Patent ID: 11963096
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A first communication apparatus, comprising: a communication control section configured to: transmit, based on connection of the first communication apparatus to an external network, a management frame to a specific apparatus, wherein
the management frame includes a parameter indicating a connection capacity of the first communication apparatus, the connection capacity of the first communication apparatus indicates a first number of communication apparatuses to which the first communication apparatus can grant connection to the external network,
a wireless LAN includes a plurality of communication apparatuses,
the plurality of communication apparatuses includes the first communication apparatus, and
each of the plurality of communication apparatuses functions as a gateway;
determine a second number of communication apparatuses to which the first communication apparatus has granted connection to the external network is less than the first number of communication apparatuses; and
grant connection of the specific apparatus to the external network based on the determination that the second number of communication apparatuses is less than the first number of communication apparatuses;
wherein the communication control section is further configured to control transmission power for radio waves within a range in which communication with the specific apparatus is enabled; and
wherein the specific apparatus includes a control apparatus responsible for a function for access control in the wireless LAN.