Patent ID: 8565155

Claim:
A mobile terminal communicating with a base station device, the mobile terminal comprising: a cell search part that conducts a cell search within a determined cell search period that is determined by the base station device, measures a period of the cell search as a measured cell search period, and conducts a next cell search within an adjusted cell search period set longer than or equal to the measured cell search period and shorter than the determined cell search period by base station device when the measured cell search period is shorter than the determined cell search period; a notification part configured to notify the base station device of information about the measured cell search period; and an acquisition part configured to acquire information about the adjusted cell search period from the base station, wherein; the determined cell search period is a number of frames specified for the cell search; the measured cell search period is a number of frames required for the cell search; and the adjusted cell search period is a number of frames for conducting the next cell search.