Patent ID: 8289987

Claim:
A wireless terminal capable of performing transmission by a first transmission scheme and a second transmission scheme, comprising: a transmitter to transmit a first frame, using the second transmission scheme; and a receiver to receive a second frame for which the first transmission scheme is used and which notifies the wireless terminal of information associated with a reception status, wherein the transmitter transmits a third frame, using the first transmission scheme adjusted based on the information associated with the reception status, transmission by the first transmission scheme is performed based on carrier sense, transmission by the second transmission scheme is performed based on carrier sense, the transmission by the first transmission scheme can be received and decoded by a first reception scheme, the transmission by the second transmission scheme can be received and decoded by both the first reception scheme and a second reception scheme, and a period for inhibiting, if the first frame is received by another wireless terminal other than a destination wireless terminal, transmission by the another wireless terminal is set in the first frame.