Method for internet of things communication and an electronic device thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChangwon Nam, Songyean Cho, Chaeman Lim
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Abstract
An example method for an electronic device includes determining, while accessing a first network supporting a first Radio Access Technology (RAT), to change a serving RAT to a second RAT, identifying a time interval in which the electronic device maintains an active state to communicate with the first network, scanning the second RAT during a period determined based on a start timing or an end timing of the time interval, and accessing a second network supporting the second RAT based on a result of the scanning.
Claims20
A method for an electronic device comprising:
- determining, while accessing a first network supporting a first radio access technology (RAT), to change a serving RAT to a second RAT;
- identifying a time interval in which the electronic device maintains an active state to communicate with the first network;
- scanning the second RAT during a period determined based on a start timing or an end timing of the identified time interval;
- and
- accessing a second network supporting the second RAT based on a result of the scanning,
- wherein each of a bandwidth of the first RAT and a bandwidth of the second RAT is narrower than a bandwidth of a cellular network, and
- wherein each of a sleep state of the first RAT and a sleep state of the second RAT is longer than a sleep state of the cellular network.
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- radio frequency (RF) circuitry, disposed within the housing, for processing a signal;
- a processor, disposed within the housing, coupled to the RF circuitry;
- and
- a memory, disposed within the housing, coupled to the processor,
- wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- determine, while accessing a first network supporting a first radio access technology (RAT), to change a serving RAT to a second RAT;
- identify a time interval in which the electronic device maintains an active state to communicate with the first network;
- control scanning the second RAT during a period determined based on a start timing or an end timing of the identified time interval;
- and
- control accessing a second network supporting the second RAT based on a result of the scan,
- wherein each of a bandwidth of the first RAT and a bandwidth of the second RAT is narrower than a bandwidth of a cellular network, and
- wherein each of a sleep state of the first RAT and a sleep state of the second RAT is longer than a sleep state of the cellular network.
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- radio frequency (RF) circuitry, disposed within the housing, for processing a signal;
- a processor, disposed within the housing, coupled to the RF circuitry;
- and
- a memory, disposed within the housing, coupled to the processor,
- wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- determine, while accessing a first network supporting a first radio access technology (RAT), to change a serving RAT to a second RAT;
- control scanning the second RAT;
- control temporarily accessing the first network for attempting to receive data buffered in the first network;
- and
- control accessing a second network supporting the second RAT,
- wherein each of a bandwidth of the first RAT and a bandwidth of the second RAT is narrower than a bandwidth of a cellular network, and
- wherein each of a sleep state of the first RAT and a sleep state of the second RAT is longer than a sleep state of the cellular network.
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