Communication apparatus, communication method, and program

Abstract

A communication apparatus including: a control unit that performs setting related to a transmission resource depending on a communication parameter decided on the basis of signal power information varying in accordance with a transmit power level; and a communication unit that transmits a frame in accordance with the setting related to the transmission resource. The communication apparatus, a communication method, and a program can equalize communication efficiencies of a plurality of communication apparatuses while maintaining or enhancing overall communication efficiency of a communication system composed of the plurality of communication apparatuses.

1 . A communication apparatus comprising:
 circuitry configured to   perform setting related to a transmission resource depending on a communication parameter decided based on signal power information varying in accordance with a transmit power level, and   transmit a frame in accordance with the setting related to the transmission resource;   wherein the communication parameter includes a first parameter for deciding a frame transmission frequency, and   the circuitry sets the frame transmission frequency based on the first parameter.   
     
     
         2 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the communication parameter is decided based on the signal power information and a list of communication parameters. 
     
     
         3 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the communication parameter includes a second parameter for deciding a frame transmission waiting time duration, and   the circuitry sets the frame transmission waiting time duration based on the second parameter.   
     
     
         4 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the frame transmission waiting time duration is a fixed duration, or a variable duration. 
     
     
         5 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the communication parameter includes a third parameter for deciding an upper limit of a quantity of transmitted data, and   the circuitry sets a frame length based on the third parameter.   
     
     
         6 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the communication parameter includes a fourth parameter for deciding an upper limit of a frame transmission period length, and   the circuitry sets the frame transmission period length based on the fourth parameter.   
     
     
         7 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the communication parameter includes a fifth parameter for deciding an upper limit of a total number of times the frame is retransmitted, and   the circuitry sets the total number of times the frame is retransmitted based on the fifth parameter.   
     
     
         8 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the first parameter includes an available channel or a total number of available channels. 
     
     
         9 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry controls transmit power of the communication apparatus based on the signal power information acquired through reception. 
     
     
         10 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the communication parameter includes a sixth parameter used to determine presence or absence of transmit power control and the circuitry decides the presence or absence of the transmit power control based on the sixth parameter. 
     
     
         11 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the sixth parameter includes a transmission period attribute or a frame type. 
     
     
         12 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry receives a frame including the communication parameter or the list of the communication parameters. 
     
     
         13 . A communication apparatus comprising:
 circuitry configured to transmit information related to a communication parameter decided based on signal power information varying in accordance with a transmit power level;   wherein the communication parameter includes a first parameter for deciding a frame transmission frequency, and   the circuitry sets the frame transmission frequency based on the first parameter.   
     
     
         14 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein
 the circuitry decides the communication parameter based on the signal power information.   
     
     
         15 . The communication apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the circuitry transmits a frame including the communication parameter or a list of the communication parameters. 
     
     
         16 . A communication method comprising:
 causing circuitry to perform:   setting related to a transmission resource depending on a communication parameter decided base on signal power information varying in accordance with a transmit power level; and   transmitting a frame in accordance with the setting related to the transmission resource;   wherein the communication parameter includes a first parameter for deciding a frame transmission frequency, and   setting the frame transmission frequency based on the first parameter.   
     
     
         17 . A communication method comprising:
 causing circuitry to:   transmit information related to a communication parameter decided based on signal power information varying in accordance with a transmit power level;   wherein the communication parameter includes a first parameter for deciding a frame transmission frequency, and   set the frame transmission frequency based on the first parameter.