Communication apparatus, communication method, and storage medium

A communication method for a communication apparatus configured to perform, in parallel, a function for participating in a first communication network to perform communication, and a function for participating in a second communication network to perform communication, the communication method comprising:

• receiving a first frame periodically transmitted from a first other communication apparatus that forms the first communication network, and a second frame periodically transmitted from a second other communication apparatus that forms the second communication network;
• controlling the communication apparatus to determine whether to transition to a second state after receiving the first frame based on a time period from when the communication apparatus receives the first frame to when the communication apparatus receives the second frame, in a case where the communication apparatus operates while transitioning between a first state and the second state, the second state being a state in which power consumption is lower than in the first state, and in a case where the communication apparatus receives the second frame from the second other communication apparatus after receiving, in the first state, the first frame transmitted from the first other communication apparatus.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a communication method, the communication method comprising:

• receiving a first frame periodically transmitted from a first other communication apparatus that forms the first communication network, and a second frame periodically transmitted from a second other communication apparatus that forms the second communication network;
• controlling the communication apparatus to determine whether to transition to a second state after receiving the first frame based on a time period from when the communication apparatus receives the first frame to when the communication apparatus receives the second frame, in a case where the communication apparatus operates while transitioning between a first state and the second state, the second state being a state in which power consumption is lower than in the first state, and in a case where the communication apparatus receives the second frame from the second other communication apparatus after receiving, in the first state, the first frame transmitted from the first other communication apparatus.