Abstract: A communication apparatus and a communication apparatus that perform wireless communication by a multi-user method are provided. The communication apparatus includes a communication section configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal and a control section configured to control operation as a base station, and transmits a frame that includes schedule information relating to scheduled communication of the own station and can be received by a different wireless terminal and receives schedule information relating to scheduled information of a different base station. The scheduled communication includes multi-user communication of an uplink, and the schedule information includes information relating to a transmission schedule of a frame for inducing multi-user communication of an uplink.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a communication device and a communication method that can achieve communication that has high reliability and low delay. Provided is a communication device that constitutes a base station, the communication device including a control unit that performs a control that generates redundancy information regarding a provision of redundancy for transmission data transmitted by a terminal station or the base station, and multiplexing information regarding multiplexing of the transmission data, and transmits the redundancy information and the multiplexing information that have been generated to the terminal station.

Abstract: [Object] To enable the communication device that has received a response frame to determine whether or not the response frame is a signal of the own BSS, while ensuring downward compatibility. [Solution] Provided is a communication device including: a generation unit configured to generate a response frame prescribed in IEEE802.11 by setting a value corresponding to a BSS to which the own device belongs in a receiving station address field of the response frame; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the response frame.

Abstract: A substrate treating apparatus includes a carrier platform, a transport mechanism, and a controller. The carrier platform places a carrier thereon. The carrier includes a plurality of shelves arranged in an up-down direction. The shelves are each configured to place one substrate thereon in a horizontal posture. The transport mechanism is configured to transport a substrate to a carrier placed on the carrier platform. The controller controls the transport mechanism. The transport mechanism includes a hand and a hand driving unit. The hand supports a substrate. The hand driving unit moves the hand. The controller changes a height position of the hand when the hand is inserted between two of the shelves adjacent to each other in the up-down direction, depending on a shape of a substrate taken from or placed on one of the shelves by the transport mechanism.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes: a transmission unit that transmits a request frame indicating a request for traffic information; a receiving unit that receives a response frame in which the traffic information is stored; and a control unit that controls transmission of a frame related to permission of transmission directed to a first wireless communication device that is identified on the basis of the traffic information stored in the received response frame and that is permitted to perform multiple access. A wireless communication device includes: a receiving unit that receives a request frame indicating a request for traffic information; a transmission unit that transmits a response frame in which the traffic information is stored in response to the received request frame; and a control unit that controls transmission of a frame related to the traffic information on the basis of a communication parameter related to multiple access.

Abstract: A station device including: a reception unit configured to receive a signal transmitted from another network other than a BSS to which the own device belongs; an acquisition unit configured to acquire parameter information regarding the signal; and a reporting unit configured to report the parameter information to an access point device that performs interference control in the BSS.

Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus serving as an access point of a wireless LAN. The wireless communication apparatus includes a wireless communication unit (110) and a controller (130). The wireless communication unit (110) receives a signal including information regarding a channel used in an OBSS (Overlap Basic Service Set). The controller (130) determines a frequency band of a channel used in a BSS (Basic Service Set) on the basis of the information regarding the channel used in the OBSS.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided, and the communication apparatus includes a control unit that performs control to: generate channel information relating to transmittable frequency channels of data, and bandwidth information relating to a bandwidth of a frequency to be used to transmit the data; transmit a request signal to another communication apparatus, by using a frequency channel that has been selected from the transmittable frequency channels, the request signal including the channel information and the bandwidth information that have been generated; and transmit the data to the other communication apparatus, by using frequency channels that have been selected as receivable frequency channels by the other communication apparatus. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a wireless LAN system.

Abstract: A communication apparatus and a communication apparatus that perform wireless communication by a multi-user method are provided. The communication apparatus includes a communication section configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal and a control section configured to control operation as a base station, and transmits a frame that includes schedule information relating to scheduled communication of the own station and can be received by a different wireless terminal and receives schedule information relating to scheduled information of a different base station. The scheduled communication includes multi-user communication of an uplink, and the schedule information includes information relating to a transmission schedule of a frame for inducing multi-user communication of an uplink.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes: a transmission unit that transmits a request frame indicating a request for traffic information; a receiving unit that receives a response frame in which the traffic information is stored; and a control unit that controls transmission of a frame related to permission of transmission directed to a first wireless communication device that is identified on the basis of the traffic information stored in the received response frame and that is permitted to perform multiple access. A wireless communication device includes: a receiving unit that receives a request frame indicating a request for traffic information; a transmission unit that transmits a response frame in which the traffic information is stored in response to the received request frame; and a control unit that controls transmission of a frame related to the traffic information on the basis of a communication parameter related to multiple access.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a communication apparatus and a communication method which are capable of suppressing a decrease in communication efficiency in UL communication of a random access scheme. [Solution] Provided is a communication apparatus, including a communication unit configured to transmit a trigger frame including sub area information in which a sub area is specified from a resource area including wireless communication resources selectable as uplink resources and receive a response frame to the trigger frame. Provided is a communication apparatus, including a communication unit configured to receive a trigger frame including sub area information in which a sub area is specified from a resource area including wireless communication resources selectable as uplink resources and transmit a response frame to the trigger frame.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a communication device and a communication method capable of realizing more efficient communication. There is provided a communication device including a base station including a control section configured to determine whether an existing standard-compliant terminal is connected to the base station in a usage frequency band that is a frequency band to be used by the base station on the basis of existing standard-compliant terminal connection information that indicates whether the existing standard-compliant terminal is connected to the base station in a predetermined frequency band and that is received from another base station. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a wireless LAN system.

Abstract: The technology relates to a wireless communication apparatus and a wireless communication method for enabling a wireless terminal station to easily select an appropriate connection destination from among a plurality of wireless base stations. A first wireless communication apparatus includes a communication section configured to transmit to a wireless terminal station a broadcast signal including network connection information regarding a wireless communication system having a plurality of base stations communicating with each other, the first wireless communication apparatus functioning as one of the plurality of wireless base stations.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a communication device and a communication method which are capable of achieving both an improvement in reliability of communication in which a frame is transmitted to a plurality of destinations and effective use of wireless communication resources. [Solution] The communication device includes: a communication unit configured to perform communication of a frame. The communication unit transmits a transmission acknowledgment request frame for a transmission acknowledgment response frame including frequency allocation information specifying a transmission frequency of the transmission acknowledgment response frame, and receives the transmission acknowledgment response frame which has undergone frequency division multiplexing, on the basis of the frequency allocation information.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a communication apparatus and a communication method that can improve a communication characteristic. The communication apparatus is a base station and includes a control section configured to determine, on the basis of first communication situation information regarding a communication situation of the base station and second communication situation information regarding a communication situation received from another base station, whether or not it is permissible to carry out control of a communication parameter in the base station, and determine, on the basis of the first communication situation information and the second communication situation information, whether or not it is permissible to transmit first control request information regarding a control request of a communication parameter in the other base station. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a wireless LAN system.

Abstract: A wireless communication device including: a transmitter unit configured to transmit an RTS (Request To Send) packet to a plurality of wireless communication devices; a receiver unit configured to receive a CTS (Clear To Send) packet responding to the RTS packet; and a data processing unit configured to transmit data packets from the transmitter unit to the plurality of wireless communication devices when the CTS packet is received by the receiver unit from at least some of the plurality of wireless communication devices.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a communication apparatus and a communication method which are capable of suppressing a decrease in communication efficiency in UL communication of a random access scheme. [Solution] Provided is a communication apparatus, including a communication unit configured to transmit a trigger frame including sub area information in which a sub area is specified from a resource area including wireless communication resources selectable as uplink resources and receive a response frame to the trigger frame. Provided is a communication apparatus, including a communication unit configured to receive a trigger frame including sub area information in which a sub area is specified from a resource area including wireless communication resources selectable as uplink resources and transmit a response frame to the trigger frame.

Abstract: [Object] To reduce the frequency of the occurrence of the transmission collision of frames. [Solution] A communication device, including: a receiving unit configured to receive a frame transmitted by another terminal; a length information acquiring unit configured to acquire length information related to the frame from the received frame; and a transmission frame deciding unit configured to decide a length of a transmission frame on the basis of the acquired length information.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a communication device and a communication method which are capable of achieving both an improvement in reliability of communication in which a frame is transmitted to a plurality of destinations and effective use of wireless communication resources. [Solution] The communication device includes: a communication unit configured to perform communication of a frame. The communication unit transmits a transmission acknowledgment request frame for a transmission acknowledgment response frame including frequency allocation information specifying a transmission frequency of the transmission acknowledgment response frame, and receives the transmission acknowledgment response frame which has undergone frequency division multiplexing, on the basis of the frequency allocation information.

Abstract: Improvement of use efficiency of radio resources is realizable. An information processing device is an information processing device which includes a reception unit and a control unit. The reception unit included in this information processing device is a reception unit which receives a packet. In addition, the control unit included in the information processing device is a control unit which controls a packet monitoring state of the information processing device in case of detection of reception of a packet not addressed to the information processing device. The packet monitoring state is controlled on the basis of reception power at the time of reception of the packet not addressed to the information processing device.