RADIO EQUIPMENT, AND RADIO NETWORK HAVING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide radio equipment capable of improving communication efficiency in bidirectional radio communication. SOLUTION: When a mobile terminal M performs bidirectional radio communication with an access point AP using a direct link, a repeater R measures a total transmission time t1 required for the bidirectional radio communication between the mobile terminal M and the access point AP using the direct link, and a total transmission time tNC1consumed in bidirectional radio communication between the mobile terminal M and the access point AP via the repeater itself. If the total transmission time tNC1is shorter than the total transmission time t1, the repeater R notifies the mobile terminal M and the access point AP of a transmission rate rMRbetween the mobile terminal M and itself and a transmission rate rRAPbetween itself and the access point AP. In response to each notification from the repeater R, the mobile terminal M and the access point AP perform bidirectional radio communication via the repeater R. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT