| CPC H04W 48/08 (2013.01) [H04W 48/02 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 84/20 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more memories storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the communication apparatus to perform operations comprising:
setting a first frequency channel as a channel to be used for communication according to an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 series standard;
in a case where the first frequency channel is not included in a frequency range that is part of a 6 GHz band, proceeding with steps for using the first frequency channel in communication according to the IEEE 802.11 series standard; and
in a case where the first frequency channel is included in a frequency range that is part of the 6 GHz band,
(i) monitoring the first frequency channel to determine, by a first determining, whether a signal that is not a signal according to the IEEE 802.11 series standard is transmitted in the first frequency channel; and
(ii) performing control such that, with respect to communication in the first frequency channel, where the first determining determines that a signal not according to the IEEE 802.11 series standard is being transmitted in the first frequency channel, the communication apparatus does not allow signals according to the IEEE 802.11 series standard to be transmitted in the first frequency channel.
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