Method and device for communication on a network

摘要

The communication method of the invention applies to communication stations adapted to communicate with each other when at least one of said communication stations supplies a control signal, said station then functioning in "base station" mode and the stations not supplying a control signal then functioning in "mobile station" mode. It includes, performed by at least one communication station functioning initially in base station mode: an operation of determining the presence of a station functioning in mobile station mode, and when, during the presence determination operation it is determined that no station is functioning in mobile station mode, an operation of switching into mobile station mode, during which said station goes into mobile station node.