CPC H04W 8/06 (2013.01) [H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 76/23 (2018.02); H04W 76/38 (2018.02)] | 16 Claims |
1. A portable communication device comprising:
a wireless communication circuit; and
a processor coupled with the wireless communication circuit, the processor configured to:
establish, using the wireless communication circuit, a Wi-Fi link via a first channel with an access point (AP) based on a first power;
obtain an input to establish a mobile hotspot link with an external electronic device while the Wi-Fi link is established between the portable communication device and the AP, the external electronic device being different from the AP;
establish, using the wireless communication circuit, the mobile hotspot link via the first channel with the external electronic device based on a second power lower than the first power while the Wi-Fi link is established between the portable communication device and the AP;
transmit, using the wireless communication circuit, a first signal to the AP based on the first power while the Wi-Fi link is maintained between the portable communication device and the AP; and
transmit, using the wireless communication circuit, a second signal to the external electronic device based on the second power while the mobile hotspot link is maintained between the portable communication device and the external electronic device.
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