Radio communication system, radio communication apparatus, radio communication method, and computer program
US7639661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Each communication station, at least, periodically transmits/receives a beacon at regular intervals and manages the transmission/reception using a neighboring-station list (neighbor list), thereby managing the network of the communications station in a distributed manner. In addition, a save area is provided in which n beacons transmitted/received at regular time intervals are managed in a neighboring-station list, thereby making it easy to schedule list reading/writing processing when the list is updated during the reception of a new beacon. When the network topologies are crossed over, a load for network management can be reduced. Thus, it is possible to provide a wireless communication system in which a system timer and a master station that controls common frame time do not exist in a domain included in the system.
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