Wireless communication device

1. A wireless communication system comprising a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device,

wherein the first wireless communication device comprises:

a receiver configured to receive a terminal identifier of a first terminal being a target for downlink frequency multiplexing transmission from the second wireless communication device, the first terminal existing at a neighbor area of the second wireless communication device and the terminal identifier of the first terminal being allocated by the second wireless communication device, and configured to receive information identifying, among a plurality of frequency components, a first frequency component allocated to the first terminal;

a controller configured to select, among a plurality second terminals belonging to the first wireless communication device, a second terminal existing at a neighbor area of the first wireless communication device, a terminal identifier of the second terminal being allocated by the first wireless communication device and being same as that of the first terminal, and configured to allocate the first frequency component to the selected second terminal; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a first physical packet including

(1) a first header containing a plurality of fields associated with the plurality of frequency components, the terminal identifier of the selected second terminal being set in a first field corresponding to the first frequency component among the plurality of fields, and

(2) a first frame addressed to the second terminal,

wherein the first header is transmitted at a frequency band including the plurality of frequency components and the first frame is transmitted via the first frequency component, the transmitter being configured to transmit the terminal identifier of the second terminal and the information identifying the first frequency component to the second wireless communication device,

the second wireless communication device is configured to transmit a second physical packet in a period at least partially overlapping with a period in which the first physical packet is transmitted,

the second physical packet including

(1) a second header containing a plurality of fields associated with the plurality of frequency components, the terminal identifier of the first terminal being set in a first field corresponding to the first frequency component among the plurality of fields, and

(2) a second frame addressed to the first terminal, the second header being transmitted at the frequency band including the plurality of frequency components and the second frame is transmitted via the first frequency component, and

a format of the first header being the same as a format of the second header.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the receiver is configured to receive timing information of transmission of the second physical packet from the second wireless communication device, and

the transmitter is configured to transmit the first physical packet in accordance with the timing information.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the receiver is configured to receive a terminal identifier of another first terminal being a target for the downlink frequency multiplexing transmission from the second wireless communication device, the terminal identifier of the another first terminal being allocated by the second wireless communication device,

the another first terminal existing in a distant area of the second wireless communication device and receiving information identifying a second frequency component allocated to the another first terminal,

the controller is configured to allocate the second frequency component to none of a plurality of second terminals, and

the transmitter is configured to set the terminal identifier of the another first terminal in a second field corresponding to the second frequency component among the plurality of fields, in the first header,

the terminal identifier of the another first terminal being set in a second field corresponding to the second frequency component among the plurality of fields, in the second header of the second physical packet.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 3 , wherein

the controller is configured to select, among the plurality of second terminals, another second terminal other than the second terminal allocated with the first frequency component, the another second terminal existing in a distant area of the first wireless communication device and is configured to allocate a third frequency component to the other second terminal, and

the transmitter is configured to set a terminal identifier of the other second terminal in a third field corresponding to the third frequency component among the plurality of fields, the terminal identifier of the another second terminal being allocated by the first wireless communication device, and

the transmitter is configured transmit the terminal identifier of the another second terminal and information to specify the third frequency component to the second wireless communication device,

the terminal identifier of the another second terminal being set in a third field corresponding to the third frequency component among the plurality of fields, in the second header of the second physical packet.

5. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , comprising at least one antenna.

6. A wireless communication system comprising a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device,

wherein the first wireless communication device comprises:

a receiver configured to receive a terminal identifier of a first terminal being a target for downlink frequency multiplexing transmission from second wireless communication device, and configured to receive information identifying, among a plurality of frequency components, a first frequency component allocated to the first terminal, the first terminal existing at a neighbor area of the second wireless communication device and the terminal identifier of the first terminal being allocated by the second wireless communication device;

a controller configured to select, among a plurality second terminals belonging to the first wireless communication device, at least one second terminal allocated with the first frequency component, the at least one second terminal existing at a neighbor area of the first wireless communication device and the terminal identifier of the at least one second terminal being allocated by the first wireless communication device; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a first physical packet including

(1) a first header containing at least a plurality of fields associated with the first frequency component, the terminal identifier of the first terminal being set in a first field of the plurality of fields associated with the first frequency component, a terminal identifier of the at least one selected second terminal being set in at least one second field of the plurality of fields associated with the first frequency component, and

(2) at least one first frame addressed to the at least one second terminal,

wherein the first header is transmitted at a frequency band including the plurality of frequency components, and

the at least one first frame is transmitted via the first frequency component in a spatial multiplexing manner,

the transmitter is configured to transmit the terminal identifier of the at least one second terminal and the information identifying the first frequency component to the second wireless communication device,

the second wireless communication is configured to transmit a second physical packet in a period at least partially overlapping with a period in which the first physical packet is transmitted,

the second physical packet includes

(1) a second header containing a plurality of fields associated with the first frequency component, the terminal identifier of the first terminal being set in a first field of the plurality of fields associated with the first frequency component and the terminal identifier of the at least one selected second terminal being set in at least one second field of the plurality of fields associated with the first frequency component, and

(2) a second frame addressed to the first terminal,

wherein the second header is transmitted at the frequency band including the plurality of frequency components,

the first frame is transmitted via the first frequency component in a spatial multiplexing manner, and

a format of the first header is the same as a format of the second header.

7. The wireless communication system according to claim 6 , wherein

the receiver is configured to receive timing information of transmission of the second physical packet from the second wireless communication device, and

the transmitter is configured to transmit the second physical packet in accordance with the timing information.

8. The wireless communication system according to claim 6 , wherein

the receiver is configured to receive a terminal identifier of another first terminal being a target for the downlink frequency multiplexing transmission from the second wireless communication device, and information identifying a second frequency component allocated to the another first terminal, the terminal identifier of the another first terminal being allocated by the second wireless communication device, the another first terminal existing in a distant area of the second wireless communication device and

the transmitter is configured to set the terminal identifier of the another first terminal in a third field corresponding to the second frequency component, in the first header,

the terminal identifier of the another first terminal being set in a third field corresponding to the second frequency component, in the second header of the second physical packet,

the second physical packet including a fourth frame addressed to the another first terminal, and

the fourth frame being transmitted via the second frequency component.

9. The wireless communication system according to claim 8 , wherein

the controller is configured to select, among the plurality of second terminals, another second terminal other than the at least one second terminal among the plurality of second terminals, the another second terminal existing in a distant area of the first wireless communication device and being configured to determine a third frequency component allocated to the another second terminal, and

the transmitter is configured to set a terminal identifier of the another second terminal in a fourth field corresponding to the third frequency component, in the first header,

the first physical packet includes a third frame addressed to the third terminal, and

the transmitter is configured to transmit the third frame addressed to the third terminal,

the terminal identifier of the another second terminal being set in a fourth filed corresponding to the third frequency component, in the second header of the second physical packet.

10. The wireless communication system according to claim 6 , further comprising at least one antenna.

11. A wireless communication system comprising a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device,

wherein the first wireless communication device comprises:

a receiver configured to receive terminal identifiers of a plurality of first terminals being targets for uplink frequency multiplexing transmission from second wireless communication device, and configured to receive information identifying, among a plurality of frequency components, a plurality of first frequency components allocated to the plurality of first terminals, the first frequency components being different from each other;

a controller configured to determine a plurality of second frequency components allocated to a plurality of second terminals being targets for the uplink frequency multiplexing transmission, the second frequency components being different from each other; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a first frame instructing the uplink frequency multiplexing transmission,

wherein the first frame includes

the terminal identifiers of the plurality of first terminals which are set in a plurality of fields corresponding to the plurality of first frequency components, and

terminal identifiers of the plurality of second terminals which are set in a plurality of fields corresponding to the plurality of second frequency components, and

wherein a transmitter address of the first frame is an address of the another second wireless communication device, and the second terminals are able to receive and interpret the first frame whose transmitter address is the address of the second wireless communication device,

wherein the second wireless communication device is configured to transmit a second frame, the second frame including

the terminal identifiers of the plurality of first terminals which are set in a plurality of fields corresponding to the plurality of first frequency components,

terminal identifiers of the plurality of second terminals which are set in a plurality of fields corresponding to the plurality of second frequency components, and

the first frame being transmitted in a period at least partially overlapping with a period in which the second frame is transmitted.

12. The wireless communication system according to claim 11 , further comprising at least one antenna.

13. A wireless communication device comprising a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device,

wherein the second wireless communication device is configured to transmit a first frame, the first frame instructing a plurality of first terminals to perform uplink frequency multiplexing transmission at a first frequency band including a plurality frequency components, and the first frame specifying frequency components for the uplink frequency multiplexing transmission to the first terminals,

the first wireless communication device comprises:

a receiver configured to receive information of a second frequency band used for transmission of the first frame by the second wireless communication device;

a transmitter configured to transmit a second frame at a third frequency band different from the second frequency band, the second frame instructing a plurality of second terminals belonging to the first wireless communication device to perform the uplink frequency multiplexing transmission at the first frequency band and the second frame specifying frequency components for the uplink frequency multiplexing transmission to the second terminals, the second frame being transmitted in a period at least overlapping with a period in which the first frame is transmitted,

a frequency component specified for a first terminal existing in a distant area of the second wireless communication device is different from a frequency component specified for a second terminal in a distant area of the first wireless communication device, and

a frequency component specified for another first terminal existing in a neighbor area of the second wireless communication device is the same as a frequency component specified for another second terminal in a neighbor area of the first wireless communication device.

14. The wireless communication system according to claim 13 , further comprising at least one antenna.