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Terminal capable of substituting for control station

US8565258B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 2010
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/403
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A terminal of the present invention comprises a control frame detection portion of detecting a control frame issued from a control station, a control frame memory portion of storing control information contained in the control frame, a substitute frame issuance determination portion of determining to issue a substitute frame when the control frame is not detected until a predetermined first time period is elapsed, and a substitute frame issuance portion of creating a frame which is the same as or equivalent to the control frame, as the substitute frame, based on the control information stored in the control frame memory portion when the substitute frame issuance determination portion determines to issue the substitute frame, and issuing the created substitute frame.

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