Triggered target wake time operation

1. A method of wireless communication by a first wireless device, comprising:

transmitting a first message that includes a first trigger field to a second wireless device, the first trigger field indicating whether the first message includes a request for a trigger message to be sent by the second wireless device at a start of or during a target wake time (TWT) service period; and

receiving a second message from the second wireless device, the second message including TWT parameters and a second trigger field based on the first message, the second trigger field indicating whether the second wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the start of or during the TWT service period.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message includes a requested TWT, the first trigger field is set to 1, and the first message requests the trigger message to be sent at the requested TWT.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message includes a scheduled TWT, the second trigger field is set to 1, and the second message indicates that the second wireless device will transmit the trigger message within the TWT service period associated with the scheduled TWT.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the scheduled TWT is different from a requested TWT included in the first message.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a TWT schedule based on the received second message; and

determining whether to transmit to the second wireless device based on the determined TWT schedule.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining the TWT schedule comprises:

determining whether the TWT schedule is an implicit TWT schedule or an explicit TWT schedule based on the received second message; and

determining one or more TWTs associated with the TWT schedule based on the received second message.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the determining whether to transmit comprises:

determining to transmit during the TWT service period when a trigger message is received from the second wireless device;

refraining from transmitting outside of the TWT service period; or

determining to transmit outside of the TWT service period based on enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) parameters associated with a best effort access category (AC_BE) or a background access category (AC_BK).

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first wireless device determines to transmit during the TWT service period based on the received trigger message, and the transmission is not based on EDCA contention.

9. The method of claim 5 , further comprising receiving a trigger message based on the determined TWT schedule, wherein the trigger message includes a cascaded indicator that indicates whether the second wireless device will transmit another trigger message after the trigger message in the TWT service period.

10. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving a TWT information message from the second wireless device, the TWT information message including a next TWT value; and

updating the TWT schedule based on the received TWT information message.

11. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

transmitting a TWT information message to the second wireless device, wherein the TWT information message indicates a suspension of the TWT schedule or a resumption of the TWT schedule after the TWT schedule has been suspended.

12. The method of claim 5 , further comprising transmitting to the second wireless device a third message including a medium access control (MAC) header that indicates a suspension of the TWT schedule or a resumption of the TWT schedule after the TWT schedule has been suspended.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first message includes an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) bitmap that indicates one or more OFDMA channels and channel widths to be used for communicating with the second wireless device.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message includes a TWT channel indicator that indicates a channel and a channel width that the first wireless device will use for communicating with the second wireless device during the TWT service period.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a third message from the second wireless device, wherein the third message includes additional TWT parameters and a third trigger field, wherein the third trigger field indicates whether the second wireless device will transmit another trigger message during another TWT service period, and wherein the third message is associated with an unsolicited TWT.

16. A method of wireless communication by a first wireless device, comprising:

receiving, from a second wireless device, a first message that includes a first trigger field, the first trigger field indicating whether the first message includes a request for a trigger message to be sent by the first wireless device at a start of or during a target wake time (TWT) service period;

determining a TWT schedule based on the received first message; and

transmitting a second message to the second wireless device, the second message including the TWT schedule and a second trigger field based on the determined TWT schedule, the second trigger field indicating whether the first wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the start of or during the TWT service period.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first message includes a requested TWT, the first trigger field is set to 1, and the first message requests the trigger message to be sent at the requested TWT.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second message includes a scheduled TWT, the second trigger field is set to 1, and the second message indicates that the first wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the scheduled TWT.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the scheduled TWT is different from a requested TWT included in the first message.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the determining the TWT schedule comprises:

determining if the first trigger field includes the request for the trigger message; and

scheduling one or more TWTs for the second wireless device if the first trigger field includes the request for the trigger message.

21. The method of claim 16 , further comprising transmitting a TWT information message that includes a next TWT value that is different from all TWT values associated with the TWT schedule included in the second message.

22. The method of claim 16 , further comprising receiving a TWT information message from the second wireless device, wherein the TWT information message indicates a suspension of the TWT schedule or a resumption of the TWT schedule after the TWT schedule has been suspended.

23. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second message includes a TWT channel indicator that indicates a channel and a channel width to be used for communicating between the first and second wireless devices during the TWT service period.

24. The method of claim 16 , further comprising transmitting a trigger message that includes a cascaded indicator, the cascaded indicator indicating whether the first wireless device will transmit another trigger message after the trigger message in the TWT service period.

25. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second message includes a TWT protection indicator that indicates whether message exchanged with the first wireless device based on the TWT schedule are to be preceded by a request to send (RTS) and a clear to send (CTS) message exchange.

26. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a first wireless device, comprising:

means for transmitting a first message that includes a first trigger field to a second wireless device, the first trigger field indicating whether the first message includes a request for a trigger message to be sent by the second wireless device at a start of or during a target wake time (TWT) service period; and

means for receiving a second message from the second wireless device, the second message including a second trigger field based on the first message, the second trigger field indicating whether the second wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the start of or during the TWT service period.

27. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the first message includes a requested TWT, the first trigger field is set to 1, and the first message requests the trigger message to be sent at the requested TWT.

28. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the second message includes a scheduled TWT, the second trigger field is set to 1, and the second message indicates that the second wireless device will transmit the trigger message within the TWT service period associated with the scheduled TWT.

29. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the scheduled TWT is different from a requested TWT included in the first message.

30. The apparatus of claim 26 , further comprising:

means for determining a TWT schedule based on the received second message; and

means for determining whether to transmit to the second wireless device based on the determined TWT schedule.

31. The apparatus of claim 30 , wherein means for determining the TWT schedule is configured to:

determine whether the TWT schedule is an implicit TWT schedule or an explicit TWT schedule based on the received second message; and

determine one or more TWTs associated with the TWT schedule based on the received second message.

32. The apparatus of claim 30 , wherein the means for determining whether to transmit is configured to:

determine to transmit during the TWT service period when a trigger message is received from the second wireless device;

refrain from transmitting outside of the TWT service period; or

determine to transmit outside of the TWT service period based on enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) parameters associated with a best effort access category (AC_BE) or a background access category (AC_BK).

33. The apparatus of claim 32 , wherein the apparatus determines to transmit during the TWT service period based on the received trigger message, and the transmission is not based on EDCA contention.

34. The apparatus of claim 30 , further comprising means for receiving a trigger message based on the determined TWT schedule, wherein the trigger message includes a cascaded indicator that indicates whether the second wireless device will transmit another trigger message after the trigger message in the TWT service period.

35. The apparatus of claim 30 , further comprising:

means for receiving a TWT information message from the second wireless device, the TWT information message including a next TWT value; and

means for updating the TWT schedule based on the received TWT information message.

36. The apparatus of claim 30 , further comprising:

means for transmitting a TWT information message to the second wireless device, wherein the TWT information message indicates a suspension of the TWT schedule or a resumption of the TWT schedule after the TWT schedule has been suspended.

37. The apparatus of claim 30 , further comprising means for transmitting to the second wireless device a third message including a medium access control (MAC) header that indicates a suspension of the TWT schedule or a resumption of the TWT schedule after the TWT schedule has been suspended.

38. The apparatus of claim 37 , wherein the first message includes an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) bitmap that indicates one or more OFDMA channels and channel widths to be used for communicating with the second wireless device.

39. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the first message includes a TWT channel indicator that indicates a channel and a channel width that the first wireless device will use for communicating with the second wireless device during the TWT service period.

40. The apparatus of claim 26 , further comprising means for receiving a third message from the second wireless device, wherein the third message includes additional TWT parameters and a third trigger field, wherein the third trigger field indicates whether the second wireless device will transmit another trigger message during another TWT service period, and wherein the third message is associated with an unsolicited TWT.

41. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a first wireless device, comprising:

means for receiving, from a second wireless device, a first message that includes a first trigger field, the first trigger field indicating whether the first message includes a request for a trigger message to be sent by the first wireless device at a start of or during a target wake time (TWT) service period;

means for determining a TWT schedule based on the received first message; and

means for transmitting a second message to the second wireless device, the second message including the TWT schedule and a second trigger field based on the determined TWT schedule, the second trigger field indicating whether the first wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the start of or during the TWT service period.

42. The apparatus of claim 41 , wherein the first message includes a requested TWT, the first trigger field is set to 1, and the first message requests the trigger message to be sent at the requested TWT.

43. The apparatus of claim 41 , wherein the second message includes a scheduled TWT, the second trigger field is set to 1, and the second message indicates that the first wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the scheduled TWT.

44. The apparatus of claim 43 , wherein the scheduled TWT is different from a requested TWT included in the first message.

45. The apparatus of claim 41 , wherein the means for determining the TWT schedule is configured to:

determine if the first trigger field includes the request for the trigger message; and

schedule one or more TWTs for the second wireless device if the first trigger field includes the request for the trigger message.

46. The apparatus of claim 41 , further comprising means for transmitting a TWT information message that includes a next TWT value that is different from all TWT values associated with the TWT schedule included in the second message.

47. The apparatus of claim 41 , further comprising means for receiving a TWT information message from the second wireless device, wherein the TWT information message indicates a suspension of the TWT schedule or a resumption of the TWT schedule after the TWT schedule has been suspended.

48. The apparatus of claim 41 , wherein the second message includes a TWT channel indicator that indicates a channel and a channel width to be used for communicating between the first and second wireless devices during the TWT service period.

49. The apparatus of claim 41 , further comprising means for transmitting a trigger message that includes a cascaded indicator, the cascaded indicator indicating whether the first wireless device will transmit another trigger message after the trigger message in the TWT service period.

50. The apparatus of claim 41 , wherein the second message includes a TWT protection indicator that indicates whether message exchanged with the first wireless device based on the TWT schedule are to be preceded by a request to send (RTS) and a clear to send (CTS) message exchange.

51. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a first wireless device, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit a first message that includes a first trigger field to a second wireless device, the first trigger field indicating whether the first message includes a request for a trigger message to be sent by the second wireless device at a start of or during a target wake time (TWT) service period; and

receive a second message from the second wireless device, the second message including a second trigger field based on the first message, the second trigger field indicating whether the second wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the start of or during the TWT service period.

52. The apparatus of claim 51 , wherein the first message includes a requested TWT, the first trigger field is set to 1, and the first message requests the trigger message to be sent at the requested TWT.

53. The apparatus of claim 51 , wherein the second message includes a scheduled TWT, the second trigger field is set to 1, and the second message indicates that the second wireless device will transmit the trigger message within the TWT service period associated with the scheduled TWT.

54. The apparatus of claim 53 , wherein the scheduled TWT is different from a requested TWT included in the first message.

55. The apparatus of claim 51 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a TWT schedule based on the received second message; and

determine whether to transmit to the second wireless device based on the determined TWT schedule.

56. The apparatus of claim 55 , wherein at least one processor is configured to determine the TWT schedule by:

determining whether the TWT schedule is an implicit TWT schedule or an explicit TWT schedule based on the received second message; and

determining one or more TWTs associated with the TWT schedule based on the received second message.

57. The apparatus of claim 55 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine whether to transmit by:

determining to transmit during the TWT service period when a trigger message is received from the second wireless device;

refraining from transmitting outside of the TWT service period; or

determining to transmit outside of the TWT service period based on enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) parameters associated with a best effort access category (AC_BE) or a background access category (AC_BK).

58. The apparatus of claim 57 , wherein the apparatus determines to transmit during the TWT service period based on the received trigger message, and the transmission is not based on EDCA contention.

59. The apparatus of claim 55 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a trigger message based on the determined TWT schedule, wherein the trigger message includes a cascaded indicator that indicates whether the second wireless device will transmit another trigger message after the trigger message in the TWT service period.

60. The apparatus of claim 55 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a TWT information message from the second wireless device, the TWT information message including a next TWT value; and

update the TWT schedule based on the received TWT information message.

61. The apparatus of claim 55 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit a TWT information message to the second wireless device, wherein the TWT information message indicates a suspension of the TWT schedule or a resumption of the TWT schedule after the TWT schedule has been suspended.

62. The apparatus of claim 55 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit to the second wireless device a third message including a medium access control (MAC) header that indicates a suspension of the TWT schedule or a resumption of the TWT schedule after the TWT schedule has been suspended.

63. The apparatus of claim 62 , wherein the first message includes an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) bitmap that indicates one or more OFDMA channels and channel widths to be used for communicating with the second wireless device.

64. The apparatus of claim 51 , wherein the first message includes a TWT channel indicator that indicates a channel and a channel width that the first wireless device will use for communicating with the second wireless device during the TWT service period.

65. The apparatus of claim 51 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a third message from the second wireless device, wherein the third message includes additional TWT parameters and a third trigger field, wherein the third trigger field indicates whether the second wireless device will transmit another trigger message during another TWT service period, and wherein the third message is associated with an unsolicited TWT.

66. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus being a first wireless device, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive, from a second wireless device, a first message that includes a first trigger field, the first trigger field indicating whether the first message includes a request for a trigger message to be sent by the first wireless device at a start of or during a target wake time (TWT) service period;

determine a TWT schedule based on the received first message; and

transmit a second message to the second wireless device, the second message including the TWT schedule and a second trigger field based on the determined TWT schedule, the second trigger field indicating whether the first wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the start of or during the TWT service period.

67. The apparatus of claim 66 , wherein the first message includes a requested TWT, the first trigger field is set to 1, and the first message requests the trigger message to be sent at the requested TWT.

68. The apparatus of claim 66 , wherein the second message includes a scheduled TWT, the second trigger field is set to 1, and the second message indicates that the first wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the scheduled TWT.

69. The apparatus of claim 66 , wherein the scheduled TWT is different from a requested TWT included in the first message.

70. The apparatus of claim 66 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the TWT schedule by:

determining if the first trigger field includes the request for the trigger message; and

scheduling one or more TWTs for the second wireless device if the first trigger field includes the request for the trigger message.

71. The apparatus of claim 66 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit a TWT information message that includes a next TWT value that is different from all TWT values associated with the TWT schedule included in the second message.

72. The apparatus of claim 66 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a TWT information message from the second wireless device, wherein the TWT information message indicates a suspension of the TWT schedule or a resumption of the TWT schedule after the TWT schedule has been suspended.

73. The apparatus of claim 66 , wherein the second message includes a TWT channel indicator that indicates a channel and a channel width to be used for communicating between the first and second wireless devices during the TWT service period.

74. The apparatus of claim 66 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit a trigger message that includes a cascaded indicator, the cascaded indicator indicating whether the first wireless device will transmit another trigger message after the trigger message in the TWT service period.

75. The apparatus of claim 66 , wherein the second message includes a TWT protection indicator that indicates whether message exchanged with the first wireless device based on the TWT schedule are to be preceded by a request to send (RTS) and a clear to send (CTS) message exchange.

76. A non-transitory computer-readable medium of a first wireless device storing computer executable code, comprising code to:

transmit a first message that includes a first trigger field to a second wireless device, the first trigger field indicating whether the first message includes a request for a trigger message to be sent by the second wireless device at a start of or during a target wake time (TWT) service period; and

receive a second message from the second wireless device, the second message including a second trigger field based on the first message, the second trigger field indicating whether the second wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the start of or during the TWT service period.

77. A non-transitory computer-readable medium of a first wireless device storing computer-executable code, comprising code to:

receive, from a second wireless device, a first message that includes a first trigger field, the first trigger field indicating whether the first message includes a request for a trigger message to be sent by the first wireless device at a start of or during a target wake time (TWT) service period;

determine a TWT schedule based on the received first message; and

transmit a second message to the second wireless device, the second message including the TWT schedule and a second trigger field based on the determined TWT schedule, the second trigger field indicating whether the first wireless device will transmit the trigger message at the start of or during the TWT service period.