COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION LAYER ROLE DECIDING METHOD
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
- a decision unit adapted to decide on a role when setting a communication parameter with another apparatus; and
a setting unit adapted to set roles in a plurality of communication layers in accordance with the role decided on by said decision unit.
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Abstract
When setting a communication parameter, apparatuses decide on each other'"'"'s roles for setting the communication parameter. When constructing a new network after the communication parameter is set, the roles of individual communication layers (e.g., a physical layer, IP layer, transport layer, and application layer) are decided on to correspond to the roles when the communication parameter is set.
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
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a decision unit adapted to decide on a role when setting a communication parameter with another apparatus; and a setting unit adapted to set roles in a plurality of communication layers in accordance with the role decided on by said decision unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication layer role deciding method by a communication apparatus, comprising steps of:
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deciding on a role when setting a communication parameter with another apparatus; and setting roles in a plurality of communication layers in accordance with the role decided on at said decision step. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for performing a communication layer role deciding method by a communication apparatus, the medium comprising:
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computer-executable instructions for deciding on a role when setting a communication parameter with another apparatus; and computer-executable instructions for setting roles in a plurality of communication layers in accordance with the decided role.
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