Electronic device for supporting multiple subscriber identity modules and method therefor

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM;

a first communication circuitry configured to perform wireless communication over a cellular network;

a second communication circuitry configured to perform wireless communication over a Wi-Fi network; and

at least one processor operatively connected with the first SIM, the second SIM, the first communication circuitry, and the second communication circuitry,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

perform a packet-based call associated with the first SIM using the first communication circuitry, and

transmit a first re-registration message for internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) re-registration for the second SIM to a network associated with the second SIM using the second communication circuitry for performing the packet-based call associated with the second SIM using the second communication circuitry, while the packet-based call associated with the first SIM is performed using the first communication circuitry.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the cellular network includes a long term evolution (LTE) network, and

wherein the packet-based call associated with the first SIM includes a voice over LTE (VoLTE) call.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, when the packet-based call associated with the first SIM is terminated, transmit a second re-registration message for the IMS re-registration for the second SIM to the network associated with the second SIM using the first communication circuitry.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first re-registration message includes access network information indicating an institute of electrical and electronics engineers (IEEE), and

wherein the second re-registration message includes access network information indicating 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP).

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, when the network associated with the second SIM supports interworking between the cellular network and the Wi-Fi network, transmit the first re-registration message.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit the first re-registration message when an access point (AP) associated with the Wi-Fi network has an internet connection, when a receive power of a signal received from the AP is greater than or equal to a specified value, and when the electronic device is connectable to the AP.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first communication circuitry is further configured to process one of packet data associated with the first SIM and packet data associated with the second SIM based on a priority of the packet data associated with the first SIM and a priority of the packet data associated with the second SIM.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM;

a first communication circuitry configured to perform wireless communication over a cellular network;

a second communication circuitry configured to perform wireless communication over a Wi-Fi network; and

at least one processor operatively connected with the first SIM, the second SIM, the first communication circuitry, and the second communication circuitry,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

in response to detecting a voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) call associated with the first SIM, determine whether voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) for the second SIM is supported, and

when the VoWiFi for the second SIM is supported, perform the VoLTE call associated with the first SIM using the first communication circuitry and transmit a first re-registration message for internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) re-registration for the second SIM to a network associated with the second SIM using the second communication circuitry for performing a packet-based call associated with the second SIM using the second communication circuitry.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, when the VoLTE associated with the first SIM is terminated, transmit a second re-registration message for the IMS re-registration for the second SIM to a network associated with the second SIM using the first communication circuitry.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first re-registration message includes access network information indicating an institute of electrical and electronics engineers (IEEE), and

wherein the second re-registration message includes access network information indicating 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP).

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

when the VoWiFi for the second SIM is not supported, perform hand-over from the cellular network to the Wi-Fi network with respect to the first SIM; and

perform the VoLTE call associated with the first SIM using the second communication circuitry.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform the hand-over by transmitting a re-registration message including access network information indicating an IEEE.

13. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

when VoWiFi for the first SIM and the second SIM is not supported, perform local deregistration for the second SIM; and

perform the VoLTE call associated with the first SIM using the first communication circuitry.

14. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine whether the second SIM supports the VoWiFi based on whether a network associated with the second SIM supports interworking between the cellular network and the Wi-Fi network.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

a first subscriber identity module (SIM) storing first subscriber information;

a second SIM storing second subscriber information;

a first communication circuitry configured to provide first wireless communication;

a second communication circuitry configured to provide second wireless communication;

at least one processor operatively connected with the first communication circuitry and the second communication circuitry; and

a memory operatively connected with the at least one processor,

wherein the memory stores instructions, when executed, causing the at least one processor to perform a plurality of operation comprising:

generating a first registration request message based at least in part on the first subscriber information,

transmitting the first registration request message to a first external server using the first communication circuitry,

generating a second registration request message based at least in part on the second subscriber information,

transmitting the second registration request message to a second external server using the first communication circuitry,

connecting voice communication based at least in part of the first subscriber information or data-based voice communication using the first communication circuitry, after transmitting the first registration request message, and

while connecting the voice communication or the data-based voice communication using the first communication circuitry:

generating a third registration request message based at least in part on the second subscriber information, and

transmitting the third registration request message to the second external server using the second communication circuitry for performing a packet-based call associated with the second SIM using the second communication circuitry.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the first wireless communication includes cellular communication, and

wherein the second wireless communication includes short-range wireless communication.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the short-range wireless communication includes Wi-Fi communication.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the first external server and the second external server are configured to support an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS).

19. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the first registration request message, the second registration request message, or the third registration request message includes a session initiation protocol (SIP) REGISTER message defined by 3GPP standard.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the SIP REGISTER message includes a P-access-network-info (PANI) header, and

wherein the PANI header includes information associated with the first communication circuitry or information associated with the second communication circuitry.