Target wake time alignment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12557014-B2
Application number	US-202318180294-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2023
Priority date	Nov 7, 2022
Publication date	Feb 17, 2026
Grant date	Feb 17, 2026

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless device may transmit, to a second wireless device, a request to configure a target wake time (TWT) schedule for a first link associated with the second wireless device, the request including an indication for TWT alignment with a TWT schedule of a second link associated with a third wireless device, the indication for the TWT alignment indicated within a field that is configured to indicate a TWT start time. The first wireless device may receive, from the second wireless device, a response indicating a TWT start time within the field, the TWT start time based at least in part on the indication for TWT alignment with the TWT schedule of the second link. Numerous other aspects are described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A first wireless device for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
receive, from a second wireless device, a response indicating a first target wake time (TWT) start time of a first TWT schedule for a first link associated with the second wireless device, the response further indicating TWT alignment with a second TWT schedule for a second link having a second TWT start time, wherein a first TWT wake interval corresponding to the first TWT schedule and a second TWT wake interval corresponding to the second TWT schedule are multiples of a common denominator; and
communicate with the second wireless device via the first link based at least in part on the response.

2 . The first wireless device of claim 1 ,
wherein the response comprises one or more of:
an individually addressed unsolicited response,
a broadcast response, or
a solicited response based at least in part on reception of a request to configure a TWT schedule for the first link.

3 . The first wireless device of claim 1 ,
wherein the one or more processors, to communicate with the second wireless device via the first link based at least in part on the response, are configured to:
communicate using the first TWT start time in the first link;
communicate using the second TWT start time in the second link; or
initiate a TWT teardown of one or more of the first TWT schedule or the second TWT schedule.

4 . The first wireless device of claim 1 ,
wherein the indication for the TWT alignment is indicated within a field that is configured to indicate a TWT start time, and wherein the indication within the field comprises one or more of:
a non-zero value, or
an indication of a requested TWT start time for the first link.

5 . The first wireless device of claim 4 ,
wherein a difference in time between the requested TWT start time and the second TWT start time associated with the second link satisfies a threshold.

6 . The first wireless device of claim 4 ,
wherein the requested TWT start time for the first link indicates a time in a time domain of the second wireless device.

7 . The first wireless device of claim 6 ,
wherein the time in the time domain of the second wireless device satisfies a threshold relative to an additional TWT start time, associated with the second link, associated with a time in an additional time domain of a third wireless device.

8 . The first wireless device of claim 4 ,
wherein the response indicating the first TWT start time within the field indicates one or more of:
the first TWT start time as identified by the second wireless device as satisfying a first threshold relative to the second TWT start time associated with the second link,
the requested TWT start time, or
the first TWT start time as identified by the second wireless device as satisfying a second threshold relative to the requested TWT start time.

9 . The first wireless device of claim 1 ,
wherein the TWT alignment comprises one or more of:
satisfaction of a first threshold by a first difference in time between the first TWT start time and the second TWT start time,
satisfaction of a second threshold by a second difference in time between the first TWT start time and a subsequent TWT start time associated with a subsequent TWT period associated with the second link,
satisfaction of a third threshold by a third difference in time between a subsequent TWT start time associated with a subsequent TWT period associated with the first link and the second TWT start time associated with the second link,
satisfaction of a fourth threshold by a fourth difference between a first TWT wake interval mantissa and a first exponent field of the first link and a second TWT wake interval mantissa and a second exponent field of the second link, or
a time offset between occasions of the first TWT start time and occasions of the second TWT start time associated with the second link.

10 . The first wireless device of claim 9 ,
wherein the time offset is based at least in part on a TWT service period associated with the first TWT schedule.

11 . The first wireless device of claim 1 ,
wherein TWT alignment comprises one or more of:
satisfaction of a threshold by a first difference in time between a first TWT periodicity of the first link and a second TWT periodicity of the second link,
satisfaction of a threshold by a second difference in time between a multiple of the first TWT periodicity of the first link and the second TWT periodicity of the second link, or
satisfaction of a threshold by a third difference in time between the first TWT periodicity of the first link and a multiple of the second TWT periodicity of the second link.

12 . The first wireless device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first link is configured with a first service period duration and the second link is configured with a second service period duration, and
wherein the first service period duration is independent from the second service period duration.

13 . The first wireless device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first TWT start time is an absolute time, or
wherein the first TWT start time is relative to a start-up time or a reference time in a time domain of the second wireless device.

14 . A second wireless device for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
transmit, to a first wireless device, a response indicating a first target wake time (TWT) start time of a first TWT schedule for a first link associated with the first wireless device, the response further indicating TWT alignment with a second TWT schedule for a second link having a second TWT start time, wherein a first TWT wake interval corresponding to the first TWT schedule and a second TWT wake interval corresponding to the second TWT schedule are multiples of a common denominator; and
communicate with the first wireless device via the first link based at least in part on the response.

15 . The second wireless device of claim 14 ,
wherein the response comprises one or more of:
an individually addressed unsolicited response,
a broadcast response, or
a solicited response based at least in part on reception of a request to configure a TWT schedule for the first link.

16 . The second wireless device of claim 14 ,
wherein the one or more processors, to communicate with the second wireless device via the first link based at least in part on the response, are configured to:
communicate using the first TWT start time in the first link;
communicate using the second TWT start time in the second link; or
initiate a TWT teardown of one or more of the first TWT schedule or the second TWT schedule.

17 . The second wireless device of claim 14 ,
wherein the indication for the TWT alignment is indicated within a field that is configured to indicate a TWT start time, and wherein the indication within the field that is configured to indicate the TWT start time comprises one or more of:
a non-zero value, or
an indication of a requested TWT start time for the first link.

18 . The second wireless device of claim 17 ,
wherein a difference in time between the requested TWT start time and the second TWT start time associated with the second link satisfies a threshold.

19 . The second wireless device of claim 17 ,
wherein the requested TWT start time for the first link indicates a time in a time domain of the second wi

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Asterjadhi Alfred
• Ajami Abdel Karim
• Patil Abhishek Pramod
• Cherian George
• Ho Sai Yiu Duncan
• Naik Gaurang
• Sun Yanjun

Classifications

• H04W72/12

  Wireless traffic scheduling · CPC title

• H04W52/0229

  where the received signal is a wanted signal · CPC title

• Y02D30/70

  in wireless communication networks · CPC title

• H04W52/0216 Primary

  using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame · CPC title