Electronic device and method for registering in communication network by electronic device supporting multiple SIMS
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor connected with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM and at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit. The at least one processor is configured to receive an RRC connection release message after radio resource control (RRC) connection with the first communication network to transmit/receive data in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the first SIM, and retransmit a registration request message for the second communication network to the base station of the second communication network in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the second SIM in response to the reception of the RRC connection release message.
1. An electronic device comprising:
at least one processor including a radio frequency (RF) resource management module, the at least one processor connected with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM; and
at least one RF circuit used for communication based on the first SIM and communication based on the second SIM,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
complete registration for a first communication network corresponding to the first SIM in a state where use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the first SIM, wherein the first communication network includes a first base station,
control, at a specific time, one of the first SIM or the second SIM to use RF resource of the at least one RF circuit corresponding to a priority or a set algorithm,
transmit, to a second base station of a second communication network, a registration request message for the second communication network corresponding to the second SIM in a state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the second SIM,
in response to transmission of the registration request message for the second communication network, drive a first registration timer for the second communication network, and in case that the first registration timer expires, drive a second registration timer for the second communication network,
allocate the use of the at least one RF circuit from the second SIM to the first SIM at a time of identifying a paging message from the first base station of the first communication network while performing a registration procedure for the second communication network,
receive, from the first base station of the first communication network, a radio resource control (RRC) connection release message after RRC connection with the first communication network to transmit/receive data in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the first SIM and where the registration procedure for the second communication network is stopped, and
in response to the reception of the RRC connection release, message from the first base station of the first communication network, and in case that the first registration timer for the second communication network has not expired:
reset the first registration timer and retransmit, to the second base station of the second communication network, the registration request message for the second communication network without waiting for expiration of the first registration timer, in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the second SIM, and
in response to the reception of the RRC connection release message from the first base station of the first communication network, and in case that the first registration timer expires and the second registration timer has not expired:
reset the second registration timer and retransmit, to the second base station of the second communication network, the registration request message for the second communication network without waiting for expiration of the second registration timer, in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the second SIM.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first communication network includes at least one communication network of 5 th generation (5G), long term evolution (LTE), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), or global system for mobile communications (GSM).
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second communication network includes at least one communication network of 5 th generation (5G), long term evolution (LTE), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), or global system for mobile communications (GSM).
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
in response to reception of the RRC connection release message, retransmit the registration request message for the second communication network to the second base station of the second communication network, in case that the second registration timer is in a state of having expired.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the use of the at least one RF circuit is not allocated to the first SIM, at the time of identifying the paging message from the first base station of the first communication network, while performing the registration for the second communication network, after retransmitting the registration request message for the second communication network to the second base station of the second communication network.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
allocate the use of the at least one RF circuit to the first SIM, at the time of identifying the paging message from the first base station of the first communication network, while performing the registration for the second communication network, after retransmitting the registration request message for the second communication network to the second base station of the second communication network; and
transmit and receive the data through the RRC connection, in case that a signal received from the first communication network in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the first SIM is a paging signal for a voice call service.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
allocate the use of the at least one RF circuit to the first SIM, at the time of identifying the paging message from the first base station of the first communication network, while performing the registration for the second communication network, after retransmitting the registration request message for the second communication network to the second base station of the second communication network; and
perform a registration procedure for the second communication network, in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the second SIM, in case that a signal received from the first communication network in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the first SIM is a paging signal for a packet data service.
8. A method for registering in a communication network by an electronic device including at least one processor including a radio resource management module, the at least one processor, connected with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM and at least one RF circuit used for communication based on the first SIM and communication based on the second SIM, the method comprising:
completing registration for a first communication network corresponding to the first SIM in a state where use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the first SIM, wherein the first communication network includes a first base station;
controlling, at a specific time, one of the first SIM or the second SIM to use RF resource of the at least one RF circuit corresponding to a priority or a set algorithm;
transmitting, to a second base station of a second communication network, a registration request message for the second communication network corresponding to the second SIM in a state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the second SIM;
in response to transmission of the registration request message for the second communication network, driving a first registration timer for the second communication network, and in case that the first registration timer expires, driving a second registration timer for the second communication network;
allocating the use of the at least one RF circuit from the second SIM to the first SIM at a time of identifying a paging message from the first base station of the first communication network while performing a registration procedure for the second communication network;
receiving, from the first base station of the first communication network, a radio resource control (RRC) connection release message after RRC connection with the first communication network to transmit/receive data in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the first SIM and where the registration procedure for the second communication network is stopped; and
in response to the reception of the RRC connection release message from the first base station of the first communication network, and in case that the first registration timer for the second communication network has not expired:
resetting the first registration timer and retransmitting, to the second base station of the second communication network, the registration request message for the second communication network without waiting for expiration of the first registration timer, in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the second SIM; and
in response to the reception of the RRC connection release message from the first base station of the first communication network, and in case that the first registration timer expires and the second registration timer has not expired:
resetting the second registration timer and retransmitting, to the second base station of the second communication network, the registration request message for the second communication network without waiting for expiration of the second registration timer, in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the second SIM.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first communication network includes at least one communication network of 5 th generation (5G), long term evolution (LTE), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), or global system for mobile communications (GSM).
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second communication network includes at least one communication network of 5 th generation (5G), long term evolution (LTE), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), or global system for mobile communications (GSM).
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
in response to reception of the RRC connection release message, retransmitting the registration request message for the second communication network to the second base station of the second communication network, in case that the second registration timer is in a state of having expired.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the use of the at least one RF circuit is not allocated to the first SIM, at the time of identifying the paging message from the first base station of the first communication network, while performing the registration for the second communication network, after retransmitting the registration request message for the second communication network to the second base station of the second communication network.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
allocating the use of the at least one RF circuit to the first SIM, at the time of identifying the paging message from the first base station of for the first communication network, while performing the registration for the second communication network, after retransmitting the registration request message for the second communication network to the second base station of the second communication network; and
transmitting and receiving the data through the RRC connection, in case that a signal received from the first communication network in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the first SIM is a paging signal for a voice call service.
14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
allocating the use of the at least one RF circuit to the first SIM, at the time of identifying the paging message from the first base station of for the first communication network, while performing the registration for the second communication network, after retransmitting the registration request message for the second communication network to the second base station of the second communication network; and
performing a registration procedure for the second communication network, in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the second SIM, in case that a signal received from the first communication network in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the first SIM is a paging signal for a packet data service.