Termination of service period in wireless network

1. A method comprising:

detecting, in a first apparatus, a start of a service period between the first apparatus and a second apparatus;

detecting, in the first apparatus, a first period within the service period, wherein only the second apparatus is allowed to terminate the service period during the first period; and

causing, by the first apparatus, transmission of a service period termination request to the second apparatus during a time period excluding said first period.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

causing the transmission of the service period termination request during the service period excluding the first period.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

causing the transmission of the service period termination request before the service period to terminate the service period before the service period begins.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: preventing transmission of the service period termination request during the first period.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

inserting, by the first apparatus, the service period termination request into at least one of the following frames transmitted to the second apparatus: an acknowledgment frame, a data frame, and/or a null frame.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein both the first apparatus and the second apparatus are enabled to terminate the service period during the time period excluding said first period.

7. A method comprising:

detecting, in a first apparatus, a start of a service period between the first apparatus and a second apparatus;

detecting, in the first apparatus, a first period within the service period, wherein only the first apparatus is allowed to terminate the service period during the first period; and

upon receiving a service period termination request from the second apparatus during the first period within the service period, preventing, by the first apparatus and at least during the first period, service period termination responsive to the service period termination request.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving a service period termination request from the second apparatus during the service period excluding said first period; and

in response to the reception of the service period termination request during the service period excluding said first period, causing termination of the service period by the first apparatus.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising: upon receiving, in the first apparatus, the service period termination request from the second apparatus during the first period within the service period, discarding the service period termination request and performing no service period termination responsive to the service period termination request.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising: upon receiving, in the first apparatus, the service period termination request from the second apparatus during the service period excluding the first period, causing the service period termination responsive to the service period termination request.

11. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving the service period termination request in at least one of the following frames: an acknowledgment frame, a data frame, and/or a null frame.

12. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:

detect a start of a service period between the apparatus and another apparatus;

detect a first period within the service period, wherein only the other apparatus is allowed to terminate the service period during the first period;

cause transmission of a service period termination request to the other apparatus during a time period excluding said first period.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to at least cause the transmission of the service period termination request during the service period excluding the first period.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to at least prevent transmission of the service period termination request during the first period.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the the apparatus is further configured to at least insert the service period termination request into at least one of the following frames transmitted to the other apparatus: an acknowledgment frame, a data frame, and/or a null frame.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein both the apparatus and the other apparatus are allowed to terminate the service period during the time period excluding said first period.

17. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to:

detect a start of a service period between the apparatus and another apparatus;

detect a first period within the service period, wherein only the apparatus is allowed to terminate the service period during the first period; and

upon receiving a service period termination request from the other apparatus during the first period within the service period, prevent service period termination responsive to the service period termination request at least during the first period.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to at least:

receive a service period termination request from the other apparatus during the service period excluding the first period; and

in response to the reception of the service period termination request during the service period excluding the first period, cause termination of the service period.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to at least discard a service period termination request received from the other apparatus during the first period within the service period and perform no service period termination responsive to the service period termination request.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to at least cause the service period termination responsive to the service period termination request upon receiving the service period termination request from the second apparatus during the service period excluding the first period.

21. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the service period termination request comprises a first termination request that requests termination of the service period to transmission of a data frame subsequent to the transmission of the first termination request, and wherein apparatus is further configured to at least:

upon receiving the first termination request, cause transmission of at least one data frame to the other apparatus and terminate the service period to the transmission of the at least one data frame.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer program code which when executed by at least one processor causes operations comprising:

detecting a start of a service period between a first apparatus and a second apparatus code for detecting a first period within the service period, wherein only the second apparatus is allowed to terminate the service period during the first period; and

causing transmission of a service period termination request to the second apparatus during a time period excluding said first period.

23. A method comprising:

detecting, in a first apparatus, a start of a service period between the first apparatus and a second apparatus;

detecting, in the first apparatus, a first period within the service period, wherein only the second apparatus is allowed to terminate the service period during the first period; and

causing, by the first apparatus, transmission of a service period termination request to the second apparatus during a time period that is within the service period and is outside of the first period.