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US 2025/0080883 A1Published application
Communication apparatus, communication system, and communication method
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorTakeshi KATO
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AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorTakeshi KATO
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To provide a communication apparatus capable of withstanding a short-time path failure while reducing network load. The communication apparatus included in communication apparatuses capable of forming a mesh free space optical communication network, includes: a communication section that transmits and receives packets each including (i) transmission information from a terminal, and (ii) determination information indicating a transmission source communication apparatus included in the communication apparatuses and connected to the terminal, and a transmission sequence; and a relay section that uses the determination information of a received packet and the determination information of a packet received in advance from at least one communication apparatus included in the communication apparatuses, to determine whether or not to relay the received packet to at least one communication apparatus in the communication apparatuses. The communication section transmits the received packet determined to be relayed by the relay section to the at least one communication apparatus.
A communication apparatus included in a plurality of communication apparatuses capable of forming a mesh free space optical communication network, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, the at least one processor carrying out:
A communication system configured to carry out transmission and reception between terminals through a mesh free space optical communication network formed by a plurality of communication apparatuses, at least one communication apparatus included in the communication apparatuses comprising at least one processor, the at least one processor carrying out:
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