Managing wake schedules for client devices based on data traffic

1 . A method comprising:

determining, by a wireless networking device, a first value of a data traffic characteristic corresponding to a first client device, wherein the data traffic characteristic is indicative of periodicity of data traffic;

determining, based on the first value, whether the first client device is capable of implementing a target wake time (TWT) mechanism;

determining, by the wireless networking device, a second value of the data traffic characteristic corresponding to a second client device, wherein the second value is different than the first value;

determining, based on the second value, whether the second client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism;

at least one of

setting, by the wireless networking device and responsive to determining that the first client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism, a first wake schedule for the first client device based on the first value, and

setting, by the wireless networking device and responsive to determining that the second client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism, a second wake schedule for the second client device based on the second value, wherein the second wake schedule is different than the first wake schedule; and

communicating, by the wireless networking device, with the first client device per the first wake schedule and the second client device per the second wake schedule.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data traffic characteristic comprises one or more of a burst interval, a burst duration, an average bandwidth, an application type, or a quality of service (QoS) requirement.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein setting the first wake schedule comprises negotiating a first target wake time (TWT) session with the first client device, and wherein setting the second wake schedule comprises negotiating a second TWT session with the second client device, and wherein the first TWT session and the second TWT session are negotiated in accordance with a TWT technique specified in one or more of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 Specifications.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein determining whether the first client device or the second client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism comprises performing one or more of:

determining that the data traffic is periodic; or

determining that a burst interval fluctuation in the data traffic is within a first predefined range and a burst duration variance is within a second predefined range.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the wireless networking device, a wake interval and a wake duration for the first client device or the second client device based on respective burst interval and burst duration.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the wake interval is set the same as the burst interval, and the wake duration is set higher than the burst duration.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein negotiating the first TWT session comprises:

communicating, by the wireless networking device, a TWT negotiation frame indicating the wake interval and the wake duration to the first client device; and

receiving, by the wireless networking device, a TWT session acknowledgment from the first client device, wherein responsive to sending the TWT session acknowledgment, the first client device is configured to remain active for wireless communication with the wireless networking device during the wake duration at an end of the wake interval.

8 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising advertising, by the wireless networking device, the wake interval, and the wake duration in a beacon frame.

9 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the first TWT session negotiated as per a restricted TWT (R-TWT) technique specified in the IEEE 802.11be Specification responsive to determining that the first client device supports the R-TWT technique, and the second TWT session negotiated as per the R-TWT technique responsive to determining that the second client device supports the R-TWT technique.

10 . A method comprising:

determining, by a wireless networking device, a first value of a data traffic characteristic corresponding to a client device;

determining, for a first-period and based on the first value, whether the client device is capable of implementing a target wake time (TWT) mechanism;

setting, for the client device by the wireless networking device, a first wake schedule for the first-period based on the first value;

communicating, by the wireless networking device, with the client device per the first wake schedule during the first-period;

determining, by the wireless networking device, a second value of the data traffic characteristic corresponding to the client device, wherein the second value is different than the first value;

determining, for a second-period and based on the second value, whether the client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism;

setting, for the client device by the wireless networking device, a second wake schedule for the second-period based on the second value, wherein the second wake schedule is different than the first wake schedule; and

communicating, by the wireless networking device, with the client device per the second wake schedule during the second-period.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first-period and the second-period are non-overlapping.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein determining that the client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism comprises one or more of:

determining that the data traffic is periodic; or

determining that a burst interval fluctuation in the data traffic is within a first predefined range and a burst duration variance is within a second predefined range.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining, by the wireless networking device for the first-period or the second-period, a wake interval and a wake duration for the client device based on respective burst interval and burst duration.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein negotiating a TWT session for the first-period or the second-period comprises:

communicating, by the wireless networking device, a TWT negotiation frame indicating the wake interval and the wake duration to the client device; and

receiving, by the wireless networking device, a TWT session acknowledgment from the client device, wherein responsive to sending the TWT session acknowledgment, the client device is configured to remain active for wireless communication with the wireless networking device during the wake duration at an end of the wake interval.

15 . A wireless networking device comprising:

a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions; and

a processing resource coupled to the machine-readable storage medium and configured to execute one or more of the instructions to:

determine a first value of a data traffic characteristic corresponding to a first client device, wherein the data traffic characteristic is indicative of periodicity of data traffic;

determine, based on the first value, whether the first client device is capable of implementing a target wake time (TWT) mechanism;

determine a second value of the data traffic characteristic corresponding to a second client device, wherein the second value is different than the first value;

determine, based on the second value, whether the second client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism;

at least one of

set, responsive to determining that the first client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism, a first wake schedule for the first client device based on the first value, and

set, responsive to determining that the second client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism, a second wake schedule for the second client device based on the second value, wherein the second wake schedule is different than the first wake schedule; and

communicate with the first client device per the first wake schedule and the second client device per the second wake schedule.

16 . The wireless networking device of claim 15 , wherein the data traffic characteristic comprises one or more of a burst interval, a burst duration, an average bandwidth, an application type, or a QoS requirement.

17 . The wireless networking device of claim 15 , wherein responsive to determining that the first client device or the second client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism, the processing resource is configured to execute one or more of the instructions to:

communicate a TWT negotiation frame indicating a wake interval and a wake duration to the first client device or the second client device; and

receive a TWT session acknowledgment from the first client device or the second client device, wherein responsive to sending the TWT session acknowledgment the first client device or the second client device is configured to remain active for wireless communication with the wireless networking device during the wake duration at an end of the wake interval.