METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCOVERING NEIGHBORS FOR WIRELESS FIDELITY DIRECT (WFD) PEER TO PEER (P2P) COMMUNICATION

摘要

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and device for performing the process of discovering neighbors for Wi-Fi P2P communication, the method including the steps of: checking at a first WFD P2P device whether there is a WFD P2P group in which participation is possible; performing, at the first WFD P2P device, the operation for participating in the WFD P2P group in which participation is possible, if there is a WFD P2P group in which participation is possible, or performing, at the first WFD P2P device, the operation for creating a new WFD P2P group or entering a sleep mode, if there is no WFD P2P group in which participation is possible, wherein the operation for participating in the WFD P2P group in which participation is possible includes the steps of receiving information about a neighbor list on a second WFD P2P device (or devices) within the WFD P2P group from a specific WFD P2P device that manages the WFD P2P group, and periodically transferring neighbor advertisement information on the first WFD P2P device to the specific WFD P2P device, after receiving the neighbor list.