Apparatus, systems, and methods for battery life based wireless communication scheduling

A communication device comprising:

• one or more processing devices;
• one or more memory devices comprising instructions, wherein the one or more processing devices to execute the instructions to:
• process a frame received from a first wireless device, the frame comprising a first target wake time (TWT) element indicating a TWT request for TWT session and a first battery life value associated with the first wireless device;
• receive a second battery life value associated with a second wireless device;
• compare the first battery life value with the second battery life value;
• and
• responsive to the first battery life value being less than the second battery life value, tear down an existing TWT session associated with the second wireless device to allocate one or more timeslots of the existing TWT session to the first wireless device, associate the first wireless device with a TWT session, and transfer to the first wireless device a second TWT element defining the TWT session.

A communication device comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• one or more processing devices configured to use the transceiver to:
• cause an access point (AP) to tear down an existing TWT session associated with a second communication device to allocate one or more timeslots of the existing TWT session to the communication device responsive to a first battery life value associated with the communication device being less than a second battery life value associated with the second communication device by transmitting a frame comprising an outgoing target wake time (TWT) element indicating a TWT request for TWT session and the first battery life value, wherein the AP is configured to receive the second battery life value;
• receive, from the AP, an incoming target wake time (TWT) element that is based at least in part on the first battery life value, and
• communicate data with the AP during a TWT session of a TWT wake interval defined by the incoming TWT element, wherein the communication device operates in a first mode during the communication of the data and operates in a second mode after the communication of the data and during the TWT wake interval, wherein the operation in the second mode consumes less battery power than the operation in the first mode.

A system comprising:

• one or more antennas to transmit and receive radio frequency signals;
• an integrated circuit (IC) coupled to the antenna, the IC comprising:
• a transceiver;
• and
• communication protocol logic to use the transceiver to:
• cause an access point (AP) to tear down an existing TWT session associated with a second IC to allocate one or more timeslots of the existing TWT session to the IC responsive to a first battery life value associated with the IC being less than a second battery life value associated with the second IC by transmitting a frame comprising an outgoing target wake time (TWT) element including a TWT request for TWT session and the first battery life value to the AP, wherein the AP is configured to receive the second battery life value,
• receive, from the AP, an incoming TWT element that is based at least in part on the first battery life value, and
• communicate data with the AP during a TWT session of a TWT wake interval defined by the incoming TWT element, wherein the IC to operate in a first mode during the communication of the data and operate in a second mode after the communication of the data and during the TWT wake interval, wherein the operation in the second mode consumes less battery power than the operation in the first mode.