Network time sectoring

A wireless communication device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory communicatively coupled with the at least one processor and storing processor-readable code that, when executed by the at least one processor, is configured to:
• receive network information indicating one or more attributes associated with a basic service set (BSS) that includes a plurality of wireless stations (STAs);
• map the plurality of STAs to a number (N) of time sectors based on the received network information so that at least one STA of the plurality of STAs is mapped to each of the N time sectors and each STA of the plurality of STAs is mapped to one or more of the N time sectors, each of the N time sectors representing a respective interval of time that occurs periodically and does not overlap any of a remaining N−1 time sectors;
• and
• provision resources for communications with each STA of the plurality of STAs so that any communications with each STA occur within the respective one or more time sectors to which it is mapped and not outside the respective one or more time sectors.

A method for wireless communication by a wireless communication device, comprising:

• receiving network information indicating one or more attributes associated with one or more access points (APs), wherein the one or more access points are associated with an interval, and wherein the interval is divided into a number (M) of time sectors;
• mapping the one or more APs to the M time sectors of the interval based on the received network information so that each of the one or more APs is mapped to at least one of the M time sectors, each of the M time sectors representing a respective interval of time that occurs periodically and does not overlap any of a remaining M−1 time sectors;
• and
• provisioning resources for communications with one or more wireless stations (STAs) associated with the wireless communication device so that any communications with the one or more STAs occur outside the M time sectors to which the one or more APs are mapped.

A wireless communication device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory communicatively coupled with the at least one processor and storing processor-readable code that, when executed by the at least one processor, is configured to:
• receive network information indicating one or more attributes associated with one or more access points (APs), wherein the one or more access points are associated with an interval, and wherein the interval is divided into a number (M) of time sectors;
• map the one or more APs to the M time sectors of the interval based on the received network information so that each of the one or more APs is mapped to at least one of the M time sectors, each of the M time sectors representing a respective interval of time that occurs periodically and does not overlap any of a remaining M−1 time sectors;
• and
• provision resources for communications with one or more wireless stations (STAs) associated with the wireless communication device so that any communications with the one or more STAs occur outside the M time sectors to which the one or more APs are mapped.