COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS

摘要

[Object] To enable further power saving in a heterogeneous network. [Solution] Provided is a communication control apparatus including: a radio communication unit configured to provide second radio communication service within a cell in which a first base station provides first radio communication service; and a control unit configured to, when an operation mode of the radio communication unit is made to transition from a first mode to a second mode in which power is less consumed than in the first mode, switch the operation mode to the second mode after stepwisely reducing transmission power of a reference signal to be transmitted from the radio communication unit.