COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
- an obtainment unit configured to obtain, from each of a plurality of other communication apparatuses, an amount of buffered data of the each of the plurality of other communication apparatuses;
a grouping unit configured to divide the plurality of other communication apparatuses into a plurality of groups based on the amount of buffered data of each of the plurality of other communication apparatuses; and
an assignment unit configured to assign to each of the groups wireless frequency resources for which a shared data communication time is set.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus obtains, from each of a plurality of other communication apparatuses, an amount of buffered data of the each of the plurality of other communication apparatuses, divides the plurality of other communication apparatuses into a plurality of groups based on the amount of buffered data of each of the plurality of other communication apparatuses, and assigns to each of the groups wireless frequency resources for which a shared data communication time is set.
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
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an obtainment unit configured to obtain, from each of a plurality of other communication apparatuses, an amount of buffered data of the each of the plurality of other communication apparatuses; a grouping unit configured to divide the plurality of other communication apparatuses into a plurality of groups based on the amount of buffered data of each of the plurality of other communication apparatuses; and an assignment unit configured to assign to each of the groups wireless frequency resources for which a shared data communication time is set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication method, the method comprising:
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obtaining, from each of a plurality of other communication apparatuses, an amount of buffered data of the each of the plurality of other communication apparatuses; dividing the plurality of other communication apparatuses into a plurality of groups based on the amount of buffered data of each of the plurality of other communication apparatuses; and assigning to each of the groups wireless frequency resources for which a shared data communication time is set.
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a communication method, the method comprising:
obtaining, from each of a plurality of other communication apparatuses, an amount of buffered data of the each of the plurality of other communication apparatuses; dividing the plurality of other communication apparatuses into a plurality of groups based on the amount of buffered data of each of the plurality of other communication apparatuses; and assigning to each of the groups wireless frequency resources for which a shared data communication time is set.
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