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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2007
Yuki Fujiwara, Osaka, JP;
Go Kuroda, Osaka, JP;
Koji Ikeda, Fukuoka, JP;
Akio Kurobe, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus, which is capable of allowing a plurality of communication systems respectively having different types of communication modes to coexist with one another on a single communication medium, satisfying Qos requirements with the use of only a simple configuration thereof, and minutely setting an exclusive use rate of a medium, is provided. A coexistence signal cycle Tis divided into M time periods by a communication slot unitwhich is constituted of N communication slots. At least one communication slot in the communication slot unitis defined as a 'D-Slot' which can obtain a communication right M/X times during the coexistence signal cycle T, and remaining communication slots other than the D-Slot in the communication slot unitis defined as 'S-Slots' which can obtain the communication right M times during the coexistence signal cycle T. A communication band to be used exclusively in one communication system is allocated in a unit of 1/X of the communication slot D-Slot, and also in a unit of one of the communication slots S-Slots.