Patent ID: 8898266
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for determining whether a set role of a terminal in a network is suitable based on a capability of the terminal, comprising: a calculation unit which calculates a capability value of the terminal; a determination unit which determines, without considering capabilities and roles of other terminals of the network, whether the set role of the terminal, which is previously set, is suitable based on the calculated capability value; and a setting unit which manages information regarding the set role in the terminal, wherein at least one of the calculation unit, the determination unit, and the setting unit is implemented as a hardware component, wherein the previously set role of the terminal is previously set in the terminal, wherein when the determination unit determines that the set role of the terminal is not suitable based on the calculated capability value, the terminal determines, without considering capabilities and roles of other terminals of the network, to change the set role, and wherein the apparatus is a super terminal or a leaf terminal.