METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PAIRING BETWEEN COORDINATOR AND DEVICE IN NETWORK, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PAIRING BETWEEN DEVICES, NETWORK SYSTEM INCLUDING THE COORDINATOR AND THE DEVICES

摘要

Provided are methods and apparatuses for performing pairing. A method of performing pairing between a coordinator and a peer device that is one from among a plurality of devices in a network including the plurality of devices and the coordinator includes: broadcasting a beacon including first pairing information indicating that the coordinator is a device to perform pairing; receiving, from the peer device, second pairing information indicating that the peer device is a peer device to perform pairing; and broadcasting a beacon including the first pairing information and the second pairing information, or the first pairing information and the second pairing information.