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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Akira Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Kei Igarashi, Yokosuka, JP;
Takatoshi Sugiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NTT DoCoMo, Inc, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/413 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A communication terminal used in a mobile communication system complying with a carrier sense multiple access scheme is disclosed. The communication terminal includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a wireless packet transmitted by another communication terminal or a base station; a determination unit configured to determine periodic transmission timing of the communication terminal based on determination criterion information included in the wireless packet; and a transmission unit configured to periodically transmit wireless packets to the base station based on the transmission timing.