Line-of-sight radio communication terminal, method and program

• US 6,999,730 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2001
• Issued: 02/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Original Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Inventors: Fujise, Masayuki, Harada, Hiroshi, Kojima, Fumihide
• Primary Examiner(s): Tieu, Benny Quoc
• Application Number:
  US10/415,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20040033784A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,575 Days
• Field of Search: 455/552.1, 455/67.16, 455/553.1, 455/73, 455/78
• US Class Current: 455/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15542 Selecting at relay station its transmit and receive resources selection of wireless resources by user or terminal H04W72/02; arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path by two-dimensional division of the resources H04L5/0003, or by allocating sub-channels H04L5/003

Abstract

A wireless communication terminal that ensures communication using a frequency band suitable for line-of-sight communication even if an obstruction is present in a wireless communication path or a status of a radio wave propagation path dynamically changes. An initial detecting section detects whether it is possible to communicate with another terminal of a master station mode. If communication is possible, a slave-mode setting section sets up a slave station mode, registers the other terminal in a master terminal storage section and transmits to the other terminal a communication indicating that a local terminal is subordinate to the master terminal. If communication is not possible, a master-mode setting section sets up a master station mode when a transmission is received indicating that the other terminal is subordinate to the local terminal. A slave terminal registration section registers the other terminal in a slave terminal storage section. A master station maintenance detection section checks regularly if communication with a slave station is possible. A slave station maintenance detection section checks regularly if communication with a master station is possible. If communication is not possible, an undetermined-mode setting section sets up an undetermined mode and a transmission section transmits a message that is received by a reception section.

Claims

1. A wireless communication terminal which operates in operation modes including an undetermined mode, a master station mode and a slave station mode and is characterized by comprising:

an initial detecting section which detects if communication with another wireless communication terminal that operates in the master station mode is possible in case where an operation mode is set to the undetermined mode;

a slave-mode setting section which, in case where it is detected by said initial detecting section that communication with another wireless communication terminal which operates in the master station mode is possible, sets the operation mode to the slave station mode registers the another wireless communication terminal as a master terminal and transmits subordination information to the effect that the local is subordinate to the master terminal;

a master-mode setting section which sets the operation mode to the master station mode in case where it is detected by said initial detecting section that communication with the another wireless communication terminal which operates in the master station mode is not possible;

a slave terminal registration section which registers said another wireless communication terminal as a slave terminal in case where the operation mode is set to the master station mode and subordination information to the effect that the another wireless communication terminal which operates in the master station mode is subordinate to the local is received;

a master station maintenance detection section which detects it communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the slave terminal is possible when the operation mode is set to the master station mode;

a slave station maintenance detection section which detects if communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the master terminal is possible when the operation mode is set to the slave station mode;

an undetermined-mode setting section which sets the operation mode to the undetermined mode in case where it is detected by said master station maintenance detection section that communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the slave terminal is not possible, or in case where it is detected by said slave station maintenance detection section that communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the master terminal is not possible or in case where the operation mode is set to the master station mode and no wireless communication terminal is registered as the slave terminal;

a transmission section which transmits a message to another wireless communication terminal; and

a reception section which receives a message from another wireless communication terminal.

2. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that said master station maintenance detection section does not perform detection until a time over which the operation mode has maintained the master station mode exceeds a predetermined time after it is detected by said master station maintenance detection section that communication with another wireless communication terminal registered as a slave terminal is possible.

3. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that said slave station maintenance detection section does not perform detection until a time over which the operation mode has maintained the master station mode exceeds a predetermined time after it is detected by said slave station maintenance detection section that communication with another wireless communication terminal registered as a master terminal is possible.

4. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1 (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

), characterized in that in case where data information is transferred from the sender terminal to another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

),

said transmission section transmits a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating the data information; and

in case where an acknowledge message to the effect that said reception section has received the data information from the destination terminal could not be received and a relay-offer message to the effect transmission to the destination terminal will be relayed has been received from a wireless communication terminal other than the destination terminal (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

), said transmission section transmits the data information message designating the data information and addressed to the destination terminal to the relay terminal.

5. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 4, characterized in that the transmission section transmits the data information message designating the data information addressed to the destination terminal to the relay terminal using a transmission parameter (including a parameter of transmission power, a parameter of a frequency channel to be used in transmission, a parameter of a modulation system, a parameter of a beam shape) corresponding to a reception status parameter (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) designated in said relay-offer message.

6. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1 (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

), characterized in that in case where said reception section has received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

) a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal, said transmission section transmits an acknowledge message to the effect that the data information has been received to the sender terminal.

7. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1 (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

), characterized in that in case where said reception section has received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

) a destination message designating the destination terminal and has not received a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal from the sender terminal, said transmission section transmits a not-acknowledge message to the effect that the data information has not been received to the sender terminal.

8. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1 (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

), characterized in that when the operation mode is set to the master station mode,

in case where said reception section has received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

) a destination message designating a wireless communication terminal registered as a slave terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

), said transmission section transmits to the sender terminal a relay-offer message to the effect that transmission to the destination terminal will be relayed, and

further, in case where said reception section has received a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal from the sender terminal, said transmission section transmits a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating the data information to the destination terminal.

9. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 8, characterized in that said relay-offer message designates a reception status parameter (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) at a time the destination message has been received by the reception section.

10. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1 (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

), characterized in that when the operation mode is set to the master station mode,

in case where said reception section has received from another wireless communication terminal registered as a slave terminal (hereinafter called “

sub relay terminal”

) an inquiry message designating another wireless communication terminal registered (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

), said transmission section transmits a relay-approval message to the sub relay terminal if the destination terminal is also registered as a slave terminal, and

further, in case where said reception section has received a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal from the sub relay terminal, said transmission section transmits a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating the data information to the destination terminal.

11. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1 (hereinafter called “

sub relay terminal”

), characterized in that when the operation mode is set to the slave station mode,

in case where said reception section has received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

) a destination message designating another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

), said transmission section transmits an inquiry message designating the destination terminal to a wireless communication terminal registered as a master terminal (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

),

further, in case where said reception section has received a relay-approval message from the relay terminal, said transmission section transmits to the sender terminal a relay-offer message to the effect that transmission to the destination terminal will be relayed, and

further, in case where said reception section has received a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal from the sender terminal, said transmission section transmits a data information message designating the data information to the destination terminal to the relay terminal.

12. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 11, characterized in that said relay-offer message designates a reception status (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) at a time the destination message has been received by the reception section.

13. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that said data information message and other messages are transmitted in time divisional manner in transmission by said transmission section and said reception section.

14. A wireless communication method which uses on operation modes including an undetermined mode, a master station mode and a slave station mode and is characterized by comprising:

an initial detecting step which detects if communication with another wireless communication terminal that operates in the master station mode is possible in case where the operation mode is set to the undetermined mode;

a slave-mode setting step which, in case where it is detected in said initial detecting step that communication with another wireless communication terminal which operates in the master station mode is possible, sets the operation mode to the slave station mode, registers the another wireless communication terminal as a master terminal and transmits subordination information to the effect that the local is subordinate to the master terminal;

a master-mode setting step which sets the operation mode to the master station mode in case where it is detected in said initial detecting step that communication with the another wireless communication terminal which operates in the master station mode is not possible;

a slave terminal registration step which registers said another wireless communication terminal as a slave terminal in case where the operation mode is set to the master station mode and subordination information to the effect that the another wireless communication terminal which operates in the master station mode is subordinate to the local is received;

a master station maintenance detection step which detects if communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the slave terminal is possible when the operation mode is set to the master station mode;

a slave station maintenance detection step which detects if communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the master terminal is possible when the operation mode is set to the slave station mode; and

an undetermined-mode setting step which sets the operation mode to the undetermined mode in case where it is detected in said master station maintenance detection step that communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the slave terminal is not possible, or in case where it is detected in said slave station maintenance detection step that communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the master terminal is not possible or in case where the operation mode is set to the master station mode and no wireless communication terminal is registered as the slave terminal.

15. The wireless communication method according to claim 14, characterized in that detection by said master station maintenance detection step is executed again in case where a time over which the operation mode has maintained the master station mode has exceeded a predetermined time since it was detected in said master station maintenance detection step that communication with another wireless communication terminal registered as a slave terminal would be possible.

16. The wireless communication method according to claim 14, characterized in that detection by said slave station maintenance detection step is executed again in case where a time over which the operation mode has maintained the master station mode has exceeded a pr determined time since it was detected in said slave station maintenance detection step that communication with another wireless communication terminal registered as a master terminal would be possible.

17. The wireless communication method according to claim 14, characterized in that in case where data information is transferred from a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

) which performs the method to another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

), the method comprises;

a step of transmitting a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating the data information; and

a step of, in case where an acknowledge message to the effect that the data information has been received from the destination terminal could not be received and a relay-offer message to the effect transmission to the destination terminal will be relayed has been received from a wireless communication terminal other than the destination terminal (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

), transmitting the data information message designating the data information and addressed to the destination terminal to the relay terminal.

18. The wireless communication method according to claim 17, characterized in that in case of transmitting a data information message designating the data information addressed to the destination terminal to the relay terminal, the message is transmitted using a transmission parameter (including a parameter of transmission power, a parameter of a frequency channel to be used in transmission, a parameter of a modulation system, a parameter of a beam shape) corresponding to a reception status parameter (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) designated in said relay-offer message.

19. The wireless communication method according to claim 14, characterized in that in a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

) which performs the method, the method further comprises;

a step of, in case where a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal has been received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

), transmitting an acknowledge message to the effect that the data information has been received to the sender terminal.

20. The wireless communication method according to claim 14, characterized in that in a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

) which performs the method, the method further comprises;

a step of, in case where a destination message designating the destination terminal has been received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

) and a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal has not been received from the sender terminal, transmitting a not-acknowledge message to the effect that the data information has not been received to the sender terminal.

21. The wireless communication method according to claim 14, characterized in that when the operation mode is set to the master station mode in a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

) which performs the method, the method further comprises;

a step of, in case where a destination message designating a wireless communication terminal registered as a slave terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

) has been received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

), transmitting to the sender terminal a relay-offer message to the effect that transmission to the destination terminal will be relayed, and

further, a step of, in case where a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal has been received from the sender terminal, transmitting a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating the data information to the destination terminal.

22. The wireless communication method according to claim 21, characterized in that said relay-offer message designates a reception status parameter (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) at a time the destination message has been received.

23. The wireless communication method according to claim 14, characterized in that when the operation mode is set to the master station mode in a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

) which performs the method, the method further comprises;

a step of, in case where an inquiry message designating another wireless communication terminal registered (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

) has been received from another wireless communication terminal registered as a slave terminal (hereinafter called “

sub relay terminal”

), transmitting a relay-approval message to the sub relay terminal if the destination terminal is also registered as a slave terminal, and further, a step of, in case where a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal has been received from the sub relay terminal, transmitting a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating the data information to the destination terminal.

24. The wireless communication method according to claim 14, characterized in that when the operation mode is set to the slave station mode in a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sub relay terminal”

) which performs the method, the method further comprises;

a step of, in case where a destination message designating another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

) has been received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

), transmitting an inquiry message designating the destination terminal to a wireless communication terminal registered as a master terminal (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

),

further, a step of, in case where a relay-approval message has been received from the relay terminal, transmitting to the sender terminal a relay-offer message to the effect that transmission to the destination terminal will be relayed, and

further, a step of, in case where a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal has been received from the sender terminal, transmitting a data information message designating the data information to the destination terminal to the relay terminal.

25. The wireless communication method according to claim 24, characterized in that said relay-offer message designates a reception status parameter (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) at a time the destination message has been received.

26. The wireless communication method according to claim 14, characterized in that said data information message and other messages are transmitted in time divisional manner.

27. A program characterized by allowing a computer to function as a wireless communication terminal which operates in operation modes including an undetermined mode, a master station mode and a slave station mode and comprises:

an initial detecting section which detects if communication with another wireless communication terminal that operates in the master station mode is possible in case where an operation mode is set to the undetermined mode;

a slave-mode setting section which, in case where it is detected by said initial detecting section that communication with another wireless communication terminal which operates in the master station mode is possible, sets the operation mode to the slave station mode, registers the another wireless communication terminal as a master terminal and transmits subordination information to the effect that the local is subordinate to the master terminal;

a master-mode setting section which sets the operation mode to the master station mode in case where it is detected by said initial detecting section that communication with the another wireless communication terminal which operates in the master station mode is not possible;

a slave terminal registration section which registers said another wireless communication terminal as a slave terminal in case where the operation mode is set to the master station mode and subordination information to the effect that the another wireless communication terminal which operates in the master station mode is subordinate to the local is received;

a master station maintenance detection section which detects if communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the slave terminal is possible when the operation mode is set to the master station mode;

a slave station maintenance detection section which detects if communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the master terminal is possible when the operation mode is set to the slave station mode;

an undetermined-mode setting section which sets the operation mode to the undetermined mode in case where it is detected by said master station maintenance detection section that communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the slave terminal is not possible, or in case where it is detected by said slave station maintenance detection section that communication with the another wireless communication terminal registered as the master terminal is not possible or in case where the operation mode is set to the master station mode and no wireless communication terminal is registered as the slave terminal;

a transmission section which transmits a message to another wireless communication terminal; and

a reception section which receives a message from another wireless communication terminal.

28. The program according to claim 27, characterized in that in said computer, said program functions in such a way that said master station maintenance detection section does not perform detection until a time over which the operation mode has maintained the master station mode exceeds a predetermined time after it is detected by said master station maintenance detection section that communication with another wireless communication terminal registered as a slave terminal is possible.

29. The program according to claim 27, characterized in that in said computer, said program functions in such a way that said slave station maintenance detection section does not perform detection until a time over which the operation mode has maintained the master station mode exceeds a predetermined time after it is detected by said slave station maintenance detection section that communication with another wireless communication terminal registered as a master terminal is possible.

30. The program according to claim 27, characterized in that in said computer, said program functions as a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

) in which in case where data information is transferred from the sender terminal to another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

),

said transmission section transmits a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating the data information; and

in case where an acknowledge message to the effect that said reception section has received the data information from the destination terminal could not be received and a relay-offer message to the effect transmission to the destination terminal will be relayed has been received from a wireless communication terminal other than the destination terminal (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

), said transmission section transmits the data information message designating the data information and addressed to the destination terminal to the relay terminal.

31. The program according to claim 30, characterized by functioning the computer in such a way that the transmission section transmits the data information message designating the data information addressed to the destination terminal to the relay terminal using a transmission parameter (including a parameter of transmission power, a parameter of a frequency channel to be used in transmission, a parameter of a modulation system, a parameter of a beam shape) corresponding to a reception status parameter (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) designated in said relay-offer message.

32. The program according to claim 27, characterized in that in said computer, said program functions as a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

) in which in case where said reception section has received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

) a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal, said transmission section transmits an acknowledge message to the effect that the data information has been received to the sender terminal.

33. The program according to claim 27, characterized in that in said computer, said program functions as a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

) in which in that in case where said reception section has received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

) a destination message designating the destination terminal and has not received a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal from the sender terminal, said transmission section transmits a not-acknowledge message to the effect that the data information has not been received to the sender terminal.

34. The program according to claim 27, characterized in that in said computer, said program functions as a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

), when the operation mode is set to the master station mode, in which

in case where said reception section has received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

) a destination message designating a wireless communication terminal registered as a slave terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

), said transmission section transmits to the sender terminal a relay-offer message to the effect that transmission to the destination terminal will be relayed, and

further, in case where said reception section has received a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal from the sender terminal, said transmission section transmits a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating the data information to the destination terminal.

35. The program according to claim 34, characterized by functioning the computer in such a way that said relay-offer message designates a reception status parameter (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) at a time the destination message has been received by the reception section.

36. The program according to claim 27, characterized in that in said computer, said program functions as a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

), when the operation mode is set to the master station mode, in which

in case where said reception section has received from another wireless communication terminal registered as a slave terminal (hereinafter called “

sub relay terminal”

) an inquiry message designating another wireless communication terminal registered (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

), said transmission section transmits a relay-approval message to the sub relay terminal if the destination terminal is also registered as a slave terminal, and

further, in case where said reception section has received a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal from the sub relay terminal, said transmission section transmits a destination message designating the destination terminal and a data information message designating the data information to the destination terminal.

37. The program according to claim 27, characterized in that in said computer, said program functions as a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sub relay terminal”

), when the operation mode is set to the slave station mode, in which

in case where said reception section has received from another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

sender terminal”

) a destination message designating another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

destination terminal”

), said transmission section transmits an inquiry message designating the destination terminal to a wireless communication terminal registered as a master terminal (hereinafter called “

relay terminal”

),

further, in case where said reception section has received a relay-approval message from the relay terminal, said transmission section transmits to the sender terminal a relay-offer message to the effect that transmission to the destination terminal will be relayed, and

further, in case where said reception section has received a data information message designating data information addressed to the destination terminal from the sender terminal, said transmission section transmits a data information message designating the data information to the destination terminal to the relay terminal.

38. The program according to claim 37, characterized by functioning the computer in such a way that said relay-offer message designates a reception status parameter (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) at a time the destination message has been received by the reception section.

39. The program according to claim 27, characterized in that in said computer, said program functions in such a way that said data information message and other messages are transmitted in time divisional manner in transmission by said transmission section and said reception section.

40. A wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

local”

) capable of relaying communication to another wireless communication terminal and having an input section, a transmission section, a reception section and an output section, characterized in that

(a) said input section accepts inputting of a destination terminal and data information addressed to the destination terminal,

(b) said transmission section transmits a destination data information message designating the destination terminal inputting of whose has been accepted and the data information addressed it as a destination terminal using a predetermined transmission parameter (including a parameter of transmission power, a parameter of a frequency channel to be used in transmission, a parameter of a modulation system, a parameter of a beam shape),

(c) said output section outputs the data information when said reception section has received a ‘

destination data information message addressing the local’

,

(d) when said reception section has received a ‘

destination data information message addressing, as a destination terminal, another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

relayable terminal”

) to which the local can relay communication’

, a ‘

relay-offer message designating a reception status parameter (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) at a time the destination data information message has been received’

is transmitted,

(e) when said reception section has received the relay-offer message, said transmission section transmits the destination data information message to that terminal which has sent the relay-offer message, by using a transmission parameter associated with the reception status parameter designated in the relay-offer message, and

(f) when said reception section has received a ‘

destination data information message designating data information addressing, as a destination terminal, “

a relayable terminal targeted for the relay-offer message transmitted earlier by said transmission section”

, said transmission section transmits the destination data information message to the relayable terminal.

41. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 40, characterized in that in case where said transmission section transmits the destination data information message using said predetermined transmission parameter, transmission power for transmitting that portion in the destination data information message which designates the data information is lower than transmission power for transmitting that portion which designates the destination terminal.

42. A wireless communication method in which a predetermined wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

local”

) is set beforehand and which can relay communication to another wireless communication terminal other than that terminal, characterized by comprising;

(a) a step of accepting inputting of a destination terminal and data information addressed to the destination terminal,

(b) a step of transmitting a destination data information message designating the destination terminal inputting of whose has been accepted and the data information addressed it as a destination terminal using a predetermined transmission parameter (including a parameter of transmission power, a parameter of a frequency channel to be used in transmission, a parameter of a modulation system, a parameter of a beam shape),

(c) a step of outputting the data information when a ‘

destination data information message addressing the local’

has been received,

(d) a step of, when a ‘

destination data information message addressing, as a destination terminal, another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

relayable terminal”

) to which the local can relay communication’

has been received, transmitting a ‘

relay-offer message designating a reception status parameter (including a parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) at a time the destination data information message has been received’

is transmitted,

(e) a step of, when the relay-offer message has been received, transmitting the destination data information message to that terminal which has sent the relay-offer message, by using a transmission parameter associated with the reception status parameter designated in the relay-offer message, and

(f) a step of, when a ‘

destination data information message designating data information addressing, as a destination terminal has been received, “

a relayable terminal targeted for the relay-offer message transmitted earlier by said transmission section”

, transmitting the destination data information message to the relayable terminal.

43. The wireless communication method according to claim 42, characterized in that in case of transmitting the destination data information message using said predetermined transmission parameter, transmission power for transmitting that portion in the destination data information message which designates the data information is lower than transmission power for transmitting that portion which designates the destination terminal.

44. A program for allowing a computer to function as a wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

local”

) capable of relaying communication to another wireless communication terminal and having an input section, a transmission section, a reception section and an output section, characterized in that

(a) said input section accepts inputting of a destination terminal and data information addressed to the destination terminal,

(b) said transmission section transmits a destination data information message designating the destination terminal inputting of whose has been accepted and the data information addressed it as a destination terminal using a predetermined transmission parameter (including a parameter of transmission power, a parameter of a frequency channel to be used in transmission, a parameter of a modulation system, a parameter of a beam shape),

(c) said output section outputs the data information when said reception section has received a ‘

destination data information message addressing the local’

,

(d) when said reception section has received a ‘

destination data information message addressing, as a destination terminal, another wireless communication terminal (hereinafter called “

relayable terminal”

) to which the local can relay communication’

, a ‘

relay-offer message designating a reception status parameter (including a, parameter of reception power, a parameter of a use status of a frequency channel or a parameter of a distance and direction to the sender terminal) at a time the destination data information message has been received’

is transmitted,

(e) when said reception section has received the relay-offer message, said transmission section transmits the destination data information message to that terminal which has sent the relay-offer message, by using a transmission parameter associated with the reception status parameter designated in the relay-offer message, and

f) when said reception section has received a ‘

destination data information message designating data information addressing, as a destination terminal, “

a relayable terminal targeted for the relay-offer message transmitted earlier by said transmission section”

, said transmission section transmits the destination data information message to the relayable terminal.

45. The program according to claim 44, characterized in that said computer is functioned in such a way that in case where said transmission section transmits the destination data information message using said predetermined transmission parameter, transmission power for transmitting that portion in the destination data information message which designates the data information is lower than transmission power for transmitting that portion which designates the destination terminal.