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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Takaomi Murakami, Kawasaki, JP;
Takuya Kawamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a relay device includes a reception unit, a collection unit, a determination unit, a rewriting unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit is configured to receive a wireless frame transmitted between a plurality of communication devices. The collection unit is configured to collect configuration information indicating a configuration of a wireless multi-hop network from the communication devices. The determination unit is configured to determine whether to relay the wireless frame on the basis of the configuration information. the rewriting unit is configured to rewrite a transmission destination address of the wireless frame to an address of the communication device of a relay destination specified on the basis of the configuration information and rewrite a transmission source address of the wireless frame to an address of the own device. The transmission unit is configured to transmit the wireless frame rewritten by the rewriting unit.