A first receiving unit typically receives a control frame in a narrowband
channel. A communication data selection unit controls power saving of a
second receiving unit performing reception in a UWB channel, based on the
control frame. A communication data generation unit generates
communication time reservation response information by adding information
reporting a normal reception to the received request for communication
time reservation, and transmits this information from transmitting units
in the narrowband channel, so that a second receiving unit is set to an
operating mode only during a time slot when UWB communication is
performed, and use of the time slot for performing UWB communication is
reported to the radio communication device which has made the
communication request and the radio communication devices in the area
where transmission is possible.