Patent ID: 9198052
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for transmitting data to a wireless communication device by means of carrier sense, the apparatus comprising: a memory to store transmission data; and a processor to: the processor estimates the influence rate for each of a plurality of the first wireless communication devices; the processor determines the transmission quantity in accordance with each of a plurality of the estimated influence rates; the memory stores a waiting time for performing control of the transmission quantity, in association with each of the plurality of the estimated influence rates; the processor determines a first waiting time associated with a first influence rate that is minimum among the plurality of the estimated influence rates; the processor causes transmission of, when congestion is detected for one of the plurality of the first wireless communication devices, data to the one of the plurality of the first wireless communication devices according to the transmission quantity determined in accordance with the first influence rate after the determined first waiting time has elapsed.