Electronic device for performing neighbor awareness networking communication and method of operating the same

An electronic device, comprising:

• communication circuitry;
• memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor comprising processing circuitry;
• wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually and/or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
• while the electronic device operates as a proxy server in a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) cluster, register a first external electronic device as a proxy client based on a proxy registration request signal received from the first external electronic device, wherein the proxy registration request signal includes information related to a function to be performed by the electronic device instead of the first external electronic device,
• after registration of the first external electronic device as the proxy client, perform the function,
• search for a second external electronic device operating as the proxy server,
• control the communication circuitry to transmit information regarding the first external electronic device to the second external electronic device based on a result of searching for the second external electronic device operating as the proxy server.

A non-transitory recording medium storing at least one program comprising instructions that cause the electronic device to perform operations when executed individually and/or collectively by at least one processor of the electronic device, wherein the instructions, when executed individually and/or collectively by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

• while the electronic device operates as a proxy server in a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) cluster, register a first external electronic device as a proxy client based on a proxy registration request signal received from the first external electronic device, wherein the proxy registration request signal includes information related to a function to be performed by the electronic device instead of the first external electronic device,
• after registration the first external electronic device as the proxy client, perform the function,
• search for a second external electronic device operating as the proxy server,
• transmit information regarding the first external electronic device to the second external electronic device based on a result of searching for the second external electronic device operating as the proxy server.

An operation method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• while the electronic device operates as a proxy server in a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) cluster, registering a first external electronic device as a proxy client based on a proxy registration request signal received from the first external electronic device, wherein the proxy registration request signal includes information related to a function to be performed by the electronic device instead of the first external electronic device,
• after registering the first external electronic device as the proxy client, performing the function,
• searching for a second external electronic device operating as the proxy server,
• transmitting information regarding the first external electronic device to the second external electronic device based on a result of searching for the second external electronic device operating as the proxy server.