Apparatus and method for a mobile access point station

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile access point (AP) station, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• operating in an always-on soft AP mode comprising implementing a target wake time (TWT) responder power save mode;
• determining a service period during which an unassociated TWT-capable station may wake to associate with the mobile AP station;
• enabling a first station that is a TWT-capable station to associate with the mobile AP station;
• enabling the first station to request setting up a TWT;
• receiving a TWT setup request from the first station;
• assigning the TWT for the first station to the service period;
• determining an infrastructure mode period, wherein the mobile AP station operates as a station to transmit infrastructure traffic to an AP;
• and
• while operating in the always-on soft AP mode, transmitting infrastructure traffic to the AP during the infrastructure mode period.