Communication device, communication method, program, and communication system

A communication method, executed by a computer, comprising:

• performing wireless communication based on a first communication scheme;
• performing communication based on a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme;
• and
• controlling the communication based on the first communication scheme and the communication based on the second communication scheme,
• wherein a second layer is set for a protocol stack of the second communication scheme as a layer corresponding to a first layer, which is any layer below a layer corresponding to a communication protocol according to selection of a transmission path among a series of layers for each of communication protocols constituting a protocol stack of the first communication scheme, and
• one of data corresponding to the first layer and data corresponding to the second layer is converted to the other.

A program which causes a computer to execute:

• performing wireless communication based on a first communication scheme;
• performing communication based on a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme;
• and
• controlling the communication based on the first communication scheme and the communication based on the second communication scheme,
• wherein a second layer is set for a protocol stack of the second communication scheme as a layer corresponding to a first layer, which is any layer below a layer corresponding to a communication protocol according to selection of a transmission path among a series of layers for each of communication protocols constituting a protocol stack of the first communication scheme, and
• one of data corresponding to the first layer and data corresponding to the second layer is converted to the other.

A communication system comprising:

• a first communication device;
• a second communication device;
• and
• a third communication device that relays communication between the first communication device and the second communication device,
• wherein the third communication device includes:
• a first communication unit that performs wireless communication with the first communication device based on a first communication scheme;
• a second communication unit that performs communication with the second communication device based on a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme;
• and
• a control unit that controls the communication based on the first communication scheme and the communication based on the second communication scheme,
• a second layer is set for a protocol stack of the second communication scheme as a layer corresponding to a first layer, which is any layer below a layer corresponding to a communication protocol according to selection of a transmission path among a series of layers for each of communication protocols constituting a protocol stack of the first communication scheme, and
• the control unit converts one of data corresponding to the first layer and data corresponding to the second layer to the other.

A communication device comprising:

• a communication unit that performs communication with another communication device, which relays data transmitted from a base station based on a first communication scheme, based on a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme;
• and
• a control unit that controls the communication based on the second communication scheme,
• wherein a second layer is set for a protocol stack of the second communication scheme as a layer corresponding to a first layer, which is any layer below a layer corresponding to a communication protocol according to selection of a transmission path among a series of layers for each of communication protocols constituting a protocol stack of the first communication scheme, and
• the control unit performs control such that at least any of
• a process corresponding to a communication protocol of a layer higher than the first layer among processes according to encoding of transmitted data based on the first communication scheme and
• a process corresponding to a communication protocol of a layer higher than the first layer among processes according to decoding of received data based on the first communication scheme
• is applied as a process corresponding to a communication protocol of a layer higher than the second layer.

A communication method, executed by a computer, comprising:

• performing communication with another communication device, which relays data transmitted from a base station based on a first communication scheme, based on a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme;
• and
• controlling the communication based on the second communication scheme,
• wherein a second layer is set for a protocol stack of the second communication scheme as a layer corresponding to a first layer, which is any layer below a layer corresponding to a communication protocol according to selection of a transmission path among a series of layers for each of communication protocols constituting a protocol stack of the first communication scheme, and
• control is performed such that at least any of
• a process corresponding to a communication protocol of a layer higher than the first layer among processes according to encoding of transmitted data based on the first communication scheme and
• a process corresponding to a communication protocol of a layer higher than the first layer among processes according to decoding of received data based on the first communication scheme
• is applied as a process corresponding to a communication protocol of a layer higher than the second layer.

A program which causes a computer to execute:

• performing communication with another communication device, which relays data transmitted from a base station based on a first communication scheme, based on a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme;
• and
• controlling the communication based on the second communication scheme,
• wherein a second layer is set for a protocol stack of the second communication scheme as a layer corresponding to a first layer, which is any layer below a layer corresponding to a communication protocol according to selection of a transmission path among a series of layers for each of communication protocols constituting a protocol stack of the first communication scheme, and
• control is performed such that at least any of
• a process corresponding to a communication protocol of a layer higher than the first layer among processes according to encoding of transmitted data based on the first communication scheme and
• a process corresponding to a communication protocol of a layer higher than the first layer among processes according to decoding of received data based on the first communication scheme
• is applied as a process corresponding to a communication protocol of a layer higher than the second layer.