Method and apparatus for providing communication service

A method, performed by an Internet of Things (IoT) terminal, of providing a communication service, the method comprising:

• performing first connection with a primary terminal, in response to an access request from the primary terminal;
• receiving, from the primary terminal, authentication information for performing a second embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) setup process following a first eSIM setup process while performing the first eSIM setup process;
• disconnecting first connection with the primary terminal after terminating the first eSIM setup process;
• performing second connection with the primary terminal based on the authentication information;
• and
• performing the second eSIM setup process as a subsequent procedure to the first eSIM setup process.

A primary terminal providing a communication service, the primary terminal comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
• identify and access, by performing a discovery process, an Internet of Things (IoT) terminal operating as an access point;
• transmit, to the IoT terminal, authentication information for performing a second embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) setup process following a first eSIM setup process while performing the first eSIM setup process on the IoT terminal;
• disconnect first connection with the IoT terminal after terminating the first eSIM setup process;
• perform second connection with the IoT terminal based on the authentication information, in response to an access request from the IoT terminal;
• and
• perform the second eSIM setup process as a subsequent procedure to the first eSIM setup process.

An Internet of Things (IoT) terminal providing a communication service, the IoT terminal comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
• perform first connection with a primary terminal, in response to an access request from the primary terminal;
• receive, from the primary terminal, authentication information for performing a second embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) setup process following a first eSIM setup process while performing the first eSIM setup process;
• disconnect first connection with the primary terminal after terminating the first eSIM setup process;
• perform second connection with the primary terminal based on the authentication information;
• and
• perform the second eSIM setup process as a subsequent procedure to the first eSIM setup process.