CPC H04L 67/56 (2022.05) [H04L 67/55 (2022.05); H04L 69/08 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
one or more hardware processors; and
one or more memories which store instructions executable by the one or more hardware processors to cause the communication apparatus to perform at least:
setting an operation mode for communicating with an external apparatus;
transmitting a request to a proxy apparatus for requesting a proxy processing according to the operation mode, the proxy processing being for receiving a message from the external apparatus on behalf of the communication apparatus;
receiving, from the proxy apparatus, a response to the request, wherein the response is based on whether the proxy apparatus is capable of proxy processing according to the operation mode;
after receiving the response, communicating with the proxy apparatus a period during which the communication apparatus is able to communicate with the proxy apparatus to receive the message which the proxy apparatus receives from the external apparatus, in a case where the received response indicates that the proxy apparatus is available to execute the proxy processing; and
receiving the message from the proxy apparatus during the period.
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