| CPC H04L 67/104 (2013.01) [H04L 67/54 (2022.05)] | 15 Claims |
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1. An electronic device comprising:
communication circuitry;
at least one processor including processing circuitry; and
memory configured to store instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
generate a direct communication group in which an external electronic device operates as a group owner and the electronic device operates as a group client through a Wi-Fi direct connection with the external electronic device, to perform wireless communication;
transmit, through the communication circuitry to the external electronic device operating as the group owner, a schedule change request message requesting to change an operation schedule of the direct communication group, based on at least one of the at least one processor or the communication circuitry entering an inactive state from an active state, or entering the active state from the inactive state, according to a change in an operating state of an application executed by the electronic device which provides a service through the direct communication group;
receive, through the communication circuitry from the external electronic device operating as the group owner, a response message comprising operation schedule information configured based on the schedule change request message; and
perform the wireless communication according to the operation schedule information of the response message received from the external electronic device operating as the group owner.
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