Wireless communication apparatus and method, and program

1. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:

a preamble generating circuit configured to generate a preamble signal including header information;

an inter-training generating circuit configured to generate an inter-training signal including at least part of information of the header information; and

a wireless transmission processing circuit configured to transmit transmission data after transmitting the preamble signal in at least one or more frequency channels among a plurality of the frequency channels and transmit a plurality of the inter-training signals by utilizing one or a plurality of the frequency channels among the plurality of the frequency channels during a transmission period of the transmission data.

2. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the inter-training signal includes a training sequence included in the preamble signal.

3. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the inter-training signal includes at least one of information regarding the frequency channels to be utilized for transmission of the transmission data, information for identifying a wireless network to which the wireless communication apparatus belongs, or information regarding the transmission period of the transmission data.

4. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the inter-training signal includes at least one of coding and modulation scheme information of a signal to be transmitted by the wireless transmission processing unit, transmission power information, receiving sensitivity information, information regarding a spatial reuse technology, or information regarding a wireless communication apparatus of a recipient of a signal.

5. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the wireless transmission processing circuit repeatedly transmits the inter-training signal by utilizing one of the frequency channels.

6. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the wireless transmission processing circuit switches the frequency channel to be utilized for transmission of the inter-training signal over time.

7. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the wireless transmission processing circuit transmits the inter-training signal before transmission of the transmission data or after transmission of the transmission data in one of the frequency channels.

8. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the wireless transmission processing circuit intermitently transmits the next inter-training signal after a predetermined period has elapsed since the inter-training signal had been transmitted.

9. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the wireless transmission processing circuit transmits the inter-training signal in one of the frequency channels in a case where the transmission data is transmitted using a plurality of the frequency channels.

10. A wireless communication method to be performed by a wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

generating a preamble signal including header information;

generating an inter-training signal including at least part of information of the header information; and

transmitting transmission data after transmitting the preamble signal in at least one or more frequency channels among a plurality of the frequency channels and transmitting a plurality of the inter-training signals by utilizing one or a plurality of the frequency channels among the plurality of the frequency channels during a transmission period of the transmission data.

11. A non-transitory computer readable product containing a program for causing a computer to execute a method the method:

generating a preamble signal including header information;

generating an inter-training signal including at least part of information of the header information; and

transmitting transmission data after transmitting the preamble signal in at least one or more frequency channels among a plurality of the frequency channels, and transmitting a plurality of the inter-training signals by utilizing one or a plurality of the frequency channels among the plurality of the frequency channels during a transmission period of the transmission data.

12. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:

an inter-training detecting circuit configured to detect an inter-training signal including at least part of information of header information included in a preamble signal from a received signal in one or a plurality of frequency channels among a plurality of the frequency channels; and

a wireless communication control circuit configured to specify usage situations of the plurality of frequency channels on a basis of the detected inter-training signal.

13. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the inter-training signal includes at least one of information regarding the frequency channels to be utilized for transmission of a signal, information for identifying a wireless network to which a transmission source of a signal belongs, or information regarding a transmission period of a signal.

14. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 13 ,

wherein the wireless communication control circuit specifies the frequency channels which are available to the wireless communication apparatus on a basis of information described in the inter-training signal and controls transmission of a signal utilizing the specified frequency channels.

15. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 13 ,

wherein the wireless communication control circuit determines whether transmission right of a signal of the wireless communication apparatus is acquired, on a basis of information described in the inter-training signal.

16. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 13 ,

wherein the wireless communication control circuit sets a period during which transmission of a signal of the wireless communication apparatus is inhibited on, a basis of information described in the inter-training signal.

17. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the inter-training signal includes at least one of coding and modulation scheme information of a signal, transmission power information, receiving sensitivity information, information regarding a spatial reuse technology, or information regarding a wireless communication apparatus of a recipient of a signal.

18. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a transmission power control circuit configured to control transmission power of a signal of the wireless communication apparatus on a basis of information described in the inter-training signal.

19. A wireless communication method to be performed by a wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

detecting an inter-training signal including at least part of information of header information included in a preamble signal from a received signal in one or a plurality of frequency channels among a plurality of the frequency channels; and

specifying usage situations of the plurality of the frequency channels on a basis of the detected inter-training signal.

20. A non-transitory computer readable product containing a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

detecting an inter-training signal including at least part of information of header information included in a preamble signal from a received signal in one or a plurality of frequency channels among a plurality of the frequency channels; and

specifying usage situations of the plurality of the frequency channels on a basis of the detected inter-training signal.