Abstract: A receiving control method and receiving apparatus to ensure high transfer efficiency and reliably reduce electrical power consumption in the receiving apparatus. A receive unit receives the header and the payload of the frames in the communication stream in sequence. A header analyzer unit analyzes whether or not the applicable frame is an unwanted frame from the frame accept-reject information included in the frame header during receiving. Calculating receive-end time unit in the receive control unit calculates the receive-end time t1 of the unwanted frame. Determining control unit stops the operation of the receive unit during the stop period based on the receive-end time t1 of the unwanted frame.