Method and apparatus for performing wireless docking service

A method for performing a docking service, the method performed by a wireless dockee (WD) comprising:

• transmitting a docking request for a docking connection with a wireless docking center (WDC) to the wireless docking center (WDC);
• and
• receiving a docking response as a response to the docking request from the wireless docking center (WDC),
• wherein the docking response includes information the wireless docking center (WDC) and peripheral information related to the wireless docking center (WDC).

A method for performing a docking service, the method performed by a wireless docking center (WDC) comprising:

• receiving a docking request for a docking connection from a wireless dockee (WD);
• receiving detailed information of a peripheral from the peripheral;
• and
• transmitting a docking response as a response to the docking request to the wireless dockee (WD),
• wherein the detailed information received from the peripheral includes a wireless docking center Identifier parameter, a parameter indicating the number of connected wireless docking centers, or a parameter indicating detailed peripheral information.

A device for performing a docking service using Wi-Fi, the device comprising:

• a communication unit configured to perform communication with the exterior wiredly or wirelessly;
• and
• a control unit functionally connected to the communication unit,
• wherein the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit a probe request for discovering the docking service to a wireless docking center (WDC),
• wherein the probe request includes docking information element (IE),
• controls the communication unit to receive a probe response including a docking IE 2 from the wireless docking center (WDC), and
• controls the communication unit to perform a docking connection with the wireless docking center (WDC) based on the received probe response,
• wherein the docking IE 1 includes at least one of a device name parameter indicating a name of a device, a device Identifier parameter for identifying a device, or a docking information request parameter indicating a command of a docking service discovery.

A device for performing a docking service, the device comprising:

• a communication unit configured to perform communication with the exterior wiredly or wirelessly;
• and
• a control unit functionally connected to the communication unit,
• wherein the control unit controls the communication unit to receive a docking request for a docking connection from a wireless dockee (WD),
• controls the communication unit to transmit a detailed information request for requesting detailed information of a peripheral from the peripheral, and
• controls the communication unit to receive detailed information as a response to the detailed information request from the peripheral and transmit a docking response as a response to the docking request to the wireless dockee (WD),
• wherein the detailed information request includes at least one of a docking center Identifier parameter for identifying a wireless docking center (WDC) and a peripheral Identifier parameter for identifying a peripheral corresponding to a detailed information request target.