Unavailability schedule modification

An access point (AP) in a wireless network, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to cause:
• establishing an unavailability schedule agreement with a station (STA);
• determining a nominal unavailability service period (SP) of the STA based on the unavailability schedule agreement, the AP being unavailable to communicate with the STA during the nominal unavailability SP;
• receiving, from the STA, a request indicating a change to the unavailability schedule agreement;
• and
• determining a modified unavailability SP based on the change to the unavailability schedule agreement, the modified unavailability SP being changed from the nominal unavailability SP.

A method performed by a station (STA) in a wireless network, comprising:

• establishing an unavailability schedule agreement with an access point (AP);
• entering a power save mode during a nominal unavailability service period (SP) based on the unavailability schedule agreement, the STA being unavailable to communicate with the AP during the nominal unavailability SP;
• transmitting, to the AP, a request indicating a change to the unavailability schedule agreement;
• and
• entering the power save mode during a modified unavailability SP based on the change to the unavailability schedule agreement, the modified unavailability SP being changed from the nominal unavailability SP.