Distributed/semi-centralized selection of coordinated-restricted target wake time (c-rtwt) slots

An access point (AP) of a plurality of APs in a wireless network comprising:

• at least one memory configured to store computer-readable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor communicatively coupled with the at least one memory and configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to:
• monitor a plurality of C-RTWT (Coordinated-Restricted Target Wake Time) agreements in a neighborhood of the AP;
• determine, using the plurality of C-RTWT agreements, a parameter indicative of congestion or sparsity of Start Time Protection Rules (STPRs) in the neighborhood;
• and
• modify at least one C-RTWT agreement of the plurality of C-RTWT agreements to reach a target spacing among the STPRs.