Electronic apparatus and communication control method

According to one embodiment, a session control module is configured to temporarily release a first session between a first communication program and the external device by stopping a first conversion module corresponding to a an application protocol of the first communication without informing the first communication program of releasing of the first session, and to establish a second session between a second communication program and the external device by activating a second conversion module corresponding to an application protocol of the second communication program. A session restoring module is configured to restore the first session to a data transferable state by activating the first conversion when the second session is finished.