Patent ID: 8805367
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus for allocating a terminal identifier to a destination communication apparatus and communicating with the destination communication apparatus using a plurality of functions comprising: a terminal identifier allocation section comprising circuitry for generating a plurality of terminal identifiers; wherein each of the terminal identifiers is configured for identifying a destination communication apparatus and a function selected from the plurality of functions used for communication and for allocation of the terminal identifiers to the destination communication apparatus; and said generating plurality of terminal identifiers comprises: changing size of address space for allocated terminal identifiers for a destination communication apparatus changes depending on determining which function is to be used among a plurality of functions by the communication apparatus on the basis of at least one of: the number of destination communication apparatuses to be connected, requested communication quality, and information received from the destination communication apparatus; and a transmission section includes at least one antenna for transmitting the terminal identifiers to the destination communication device and exchange data based on one of the allocated identifiers.