Sony Group Corporation
COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD

Abstract:

The present technology relates to a communication apparatus and a communication control method that make it possible to enhance the flexibility of a communication network. A communication apparatus includes a monitoring section that monitors a status of a communication network having a hierarchical structure, a role setting section that sets a role in the hierarchical structure on the basis of the status of the communication network, and an operation control section that controls execution of operation of the role that has been changed. The present technology can be applied to a communication apparatus that performs wireless communication in a communication network, for example.