Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit. A first device that transmits data to the information processing device has a multiplexing function for multiplexing and transmitting data from a plurality of devices including the first device to the information processing device. The control unit provided in the information processing device performs control to tell the first device having the multiplexing function a multiplexing method for notification information and presence of data addressed to the first device. The notification information indicates that the first device has shifted from a functional suspension state to a data receivable state. The information processing device can reduce power consumption.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a control unit. In a case where a first physical layer network identifier for identifying a first network to which an apparatus in question belongs is determined to match a second physical layer network identifier for identifying a second network to which the apparatus in question does not belong, the control unit changes a first physical layer network identifier. Then, the control unit transmits the change information relating to the change to another information processing apparatus. Further, in a case where change information for changing a first physical layer network identifier for identifying a first network to which the apparatus in question belongs is received from another information processing apparatus which belongs to the first network, the control unit changes a condition for terminating reception processing of a packet on the basis of the change information in a middle of the reception processing.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a wireless communication device that functions as a base station, and one or more wireless communication terminals that communicate with the wireless communication device as slave units, a controller in the wireless communication device sets propriety information indicating whether or not reception of a packet transmitted from the wireless communication terminals is possible during a downlink transmission period when the wireless communication device transmits a packet, and a communication section in the wireless communication device transmits the packet including the propriety information.

Abstract: [Object] To enable the access point device to grasp interference information without using a management device. [Solution] Provided is 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: 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: The present technology relates to a wireless communication device that is adapted to be capable of effectively utilizing frequency resources. The wireless communication device is a wireless communication device that is connected to one or a plurality of target wireless communication devices, and that includes: a transmission unit that transmits, to another wireless communication device, a measurement request signal requesting measurement related to a propagation status of a signal from the target wireless communication device; and a receiving unit that receives a measurement request response signal transmitted from the another wireless communication device in response to the measurement request signal, the measurement request response signal including a result of the measurement. The present technology can be applied to a wireless base station and a wireless terminal station.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit. A first device that transmits data to the information processing device has a multiplexing function for multiplexing and transmitting data from a plurality of devices including the first device to the information processing device. The control unit provided in the information processing device performs control to tell the first device having the multiplexing function a multiplexing method for notification information and presence of data addressed to the first device. The notification information indicates that the first device has shifted from a functional suspension state to a data receivable state. The information processing device can reduce power consumption.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a wireless communication apparatus and method by which communication can be performed with a higher efficiency. The wireless communication apparatus includes a preamble generation section that generates a preamble that is to be deployed at the top of a transmission frame and includes header information, a midamble generation section that generates a midamble that is to be deployed in the middle of the transmission frame and includes information of at least part of the header information, and a wireless transmission processing section that transmits the transmission frame including the preamble and the midamble. The present technology can be applied to a wireless communication apparatus.

Abstract: A communications device transmitting/receiving signals to/from a mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interface includes plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier, and a first section of the communications resources within a first frequency range for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices forming a first reduced bandwidth carrier and a second section of the communications resources within a second frequency range for preferable allocation to the reduced capability devices forming a second reduced bandwidth carrier. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication control device, a wireless communication control method, a wireless communication device, and a wireless communication method enabling low latency wireless communication to be achieved. A calculation unit calculates allowable resource occupancy time in a wireless communication network to which an own device belongs in response to a low latency request for data generated in the wireless communication network, and a wireless communication unit notifies a wireless communication device in the wireless communication network of the allowable resource occupancy time calculated. The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to a wireless LAN system.

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: [Object] To enable the access point device to grasp interference information without using a management device. [Solution] Provided is 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: A wireless communication system includes a wireless communication device that functions as a base station, and one or more wireless communication terminals that communicate with the wireless communication device as slave units, a controller in the wireless communication device sets propriety information indicating whether or not reception of a packet transmitted from the wireless communication terminals is possible during a downlink transmission period when the wireless communication device transmits a packet, and a communication section in the wireless communication device transmits the packet including the propriety information.

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 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 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 wireless communication apparatus and method, and a program which enable communication to be performed more efficiently. The wireless communication apparatus includes a preamble generating unit configured to generate a preamble signal including header information, an inter-training generating unit configured to generate an inter-training signal including at least part of information of the header information, and a wireless transmission processing unit configured to transmit transmission data after transmitting the preamble signal in at least one or more frequency channels among a plurality of the frequency channels and transmit a plurality of the inter-training signals by utilizing one or a plurality of the frequency channels among the plurality of the frequency channels during a transmission period of the transmission data. The present technology can be applied to a wireless communication apparatus.

Abstract: [Problem] A communication device that can more efficiently avoid the hidden node problem is provided. [Solution] The communication device includes a communication unit configured to receive a data signal from another communication device, a determination unit configured to determine whether the data signal received by the communication unit includes a request for transmission of a busy signal indicating that a channel is in use, and a control unit configured to control a process of transmitting the busy signal by the communication unit, in accordance with a determination result of the determination unit.

Abstract: Provided are a communication apparatus and a communication method that enable ACK/NACK (ACKnowledgement/Negative-ACKnowledgement) transmission without complicated connection settings, to thereby realize high-efficiency and high-quality multicast communication. The communication apparatus includes a communication unit configured to transmit and receive a signal and a control unit configured to control the transmission and reception of the signal. The control unit controls transmission of an induction signal to one or more destination stations to each of which a signal has been transmitted, the induction signal inducing transmission of an ACK/NACK signal with respect to the transmitted signal. The induction signal contains information specifying, of a plurality of continuous frames, frames that are ACK/NACK targets and information associated with a plurality of candidate regions with respect to which the ACK/NACK signal is transmittable.

Abstract: A communications device comprising a transmitter for transmitting signals representing device-to-device communications to a second communications device across a wireless access interface, a receiver for receiving signals representing device-to-device communication from the second communications device across the wireless access interface, the wireless access interface including a control resource for communicating control data between communications devices and a data resource for communicating user data between communications devices, the control data providing scheduling assignments for the allocation of resources of the data resource, and a controller for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to perform interference detection in one or more of the control resource and the data resource, and to transmit in the control resources, in response to detecting interference in one or more of the control resource and the data resource, signals representing an indication of the detected interference to the se

Abstract: Provided are a communication apparatus and a communication method for transmitting and receiving wireless packets. A communication apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to transmit and receive a packet in a predetermined occupied band; and a partial band processing unit configured to provide a control signal area including predetermined control information in a part of the occupied band of the packet transmitted from the communication unit. The control information includes a plurality of synchronization signals at defined time intervals, and includes information for a third station that is not a destination of the packet, such as information regarding a NAV, a network identifier for identifying a network to which the communication apparatus belongs, transmission power information of the packet, allowable interference amount information, and remaining time information of the packet.