Patent ID: 8081651

Claim:
A radio communication method, comprising: a step in which a first radio communication device transmits a communication time reservation request information requesting a time slot for transmitting data to a second radio communication device; a step in which the second radio communication device transmits a communication time reservation response information confirming the reception of the communication time reservation request information, and indicating if the requested time slot is available; a step in which a third radio communication device which has received the communication time reservation request information or the communication time reservation response information or both stores the requested time slot written in the communication time reservation request information or the communication time reservation response information as a transmission prohibited time slot; a step in which the third radio communication device determines its own time slot in which its own transmission and reception are possible, based on the stored transmission prohibited time slots; and a step in which the first radio communication device transmits a continuation request information to the second radio communication device reserving a dedicated time slot following the requested time slot to transmit another communication time reservation request information to the second radio communication device.