An intermittent reception control apparatus controls intermittent reception in communication between a base station apparatus and mobile station apparatuses. The intermittent reception control apparatus comprising a control unit that generates DRX parameters, which are intermittent reception parameters, and transmits the generated DRX parameters to the mobile station apparatuses. Further, the DRX parameters include information on the timing at which to cause the mobile station apparatuses to enter an active state and are common to all of the mobile station apparatuses, where the active state is a state where reception of signals transmitted from the base station apparatus is enabled. The intermittent reception control apparatus further comprising a scheduler that transmits to the mobile station apparatuses a DRX command that operates to force these apparatuses to enter an inactive state.