Abstract: A communication device according to the present invention includes: a receiving unit which receives a block transmitted by a communication device; a photocurrent measuring unit which measures a reception quality of the received block; a PHY rate determining unit which determines, based on the reception quality, a PHY rate that is used by the communication device for transmitting a next block; a block size control unit which determines, based on the measured reception quality, a block size; and a transmission unit which transmits feedback information including the determined PHY rate and the determined block size to the communication device, and the block size control unit determines the block size to be a value smaller than a maximum value of a block size that can be transmitted by the communication device, when a value indicating the reception quality of the block is within a predetermined range including a PHY rate threshold.

Abstract: One transmission rate of a physical layer (PHY rate) is selected from among a plurality of PHY rates of a protocol stack by calculating one or more effective values of transmission rates of an upper layer of the protocol stack with respect to one or more PHY rates of the plurality of PHY rates respectively, and making a comparison with use of the calculated one or more effective values. Each of the one or more effective values is calculated based on (i) an ideal value of corresponding one of the transmission rates and (ii) a retransmission ratio via the physical layer that corresponds to a reception power value detected in the reception apparatus.

Abstract: A base station includes: an estimation section estimating transmission condition of each of frequency channels used for communication; a reception section receiving a data signal from each communication terminal through any of the frequency channels; a measurement section measuring received signal power of the received data signal for each frequency channel; a determination section determining, for each frequency channel, whether the received data signal is demodulated errorlessly; and a control section assigning frequency channels estimated as being in good transmission condition by the estimation section, to communication terminals the data signals of which are determined as not being errorlessly demodulated by the determination section, such that a frequency channel in a better transmission condition is assigned preferentially to a communication terminal having larger received signal power detected by the detection section, and transmitting retransmission request signals requesting the communication termin

Abstract: A communication control apparatus for controlling communication by repeatedly sending a control signal to other apparatuses at a given time interval, the communication using a protocol that regulates transmissions of an acknowledgement as a receipt for one or more communication packets, and the control signal allocating, within the given time interval, two types of communication periods which are (i) a one-way communication period in which a one-way communication is performed and (ii) a two-way communication period in which a two-way communication is performed. The communication control apparatus determines, based on an occurrence ratio of the transmissions of the acknowledgement, a length of the one-way communication period, and sends the control signal that allocates a plurality of the one-way communication periods each of which has the determined length.

Abstract: When a network system of the present invention performs a bandwidth-guaranteed communication, a terminal device collects information on one or more relay devices on a path to another terminal device via a bandwidth request packet transmitted to the another terminal. When the bandwidth cannot be allocated, a detour path is searched according to the collected relay device information so as to perform the bandwidth-guaranteed communication via the detour path.

Abstract: A communication device (8802), which can simplify various setting processes, transmits, to a server (8803) via a network, external device information received from an external device (8801) by using proximity wireless communication.

Abstract: A terminal device (102), used in communication system conducting communication by periodically switching frequency channels in a predefined sequence, communicating with a control device using a predefined channel, including: an antenna; a reception section receiving, from the control device (101), via the antenna, data and a beacon containing control information indicating the sequence and its timing; a transmission section transmitting data to the control device via the antenna; a data volume determining section determining whether a transmission is completable within a predefined period; and a control section controlling, within the period, the reception section to receive the data and the beacon, and the transmission section to transmit the data, and when the data volume determining section determines that the transmission is not completable, further controlling the transmission section to, determine a next-to-be-used channel based on the control information, switch to the channel after the period, and con

Abstract: In a receiver 20, a channel estimation unit 203 estimates channel characteristics of each channel, and a weight generation unit 204 generates a weight matrix used in equalization processing by an equalizer 206 in accordance with the estimated values of channel characteristics for each channel as estimated by the channel estimation unit 203. Furthermore, a likelihood calculation unit 205 calculates a likelihood indicating a degree of certainty for each transmission stream using the weight matrix generated by the weight generation unit 204, and an adaptive control unit 211 determines a transmission rate appropriate for transmission of a signal from a transmitter to the receiver 20 in accordance with the likelihood of each transmission stream calculated by the likelihood calculation unit 205, notifying the transmitter of the determined transmission rate.

Abstract: One transmission rate of a physical layer (PHY rate) is selected from among a plurality of PHY rates of a protocol stack by calculating one or more effective values of transmission rates of an upper layer of the protocol stack with respect to one or more PHY rates of the plurality of PHY rates respectively, and making a comparison with use of the calculated one or more effective values. Each of the one or more effective values is calculated based on (i) an ideal value of corresponding one of the transmission rates and (ii) a retransmission ratio via the physical layer that corresponds to a reception power value detected in the reception apparatus.

Abstract: A relay device receives transfer data from a transfer-source terminal and transfers the received transfer data to a transfer-destination terminal via relaying performed by another relay device. When the transfer data is received, the relay device establishes direct communication with the other relay device if information regarding the other relay device is attached to the received transfer data. If information regarding the other relay device is not attached, the relay device attaches information regarding itself to the transfer data and transfers the resulting transfer data to a wireless control station.

Abstract: when a network system of the present invention performs a bandwidth-guaranteed communication, a terminal device collects information on one or more relay devices on a path to another terminal device via a bandwidth request packet transmitted to the another terminal. When the bandwidth cannot be allocated, a detour path is searched according to the collected relay device information so as to perform the bandwidth-guaranteed communication via the detour path.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a wireless terminal and a plurality of base stations that can communicate with each other via a predetermined communication path that is different from the wireless communication path to the wireless terminal. The wireless terminal transmits a request signal to one of the base stations to request a response signal from another base station. The one base station transfers the received request signal to the other base station via the predetermined communication path. Upon reception of the request signal transferred from the one base station, the second base station transmits a response signal to the wireless terminal via the predetermined channel. The wireless terminal receives the response signal transmitted from the second base station via the predetermined channel.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication device that can receive a content by securing a band as much as possible, if a predetermined band is required to be secured when the content is received by wire. The wireless communication device judges whether or not the predetermined band necessary for receiving the content can be secured with a wireless master device. When it is judged that the predetermined band cannot be secured in the judgment, the wireless communication device switches a connection destination from the wireless master device to which the wireless communication device has been connected to a different wireless master device that can secure a predetermined receiving electric field strength.

Abstract: In a network area of a wireless network managed by a wireless master device, a wireless slave device performs wireless network communication with another wireless slave device connected by wire to a terminal, and wired network communication with a terminal connected by wire to the wireless slave device.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus for controlling communication by repeatedly sending a control signal to other apparatuses at a given time interval, the communication using a protocol that regulates transmissions of an acknowledgement as a receipt for one or more communication packets, and the control signal allocating, within the given time interval, two types of communication periods which are (i) a one-way communication period in which a one-way communication is performed and (ii) a two-way communication period in which a two-way communication is performed. The communication control apparatus determines, based on an occurrence ratio of the transmissions of the acknowledgement, a length of the one-way communication period, and sends the control signal that allocates a plurality of the one-way communication periods each of which has the determined length.