Method and device for communication on a network

The communication method of the invention applies to communication stations adapted to communicate with each other when at least one of said communication stations supplies a control signal, said station then functioning in "base station" mode and the stations not supplying a control signal then functioning in "mobile station" mode. The method of the invention includes, for at least one communication between two communication stations functioning in mobile station mode, in connection with a first base station:an operation of determining a second station, during which a communication station functioning in mobile station mode able to function in base station mode is determined,a switching request operation during which a message representing a request to switch into base station mode is sent to the second station determined during the determination operation.