Patent ID: 8139516

Claim:
A wireless communication terminal forming a wireless network with a plurality of other wireless communication terminals, comprising: a wireless communication portion configured to detect a first communication management signal, the first communication management signal being periodically transmitted via broadcast from at least one of the other wireless communication terminals prior to communication of a data signal; and a candidate list generation portion configured to generate a candidate list for managing a destination of a second communication management signal, the candidate list comprising a plurality of candidate destinations, and the candidate list generation portion being further configured to define a transmission source of the first communication management signal as one of the candidate destinations; and a communication control portion configured to: identify at least one destination wireless communications terminal from the candidate destinations; and determine whether to transmit the second communication management signal to the at least one destination wireless communication terminal, based on a detection status of the first communication management signal; and wherein the wireless communications portion is further configured to: transmit the second communication management signal via unicast to the destination wireless communication terminal, based on the determination; and receive an acknowledge signal in response to the second communication management signal transmitted via unicast.