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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Noriyuki Fukui, Tokyo, JP;
Ryouichi Fujie, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Kusano, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Shibuya, Tokyo, JP;
Noriyuki Fukui, Tokyo, JP;
Ryouichi Fujie, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Kusano, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Shibuya, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transmitting station receives, from one of receiving-stations to which it has been assigned a communication channel, a retransmission request indicating retransmission of a particular frame, switches the communication with the one receiving station to a communication according to an SAW (Stop and Wait) scheme, retransmits the particular frame according to the SAW scheme to the one receiving station, assigns the communication channel that was assigned to the one receiving station another receiving station, and switches the communication with the one receiving station to the successive transmission upon reception from the one receiving station of a reply indicative of correct reception of the particular frame.