Radio communication apparatus and radio communication method

摘要

To provide a radio communication apparatus and a radio communication method in which change in the transmission rate is taken into consideration at the time of making transmission reservation. The present invention provides a radio communication apparatus for receiving the transmission reservation request with a radio transmitting/receiving unit and transmitting the reservation acknowledgement from the same radio transmitting/receiving unit. This radio communication apparatus is characterized in comprising a control unit for transmitting, from the radio transmitting/receiving unit, a plurality of reservation acknowledgments in different contents for a transmission reservation request in different timings.