eMBMS or supports eMBMS but does not perform an eMBMS data reception operation, the electronic device measures the signal quality of a neighboring cell or a target cell using the MBSFN subframe configured for the broadcast service. By doing so, resource utilization can be increased.

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device does not support eMBMS or supports eMBMS but does not perform an eMBMS data reception operation, the electronic device measures the signal quality of a neighboring cell or a target cell using the MBSFN subframe configured for the broadcast service. By performing , signal quality measurement performance can be improved.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

2A is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

2B is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

2C is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

3A is a diagram illustrating wireless communication systems that provide a network of legacy communication and/or 5G communication according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

3B is a diagram illustrating wireless communication systems that provide networks of legacy communication and/or 5G communication according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

3C is a diagram illustrating wireless communication systems that provide networks of legacy communication and/or 5G communication according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

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

5 is a diagram illustrating the concept of MBSFN according to various embodiments.

6 is a diagram illustrating an MBSFN system according to various embodiments.

7 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an MBSFN service procedure according to various embodiments.

8 is a diagram illustrating a concept of setting a measurement gap through an MBSFN subframe according to various embodiments.

9 is a diagram illustrating a concept of setting a measurement gap through an MBSFN subframe according to various embodiments.

10 is a diagram illustrating a concept of setting a measurement gap through an MBSFN subframe according to various embodiments.

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

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device 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 flowchart illustrating a method of operating a base station 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;

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

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

The auxiliary processor 123 is, for example, on behalf of the main processor 121 while the main processor 121 is in an inactive (eg, sleep) state, or the main processor 121 is active (eg, executing an application). ), together with the main processor 121, at least one of the components of the electronic device 101 (eg, the display module 160, the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) It is possible to control at least some of the related functions or states. According to an embodiment, the 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.

2A is a block diagram 200 of an electronic device 101 for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication, according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 2A , the electronic device 101 includes a first communication processor 212 , a second communication processor 214 , a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) 222 , a second RFIC 224 , and a third RFIC 226 , fourth RFIC 228 , first radio frequency front end (RFFE) 232 , second RFFE 234 , first antenna module 242 , second antenna module 244 , third An antenna module 246 and antennas 248 may be included. The electronic device 101 may further include a processor 120 and a memory 130 . The second network 199 may include a first cellular network 292 and a second cellular network 294 . According to another embodiment, the electronic device 101 may further include at least one component among the components illustrated in FIG. 1 , and the second network 199 may further include at least one other network. According to an embodiment, a first communication processor 212 , a second communication processor 214 , a first RFIC 222 , a second RFIC 224 , a fourth RFIC 228 , a first RFFE 232 , and the second RFFE 234 may form at least a part of the wireless communication module 192 . According to another embodiment, the fourth RFIC 228 may be omitted or may be included as a part of the third RFIC 226 .

The first communication processor 212 may support establishment of a communication channel of a band to be used for wireless communication with the first cellular network 292 and legacy network communication through the established communication channel. According to various embodiments, the first cellular network may be a legacy network including a second generation (2G), 3G, 4G, or long term evolution (LTE) network. The second communication processor 214 establishes a communication channel corresponding to a designated band (eg, about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) among bands to be used for wireless communication with the second cellular network 294 , and a 5G network through the established communication channel communication can be supported. According to various embodiments, the second cellular network 294 may be a 5G network defined by 3GPP. Additionally, according to an embodiment, the first communication processor 212 or the second communication processor 214 corresponds to another designated band (eg, about 6 GHz or less) among bands to be used for wireless communication with the second cellular network 294 . It is possible to support the establishment of a communication channel, and 5G network communication through the established communication channel.

The first communication processor 212 may transmit/receive data to and from the second communication processor 214 . For example, data classified to be transmitted over the second cellular network 294 may be changed to be transmitted over the first cellular network 292 . In this case, the first communication processor 212 may receive transmission data from the second communication processor 214 . For example, the first communication processor 212 may transmit/receive data through the second communication processor 214 and the interprocessor interface 213 . The interprocessor interface 213 may be implemented as, for example, a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) (eg, high speed-UART (HS-UART) or peripheral component interconnect bus express (PCIe) interface). Alternatively, the first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may exchange control information and packet data information using, for example, a shared memory. The communication processor 212 may transmit/receive various information to and from the second communication processor 214 , such as sensing information, information on output strength, and resource block (RB) allocation information.

Depending on the implementation, the first communication processor 212 may not be directly connected to the second communication processor 214 . In this case, the first communication processor 212 may transmit and receive data through the second communication processor 214 and the processor 120 (eg, an application processor). For example, the first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may transmit and receive data with the processor 120 (eg, an application processor) through the HS-UART interface or the PCIe interface, but There is no restriction on the type. Alternatively, the first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may exchange control information and packet data information using a shared memory with the processor 120 (eg, an application processor). .

According to one embodiment, the first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may be implemented in a single chip or a single package. According to various embodiments, the first communication processor 212 or the second communication processor 214 may be formed in a single chip or a single package with the processor 120 , the co-processor 123 , or the communication module 190 . have. For example, as shown in FIG. 2B , the unified communication processor 260 may support both functions for communication with the first cellular network 292 and the second cellular network 294 .

The first RFIC 222, when transmitting, transmits a baseband signal generated by the first communication processor 212 from about 700 MHz to about 700 MHz used for the first cellular network 292 (eg, a legacy network). It can be converted to a radio frequency (RF) signal of 3 GHz. Upon reception, an RF signal is obtained from a first network 292 (eg, a legacy network) via an antenna (eg, a first antenna module 242 ), and via an RFFE (eg, a first RFFE 232 ). It may be preprocessed. The first RFIC 222 may convert the preprocessed RF signal into a baseband signal to be processed by the first communication processor 212 .

The second RFIC 224, when transmitting, uses the baseband signal generated by the first communication processor 212 or the second communication processor 214 to the second cellular network 294 (eg, a 5G network). It can be converted into an RF signal (hereinafter, 5G Sub6 RF signal) of the Sub6 band (eg, about 6 GHz or less). Upon reception, a 5G Sub6 RF signal is obtained from a second cellular network 294 (eg, 5G network) via an antenna (eg, second antenna module 244 ), and an RFFE (eg, second RFFE 234 ) ) can be preprocessed. The second RFIC 224 may convert the preprocessed 5G Sub6 RF signal into a baseband signal to be processed by a corresponding one of the first communication processor 212 or the second communication processor 214 .

The third RFIC 226 transmits the baseband signal generated by the second communication processor 214 to the 5G Above6 band (eg, about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) to be used in the second cellular network 294 (eg, 5G network). It can be converted into an RF signal (hereinafter referred to as 5G Above6 RF signal). Upon reception, a 5G Above6 RF signal may be obtained from the second cellular network 294 (eg, 5G network) via an antenna (eg, antenna 248 ) and pre-processed via a third RFFE 236 . The third RFIC 226 may convert the preprocessed 5G Above6 RF signal into a baseband signal to be processed by the second communication processor 214 . According to one embodiment, the third RFFE 236 may be formed as part of the third RFIC 226 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may include the fourth RFIC 228 separately from or as at least a part of the third RFIC 226 . In this case, the fourth RFIC 228 converts the baseband signal generated by the second communication processor 214 into an RF signal (hereinafter, IF signal) of an intermediate frequency band (eg, about 9 GHz to about 11 GHz). After conversion, the IF signal may be transmitted to the third RFIC 226 . The third RFIC 226 may convert the IF signal into a 5G Above6 RF signal. Upon reception, a 5G Above6 RF signal may be received from the second cellular network 294 (eg, 5G network) via an antenna (eg, antenna 248 ) and converted to an IF signal by a third RFIC 226 . have. The fourth RFIC 228 may convert the IF signal into a baseband signal for processing by the second communication processor 214 .

According to an embodiment, the first RFIC 222 and the second RFIC 224 may be implemented as at least a part of a single chip or a single package. According to various embodiments, when the first RFIC 222 and the second RFIC 224 in FIG. 2A or 2B are implemented as a single chip or a single package, the integrated RFIC 223 is implemented as shown in FIG. 2C . can be In this case, the integrated RFIC 223 is connected to the first RFFE 232 and the second RFFE 234 so that the integrated RFIC 223 transmits a baseband signal to the first RFFE 232 and/or the second RFFE 234 . may be converted into a signal of a band supported by , and the converted signal may be transmitted to one of the first RFFE 232 and the second RFFE 234 . According to an embodiment, the first RFFE 232 and the second RFFE 234 may be implemented as at least a part of a single chip or a single package. According to an embodiment, at least one antenna module of the first antenna module 242 or the second antenna module 244 may be omitted or may be combined with another antenna module to process RF signals of a plurality of corresponding bands.

According to an embodiment, the third RFIC 226 and the antenna 248 may be disposed on the same substrate to form the third antenna module 246 . For example, the wireless communication module 192 or the processor 120 may be disposed on the first substrate (eg, main PCB). In this case, the third RFIC 226 is located in a partial area (eg, the bottom surface) of the second substrate (eg, sub PCB) separate from the first substrate, and the antenna 248 is located in another partial region (eg, the top surface). is disposed, the third antenna module 246 may be formed. By disposing the third RFIC 226 and the antenna 248 on the same substrate, it is possible to reduce the length of the transmission line therebetween. This, for example, can reduce loss (eg, attenuation) of a signal in a high-frequency band (eg, about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) used for 5G network communication by the transmission line. Accordingly, the electronic device 101 may improve the quality or speed of communication with the second network 294 (eg, a 5G network).

According to an embodiment, the antenna 248 may be formed as an antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements that may be used for beamforming. In this case, the third RFIC 226 may include, for example, as a part of the third RFFE 236 , a plurality of phase shifters 238 corresponding to the plurality of antenna elements. During transmission, each of the plurality of phase shifters 238 may transform the phase of a 5G Above6 RF signal to be transmitted to the outside of the electronic device 101 (eg, a base station of a 5G network) through a corresponding antenna element. . Upon reception, each of the plurality of phase shifters 238 may convert the phase of the 5G Above6 RF signal received from the outside through a corresponding antenna element into the same or substantially the same phase. This enables transmission or reception through beamforming between the electronic device 101 and the outside.

The second cellular network 294 (eg, 5G network) may be operated independently (eg, Stand-Alone (SA)) or connected to the first cellular network 292 (eg, legacy network). Example: Non-Stand Alone (NSA)). For example, the 5G network may have only an access network (eg, a 5G radio access network (RAN) or a next generation RAN (NG RAN)), and may not have a core network (eg, a next generation core (NGC)). In this case, after accessing the access network of the 5G network, the electronic device 101 may access an external network (eg, the Internet) under the control of a core network (eg, evolved packed core (EPC)) of the legacy network. Protocol information for communication with a legacy network (eg, LTE protocol information) or protocol information for communication with a 5G network (eg, New Radio (NR) protocol information) is stored in the memory 230, and other components (eg, a processor 120 , the first communication processor 212 , or the second communication processor 214 ).

3A, 3B, and 3C are diagrams illustrating wireless communication systems that provide networks of legacy communication and/or 5G communication according to various embodiments. 3A, 3B, and 3C , the network environments 300a to 300c may include at least one of a legacy network and a 5G network. The legacy network includes, for example, a 4G or LTE base station 340 (eg, eNB (eNodeB)) of the 3GPP standard supporting wireless connection with the electronic device 101 and an evolved packet (EPC) for managing 4G communication. core) 342 . The 5G network, for example, manages 5G communication between the electronic device 101 and a New Radio (NR) base station 350 (eg, gNB (gNodeB)) supporting wireless connection and the electronic device 101 . It may include a 5th generation core (5GC) 352.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may transmit/receive a control message and user data through legacy communication and/or 5G communication. The control message is, for example, a message related to at least one of security control, bearer setup, authentication, registration, or mobility management of the electronic device 101 . may include The user data may refer to, for example, user data excluding a control message transmitted/received between the electronic device 101 and the core network 330 (eg, the EPC 342 ).

Referring to FIG. 3A , the electronic device 101 according to an embodiment uses at least a part of a legacy network (eg, the LTE base station 340 and the EPC 342 ) to at least a part of a 5G network (eg: The NR base station 350 and the 5GC 352 may transmit/receive at least one of a control message or user data.

According to various embodiments, network environment 300a provides wireless communication dual connectivity (DC) to LTE base station 340 and NR base station 350 , and either EPC 342 or 5GC 352 . It may include a network environment in which a control message is transmitted and received with the electronic device 101 through the core network 230 of the .

According to various embodiments, in a DC environment, one of the LTE base station 340 or the NR base station 350 operates as a master node (MN) 310 and the other operates as a secondary node (SN) 320 . can do. The MN 310 may be connected to the core network 230 to transmit and receive control messages. The MN 310 and the SN 320 may be connected through a network interface to transmit/receive messages related to radio resource (eg, communication channel) management with each other.

According to various embodiments, the MN 310 may be configured as the LTE base station 340 , the SN 320 may be configured as the NR base station 350 , and the core network 330 may be configured as the EPC 342 . For example, a control message may be transmitted/received through the LTE base station 340 and the EPC 342 , and user data may be transmitted/received through at least one of the LTE base station 340 and the NR base station 350 .

According to various embodiments, the MN 310 may include the NR base station 350 , the SN 320 may include the LTE base station 340 , and the core network 330 may include the 5GC 352 . For example, a control message may be transmitted/received through the NR base station 350 and the 5GC 352 , and user data may be transmitted/received through at least one of the LTE base station 340 or the NR base station 350 .

Referring to FIG. 3B , according to various embodiments, a 5G network may include an NR base station 350 and a 5GC 352 , and may independently transmit/receive a control message and user data to/from the electronic device 101 .

Referring to FIG. 3C , the legacy network and the 5G network according to various embodiments may independently provide data transmission/reception. For example, the electronic device 101 and the EPC 342 may transmit and receive a control message and user data through the LTE base station 340 . As another example, the electronic device 101 and the 5GC 352 may transmit and receive a control message and user data through the NR base station 350 .

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may be registered with at least one of the EPC 342 and the 5GC 352 to transmit/receive a control message.

According to various embodiments, the EPC 342 or the 5GC 352 may interwork to manage communication of the electronic device 101 . For example, movement information of the electronic device 101 may be transmitted/received through an interface (not shown, for example, an N26 interface) between the EPC 342 and the 5GC 352 .

As described above, dual connectivity through the LTE base station 340 and the NR base station 350 may be referred to as E-UTRA new radio dual connectivity (EN-DC).

4 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; Referring to FIG. 4 , an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) according to various embodiments includes a processor 120 , a communication processor 440 , an RFIC 410 , an RFFE 420 , and an antenna 430 . ) may be included.

According to various embodiments, the communication processor 440 may include a plurality of communication processors. For example, the first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 of FIG. 2A may be included.

According to various embodiments, the communication processor 440 may include one communication processor. For example, it may include the communication processor 260 of FIG. 2A or 2B.

According to various embodiments, the RFIC 410 may include a plurality of RFICs. For example, the RFIC 410 may include the first RFIC 222 and the second RFIC 224 of FIG. 2A or 2B. Additionally, the RFIC 410 may further include a fourth RFIC 228 of FIG. 2A or 2B. As another example, the RFIC 410 may include the integrated RFIC 223 and the fourth RFIC 228 of FIG. 2C .

According to various embodiments, the RFIC 410 may include one RFIC. For example, it may include the integrated RFIC 223 of FIG. 2C.

According to various embodiments, the RFFE 420 may include a plurality of RFFEs. For example, the RFFE 420 may include the first RFFE 232 and the second RFFE 234 of FIGS. 2A-2C .

According to various embodiments, the antenna 430 may include a plurality of antennas. For example, the antenna 430 may include at least two or more of the first antenna module 242 , the second antenna module 244 , and the at least one third antenna module 246 of FIGS. 2A to 2C . .

According to various embodiments, the RFIC 410, when transmitting, transmits a baseband signal generated by the communication processor 260 to a radio frequency (RF) signal used in a first communication network (eg, an LTE network). can be converted into a signal. For example, the RFIC 410 may transmit an RF signal used for the first communication network to the antenna 430 through the RFFE 420 .

According to various embodiments, while communicating with the first communication network through the first base station, the electronic device connects to at least one second base station (eg, an adjacent cell or a target cell) adjacent to the first base station in a set time interval. can measure the received signal. For example, when the frequency of the received signal to the second base station is a frequency different from that for communicating with the first base station, the electronic device transmits/receives data to and from the first base station while measuring the received signal to the second base station can be temporarily stopped.

According to various embodiments, temporarily stopping data transmission/reception with the currently communicating base station and measuring the signal quality of a received signal of a neighboring base station may be referred to as 'gap measurement', and in order to perform the gap measurement, The set section may be referred to as a 'measurement gap'. The electronic device may receive configuration information of the measurement gap from the first base station. The electronic device may perform the gap measurement within a time interval corresponding to a specific subframe of a specific radio frame according to the measurement gap configuration information received from the first base station.

According to various embodiments, in the embodiments to be described later, a time interval corresponding to a subframe (eg, a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe) set for receiving broadcast service data is set to a measurement gap or an autonomous gap and a method of executing the gap measurement within the set time interval will be described.

Hereinafter, the concept and service procedure of MBSFN according to various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 .

5 is a diagram illustrating a concept of MBSFN according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 5 , a plurality of

electronic devices

101a , 101b , and 101c may receive data (eg, physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) data) by accessing each of the

base stations

511 , 512 and 513 . . According to various embodiments, the plurality of

base stations

511 , 512 , and 513 may be configured as one MBSFN area. The plurality of

base stations

511, 512, and 513 configured in the one MBSFN area may simultaneously transmit the same broadcast service data at the same time. To this end, the plurality of

base stations

511, 512, and 513 may receive configuration information for the MBSFN subframe from the MBSFN server (eg, multi-cell/multicast coordination entity (MCE)), and each

base station

511 , 512 and 513 may broadcast the same broadcast service data through the set MBSFN subframe.

When each

electronic device

101a, 101b, 101c subscribes to a broadcast service for receiving the broadcast service data, broadcast service data broadcast from the

respective base stations

511, 512, and 513 through the set MBSFN subframe can receive When each

electronic device

101a, 101b, or 101c is not subscribed to a broadcast service for receiving the broadcast service data or is set not to receive the broadcast service, the

electronic device

101a, 101b, or 101c receives the The broadcast service data broadcast through the configured MBSFN subframe may not be received.

6 is a diagram illustrating an MBSFN system according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 6 , a system according to various embodiments includes a base station 601 (eg, eNodeB), a serving GPRS service node (SGSN) 602, a mobility management entity (MME) 603, and a home subscriber service (HSS). 605 , a serving gateway (SGW) 604 , a PDN gateway (PGW) 606 , and a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) 607 . The electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) may access the base station 601 to transmit/receive data. According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may connect to the IP network 608 through the base station 601 , the SGW 604 , and the PGW 606 to transmit/receive data to/from various types of servers or communication counterparts. have.

According to various embodiments, the system further includes a multi-cell/multicast coordination entity (MCE) 611, an MBSFN gateway 612, and a broadcast/multicast service center (BM-SC) to provide MBSFN service. can

The MCE 611 may allocate radio resources (eg, MBSFN subframe) to a plurality of base stations belonging to the MBSFN area, and provide information on the allocated radio resources to each base station. According to various embodiments, the MCE 611 may control the resumption or suspension of the MBMS session.

The MBSFN gateway 612 may receive broadcast service data from the BM-SC 613 and transmit or broadcast an MBMS packet to each base station 601 providing a broadcast service in the MBSFN area. In addition, the MBSFN gateway 612 may perform MBMS session control signaling (eg, session start/update/stop) through the MME 603 .

7 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an MBSFN service procedure according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 7 , the MME 603 may transmit an MBMS session start request to the MCE 611 in operation 701 . The MCE 611 requested to initiate the MBMS session may transmit an MBMS session start response to the MME 603 in operation 703 .

According to various embodiments, in response to the MBMS session initiation request of the MME 603, the MCE 611 requests an MBMS session initiation to each base station 601 providing a broadcast service in the MBSFN area in operation 705. start request) can be sent. Each base station 601 receiving the request to initiate the MBMS session may transmit an MBMS session start response to the MCE 611 in operation 707 . Each base station 601 may transmit an MBMS scheduling information request to the MCE 611 in operation 709 . Upon receiving the MBMS scheduling information request, the MCE 611 may transmit MBMS scheduling information to each base station 601 in operation 711 . The MBMS scheduling information may include configuration information for an MBSFN subframe.

According to various embodiments, the base station 601 may initiate an MBMS session for each electronic device 101 in operation 713 . After joining an IP multicast group for transmission of user plane data in operation 715 , the base station 601 may transmit the synchronized MBMS user plane data to each electronic device 101 in operation 717 . For example, the base station 601 may broadcast the MBMS user plane data through the configured MBSFN subframe.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 subscribing to the broadcast service may receive broadcast service data (eg, physical multicast channel (PMCH) data) broadcast through the MBSFN subframe from the base station 601 . . The electronic device 101 that does not subscribe to the broadcast service or whose broadcast service data reception is deactivated even though it subscribes to the broadcast service may not receive broadcast service data broadcast through the MBSFN subframe. The MBSFN subframe is a subframe allocated for broadcast service data transmission, and data for unicast (eg, PDSCH data) may not be transmitted. The electronic device 101 that does not receive the broadcast service data broadcast through the MBSFN subframe may not perform an operation for data reception in the MBSFN subframe configured for the broadcast service data transmission.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 that does not receive the broadcast service data broadcast through the MBSFN subframe measures a time period corresponding to the MBSFN subframe set for the broadcast service data transmission by measuring a measurement gap or autonomous gap , and gap measurement can be performed in the corresponding time interval.

Hereinafter, various embodiments in which a measurement gap is configured in an MBSFN subframe according to various embodiments will be described with reference to FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 .

8 is a diagram illustrating a concept in which a measurement gap is configured through an MBSFN subframe according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 8 , one radio frame 800 may include 10 subframes 801 , but is not limited thereto. A system frame number (SFN) may be assigned to each radio frame. In FIG. 8 , a radio frame 810 of SFN #1 and a radio frame 820 of SFN #2 are transmitted from a base station (eg, the base station 601 of FIG. 6 ) to an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 6 ). ), the radio frame 830 of SFN #3, the radio frame 840 of SFN #4, and the radio frame 850 of SFN #5 are sequentially transmitted.

According to various embodiments, when connected to the base station 601 in which the MBSFN subframe is configured, the electronic device 101 may receive information on the MBSFN subframe from the base station 601 . The information on the MBSFN subframe may be broadcast from the base station 601 through a system information block (SIB) 2 , and the electronic device 101 performs the MBSFN regardless of whether the broadcast service (eg, eMBMS) is supported. Information on the subframe may be received. For example, the SIB 2 may include information about the MBSFN subframe as follows.

MBSFN-SubframeConfig information element

MBSFN-Subframeconfig ::= SEQUENCE {

radioframeAllocationPeriod ENUMERATED {n1, n2, n4, n8, n16, n32},

radioframeAllocationOffset INTEGER {0..7}

subframeAllocation CHOICE {

oneFrame BIT STRING (SIZE(6)),

fourFrames BIT STRING (SIZE(24))

}

MBSFN-Subframeconfig-v1430 ::= SEQUENCE {

subframeAllocation-v1430 CHOICE {

oneFrame-v1430 BIT STRING (SIZE(2)),

fourFrames-v1430 BIT STRING (SIZE(8))

}

According to various embodiments, with reference to FIG. 8,

subframes

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 of SFN #2 and SFN #3 are set to

MBSFN subframes

821, 822, 831, 832. Able to know. According to various embodiments, when the electronic device 101 operates in a frequency division duplex (FDD) mode,

subframes

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 of the SFN #2 and SFN #3 are MBSFN subframes. It may be set as a frame, and when operating in time division duplex (TDD) mode,

subframes

2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 of SFN #2 and SFN #3 may be set as MBSFN subframes. . The method of configuring the MBSFN subframe may be applied to FIGS. 9 and 10 in the same or similar manner.

As described above, the electronic device 101 may receive information on a measurement gap set from the base station 601 for measurement of received signal quality for an adjacent cell (eg, inter-frequency measurement or inter-RAT measurement). have. Referring to FIG. 8 , it can be seen that

subframes

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of SFN #1 and SFN #5 are set as

subframes

811 and 851 for measurement gap. . The measurement gap may be set periodically, and FIG. 8 shows that the measurement gap is set to eight subframes every four radio frame periods (eg, 40 ms).

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device 101 is an electronic device that does not support a broadcast service or is set to not currently receive broadcast service data, data may not be transmitted/received in a time interval set as the MBSFN subframe. have. According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may additionally set at least a portion of the MBSFN subframe as the measurement gap in addition to the section set as the measurement gap. For example, the electronic device 101 may improve performance and accuracy of measurement by performing additional gap measurement within a time interval set as an MBSFN subframe.

For example, the measurement gap set by the base station may be set to a period of 40 ms (eg, 4 radio frames) or 80 ms (eg, 8 radio frames) as shown in FIG. 8, and there are many objects for measurement using the gap. In this case, it may not be possible to measure all objects during the measurement gap set in one radio frame. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8 , by additionally using at least a part of the subframe allocated to the MBSFN subframe as a measurement gap, it is possible to search or measure a neighboring cell or a neighboring base station more frequently, thereby improving the measurement performance of the electronic device. can be improved For example, in FIG. 8 , a measurement gap of 40 ms period is set, and MBSFN subframe using 6 subframes is repeated twice between them. A subframe of 12ms corresponding to can be used as a measurement gap.

According to various embodiments, the setting of the measurement gap for the MBSFN subframe described in FIG. 8 may be applied to an electronic device that does not support the eMBMS service or an electronic device in which the eMBMS service is in a disabled state. For example, when the electronic device 101 is an electronic device that does not support a broadcast service, a time interval corresponding to all or at least a part of the

MBSFN subframes

821 , 822 , 831 , and 832 may be set as a measurement gap. . According to various embodiments, even when the electronic device 101 is an electronic device that does not support a broadcast service, an MBSFN subframe in which eMBMS data is received among all the configured

MBSFN subframes

821 , 822 , 831 , and 832 . At least a part of the time period corresponding to the remaining MBSFN subframes except for may be set as a measurement gap. A detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 15 .

9 is a diagram illustrating a concept in which a measurement gap is configured through an MBSFN subframe according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 9 , one radio frame 900 may include 10 subframes 901 , but is not limited thereto. A system frame number (SFN) may be assigned to each radio frame. In FIG. 9 , a radio frame 910 of SFN #1, a radio frame 920 of SFN #2, and a radio frame of SFN #3 are transmitted from the base station (eg, the base station 601 in FIG. 6 ) to the electronic device 101 . 930), illustrates that the radio frame 940 of SFN #4 is sequentially transmitted.

According to various embodiments, when connected to the base station 601 in which the MBSFN subframe is configured, the electronic device 101 may receive information on the MBSFN subframe from the base station 601 . The information on the MBSFN subframe may be broadcast from the base station 601 through a system information block (SIB) 2 , and the electronic device 101 performs the MBSFN regardless of whether the broadcast service (eg, eMBMS) is supported. Information on the subframe may be received. According to various embodiments, with reference to FIG. 9,

subframes

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 of SFN #2 and SFN #3 are set to

MBSFN subframes

921, 922, 931, and 932. Able to know.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may receive a measurement config including information related to a measurement gap from the base station 601 . When rs-sinr-Config is set in the measurement config or reportCGI is set, the electronic device 101 sets the gap by itself to measure the received signal quality of a neighboring cell or a neighboring base station Can perform autonomous gap measurement operation have. According to various embodiments, even when inter-frequency measurement or inter-RAT measurement is set and the measurement gap is not set, the electronic device 101 performs a gap measurement operation for a neighboring cell or a neighboring base station through the autonomous gap setting. can be performed. Since the autonomous gap measurement operation of the electronic device 101 executes the gap measurement operation without receiving the PDSCH data by itself, the electronic device 101 transmits the PDSCH data transmitted by the base station 601 during the autonomous gap period. Device 101 may not be able to receive.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may set at least a part of the MBSFN subframe as

autonomous gaps

923 and 933 as shown in FIG. 9 . For example, the electronic device 101 can prevent loss of PDSCH data due to the autonomous gap by executing autonomous gap measurement within a time interval set by the MBSFN subframe and can use radio resources efficiently.

According to various embodiments, the setting of the measurement gap for the MBSFN subframe described in FIG. 9 may be applied to an electronic device that does not support the eMBMS service or an electronic device in which the eMBMS service is disabled. For example, when the electronic device 101 is an electronic device that does not support a broadcast service, a time interval corresponding to all or at least a part of the

MBSFN subframes

921 , 922 , 931 , 932 is set to a measurement gap (eg, autonomous gap) can be set. According to various embodiments, even when the electronic device 101 is an electronic device that does not support a broadcast service, an MBSFN subframe in which eMBMS data is received among all the configured

MBSFN subframes

921 , 922 , 931 and 932 . At least part of the time interval corresponding to the remaining MBSFN subframe except for can be set as a measurement gap (eg, autonomous gap). A detailed embodiment thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 15 .

10 is a diagram illustrating a concept in which a measurement gap is configured through an MBSFN subframe according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 10 , one radio frame 1000 may include 10 subframes 1001 , but is not limited thereto. A system frame number (SFN) may be assigned to each radio frame. In FIG. 10 , a radio frame 1010 of SFN #1 and a radio frame 1020 of SFN #2 from a base station (eg, the base station 601 of FIG. 6 ) to an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 6 ). ), the radio frame 1030 of SFN #3, the radio frame 1040 of SFN #4, the radio frame 1050 of SFN #5, and the radio frame 1060 of SFN #6 are sequentially transmitted.

According to various embodiments, when connected to the base station 601 in which the MBSFN subframe is configured, the electronic device 101 may receive information on the MBSFN subframe from the base station 601 . The information on the MBSFN subframe may be broadcast from the base station 601 through a system information block (SIB) 2 , and the electronic device 101 performs the MBSFN regardless of whether the broadcast service (eg, eMBMS) is supported. Information on the subframe may be received. According to various embodiments, referring to FIG. 10 ,

subframes

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 of SFN #2, SFN #3, and SFN #6 are

MBSFN subframes

1021, 1022, 1031, 1032. , 1061, 1062).

According to various embodiments, in the case of the LTE base station 601 supporting dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS), when setting the measurement gap for NR measurement, the measurement gap may be set to overlap at least a part of the MBSFN subframe. The subframe set as the measurement gap may not be used as a subframe for PDSCH data transmission in the base station. According to various embodiments, the base station may set at least some of the

MBSFN subframes

1021 , 1022 , 1031 , 1032 , 1061 and 1062 as

measurement gaps

1023 and 1063 . The base station uses at least some of the MBSFN subframes (1021, 1022, 1031, 1032, 1061, 1062) as the measurement gap (1023, 1063) by reducing the number of subframes that cannot be used. efficiency can be increased.

According to various embodiments, the base station 601 broadcasting broadcast service data (eg, eMBMS data) may receive a message indicating whether broadcast service data is received from the electronic device 101 (eg, “MBMSInterestIndication”). have. The base station 601 may check whether the electronic device 101 receives broadcast service data through the message received from the electronic device 101 . According to various embodiments, the base station 601 may set the measurement gap not to overlap the MBSFN subframe in the electronic device receiving the broadcast service data as a result of checking through the received message. According to various embodiments, the base station 601 may set the MBSFN subframe and the measurement gap to at least partially overlap with the electronic device that is not receiving broadcast service data as a result of checking through the received message. According to various embodiments, the base station that does not broadcast broadcast service data may set the MBSFN subframe and the measurement gap to at least partially overlap with the electronic device communicating with the base station regardless of whether the electronic device receives the broadcast service data. .

According to various embodiments, as shown in FIG. 10 , the electronic device 101 receives, from the base station, measurement gap configuration information set so that the MBSFN subframe and the measurement gap at least partially overlap, and performs gap measurement according to the configuration information. can be done

The electronic device according to any one of various embodiments may include a communication processor, at least one radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) connected to the communication processor, and at least one communication network connected through the at least one RFIC including an antenna for transmitting a signal corresponding to , wherein the communication processor connects to a first base station to control communication with a first communication network, and checks whether broadcast service data is received through the first communication network, As a result of the check, when the electronic device does not receive the broadcast service data, within a time interval corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data, at least one device adjacent to the first base station It can be controlled to measure the received signal for the second base station.

According to various embodiments, the frequency of the received signal for the second base station may be a different frequency from the frequency for communicating with the first base station.

According to various embodiments, data transmission/reception with the first base station may be stopped while measuring the received signal for the second base station.

According to various embodiments, if the electronic device does not support a broadcast service, the communication processor may determine that the broadcast service data is not received.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the electronic device is an electronic device supporting a broadcast service and it is currently set not to receive the broadcast service data, the communication processor may include at least one In a time interval corresponding to the subframe, it is possible to control to measure the received signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device may further include an application processor, and the communication processor may receive setting information related to reception of the broadcast service data from the application processor.

According to various embodiments, the communication processor may receive information related to a channel selected by a user from among the broadcast service data from the application processor.

According to various embodiments, the communication processor receives configuration information of a subframe for measuring a received signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station from the first base station, and the received configuration information It is possible to control to measure the received signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station within the time interval corresponding to the subframe.

According to various embodiments, the at least one processor may control to transmit the setting related information to at least one electronic device that does not receive the broadcast service data.

11 to 13 are flowcharts illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The operations of FIGS. 11 to 13 described below may be applied to, for example, of the electronic device 101 of FIG. 4 described above, and may be applied to the embodiments of FIGS. 8 to 10 described above. In various embodiments, the operations of FIGS. 11 to 13 may be understood to be performed by the communication processor 440 of the electronic device 101 of FIG. 4 .

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 11 , the electronic device (eg, the first communication 212 of FIG. 2A or the unified communication processor 260 of FIG. 2B or 2C) connects with the first base station (eg, the LTE base station) in operation 1110 and It may communicate with a first communication network (eg, an LTE network).

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, the first communication 212 or the unified communication processor 260 ) may check whether broadcast service data is received through the first communication network in operation 1120 . According to various embodiments, when the electronic device 101 does not support the broadcast service, it may be determined that the broadcast service data is not received. According to various embodiments, even when a broadcast service is supported, the electronic device 101 may determine that it does not receive the broadcast service data when it is set to not currently receive the broadcast service data.

According to various embodiments, when it is determined that broadcast service data is not received, the electronic device 101 (eg, the first communication processor 212 , the second communication 214 , or the unified communication processor 260 ) operates In step 1130, a received signal for a second base station adjacent to the first base station may be measured in a time interval corresponding to a subframe (eg, MBSFN subframe) allocated for reception of the broadcast service data. For example, the electronic device 101 may perform gap measurement in a time interval corresponding to a subframe (eg, MBSFN subframe) allocated for reception of the broadcast service data.

According to various embodiments, the frequency of the received signal for the second base station may be a different frequency from the frequency for communicating with the first base station. The electronic device may temporarily stop data transmission/reception with the first base station while measuring the received signal for the second base station (eg, while performing gap measurement).

According to various embodiments, at least some of the components included in the electronic device 101 of FIG. 4 may support both a frequency for communicating with the first base station and a frequency for communicating with the second base station. For example, if the first base station supports LTE communication and the second base station supports communication of some bands of sub6 of NR, processor 120, communication processor 260, RFIC 410, RFFE 420 and the antenna module 430 may support both a frequency for communicating with the first base station (eg, 1.8 GHz) and a reception signal frequency for the second base station (eg, 2.6 GHz). In this case, the electronic device 101 may perform operations 1110 to 1130 using the same components. For example, operations 1110 to 1130 may be performed using the first communication processor 212 , the first RFIC 222 , the first RFFE 232 , and the first antenna module 242 of FIG. 2A .

According to various embodiments, a frequency for communicating with the first base station and a frequency for communicating with the second base station may not be supported by the same component. For example, when the first base station supports LTE communication and the second base station supports NR mmWave (eg, 28 GHz) communication, the electronic device 101 performs operations 1110 to 1120 and 1130 in different configurations. This can be done using elements. For example, operations 1110 to 1120 are performed using the first communication processor 212 , the first RFIC 222 , the first RFFE 232 and the first antenna module 242 of FIG. 2A , and FIG. 2A . Operation 1130 may be performed using the second communication processor 214 , the fourth RFIC 228 , and the third antenna module 246 .

According to various embodiments, each of operations 1110 to 1130 is a configuration performed based on a frequency band supported by the first base station and the second base station and a frequency band supported by a component included in the electronic device 101 . Factors can be determined.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; Referring to FIG. 12 , the electronic device (eg, the first communication 212 of FIG. 2A or the unified communication processor 260 of FIG. 2B or 2C ) connects to the first base station (eg, the LTE base station) in operation 1210 . to communicate with the first communication network (eg, LTE network).

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, the first communication 212 or the unified communication processor 260 ) may receive measurement gap configuration information from the first base station in operation 1220 . The measurement gap configuration information may be transmitted from the first base station through measurement config.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 provides a second base station adjacent to the first base station in a time interval corresponding to a corresponding subframe set as the measurement gap based on the received measurement gap configuration information in operation 1230. It is possible to measure the received signal.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may receive broadcast service related information (eg, information related to setting of an MBSFN subframe) through the first communication network in operation 1240 . Operation 1240 may be performed before operation 1220 or operation 1230.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may check whether broadcast service data is received through the first communication network in operation 1250 . According to various embodiments, when the electronic device 101 does not support the broadcast service, it may be determined that the broadcast service data is not received. According to various embodiments, even when a broadcast service is supported, the electronic device 101 may determine that it does not receive the broadcast service data when it is set to not currently receive the broadcast service data.

According to various embodiments, when it is determined that the broadcast service data is not received, the electronic device 101 in operation 1260 a time corresponding to a subframe (eg, MBSFN subframe) allocated for reception of the broadcast service data. In the interval, a received signal for a second base station adjacent to the first base station may be measured. For example, the electronic device 101 sets a time corresponding to a subframe (eg, MBSFN subframe) allocated for reception of the broadcast service data separately from the gap measurement operation in the section set as the measurement gap in operation 1230 . The gap measurement operation can be additionally performed even in the section.

According to various embodiments, each of operations 1210 to 1260 is a configuration performed based on a frequency band supported by the first base station and the second base station and a frequency band supported by a component included in the electronic device 101 . Factors can be determined.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; Referring to FIG. 13 , the electronic device (eg, the first communication 212 of FIG. 2A or the unified communication processor 260 of FIG. 2B or 2C ) connects to the first base station (eg, the LTE base station) in operation 1310 . to communicate with the first communication network (eg, LTE network).

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, the first communication 212 or the unified communication processor 260 ) performs broadcast service related information (eg, the MBSFN subframe configuration through the first communication network in operation 1320 ). related information) can be received.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may check whether broadcast service data is received through the first communication network in operation 1330 . According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may determine that the broadcast service data is not received when the device does not support the broadcast service. According to various embodiments, even in the case of a device that does not support a broadcast service, when it is set to not currently receive broadcast service data, the electronic device 101 may determine that it does not receive the broadcast service data.

According to various embodiments, when it is determined that the broadcast service data is not received, the electronic device 101 in operation 1340 all or at least all of the subframes (eg, MBSFN subframes) allocated for reception of the broadcast service data. Some can be set as a measurement gap (eg, autonomous gap).

According to various embodiments, in operation 1350 , the electronic device 101 may perform a gap measurement operation in a time interval corresponding to a subframe set as the measurement gap (eg, autonomous gap).

According to various embodiments, each of operations 1310 to 1350 is a configuration performed based on a frequency band supported by the first base station and the second base station and a frequency band supported by a component included in the electronic device 101 . Factors can be determined.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a base station according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 14 , a base station (eg, the base station 601 of FIG. 6 ) is connected to an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) in operation 1410 to correspond to a first communication network (eg, an LTE network) data can be sent and received.

According to various embodiments, the base station may receive broadcast service related information from the electronic device in operation 1420 . For example, the base station 601 broadcasting broadcast service data (eg, eMBMS data) may receive a message indicating whether broadcast service data is received (eg, “MBMSInterestIndication”) from the electronic device 101 . In operation 1430 , the base station 601 may check whether the electronic device 101 has received broadcast service data through the message received from the electronic device 101 .

According to various embodiments, the base station 601 determines at least one subframe allocated for reception of broadcast service data in operation 1440 for an electronic device that is not receiving broadcast service data as a result of checking through the received message. (eg, MBSFN subframe) can set the measurement gap. For example, the base station 601 may configure the MBSFN subframe and the measurement gap to overlap at least partially with respect to the electronic device not receiving the broadcast service data. According to various embodiments, the base station 601 that does not broadcast broadcast service data overlaps at least a part of the MBSFN subframe and the measurement gap with respect to the electronic device communicating with the corresponding base station regardless of whether the electronic device receives the broadcast service data. can be set. According to various embodiments, the base station 601 may set the measurement gap not to overlap the MBSFN subframe in the electronic device receiving the broadcast service data as a result of checking through the received message.

According to various embodiments, in operation 1450 , the base station 601 may transmit measurement gap configuration information configured to overlap the MBSFN subframe with the measurement gap to the corresponding electronic device. The electronic device that has received the measurement gap configuration information may perform gap measurement in a time interval corresponding to the corresponding subframe according to the configuration information.

15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; Referring to FIG. 15 , according to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 supports or subscribes to a broadcast service (hereinafter, referred to as 'eMBMS' for convenience of description) and/or current broadcast service data (eg, eMBMS). data), the measurement gap may be set for the remaining MBSFN subframes except for the MBSFN subframe currently receiving broadcast service data.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 (eg, the communication processor 260 of the electronic device) may receive SIB 2 from the base station 601 (eg, the LTE base station eNodeB) in operation 1501 . The communication processor 260 of the electronic device 101 receives MBSFN subframe information (eg, information about the period and number of the MBSFN subframe set in the base station) from SIB 2 received from the base station 601 in operation 1503 . can be checked The SIB 2 may receive both an electronic device supporting a broadcast service and an electronic device not supporting the broadcast service. For example, in the MBSFN subframe, a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) may not be broadcast, and PDSCH and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) data may not be transmitted/received.

According to various embodiments, the processor 120 (eg, middleware of an application processor (AP)) of the electronic device 101 is configured from the BM-SC 613 (eg, eMBMS server) in operation 1505 . eMBMS session information (eg, eMBMS channel information and temporary mobile group identity (TMGI) information corresponding to the channel information) may be received. The processor 120 may check eMBMS channel information and TMGI information corresponding to the channel information from the information received from the BM-SC 613 in operation 1507 .

According to various embodiments, in the electronic device that does not support the eMBMS, at least some of the steps 1505 and below may be omitted. For example, the electronic device that does not support the eMBMS may omit operation 1505 and may set a measurement gap for all MBSFN subframes configured in the base station 601 .

According to various embodiments, in operation 1509 , the processor 120 of the electronic device 101 requests (eg, enable) an eMBMS service activation so that the communication processor 440 executes an eMBMS operation according to the need for the eMBMS service. ) command) can be sent. According to various embodiments, the communication processor 260 of the electronic device 101 may basically operate in an eMBMS service disabled state after the electronic device 101 is booted. After receiving the eMBMS service enable request, the eMBMS service-related operation may be performed by switching to the eMBMS service enabled state in operation 1511 . According to various embodiments, the communication processor 260 may set a measurement gap for all MBSFN subframes configured in the base station 601 when the eMBMS service is operating in a deactivated state.

According to various embodiments, the communication processor 260 receives SIB 13 from the base station 601 in operation 1513, and multicast control channel (MCCH) related information (eg, MCCH) through the received SIB 13 in operation 1515. information that can be received).

According to various embodiments, in operation 1517 , the communication processor 260 may receive an MCCH based on the SIB 13 received in operation 1513 . The MCCH may include MBSFN subframe related information (eg, “MBSFNAreaConfiguration” message).

According to various embodiments, the communication processor 260 may receive a service ID and PMCH information corresponding to the TMGI information received from the processor 120 through the received MCCH in operation 1519 . . According to various embodiments, the communication processor may identify a subframe corresponding to the service ID among MBSFN subframes configured through the received PMCH information.

According to various embodiments, when a user who wants to watch a broadcast of a specific channel selects a specific broadcast channel by inputting (eg, touching) to the interface of the electronic device 101 (eg, the display device 160 of FIG. 1 ), In operation 1521 , the processor 120 may receive the user input as the selected eMBMS channel activation request. According to various embodiments, in response to receiving the eMBMS channel activation request from the user, in operation 1523 , the processor 120 (eg, middleware of the application processor) transmits the TMGI corresponding to the selected eMBMS channel to the communication processor 260 . can be requested to be activated. According to various embodiments, the communication processor 260 transmits channel information (eg, broadcast channel information corresponding to the PMCH or frequency information corresponding to the broadcast channel) for receiving eMBMS data in operation 1525 to the base station 601 through the MBMSInterestIndication message. ) can be transmitted. The base station 601 may receive channel information for receiving the eMBMS data, and may confirm that the corresponding electronic device 601 is receiving the eMBMS data. According to various embodiments, the communication processor 260 may notify the base station 601 that the eMBMS data is not received through the MBMSInterestIndication message even when the eMBMS data is no longer received.

According to various embodiments, the communication processor 260 may receive eMBMS data from the base station 601 through a PMCH corresponding to the TMGI requested by the processor 120 in operation 1527 . The communication processor 260 may transmit the eMBMS data received from the base station 601 to the processor 120 in operation 1529 . According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 may receive the eMBMS data only in the MBSFN subframe corresponding to the TMGI corresponding to the broadcast channel requested by the user. Accordingly, the electronic device 101 may set the measurement gap for the remaining MBSFN subframes except for the MBSFN subframe currently receiving eMBMS data.

The method of operating an electronic device according to any one of various embodiments includes an operation of communicating with a first communication network in connection with a first base station, checking whether broadcast service data is received through the first communication network, and the As a result of the check, when the electronic device does not receive the broadcast service data, within a time interval corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data, at least one second adjacent to the first base station 2 It may include an operation of measuring a received signal for the base station.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, if the electronic device does not support a broadcast service, the method may determine that the broadcast service data is not received.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the electronic device is an electronic device supporting a broadcast service and it is currently set not to receive the broadcast service data, the method includes at least one sub allocated for reception of the broadcast service data. The method may further include measuring a received signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station within a time interval corresponding to the frame.

According to various embodiments, the method may further include receiving setting information related to reception of the broadcast service data from the application processor.

According to various embodiments, the method may further include receiving information related to a channel selected by a user from among the broadcast service data from the application processor.

According to various embodiments, the method includes: receiving configuration information of a subframe for measuring a reception signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station from the first base station, and the received configuration The method may further include measuring a received signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station within a time interval corresponding to the subframe according to the information.

The method of operating a base station according to any one of various embodiments includes an operation of transmitting and receiving data corresponding to a first communication network in connection with at least one electronic device, and each of the broadcasting service related information received from the at least one electronic device An operation of confirming whether the electronic device has received broadcast service data, and, as a result of the check, for at least one electronic device that does not receive the broadcast service data, in at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data In a corresponding time interval, the method may include setting to measure a received signal for at least one other base station adjacent to the base station.

According to various embodiments, the method may further include transmitting the setting related information to at least one electronic device that does not receive the broadcast service data.

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 computer device, a portable communication device (eg, a smartphone), 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 simply be used to distinguish the component from other components in question, and may refer to components in other aspects (e.g., importance or order) is not limited. 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.

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

Various embodiments of the present document include software (eg, one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (eg, internal memory or external memory) readable by a machine (eg, a master device or a task performing device)) For example, it can be implemented as a program). For example, the processor of the device (eg, a master device or a task performing device) may call at least one of one or more instructions 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 is used in cases where data is semi-permanently stored in the storage medium and It does not distinguish between temporary storage cases.

According to 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 device-readable storage medium (eg compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or through an application store (eg Play Store™) or on two user devices (eg, It can be distributed (eg downloaded or uploaded) directly or online 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 created in a machine-readable storage medium such as a memory of a server of a manufacturer, a server of an application store, or a relay server.

According to various embodiments, each component (eg, a module or a program) of the above-described components may include a singular or a plurality of entities. 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.

Claims

In an electronic device,

communication processor;

at least one radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) coupled to the communication processor; and

An antenna connected through the at least one RFIC to transmit a signal corresponding to at least one communication network;

The communication processor,

Controlling to communicate with the first communication network by connecting with the first base station,

check whether broadcast service data is received through the first communication network;

As a result of the check, when the electronic device does not receive the broadcast service data, within a time interval corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data, at least one device adjacent to the first base station Controlling to measure the received signal for the second base station, the electronic device.
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a frequency of a received signal for the second base station is a different frequency than a frequency for communicating with the first base station.
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein data transmission/reception with the first base station is stopped while measuring the received signal for the second base station.
According to claim 1, wherein the communication processor,

If the electronic device is an electronic device that does not support the broadcast service, it is determined that the broadcast service data is not received.
According to claim 1, wherein the communication processor,

When the electronic device is an electronic device supporting a broadcast service and it is currently set not to receive the broadcast service data, within a time interval corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data, the An electronic device that controls to measure a received signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station.
The method of claim 5, wherein the electronic device comprises:

Further comprising an application processor,

The communication processor,

The electronic device receives setting information related to reception of the broadcast service data from the application processor.
According to claim 6, wherein the communication processor,

The electronic device receives, from the application processor, information related to a channel selected by a user from among the broadcast service data.
According to claim 1, wherein the communication processor,

Receive configuration information of a subframe for measuring a received signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station from the first base station,

In a time interval corresponding to a subframe according to the received configuration information, the electronic device controls to measure a received signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station.
In the base station,

at least one processor;

at least one radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) coupled to the at least one processor; and

An antenna connected through the at least one RFIC to transmit a signal corresponding to at least one communication network;

the at least one processor,

Control to transmit and receive data corresponding to the first communication network in connection with at least one electronic device,

check whether each electronic device receives broadcast service data from the broadcast service related information received from the at least one electronic device;

As a result of the check, for at least one electronic device that does not receive the broadcast service data, in a time interval corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data, at least one other device adjacent to the base station A base station configured to measure a received signal for the base station.
The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor comprises:

The base station controls to transmit the information related to the setting to at least one electronic device that does not receive the broadcast service data.
A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:

connecting with the first base station to communicate with the first communication network;

checking whether broadcast service data is received through the first communication network; and

As a result of the check, when the electronic device does not receive the broadcast service data, within a time interval corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data, at least one device adjacent to the first base station A method for measuring signal quality of a target cell in an electronic device, comprising measuring a received signal for a second base station.
The method of claim 11 , wherein a frequency of a signal received for the second base station is a frequency different from a frequency for communicating with the first base station.
The method of claim 11 , wherein data transmission/reception with the first base station is stopped while measuring the received signal for the second base station.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the method comprises:

When the electronic device is an electronic device that does not support the broadcast service, it is determined that the broadcast service data is not received, the method of measuring a signal quality of a target cell in the electronic device.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the method comprises:

When the electronic device is an electronic device supporting a broadcast service and it is currently set not to receive the broadcast service data, within a time interval corresponding to at least one subframe allocated for reception of the broadcast service data, the The method of measuring signal quality of a target cell in an electronic device, further comprising measuring a received signal for at least one second base station adjacent to the first base station.