Base station, method for controlling base station, and information processing system

A method for controlling a base station that relays data between a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• storing a first physical address of a first communication module, the first information processing apparatus including the first communication module with a first communication mode and a second communication module with a second communication mode different from the first communication mode;
• transmitting data to and receiving data from the second information processing apparatus, the second information processing apparatus including a third communication module with the first communication mode and a fourth communication module with the second communication mode;
• and
• upon receiving a request via the second information processing apparatus when the first communication module is not capable of performing communication with the base station and the second communication module is capable of performing communication with the fourth communication module, the request including a second physical address which has been transmitted from the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus and requesting connection, permitting the first information processing apparatus to perform a transmission of data to the base station via the second information processing apparatus, based on a result of comparison between the first physical address and the second physical address, the transmission of the data to the base station via the second information processing apparatus being performed by transmitting the data from the first communication module to the second communication module with a first soft layer in which a first media access control (MAC) address of the first communication module is stored in a first area, transmitting the data from the second communication module to the fourth communication module with a second soft layer in which a second MAC address of the second communication module is stored in the first area and the first MAC address is stored in a second area, transmitting the data from the fourth communication module to the third communication module with a fourth soft layer in which a fourth MAC address of the fourth communication module is stored in the first area and the first MAC address is stored in the second area, and transmitting the data from the third communication module to the base station with a third soft layer in which a third MAC address of the third communication module is stored in the first area and the first MAC address is stored in the second area.

An information processing system, comprising:

• a base station;
• a first information processing apparatus configured to a first wireless communication circuit and a first wired communication circuit;
• and
• a second information processing apparatus configured to a second wireless communication circuit and a second wired communication circuit,
• the base station that relays data between the first information processing apparatus and the second information processing apparatus, including a processor configured to:
• store a first physical address of the first wireless communication circuit,
• transmit data to and receive data from the second information processing apparatus, and
• upon receiving a request from the second information processing apparatus when the first wireless communication circuit is not capable of performing communication with the base station and the first wired communication circuit is capable of performing communication with second wired communication circuit, the request including a second physical address which has been transmitted from the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus and requesting connection, permit the first information processing apparatus to perform a transmission of data to the base station via the second information processing apparatus, based on a result of comparison between the first physical address and the second physical address, the transmission of the data to the base station via the second information processing apparatus being performed by transmitting the data from the first communication module to the second communication module with a first soft layer in which a first media access control (MAC) address of the first communication module is stored in a first area, transmitting the data from the second communication module to the fourth communication module with a second soft layer in which a second MAC address of the second communication module is stored in the first area and the first MAC address is stored in a second area, transmitting the data from the fourth communication module to the third communication module with a fourth soft layer in which a fourth MAC address of the fourth communication module is stored in the first area and the first MAC address is stored in the second area, and transmitting the data from the third communication module to the base station with a third soft layer in which a third MAC address of the third communication module is stored in the first area and the first MAC address is stored in the second area.