US Patent 9258828 Wireless communication apparatus and method

According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes a storage, a selection unit, a processing unit. The storage stores a first set and a second set, including first frame spaces of one or more types and the second set including second frame spaces of the one or more types, each of the second frame spaces that are identical in type to the first frame spaces being not less than the first frame spaces, and a second frame space of any one of the types being longer than a first frame space of the any one of the types. The selection unit selects either the first set or the second set. The processing unit communicates with a first apparatus, by using either the first frame spaces or the second frame spaces.