CPC H04W 12/041 (2021.01) [H04L 43/12 (2013.01); H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04W 12/0433 (2021.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 84/20 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 28/18 (2013.01); H04W 68/00 (2013.01); H04W 72/00 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] | 75 Claims |
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
one or more computers that causes the communication apparatus to:
start processing including search processing, wait processing and share processing in accordance with an instruction from a user;
execute the search processing, by sending a probe request and receiving a probe response, to search a communication partner apparatus in a plurality of channels including a first channel and a second channel, wherein the second channel is not adjacent to the first channel;
execute the wait processing, by waiting for a probe request from a communication partner apparatus, wherein, in a case where the communication apparatus receives a probe request during execution of the wait processing, the communication apparatus responds by sending a probe response; and
execute the share processing for sharing a communication parameter with the communication partner apparatus detected by the search processing or the communication partner apparatus from which the communication apparatus received a probe request during the wait processing,
wherein when the search processing in the first channel is finished, the communication apparatus executes the search processing in the second channel without the search processing in a third channel which is adjacent to the first channel and length of period for the wait processing is randomly determined.
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