Apparatus, system, and method of setting an idle timeout period for a wireless communication link

A product comprising one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor, enable the at least one processor to cause a wireless communication device to:

• identify an end-to-end network latency of a data stream communicated between the wireless communication device and an endpoint via a wireless communication link between the wireless communication device and an Access Point (AP);
• and
• set an idle timeout period for the wireless communication link based on the end-to-end network latency of the data stream, wherein the idle timeout period comprises a time period after which the wireless communication device is to be allowed to switch the wireless communication link from an active mode to a power save mode when the wireless communication link is idle.

An apparatus for a wireless communication device, the apparatus comprising:

• means for identifying an end-to-end network latency of a data stream communicated between the wireless communication device and an endpoint via a wireless communication link between the wireless communication device and an Access Point (AP);
• and
• means for causing the wireless communication device to set an idle timeout period for the wireless communication link based on the end-to-end network latency of the data stream, wherein the idle timeout period comprises a time period after which the wireless communication device is to be allowed to switch the wireless communication link from an active mode to a power save mode when the wireless communication link is idle.