Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication method, and computer program

A wireless communication apparatus for operating under a wireless network environment without any specified control station, comprising:

• communication means for receiving/transmitting wireless data;
• control means for controlling receiving/transmitting operation of the wireless data by said communication means;
• beacon transmitting means for transmitting beacon within a predetermined frame period;
• and
• beacon transmitting position control means for transmitting a request, to a plurality of other wireless communication apparatuses participating in the wireless network environment, that a supplementary beacon be added at a specific location in the predetermined frame period, and adding the supplementary beacon only after receiving feedback from each of the a plurality of other wireless communication apparatuses participating in the wireless network environment to which the request was transmitted.

A wireless communication apparatus for operating under a wireless network environment without any specified control station, comprising:

• an interface configured to receive/transmit wireless data;
• a processor configured to control the receive/transmit operation of the wireless data by the interface;
• an interface configured to transmit a beacon within a predetermined frame period;
• and
• a controller configured to transmit a request, to a plurality of other wireless communication apparatuses participating in the wireless network environment, that a supplementary beacon be added at a specific location in the predetermined frame period, and configured to add the supplementary beacon only after receiving feedback from each of the a plurality of other wireless communication apparatuses participating in the wireless network environment to which the request was transmitted.