Communication method for access point and terminal for retransmission of multicast packet in network including access point and plurality of terminals

摘要

A communication method of an access point (AP) for retransmission of a multicast packet in a network including the AP and terminals, includes selecting a candidate terminal to be used to retransmit the multicast packet, from the terminals, and retransmitting the multicast packet, using the candidate terminal.

主权项

1. A communication method of an access point (AP) for retransmission of a multicast packet in a network comprising the AP and terminals, the communication method comprising:
determining different data rates to be used to select a candidate terminal; transmitting, to the terminals, channel probe messages having the different data rates, wherein each of the channel probe messages includes a data rate, among the different data rates, for selecting the candidate terminal; selecting the candidate terminal to be used to retransmit the multicast packet, from the terminals; and retransmitting the multicast packet, using the candidate terminal.