APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING WIRELESS RANGE

摘要

The present disclosure relates to technical matters for sensor networks, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC) and Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure can be used for intelligent services based on these technical matters (smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, and the like). Embodiments of the present invention for providing an apparatus and a method for measuring the range of a wireless device using a signal that is transmitted and received between wireless devices in a wireless communication system. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of a first electronic device of the wireless communication system measuring a range comprises the processes of: negotiating with a second electronic device; and measuring a range between the first electronic device and the second electronic device according to a measurement method selected from a plurality of measurement methods, based on the negotiation result of the second electronic device. Embodiments of the present invention have the advantageous effect that the range between wireless devices can be measured using the most suitable range measurement method for range measurement purposes by considering the characteristics between the wireless devices.