Communication device and communication method

A communication device comprising:

• a communication unit that performs radio communication;
• and
• a control unit that performs control such that data is to be transmitted to another terminal device via inter-device communication,
• wherein the control unit performs control to acquire a response to transmission of the data, transmitted from the other terminal device using a resource according to a condition related to the inter-device communication.

A communication method to be executed by a computer, the communication method comprising:

• performing radio communication;
• performing control so that a response to transmission of data from another terminal device via inter-device communication is to be transmitted to the other terminal device via the inter-device communication;
• and
• determining a resource to be used for transmission of the response based on a condition related to the inter-device communication.

A communication method to be executed by a computer, the communication method comprising:

• performing radio communication;
• performing control such that data is to be transmitted to another terminal device via inter-device communication;
• and
• performing control to acquire a response to transmission of the data, transmitted from the other terminal device using a resource according to a condition related to the inter-device communication.