Abstract: A method for transmitting a reference signal by a base station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting configuration information for a reference signal to a terminal, performing a scrambling operation which multiplies the reference signal by a sequence on the basis of a beam group identifier for each of at least two beam groups set on a single cell, and transmitting the reference signal, to which the scrambling operation has been performed on the basis of the configuration information, to the terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a method of connecting an access point (AP) device from among a plurality of AP devices on a same network to a terminal. The method includes registering, by the AP device, media access control (MAC) address information regarding at least one or more terminals; receiving a connection request to the AP device from the terminal; and comparing the MAC address information regarding the terminal extracted from the connection request to the registered MAC address information and determining whether to connect the terminal to the AP device.

Abstract: An apparatus for connecting to a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus includes a controller configured to, when it is determined to restrict a connection to a base station, set base stations which are detected during a first reference time as connection candidate base stations, set any base station which fails to be detected during a second reference time as one or more base stations to be excluded from connection, and select at least one base station except for the one or more base stations to be excluded from connection from among the connection candidate base stations, and a transmitter configured to transmit a connection request signal to the selected base station.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An apparatus and a method for searching neighboring cells in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving, from adjacent base stations, a part of a first set of reference signals that are beamformed using different transmission beams arranged in a first order, the part of the first set of the reference signals being received during a first measurement interval in a first time interval, and receiving, from the adjacent base stations, a part of a second set of the reference signals that are beamformed using different transmission beams arranged in a second order, which is different from the first order, the part of the second set of the reference signals being received during a second measurement interval in a second time interval.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and a User Equipment (UE) for controlling access to location information about the UE are provided. The UE includes a controller configured, upon sensing access to the location information about the UE by an application operating in an operating system (OS) of the UE, to match a rule defining access authorization of the application to the location information, and to determine whether to allow or deny access of the application to the location information based on the access authorization, and a display configured to display a screen under control of the controller.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car, a connected car, healthcare, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and an apparatus for controlling aperiodic traffic in an electronic device are provided. The method includes determining a delay allowed time for first traffic associated with the first application based on a prediction time of generation of second traffic associated with a second application and processing the first traffic associated with the first application based on the delay allowed time.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for connecting to an Access Point (AP) based on beacon information in a wireless communication system. To this end, a wireless device predicts an interference condition from each of a plurality of APs based on information acquired by a received beacon, selects one of the plurality of APs, taking the predicted interference condition into account, and attempts connection to the selected AP.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus to detect congestion of a network using a receiver of a communication system. The apparatus includes a transport layer information extraction unit configured to extract transmission control protocol frame information from information that is received from a lower layer. The apparatus also includes a congestion information filtering unit configured to identify and output a packet to determine congestion in the transmission control protocol frame information. The apparatus further includes a congestion detection unit configured to determine whether the network is congested using the packet to determine congestion. The apparatus includes a congestion information output unit configured to, upon detecting congestion in the network, deliver information indicating the detection of the congestion in the network to an operating system or other applications.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling traffic of a second electronic device, which interworks with a first electronic device, in the first electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting occurrence of an event which needs to be notified to the second electronic device, determining a time to notify the occurrence of the event based on a driving time of the second electronic device, and transmitting an event occurrence notification signal to the second electronic device at the determined notification time.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating resources in a touch-based electronic device. The method includes recognizing an interaction pattern of a touch signal if the touch signal of a user interaction for multitasking via a touch screen of the electronic device is received; determining a level of a resource based on the recognized interaction pattern; and allocating at least one resource of the electronic device in accordance with the level. The apparatus includes a pattern recognition unit configured to, if a touch signal corresponding to user interaction for multitasking is sensed via a touch screen, recognize an interaction pattern based on the touch signal; a resource determination unit configured to determine a level of a resource based on the interaction pattern; and a resource allocation unit configured to allocate at least one resource of the electronic device based on the level of the resource determined in the resource determination unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure dynamically selects an optimal parameter so as to stably stream an image without user's setting in a network environment. The present disclosure determines (schedules) a path to which a general packet is to be distributed based on a path cost indicator, and determines a symbol size and the number of source symbols, which minimize or sufficiently reduce a cost function.

Abstract: A method for creating handwriting content is provided. The method includes displaying handwriting letters being input, extracting at least one candidate handwriting word stored in advance in response to the input handwriting letters, displaying the extracted at least one candidate handwriting word, and replacing the input handwriting letters with a candidate handwriting word selected from among the displayed at least one candidate handwriting word.

Abstract: A method for receiving streaming service data in a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication network is provided. The method includes receiving streaming service data from a first access router (AR) through a first transmission control protocol (TCP) session in a state that a UE establishes the first TCP session with a corresponding node (CN); being allocated a second IP address which is different from the first IP address from a second AR which is different from the first AR if the UE hands over to the second AR while receiving the streaming service data; establishing a second TCP session which is different from the first TCP session with the CN using the second IP address; switching from the first TCP session to the second TCP session; and receiving the streaming service data from the CN through the second TCP session.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for updating an application in an electronic device. The method includes intercepting an update notification for informing that it is necessary to update the application. The method also includes determining whether an update condition based on an update policy is satisfied or not. The method also includes, when the update condition is not satisfied, delaying transmitting the update notification until a next time to determine.

Abstract: A method and mobile station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining whether there is a packet that is at least one of transmitted and received for each of time intervals, determining a traffic status of at least one of transmission and reception based on a result of the determining of whether there is the packet that is the at least one of transmitted and received for each of the time intervals, and determining the internet connection status based on the determined traffic status of the at least on transmission and reception.

Abstract: A method for radio resource allocation in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving a channel indicator for indicating the frequency band used by a neighboring base station from a gateway that controls at least one base station that accesses the core network of a wireless communication system via an IP network; assigning to an available channel list a frequency band remaining after the frequency band indicated by said channel indicator is excluded from the entire frequency band, wherein said entire frequency band is divided into a plurality of frequency bands, and said channel indicator comprises indices that indicate respective frequency bands; and selecting, as one's own channel, at least one frequency band from said available channel list.

Abstract: A handover method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of receiving the result of a cell measurement for a neighbor cell from a terminal, judging whether the neighbor cell is a near neighbor cell in accordance with the result of the cell measurement, calculating the ratio of the near neighbor cell to the total neighbor cells, and transmitting a command for a handover to a target cell to the terminal if the ratio exceeds the handover threshold value. The handover method of the present invention reduces interference between cells, and efficiently uses radio resources.

Abstract: A handover method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of receiving the result of a cell measurement for a neighbor cell from a terminal, judging whether the neighbor cell is a near neighbor cell in accordance with the result of the cell measurement, calculating the ratio of the near neighbor cell to the total neighbor cells, and transmitting a command for a handover to a target cell to the terminal if the ratio exceeds the handover threshold value. The handover method of the present invention reduces interference between cells, and efficiently uses radio resources.

Abstract: A method for radio resource allocation in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving a channel indicator for indicating the frequency band used by a neighboring base station from a gateway that controls at least one base station that accesses the core network of a wireless communication system via an IP network; assigning to an available channel list a frequency band remaining after the frequency band indicated by said channel indicator is excluded from the entire frequency band, wherein said entire frequency band is divided into a plurality of frequency bands, and said channel indicator comprises indices that indicate respective frequency bands; and selecting, as one's own channel, at least one frequency band from said available channel list.