Patent Publication Number: US-11381277-B2

Title: Device and method for adaptively controlling preamble in UWB network

Description:
PRIORITY 
     This application is a National Phase Entry of PCT International Application No. PCT/KR2019/005663, which was filed on May 10, 2019, and claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0107046, which was filed on Sep. 7, 2018, the entire content of each of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     Various embodiments disclosed in the disclosure relate to an apparatus and a method for adaptively controlling a preamble in an ultra wide band (UWB) network. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     An electronic device may perform wireless communication with an external electronic device using a UWB network. The UWB network may refer to a wireless communication technology where data is transmitted over an ultra wide band frequency band. The UWB network may be based on the institute of electrical and electronic engineers (IEEE) 802.15 standard specification defined by IEEE. 
     DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     IEEE 802.15.4 (or IEEE 802.15.4a) defines a structure of a physical (PHY) layer packet transmitted over a UWB network. According to the standard specification, a channel impulse response (CIR) of a preamble included in the PHY layer packet may be used to measure a distance between an electronic device and an external electronic device. The longer the length of the preamble, the more accurate the measurement result of distance. When the length of the preamble is determined by the electronic device or the external electronic device when data communication starts, the determined length of the preamble may be fixed until the data communication between the electronic device and the external electronic device ends. The length of the preamble may be, for example, 16 to 4096 (unit: symbol). 
     Because the state of wireless communication between the electronic device and the external electronic device is variable, when the length of the preamble is fixed, there may occur degradation in power consumption or communication performance. For example, when the wireless communication between the electronic device and the external electronic device is in a line of sight (LOS) state, because it is able for the accuracy of distance measurement to be high although the length of the preamble is not long, there may be an increase in power consumption and latency when the length of the preamble is long. On the other hand, when the wireless communication is in non line of sight (NLOS) where diffraction or reflection of radio waves occurs, the shorter the length of the preamble, the more the accuracy of distance measurement decreases. 
     Various embodiments disclosed in the disclosure may provide an apparatus and a method for adaptively controlling a length of a preamble in a UWB network. 
     Solution to Problem 
     In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, an electronic device supporting an ultra wide band (UWB) protocol is provided. The electronic device may include at least one wireless communication circuit and a processor operatively connected with the at least one wireless communication circuit. The processor may be configured to transmit first data, including mode information indicating whether the electronic device supports a mode associated with control of a preamble and a preamble having a first length, to an external electronic device, via the at least one wireless communication circuit, receive second data including mode information indicating whether the external electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble from the external electronic device, via the at least one wireless communication circuit, measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using the preamble having the first length, when the external electronic device does not support the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data and measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using a preamble having a second length different from the first length, when the external electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data. 
     In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include a first wireless communication circuit configured to support a first protocol, a second wireless communication circuit configured to support a second protocol, and a processor configured to be operatively connected with the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit. The processor may be configured to transmit first data, including mode information indicating whether the electronic device supports a mode associated with control of a preamble and a preamble having a first length, to an external electronic device, via the second wireless communication circuit, receive second data including mode information indicating whether the external electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble from the external electronic device, via the second wireless communication circuit, measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using the preamble having the first length, via the first wireless communication circuit, when the external electronic device does not support the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data, and measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using a preamble having a second length different from the first length, via the first wireless communication circuit, when the external electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data. 
     In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, an electronic device supporting a UWB protocol is provided. The electronic device may include at least one wireless communication circuit and a processor operatively connected with the at least one wireless communication circuit. The processor may be configured to receive first data, including mode information indicating whether an external electronic device supports a mode associated with control of a preamble and a preamble having a first length, from the external electronic device, via the at least one wireless communication circuit, transmit second data including mode information indicating whether the electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble to the external electronic device, via the at least one wireless communication circuit, measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using the preamble having the first length, when the electronic device does not support the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data, and measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using a preamble having a second length different from the first length, when the electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     According to various embodiments disclosed in the disclosure, the electronic device may adaptively control a preamble of a data packet transmitted over the UWB network, thus reducing power consumption and latency. 
     According to various embodiments disclosed in the disclosure, the electronic device may adaptively control a preamble of a data packet transmitted over the UWB network, thus enhancing accuracy of distance measurement. 
     In addition, various effects ascertained directly or indirectly through the disclosure may be provided. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a structure of a physical (PHY) layer packet based on the institute of the electrical and electronic engineers (IEEE) 802.15.4 standard specification according to various embodiments; 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a signal sequence diagram between electronic devices for controlling a length of a preamble according to various embodiments; 
         FIG. 4  illustrates a signal sequence diagram between electronic devices including upper layers and PHY layers configured to control a length of a preamble according to various embodiments; 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a structure of a PHY header (PHR) according to various embodiments; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates an operational flowchart of a first electronic device for controlling a length of a preamble according to various embodiments; 
         FIG. 7A  illustrates an operational flowchart of a first electronic device for determining a state of wireless communication based on a threshold according to various embodiments; 
         FIG. 7B  illustrates an operational flowchart of a first electronic device for determining a state of wireless communication based on a plurality of thresholds according to various embodiments; 
         FIG. 8  illustrates a graph indicating a channel impulse response (CIR) according to various embodiments; 
         FIG. 9  illustrates a signal sequence diagram between electronic devices including first communication circuits and second communication circuits configured to control a length of a preamble according to various embodiments; and 
         FIG. 10  illustrates a signal sequence diagram between electronic devices according to Bluetooth or Bluetooth low energy (BLE) standards according to various embodiments. 
     
    
    
     With regard to description of drawings, the same or similar denotations may be used for the same or similar components. 
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, various embodiments of the disclosure may be described with reference to accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that this is not intended to limit the present disclosure to specific implementation forms and includes various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of embodiments of the present disclosure. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram of an electronic device  101  in a network environment  100  according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the electronic device  101  may communicate with an electronic device  102  through a first network  198  (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network) or may communicate with an electronic device  104  or a server  108  through a second network  199  (e.g., a long-distance wireless communication network) in the network environment  100 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device  101  may communicate with the electronic device  104  through the server  108 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device  101  may include a processor  120 , a memory  130 , an input device  150 , a sound output device  155 , a display device  160 , an audio module  170 , a sensor module  176 , an interface  177 , a haptic module  179 , a camera module  180 , a power management module  188 , a battery  189 , a communication module  190 , a subscriber identification module  196 , or an antenna module  197 . According to some embodiments, at least one (e.g., the display device  160  or the camera module  180 ) among components of the electronic device  101  may be omitted or one or more other components may be added to the electronic device  101 . According to some embodiments, some of the above components may be implemented with one integrated circuit. For example, the sensor module  176  (e.g., a fingerprint sensor, an iris sensor, or an illuminance sensor) may be embedded in the display device  160  (e.g., a display). 
     The processor  120  may execute, for example, software (e.g., a program  140 ) to control at least one of other components (e.g., a hardware or software component) of the electronic device  101  connected to the processor  120  and may process or compute a variety of data. According to an embodiment, as a part of data processing or operation, the processor  120  may load a command set or data, which is received from other components (e.g., the sensor module  176  or the communication module  190 ), into a volatile memory  132 , may process the command or data loaded into the volatile memory  132 , and may store result data into a nonvolatile memory  134 . According to an embodiment, the processor  120  may include a main processor  121  (e.g., a central processing unit or an application processor) and an auxiliary processor  123  (e.g., a graphic processing device, an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor), which operates independently from the main processor  121  or with the main processor  121 . Additionally or alternatively, the auxiliary processor  123  may use less power than the main processor  121 , or is specified to a designated function. The auxiliary processor  123  may be implemented separately from the main processor  121  or as a part thereof. 
     The auxiliary processor  123  may control, for example, at least some of functions or states associated with at least one component (e.g., the display device  160 , the sensor module  176 , or the communication module  190 ) among the components of the electronic device  101  instead of the main processor  121  while the main processor  121  is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state or together with the main processor  121  while the main processor  121  is in an active (e.g., an application execution) state. According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor  123  (e.g., the image signal processor or the communication processor) may be implemented as a part of another component (e.g., the camera module  180  or the communication module  190 ) that is functionally related to the auxiliary processor  123 . 
     The memory  130  may store a variety of data used by at least one component (e.g., the processor  120  or the sensor module  176 ) of the electronic device  101 . For example, data may include software (e.g., the program  140 ) and input data or output data with respect to commands associated with the software. The memory  130  may include the volatile memory  132  or the nonvolatile memory  134 . 
     The program  140  may be stored in the memory  130  as software and may include, for example, an operating system  142 , a middleware  144 , or an application  146 . 
     The input device  150  may receive a command or data, which is used for a component (e.g., the processor  120 ) of the electronic device  101 , from an outside (e.g., a user) of the electronic device  101 . The input device  150  may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus pen). 
     The sound output device  155  may output a sound signal to the outside of the electronic device  101 . The sound output device  155  may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker may be used for general purposes, such as multimedia play or recordings play, and the receiver may be used for receiving calls. According to an embodiment, the receiver and the speaker may be either integrally or separately implemented. 
     The display device  160  may visually provide information to the outside (e.g., the user) of the electronic device  101 . For example, the display device  160  may include a display, a hologram device, or a projector and a control circuit for controlling a corresponding device. According to an embodiment, the display device  160  may include a touch circuitry configured to sense the touch or a sensor circuit (e.g., a pressure sensor) for measuring an intensity of pressure on the touch. 
     The audio module  170  may convert a sound and an electrical signal in dual directions. According to an embodiment, the audio module  170  may obtain the sound through the input device  150  or may output the sound through the sound output device  155  or an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102  (e.g., a speaker or a headphone)) directly or wirelessly connected to the electronic device  101 . 
     The sensor module  176  may generate an electrical signal or a data value corresponding to an operating state (e.g., power or temperature) inside or an environmental state (e.g., a user state) outside the electronic device  101 . According to an embodiment, the sensor module  176  may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an infrared sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor. 
     The interface  177  may support one or more designated protocols to allow the electronic device  101  to connect directly or wirelessly to the external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102 ). According to an embodiment, the interface  177  may include, for example, an HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface), a USB (universal serial bus) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface. 
     A connecting terminal  178  may include a connector that physically connects the electronic device  101  to the external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102 ). According to an embodiment, the connecting terminal  178  may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector). 
     The haptic module  179  may convert an electrical signal to a mechanical stimulation (e.g., vibration or movement) or an electrical stimulation perceived by the user through tactile or kinesthetic sensations. According to an embodiment, the haptic module  179  may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electric stimulator. 
     The camera module  180  may shoot a still image or a video image. According to an embodiment, the camera module  180  may include, for example, at least one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes. 
     The power management module  188  may manage power supplied to the electronic device  101 . According to an embodiment, the power management module  188  may be implemented as at least a part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC). 
     The battery  189  may supply power to at least one component of the electronic device  101 . According to an embodiment, the battery  189  may include, for example, a non-rechargeable (primary) battery, a rechargeable (secondary) battery, or a fuel cell. 
     The communication module  190  may establish a direct (e.g., wired) or wireless communication channel between the electronic device  101  and the external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102 , the electronic device  104 , or the server  108 ) and support communication execution through the established communication channel. The communication module  190  may include at least one communication processor operating independently from the processor  120  (e.g., the application processor) and supporting the direct (e.g., wired) communication or the wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the communication module  190  may include a wireless communication module  192  (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a GNSS (global navigation satellite system) communication module) or a wired communication module  194  (e.g., an LAN (local area network) communication module or a power line communication module). The corresponding communication module among the above communication modules may communicate with the external electronic device through the first network  198  (e.g., the short-range communication network such as a Bluetooth, a WiFi direct, or an IrDA (infrared data association)) or the second network  199  (e.g., the long-distance wireless communication network such as a cellular network, an internet, or a computer network (e.g., LAN or WAN)). The above-mentioned various communication modules may be implemented into one component (e.g., a single chip) or into separate components (e.g., chips), respectively. The wireless communication module  192  may identify and authenticate the electronic device  101  using user information (e.g., international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module  196  in the communication network, such as the first network  198  or the second network  199 . 
     The antenna module  197  may transmit or receive a signal or power to or from the outside (e.g., the external electronic device). According to an embodiment, the antenna module may include an antenna including a radiating element composed of a conductive material or a conductive pattern formed in or on a substrate (e.g., PCB). According to an embodiment, the antenna module  197  may include a plurality of antennas. In such a case, at least one antenna appropriate for a communication scheme used in the communication network, such as the first network  198  or the second network  199 , may be selected, for example, by the communication module  190  from the plurality of antennas. The signal or the power may then be transmitted or received between the communication module  190  and the external electronic device via the selected at least one antenna. According to an embodiment, another component (e.g., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) other than the radiating element may be additionally formed as part of the antenna module  197 . 
     At least some components among the components may be connected to each other through a communication method (e.g., a bus, a GPIO (general purpose input and output), an SPI (serial peripheral interface), or an MIPI (mobile industry processor interface)) used between peripheral devices to exchange signals (e.g., a command or data) with each other. 
     According to an embodiment, the command or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device  101  and the external electronic device  104  through the server  108  connected to the second network  199 . Each of the electronic devices  102  and  104  may be the same or different types as or from the electronic device  101 . According to an embodiment, all or some of the operations performed by the electronic device  101  may be performed by one or more external electronic devices among the external electronic devices  102 ,  104 , or  108 . For example, when the electronic device  101  performs some functions or services automatically or by request from a user or another device, the electronic device  101  may request one or more external electronic devices to perform at least some of the functions related to the functions or services, in addition to or instead of performing the functions or services by itself. The one or more external electronic devices receiving the request may carry out at least a part of the requested function or service or the additional function or service associated with the request and transmit the execution result to the electronic device  101 . The electronic device  101  may provide the result as is or after additional processing as at least a part of the response to the request. To this end, for example, a cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computing technology may be used. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a structure of a physical (PHY) layer packet  200  based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard specification according to various embodiments. 
     According to an embodiment, an electronic device (e.g., an electronic device  101  of  FIG. 1 ) may transmit or receive data with an external electronic device (e.g., an electronic device  102  of  FIG. 1 ) based on a UWB protocol. The UWB protocol may use a bandwidth of an ultra wide band. The IEEE 802.15.4 standard specification defines a structure of the PHY layer packet (e.g.,  200 ). 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the PHY layer packet  200  may include a synchronization header (SHR)  210 , a PHY header (PHR)  220 , and a PHY service data unit (PSDU)  230 . 
     According to an embodiment, the SHR  210  may be added prior to the PHR  220 . The SHR  210  may be used for at least one of an automatic gain control (AGC) setting, antenna diversity selection, timing acquisition, coarse and fine frequency recovery, packet and frame synchronization, channel estimation, or ranging procedure. The ranging procedure may include an operation of measuring a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device. The SHR  210  may include a synchronization (SYNC)  212  and a start-of-frame delimiter (SFD)  214 . 
     According to an embodiment, the PHR  220  may be added after the SHR  210 . The PHR  220  may include control information associated with the PHY layer packet  200 . For example, the PHR  220  may include at least one of a data rate used to transmit the PSDU  230 , a duration of a preamble (e.g., the SYNC  212 ), a length of the PSDU  230 , or information for detecting an error of the PHR  220 . According to an embodiment, the PHR  220  may consist of 19 bits. 
     According to an embodiment, the PSDU  230  may include data (or content data) to be transmitted or received by the electronic device and the external electronic device. According to an embodiment, the PSDU  230  may consist of 0 byte to 127 bytes. 
     According to an embodiment, the SYNC  212  may be composed of a plurality of symbols (e.g.,  212 - 1 ,  212 - 2 ,  212 - 3 , . . . , and  212 -N) (where N is a natural number). The plurality of symbols may be a series of sequence codes composed of 0, −1, or 1. The SYNC  212  may be referred to as a preamble. According to an embodiment, the length of the SYNC  212  may be at least one of 16 to 4096 (unit: symbol). 
     According to an embodiment, the electronic device may measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using the SYNC  212  (or the preamble). For example, the electronic device may identify a first path (or a first pulse) in a channel impulse response (CIR) of the SYNC  212 . When the first path is identified in the CIR of the SYNC  212 , the electronic device may identify a time when one of bits forming the PHR  220  is received as a time when data is transmitted (or received). The time when the data is transmitted or received may be referred to as a timestamp. The electronic device may measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using a time indicated by the timestamp. 
     According to an embodiment, because the longer the length of the preamble, the more the accuracy of measuring the CIR increases, the electronic device may accurately measure the distance, whereas power consumption or latency (or channel busy) may increase. The shorter the length of the preamble, the more the power consumption and the latency decreases, whereas the more the accuracy of distance measurement decreases. The electronic device according to an embodiment may control the length of the preamble based on the state of the wireless communication between the electronic device and the external electronic device or the data rate to reduce power consumption, reduce latency, and increase accuracy of distance measurement. The state of the wireless communication may be determined based on at least one of, for example, the confidence level (CL) defined in the IEEE 802.15.4 standard specification or the ratio of the first path to noise. 
     According to an embodiment, the SFD  214  may be used for frame timing. The SFD  214  may be composed of a plurality of symbols. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates a signal sequence diagram  300  between electronic devices  301  and  302  for controlling a length of a preamble (e.g., a SYNC  212  of  FIG. 2 ) according to various embodiments. The first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  shown in  FIG. 3  may include the same components as the components of the electronic device  101  of  FIG. 1  or may perform the same operation as the electronic device  101  of  FIG. 1  In an embodiment, an operation (e.g., operation  320  or operation  325 ) displayed by a dotted line among operations shown in  FIG. 3  may fail to be performed. For example, when operation  320  is performed, operation  325  may fail to be performed. When operation  325  is performed, operation  320  may fail to be performed. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , in operation  305  of the signal sequence diagram  300 , the first electronic device  301  may transmit first data to the second electronic device  302 . According to an embodiment, the first data may include at least a portion of a PHY layer packet  200  of  FIG. 2 . For example, the first data may include a preamble having a first length. 
     According to an embodiment, the first length of the preamble included in the first data may be 16 symbols, 64 symbols, 1024 symbols, or 4096 symbols according to the IEEE 802.15.4 standard specification. According to an embodiment, the first length may be determined by an upper layer (e.g., an upper layer  410  of  FIG. 4 ) of a PHY layer prior to operation  305  or may be preset by the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302 . According to an embodiment, the first length may be determined based on a predetermined data rate between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302 . For example, a relationship between the data rate and the length (e.g., the first length) of the preamble may be represented as Table 1 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Length of Preamble 
               
               
                   
                 Data Rate 
                 (Unit: Symbol) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                  27 Mbps 
                 16 
               
               
                   
                  6.8 Mbps 
                 64 
               
               
                   
                 850 kbps 
                 1024 
               
               
                   
                 110 kbps 
                 4096 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     According to an embodiment, the first data may include mode information associated with control of the preamble. The control of the preamble may refer to, for example, an operation where the first electronic device  301  or the second electronic device  302  changes the length of the preamble while data transmission between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  is performed. The mode information associated with the control of the preamble, which is included in the first data, may indicate information about whether the electronic device  301  supports a mode associated with the control of the preamble (in other words, whether it is able for the first electronic device  301  to transmit or receive the preamble of the length changed during the data transmission) or whether the electronic device  301  does not support the mode associated with the control of the preamble. For example, the mode information associated with the control of the preamble, which is included in the first data, may consist of 1 bit. According to an embodiment, the mode information associated with the control of the preamble may be included in a PHR (e.g.,  220  of  FIG. 2 ) of a PHY layer packet (e.g.,  200  of  FIG. 2 ). An embodiment in which the mode information associated with the control of the preamble is included will be described below in  FIG. 5 . 
     According to an embodiment, the first electronic device  301  may set a frame length (e.g., a length of a PSDU  230  of  FIG. 2 ) of the PHY layer packet included in the first data to 0 to reduce power consumption. 
     In operation  310 , the second device  302  may transmit second data to the first electronic device  301 . According to an embodiment, the second data may include mode information associated with control of a preamble of the second electronic device  302 . Although not illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the second data may further include a preamble having the first length. According to an embodiment, the second electronic device  302  may set a frame length of a PHY layer packet included in the second data to 0 to reduce power consumption. 
     In operation  315 , the first electronic device  301  may identify whether the second electronic device  302  supports a mode associated with the control of the preamble based on the mode information associated with the control of the preamble, which is included in the second data. When the second electronic device  302  does not support the mode associated with the control of the preamble (hereinafter, referred to as a static mode), in operation  320 , the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  may measure a distance between the first electronic device  310  and the second electronic device  302  using the preamble having the first length. 
     When the second electronic device  302  supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble (hereinafter, referred to as a dynamic mode), in operation  325 , the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  may measure the distance using a preamble having a second length different from the first length. For example, when the state of wireless communication between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  is greater than or equal to a specified threshold value (e.g., a line of sight (LOS) state), the first electronic device  301  may set the length of the preamble to the second length shorter than the first length to reduce power consumption and latency. For another example, when the state of the wireless communication between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  is less than the specified threshold value (e.g., a non line of sight (NLOS) state), the first electronic device  301  may set the length of the preamble to the second length longer than the first length to enhance accuracy of distance measurement. 
     According to an embodiment, the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  may repeatedly perform operations  305  to  325  to control the preamble depending on the state of the wireless communication. For example, the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  may perform operations  305  to  325  at a specified period and may perform operations  305  to  325  when data transmission starts. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates a signal sequence diagram  400  between electronic devices  301  and  302  including upper layers  401  and  403  and PHY layers  402  and  404  configured to control a length of a preamble (e.g., a SYNC  212  of  FIG. 2 ) according to various embodiments.  FIG. 4  assumes that the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  supports a mode associated with control of a preamble. According to an embodiment, the first electronic device  301  may include the upper layer  401  and the PHY layer  402 , and the second electronic device  302  may include the upper layer  403  and the PHY layer  404 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the upper layer  401  or  403  may include at least one of, for example, a medium access control (MAC) layer, a network layer, or an application layer (e.g., an application  146  of  FIG. 1 ). 
     In operation  405 , the upper layer  401  of the first electronic device  301  may transmit mode information associated with control of a preamble of the first electronic device  301  to the PHY layer  402 . The mode information associated with the control of the preamble may indicate that, for example, the first electronic device  301  supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble. Although not illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the upper layer  401  may further transmit a CL value measured prior to operation  405  together with the mode information associated with the control of the preamble. The CL value measured prior to operation  405  may be referred to as a base CL value. 
     For example, attribute information delivered from the upper layer  401  to the PHY layer  402  may be represented as Table 2 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Attribute 
                 Type 
                 Range 
                 Description 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 phyHrpUwbAdaptivepreambleLength 
                 Boolean 
                 FALSE, 
                 Whether to 
               
               
                 Mode 
                   
                 TRUE 
                 support a 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 mode 
               
               
                 pfyHrpUwbAdaptivePreambleLength 
                 3 bit 
                 55-99 
                 Base CL 
               
               
                 Confidence Level 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In operation  410 , the PHY layer  402  of the first electronic device  301  may transmit the mode information associated with the control of the preamble received from the upper layer  401  by means of first data (e.g., operation  305  of  FIG. 3 ). According to an embodiment, the first data may include a preamble having a first length. According to an embodiment, the first length may be determined by the upper layer  401  or may be determined by the PHY layer  402 . 
     In operation  415 , the PHY layer  404  of the second electronic device  302  may transmit second data including mode information associated with the control of the preamble of the second electronic device  302  to the PHY  402  (e.g., operation  310  of  FIG. 3 ). The mode information associated with the control of the preamble may indicate that, for example, the second electronic device  302  supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble. According to an embodiment, the second data may include a preamble having the first length. Although not illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the PHY layer  404  may receive the mode information associated with the control of the preamble, which is included in the second data, from the upper layer  403  depending to the attribute described in Table 2. 
     In operation  420 , the PHY layer  402  of the first electronic device  301  may set the length of the preamble. For example, the PHY layer  402  may set the length of the preamble to a second length different from the first length based on a state of wireless communication between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302 . For another example, the PHY layer  402  may set the length of the preamble to the second length different from the first length based on a data rate between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302 . For another example, the PHY layer  402  may set the length of the preamble to the second length different from the first length, based on the result of comparing the CL value included in the second data received from the second electronic device  302  with a specified value. 
     In operation  425 , the PHY layer  402  of the first electronic device  301  may transmit data including the preamble of the set length to the PHY layer  404  of the second electronic device  302 . 
     In operation  430 , the PHY layer  404  of the second electronic device  302  may set the length of the preamble changed based on the received data. Although not illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the PHY layer  404  may measure a distance between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  using the preamble of the data received in operation  425 . 
     In operation  435 , the PHY layer  404  of the second electronic device  302  may transmit data including the preamble of the set length to the PHY layer  402  of the first electronic device  301 . 
     In operation  440 , the PHY layer  402  of the first electronic device  301  may measure a distance between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  using the preamble received from the PHY layer  404  of the second electronic device  302  and may report the measured distance to the upper layer  401  of the first electronic device  301 . 
     In operation  445 , the PHY layer  404  of the second electronic device  302  may report the measured distance to the upper layer  403  of the second electronic device  302 . According to an embodiment, operation  445  may be performed between operation  425  and operation  435  as well as after operation  435 . 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a structure of a PHY header (PHR)  220  according to various embodiments. The PHY  220  shown in  FIG. 5  may refer to the PHR  220  included in first data or second data of  FIG. 3 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , a first structure  501  indicates a structure of the PHR  220  according to the IEEE 802.15.4 standard specification, and a second structure  502 , a third structure  503 , and a fourth structure  504  may indicate a structure of the PHR  220  according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to the first structure  501 , the PHR  220  may consist of 19 bits according to the standard specification. The PHR  220  may consist of bit No. 0 (a 1st bit), bit No. 1 (a 2nd bit), . . . , bit No 18 (a 19th bit). Bits No. 0 and 1 may indicate a data rate field, bits No. 2 to 8 may indicate a frame length field, bit No. 9 may indicate a ranging field, bit No. 10 may indicate a reserved field, bits No. 11 and 12 may indicate a preamble duration field, and bits No. 13 to 18 may indicate a single error correct, double error detect (SECDED) field. 
     The data rate field may indicate a date rate of a received PSDU (e.g.,  230  of  FIG. 2 ). The frame length field may indicate the number of octets of the PSDU. The ranging field may indicate whether a current frame (e.g., first data or second data of  FIG. 3 ) is used in a ranging procedure (a distance measurement procedure). The reserved field may fail to include information. The preamble duration field may indicate a length of a preamble. The SECDED field may be used to detect an error of the PHR  220 . 
     According to an embodiment, mode information (e.g., a preamble mode) associated with control of the preamble may be included in bit No. 12 (a 13th bit) of the PHR  220 . For example, as shown in the second structure  502 , the PHR  220  may fail to include a reserved field and a preamble duration field. In this case, bits No. 2 to 10 may indicate a frame length field, field No. 11 may indicate a ranging field, and field No. 12 may indicate mode information associated with the control of the preamble. For another example, as shown in the third structure  503 , the PHR  220  may fail to include a ranging field, a reserved field, and a preamble duration field. In this case, bits No. 2 to 11 may indicate a frame length field, and field No. 12 may indicate mode information associated with the control of the preamble. For another example, the PHR  220  may fail to include a data rate field, a preamble duration field, and a SECDED field. In this case, bit No. 0 may include a reserved field, bits No. 1 to 10 may include a frame length field, bit No. 11 may include a ranging field, and field No. 12 may include mode information associated with the control of the preamble. 
       FIG. 6  illustrates an operational flowchart  600  of an electronic device  301  for controlling a length of a preamble according to various embodiments. The operational flowchart  600  shown in  FIG. 6  and operational flowcharts described below may be performed by the first electronic device  301  or a second electronic device  302  and may be performed by a PHY layer (e.g.,  402  or  404  of  FIG. 4 ) included in the first electronic device  301  or the second electronic device  302 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , in operation  605  of the operational flowchart  600 , the first electronic device  301  may transmit first data including mode information associated with control of a preamble of the first electronic device  301  and a preamble having a first length to the second electronic device  302 . 
     In operation  610 , the first electronic device  301  may receive second data including mode information associated with the control of the preamble of the second electronic device  302  from the second electronic device  302 . According to an embodiment, the mode information associated with the control of the preamble included in the first data or the second data may be inserted as 1 bit in a PHR (e.g.,  220  of  FIG. 2 ). For example, the mode information associated with the control of the preamble may be inserted into bit No. 12 in the PHR  220 . 
     In operation  615 , the first electronic device  301  may identify whether the second electronic device  302  supports a mode associated with the control of the preamble based on the mode information associated with the control of the preamble, which is included in the second data. For example, when the second electronic device  302  supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble, the mode information associated with the control of the preamble may indicate ‘1’. When the second electronic device  302  does not support the mode associated with the control of the preamble, the mode information associated with the control of the preamble may indicate ‘0’. 
     When the second electronic device  302  does not support the mode associated with the control of the preamble, in operation  620 , the first electronic device  301  may measure a distance between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  using the preamble having the first length. 
     When the second electronic device  302  supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble, in operation  625 , the first electronic device  301  may measure a distance between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  using a preamble having a second length different from the first length. According to an embodiment, the first electronic device  301  may set the second length based on a state of wireless communication between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302 . 
       FIGS. 7A and 7B  illustrate operational flowcharts  701  and  702  of a first electronic device  301  for determining a state of wireless communication according to various embodiments.  FIG. 7A  illustrates the operational flowchart  701  of the first electronic device  301  for determining the state of the wireless communication based on a single threshold.  FIG. 7B  illustrates the operational flowchart  702  of the first electronic device  301  for determining the state of the wireless communication based on a plurality of thresholds. Operations shown in  FIGS. 7A and 7B  may refer to an embodiment of operation  625  of  FIG. 6 . 
     According to an embodiment, the first electronic device  301  may determine a state of wireless communication based on at least one of a CL or a ratio between a first path and noise in a CIR of the preamble. For example, the CL value may be represented as Table 3 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 0 
               
               
                   
                 Reserved 
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                 1 
               
               
                   
                 55% 
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                 1 
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                 0 
                 1 
                 1 
               
               
                   
                 85% 
                 1 
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                 92% 
                 1 
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                 1 
               
               
                   
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                 1 
                 1 
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                 1 
                 1 
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     In Table 3, reserved may mean that there is no information. The higher the CL value, the higher the accuracy of distance measurement between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302 . The lower the CL value, the lower the accuracy of measurement device between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 7A , in operation  705  of the operational flowchart  701 , the first electronic device  301  may determine a state of wireless communication between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302 . According to an embodiment, the state of the wireless communication may be determined based on at least one of the CL or the ratio of the first path to the noise. An embodiment of determining the wireless communication state will be described below in  FIG. 8 . 
     In operation  710 , the first electronic device  301  may identify whether the state of the wireless communication is greater than or equal to a specified threshold. For example, when the first electronic device  301  determines the state of the wireless communication based on the CL value, the threshold may be a CL value (e.g., 55%) shown in Table 3 or may be a value (e.g. 50%) which is not shown in Table 3. When the state of the wireless communication is greater than or equal to the threshold, in operation  715 , the first electronic device  301  may set the length of the preamble such that a second length is shorter than a first length. When the state of the wireless communication is less than the threshold, in operation  720 , the first electronic device  301  may set the length of the preamble such that the second length is longer than the first length. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7B , the first electronic device  301  may determine the state of wireless communication based on a plurality of thresholds. According to an embodiment, a second threshold may be a value less than a first threshold. For example, when the first electronic device  301  determines the state of the wireless communication based on the CL value, the first threshold may be 85% and the second threshold may be 55%. 
     In operation  725  of the operational flowchart  702 , the first electronic device  301  may determine the state of wireless communication. 
     In operation  730 , the first electronic device  301  may identify whether the state of the wireless communication is greater than or equal to the first threshold based on the CL value. When the state of the wireless communication is greater than or equal to the first threshold, in operation  735 , the first electronic device  301  may set the length of the preamble such that the second length is shorter than the first length. 
     When the state of the wireless communication is less than the first threshold, in operation  740 , the first electronic device  301  may identify whether the state of the wireless communication is greater than or equal to the second threshold. When the state of the wireless communication is greater than or equal to the second threshold, in operation  745 , the first electronic device  301  may set the length of the preamble such that the second length is the same as the first length. When the state of the wireless communication is less than the second threshold, in operation  750 , the first electronic device  301  may set the length of the preamble such that the second length is longer than the first length. 
       FIG. 8  illustrates a graph  800  indicating a channel impulse response (CIR) according to various embodiments. A CIR of a preamble indicated by the graph  800  of  FIG. 8  is merely illustrative, and a first path (e.g.,  810 ) of the CIR, a peak path (e.g.,  820 ), the number of paths (e.g.,  810 ,  820 ,  840 , or  850 ), each of which has a magnitude of a specified value or more, and noise  830  are not limited to the example shown in  FIG. 8 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , the horizontal axis on the graph  800  may indicate time, and the vertical axis may indicate magnitude. An electronic device (e.g., a first electronic device  301  of  FIG. 3 ) may measure a distance by means of the graph  800  or may calculate a CL or the ratio of a first path (e.g.,  810 ) to noise (e.g., at least one of values indicated in  830 ). 
     According to the IEEE 802.15.4 standard specification, the CL may refer to a probability that a leading edge (e.g.,  810 ) will arrive during a specified time interval (e.g., a confidence interval (CI)). For example, the electronic device  301  may calculate a difference between the first path (e.g.,  810 ) and the peak path (e.g.,  820 ) using Equation 1 below.
 
 I Diff=|magnitude of first path−magnitude of peak path|  [Equation 1]
 
     The first electronic device  301  may calculate the CL using the calculated IDiff and a predetermined formula. According to an embodiment, the first electronic device  301  may determine a state of wireless communication based on the determined CL value. 
     According to another embodiment, the first electronic device  301  may control the preamble based on a data rate without using the CIR of the preamble shown in the graph  800 . For example, the first electronic device  301  may set a second length based on a relationship between the data rate and the length of the preamble shown in Table 1. For example, when the length of the current frame is 64 symbols and when the data rate changes from 6.8 Mbps to 850 kbps, the first electronic device  301  may determine the length of the preamble such that the second length becomes 1024 symbols. 
       FIG. 9  illustrates a signal sequence diagram  900  between electronic devices  301  and  302  including first communication circuits  901  and  903  and second communication circuits  902  and  904  configured to control a length of a preamble according to various embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , the first electronic device  301  may include the first communication circuit  901  and the second communication circuit  902 , and the second electronic device  302  may include the first communication circuit  903  and the second communication circuit  904 . The first communication circuit  901  or  903  and the second communication circuit  902  or  904  may correspond to at least a part of a communication module  190  of  FIG. 1 . 
     According to an embodiment, the first communication circuit  901  or  903  may support another protocol (e.g., at least one of Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), neighborhood area network (NAN) or near field communication (NFC)) except for a UWB protocol. According to an embodiment, the second communication circuit  902  or  904  may support the UWB protocol. According to an embodiment, because it is able for power consumption of the second communication circuit  902  or  904  to be greater than power consumption of the first communication circuit  901  or  903 , the first electronic device  301  may reduce power consumption by transmitting or receiving mode information associated with control of a preamble with the second electronic device  302  based on the first communication circuit  901  and the other protocol except for the UWB protocol prior to measuring a distance from the second electronic device  302  based on the second communication circuit  902  and the UWB protocol. For example, the first electronic device  301  and/or the second electronic device  302  may disable the second communication circuit  902  and/or the second communication circuit  904  while performing operation  905  and operation  910 . According to an embodiment, the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  may enable the first communication circuits  910  and  903  only while performing operation  905  and operation  910 , may disable the first communication circuits  901  and  903  after operation  910 , and may enable the second communication circuits  902  and  904 . According to another embodiment, the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  may fail to disable the first communication circuits  901  and  903  during operations  915  and  920 . 
     In operation  905 , the first device  301  may transmit first data via the first communication circuit  901  (e.g., operation  305  of  FIG. 3 ). The second device  302  may receive the first data via the first communication circuit  903 . 
     In operation  910 , the second electronic device  302  may transmit second data via the first communication circuit  903  (e.g., operation  310  of  FIG. 3 ). The first electronic device  301  may receive the second data via the first communication circuit  901 . 
     In operation  915 , the first electronic device  301  may transmit data including a preamble of a length set based on a state of wireless communication (or a data rate) to the second communication circuit  904  of the second electronic device  302  via the second communication circuit  902  (e.g., operation  425  of  FIG. 4 ). 
     In operation  920 , the first electronic device  301  may measure a distance between the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  using the preamble of the set length by means of the second communication circuit  902  (e.g., operation  320  or  325  of  FIG. 3 ). 
       FIG. 10  illustrates a signal sequence diagram  1010  between electronic devices according to Bluetooth or BLE standards according to various embodiments. At least one of operations shown in  FIG. 10  may be an embodiment of operation  905  or operation  910  of  FIG. 9 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , a first electronic device  301  and a second electronic device  302  may perform an advertising procedure, a pairing procedure, and a session establishment procedure. The advertising procedure may include operation  1005 . The paring procedure may include operations  1010  and  1015 . The session establishment procedure may include operation  1020  and  1025 . 
     In operation  1005 , the second electronic device  302  may transmit advertising data. The advertising data may include control information used in the pairing procedure. For example, the advertising data may include at least one of a device name of the second electronic device  302 , an application identifier (ID), or a MAC ID. According to an embodiment, the advertising data may be broadcast. According to an embodiment, the first electronic device  301  may periodically perform scanning to receive advertising data transmitted by the second electronic device  302 . 
     In operation  1010 , the first electronic device  301  may transmit a connect request message to the second electronic device  302 . The connect request message may include at least one of, for example, information associated with timing for data transmission or information for encryption. 
     In operation  1015 , the second electronic device  302  may transmit a connect response message to the first electronic device  301  in response to receiving the connect request message from the first electronic device  301 . 
     In operation  1020 , the first electronic device  301  may transmit a session start message to establish a session with the second electronic device  302 . According to an embodiment, the session start message may include at least one of channel information, a session ID, or a data rate. 
     In operation  1025 , the second electronic device  302  may transmit a session response message to the first electronic device  301  in response to receiving the session start message from the first electronic device  301 . 
     In operation  1030 , the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  may measure a distance based on a UWB protocol (e.g., operation  920  of  FIG. 9 ). According to an embodiment, the first electronic device  301  and the second electronic device  302  may measure a distance based on information obtained through the advertising procedure, the pairing procedure, and the session establishment procedure. 
     According to an embodiment, at least one of a length of a preamble, a base CL value, or mode information associated with control of the preamble may be included in a message (or data) transmitted in operations  1005  to  1025 . For example, the first electronic device  301  may insert at least one of the length of the preamble, the base CL value, or the mode information associated with the control of the preamble into the session start message. When the session start message includes the mode information associated with the control of the preamble of the first electronic device  301 , the second electronic device  302  may insert the mode information associated with the control of the preamble of the second electronic device  302  into the session response message. According to an embodiment, at least one of the length of the preamble, the base CL value, or the mode information associated with the control of the preamble may be included in a payload field in the data packet according to Bluetooth or BLE standards. 
     As described above, an electronic device (e.g., an electronic device  301  of  FIG. 3 ) for supporting a UWB protocol may include at least one wireless communication circuit (e.g., at least a part of a wireless communication module  192  of  FIG. 1 , a first communication circuit  901  of  FIG. 9 , or a second communication circuit  902  of  FIG. 9 ) and a processor (e.g., a processor  120  of  FIG. 1 ) operatively connected with the at least one wireless communication circuit. The processor may be configured to transmit first data, including mode information indicating whether the electronic device supports a mode associated with control of a preamble (e.g., a SYNC  212  of  FIG. 2 ) and a preamble having a first length, to an external electronic device (e.g., a second electronic device  302  of  FIG. 3 ), via the at least one wireless communication circuit, receive second data including mode information indicating whether the external electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble from the external electronic device, via the at least one wireless communication circuit, measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using the preamble having the first length, when the external electronic device does not support the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data, and measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using a preamble having a second length different from the first length, when the external electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to determine a state of wireless communication between the electronic device and the external electronic device, set the second length to be shorter than the first length, when the state of the wireless communication is greater than or equal to a specified threshold, and set the second length to be longer than the first length, when the state of the wireless communication is less than the threshold. 
     According to an embodiment, the first data and the second data may include a PHY layer packet (e.g., a PHY layer packet  200  of  FIG. 2 ) defined in the IEEE 802.15.4 standard specification, and the preamble having the first length or the second length may be included in the PHY layer packet. 
     According to an embodiment, the PHY layer packet may further include a field (e.g., a PHR  220  of  FIG. 2 ) indicating control information, and the mode information may be inserted as 1 bit into the field. 
     According to an embodiment, the at least one wireless communication circuit may further support at least one of a Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, NAN, or NFC protocol, and the processor may be configured to transmit the first data in a session establishment procedure based on at least one of the Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, NAN, or NFC protocol, via the at least one wireless communication circuit. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to determine a state of wireless communication between the electronic device and the external electronic device, set the second length to be shorter than the first length, when the state of the wireless communication is greater than or equal to a specified first threshold, set the second length to be the same as the first length, when the state of the wireless communication is less than the first threshold and is greater than or equal to a specified second threshold, and set the second length to be longer than the first length, when the state of the wireless communication is less than the second threshold. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to determine the state of the wireless communication using a CIR of the preamble having the first length. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to determine the state of the wireless communication using a first path (e.g.,  810  of  FIG. 8 ) of the CIR. 
     As described above, an electronic device (e.g., an electronic device  301  of  FIG. 3 ) may include a first wireless communication circuit (e.g., a second communication circuit  902  of  FIG. 9 ) configured to support a first protocol, a second wireless communication circuit (e.g., a first communication circuit  901  of  FIG. 9 ) configured to support a second protocol, and a processor (e.g., a processor  120  of  FIG. 1 ) configured to be operatively connected with the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit. The processor may be configured to transmit first data, including mode information indicating whether the electronic device supports a mode associated with control of a preamble (e.g., a SYNC  212  of  FIG. 2 ) and a preamble having a first length, to an external electronic device (e.g., a second electronic device  302  of  FIG. 3 ), via the second wireless communication circuit, receive second data including mode information indicating whether the external electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble from the external electronic device, via the second wireless communication circuit, measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using the preamble having the first length, via the first wireless communication circuit, when the external electronic device does not support the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data, and measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using a preamble having a second length different from the first length, via the first wireless communication circuit, when the external electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to determine a state of wireless communication between the electronic device and the external electronic device, set the second length to be shorter than the first length, when the state of the wireless communication is greater than or equal to a specified threshold, and set the second length to be longer than the first length, when the state of the wireless communication is less than the threshold. 
     According to an embodiment, the first data and the second data may include a PHY layer packet (e.g., a PHY layer packet  200  of  FIG. 2 ) defined in the IEEE 802.15.4 standard specification, and the preamble having the first length or the second length may be included in the PHY layer packet. 
     According to an embodiment, the first protocol may include a UWB protocol, the second protocol may include at least one of a Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, NAN, or NFC protocol, and the PHY layer packet may further include a field (a PHR  220  of  FIG. 2 ) indicating control information, and the mode information may be inserted as 1 bit into the field. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to determine a state of wireless communication between the electronic device and the external electronic device, set the second length to be shorter than the first length, when the state of the wireless communication is greater than or equal to a specified first threshold, set the second length to be the same as the first length, when the state of the wireless communication is less than the first threshold and is greater than or equal to a specified second threshold, and set the second length to be longer than the first length, when the state of the wireless communication is less than the second threshold. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to determine the state of the wireless communication using a CIR of the preamble having the first length. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to determine the state of the wireless communication using a first path (e.g.,  810  of  FIG. 8 ) of the CIR. 
     As described above, an electronic device (e.g., a second electronic device  302  of  FIG. 3 ) for supporting a UWB protocol may include at least one wireless communication circuit (e.g., at least a part of a wireless communication module  192  of  FIG. 1 , a first communication circuit  903  of  FIG. 9 , or a second communication circuit  904  of  FIG. 9 ) and a processor (e.g., a processor  120  of  FIG. 1 ) operatively connected with the at least one wireless communication circuit. The processor may be configured to receive first data, including mode information indicating whether an external electronic device (e.g., a first electronic device  301  of  FIG. 3 ) supports a mode associated with control of a preamble (e.g., a SYNC  212  of  FIG. 2 ) and a preamble having a first length, from the external electronic device, via the at least one wireless communication circuit, transmit second data including mode information indicating whether the electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble to the external electronic device, via the at least one wireless communication circuit, measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using the preamble having the first length, when the electronic device does not support the mode associated with the control of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data, and measure a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device using a preamble having a second length different from the first length, when the electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble. 
     According to an embodiment, the first data and the second data may include a PHY layer packet (e.g., a PHY layer packet  200  of  FIG. 2 ) defined in the IEEE 802.15.4 standard specification, and the preamble having the first length or the second length may be included in the PHY layer packet. 
     According to an embodiment, the PHY layer packet may further include a field (e.g., a PHR  220  of  FIG. 2 ) indicating control information, and the mode information may be inserted as 1 bit into the field. 
     According to an embodiment, the at least one wireless communication circuit may support at least one of a Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, NAN, or NFC protocol, and the processor may be configured to receive the first data in a session establishment procedure based on at least one of the Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, NAN, or NFC protocol, via the at least one wireless communication circuit. 
     According to an embodiment, the at least one wireless communication circuit may include a first wireless communication circuit (e.g., the second communication circuit  904  of  FIG. 9 ) configured to support the UWB protocol and a second wireless communication circuit (e.g., the first communication circuit  903  of  FIG. 9 ) configured to support at least one of the Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, NAN, or NFC protocol. 
     The electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed in the disclosure may be various types of devices. The electronic device may include, for example, a portable communication device (e.g., a smartphone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a mobile medical appliance, a camera, a wearable device, or a home appliance. The electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure should not be limited to the above-mentioned devices. 
     It should be understood that various embodiments of the disclosure and terms used in the embodiments do not intend to limit technical features disclosed in the disclosure to the particular embodiment disclosed herein; rather, the disclosure should be construed to cover various modifications, equivalents, or alternatives of embodiments of the disclosure. With regard to description of drawings, similar or related components may be assigned with similar reference numerals. As used herein, singular forms of noun corresponding to an item may include one or more items unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the disclosure disclosed herein, each of the expressions “A or B”, “at least one of A and B”, “at least one of A or B”, “A, B, or C”, “one or more of A, B, and C”, or “one or more of A, B, or C”, and the like used herein may include any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. The expressions, such as “a first”, “a second”, “the first”, or “the second”, may be used merely for the purpose of distinguishing a component from the other components, but do not limit the corresponding components in other aspect (e.g., the importance or the order). It is to be understood that if an element (e.g., a first element) is referred to, with or without the term “operatively” or “communicatively”, as “coupled with,” “coupled to,” “connected with,” or “connected to” another element (e.g., a second element), it means that the element may be coupled with the other element directly (e.g., wiredly), wirelessly, or via a third element. 
     The term “module” used in the disclosure may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware and may be interchangeably used with the terms “logic”, “logical block”, “part” and “circuit”. The “module” may be a minimum unit of an integrated part or may be a part thereof. The “module” may be a minimum unit for performing one or more functions or a part thereof. For example, according to an embodiment, the “module” may include an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure may be implemented by software (e.g., the program  140 ) including an instruction stored in a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., an internal memory  136  or an external memory  138 ) readable by a machine (e.g., the electronic device  101 ). For example, the processor (e.g., the processor  120 ) of a machine (e.g., the electronic device  101 ) may call the instruction from the machine-readable storage medium and execute the instructions thus called. This means that the machine may perform at least one function based on the called at least one instruction. The one or more instructions may include a code generated by a compiler or executable by an interpreter. The machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of non-transitory storage medium. Here, the term “non-transitory”, as used herein, means that the storage medium is tangible, but does not include a signal (e.g., an electromagnetic wave). The term “non-transitory” does not differentiate a case where the data is permanently stored in the storage medium from a case where the data is temporally stored in the storage medium. 
     According to an embodiment, the method according to various embodiments disclosed in the disclosure may be provided as a part of a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded between a seller and a buyer as a product. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of machine-readable storage medium (e.g., a compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)) or may be directly distributed (e.g., download or upload) online through an application store (e.g., a Play Store™) or between two user devices (e.g., the smartphones). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or generated in a machine-readable storage medium such as a memory of a manufacturer&#39;s server, an application store&#39;s server, or a relay server. 
     According to various embodiments, each component (e.g., the module or the program) of the above-described components may include one or plural entities. According to various embodiments, at least one or more components of the above components or operations may be omitted, or one or more components or operations may be added. Alternatively or additionally, some components (e.g., the module or the program) may be integrated in one component. In this case, the integrated component may perform the same or similar functions performed by each corresponding components prior to the integration. According to various embodiments, operations performed by a module, a programming, or other components may be executed sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or in a heuristic method, or at least some operations may be executed in different sequences, omitted, or other operations may be added.