Method and apparatus for measurement reporting timing adjustment

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, a base station can configure a user equipment (UE) with a time-to-trigger (TTT) and a signal quality threshold. The UE can determine whether one or more conditions are met, and if so, transmit an early measurement report or ignore a conflicting procedure that makes the measurements unusable. In some examples, the UE can receive an indication of a minimum TTT in a configuration message with the TTT and the signal quality threshold. The UE can indicate an updated timing to the base station based on the minimum TTT. In some examples, the base station can determine that the UE is a multi-subscriber identity module (MSIM) UE, and can configure the duration of the TTT accordingly.

Description

[0001] Cross-references

[0002] This patent application claims the benefit of Indian Provisional Patent Application No. 202041033119 entitled “MEASUREMENT REPORTINGTIMING ADJUSTMENTS” filed by ZHU et al. on August 1, 2020, which has been assigned to the assignee of this patent application. Technical Field

[0003] The following pertains to wireless communication, including timing adjustments for measurement reports.

[0004] background

[0005] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content, such as voice, video, packet data, message sending and receiving, broadcasting, and so on. These systems can support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power). Examples of such multiple access systems include fourth-generation (4G) systems (such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, LTE-A Advanced (LTE-A) systems, or LTE-A Pro systems) and fifth-generation (5G) systems, which may be referred to as New Radio (NR) systems. These systems can employ various technologies, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), or Discrete Fourier Transform Extended Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM). A wireless multiple access communication system may include one or more base stations or one or more network access nodes, each supporting communication from multiple communication devices simultaneously, which may also be referred to as User Equipment (UE). In some examples, the UE may operate in a Multiple Subscriber Identity Module (MSIM) mode.

[0006] Overview

[0007] The described technology relates to improved methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses supporting measurement report timing adjustments. A base station can configure a UE to have a trigger time to trigger (TTT) and a signal quality threshold. A measurement report is triggered if one or more signal quality metrics determined based on one or more signal quality measurements satisfy the signal quality threshold for a duration up to the TTT. However, a multi-subscriber identity module (MSIM) may not be able to execute these measurements for the duration up to the TTT.

[0008] Generally, a user equipment (UE) can determine whether one or more conditions are met and, if so, transmit an early measurement report or ignore a conflicting procedure that makes the measurements unusable. In some examples, the UE can receive an indication of a minimum TTT in a configuration message with a TTT and a signal quality threshold. The UE can indicate an updated timing to the base station based on the minimum TTT. In some examples, the base station can determine that the UE is an MSIM UE and can configure a duration of the TTT accordingly.

[0009] A method of wireless communication is described at a UE. The method can include receiving, from a base station, a measurement configuration including a signal quality threshold, a TTT, and an indication of a minimum TTT of a duration that is less than a duration of the TTT, where the TTT triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying the signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT; determining that a combination of a signal quality measurement duration and a downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the TTT; transmitting, to the base station, an indication of an adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report after expiration of the minimum TTT threshold and before expiration of the TTT; and transmitting, to the base station, the measurement report based on the adjusted timing.

[0010] An apparatus for wireless communication at a UE is described. The apparatus can include a processor, memory coupled with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions can be executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to receive, from a base station, a measurement configuration including a signal quality threshold, a TTT, and an indication of a minimum TTT of a duration that is less than a duration of the TTT, where the TTT triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying the signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT; determine that a combination of a signal quality measurement duration and a downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the TTT; transmit, to the base station, an indication of an adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report after expiration of the minimum TTT threshold and before expiration of the TTT; and transmit, to the base station, the measurement report based on the adjusted timing.

[0011] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a UE is described. The apparatus can include means for receiving, from a base station, a measurement configuration including a signal quality threshold, a TTT, and an indication of a minimum TTT for a duration that is less than the TTT, where the TTT triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying the signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT, means for determining that a combination of a signal quality measurement duration and a downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the TTT, means for transmitting, to the base station after expiration of the minimum TTT threshold and before expiration of the TTT, an indication of an adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report, and means for transmitting, to the base station, the measurement report based on the adjusted timing.

[0012] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a UE is described. The code can include instructions executable by a processor to receive, from a base station, a measurement configuration including a signal quality threshold, a TTT, and an indication of a minimum TTT for a duration that is less than the TTT, where the TTT triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying the signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT, determine that a combination of a signal quality measurement duration and a downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the TTT, transmit, to the base station after expiration of the minimum TTT threshold and before expiration of the TTT, an indication of an adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report, and transmit, to the base station, the measurement report based on the adjusted timing.

[0013] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer- readable media described herein, transmitting, to the base station, the measurement report can include operations, features, means, or instructions for including, in the measurement report, an indication of an adjusted TTT based on the adjusted timing.

[0014] Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer- readable media described herein can further include operations, features, means, or instructions for performing one or more downlink measurements, and determining that one or more signal quality metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold for at least the signal quality measurement duration based on performing the one or more downlink measurements, where transmitting the indication of the adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report can be based on determining that the one or more signal quality metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold.

[0015] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer- readable media described herein, the one or more signal quality metrics include a reference signal received power, a reference signal received quality, or a combination thereof.

[0016] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer- readable medium described herein, the signal quality measurement duration includes a time duration during which one or more signal metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold.

[0017] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer- readable medium described herein, the downlink measurement unavailability duration includes a time duration during which the one or more downlink measurements can be unavailable.

[0018] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer- readable medium described herein, the one or more downlink measurements can be associated with a first subscription.

[0019] Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer- readable medium described herein can further include operations, features, means, or instructions for identifying a high priority procedure to be performed on a second subscription, and tuning from a first radio frequency associated with the first subscription to a second radio frequency associated with the second subscription based on the high priority procedure, where the downlink measurement unavailability duration can be based on the tuning.

[0020] Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer- readable medium described herein can further include operations, features, means, or instructions for identifying a resource configuration associated with the TTT, determining that one or more downlink transmission time intervals (TTIs) can be disabled for the resource configuration, and determining the downlink measurement unavailability duration based on the one or more disabled downlink TTIs, where determining that the combination of the signal quality measurement duration and the downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the TTT can be based on determining the downlink measurement unavailability duration.

[0021] Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer- readable medium described herein can further include operations, features, means, or instructions for identifying a discontinuous reception cycle associated with the TTT, and determining the downlink measurement unavailability duration based on the discontinuous reception cycle, where determining that the combination of the signal quality measurement duration and the downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the TTT can be based on determining the downlink measurement unavailability duration.

[0022] A method of wireless communication is described. The method can include receiving, from a UE, an indication that the UE is operating in a multiple subscriber identity module mode, adjusting a configured TTT that triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying a signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT based on the indication that the UE is operating in the multiple subscriber identity module mode, transmitting, to the UE, an indication of the adjusted TTT based on the adjustment, and receiving a measurement report from the UE upon expiration of the adjusted TTT.

[0023] An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station is described. The apparatus can include a processor, memory coupled with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions can be executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to receive, from a UE, an indication that the UE is operating in a multiple subscriber identity module mode, adjust a configured TTT that triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying a signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT based on the indication that the UE is operating in the multiple subscriber identity module mode, transmit, to the UE, an indication of the adjusted TTT based on the adjustment, and receive a measurement report from the UE upon expiration of the adjusted TTT.

[0024] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a base station is described. The apparatus can include means for receiving, from a UE, an indication that the UE is operating in a multiple subscriber identity module mode, adjusting a configured TTT that triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying a signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT based on the indication that the UE is operating in the multiple subscriber identity module mode, transmitting, to the UE, an indication of the adjusted TTT based on the adjustment, and receiving a measurement report from the UE upon expiration of the adjusted TTT.

[0025] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a base station is described. The code can include instructions executable by a processor to receive, from a UE, an indication that the UE is operating in a multiple subscriber identity module mode, adjust a configured TTT that triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying a signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT based on the indication that the UE is operating in the multiple subscriber identity module mode, transmit, to the UE, an indication of the adjusted TTT based on the adjustment, and receive a measurement report from the UE upon expiration of the adjusted TTT.

[0026] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, receiving the indication that the UE can be operating in a multiple subscriber identity module mode can include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving uplink signaling including a UE radio capability information element.

[0027] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the UE radio capability information element includes an indication of a multiple radio access technology dual connectivity capability.

[0028] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the UE radio capability information element includes an indication of a multiple subscriber identity module capability.

[0029] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the UE radio capability information element indicates a number of transmitters, a number of receivers, one or more band combinations associated with one or more transmitters, one or more band combinations associated with one or more receivers, or a combination thereof.

[0030] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, receiving the indication that the UE can be operating in a multiple subscriber identity module mode can include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving a radio resource control message including UE assistance information, where the radio resource control message can be associated with a first subscription.

[0031] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the UE assistance information includes an indication of one or more resources used by the UE, the one or more resources being associated with the first subscription and a second subscription.

[0032] In some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the UE assistance information includes an indication of a paging cycle associated with the second subscription.

[0033] Some examples of the method, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein can further include operations, features, means, or instructions for storing, at the base station, the indication that the UE can be operating in a multiple subscriber identity module mode, performing a handover procedure for the UE from the base station to a second base station, and transmitting, to the second base station based on the handover procedure, the indication that the UE can be operating in a multiple subscriber identity module mode. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0035] Figure 1 An example of a system that supports measurement report timing adjustment is illustrated in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0036] Figure 2 An example of a system that supports measurement report timing adjustment is illustrated in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 3 An example of a flow diagram that supports measurement report timing adjustment is illustrated in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0038] Figure 4 An example of a process flow that supports measurement report timing adjustment is illustrated in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0039] Figure 5 An example of a process flow that supports measurement report timing adjustment is illustrated in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 6 And 7 A block diagram of a device that supports measurement report timing adjustment is shown in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0041] Figure 8 A block diagram of a communications manager that supports measurement report timing adjustment is shown in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0042] Figure 9 A diagram illustrating a system including a device that supports measurement report timing adjustment is shown in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0043] Figure 10 And 11 A block diagram of a device that supports measurement report timing adjustment is shown in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0044] Figure 12 A block diagram of a communications manager that supports measurement report timing adjustment is shown in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0045] Figure 13 A diagram illustrating a system including a device that supports measurement report timing adjustment is shown in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0046] Figures 14 to 17 A flow diagram illustrating a method that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0047] DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] In some examples of a wireless communication system, a user equipment (UE) can support communications with a network using multiple subscriptions associated with multiple subscriber identity modules (SIMs). Such a UE can be referred to as a multi-subscriber identity module (MSIM) UE. In some wireless communication systems, a MSIM UE can initiate one or more connections with a network. For example, a UE can register with a core network of a 5G system. In some examples, a UE can initiate a communication session (e.g., a packet switched (PS) session, IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) voice over a PS session, etc.) with a base station. The UE can attempt to perform a first PS registration procedure for a first subscription associated with a first SIM card and a second PS registration procedure for a second subscription associated with a second SIM card. In some examples, the PS registration procedures can result from a power on procedure, an access and mobility management function (AMF) on / off procedure, etc.

[0049] During the second registration procedure, the UE can successfully register with the network via the second subscription and can obtain access to data services. As part of the first registration procedure, the network can configure a measurement object (e.g., a 5G NR measurement object via higher layer signaling). The measurement object configuration can include a measurement threshold (e.g., a signal quality or signal strength threshold) and a time to trigger (TTT). The TTT can define an amount of time during which a criterion is met (e.g., a signal quality threshold is met) for one or more measurements (e.g., channel quality measurements, signal quality measurements, etc.). That is, the UE can perform one or more measurements as instructed via the configuration of the measurement object. If the measurements meet the signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT, a measurement report can be triggered. Upon performing the measurements and determining that the signal quality threshold is met for the TTT, the UE can transmit the measurement report. The base station can expect the report at a determined time after configuring the measurement object based on the duration of the TTT.

[0050] In some examples, the UE can be unable to perform the configured measurements for a certain amount of time, or can be unable to perform the measurements for a sufficient amount of time to satisfy the signal quality threshold within the duration of the TTT, or can be unable to transmit the measurement report to the base station at the determined time. For example, the UE can be configured or instructed to perform another procedure that has a higher priority level than the measurement report. In some examples, the base station can instruct the UE to perform a higher priority procedure on the first subscription via the first SIM via higher layer signaling. The higher priority procedure can be associated with, for example, an IMS registration procedure on the first subscription, and can include a tune-away procedure. If the time required for the tune-away procedure overlaps with the TTT or the timing for transmitting the measurement report, or both, the UE can be unable to determine whether the one or more signal quality metrics determined based on the measurements satisfy the threshold (such that no measurement report is triggered), or can be unable to transmit the triggered measurement report at the determined timing. For example, if the UE stops performing the measurements before the duration of the TTT, no measurement report will be triggered. In some examples, the UE can be unable to perform the measurements based on resource configuration (e.g., based on uplink and downlink transmission time interval (TTI) availability in time division duplex (TDD) scenarios), discontinuous reception (DRX) cycles on one or more subscriptions, etc.

[0051] Due to any of these reasons, the UE can be unable to transmit the measurement report to the base station at the expected timing. In such examples, the base station can deconfigure the measurement object until the end of the current radio resource control (RRC) connection. The network can reconfigure the NR measurement object or the connection on the second subscription after some amount of time (e.g., several minutes). However, such behavior can result in large delays in the wireless communication system (e.g., a 5G system). Such delays can result in increased system congestion, increased latency, reduced throughput at the MSIM UE, and a reduced user experience.

[0052] In some examples, to avoid such delays, a MSIM UE can adjust the TTT. For example, the UE can determine whether one or more conditions are met, and can transmit an early measurement report if the conditions are met. In such examples, the UE can determine that it is operating in a connected mode on one subscription, and that a signal quality threshold has been configured using an NR measurement object. The UE can begin performing one or more measurements, and can determine that one or more resulting signal quality metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold. If the TTT is large enough (e.g., satisfies a threshold or is greater than a determined time period) to perform a tune-away procedure for another subscription, and there is enough time to tune back to the first subscription, the UE can grant the tune-away procedure, and can transmit a measurement report upon expiration of the TTT. However, if the TTT is not large enough for such a procedure, the UE can determine whether there is enough time to perform an early report on the current subscription. If there is enough time to perform an early report on the current subscription (e.g., prior to the tune-away procedure), the UE can reduce the duration of the TTT and trigger an early measurement report. However, if there is not enough time to perform an early report on the current subscription (e.g., prior to the tune-away procedure), the UE can ignore or discard the tune-away procedure, and instead prioritize a measurement report after the configured TTT duration.

[0053] In some examples, a UE can receive an indication of a minimum TTT from a base station, and can adjust its TTT for early or late reporting based thereon. For example, the base station can indicate a TTT, a minimum TTT, and a signal quality threshold in one or more configuration messages. The UE can determine a downlink measurement unavailability duration during which downlink measurements will be unavailable, and can determine a downlink measurement duration during which a signal quality metric determined from measurements satisfies the signal quality threshold for more than the configured TTT. In such a case, the UE can transmit an indication to the base station (e.g., at a time less than the TTT) of a later timing (e.g., a timing greater than the TTT) at which it will transmit a measurement report as indicated. After the downlink unavailability duration, the UE can perform any remaining downlink measurements according to the indicated timing, and can transmit the measurement report.

[0054] In some examples, a base station can determine that a UE is a MSIM UE, and can adjust the TTT accordingly. For example, the UE can transmit UE capability information, UE assistance information, or the like to the base station. The base station can adjust (e.g., reduce) the duration of the TTT based on determining from the UE capability information or the UE assistance information that the UE is a MSIM UE. The base station can configure the UE with the adjusted TTT, and the UE can transmit a measurement report at a timing based on the adjusted TTT.

[0055] Particular aspects of the subject matter described herein can be implemented to realize one or more advantages. The described technology can support improvements in system efficiency such that wireless devices can avoid MSIM performance degradation, reduce system latency and system latency, increase throughput, and improve system efficiency. As such, the supported technology can include improved network operations, and in some examples, can promote device and network efficiency, among other benefits.

[0056] Aspects of the disclosure are initially described in the context of a wireless communications system. Aspects of the disclosure are further described by and with reference to flow charts and process flows. Aspects of the disclosure are further illustrated by and described with reference to apparatus diagrams, system diagrams, and flow charts.

[0057] Figure 1 An example of a wireless communications system 100 that supports measurement reporting timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The wireless communications system 100 can include one or more base stations 105, one or more UEs 115, and a core network 130. In some examples, the wireless communications system 100 can be a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, an LTE- Advanced (LTE-A) network, an LTE-A Pro network, or a New Radio (NR) network. In some examples, the wireless communications system 100 can support enhanced broadband communications, ultra-reliable (e.g., mission critical) communications, low latency communications, communications with low-cost and low-complexity devices, or any combination thereof.

[0058] The base stations 105 can be dispersed throughout the geographic area 100 and can be of different forms or have different capabilities. The base stations 105 and UEs 115 can wirelessly communicate via one or more communication links 125. Each base station 105 can provide a coverage area 110 over which UEs 115 and base stations 105 can establish one or more communication links 125. A coverage area 110 can be an example of a geographic area over which base stations 105 and UEs 115 can support signal communication in accordance with one or more radio access technologies.

[0059] The UEs 115 can be dispersed throughout the coverage areas 110 of the wireless communications system 100, and each UE 115 can be stationary or mobile, or both at different times. The UEs 115 can be devices in different forms or having different capabilities. Some example UEs 115 are illustrated in FIG. 1. The UEs 115 described herein can be able to communicate with various types of devices, such as other UEs 115, base stations 105, or network equipment (e.g., core network nodes, relay devices, integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes, or other network equipment), as shown in FIG. 1. Figure 1 Some example UEs 115 are illustrated in FIG. 1. The UEs 115 described herein can be able to communicate with various types of devices, such as other UEs 115, base stations 105, or network equipment (e.g., core network nodes, relay devices, integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes, or other network equipment), as shown in FIG. 1.Figure 1 As shown in FIG. 14D, the UE 115 and the base station 105 can communicate using one or more communication links, such as communication links 125. For example, the base station 105 can transmit a signal 125 to the UE 115. The UE 115 can receive the signal 125 and perform one or more operations based on the received signal 125. In some aspects, signal 125 can include a PDCCH signal, a PDSCH signal, or a combination thereof.

[0060] Each of the base stations 105 can communicate with the core network 130, or with one another, or both. For example, the base stations 105 can interface with the core network 130 through one or more backhaul links 120 (e.g., via an SI, N2, N3, or other interface). The base stations 105 can communicate with one another over the backhaul links 120 (e.g., via an X2, Xn, or other interface) either directly (e.g., directly between base stations 105), or indirectly (e.g., via core network 130), or both. In some examples, the backhaul links 120 can be or include one or more wireless links.

[0061] One or more of the base stations 105 described herein can include or can be referred to as a base transceiver station, a radio base station, an access point, a radio transceiver, a NodeB, an eNodeB (eNB), a next-generation NodeB or giga-NodeB (either of which can be referred to as a gNB), a Home NodeB, a Home eNodeB, or other suitable terminology.

[0062] A UE 115 can include or can be referred to as a mobile device, a wireless device, a remote device, a handheld device, or a subscriber device, or some other suitable terminology, where the “device” can also be referred to as a unit, a station, a terminal, or a client, among other examples. A UE 115 can also include or can be referred to as a personal electronic device such as a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, a laptop computer, or a personal computer. In some examples, a UE 115 can include or be referred to as a wireless local loop (WLL) station, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an Internet of Everything (IoE) device, or a machine type communications (MTC) device, among other examples, which can be implemented in various objects such as appliances or vehicles, among other examples.

[0063] The UEs 115 described herein can be able to communicate with various types of devices, such as other UEs 115 that can sometimes act as relays or Figure 1 As shown in FIG. 14D, the UE 115 and the base station 105 can communicate using one or more communication links, such as communication links 125. For example, the base station 105 can transmit a signal 125 to the UE 115. The UE 115 can receive the signal 125 and perform one or more operations based on the received signal 125. In some aspects, signal 125 can include a PDCCH signal, a PDSCH signal, or a combination thereof.

[0064] The UEs 115 and the base stations 105 can wirelessly communicate with one another via one or more communication links 125 over one or more carriers. The term “carrier” can refer to a set of radio frequency spectrum resources with a defined physical layer structure configured to carry physical layer signaling or user data. For example, a carrier used for a communication link 125 can include a portion of the radio frequency spectrum band that can be used for transmitting or receiving physical layer signaling or user data according to one or more physical layer structures (e.g., a numerology) for a given radio access technology (e.g., LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, NR). Each physical layer structure can include one or more physical channels carrying physical layer signaling or user data. A carrier can be associated with a bandwidth (e.g., 20 MHz) and can be positioned at any frequency within the radio frequency spectrum band. In some examples, the carrier can be associated with a transmit power and a receive power used by a base station 105 to transmit or receive data to or from a UE 115. A carrier can be partitioned into sub-carriers (e.g., resource blocks (RBs) or physical resource blocks (PRBs)) that carry physical layer signaling or user data. Each sub-carrier can be a frequency sub-band, and a UE 115 can utilize the sub-carriers to transmit or receive data to or from a base station 105. The sub-carriers can be interlaced across the carrier. The UE 115 can be configured with multiple downlink component carriers and one or more uplink component carriers according to a carrier aggregation configuration. Carrier aggregation can be used with both frequency division duplexing (FDD) and time division duplexing (TDD) component carriers.

[0065] In some examples (e.g., in a carrier aggregation configuration), a carrier can also have acquisition signaling or control signaling that coordinates operations of other carriers. A carrier can be associated with a frequency channel (e.g., an evolved universal mobile telecommunication system terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) absolute radio frequency channel number (EARFCN)) and can be positioned according to a channel raster for discovery by UEs 115. Carriers can be operated in a standalone mode where initial acquisition and connection can be achieved via carriers, or carriers can be operated in a non-standalone mode that uses different carriers (e.g., different carriers for the same or a different radio access technology) for attachment.

[0066] The communication links 125 shown in wireless communication system 100 can include uplink transmissions from a UE 115 to a base station 105, or downlink transmissions from a base station 105 to a UE 115. Carriers can carry downlink or uplink communications (e.g., in an FDD mode), or can be configured to carry downlink and uplink communications (e.g., in a TDD mode).

[0067] A carrier can be associated with a specific bandwidth of the radio frequency spectrum, and in some examples the carrier bandwidth can be referred to as a “system bandwidth” of the carrier or wireless communications system 100. For example, the carrier bandwidth can be one of a number of determined bandwidths (e.g., 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 40, or 80 megahertz (MHz)) of a particular radio access technology. Devices of wireless communications system 100 (e.g., base stations 105, UEs 115, or both) can have hardware configurations that support communications over the particular carrier bandwidths or can be configurable to support communications over one of the carrier bandwidths in the carrier bandwidth set. In some examples, wireless communications system 100 can include base stations 105 or UEs 115 that support simultaneous communications via carriers associated with multiple carrier bandwidths. In some examples, each served UE 115 can be configured for operating over portions (e.g., sub-bands, BWPs) or all of a carrier bandwidth.

[0068] Signal waveforms transmitted over a carrier can be composed of multiple subcarriers (e.g., using multi-carrier modulation (MCM) techniques such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-S-OFDM)). In OFDM systems, a resource element can consist of one symbol period (e.g., the duration of one modulation symbol) and one subcarrier, where the symbol period and subcarrier spacing are inversely related. The number of bits carried by each resource element can depend on the modulation scheme (e.g., the order of the modulation, the code rate of the modulation, or both). Thus, the more resource elements that a UE 115 receives and the higher the order of the modulation scheme, the higher the data rates for the UE 115. A wireless communications resource can refer to a combination of a radio frequency spectrum resource, a time resource, and a spatial resource (e.g., spatial layers or beams), and the use of multiple spatial layers can further increase the data rate for communications with a UE 115.

[0069] One or more numerologies for a carrier can be supported, where a numerology can include a subcarrier spacing (Af) and a cyclic prefix. A carrier can be partitioned into one or more BWPs with the same or different numerologies. In some examples, a UE 115 can be configured with multiple BWPs. In some examples, a single BWP for a carrier can be active at a given time, and communications for the UE 115 can be limited to one or more active BWPs.

[0070] Time intervals for a base station 105 or UE 115 can be expressed in multiples of a basic time unit, which may, for example, be a sampling period of Ts=1 / (A s fmax max ·N f seconds, where Af max may represent the maximum supported subcarrier spacing, and N can be an integer. Time intervals of a base station 105 can also be expressed in multiples of a basic time unit (e.g., Ts) by an integer number of the basic time unit. Time intervals of a UE 115 can be expressed in multiples of a basic time unit (e.g., Ts) by an integer number of the basic time unit. The basic time unit variable may, for example, be determined by a higher layer parameter. Time intervals of a UE 115 can also be expressed in multiples of a basic time unit (e.g., Ts) by an integer number of the basic time unit. The basic time unit variable may, for example, be determined by a higher layer parameter.f A maximum supported discrete Fourier transform (DFT) size can be denoted. Time intervals of the communications resources can be organized as radio frames, each having a specified duration (e.g., 10 milliseconds (ms)). Each radio frame can be identified by a system frame number (SFN) (e.g., ranging from 0 to 1023).

[0071] Each frame can include a number of consecutive numbered subframes or slots, and each subframe or slot can have the same duration. In some examples, a frame can be divided (e.g., in the time domain) into subframes, and each subframe can be further divided into slots. Alternatively, each frame can include a variable number of slots, and the number of slots can depend on the subcarrier spacing. Each slot can include a number of symbol periods (e.g., depending on the length of the cyclic prefix prepended to each symbol period). In some wireless communications systems 100, a slot can be further divided into multiple mini-slots containing one or more symbols. Excluding the cyclic prefix, each symbol period can contain one or more (e.g., N f The duration of a symbol period can depend on the subcarrier spacing or the operating band.

[0072] A subframe, a slot, a mini-slot, or a symbol can be the smallest scheduling unit (e.g., in the time domain) of the wireless communications system 100 and can be referred to as a transmission time interval (TTI). In some examples, the TTI duration (e.g., the number of symbol periods in a TTI) can be variable. Additionally or alternatively, the smallest scheduling unit of the wireless communications system 100 can be dynamically selected (e.g., in bursts of shortened TTIs (sTTIs)).

[0073] Physical channels can be multiplexed on a carrier according to various techniques. A physical control channel and a physical data channel can be multiplexed on a downlink carrier, for example, using one or more of time division multiplexing (TDM) techniques, frequency division multiplexing (FDM) techniques, or hybrid TDM-FDM techniques. A control region (e.g., a control resource set (CORESET)) for a physical control channel can be defined in terms of a number of symbol periods and can extend across the system bandwidth or a subset of the system bandwidth of the carrier. One or more control regions (e.g., CORESETs) can be configured for a set of UEs 115. For example, one or more of the UEs 115 can monitor or search the control region according to one or more search space sets for control information, and each search space set can comprise one or multiple control channel candidates in one or multiple aggregation levels arranged in a cascaded manner. An aggregation level for a control channel candidate can refer to a number of control channel resources (e.g., control channel elements (CCEs)) associated with encoded information for a control information format having a given payload size. A search space set can comprise common search space sets configured for sending control information to multiple UEs 115 and UE-specific search space sets configured for sending control information to a specific UE 115.

[0074] Each base station 105 can provide communication coverage for one or more cells (e.g., macro cells, small cells, hot spots, or other types of cells, or any combination thereof) The term “cell” can refer to a logical communication entity used for communication with a base station 105 (e.g., on a carrier) and can be associated with a identifier, such as a physical cell identifier (PCID), a virtual cell identifier (VCID), or otherwise, used to distinguish neighboring cells. In some examples, the cell can also refer to a geographical area 110 or a subset of a geographical area 110 (e.g., a sector) over which the logical communication entity operates. The size of such a cell can depend on various factors such as capabilities of the base station 105 and can range from a small area (e.g., a structure, a subset of a structure) to a large area. For example, a cell can be or include a building, a subset of a building, or an outdoor space between or overlapping with geographical areas 110, among other examples.

[0075] Macro cells can generally cover relatively large geographic areas (e.g., 10s of kilometers in radius) and can allow unrestricted access to UEs 115 with service subscriptions appropriate for the network providing service. Small cell bases stations 105 may

[0076] In some examples, a carrier can support multiple cells, and different cells can be configured according to different protocol types (e.g., MTC, Narrow Band IoT (NB-IoT), Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB)) that can provide access for different types of devices.

[0077] In some examples, base stations 105 can be movable and therefore provide communication coverage for a moving geographic coverage area 110. In some examples, different geographic coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies can overlap, but the different geographic coverage areas 110 can be supported by the same base station 105. In other examples, the overlapping geographic coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies can be supported by different base stations 105. The wireless

[0078] The wireless communications system 100 can support synchronous or asynchronous operation. For synchronous operation, the base stations 105 can have similar frame timings, and transmissions from different base stations 105 can be approximately aligned in time. For asynchronous operation, the base stations 105 can have different frame timings, and transmissions from different base stations 105 can not be aligned in time. The techniques described herein can be used for either synchronous or asynchronous operation.

[0079] Some UEs 115, such as MTC or IoT devices, can be low cost or low complexity devices, and can provide for automated communication between machines (e.g., via Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication). M2M communication or MTC can refer to data communication technologies that allow devices to communicate with one another or a base station 105 without the need for human intervention. In some examples, M2M communication or MTC can include communications from devices that integrate sensors or meters to measure or capture information and relay such information to a central server or application program that makes use of the information or presents the information to humans in an intuitive manner. Some UEs 115 can be designed to collect information or enable automated behavior of machines or other devices. Examples of applications for MTC devices include smart metering, inventory monitoring, water level monitoring, equipment monitoring, healthcare monitoring, wildlife monitoring, weather and geological event monitoring, fleet management, remote security sensing, physical access control, and transaction-based business charging.

[0080] Some UEs 115 can be configured to employ operating modes that reduce power consumption, such as a half-duplex

[0081] The wireless communications system 100 can be configured to support ultra-reliable communications or low-latency communications, or various combinations thereof. For example, the wireless communications system 100 can be configured to support ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) or mission critical communications. UEs 115 can be designed to support ultra-reliable, low-latency, or mission critical functions (e.g., mission critical function). Ultra-reliable communications can include private communication or group communication and can be supported by one or more mission critical services such as mission critical push-to-talk (MCPTT), mission critical video (MCVideo), or mission critical data (MCData). Support for mission critical functions can include prioritization of services, and mission critical services can be used for public safety or general commercial applications. The terms ultra-reliable, low-latency, mission critical, and ultra-reliable low- latency can be used interchangeably herein.

[0082] In some examples, UEs 115 can also be able to communicate directly with other UEs 115 using a device-to-device (D2D) communication link 135 (e.g., using a peer-to-peer (P2P) or D2D protocol). One or more UEs 115 utilizing D2D communications can be within the geographic coverage area 110 of a base station 105. Other UEs 115 in such a group can be outside the geographic coverage area 110 of a base station 105, or be otherwise unable to receive transmissions from a base station 105. In some examples, groups of UEs 115 communicating via D2D communications can utilize a one-to-many (1 :M) system in which each UE 115 transmits to every other UE 115 in the group. In some examples, a base station 105 facilitates the scheduling of resources for D2D communications. In other cases, D2D communications are carried out between UEs 115 without the involvement of a base station 105.

[0083] In some systems, the D2D communication link 135 can be an example of a communication channel, such as a sidelink communication channel, between vehicles (e.g., UEs 115). In some examples, vehicles can communicate using vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, or some combination of these. A vehicle can signal information related to traffic conditions, signal scheduling, weather, safety, emergencies, or any other information relevant to a V2X system. In some examples, vehicles in a V2X system can communicate with roadside infrastructure, such as roadside units, via one or more network nodes (e.g., base stations 105) using vehicle-to-network (V2N) communications, or with a network, or with both.

[0084] The core network 130 can provide user authentication, access authorization, tracking, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, and other access, routing, or mobility functions. The core network 130 can be an evolved packet core (EPC) or 5G core (5GC), which can include at least one control plane entity that manages access and mobility (e.g., a mobility management entity (MME), an access and mobility management function (AMF)) and at least one user plane entity that routes packets or interconnects to external networks (e.g., a serving gateway (S-GW) that actually serves as the S-GW, a packet data network (PDN) gateway (P-GW), or a user plane function (UPF)). The control plane entity can manage non-access stratum (NAS) functions, such as mobility, authentication, and bearer management for UEs 115 served by base stations 105 associated with the core network 130. User IP packets can be transferred through the user plane entity, which can provide IP address allocation as well as other functions. The user plane entity can be connected to the network’s

[0085] Some of the network devices, such as a base station 105, can include subcomponents such as an access network entity 140, which can be an example of an access node controller (ANC). Each access network entity 140 can communicate with the UEs 115 through one or more other access network transmission entities 145, which can be referred to as radio heads, smart radio heads, or transmission / reception points (TRPs). Each access network transmission entity 145 can include one or more antenna panels. In some configurations, various functions of each access network entity 140 or base station 105 can be distributed across various network devices (e.g., radio heads and ANCs) or consolidated into a single network device (e.g., a base station 105).

[0086] Wireless communications system 100 can operate using one or more frequency bands, often in the range of 300 megahertz (MHz) to 300 gigahertz (GHz). Generally, the region from 300 MHz to 3 GHz is known as the ultra-high frequency (UHF) region or decimeter band, since the wavelengths range from approximately one decimeter (meter) to one millimeter (meter), respectively. The UHF region includes the cellular bands, such as those used for GSM, UMTS and 4G LTE cellular communications. The high-frequency (HF) or very high frequency (VHF) region, which also includes the 5G NR bands, includes frequencies from 30 MHz to 300 MHz, also known as the meter band. The extremely high frequency (EHF) region includes the highest frequency band of frequencies from 30 GHz to 300 GHz, also known as the millimeter band. Wavelengths in the EHF region can be shorter than 1 decimeter. In some examples, wireless communications system 100 can use frequency bands in the UHF region and / or the SHF region to facilitate communications in a small cell network. For example, a small cell network can utilize frequencies

[0087] Wireless communications system 100 can also operate in a super high frequency (SHF) region using frequency bands from 3 GHz to 30 GHz, also known as the centimeter band, or in an extremely high frequency (EHF) region of the spectrum (e.g., from 30 GHz to 300 GHz), also known as the millimeter band. In some examples, wireless communications system 100 can support millimeter wave (mmW) communications between UEs 115 and base stations 105, and EHF antennas of the respective devices can be even smaller and more closely spaced than UHF antennas. In some examples, this can facilitate use of antenna arrays within a device. However, the propagation of EHF transmissions can be subject to even greater atmospheric attenuation than SHF or UHF transmissions, and EHF

[0088] Wireless communications system 100 can utilize both licensed and unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands. For example, wireless communications system 100 can employ License Assisted Access (LAA), LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) radio access technology, or NR technology in an unlicensed frequency band such as the 5 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band. When operating in unlicensed frequency

[0089] Base stations 105 or UEs 115 can be equipped with multiple antennas, which can be used to employ techniques such as transmit diversity, receive diversity, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications, or beamforming. Base stations 105 or UEs 115 can use their multiple antennas to improve the reliability and throughput of communications. For instance, base stations 105 or UEs 115 can use beamforming to focus energy in a communication signal towards a receiving device. For example, a base station 105 can use beamforming to project energy towards a UE 115 to which the base station 105 is communicating. Similarly, a UE 115 can use beamforming to project energy towards a base station 105 with which the UE 115 is communicating. Antennas of a base station 105 or a UE 115 can be co-located within one or more antenna arrays or antenna panels that can support MIMO operations or beamforming. For example, one or more base station antennas or antenna arrays can be co-located at an antenna assembly, such as an antenna tower. In some examples, antennas or antenna arrays associated with a base station 105 can be located at different geographic locations. A base station 105 can have an array of antennas that has a number of rows and columns of antenna ports that the base station 105 can use for beamforming to support communications with UEs 115. Likewise, a UE 115 can have one or more antenna arrays that can support various MIMO or beamforming operations. Additionally or alternatively, an antenna panel can support radio frequency beamforming for signals transmitted via the antenna ports.

[0090] Base stations 105 or UEs 115 can use MIMO communications to take advantage of multipath signal propagation and improve spectral efficiency by transmitting or receiving multiple signals via different spatial layers. Such techniques can be referred to as spatial multiplexing. For example, a transmitting device can transmit multiple signals on the same frequency channel by using different antennas or different combinations of antennas. Similarly, a receiving device can receive multiple signals on the same frequency channel by decoding the signals with different antennas or different combinations of antennas. Each signal can be referred to as a spatial stream, and can carry bits associated with the same data stream (e.g., a same codeword) or different data streams (e.g., different codewords). Different spatial layers can be associated with different antenna ports used for channel measurement and reporting. MIMO technology includes single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO), where multiple spatial layers are transmitted to the same receiving device, and multiple-user MIMO (MU-MIMO), where multiple spatial layers are transmitted to multiple devices.

[0091] Beamforming, which can also be referred to as spatial filtering, directional transmission, or directional reception, is a signal processing technique that can be used at a transmitting device or a receiving device (e.g., a base station 105, a UE 115) to shape or steer a beam of energy in a specific direction along with the spatial path between the transmitting device and the receiving device. Beamforming can be achieved by combining the signals communicated by antennas of an antenna array such that signals transmitted or received with certain orientations (e.g., with respect to the antenna array of the transmitting device or receiving device, or with respect to some other orientation) experience constructive interference while others experience destructive interference. The combination of signals can be performed according to a beamforming weight set associated with a particular orientation. The beamforming weight set can include amplitude weights, phase weights, or both. The beamforming weight set can be defined such that signals transmitted or received with the beam oriented in a particular direction exhibit a desired signal characteristic such as a signal strength that is maximized (or maximally improved), a signal-to-noise ratio that is maximized (or maximally improved), a noise figure that is minimized (or minimized), or some other signal characteristic.

[0092] The base stations 105 or UEs 115 can use beamforming techniques as part of an effort to reduce or minimize interference. For example, a transmitting device (e.g., a base station 105) can apply beamforming to direct a transmitted signal in a desired direction, such as a direction of a receiving device (e.g., a UE 115). The transmitting device can use multiple antennas to conduct the beamforming.

[0093] Some signals, such as data signals associated with a particular receiving device, can be transmitted by a base station 105 in a single beam direction (e.g., a direction associated with the receiving device, such as a UE 115). In some examples, the beam direction associated with transmissions along a single beam direction can be determined based on a signal that was transmitted in one or more beam directions. For example, a UE 115 can receive one or more of the signals transmitted by the base station 105 in different directions and can report to the base station 105 an indication of the signal that the UE 115 received with a highest signal quality, or other acceptable signal quality. Although embodiments are described herein with reference to a base station 105 transmitting a signal to a UE 115, the base station 105 can receive a signal from the UE 115 in a single beam direction, or the base station 105 can receive a signal from the UE 115 that was transmitted in one or more beam directions.

[0094] In some examples, transmissions by a device (e.g., by a base station 105 or a UE 115) can be performed using multiple beam directions, and the device can use a combination of digital precoding or radio frequency beamforming to generate a combined beam for transmission (e.g., from a base station 105 to a UE 115). A UE 115 can report feedback that indicates precoding weights for one or more beam directions, and the feedback can correspond to a configured number of beams across a system bandwidth or one or more sub-bands. A base station 105 can transmit reference signals (e.g., a cell-specific reference signal (CRS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS)) that can be precoded or unprecoded. A UE 115 can provide feedback for beam selection, which can be a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) or codebook-based feedback (e.g., a multi-panel type codebook, a linear combination type codebook, a port selection type codebook). Although these techniques are described with reference to signals transmitted in one or more directions by a base station 105, a UE 115 can employ similar techniques for transmitting signals multiple times in different directions (e.g., for identifying a beam direction for subsequent transmission or reception by the UE 115) or for transmitting a signal in a single direction (e.g., for transmitting data to a receiving device).

[0095] A receiving device (e.g., a UE 115) can try multiple receive configurations (e.g., directional listening) when receiving various signals from base stations 105, such as synchronization signals, reference signals, beam selection signals, or other control signals. For example, a receiving device can try multiple receive directions by differentially rotating a polarization plane of an antenna over time, measuring for received signals in the different rotated states, and determining a receive beam configuration based on the measured signals. In some examples, the receiving device can use a single receive configuration to receive signals along a single beam direction (e.g., when receiving a data signal). The single receive configuration can be aligned in a beam direction determined based on listening in different receive directions (e.g., a beam direction determined to have the highest signal strength, highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), or otherwise acceptable signal quality based on listening in multiple beam directions).

[0096] Wireless communications system 100 can be a packet-based network that operates according to a layered protocol stack. In the user plane, communications at the bearer or Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer can be IP -based. A Radio Link Control (RLC) layer can perform packet segmentation and reassembly to communicate over logical channels. A Medium Access Control (MAC) layer can perform priority handling and multiplexing of logical channels into transport channels. The MAC layer can also use error detection techniques, error correction techniques, or both, to support MAC layer retransmissions to improve link efficiency. In the control plane, the Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol layer can provide establishment, configuration, and maintenance of an RRC connection between a UE 115 and a base station 105 or core network 130 supporting radio bearers for user plane data. At the physical layer, transport channels can be mapped to physical channels.

[0097] The UEs 115 and the base stations 105 can support retransmissions of data to increase the likelihood that data is received successfully. HARQ feedback is one technique used to increase the likelihood that data is received correctly over a communication link 125. HARQ can include a combination of error detection (e.g., using a cyclic redundancy check (CRC)), forward error correction (FEC), and retransmission (e.g., automatic repeat request (ARQ)). HARQ can improve throughput at the MAC layer in poor radio

[0098] The base station 105 can configure the UE 115 with a TTT and a signal quality threshold. The UE 115 can determine whether one or more conditions are met, and if so, transmit an early measurement report or ignore a colliding procedure that makes measurements unavailable. In some examples, the UE 115 can receive an indication of a minimum TTT in a configuration message with the TTT and the signal quality threshold from the base station 105. The UE 115 can indicate an updated timing to the base station 105 based on the minimum TTT. In some examples, the base station 105 can determine that the UE 115 is an MSIM UE 115 and can configure a duration of the TTT accordingly.

[0099] Figure 2 An example of a wireless communications system 200 that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, wireless communications system 200 can implement aspects of wireless communications system 100. Wireless communications system 200 includes base station 105-a, base station 105-b, and UE 115-a, which can be examples of the corresponding devices described with reference to FIG. 1. Wireless communications system 200 can support early measurement reporting for MSIM UEs. Figure 1Examples of base stations 105 and UEs 115 are described. Base station 105-a and base station 105-b can communicate with UE 115-a on carrier 205. Similar to wireless communications system 100, wireless communications system 200 can be a packet-based network that operates according to a layered protocol stack.

[0100] UE 115-a can be an example of a MSIM UE and can include a first SIM 210-a and a second SIM 210-b. First SIM 210-a can be associated with a first subscription (e.g., associated with a first operator) and second SIM 210-b can be associated with a second subscription (e.g., associated with the first operator or a second operator different from the first operator). In some cases, UE 115-a can communicate with base station 105-a according to the first subscription associated with SIM 210-a and can communicate with base station 105-b according to the second subscription associated with SIM 210-b. In some cases, UE 115-a can communicate with the same base station 105 according to the first subscription associated with SIM 210-a and the second subscription associated with SIM 210-b.

[0101] In some examples, the UE 115-a can include a single radio for communicating with the base stations 105-a and 105-b. In some examples, the radio can include one or more RF chains, but can support communication with only one of the base stations 105-a or 105-b at a time (e.g., can not have separate tunable RF chains capable of communicating with the base stations 105-a and 105-b or concurrently on the first and second subscriptions or both). In some examples, if a higher priority task or communication event is configured or scheduled on the first subscription, the UE 115-a can tune away from communication with the base station 105-a according to the first subscription if a communication event occurs between the base station 105-a and the base station 105-b according to the second subscription. For example, the UE 115-a can be in communication with the base station 105-a in a connected mode according to the first subscription, while in an idle mode for the second subscription (e.g., the network can consider the UE 115-a associated with the second subscription to be in an idle mode). However, a paging occasion can be defined for the second subscription such that the UE 115-a can be contacted if the network associated with the first subscription has data for the UE 115-a. Additionally, the UE 115-a can perform other idle mode procedures to maintain the ability to be contacted by the network associated with the second subscription, or can receive other communications. For example, communications according to the second subscription can include: receiving a paging message according to the second subscription; performing a voice call according to the second subscription; performing a tracking area update according to the second subscription; transmitting or receiving a short message service (SMS) or multimedia messaging service (MMS) according to the second subscription; non-access stratum (NAS) signaling according to the second subscription; packet switched signaling according to the second subscription; etc.

[0102] In some examples, UE 115-a can attempt to establish a connection with base station 105 via multiple subscriptions (e.g., a first subscription and a second subscription). For example, during an MSIM power-up scenario, or after an APM on / off procedure, etc., UE 115-a can attempt to perform a registration procedure on both the first subscription and the second subscription. In some examples, the first subscription can be an LTE subscription, and the second subscription can be an LTE subscription or an NR subscription, or an LTE subscription with NR capability, etc. UE 115-a can initiate a PS registration procedure on the second subscription and implement data services from base station 105-a via the second subscription. UE 115-a can also initiate a PS registration procedure on the first subscription. In some examples (e.g., as part of or based on the PS registration procedure), the network (e.g., via higher layer signaling, such as an RRC message) can configure UE 115-a with a measurement object (e.g., a 5G NR measurement object). Base station 105 can transmit one or more configuration messages (e.g., an RRCConnectionReconfiguration message) that can indicate a signal quality threshold and a TTT to UE 115-a. The signal quality threshold (which can be referred to as a bl threshold) can provide a threshold for signal quality, signal strength, received power, measured power, detected interference, etc. (e.g., reference signal received power (RSRP), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), etc.) associated with one or more measurements. The TTT can indicate a duration after which a measurement report is triggered if one or more criteria are met. As such, UE 115-a can receive the configuration message and can perform one or more signal quality measurements. If a signal quality metric determined from the signal quality measurements satisfies the signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT, UE 115-a can transmit a measurement report to base station 105 at a timing based on the duration of the TTT (e.g., immediately after expiration of the TTT or within a threshold duration, at a first uplink reporting resource available after expiration of the TTT, etc.). Base station 105 can thus monitor for and receive the measurement report at a timing based on the duration of the TTT and the configuration of the measurement object.

[0103] In some examples, the UE 115-a can suspend one or more measurements or measurement reporting or both, in which case the base station can not receive the measurement report. For example, the UE 115-a can receive an instruction on a first subscription via the base station 105 or another base station 105 to perform a higher priority procedure that interferes with transmission of one or more measurements or measurement reporting or both. For example, the base station 105 can configure an IMS registration procedure on the first subscription. The UE 115-a can tune away from communications on a second subscription to perform the IMS registration procedure on the first subscription. In such examples, the UE 115-a can suspend the measurements or measurement reporting or both to perform the tune away procedure. For example, if the UE 115-a performs the tune away procedure before the TTT expires, the UE can not determine that the signal quality metric associated with the measurement satisfies the signal quality threshold for the duration of the TTT, and can thus not trigger the measurement report. As a result, the UE 115-a can not transmit the measurement report, and the base station 105 can not add the UE 115-a to the network or a secondary cell group (SCG), etc.

[0104] The base station 105 can monitor for a particular amount of time based on the TTT duration (e.g., a few seconds). If the base station 105 does not receive the measurement report from the UE 115-a, the base station 105 can deconfigure the measurement object until the end of the current RRC connection before reconfiguring the measurement object. In such examples, the UE 115-a can not be able to reestablish a connection with the network for an extended period of time (e.g., a few minutes). Such delays can impede MSIM performance at the UE 115-a. For example, when the UE 115-a is communicating in a connected mode via the first subscription, the UE 115-a MSIM performance can degrade, and a tune away from the second subscription is triggered due to a page decode or any other higher priority task causing the tune away procedure.

[0105] In some examples, the UE 115-a can perform one or more techniques described herein to avoid such delays and performance degradation. For example, the UE 115-a can determine whether one or more conditions are satisfied, and if so, can transmit an early measurement report or ignore the tune away procedure, as described in more detail with reference to Figure 3 In some examples, the UE 115-a can receive an indication of a minimum TTT, as well as a TTT and a signal quality threshold. The UE 115-a can indicate an updated timing to the base station based on the minimum TTT, as described in more detail with reference to Figure 4 In some examples, the base station 105 can determine that the UE 115-a is an MSIM UE, and can accordingly configure a duration of a TTT to avoid such delays, as described in more detail with reference to Figure 5 In some examples, the base station 105 can determine that the UE 115-a is an MSIM UE, and can accordingly configure a duration of a TTT to avoid such delays, as described in more detail with reference to

[0106] Figure 3 An example of a process diagram 300 that supports measurement reporting timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, process diagram 300 can implement aspects of wireless communication system 100 and wireless communication system 200. For example, UE 115 and base station 105 (which can be examples of the corresponding devices as described with reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2 described). The UE 115 and base station 105 can implement aspects of process diagram 300.

[0107] At 305, the UE 115 can establish a connection (e.g., an RRC connection) on a first subscription on a wireless communication network (e.g., a 5G network). As such, the UE 115 can operate in a connected mode via the first subscription.

[0108] At 310, the UE 115 can perform an RRC reconfiguration procedure on a second subscription on the wireless communication network (e.g., a 5G network). After detecting a 5G NR cell, the UE 115 can operate in a connected mode based on a configured NR measurement object.

[0109] At 315, the UE 115 can determine whether one or more signal quality metrics satisfy a signal quality threshold (which can be referred to as a bl threshold). For example, the UE 115 can perform one or more RSRP or RSRQ measurements, among other examples. The UE 115 can determine that one or more L2 NR cell quality metrics (e.g., RSRP) are within the signal quality threshold (e.g., bl threshold) entirely for a downlink measurement time duration (e.g., less than or equal to a TTT). If the one or more signal quality metrics determined by the measurements satisfy the signal quality threshold, the UE 115 can continue the measurement and evaluation procedure according to the configured NR measurement object.

[0110] At 320, if the one or more signal quality metrics do not satisfy the signal quality threshold, the UE 115 can refrain from performing measurement operations.

[0111] At 325, if the one or more signal quality metrics do satisfy the signal quality threshold, the UE 115 can determine whether a TTT duration satisfies a threshold time duration.

[0112] At 330, if the UE 115 determines that the TTT is large enough to tune away from the first subscription and retune to the second subscription for the duration of the TTT, the UE 115 can perform the tune away procedure. For example, the UE 115 can perform the tune away procedure and perform the IMS registration procedure. After the tune away procedure, the UE 115 can tune back to the second subscription and transmit the measurement report (with the one or more signal quality metrics meeting the signal quality threshold for the duration of the TTT) using the second subscription upon expiration of the TTT (within the TTT). That is, the UE 115 can allow the tune away procedure only if the TTT is large enough to allow retuning to the second subscription after performing the tune away procedure for the duration of the TTT.

[0113] At 335, if the UE 115 determines that the TTT is not large enough to tune away from the first subscription and retune to the second subscription for the duration of the TTT, the UE 115 can determine whether there is enough time to prepare and send the measurement report on the second subscription (e.g., prior to the tune away procedure).

[0114] At 345, if there is enough time to prepare and transmit the measurement report, the UE 115 can adjust the TTT (e.g., reduce the TTT) and transmit the measurement report to the base station 105 (e.g., perform early reporting). That is, the UE 115 can reduce the duration of the TTT and trigger the measurement report upon expiration of the reduced TTT (prior to the tune away procedure). In cases where early measurement reporting has already been performed, the UE 115 can subsequently perform the tune away procedure. That is, the UE 115 can perform L2NR early reporting by proportionally reducing the TTT (e.g., immediately upon determining that there is enough time to prepare and transmit the measurement report for the duration of the TTT). The UE 115 can determine to proportionally reduce the TTT or proportionally reduce the UE back-off interval based at least in part on a DRX cycle for the second subscription or the first subscription or both to ensure there is enough time to report L2NR measurements on the second subscription (e.g., after performing the tune away procedure and retuning to the second subscription).

[0115] At 340, if there is not enough time to prepare and transmit the measurement report prior to the tune away procedure, the UE 115 can refrain from performing the tune away procedure for the first subscription and can instead ignore the tune away procedure. For example, the UE 115 can ignore the tune away procedure or other configured tasks on the first subscription and can instead remain on the second subscription. The UE 115 can perform one or more measurements (e.g., signal quality measurements) on the second subscription for the duration of the TTT and can prioritize the measurement report (e.g., L2NR measurements and measurement report) over any other tasks (e.g., on other subscriptions).

[0116] In some examples, the UE 115 can adjust the TTT or the timing for transmitting a measurement report, or both, based on the configured minimum TTT, as described with reference to FIGs. 3 and 4. Figure 4 In some examples, the UE 115 can adjust the TTT or the timing for transmitting a measurement report, or both, based on the configured minimum TTT, as described with reference to FIGs. 3 and 4.

[0117] Figure 4 An example of a process flow 400 that supports measurement report timing adjustment is illustrated in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, process flow 400 can implement aspects of wireless communications system 100 and wireless communications system 200. For example, a UE 115 and a base station 105, which can be examples of the corresponding devices as described with reference to FIGs. 1 and 2, can implement aspects of process flow 400. Figure 1 and Figure 2 In some examples, the UE 115 can adjust the TTT or the timing for transmitting a measurement report, or both, based on the configured minimum TTT, as described with reference to FIGs. 3 and 4.

[0118] At 405, the base station 105-c can transmit and the UE 115-b can receive a configuration message. The configuration message can include an indication of a signal quality threshold (which can be referred to as a bl threshold), an indication of a minimum TTT (which can be referred to as TTT_Low), and an indication of a TTT. The TTT can trigger transmission of a measurement report when one or more downlink measurements (e.g., RSRP, RSRQ, etc.) satisfy the signal quality threshold for a duration of the TTT. The minimum TTT can be a minimum requirement for the TTT and can be configured by the network (e.g., in the configuration message, which can be a RRCConnectionReconfiguration message) as part of a measurement configuration.

[0119] At 410, the UE 115-b can determine that one or more time periods exceed the TTT. For example, the UE 115-b can identify a signal quality measurement duration (e.g., a time duration during which the UE 115-b performs one or more measurements and one or more signal metrics, such as RSRP or RSRQ, satisfy a signal quality threshold). The signal quality measurement duration can be referred to as T_Reach.

[0120] UE 115-b can also identify a downlink measurement unavailability duration (e.g., a time duration during which one or more downlink measurements are unavailable) (which can be referred to as T TA). For example, UE 115-b can identify a resource configuration (e.g., a TDD resource configuration) associated with the triggering time. The TDD resource configuration can include that uplink downlink TTIs can disable downlink signaling for the downlink measurement unavailability duration. In some cases, the downlink measurement unavailability duration can be based on a higher priority task being scheduled on another subscription. For example, base station 105-c can configure (e.g., via RRC signaling) a higher priority task that requires a tune-away procedure from the current subscription to another subscription for the downlink measurement unavailability duration. In some cases, the downlink measurement unavailability duration can be based on a timing limit or an operating mode timing, such as a DRX cycle for the current subscription or another subscription, or both.

[0121] In some examples, UE 115-b can determine that the combination of the signal quality measurement duration and the downlink measurement unavailability time duration (e.g., T Reach and T TA) exceeds the TTT indicated in the configuration message at 405. In such cases, UE 115-b can determine that, as a result of the timing of the downlink measurement unavailability time, UE 115-b can not be able to trigger a measurement report (e.g., determine that the one or more signal quality measurements satisfy the signal quality threshold for the entire duration of the TTT) or transmit the measurement report at the expiration of the TTT.

[0122] At 415, UE 115-b can transmit the measurement report. The measurement report can be triggered based on determining that the one or more signal quality metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold for at least the duration of the minimum TTT. In some examples, UE 115-b can relax or adjust the TTT based on the minimum TTT. For example, in cases where the combination of the signal quality measurement duration and the downlink measurement unavailability time duration exceeds the TTT, but the signal quality measurement duration exceeds the minimum TTT, UE 115-b can change (e.g., reduce) the TTT and perform an early measurement report. In some examples, the updated measurement report timing can be based on identifying a TDD configuration, or a subsequent on period in a DRX cycle, or a timing before or after a tune-away procedure, etc.

[0123] In some examples, the measurement can include an indication of the adjusted timing. For example, UE 115-b can transmit an RRC message including a measurement report and an information element (IE) indicating the actual or updated TTT. In some examples, the updated TTT can be equal to a signal quality measurement duration (e.g., a time period, a minimum TTT plus an offset, a configured TTT minus an offset, or plus an offset, etc.). In some cases, base station 105-c can use the updated TTT for subsequent procedures (e.g., can configure UE 115-b or other UEs 115 with a TTT based on or equal to the updated TTT).

[0124] At 420, UE 115-b can transmit a measurement report. In some examples, based on the downlink measurement unavailability time duration, UE 115-b can extend the TTT or can initiate the TTT or one or more measurements at a later time, resulting in a delayed measurement report at 420. In such examples, UE 115-b can indicate the delay, time offset, or later time at which the measurement report will be transmitted at 415. In such cases, at 420, UE 115-b can transmit the measurement report at the later indicated time. In some examples, the delayed measurement report or updated measurement report timing can be based on identifying a TDD configuration, or a subsequent on period in a DRX cycle, or a timing before or after a tune away procedure, etc.

[0125] Figure 5 An example of a process flow 500 that supports measurement report timing adjustment is illustrated in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, process flow 500 can implement aspects of wireless communications system 100 and wireless communications system 200. For example, UEs 115 and base stations 105, which can be examples of the corresponding devices as described with reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2 process flow 500 can implement aspects of process flow 500.

[0126] At 505, UE 115-c can transmit MSIM information to base station 105-b. The MSIM information can include an indication that UE 115-c is operating in MSIM mode.

[0127] In some examples, the MSIM information can include UE capability information (e.g., a UE radio capability information element (IE) in an RRC message). The UE capability information can include an indication of multi-radio access technology (RAT) dual connectivity (MR-DC) capability, MSIM capability, and / or the like. In some examples, the UE capability information can include an indication of a number of transmitters or a number of receivers or both. The number of transmitters or the number of receivers can include a number of transmit or receive antennas, a number of transmit or receive chains, a number of software or hardware components or subcomponents, one or more portions of a modem, and / or the like. The UE capability information can include one or more subscriptions on one or more SIMs. In some examples, the UE capability information can include an indication of a number of transmitters or receivers sharing different frequency bands, bandwidth parts, band combinations, and / or the like. The number of transmitters or the number of receivers can include a number of transmit or receive antennas, a number of transmit or receive chains, a number of software or hardware components or subcomponents, one or more portions of a modem, and / or the like.

[0128] In some examples, the MSIM information can include UE assistance information. For example, the UE assistance information can be received via RRC signaling. The UE assistance information can include an indication that the UE is sharing a radio frequency (e.g., for both transmitters and receivers, or only for transmitters, or only for receivers) with another SIM or another subscription. In some examples, the UE assistance information can include a paging cycle for the other SIM or the other subscription.

[0129] The MSIM information can include only UE assistance information, only UE capability information, or both. The UE assistance information and the UE capability information can be conveyed in separate messages or together in a single message (e.g., one or more IEs of an RRC message).

[0130] At 510, the base station 105-d can adjust the TTT based on the MSIM information. For example, the base station 105-d can have a baseline TTT for triggering criteria or non-MSIM UEs. Upon receiving the MSIM information from the UE 115-c and determining that the UE 115-c is a MSIM UE, the base station 105-d can adjust the TTT. For example, the base station 105-d can reduce the duration of the TTT allowed for earlier reporting by the UE 115-c to avoid failed reporting due to tune-away procedures, TDD configurations, DRX cycles, and / or the like. The base station 105-d can use a fixed adjusted TTT for all MSIM UEs 115, or can adjust the TTT on a per-node basis.

[0131] At 515, the base station 105-d can transmit an indication of the adjusted TTT. For example, the base station 105-d can transmit a configuration message (e.g., an RRC configuration message) indicating the adjusted TTT (which can be a shortened TTT) and the signal quality threshold.

[0132] At 520, the UE 115-c can transmit the measurement report in accordance with the adjusted TTT. That is, the UE 115-c can determine that one or more measurements (e.g., RSRP, RSRQ, etc.) satisfy the signal quality threshold for a duration of the adjusted TTT (e.g., rather than a previously configured or non-MSIM UE TTT) and can transmit the measurement report upon expiration of the adjusted TTT. The base station 105-d can monitor for and receive the measurement report at a timing based on the adjusted TTT.

[0133] In some examples, the base station 105-d can store the MSIM information received at 505, the adjusted TTT for the UE 115-c, or both. For example, the base station 105-d can store the UE capability information, the UE assistance information, or both. In cases where the base station 105-d performs a handover procedure, a DC establishment or modification procedure, etc., the base station 105-d can subsequently communicate the stored UE capability information or the UE assistance information, or both, for the UE 115-c to another base station 105 as part of the procedure. The communication of the stored MSIM information can be performed via wired or wireless backhaul signaling, forwarding via one or more additional devices, etc.

[0134] Figure 6 A block diagram 600 of a device 605 that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 605 can be an example of aspects of a UE 115 as described herein. The device 605 can include a receiver 610, a communications manager 615, and a transmitter 620. The device 605 can also include a processor. Each of these components can be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0135] The receiver 610 can receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to measurement report timing adjustment, etc.). Information can be passed on to other components of the device 605. The receiver 610 can be a receiver as described with reference to FIG. 13. Figure 9 The described aspects can be implemented in a receiver 610 that is a receiver as described with reference to FIG. 13. The receiver 610 can utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas.

[0136] The communications manager 615 can receive, from a base station, a measurement configuration including a signal quality threshold, a trigger time, and an indication of a minimum trigger time for a duration having a duration that is less than the trigger time, where the trigger time triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying the signal quality threshold for the duration of the trigger time, determine that a combination of a signal quality measurement duration and a downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the trigger time, transmit, to the base station, an indication of an adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report after expiration of the minimum trigger time threshold and before expiration of the trigger time, and transmit, to the base station, the measurement report based on the adjusted timing. The communications manager 615 can be an example of aspects of the communications manager 910 described herein.

[0137] The communications manager 615, or its sub-components, can be implemented in hardware, code (for example, software or firmware) executed by a processor, or any combination thereof. If implemented in code executed by a processor, the functions of the communications manager 615, or its sub-components can be executed by a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described in the present disclosure.

[0138] The communications manager 615, or its sub-components, can be physically located in various places in the apparatus including but not limited to centralized computing devices, decentralized computing devices, or a mix thereof. In some examples, the communications manager 615, or its sub-components, can be a separate and distinct component in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, the communications manager 615, or its sub-components, can be combined with one or more other hardware components, including but not limited to an input / output (I / O) component, a transceiver, a network server, another computing device, one or more other components described in the present disclosure, or a combination thereof in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.

[0139] The transmitter 620 can transmit signals generated by other components of the device 605. In some examples, the transmitter 620 can be collocated with a receiver 610 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 620 can be an example of aspects of the transmitter 920 described with reference to FIG. 9. The transmitter 620 can utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas. Figure 9

[0140] In some examples, the communications manager 615 can be implemented as an integrated circuit or chipset for a mobile device modem, and the receiver 610 and the transmitter 620 can be implemented as analog components (for example, amplifiers, filters, antennas) coupled with the mobile device modem to enable wireless transmission and reception on one or more frequency bands. ​

[0141] The communications manager 615 as described herein can be implemented to realize one or more potential advantages. One implementation can allow a device to avoid MSIM performance degradation, avoid system latency and wait time, increase throughput, and improve user experience.

[0142] Based on techniques for efficiently conveying a maximum number of layers for a device as described herein, a processor of a UE 115 (e.g., controlling the receiver 610, the transmitter 620, or a transceiver 920 as described with reference to Figure 9 described with reference to FIG. 9) can improve system efficiency and reduce unnecessary processing at the device.

[0143] Figure 7 A block diagram 700 of a device 705 that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 705 can be an example of aspects of a device 605 or a UE 115 as described herein. The device 705 can include a receiver 710, a communications manager 715, and a transmitter 735. The device 705 can also include a processor. Each of these components can be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0144] The receiver 710 can receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to measurement report timing adjustment, etc.). Information can be passed on to other components of the device 705. The receiver 710 can be an example of aspects of the transceiver 920 described with reference to FIG. 9. The receiver 710 can utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas. Figure 9

[0145] The communications manager 715 can be an example of aspects of the communications manager 615 as described herein. The communications manager 715 can include a measurement configuration manager 720, a TTT manager 725, and a measurement report manager 730. The communications manager 715 can be an example of aspects of the communications manager 910 described herein.

[0146] The measurement configuration manager 720 can receive, from a base station, a measurement configuration including a signal quality threshold, a trigger time, and an indication of a minimum trigger time for a duration having a duration less than the trigger time, where the trigger time triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying the signal quality threshold for the duration of the trigger time.

[0147] The TTT manager 725 can determine that a combination of a signal quality measurement duration and a downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the trigger time.

[0148] ​The measurement report manager 730 can transmit, to the base station, an indication of an adjusted timing for transmitting a measurement report and transmit, to the base station, the measurement report based on the adjusted timing after expiration of the minimum triggering time threshold and before expiration of the triggering time.

[0149] The transmitter 735 can transmit signals generated by other components of the device 705. In some examples, the transmitter 735 can be collocated with the receiver 710 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 735 can be a Figure 9 The described aspects of the transceiver 920 can be implemented as examples. The transmitter 735 can utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas.

[0150] Figure 8 A block diagram 800 of a communications manager 805 that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The communications manager 805 can be an example of aspects of a communications manager 615, a communications manager 715, or a communications manager 910 described herein. The communications manager 805 can include a measurement configuration manager 810, a TTT manager 815, a measurement report manager 820, an adjusted TTT manager 825, a measurement manager 830, a subscription manager 835, a resource configuration manager 840, and a DRX manager 845. Each of these modules can communicate, directly or indirectly, with one another (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0151] The measurement configuration manager 810 can receive, from a base station, a measurement configuration including a signal quality threshold, a triggering time, and an indication of a minimum triggering time having a duration that is less than the triggering time, where the triggering time triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying the signal quality threshold for the duration of the triggering time.

[0152] The TTT manager 815 can determine that a combination of a signal quality measurement duration and a downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the triggering time.

[0153] The measurement report manager 820 can transmit, to the base station, an indication of an adjusted timing for transmitting a measurement report after expiration of the minimum triggering time threshold and before expiration of the triggering time.

[0154] In some examples, the measurement report manager 820 can transmit, to the base station, the measurement report based on the adjusted timing.

[0155] The adjusted TTT manager 825 can include, in the measurement report, an indication of the adjusted triggering time based on the adjusted timing.

[0156] The measurement manager 830 can perform one or more downlink measurements. In some examples, the measurement manager 830 can determine that one or more signal quality metrics satisfy a signal quality threshold for at least a signal quality measurement duration based on performing the one or more downlink measurements, where transmitting the indication of the adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report is based on determining that the one or more signal quality metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold. In some cases, the one or more signal quality metrics include a reference signal received power, a reference signal received quality, or a combination thereof. In some cases, the signal quality measurement duration includes a time duration for which the one or more signal metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold. In some cases, the downlink measurement unavailability duration includes a time duration for which the one or more downlink measurements are unavailable.

[0157] The subscription manager 835 can identify a high priority procedure to be performed on a second subscription. In some examples, the subscription manager 835 can tune a first radio associated with the first subscription to a second radio associated with the second subscription based on the high priority procedure, where the downlink measurement unavailability duration is based on the tuning. In some cases, the one or more downlink measurements are associated with the first subscription.

[0158] The resource configuration manager 840 can identify a resource configuration associated with a trigger time. In some examples, the resource configuration manager 840 can determine that one or more downlink transmission time intervals (TTIs) are disabled for the resource configuration. In some examples, the resource configuration manager 840 can determine the downlink measurement unavailability duration based on the one or more disabled downlink TTIs, where determining that the combination of the signal quality measurement duration and the downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the trigger time is based on determining the downlink measurement unavailability duration.

[0159] The DRX manager 845 can identify a discontinuous reception cycle associated with a trigger time. In some examples, the DRX manager 845 can determine the downlink measurement unavailability duration based on the discontinuous reception cycle, where determining that the combination of the signal quality measurement duration and the downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the trigger time is based on determining the downlink measurement unavailability duration.

[0160] Figure 9A diagram illustrating a system 900 including a device 905 that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 905 can be an example of or include the components of device 605, device 705, or a UE 115 as described herein. The device 905 can include components for bi-directional voice and data communications including components for transmitting and receiving communications, including a communications manager 910, an I / O controller 915, a transceiver 920, an antenna 925, memory 930, and a processor 940. These components can be in electronic communication via one or more buses (e.g., bus 945).

[0161] The communications manager 910 can receive, from a base station, a measurement configuration including a signal quality threshold, a trigger time, and an indication of a minimum trigger time for a duration having a duration less than the trigger time, where the trigger time triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying the signal quality threshold for the duration of the trigger time, determine that a combination of a signal quality measurement duration and a downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the trigger time, transmit, to the base station after expiration of the minimum trigger time threshold and before expiration of the trigger time, an indication of an adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report, and transmit, to the base station based on the adjusted timing, the measurement report.

[0162] The I / O controller 915 can manage input and output signals for the device 905. The I / O controller 915 can also manage peripherals not integrated into the device 905. In some cases, the I / O controller 915 can represent a physical connection or port to or another known operating system. In other cases, the I / O controller 915 can represent or interact with a modem, a keyboard, a mouse, a touchscreen, or similar devices. In some cases, the I / O controller 915 can be implemented as part of a processor. In some cases, a user can interact with the device 915 via the I / O controller 905 or via hardware components controlled by the I / O controller 915.

[0163] The transceiver 920 can communicate bi-directionally, via one or more antennas, wired, or wireless links as described above. For example, the transceiver 920 can represent a wireless transceiver and can communicate bi-directionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver 920 can also include a modem to modulate the packets and provide the modulated packets to the antennas for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the antennas.

[0164] In some cases, the wireless device can include a single antenna 925. However, in some cases the device can have more than one antenna 925, which can be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions.

[0165] Memory 930 can include RAM and ROM. The memory 930 can store computer-readable, computer-executable code 935 including instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform various functions described herein. In some cases, the memory 930 can contain, among other things, a BIOS which can control basic hardware or software operation such as the interaction with peripheral components or devices.

[0166] Processor 940 can include an intelligent hardware device, (e.g., a general- purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof). In some cases, the processor 940 can be configured to operate a memory array. In other cases, a memory controller can be integrated into the processor 940. The processor 940 can be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., the memory 930) to cause the device 905 to perform various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting measurement report timing adjustment).

[0167] The code 935 can include instructions to implement aspects of the present disclosure, including instructions to support wireless communications. The code 935 can be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as system memory or other type of memory. In some cases, the code 935 can not be directly executable by the processor 940 but can cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform functions described herein.

[0168] Figure 10 A block diagram 1000 of a device 1005 that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 1005 can be an example of aspects of a base station 105 as described herein. The device 1005 can include a receiver 1010, a communications manager 1015, and a transmitter 1020. The device 1005 can also include a processor. Each of these components can be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0169] The receiver 1010 can receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to measurement report timing adjustment, etc.). Information can be passed on to other components of the device 1005. The receiver 1010 can be a receiver as Figure 13Examples of aspects of the described transceiver 1320. The receiver 1010 can utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas.

[0170] The communications manager 1015 can receive, from a UE, an indication that the UE is operating in a multiple subscriber identity module mode, adjust a configured trigger time that triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying a signal quality threshold for a duration of the trigger time based on the indication that the UE is operating in the multiple subscriber identity module mode, transmit, to the UE, an indication of the adjusted trigger time based on the adjustment, and receive, from the UE, the measurement report upon expiration of the adjusted trigger time. The communications manager 1015 can be an example of aspects of the communications manager 1310 described herein.

[0171] The communications manager 1015, or its sub-components, can be implemented in hardware, code (for example, software or firmware) executed by a processor, or any combination thereof. If implemented in code executed by a processor, the functions of the communications manager 1015, or its sub-components can be executed by a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described in the present disclosure.

[0172] The communications manager 1015, or its sub-components, can be physically located in various places in the apparatus, including but not limited to with the processor, memory, or any combination thereof. In some examples, according to various aspects of the present disclosure, the communications manager 1015, or its sub-components, can be a separate and distinct component in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. In some examples, according to various aspects of the present disclosure, the communications manager 1015, or its sub-components, can be combined with one or more other hardware components, including but not limited to an input / output (I / O) component, a transceiver, a network server, another computing device, one or more other components described in the present disclosure, or a combination thereof.

[0173] The transmitter 1020 can transmit signals generated by other components of the device 1005. In some examples, the transmitter 1020 can be collocated with a receiver 1010 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 1020 can be a transmitter Figure 13 Examples of aspects of the described transceiver 1320. The receiver 1010 can utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas.

[0174] Figure 11A block diagram 1100 of a device 1105 that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 1105 can be an example of aspects of a device 1005 or a base station 105 as described herein. The device 1105 can include a receiver 1110, a communications manager 1115, and a transmitter 1135. The device 1105 can also include a processor. Each of these components can be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0175] The receiver 1110 can receive information such as packets, user data, or control information associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, and information related to measurement report timing adjustment, etc.). Information can be passed on to other components of the device 1105. The receiver 1110 can be an example of aspects of the transceiver 1320 described with reference to Figure 13 The transmitter 1135 can transmit signals generated by other components of the device 1105. In some examples, the transmitter 1135 can be collocated with the receiver 1110 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 1135 can be an example of aspects of the transceiver 1320 described with reference to

[0176] The communications manager 1115 can be an example of aspects of the communications manager 1015 as described herein. The communications manager 1115 can include a MSIM manager 1120, a TTT manager 1125, and a measurement report manager 1130. The communications manager 1115 can be an example of aspects of the communications manager 1310 described herein.

[0177] The MSIM manager 1120 can receive, from a UE, an indication that the UE is operating in a multi-subscriber identification module mode.

[0178] The TTT manager 1125 can adjust, based on the indication that the UE is operating in the multi-subscriber identification module mode, a configured trigger time that triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying a signal quality threshold for a duration of the trigger time, and transmit, to the UE, an indication of the adjusted trigger time based on the adjustment.

[0179] The measurement report manager 1130 can receive, from a UE, a measurement report upon expiration of the adjusted trigger time.

[0180] The transmitter 1135 can transmit signals generated by other components of the device 1105. In some examples, the transmitter 1135 can be collocated with the receiver 1110 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 1135 can be an example of aspects of the transceiver 1320 described with reference to Figure 13 The transmitter 1135 can transmit signals generated by other components of the device 1105. In some examples, the transmitter 1135 can be collocated with the receiver 1110 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 1135 can be an example of aspects of the transceiver 1320 described with reference to

[0181] Figure 12A block diagram 1200 illustrating the communication manager 1205 that supports measurement reporting timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The communication manager 1205 can be an example of aspects of a communication manager 1015, a communication manager 1115, or a communication manager 1310 described herein. The communication manager 1205 can include a MSIM manager 1210, a TTT manager 1215, a measurement report manager 1220, a UE capability manager 1225, a UE assistance manager 1230, a storage manager 1235, and a handover manager 1240. Each of these modules can communicate, directly or indirectly, with one another (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0182] The MSIM manager 1210 can receive, from a UE, an indication that the UE is operating in a multi-subscriber identity module mode.

[0183] The TTT manager 1215 can adjust, based on the indication that the UE is operating in the multi-subscriber identity module mode, a configured time-to-trigger that triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying a signal quality threshold for a duration of the time-to-trigger.

[0184] In some examples, the TTT manager 1215 can transmit, to the UE, an indication of the adjusted time-to-trigger based on the adjustment.

[0185] The measurement report manager 1220 can receive, from a UE, a measurement report upon expiration of the adjusted time-to-trigger.

[0186] The UE capability manager 1225 can receive uplink signaling including a UE radio capability information element. In some cases, the UE radio capability information element includes an indication of a multi-radio access technology dual connectivity capability. In some cases, the UE radio capability information element includes an indication of a multi-subscriber identity module capability. In some cases, the UE radio capability information element indicates a number of transmitters, receivers, or both, associated with or sharing one or more frequency band combinations, or a combination thereof.

[0187] The UE assistance manager 1230 can receive a radio resource control message including UE assistance information, where the radio resource control message is associated with a first subscription. In some cases, the UE assistance information includes an indication of one or more resources used by the UE, the one or more resources being associated with the first subscription and a second subscription. In some cases, the UE assistance information includes an indication of a paging cycle associated with the second subscription.

[0188] The storage manager 1235 can store, at a base station, an indication that a UE is operating in a multi-subscriber identity module mode.

[0189] The handover manager 1240 can perform a handover procedure for the UE from the base station to a second base station. In some examples, the handover manager 1240 can transmit, to the second base station, an indication that the UE is operating in a multi-subscriber identity module mode based on the handover procedure.

[0190] Figure 13 A diagram illustrating a system 1300 including a device 1305 that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 1305 can be an example of or include the components of device 1005, device 1105, or a base station 105 as described herein. The device 1305 can include components for bi-directional voice and data communications including components for transmitting and receiving communications, including a communications manager 1310, a network communications manager 1315, a transceiver 1320, an antenna 1325, memory 1330, a processor 1340, and an inter-station communications manager 1345. These components can be in electronic communication via one or more buses (e.g., bus 1350).

[0191] The communications manager 1310 can receive, from a UE, an indication that the UE is operating in a multi-subscriber identity module mode; adjust a configured trigger time based on the indication that the UE is operating in the multi-subscriber identity module mode, the trigger time triggering transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying a signal quality threshold for a duration of the trigger time; transmit, to the UE, an indication of the adjusted trigger time based on the adjustment; and receive, from the UE, the measurement report upon expiration of the adjusted trigger time.

[0192] The network communications manager 1315 can manage communications with a core network (e.g., via one or more wired backhaul links). For example, the network communications manager 1315 can manage the transfer of data communications for client devices, such as one or more UEs 115.

[0193] The transceiver 1320 can communicate bi-directionally, via one or more antennas, wired, or wireless links as described above. For example, the transceiver 1320 can represent a wireless transceiver and can communicate bi-directionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver 1320 also can include a modem to modulate the packets and to provide the modulated packets to the antennas for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the antennas.

[0194] In some cases, the wireless device can include a single antenna 1325. However, in some cases the device can have more than one antenna 1325, which can be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions.

[0195] Memory 1330 can include RAM, ROM, or a combination thereof. Memory 1330 can store computer-readable code 1335 including instructions that, when executed by a processor (e.g., processor 1340), cause the device to perform various functions described herein. In some cases, memory 1330 can include, inter alia, a BIOS that can control basic hardware or software operation such as the interaction with peripheral components or devices.

[0196] Processor 1340 can include an intelligent hardware device, (e.g., a general- purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof). In some cases, processor 1340 can be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some cases, a memory controller can be integrated into processor 1340. Processor 1340 can be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., memory 1330) to cause device 1305 to perform various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting measurement report timing adjustment).

[0197] Inter-station communications manager 1345 can manage communications with other base station 105, and can include a controller or scheduler for controlling

[0198] Code 1335 can include instructions to implement aspects of the present disclosure, including instructions to support wireless communications. Code 1335 can be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as system memory or other type of memory. In some cases, code 1335 can not be directly executable by the processor 1340 but can cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform functions described herein.

[0199] Figure 14 A method 1400 to support measurement report timing adjustment is shown and described with reference to FIG. 14. The operations of method 1400 can be implemented by a UE 115 or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of method 1400 can be performed by a communications manager as described with reference to FIGs. 5 through 8. In some examples, a UE can execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively, a UE can perform aspects of the functions described below using special-purpose hardware. Figures 6 to 9 The operations of method 1400 can be performed by a UE 115 or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of method 1400 can be performed by a communications manager as described with reference to FIGs. 5 through 8. In some examples, a UE can execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively, a UE can perform aspects of the functions described below using special-purpose hardware.

[0200] At 1405, the UE can receive, from a base station, a measurement configuration including a signal quality threshold, a trigger time, and an indication of a minimum trigger time for a duration having a duration less than the trigger time, where the trigger time triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying the signal quality threshold for the duration of the trigger time. The operations of 1405 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1405 can be performed by a measurement configuration manager as described with reference to Figures 6 to 9 FIG. 14.

[0201] At 1410, the UE can determine that a combination of the signal quality measurement duration and the downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the trigger time. The operations of 1410 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1410 can be performed by a TTT manager as described with reference to Figures 6 to 9 FIG. 14.

[0202] At 1415, the UE can transmit, to the base station, an indication of an adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report after expiration of the minimum trigger time threshold and before expiration of the trigger time. The operations of 1415 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1415 can be performed by a measurement report manager as described with reference to Figures 6 to 9 FIG. 14.

[0203] At 1420, the UE can transmit, to the base station, the measurement report based on the adjusted timing. The operations of 1420 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1420 can be performed by a measurement report manager as described with reference to Figures 6 to 9 FIG. 14.

[0204] Figure 15 A method 1500 that supports measurement report timing adjustment is shown and described. The operations of method 1500 can be implemented by a UE 115 or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of method 1500 can be performed by a communications manager as described with reference to Figures 6 to 9 FIG. 14.

[0205] At 1505, the UE can receive, from a base station, a measurement configuration including a signal quality threshold, a trigger time, and an indication of a minimum trigger time for a duration having a duration that is less than the trigger time, where the trigger time triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying the signal quality threshold for the duration of the trigger time. The operations of 1505 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1505 can be performed by a measurement configuration manager as described with reference to Figures 6 to 9

[0206] At 1510, the UE can perform one or more downlink measurements. The operations of 1510 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1510 can be performed by a measurement manager as described with reference to Figures 6 to 9

[0207] At 1515, the UE can determine that a combination of a signal quality measurement duration and a downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the trigger time. The operations of 1515 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1515 can be performed by a TTT manager as described with reference to Figures 6 to 9

[0208] At 1520, the UE can determine, based on performing the one or more downlink measurements, that one or more signal quality metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold for at least a signal quality measurement duration. The operations of 1520 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1520 can be performed by a measurement manager as described with reference to Figures 6 to 9

[0209] At 1525, the UE can transmit, to the base station after expiration of the minimum trigger time threshold and before expiration of the trigger time, an indication of an adjusted timing for transmitting a measurement report, where transmitting the indication of the adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report is based on determining that the one or more signal quality metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold. The operations of 1525 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1525 can be performed by a measurement report manager as described with reference to Figures 6 to 9

[0210] At 1530, the UE can transmit, to the base station, the measurement report based on the adjusted timing. The operations of 1530 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1530 can be performed by a measurement report manager as described with reference to Figure 16

[0211] Figures 10 to 13 ​​​​​​A flow diagram illustrating a method 1600 that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The operations of method 1600 can be implemented by a base station 105 or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of method 1600 can be performed by a communications manager as described with reference to Figures 10 to 13 FIG. 13. In some examples, a base station can execute a set of instructions to control its functional elements to perform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively, the base station can perform aspects of the functions described below using special-purpose hardware.

[0212] At 1605, the base station can receive, from a UE, an indication that the UE is operating in a multi-subscriber identity module mode. The operations of 1605 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1605 can be performed by an MSIM manager as described with reference to Figures 10 to 13 FIG. 13.

[0213] At 1610, the base station can adjust, based on the indication that the UE is operating in the multi-subscriber identity module mode, a configured trigger time that triggers transmission of a measurement report upon one or more downlink measurements satisfying a signal quality threshold for a duration of the trigger time. The operations of 1610 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1610 can be performed by a TTT manager as described with reference to Figures 10 to 13 FIG. 13.

[0214] At 1615, the base station can transmit, to the UE, an indication of the adjusted trigger time based on the adjustment. The operations of 1615 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1615 can be performed by a TTT manager as described with reference to Figures 10 to 13 FIG. 13.

[0215] At 1620, the base station can receive, from the UE, the measurement report upon expiration of the adjusted trigger time. The operations of 1620 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1620 can be performed by a measurement report manager as described with reference to Figure 17 FIG. 13.

[0216] Figures 10 to 13 A flow diagram illustrating a method 1700 that supports measurement report timing adjustment in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The operations of method 1700 can be implemented by a base station 105 or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of method 1700 can be performed by a communications manager as described with reference to Figures 10 to 13 FIG. 13. In some examples, a base station can execute a set of instructions to control its functional elements to perform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively, the base station can perform aspects of the functions described below using special-purpose hardware.

[0217] At point 1705, the base station can receive an indication from the UE that the UE is operating in multi-subscriber identity module mode. Operation at point 1705 can be performed according to the method described herein. In some examples, aspects of operation at point 1705 can be determined by reference to... Figures 10 to 13 The MSIM manager described is used for execution.

[0218] At 1710, the base station can adjust the configured trigger time based on an indication that the UE is operating in multi-subscriber identification module mode. This trigger time triggers the transmission of a measurement report when one or more downlink measurements have met a signal quality threshold for a duration specified in the trigger time. Operation of 1710 can be performed according to the method described herein. In some examples, aspects of operation of 1710 can be determined by reference to [reference needed]. Figures 10 to 13 The TTT manager described is used to execute this.

[0219] At point 1715, the base station can transmit an indication of the adjusted trigger time to the UE based on this adjustment. The operation of point 1715 can be performed according to the method described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operation of point 1715 can be determined by reference to... Figures 10 to 13 The TTT manager described is used to execute this.

[0220] At point 1720, the base station can receive a measurement report from the UE upon the expiration of the adjusted trigger time. The operation of point 1720 can be performed according to the method described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operation of point 1720 can be determined by referring to... Figures 10 to 13 The described measurement report manager is used to perform this.

[0221] At point 1725, the base station can store an indication that the UE is operating in multi-subscriber identity module mode. Operation at point 1725 can be performed according to the method described herein. In some examples, aspects of operation at point 1725 can be determined by reference to... Figures 10 to 13 The storage manager described is used to execute this.

[0222] At 1730, the base station can execute handover procedures for the UE from this base station to a second base station. The operation at 1730 can be performed according to the methods described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operation at 1730 can be determined by referring to... Figures 10 to 13 The described switching manager is used to execute this.

[0223] At point 1735, the base station can transmit an indication to the second base station, based on the handover procedure, that the UE is operating in multi-subscriber identity module mode. The operation at point 1735 can be performed according to the method described herein. In some examples, aspects of the operation at point 1735 can be determined by referring to... ​ The described switching manager is used to execute this.

[0224] It should be noted that the methods described herein describe possible implementations, and that the operations and the steps can be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible. Further, aspects from two or more of the methods can be combined.

[0225] Although aspects of an LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR system can be described for purposes of illustration, and instances can be described using LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR terminology, the techniques described herein can be applied to any wireless communication system. For example, the techniques described herein can be applied to various other wireless communication systems, such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM, and others.

[0226] Information and signals described herein can be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that can be referenced throughout the description can be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.

[0227] The various illustrative blocks and components described herein can be implemented with any general-purpose processing device, any DSP, any ASIC, any CPU, any FPGA, or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. The general-purpose processing device can be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processing device can be any processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. The processing device can also be implemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration).

[0228] The functions described herein can be implemented in hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software executed by a processor, the functions can be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are within the scope of the disclosure and appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, functions described herein can be implemented using software executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, or combinations thereof. Features implementing functions can also be physically located at various positions, including being distributed such that portions of functions are implemented at different physical locations.

[0229] Computer-readable media includes both non-transitory computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A non-transitory storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, non-transitory computer-readable media can include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, compact disk (CD) ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transitory medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of computer-readable medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, include CD, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray® disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media.

[0230] As used herein, including in the claims “or” as used in a list of items (for example, a list of items prefaced by a term such as “at least one of’ or “one or more of’) indicates an inclusive list such that, for example, a list of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C). Also, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall not be construed as a reference to a closed set of conditions. For example, an example step that is described as “based on condition A” can be based on both a condition A and a condition B without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall be construed in the same manner as the phrase “based at least in part on.”

[0231] In the drawings, like reference numerals can be used to denote similar components throughout the several views. Moreover, various components of the various embodiments can be used in combination with each other and can be used with other components not depicted in the drawings. Further, similar components appearing in the drawings can be identified by like reference numerals.

[0232] The description set forth herein, in connection with the appended drawings, describes example configurations and does not represent all the examples that can be implemented or that are within the scope of the claims. The term “example” used herein means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration,” and not “preferred” over other examples. The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing an understanding of the described techniques. These techniques, however, can be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.

[0233] The description herein is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein can be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not to be limited to the examples and designs described herein but is to be accorded the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A method for conducting wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: A measurement configuration is received from a network node, including a signal quality threshold, a trigger time, and an indication of a minimum trigger time for a duration less than the trigger time, wherein the trigger time triggers the transmission of a measurement report when one or more downlink measurements satisfy the signal quality threshold for a duration equal to the trigger time. The combination of signal quality measurement duration and downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the trigger time, wherein the downlink measurement unavailability duration includes the time duration during which the one or more downlink measurements are unavailable; After the minimum trigger time threshold expires and before the trigger time expires, an indication of adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report is transmitted to the network node; and The measurement report is transmitted to the network node based at least in part on the adjusted timing.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the measurement report to the network node comprises: The measurement report includes an indication of the adjusted trigger time, at least in part, based on the adjusted timing.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: Perform one or more downlink measurements; as well as The determination of one or more signal quality metrics that satisfy the signal quality threshold for at least the duration of the signal quality measurement is based at least in part on the execution of the one or more downlink measurements, wherein the instruction to the adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report is based at least in part on the determination that the one or more signal quality metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more signal quality metrics include reference signal received power, reference signal received quality, or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal quality measurement duration includes the time duration during which one or more signal metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more downlink measurements are associated with a first subscription.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: Identify the high-priority procedures to be executed on the second subscription; as well as The downlink measurement unavailability duration is at least partially based on the high-priority protocol, which is used to tune from a first radio frequency associated with the first subscription to a second radio frequency associated with the second subscription.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: Identify the resource configuration associated with the trigger time; Determine that one or more downlink transmission time intervals (TTIs) are disabled for the resource configuration; as well as The duration of downlink measurement unavailability is determined at least in part based on one or more disabled downlink TTIs, wherein the combination of determining the duration of signal quality measurement and the duration of downlink measurement unavailability exceeds the trigger time, which is at least in part based on determining the duration of downlink measurement unavailability.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: Identify the discontinuous reception cycle associated with the trigger time; as well as The duration of downlink measurement unavailability is determined at least in part based on the discontinuous reception cycle, wherein the combination of determining the duration of signal quality measurement and the duration of downlink measurement unavailability exceeding the trigger time is at least in part based on determining the duration of downlink measurement unavailability.

10. An apparatus for conducting wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: processor; Memory coupled to the processor; as well as Instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the device to perform the following operations: A measurement configuration is received from a network node, including a signal quality threshold, a trigger time, and an indication of a minimum trigger time for a duration less than the trigger time, wherein the trigger time triggers the transmission of a measurement report when one or more downlink measurements satisfy the signal quality threshold for a duration equal to the trigger time. The combination of signal quality measurement duration and downlink measurement unavailability duration exceeds the trigger time, wherein the downlink measurement unavailability duration includes the time duration during which the one or more downlink measurements are unavailable; After the minimum trigger time threshold expires and before the trigger time expires, an indication of adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report is transmitted to the network node; and The measurement report is transmitted to the network node based at least in part on the adjusted timing.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the instructions for transmitting the measurement report to the network node are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: The measurement report includes an indication of the adjusted trigger time, at least in part, based on the adjusted timing.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: Perform the one or more downlink measurements; and The determination of one or more signal quality metrics that satisfy the signal quality threshold for at least the duration of the signal quality measurement is based at least in part on the execution of the one or more downlink measurements, wherein the instruction to the adjusted timing for transmitting the measurement report is based at least in part on the determination that the one or more signal quality metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more signal quality metrics include reference signal received power, reference signal received quality, or a combination thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the signal quality measurement duration includes the time duration during which one or more signal metrics satisfy the signal quality threshold.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more downlink measurements are associated with a first subscription.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: Identify the high-priority procedures to be executed on the second subscription; and The downlink measurement unavailability duration is at least partially based on the high-priority protocol, which is used to tune from a first radio frequency associated with the first subscription to a second radio frequency associated with the second subscription.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: Identify the resource configuration associated with the trigger time; It is determined that one or more downlink transmission time intervals (TTIs) are disabled for the resource configuration; and The duration of downlink measurement unavailability is determined at least in part based on one or more disabled downlink TTIs, wherein the combination of determining the duration of signal quality measurement and the duration of downlink measurement unavailability exceeds the trigger time, which is at least in part based on determining the duration of downlink measurement unavailability.

18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: Identify the discontinuous reception cycle associated with the trigger time; and The duration of downlink measurement unavailability is determined at least in part based on the discontinuous reception cycle, wherein the combination of determining the duration of signal quality measurement and the duration of downlink measurement unavailability exceeding the trigger time is at least in part based on determining the duration of downlink measurement unavailability.

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