Wireless local area network comprising a controller and at least one candidate-controller terminal

A local area network for wireless transmission of control and user information between a plurality of terminals and a terminal working as a controller, a controller terminal, which controller terminal is provided for controlling the communication in the local area network, wherein at least a further terminal not working as a controller can be used as a controller and in that the candidate-controller terminal is provided for receiving all the control information necessary for controlling the communication in the local area network, wherein a controller is provided for registering a terminal in the network, for controlling the connection and for controlling the multiple access to the transmission medium and in that the controller contains at least a database used for storing data derived from control functions for the registration, for the connection control and for the multiple access control and the candidate-controller terminal contains at least a database used for storing data derived from control functions for the registration, for the connection control and for the multiple access control and the control functions relating to the control of the multiple access are transmitted by a control channel and the further control functions after a respective connection set-up are transmitted by the transport channels provided for the transmission of user information.