Common energy signal configuration

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a common or UE-specific energy transfer resource, which may monitor the common or UE-specific energy transfer resource for an energy transfer signal. The UE may identify such energy transfer resources based on a mapping between a synchronization signal block (SSB) index and the energy transfer resources. The mapping may be a one-to-one mapping, or may be a one-to-many mapping. In a one-to-many mapping, a subset of each mapped set of energy transfer resources may correspond to different energy harvesting types, different energy charging rates, or different periodicity or power settings, among other examples. The mapping may be included in one or more standard documents, or may be configured at the UE via system information, control signaling, random access messages, or a combination thereof.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The following relates to wireless communications, including common energy signal configurations. Background Art

[0002] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content, such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcasting, and the like. These systems may be able to 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, advanced LTE (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 may employ techniques such as code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA), or discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM). A wireless multiple access communication system may include one or more base stations, each of which supports wireless communication of communication devices, which may be referred to as user equipment (UE). Summary of the invention

[0003] The described technology relates to improved methods, systems, devices and apparatuses that support shared energy signal configuration. For example, a user equipment (UE) may identify a shared or UE-specific energy transfer resource, and the UE may monitor the shared or UE-specific energy transfer resource for an energy transfer signal. The UE may identify such energy transfer resources based on a mapping between a synchronization signal block (SSB) index and the energy transfer resource. The mapping may be a one-to-one mapping, or may be a one-to-many mapping. In a one-to-many mapping, a subset of each mapped set of energy transfer resources may correspond to different energy collection types, different energy charging rates, or different periodicities or power settings, as well as other examples. The mapping may be included in one or more standard documents, or may be configured at the UE via system information, control signaling, random access messages, or a combination thereof. In some examples, the network may provide the UE with parameters of the waveform of the energy transfer signal so that the UE can eliminate them if the UE also receives data signaling on the same resource.

[0004] A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) is described. The method may include: receiving a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and a set of multiple energy transfer resources; monitoring the set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping; and performing energy harvesting using the one or more energy transfer signals.

[0005] An apparatus for wireless communication at a UE is described. The apparatus may include at least one processor, a memory coupled to the at least one processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions may be executed by the processor to cause the UE to: receive a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and a set of multiple energy transfer resources; monitor a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping; and perform energy harvesting using the one or more energy transfer signals.

[0006] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a UE is described. The apparatus may include: means for receiving a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and a set of multiple energy transfer resources; means for monitoring the set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping; and means for performing energy harvesting using the one or more energy transfer signals.

[0007] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a UE is described. The code may include instructions executable by at least one processor to: receive a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and a set of multiple energy transfer resources; monitor the set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping; and perform energy harvesting using the one or more energy transfer signals.

[0008] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving the one or more energy transfer signals using a spatial filter based on the monitoring, the spatial filter being associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources based on a further mapping between the spatial filter and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the spatial filter may not be associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first SSB.

[0009] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving the one or more energy transfer signals using a spatial filter based on the monitoring, the spatial filter being associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first SSB based on a further mapping between the first transmit beam corresponding to the first SSB and the set of one or more energy transfer resources.

[0010] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving an indication that the UE is prohibited from sending a measurement report associated with the one or more energy transfer signals, wherein the one or more energy transfer signals include a reference signal that is quasi-co-located with a transmit beam that is associated with the first SSB among the multiple corresponding transmit beams.

[0011] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for selecting a first subset of the set of one or more energy transfer resources based on an energy transfer type of the UE, wherein each subset of a set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources may be associated with a corresponding energy transfer type in a set of multiple energy transfer types.

[0012] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, each subset in the set of the plurality of subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources may be associated with a respective energy transfer charging rate.

[0013] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, each subset of the set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources may be associated with a corresponding energy harvesting type, a corresponding frequency resource set, a corresponding periodicity, a corresponding UE power setting, or any combination thereof.

[0014] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media described herein may also include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving system information, master information, or a random access message including an indication of the mapping.

[0015] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving control signaling indicating a second set of frequency resources associated with a second set of one or more energy transfer resources.

[0016] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: tuning the energy harvesting circuit at the UE to the first set of frequency resources associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein performing the energy harvesting may be based on the tuning; and retuning to the second set of one or more energy transfer resources in accordance with the control signaling.

[0017] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: receiving an indication of a second set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources may be associated with a first set of transmit beams, and the second set of one or more energy transfer resources may be associated with a second set of transmit beams, and wherein the second set of transmit beams may be narrower than the first set of transmit beams; using the second set of one or more energy transfer resources on the second set of transmit beams to monitor one or more additional energy transfer signals; and performing energy harvesting using the one or more additional energy transfer signals.

[0018] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: receiving an indication of one or more parameters associated with the one or more energy transfer signals; monitoring data transmission during at least a portion of the set of one or more energy transfer resources; canceling the one or more energy transfer signals based on the one or more parameters; and decoding the data transmission based on the cancellation.

[0019] A method for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The method may include: outputting a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and a set of multiple energy transfer resources; and outputting one or more energy transfer signals on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping.

[0020] An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The apparatus may include at least one processor, a memory coupled to the at least one processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions may be executed by the at least one processor so that the apparatus: outputs a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and a set of multiple energy transfer resources; and outputs one or more energy transfer signals on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping.

[0021] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The apparatus may include: means for outputting a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and a set of multiple energy transfer resources; and means for outputting one or more energy transfer signals on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping.

[0022] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The code may include instructions executable by at least one processor to: output a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and a set of multiple energy transfer resources; and output one or more energy transfer signals on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping.

[0023] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for outputting the one or more energy transfer signals using a transmit beam, the transmit beam being associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources based on a further mapping between the transmit beam and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the transmit beam may not be associated with a first transmit beam in the set of multiple transmit beams that corresponds to the first SSB.

[0024] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for outputting the one or more energy transfer signals using a first transmit beam from the set of the plurality of transmit beams, the set of the first transmit beams being associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources based on a further mapping between the first transmit beam and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the first SSB may be output using the first transmit beam.

[0025] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for outputting an indication that the UE is prohibited from sending a measurement report associated with the one or more energy transfer signals, wherein the one or more energy transfer signals include a reference signal that is quasi-co-located with a transmit beam that is associated with the first SSB among the multiple corresponding transmit beams.

[0026] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, each subset in the set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources may be associated with a respective energy transfer type in the set of multiple energy transfer types.

[0027] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, each subset in the set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources may be associated with a respective energy transfer charging rate.

[0028] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, each subset in the set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources may be associated with a corresponding energy harvesting type, a corresponding frequency resource set, a corresponding periodicity, a corresponding UE power setting, or any combination thereof.

[0029] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media described herein may also include operations, features, means, or instructions for outputting system information, master information, or random access messages including an indication of the mapping.

[0030] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, means, or instructions for outputting control signaling indicating a second set of frequency resources associated with a second set of one or more energy transfer resources.

[0031] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: outputting an indication of a second set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources may be associated with a first set of transmit beams, and the second set of one or more energy transfer resources may be associated with a second set of transmit beams, and wherein the second set of transmit beams may be narrower than the first set of transmit beams; and outputting one or more additional energy transfer signals using the second set of one or more energy transfer resources on the second set of transmit beams.

[0032] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: outputting an indication of one or more parameters associated with the one or more energy transfer signals; and outputting data signaling on at least a portion of the set of one or more energy transfer resources based on outputting the indication of the one or more parameters. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] Figure 1 An example of a wireless communication system supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0034] Figure 2 An example of a wireless communication system supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0035] Figure 3 An example of an energy transfer resource scheme supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0036] Figure 4 An example of an energy transfer resource scheme supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0037] Figure 5 An example of a process flow supporting common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0038] Figure 6 and Figure 7 A block diagram of a device supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0039] Figure 8 A block diagram of a communication manager supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0040] Fig. 9 A diagram of a system including devices supporting a common energy signal configuration is shown in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.

[0041] Fig.10 and Fig.11 A block diagram of a device supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0042] Fig.12 A block diagram of a communication manager supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0043] Fig.13 A diagram of a system including devices supporting a common energy signal configuration is shown in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.

[0044] Figures 14 to 17 A flow chart illustrating a method of supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] A wireless communication system may support user equipment (UE) that is capable of performing energy harvesting. Such a UE may be an example of a passive UE in an Internet of Things (IoT) deployment. In some examples, such a UE may be capable of receiving energy transfer signals. However, if the wireless communication system does not support a mechanism by which the UE can determine on which resources to receive the energy transfer signal, the UE may not be able to effectively or efficiently harvest energy, and therefore may be intermittently unavailable or unreliable for wireless communication over time, resulting in failed transmissions, increased system latency, reduced battery life at the UE, and a reduced user experience.

[0046] In some examples, the UE may identify a common or UE-specific energy transfer resource, which the UE may monitor for an energy transfer signal. The UE may identify such energy transfer resources based on a mapping between a synchronization signal block (SSB) index and the energy transfer resource. The mapping may be a one-to-one mapping, or may be a one-to-many mapping. In a one-to-many mapping, a subset of each mapped set of energy transfer resources may correspond to different energy collection types, different energy charging rates, or different periodicities or power settings, among other examples. The mapping may be included in one or more standard documents, or may be configured at the UE via system information, control signaling, random access messages, or a combination thereof. In some examples, the network may provide the UE with parameters of the waveform of the energy transfer signal so that the UE can eliminate them if the UE also receives data signaling on the same resources.

[0047] Various aspects of the present disclosure are first described in the context of a wireless communication system. Further, various aspects of the present disclosure are illustrated by wireless communication systems, energy transfer resource schemes, and process flows, and are described herein with reference to these. Further, various aspects of the present disclosure are illustrated by device diagrams, system diagrams, and flow charts related to common energy signal configurations, and are described herein with reference to these.

[0048] Figure 1 An example of a wireless communication system 100 supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The wireless communication system 100 may include one or more network entities 105, one or more UEs 115, and a core network 130. In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may be a long term evolution (LTE) network, an advanced LTE (LTE-A) network, an LTE-A Pro network, a new radio (NR) network, or a network operating according to other systems and radio technologies (including future systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein).

[0049] The network entities 105 may be dispersed throughout a geographic area to form the wireless communication system 100 and may include devices in different forms or with different capabilities. In various examples, the network entities 105 may be referred to as network elements, mobility elements, radio access network (RAN) nodes, or network equipment, etc. In some examples, the network entities 105 and the UE 115 may communicate wirelessly via one or more communication links 125 (e.g., radio frequency (RF) access links). For example, the network entity 105 may support a coverage area 110 (e.g., a geographic coverage area) over which the UE 115 and the network entity 105 may establish one or more communication links 125. The coverage area 110 may be an example of a geographic area over which the network entity 105 and the UE 115 may support signal communications according to one or more radio access technologies (RATs).

[0050] The UEs 115 may be dispersed throughout the coverage area 110 of the wireless communication system 100, and each UE 115 may be stationary or mobile, or stationary and mobile at different times. The UEs 115 may be devices that take different form factors or have different capabilities. Figure 1 Some example UEs 115 are illustrated in FIG. 1 . The UEs 115 described herein may be able to communicate with various types of devices, such as Figure 1 105 or other UEs 115 or network entities 105) shown in FIG.

[0051] As described herein, a node of the wireless communication system 100 (which may be referred to as a network node or a wireless node) may be a network entity 105 (e.g., any network entity described herein), a UE 115 (e.g., any UE described herein), a network controller, an apparatus, a device, a computing system, one or more components, or another suitable processing entity configured to perform any of the techniques described herein. For example, the node may be a UE 115. As another example, the node may be a network entity 105. As another example, a first node may be configured to communicate with a second node or a third node. In one aspect of this example, the first node may be a UE 115, the second node may be a network entity 105, and the third node may be a UE 115. In another aspect of this example, the first node may be a UE 115, the second node may be a network entity 105, and the third node may be a network entity 105. In other aspects of this example, the first node, the second node, and the third node may be different relative to these examples. Similarly, reference to UE 115, network entity 105, apparatus, device, or computing system may include disclosure that UE 115, network entity 105, apparatus, device, or computing system is a node. For example, a disclosure that UE 115 is configured to receive information from network entity 105 also discloses that the first node is configured to receive information from a second node.

[0052] In some examples, the network entities 105 may communicate with the core network 130, or with each other, or both. For example, the network entities 105 may communicate with the core network 130 via one or more backhaul links 120 (e.g., according to S1, N2, N3, or other interface protocols). In some examples, the network entities 105 may communicate with each other on the backhaul links 120 (e.g., according to X2, Xn, or other interface protocols) directly (e.g., directly between the network entities 105) or indirectly (e.g., via the core network 130). In some examples, the network entities 105 may communicate with each other via the midhaul communication link 162 (e.g., according to the midhaul interface protocol) or the fronthaul communication link 168 (e.g., according to the fronthaul interface protocol) or any combination thereof. The backhaul communication link 120, the midhaul communication link 162, or the fronthaul communication link 168 may be or include one or more wired links (e.g., electrical links, optical fiber links), one or more wireless links (e.g., radio links, wireless optical links), and other examples or various combinations thereof. UE 115 may communicate with core network 130 via communication link 155 .

[0053] One or more of the network entities 105 described herein may include or may be referred to as a base station 140 (e.g., a transceiver base station, a radio base station, an NR base station, an access point, a radio transceiver, a Node B, an evolved Node B (eNB), a next-generation Node B, or a Gigabit Node B (any of which may be referred to as a gNB), a 5G NB, a next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), a Home Node B, a Home Evolved Node B, or other suitable terms). In some examples, the network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) may be implemented in an aggregated (e.g., monolithic, stand-alone) base station architecture, which may be configured to utilize a protocol stack physically or logically integrated within a single network entity 105 (e.g., a single RAN node, such as a base station 140).

[0054] In some examples, the network entity 105 may be implemented in a disaggregated architecture (e.g., a disaggregated base station architecture, a disaggregated RAN architecture) that may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed between two or more network entities 105, such as an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, an open RAN (O-RAN) (e.g., a network configuration sponsored by the O-RAN Alliance), or a virtualized RAN (vRAN) (e.g., a cloud RAN (C-RAN)). For example, the network entity 105 may include one or more of the following: a central unit (CU) 160, a distributed unit (DU) 165, a radio unit (RU) 170, a RAN intelligent controller (RIC) 175 (e.g., a near real-time RIC (near RT RIC), a non-real-time RIC (non-RT RIC)), a service management and orchestration (SMO) 180 system, or any combination thereof. The RU 170 may also be referred to as a radio head, a smart radio head, a remote radio head (RRH), a remote radio unit (RRU), or a transmit receive point (TRP). One or more components of the network entity 105 in the decomposed RAN architecture may be co-located, or one or more components of the network entity 105 may be located in distributed locations (e.g., separate physical locations). In some examples, one or more network entities 105 of the decomposed RAN architecture may be implemented as virtual units (e.g., virtual CU (VCU), virtual DU (VDU), virtual RU (VRU)).

[0055] The functional split between CU 160, DU 165, and RU 170 is flexible and may support different functionalities depending on which functions (e.g., network layer functions, protocol layer functions, baseband functions, RF functions, and any combination thereof) are performed at CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170. For example, a functional split of a protocol stack may be employed between CU 160 and DU 165 such that CU 160 may support one or more layers of a protocol stack and DU 165 may support one or more different layers of a protocol stack. In some examples, CU 160 may host higher protocol layer (e.g., layer 3 (L3), layer 2 (L2)) functionality and signaling (e.g., radio resource control (RRC), service data adaptation protocol (SDAP), packet data convergence protocol (PDCP)). The CU 160 may be connected to one or more DUs 165 or RUs 170, and the one or more DUs 165 or RUs 170 may host lower protocol layers, such as layer 1 (L1) (e.g., physical (PHY) layer) or L2 (e.g., radio link control (RLC) layer, medium access control (MAC) layer) functionality and signaling, and may both be at least partially controlled by the CU 160. Additionally or alternatively, a functional split of the protocol stack may be employed between the DU 165 and the RU 170, such that the DU 165 may support one or more layers of the protocol stack, and the RU 170 may support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. The DU 165 may support one or more different cells (e.g., via one or more RUs 170). In some cases, the functional split between CU 160 and DU 165 or between DU 165 and RU 170 may be within the protocol layer (e.g., some functions of the protocol layer may be performed by one of CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170, while other functions of the protocol layer are performed by a different one of CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170). CU 160 may be further functionally split into CU control plane (CU-CP) and CU user plane (CU-UP) functions. CU 160 may be connected to one or more DUs 165 via midhaul communication links 162 (e.g., F1, F1-c, F1-u), and DU 165 may be connected to one or more RUs 170 via fronthaul communication links 168 (e.g., open fronthaul (FH) interface). In some examples, midhaul communication link 162 or fronthaul communication link 168 may be implemented based on interfaces (eg, channels) between layers of a protocol stack supported by respective network entities 105 communicating over those communication links.

[0056] In some wireless communication systems (e.g., wireless communication system 100), infrastructure and spectrum resources for radio access may support wireless backhaul link capabilities to supplement wired backhaul connections, thereby providing an IAB network architecture (e.g., to core network 130). In some cases, in an IAB network, one or more network entities 105 (e.g., IAB nodes 104) may be partially controlled by each other. One or more IAB nodes 104 may be referred to as donor entities or IAB donors. One or more DUs 165 or one or more RUs 170 may be controlled in part by one or more CUs 160 associated with a donor network entity 105 (e.g., donor base station 140). One or more donor network entities 105 (e.g., IAB donors) may communicate with one or more additional network entities 105 (e.g., IAB nodes 104) via supported access and backhaul links (e.g., backhaul communication links 120). The IAB node 104 may include an IAB mobile termination (IAB-MT) controlled (e.g., scheduled) by a DU 165 of a coupled IAB donor. The IAB-MT may include an independent set of antennas for relaying communications with the UE 115, or may share the same antennas of the IAB node 104 (e.g., of the RU 170) for access via the DU 165 of the IAB node 104 (e.g., referred to as a virtual IAB-MT (vIAB-MT)). In some examples, the IAB node 104 may include a DU 165 that supports communication links with additional entities (e.g., IAB node 104, UE 115) within a relay chain or configuration (e.g., downstream) of the access network. In such a case, one or more components of the decomposed RAN architecture (e.g., one or more IAB nodes 104 or components of the IAB node 104) may be configured to operate according to the techniques described herein.

[0057] Where the techniques described herein are applied in the context of a disaggregated RAN architecture, one or more components of the disaggregated RAN architecture may be configured to support a common energy signal configuration as described herein. For example, some operations described as being performed by a UE 115 or a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) may additionally or alternatively be performed by one or more components of the disaggregated RAN architecture (e.g., an IAB node 104, a DU 165, a CU 160, a RU 170, a RIC 175, a SMO 180).

[0058] UE 115 may include or may 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 a "device" may also be referred to as a unit, a station, a terminal, a client, or the like. UE 115 may also include or may be referred to as a personal electronic device, such as: a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a multimedia / entertainment device (e.g., a radio, an MP3 player, or a video device, etc.), a camera, a gaming device, a navigation / positioning device (e.g., a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) device based on, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System), Beidou, GLONASS or Galileo, ground-based equipment, etc.), a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a netbook, a smartbook, a personal computer, a smart device, a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, virtual reality goggles, a smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., a smart ring, a smart bracelet)), a drone, a robot / robotic device, a vehicle, an in-vehicle device, a meter (e.g., a parking meter, an electric meter, a gas meter, a water meter), a monitor, a gas pump, an appliance (e.g., a kitchen appliance, a washing machine, a dryer), a location tag, a medical / health care device, an implant, a sensor / actuator, a display, or any other suitable device or personal computer configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium. In some examples, UE 115 may include or may 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 communication (MTC) device, etc., which may be implemented in various objects such as appliances or vehicles, meters, and the like.

[0059] like Figure 1 As shown, the UE 115 described herein may be able to communicate with various types of devices, such as other UEs 115, which may sometimes act as repeaters, as well as network entities 105 and network equipment, including macro eNBs or gNBs, small cell eNBs or gNBs, or relay base stations, etc.

[0060] The UE 115 and the network entity 105 may wirelessly communicate with each other via one or more communication links 125 (e.g., access links) on one or more carriers. The term "carrier" may refer to a set of RF spectrum resources having a defined physical layer structure to support the communication link 125. For example, a carrier for the communication link 125 may include a portion of an RF spectrum band (e.g., a bandwidth portion (BWP)) that operates according to one or more physical layer channels for a given radio access technology (e.g., LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, NR). Each physical layer channel may carry acquisition signaling (e.g., synchronization signals, system information), control signaling for coordinating carrier operations, user data, or other signaling. The wireless communication system 100 may support communications with the UE 115 using carrier aggregation or multi-carrier operation. Depending on the carrier aggregation configuration, the UE 115 may be configured to have multiple downlink component carriers and one or more uplink component carriers. Carrier aggregation may be used for both frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) component carriers. Communication between the network entity 105 and other devices may refer to communication between these devices and any part (e.g., entity, sub-entity) of the network entity 105. For example, the terms "send", "receive", or "communicate" when referring to the network entity 105 may refer to any part of the network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, CU 160, DU 165, RU 170) of the RAN communicating with another device (e.g., directly or via one or more other network entities 105).

[0061] In some examples, such as in a carrier aggregation configuration, a carrier may also have acquisition signaling or control signaling that coordinates the operation of other carriers. A carrier may be associated with a frequency channel (e.g., an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) Absolute RF Channel Number (EARFCN)) and may be located based on a channel raster for discovery by UE 115. A carrier may operate in a standalone mode, in which case initial acquisition and connection may be performed by UE 115 via the carrier, or a carrier may operate in a non-standalone mode, in which case the connection is anchored using a different carrier (e.g., a different carrier of the same or different radio access technology).

[0062] The communication link 125 shown in the wireless communication system 100 may include downlink transmissions (e.g., forward link transmissions) from the network entity 105 to the UE 115, uplink transmissions (e.g., return link transmissions) from the UE 115 to the network entity 105, or both, as well as other transmission configurations. A carrier may carry either downlink communications or uplink communications (e.g., in FDD mode), or may be configured to carry both downlink communications and uplink communications (e.g., in TDD mode).

[0063] A carrier may be associated with a particular bandwidth of the RF spectrum, and in some examples, the carrier bandwidth may be referred to as a "system bandwidth" of the carrier or wireless communication system 100. For example, the carrier bandwidth may be one of a set of bandwidths (e.g., 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 40, or 80 megahertz (MHz)) of a carrier of a particular radio access technology. Devices (e.g., network entity 105, UE 115, or both) of the wireless communication system 100 may have a hardware configuration that supports communication over a particular carrier bandwidth, or may be configurable to support communication over one of a set of carrier bandwidths. In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may include a network entity 105 or UE 115 that supports concurrent communication via carriers associated with multiple carrier bandwidths. In some examples, each served UE 115 may be configured to operate on a portion (e.g., subband, BWP) or all of a carrier bandwidth.

[0064] The signal waveform sent on the carrier may include 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 a system using MCM technology, a resource element may refer to a resource of one symbol period (e.g., the duration of one modulation symbol) and one subcarrier, where the symbol period and subcarrier spacing may be inversely related. The number of bits carried by each resource element may depend on the modulation scheme (e.g., the order of the modulation scheme, the coding rate of the modulation scheme, or both), so that the more resource elements a device receives and the higher the order of the modulation scheme, the higher the data rate for the device may be. Wireless communication resources may refer to a combination of RF spectrum resources, time resources, and spatial resources (e.g., spatial layers or beams), and the use of multiple spatial resources may increase the data rate or data integrity used for communication with UE 115.

[0065] One or more parameter designs for a carrier may be supported, where the parameter designs may include subcarrier spacing (Δf) and cyclic prefixes. A carrier may be divided into one or more BWPs with the same or different parameter sets. In some examples, a UE 115 may be configured with multiple BWPs. In some examples, a single BWP for a carrier may be active at a given time, and communications for a UE 115 may be constrained to one or more active BWPs.

[0066] The time interval of the network entity 105 or the UE 115 may be expressed as a multiple of a basic time unit, which may be, for example, a sampling period T s =1 / (Δf max ·N f ) seconds, where Δf maxIt can represent the maximum supported subcarrier spacing, and N f The maximum supported discrete Fourier transform (DFT) size may be indicated. The time intervals of the communication resources may be organized according to radio frames, each radio frame having a specified duration (e.g., 10 milliseconds (ms)). Each radio frame may be identified by a system frame number (SFN) (e.g., ranging from 0 to 1023).

[0067] Each frame may include a plurality of consecutively numbered subframes or time slots, and each subframe or time slot may have the same duration. In some examples, a frame may be divided into subframes (e.g., in the time domain), and each subframe may be further divided into a certain number of time slots. Alternatively, each frame may include a variable number of time slots, and the number of time slots may depend on the subcarrier spacing. Each time slot may include a certain number of symbol periods (e.g., depending on the length of the cyclic prefix added before each symbol period). In some wireless communication systems 100, the time slot may be further divided into a plurality of mini-time slots including one or more symbols. Excluding the cyclic prefix, each symbol period may contain one or more (e.g., N f ) sampling period. The duration of a symbol period may depend on the subcarrier spacing or the operating frequency band.

[0068] A subframe, a time slot, a mini-time slot, or a symbol may be the smallest scheduling unit (e.g., in the time domain) of the wireless communication system 100 and may 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) may be variable. Additionally or alternatively, the smallest scheduling unit of the wireless communication system 100 may be dynamically selected (e.g., in a burst of a shortened TTI (sTTI)).

[0069] Physical channels may be multiplexed on a carrier according to various techniques. For example, physical control channels and physical data channels may be multiplexed on a downlink carrier using one or more of a time division multiplexing (TDM) technique, a frequency division multiplexing (FDM) technique, or a hybrid TDM-FDM technique. A control region (e.g., a control resource set (CORESET)) of a physical control channel may be defined by a set of symbol periods and may extend across a system bandwidth or a subset of a system bandwidth of a carrier. One or more control regions (e.g., CORESETs) may be configured for a group of UEs 115. For example, one or more of the UEs 115 may monitor or search the control region for control information according to one or more search space sets, and each search space set may include one or more control channel candidates in one or more aggregation levels arranged in a cascaded manner. The aggregation level of the control channel candidates may refer to the number of control channel resources (e.g., control channel elements (CCEs)) associated with the coding information for a control information format having a given payload size. The search space sets may include a common search space set configured for transmitting control information to a plurality of UEs 115 , and a UE-specific search space set for transmitting control information to a specific UE 115 .

[0070] In some examples, the network entities 105 (e.g., base stations 140, RUs 170) may be mobile and thus provide communication coverage for mobile coverage areas 110. In some examples, different coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies may overlap, but the different coverage areas 110 may be supported by the same network entity 105. In some other examples, overlapping coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies may be supported by different network entities 105. The wireless communication system 100 may include, for example, a heterogeneous network in which different types of network entities 105 provide coverage for various coverage areas 110 using the same or different radio access technologies.

[0071] Some UEs 115 (such as MTC or IoT devices) may be low-cost or low-complexity devices and may provide automated communication between machines (e.g., via machine-to-machine (M2M) communication). M2M communication or MTC may refer to data communication technology that allows devices to communicate with each other or with a network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140) without human intervention. In some examples, M2M communication or MTC may include communication from devices with integrated sensors or meters to measure or capture information and relay such information to a central server or application that utilizes the information or presents the information to a person interacting with the application. Some UEs 115 may be designed to collect information or implement automated behavior of machines or other devices. Application examples of MTC devices include smart metering, inventory monitoring, water level monitoring, equipment monitoring, healthcare monitoring, wildlife monitoring, weather and geological event monitoring, fleet management and tracking, remote security sensing, physical access control, and transaction-based service charging. In one aspect, the technology disclosed herein may be applicable to MTC or IoT UEs. MTC or IoT UE may include MTC / enhanced MTC (eMTC, also known as CAT-M, Cat M1) UE, NB-IoT (also known as CAT NB1) UE, and other types of UE. eMTC and NB-IoT may refer to future technologies that may evolve from or be based on these technologies. For example, eMTC may include FeMTC (further eMTC), eFeMTC (enhanced further eMTC), and mMTC (massive MTC), etc., and NB-IoT may include eNB-IoT (enhanced NB-IoT) and FeNB-IoT (further enhanced NB-IoT).

[0072] Some UEs 115 may be configured to employ an operating mode that reduces power consumption, such as half-duplex communication (e.g., a mode that supports unidirectional communication via transmission or reception but does not transmit and receive concurrently). In some examples, half-duplex communication may be performed with a reduced peak rate. Other power conservation techniques for UEs 115 include entering a power-saving deep sleep mode when not engaged in active communications, operating over a limited bandwidth (e.g., according to narrowband communications), or a combination of these techniques. For example, some UEs 115 may be configured to operate using a narrowband protocol type that is associated with a defined portion or range (e.g., a set of subcarriers or resource blocks (RBs)) within a carrier, within a guard band of a carrier, or outside a carrier.

[0073] The wireless communication system 100 can be configured to support ultra-reliable communication or low-latency communication or various combinations thereof. For example, the wireless communication system 100 can be configured to support ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC). UE 115 can be designed to support ultra-reliable, low-latency or critical functions. Ultra-reliable communication may include private communication or group communication, and may be supported by one or more services (such as push-to-talk, video or data). Support for ultra-reliable, low-latency functions may include prioritization of services, and such services may be used for public safety or general commercial applications. The terms ultra-reliable, low-latency and ultra-reliable low-latency may be used interchangeably herein.

[0074] In some examples, a UE 115 may be able to communicate directly with other UEs 115 over a device-to-device (D2D) communication link 135 (e.g., according to a peer-to-peer (P2P), D2D, or sidelink protocol). In some examples, one or more UEs 115 in a group that are performing D2D communications may be within a coverage area 110 of a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, a RU 170), which may support aspects of such D2D communications configured or scheduled by the network entity 105. In some examples, one or more UEs 115 in such a group may be outside of the coverage area 110 of the network entity 105, or may otherwise be unable or not configured to receive transmissions from the network entity 105. In some examples, a group of UEs 115 communicating via D2D communications may support a one-to-many (1:M) system, in which each UE 115 transmits to each UE 115 in the group. In some examples, the network entity 105 may facilitate scheduling resources for D2D communications. In some other examples, D2D communications may be performed between UEs 115 without involving network entity 105 .

[0075] 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., UE 115). In some examples, the vehicles can communicate using vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, or some combination of these items. The vehicles can signal information related to traffic conditions, signal scheduling, weather, safety, emergency situations, or any other information related to the V2X system. In some examples, vehicles in the V2X system can communicate with roadside infrastructure (such as roadside units), or communicate with the network via one or more network nodes (e.g., network entity 105, base station 140, RU 170) using vehicle-to-network (V2N) communication, or both.

[0076] The core network 130 may provide user authentication, access authorization, tracking, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, and other access, routing, or mobility functions. The core network 130 may be an evolved packet core (EPC) or a 5G core (5GC), which may include at least one control plane entity for managing access and mobility (e.g., a mobility management entity (MME), an access and mobility management function (AMF)) and at least one user plane entity for routing packets or interconnecting to an external network (e.g., a serving gateway (S-GW)), a packet data network (PDN) gateway (P-GW), or a user plane function (UPF)). The control plane entity may manage non-access stratum (NAS) functions, such as mobility, authentication, and bearer management of UE 115 served by a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) associated with the core network 130. User IP packets may be delivered through the user plane entity, which may provide IP address allocation and other functions. The user plane entity may be connected to an IP service 150 for one or more network operators. The IP services 150 may include access to the Internet, an intranet, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), or packet-switched streaming services.

[0077] The wireless communication system 100 may operate using one or more frequency bands that may be in the range of 300 megahertz (MHz) to 300 gigahertz (GHz). Typically, the region from 300 MHz to 3 GHz is referred to as the ultra-high frequency (UHF) region or decimeter band because the wavelength range length is about one decimeter to one meter. The UHF waves may be blocked or redirected by buildings and environmental features, and these waves may be referred to as clusters, but these waves may be sufficient to penetrate structures so that macro cells provide services to UEs 115 located indoors. Transmission of UHF waves may be associated with smaller antennas and shorter ranges (e.g., less than 100 kilometers) compared to transmission using smaller frequencies and longer wavelengths of the high frequency (HF) or very high frequency (VHF) portions of the spectrum below 300 MHz.

[0078] The wireless communication system 100 may also operate in a super high frequency (SHF) region (also known as a centimeter band) using a frequency band of 3 GHz to 30 GHz or in an extremely high frequency (EHF) region (e.g., 30 GHz to 300 GHz) (also known as a millimeter band) of the spectrum. In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may support millimeter wave (mmW) communications between UE 115 and network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, RU170), and the EHF antenna of the corresponding device may be smaller and closer than the UHF antenna. In some examples, this may facilitate the use of antenna arrays within the device. However, the propagation of EHF transmissions may be affected by greater atmospheric attenuation and a shorter range than SHF or UHF transmissions. The technology disclosed herein may be adopted across transmissions using one or more different frequency regions, and the use of frequency bands specified across these frequency regions may vary by country or regulatory agency.

[0079] The wireless communication system 100 can utilize licensed and unlicensed RF spectrum bands. For example, the wireless communication system 100 can adopt license assisted access (LAA), LTE unlicensed (LTE-U) radio access technology, or NR technology in unlicensed bands such as the 5 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band. When operating in an unlicensed RF spectrum band, devices such as network entities 105 and UE 115 can use carrier sensing for conflict detection and avoidance. In some examples, operations in unlicensed bands can be based on a carrier aggregation configuration combined with component carriers operating in a licensed band (e.g., LAA). Operations in the unlicensed spectrum may include downlink transmissions, uplink transmissions, P2P transmissions, or D2D transmissions, and the like.

[0080] The network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, RU 170) or UE 115 may be equipped with multiple antennas, which can be used to employ technologies such as transmit diversity, receive diversity, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication or beamforming. The antennas of the network entity 105 or UE 115 may be located in one or more antenna arrays or antenna panels, which can support MIMO operations or transmit or receive beamforming. For example, one or more base station antennas or antenna arrays may be co-located at an antenna assembly, such as an antenna tower. In some examples, the antennas or antenna arrays associated with the network entity 105 may be located at different geographical locations. The network entity 105 may have an antenna array having a set of rows and columns of antenna ports that the network entity 105 can use to support beamforming for communications with the UE 115. Similarly, the UE 115 may have one or more antenna arrays that can support various MIMO or beamforming operations. Additionally or alternatively, the antenna panel may support RF beamforming for signals sent via the antenna ports.

[0081] The network entity 105 or UE 115 may use MIMO communication to utilize multipath signal propagation and improve spectral efficiency by sending or receiving multiple signals via different spatial layers. Such technology may be referred to as spatial multiplexing. Multiple signals may be, for example, sent by a transmitting device via different antennas or different combinations of antennas. Similarly, multiple signals may be received by a receiving device via different antennas or different combinations of antennas. Each of the multiple signals may be referred to as a separate spatial stream and may carry information associated with the same data stream (e.g., the same codeword) or different data streams (e.g., different codewords). Different spatial layers may be associated with different antenna ports for channel measurement and reporting. MIMO technology includes single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO), in which multiple spatial layers are sent to the same receiving device; and multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO), in which multiple spatial layers are sent to multiple devices.

[0082] Beamforming (which may also be referred to as spatial filtering, directional transmission, or directional reception) is a signal processing technique that may be used at a transmitting device or a receiving device (e.g., a network entity 105, a UE 115) to shape or direct an antenna beam (e.g., a transmit beam, a receive beam) along a spatial path between the transmitting device and the receiving device. Beamforming may be achieved by combining signals communicated via antenna elements of an antenna array so that some signals propagating in a particular direction relative to the antenna array experience constructive interference, while other signals experience destructive interference. Adjustments to signals communicated via antenna elements may include the transmitting device or the receiving device applying an amplitude offset, a phase offset, or both to signals carried via antenna elements associated with the device. Adjustments associated with each of these antenna elements may be defined by a set of beamforming weights associated with a particular direction (e.g., relative to the antenna array of the transmitting device or the receiving device or relative to some other direction).

[0083] The network entity 105 or the UE 115 may use beam scanning techniques as part of a beamforming operation. For example, the network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, RU 170) may use multiple antennas or antenna arrays (e.g., antenna panels) to perform beamforming operations for directional communication with the UE 115. Some signals (e.g., synchronization signals, reference signals, beam selection signals, or other control signals) may be sent multiple times by the network entity 105 along different directions. For example, the network entity 105 may send signals according to different sets of beamforming weights associated with different transmission directions. Transmissions along different beam directions may be used to identify (e.g., by a transmitting device such as the network entity 105, or by a receiving device such as the UE 115) the beam direction for later transmission or reception by the network entity 105.

[0084] Some signals (such as data signals associated with a particular receiving device) may be sent by a transmitting device (e.g., transmitting network entity 105, transmitting UE 115) along a single beam direction (e.g., a direction associated with a receiving device such as receiving network entity 105 or receiving UE 115). In some examples, a beam direction associated with transmission along a single beam direction may be determined based on signals sent along one or more beam directions. For example, UE 115 may receive one or more of the signals sent by network entity 105 along different directions, and may report to network entity 105 an indication of the signal received by UE 115 with the highest signal quality or other acceptable signal quality.

[0085] In some examples, transmission by a device (e.g., by network entity 105 or UE 115) may be performed using multiple beam directions, and the device may use a combination of digital precoding or beamforming to generate a combined beam for transmission (e.g., from network entity 105 to UE 115). UE 115 may report feedback indicating precoding weights for one or more beam directions, and the feedback may correspond to a set of configured beams across a system bandwidth or one or more subbands. Network entity 105 may send a reference signal (e.g., a cell-specific reference signal (CRS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS)), which may or may not be precoded. UE 115 may provide feedback for beam selection, which may be a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) or codebook-based feedback (e.g., a multi-panel codebook, a linear combination codebook, a port selection codebook). Although these techniques are described with reference to signals sent along one or more directions by a network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, RU 170), UE 115 may use similar techniques to send signals multiple times along different directions (e.g., to identify a beam direction for subsequent transmission or reception by UE 115), or to send signals along a single direction (e.g., to send data to a receiving device).

[0086] A receiving device (e.g., UE 115) may perform receiving operations according to multiple receiving configurations (e.g., directional listening) when receiving various signals (such as synchronization signals, reference signals, beam selection signals, or other control signals) from a receiving device (e.g., network entity 105). For example, the receiving device may perform reception according to multiple receiving directions by: receiving via different antenna subarrays, processing received signals according to different antenna subarrays, receiving according to different receiving beamforming weight sets (e.g., different directional listening weight sets) applied to signals received at multiple antenna elements of an antenna array, or processing received signals according to different receiving beamforming weight sets applied to signals received at multiple antenna elements of an antenna array, any of which may be referred to as "listening" according to different receiving configurations or receiving directions. In some examples, the receiving device may use a single receiving configuration to receive along a single beam direction (e.g., when receiving a data signal). A single receive configuration may be aligned along a beam direction determined based on listening according to different receive configuration directions (e.g., a beam direction determined to have the highest signal strength, highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), or other acceptable signal quality based on listening according to multiple beam directions).

[0087] The wireless communication system 100 can be a packet-based network that operates according to a layered protocol stack. In the user plane, the communication of the bearer or PDCP layer can be IP-based. The RLC layer can perform packet segmentation and reorganization to communicate on the logical channel. The MAC layer can perform priority processing and multiplexing of logical channels to transport channels. The MAC layer can also use error detection technology, error correction technology, or both to support retransmission at the MAC layer to improve link efficiency. In the control plane, the RRC protocol layer can provide the establishment, configuration and maintenance of the RRC connection of the radio bearer that supports user plane data between the UE 115 and the network entity 105 or the core network 130. At the PHY layer, the transport channel can be mapped to the physical channel.

[0088] UE 115 and network entity 105 may support retransmission of data to increase the likelihood that the data is successfully received. Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback is a technique for increasing the likelihood of correctly receiving data through a communication link (e.g., communication link 125, D2D communication link 135). HARQ may 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 may improve throughput at the MAC layer under poor radio conditions (e.g., low signal-to-noise ratio conditions). In some examples, a device may support simultaneous slot HARQ feedback, wherein the device may provide HARQ feedback in a specific time slot for data received in a previous symbol in the time slot. In some other examples, the device may provide HARQ feedback in a subsequent time slot or according to some other time interval.

[0089] In some examples, UE 115 may identify a common or UE-specific energy transfer resource, which UE 115 may monitor for an energy transfer signal. UE 115 may identify such energy transfer resources based on a mapping between a synchronization signal block (SSB) index and an energy transfer resource. The mapping may be a one-to-one mapping, or may be a one-to-many mapping. In a one-to-many mapping, a subset of each mapped set of energy transfer resources may correspond to different energy collection types, different energy charging rates, or different periodicities or power settings, among other examples. The mapping may be included in one or more standard documents, or may be configured at UE 115 via system information, control signaling, random access messages, or a combination thereof. In some examples, the network may provide UE 115 with parameters of a waveform of an energy transfer signal so that UE 115 may eliminate them if UE 115 also receives data signaling on the same resource.

[0090] Figure 2 An example of a wireless communication system 200 supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The wireless communication system 200 may include one or more UEs 115 (e.g., UE 115-a) and one or more network entities 105 (e.g., network entity 105-a and network entity 105-b), which may be reference Figure 1 Examples of corresponding devices described.

[0091] UE 115-a may communicate with network entity 105-a via a bidirectional communication link 205. UE 115-a may be an energy harvesting device (e.g., a reduced capability (RedCap) UE), an enhanced RedCap (eRedCap) UE, a passive UE (PUE) in an IoT deployment, or a full capability (e.g., non-RedCap) UE, among other examples. An energy harvesting device (such as UE 115-a) may harvest energy from the environment in a timely manner. For example, UE 115-a may harvest energy via backscatter, receiving energy transfer signaling from network entity 105 (e.g., via a directional beam provided for the purpose of transferring energy to UE 115-a), via solar energy transfer, thermal energy transfer, ambient radio or frequency radiation. UE 115-a may store such harvested energy (e.g., in a rechargeable battery). Some wireless communication systems may support energy harvesting protocols and energy handshake schemes. Such protocols may support operations (e.g., wireless communications) and energy harvesting of intermittently available energy harvested from the environment in which UE 115-a is located. Variations in the amount of harvested energy of UE 115-a may be expected over time and in different scenarios (e.g., different traffic patterns for ambient RF radiation, different times of day or night for solar energy harvesting, different charging capacities or rates at UE 115-a, and other examples). Devices that operate on intermittently available energy harvested from the environment, such as UE 115-a, may not sustain long or continuous receive or transmit operations.

[0092] UE 115-a may be equipped with one or more power-consuming radio frequency components, such as an ADC, a mixer, or an oscillator. UE 115-a may support one or more transmit chains, and the transmit chains, energy harvesting circuits, or both may be tuned to different frequencies for wireless communication and energy harvesting. Energy harvesting wireless devices (such as UE 115-a) may operate based on energy accumulated by energy harvester 225. If the accumulated energy is not enough to perform communication, UE 115-a may continue to accumulate energy over time. UE 115-a may not be reached by the network (e.g., by a wireless device such as a sidelink UE 115 operating in mode 1 or a network entity 105) until UE 115-a has accumulated enough energy to perform wireless communication. Because energy harvesting availability and rates may be unpredictable, the quality of communication between energy harvesting devices (such as UE 115-a) and the network may also be unpredictable or intermittent. The techniques described herein may support wireless protocols that can support reliable communication between UE 115-a and the network. Harvesting methods may include photovoltaic, piezoelectric, electrostatic, electromagnetic, thermoelectric, pyroelectric, or antenna harvesting techniques.The UE 115-a may be able to perform energy harvesting by receiving signaling from the network entity 105-a.

[0093] UE 115-a may include circuitry 210 and one or more antennas 270 for wireless communication and energy harvesting. Circuitry 210 may include a low power RF transceiver 240 that may communicate with a low power microcontroller 235 (e.g., to process data received via the transceiver or for transmission). The low power microcontroller may process data received from application 230 (e.g., for transmission) and may communicate with power manager 220. Circuitry 210 may also include an RF energy harvester 225.

[0094] The energy harvester 225 may receive (e.g., via the antenna 270) an RF input 245 at the impedance matching circuit 250. The voltage multiplier 255 may multiply the voltage of the RF input 245, and the capacitor 260 may output the harvested energy in the form of a DC output 265. The DC output 265 may be provided to the power manager 220, which may determine whether to store the power obtained from the RF energy harvester 225 in the energy storage device 215 (e.g., an energy storage and / or rechargeable battery) or to use it immediately for information transmission (e.g., via the low power microcontroller 235 and the low power RF transceiver 240).

[0095] As described herein, by receiving an energy transfer signal on an energy transfer resource (e.g., a defined beam for energy harvesting sent by a network entity 105-a), a UE 115-a may use circuitry 210 to perform energy harvesting. The UE 115-a may perform energy harvesting on resources defined for use by multiple UEs 115. These resources may be indicated via an initial access process or other control signaling. The UE 115-a may utilize the energy harvesting circuitry 210 and tune it to a certain frequency band, bandwidth portion, or set of resources (e.g., energy transfer resources) to accumulate RF / wireless energy via an energy harvesting process. As described herein, the UE 115-a may determine the energy transfer resources based on a one-to-one or one-to-many mapping between SSB indices and common resources. For example, the UE 115-a may receive one or more SSBs 275 from the network entity 105-a, and may determine one or more energy transfer resources on which to receive the energy transfer signal 280 based on a mapping between the SSB indices and the common energy transfer resources. In some examples, the mapping may also indicate the beam on which the energy transfer signal is received (eg, the same beam on which the preferred SSB 275 is received, or a different beam directed toward another transmitter).

[0096] The SSB 275 may be received as part of a random access procedure or prior to a random access procedure. For example, in a two-step random access procedure, the UE 115-a may receive control signaling, such as the SSB 275, SIB, reference signal, RRC signaling (e.g., sent by the network entity 105-a to the connected UE 115-a). The UE 115-a may perform downlink synchronization, system information decoding, and measurements. The UE 115-a may send a msgA preamble and a random access message A (msgA) payload (e.g., on PRACH and PUSCH channels). The PUSCH may carry an RRC request, a buffer status report (BSR), or small data. The network entity 105-a may then send a random access message B (msgB) on the PDCCH and PDSCH. The UE 115-a may then send msg B HARQ-ACK signaling on the PUCCH indicating that it has successfully received msg B. The two-step random access procedure may be used for transitioning from the RRC idle / inactive state to the RRC connected state, for small data transmission in the RRC idle or RR inactive state, for switching from a source cell to a target cell in the RRC connected state, or for an RRC connected mode in which UE 115-a recovers from uplink synchronization loss.

[0097] SSB 275 may be received as part of or prior to a four-step random access procedure. In such an example, UE 115-a may receive one or more SSBs 275 and one or more SIB1s from network entity 105-a. UE 115-a may send random access message 1 (e.g., on PRACH) and may receive random access message 2 (e.g., random access response (RAR)) on PCCH and PDSCH, including timing advance, information, uplink grant (TC-RNTI) for random access message 3 (msg3). UE 115-a may send msg3 on PUSCH, including RRC connection request, SR, and buffer status. UE 115-a may then receive random access message 4 (msg4) on PDCCH and PDSCH, including contention resolution message.

[0098] In a two-step or four-step random access message, the UE 115-a may rely on the SSB 275 to determine the random access opportunity on which to send the random access message. Similarly, the UE 115-a may receive the SSB 275, perform measurements, and determine the best or preferred SSB index (e.g., the beam on which the SSB is received with the highest quality, the highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), or the lowest interference). The UE 115-a may then determine the resource on which to receive the energy transfer signal 280 based on a mapping between the SSB index of the best SSB and one or more energy transfer resources. Based on the SSB beam index, the UE 115-a may determine a one-to-one mapping between the SSB beam index and the one or more energy transfer resources (e.g., as referenced Figure 3 ) or one-to-many resource mapping (e.g., as described in more detail in Figure 4 275). The network entity 105-a may beamform the energy transfer signal on the mapped resources using the same beam as the best SSB, and the UE 115-a may be expected to receive the energy transfer signal 280 using the same spatial filter used to receive the best SSB 275. In some examples, the network entity 105-a may beamform the energy transfer signal on the mapped resources using a different power source (e.g., network entity 105-b). The network entity 105-b may provide one or more energy transfer signals 280 on the mapped energy transfer resources. The UE 115-a may be preconfigured or configured (e.g., according to a mapping, or as indicated in a MIB (e.g., a physical broadcast channel in SIB1)) to receive the energy transfer signal 280 (e.g., from the network entity 105-b) using a particular spatial filter. In some examples, configuration of shared energy transfer resources, mapping between SSB 275 and energy transfer resources having a beam (e.g., a spatial filter) for UE 115-a, or any combination thereof may be configured via MIB, SIB1, or both.

[0099] The UE may receive (e.g., via MIB, SIB, msg2, msg4, msgB, or OSIB, among other examples) an indication of a set of known or common resources for charging a group of UEs 115 over the air, or specific resources (e.g., UE-specific resources) for charging only UE 115-a.

[0100] In some examples, UE 115-a may identify one or more energy harvesting bands, BWPs, subbands, time-frequency resource sets (e.g., included in a defined energy transfer resource set) for energy harvesting. Such resources may be configured or pre-configured at UE 115-a, or defined in one or more standard documents. Such resources may be initially configured and / or reconfigured / updated over time via random access signaling, SSB signaling, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling. UE 115-a may adjust its energy harvesting circuit 210 to one or more of the resources (e.g., bands, BWPs) based on an indication received from network entity 105-a, or based on the best SSB beam, or a combination thereof. UE 115-a may assume a specific pre-configured periodicity for such resources, or may be configured with a periodicity via MIB, SIB1, msg2, msg4, msgB, or OSIB, among other examples.

[0101] UE 115-a may begin using the mapped energy transfer resources to receive energy transfer signals 280, and network entity 105-a may subsequently allocate UE-specific energy transfer resources (e.g., with a better, narrower beam) for UE 115-a to monitor energy transfer signals 280. For example, based on CSI-RS signaling and CSI reports, network entity 105-a may determine an improved beam and may allocate updated energy transfer resources on which UE 115-a may use a better beam (e.g., based on CSI reports) to receive energy transfer signals. In some examples, the updated resources may be used to receive energy transfer signals from another entity (e.g., a power cell or network entity 105-b). Such a power cell may be dedicated to providing power and may be referred to as an RF transmitter or RF source. In some examples, the power cell may be a customer premises equipment (CPE), a UE 115, or a small cell, and the configured resources (e.g., for CSI-RS signaling) may be between the power cell and UE 115-a. New resources and updated resources may be indicated via Layer 1 (L1), Layer 2 (L2), and / or Layer 3 (L3) signaling and may be indicated during connected mode.

[0102] The energy transfer signal may be a set of reference signals quasi-co-located with a corresponding SSB (e.g., a particular SSB index) (e.g., on a reference signal resource). In such an example, the network entity 105-a may set a report flag for the CSI-RS set to none (e.g., reportQuantity=none) so that the UE 115-a is not instructed to transmit a CSI report for the energy transfer signal (e.g., unless some charging rate report is required, in which case the UE 115-a may receive the energy transfer signal in the form of a CSI-RS and may send a report indicating the charging rate or other charging-related information).

[0103] In some examples, the network entity 105-a or another network entity 105 may send a data signal using time-frequency resources that at least partially overlap with energy transfer resources. In such examples, the network entity 105-a may provide (e.g., via MIB, SIB1, msg2, msg4, msgB, or OSIB) an indication of one or more energy signal parameters (e.g., waveform, seed, identifier for generating an energy signal sequence, multiplexing type within a set of configured resources for energy transfer, energy signal DMRS configuration, and other examples). In such examples, the UE 115-a may use the indicated parameters to cancel the energy signal and successfully receive the data signaling.

[0104] In some examples, the network entity 105-a may indicate to the UE 115-a the MBS, PRS, SSB 275, and / or other multicast or broadcast signals from nearby cells, transmit reception points (TRPs), or other network entities 105 (e.g., network entity 105-b) so that the UE 115-a can utilize such signaling to harvest RF energy. In some examples, the network entity 105-a may coordinate between nodes and across radio access technologies (RATs) (e.g., LTE, WLAN, WWAN, 5G NR, and other examples) so that the UE 115-a can configure the energy harvesting circuit 210 to harvest energy from transmissions of various different RATs.

[0105] Figure 3 An example of an energy transfer resource scheme 300 supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The energy transfer resource scheme 300 may implement or be implemented by aspects of the wireless communication system 100 and the wireless communication system 200. For example, it may be referenced Figure 1 and Figure 2 The described examples of corresponding devices, a UE and one or more network entities (eg, UE 115 and network entity 105 ), may implement aspects of the energy transfer resource scheme 300 .

[0106] As reference Figure 2 As described, the UE may receive one or more SSBs and may select the best or preferred SSB. Each SSB may be mapped to an energy transfer resource (e.g., in a one-to-one mapping). If the UE determines that SSB0 is the best SSB, the UE may use resource 1 to monitor the energy transfer signal. The UE may determine (e.g., based on mapping or control signaling, or as preconfigured at the UE) to use the same spatial filter that the UE uses to receive the best SSB0. In some examples, UE 115-a may use different spatial filters (e.g., to receive energy transfer signals from different network entities, or to use different beams).

[0107] Figure 4 An example of an energy transfer resource scheme 400 supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The energy transfer resource scheme 400 may implement or be implemented by aspects of the wireless communication system 100 and the wireless communication system 200. For example, it may be referenced Figure 1 and Figure 2 The described examples of corresponding devices, a UE and one or more network entities (eg, UE 115 and network entity 105 ), may implement aspects of the energy transfer resource scheme 400 .

[0108] As reference Figure 2 As described, the UE may receive one or more SSBs and may select the best or preferred SSB. Each SSB may be mapped to an energy transfer resource (e.g., in a one-to-one mapping). If the UE determines that SSB0 is the best SSB, the UE may use resource set 0 to monitor the energy transfer signal. The UE may determine (e.g., based on mapping or control signaling, or as preconfigured at the UE) to use the same spatial filter that the UE uses to receive the best SSB0. In some examples, UE 115-a may use different spatial filters (e.g., to receive energy transfer signals from different network entities, or to use different beams).

[0109] In a one-to-many resource mapping, each subset 415 of a resource set may be associated with a charging rate. For example, a network entity may send energy transfer signals at different power levels in subset 415-c and subset 415-d of resource set 2. In some examples, subset 415-a of resource set 0 may have more resources than subset 415-b of resource set 0, or the resources may have different sizes (e.g., resulting in different charging rates). Different subsets 415 of resource sets may be associated with different periodicities, where a larger or increased periodicity may support a higher charging rate. Different subsets 415 of resource sets may be associated with different energy harvesting technologies (e.g., solar energy harvesting, thermal energy harvesting, RF thermal harvesting). In some examples, different subsets 415 of resource sets may be associated with different frequency resources (e.g., different frequency bands, different BWPs, different ranges). For example, subset 415-c of resource set 2 may be associated with a first frequency band, and subset 415-d of resource set 2 may be associated with a second frequency band. The UE may map SSB2 to resource set 2 and may select a subset 415 associated with a frequency band at which the UE has the best efficiency for energy harvesting.

[0110] After mapping the SSBs to resource sets, the UE may select a subset 415 associated with the UE type, acquisition type, most efficient frequency range, or other parameters. For example, if the UE maps SSB0 to resource set 0 and supports a high charging rate, the UE may select subset 415-a because subset 415-a has a higher charging rate due to a smaller periodicity 405. If the UE supports a lower charging rate, the UE may select subset 415-b because subset 415-b has a lower charging rate due to a larger periodicity 410.

[0111] Figure 5 An example of a process flow 500 for supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The process flow 500 may include a UE 115-b and a network entity 105-b, which may be a reference Figures 1 to 4 Examples of corresponding devices described. The process flow 500 may implement or be implemented by aspects of the wireless communication system 100, the wireless communication system 200, the energy transfer resource scheme 300, or the energy transfer resource scheme 400.

[0112] At 505, the network entity 105-b may send configuration information, and the UE 115-b may receive the configuration information. The configuration information may include a mapping between one or more SSB indexes and one or more energy transfer resources. The configuration information may be included in system information (SIB1, SIB2, OSIB), master information (MIB), random access message (msg2, msg4, msgB), or any combination thereof. The configuration information may include a one-to-one mapping between SSB indexes and corresponding energy transfer resources (e.g., as referenced in FIG. 5 ). Figure 3 described) or as referenced Figure 4 At 510, UE 115-b may receive one or more SSBs (e.g., from network entity 105-b or another network entity or a combination thereof). UE 115-b may perform one or more measurements to determine an optimal or preferred SSB. The SSB may correspond to a beam over which to communicate with network entity 105-b.

[0113] At 515, UE 115-b may monitor the energy transfer resource for the energy transfer signal. According to the mapping, the energy transfer resource may correspond to the selected SSB index. UE 115-b may monitor the energy transfer signal on the energy transfer resource using a beam associated with the mapping (e.g., the same beam on which UE 115-b receives the best SSB, or a different beam associated with the energy transfer resource according to the mapping).

[0114] In some examples, at 515, UE 115-b may select a subset of energy transfer resources on which to monitor energy transfer resources (at 520). For example, the mapping may be a one-to-many mapping, as described in reference to Figure 4 Described in more detail. Each of the multiple subsets of energy transfer resources may be associated with a corresponding energy transfer type (e.g., solar, RF, thermal energy harvesting). In some examples, each of the subsets of energy transfer resources may be associated with a corresponding energy transfer charging rate, a type of energy harvesting, a corresponding set of frequency resources (e.g., BWP, frequency band), a corresponding periodicity, a corresponding UE power setting, or any combination thereof. UE 115-b may determine its own type or other parameters (e.g., the most efficient frequency range of the energy harvesting circuit, the current power setting, the supported or preferred charging rate, the current battery power setting or charging level, the energy transfer type, or any combination thereof), and may then select a subset of energy transfer resources based on the type or parameter.

[0115] At 525, UE 115-b may receive an energy transfer signal based at least in part on monitoring the use of the energy transfer resource. The energy transfer signal may be a reference signal (e.g., a CSI-RS) that is quasi-co-located with a transmit beam (e.g., or a different beam per mapping) on ​​which UE 115-b receives a best SSB. UE 115-b may receive (e.g., at 505 or in separate signaling) an instruction for UE 115-b to refrain from sending measurement reports associated with the reference signal. UE 115-b may perform energy harvesting on the received energy transfer signal according to the energy harvesting circuit (e.g., as a reference signal). Figure 2 described).

[0116] In some examples, the UE may tune the energy harvesting circuit to a set of frequency resources that is mapped to the set of energy transfer resources for the SSB (e.g., or selected at 515). In some examples, at 530, the UE 115-b may receive (e.g., from the network entity 105-b) control signaling indicating a second set of frequency resources for a second set of energy transfer resources. In such examples, the UE 115-b may re-tune its energy harvesting circuit to the second set of energy transfer resources. In some examples, the control signaling may indicate the second set of resources based on a CSI-RS transmission or a CSI-RS report. The second set of energy transfer resources may be associated with a set of (e.g., narrow) transmit beams that may be more refined than beams previously used to receive energy transfer signals. The UE 115-b may monitor the second set of energy transfer resources using the narrower set of beams and may perform energy harvesting based on receiving energy transfer signals thereon.

[0117] Figure 6A block diagram 600 of a device 605 supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 605 may be an example of aspects of the UE 115 as described herein. The device 605 may include a receiver 610, a transmitter 615, and a communication manager 620. In some examples, the communication manager 620 may include or manage one or more aspects of the circuit 210. The device 605 may also include a processor. Each of these components may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0118] The receiver 610 may provide means for receiving information (such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof) associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels associated with a common energy signal configuration). The information may be communicated to other components of the device 605. The receiver 610 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.

[0119] The transmitter 615 may provide means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 605. For example, the transmitter 615 may transmit information (such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof) associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels associated with a common energy signal configuration). In some examples, the transmitter 615 may be co-located with the receiver 610 in a transceiver module. The transmitter 615 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.

[0120] The communication manager 620, the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or various combinations thereof, or various components thereof, may be examples of means for performing various aspects of the common energy signal configuration as described herein. For example, the communication manager 620, the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or various combinations thereof, or components thereof, may support methods for performing one or more of the functions described herein.

[0121] In some examples, the communication manager 620, the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in a communication management circuit). The hardware may include a processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a microcontroller, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof that is configured to or otherwise supports components for performing the functions described in the present disclosure. In some examples, the processor and a memory coupled to the processor may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., by executing instructions stored in the memory by the processor).

[0122] Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the communication manager 620, the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in code executed by a processor (e.g., as communication management software). If implemented in code executed by a processor, the functionality of the communication manager 620, the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a GPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, a microcontroller, or any combination of these or other programmable logic devices (e.g., configured to or otherwise support means for performing the functionality described in the present disclosure).

[0123] In some examples, communication manager 620 can be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, send) using or otherwise cooperating with receiver 610, transmitter 615, or both. For example, communication manager 620 can receive information from receiver 610, transmit information to transmitter 615, or be integrated in conjunction with receiver 610, transmitter 615, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0124] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 620 may support wireless communications at a UE. For example, the communication manager 620 may be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The communication manager 620 may be configured to or otherwise support components for monitoring a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping. The communication manager 620 may be configured to or otherwise support components for performing energy harvesting using the one or more energy transfer signals.

[0125] By including or configuring a communication manager 620 according to the examples described herein, a device 605 (e.g., a processor controlling a receiver 610, a transmitter 615, a communication manager 620, or a combination thereof or otherwise coupled thereto) can support techniques for energy transfer processes, resulting in more efficient energy harvesting, improved battery life, efficient utilization of available energy, efficient use of system resources, and an improved user experience.

[0126] Figure 7A block diagram 700 of a device 705 supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 705 may be an example of aspects of the device 605 or UE 115 as described herein. The device 705 may include a receiver 710, a transmitter 715, and a communication manager 720. The device 705 may also include a processor. Each of these components may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0127] The receiver 710 may provide means for receiving information (such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof) associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels associated with a common energy signal configuration). The information may be communicated to other components of the device 705. The receiver 710 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.

[0128] The transmitter 715 may provide means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 705. For example, the transmitter 715 may transmit information (such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof) associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels associated with a common energy signal configuration). In some examples, the transmitter 715 may be co-located with the receiver 710 in a transceiver module (e.g., low power RF transceiver 240). The transmitter 715 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.

[0129] The device 705 or its various components may be examples of components for performing various aspects of the shared energy signal configuration as described herein. For example, the communication manager 720 may include an SSB manager 725, an energy transfer resource manager 730, an energy harvesting manager 735, or any combination thereof. The communication manager 720 may be an example of various aspects of the communication manager 620 as described herein. In some examples, the communication manager 720 or its various components may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, send) using the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or both or otherwise cooperate with them. For example, the communication manager 720 may receive information from the receiver 710, transmit information to the transmitter 715, or be integrated with the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0130] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 720 may support wireless communications at a UE. The SSB manager 725 may be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The energy transfer resource manager 730 may be configured to or otherwise support components for monitoring a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping. The energy harvesting manager 735 may be configured to or otherwise support components for performing energy harvesting using one or more energy transfer signals. The energy harvesting manager 735 may include or may manage aspects of the energy harvester 225.

[0131] Figure 8 A block diagram 800 of a communication manager 820 supporting a shared energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The communication manager 820 can be an example of aspects of the communication manager 620, the communication manager 720, or both as described herein. The communication manager 820 or its various components can be examples of means for performing various aspects of the shared energy signal configuration as described herein. For example, the communication manager 820 can include an SSB manager 825, an energy transfer resource manager 830, an energy harvesting manager 835, an energy transfer signal manager 840, a control signaling manager 845, a data manager 850, or any combination thereof. Each of these components can communicate directly or indirectly with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0132] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 820 may support wireless communications at the UE. The SSB manager 825 may be configured to or otherwise support a component for receiving a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The energy transfer resource manager 830 may be configured to or otherwise support a component for monitoring a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping. The energy harvesting manager 835 may be configured to or otherwise support a component for performing energy harvesting using one or more energy transfer signals. The energy transfer signal manager 835 may include or may manage aspects of the energy harvester 225, the low power RF transceiver 240, the power manager 220, or other aspects of the circuit 210.

[0133] In some examples, the energy transfer signal manager 840 may be configured to or otherwise support means for receiving the one or more energy transfer signals using a spatial filter based on the monitoring, the spatial filter being associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources according to a further mapping between the spatial filter and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the spatial filter is not associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first SSB. The energy transfer signal manager 840 may include or may manage aspects of the energy harvester 225, the low power RF transceiver 240, or other aspects of the circuit 210.

[0134] In some examples, the energy transfer signal manager 840 may be configured as or otherwise support components for receiving the one or more energy transfer signals based on the monitoring using a spatial filter, the spatial filter associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first SSB based on a further mapping between the first transmit beam corresponding to the first SSB and the set of one or more energy transfer resources.

[0135] In some examples, the energy transfer signal manager 840 may be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving an indication that the UE is prohibited from sending a measurement report associated with the one or more energy transfer signals, wherein the one or more energy transfer signals include a reference signal that is quasi-co-located with a transmit beam associated with the first SSB in the set of the multiple corresponding transmit beams.

[0136] In some examples, the energy transfer resource manager 830 may be configured to or otherwise support components for selecting a first subset of the set of one or more energy transfer resources based on an energy transfer type of the UE, wherein each subset in a set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy transfer type in a set of multiple energy transfer types.

[0137] In some examples, each subset in the set of the plurality of subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a respective energy transfer charging rate.

[0138] In some examples, each subset in the set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy harvesting type, a corresponding set of frequency resources, a corresponding periodicity, a corresponding UE power setting, or any combination thereof.

[0139] In some examples, the control signaling manager 845 may be configured or otherwise support means for receiving system information, master information, or random access messages, including an indication of the mapping.

[0140] In some examples, control signaling manager 845 may be configured or otherwise support means for receiving control signaling indicating a second set of frequency resources associated with a second set of one or more energy transfer resources.

[0141] In some examples, the energy harvesting manager 835 may be configured to or otherwise support means for tuning the energy harvesting circuit at the UE to the first set of frequency resources associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein performing the energy harvesting is based on the tuning. In some examples, the energy harvesting manager 835 may be configured to or otherwise support means for retuning to the second set of one or more energy transfer resources based on the control signaling.

[0142] In some examples, the energy transfer resource manager 830 may be configured to or otherwise support means for receiving an indication of a second set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a first set of transmit beams, and the second set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a second set of transmit beams, and wherein the second set of transmit beams is narrower than the first set of transmit beams. In some examples, the energy transfer signal manager 840 may be configured to or otherwise support means for monitoring one or more additional energy transfer signals using the second set of one or more energy transfer resources on the second set of transmit beams. In some examples, the energy harvesting manager 835 may be configured to or otherwise support means for performing energy harvesting using the one or more additional energy transfer signals.

[0143] In some examples, the data manager 850 may be configured to or otherwise support means for receiving an indication of one or more parameters associated with the one or more energy transfer signals. In some examples, the data manager 850 may be configured to or otherwise support means for monitoring data transmission during at least a portion of the set of one or more energy transfer resources. In some examples, the data manager 850 may be configured to or otherwise support means for canceling the one or more energy transfer signals based on the one or more parameters. In some examples, the data manager 850 may be configured to or otherwise support means for decoding the data transmission based on the cancellation.

[0144] Fig. 9 A diagram of a system 900 including a device 905 supporting a shared energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 905 may be an example of a device 605, a device 705, or a UE 115 as described herein, or include components thereof. The device 905 may communicate (e.g., wirelessly) with one or more network entities 105, one or more UEs 115, or any combination thereof. The device 905 may include components for two-way voice and data communications, including components for sending and receiving communications, such as a communication manager 920, an input / output (I / O) controller 910, a transceiver 915 (e.g., a low power RF transceiver 240), an antenna 925 (e.g., an antenna 270), a memory 930, a code 935, and a processor 940. These components may be electronically communicated or otherwise coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more buses (e.g., a bus 945).

[0145] I / O controller 910 can manage input and output signals of device 905. I / O controller 910 can also manage peripheral devices that are not integrated into device 905. In some cases, I / O controller 910 can represent a physical connection or port to an external peripheral device. In some cases, I / O controller 910 can utilize a computer such as a , or other known operating systems. Additionally or alternatively, I / O controller 910 may represent or interact with a modem, keyboard, mouse, touch screen, or similar device. In some cases, I / O controller 910 may be implemented as part of a processor such as processor 940. In some cases, a user may interact with device 905 via I / O controller 910 or via hardware components controlled by I / O controller 910.

[0146] In some cases, the device 905 may include a single antenna 925. However, in some other cases, the device 905 may have more than one antenna 925, which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions. As described herein, the transceiver 915 may communicate bidirectionally via one or more antennas 925, wired or wireless links. For example, the transceiver 915 may represent a wireless transceiver and may communicate bidirectionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver 915 may also include a modem for: modulating packets to provide the modulated packets to one or more antennas 925 for transmission; and demodulating packets received from one or more antennas 925. The transceiver 915 or the transceiver 915 and one or more antennas 925 may be examples of transmitters 615, transmitters 715, receivers 610, receivers 710, or any combination thereof or components thereof as described herein.

[0147] The memory 930 may include random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM). The memory 930 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code 935 including instructions that, when executed by the processor 940, cause the device 905 to perform various functions described herein. The code 935 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as a system memory or another type of memory. In some cases, the code 935 may not be directly executable by the processor 940, but may (e.g., when compiled and executed) cause the computer to perform the functions described herein. In some cases, the memory 930 may include a basic I / O system (BIOS), etc., which may control basic hardware or software operations, such as interaction with peripheral components or devices.

[0148] The processor 940 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a GPU, 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 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some other cases, the memory controller may be integrated into the processor 940. The processor 940 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., a memory 930) so that the device 905 performs various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting a common energy signal configuration). For example, the device 905 or a component of the device 905 may include a processor 940 and a memory 930 coupled to or coupled to the processor 940, and the processor 940 and the memory 930 are configured to perform the various functions described herein.

[0149] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 920 may support wireless communications at the UE. For example, the communication manager 920 may be configured to or otherwise support a component for receiving a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The communication manager 920 may be configured to or otherwise support a component for monitoring a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping. The communication manager 920 may be configured to or otherwise support a component for performing energy harvesting using one or more energy transfer signals. The communication manager 920 may include or may manage aspects of the energy harvester 225, the low power RF transceiver 240, aspects of the power manager 220, or other aspects of the circuit 210.

[0150] By including or configuring a communication manager 920 according to examples as described herein, the device 905 can support techniques for energy transfer processes, resulting in more efficient energy harvesting, improved battery life, efficient utilization of available energy, efficient use of system resources, and an improved user experience.

[0151] In some examples, the communication manager 920 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, monitor, transmit) using or otherwise cooperating with the transceiver 915, one or more antennas 925, or any combination thereof. Although the communication manager 920 is illustrated as a separate component, in some examples, one or more functions described with reference to the communication manager 920 may be supported or performed by the processor 940, the memory 930, the code 935, or any combination thereof. For example, the code 935 may include instructions executable by the processor 940 to cause the device 905 to perform various aspects of the common energy signal configuration as described herein, or the processor 940 and the memory 930 may be otherwise configured to perform or support such operations.

[0152] Fig.10 A block diagram 1000 of a device 1005 supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 1005 may be an example of aspects of the network entity 105 as described herein. The device 1005 may include a receiver 1010, a transmitter 1015, and a communication manager 1020. The device 1005 may also include a processor. Each of these components may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0153] Receiver 1010 may provide means for obtaining (e.g., receiving, determining, identifying) information associated with various channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels, channels associated with a protocol stack), such as user data, control information, or any combination thereof (e.g., I / Q samples, symbols, packets, protocol data units, service data units). The information may be communicated to other components of device 1005. In some examples, receiver 1010 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more antennas. Additionally or alternatively, receiver 1010 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, optical) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof.

[0154] The transmitter 1015 may provide means for outputting (e.g., sending, providing, transmitting, communicating) information generated by other components of the device 1005. For example, the transmitter 1015 may output information associated with various channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels, channels associated with a protocol stack) (such as user data, control information, or any combination thereof (e.g., I / Q samples, symbols, packets, protocol data units, service data units)). In some examples, the transmitter 1015 may support outputting information by sending signals via one or more antennas. Additionally or alternatively, the transmitter 1015 may support outputting information by sending signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, optical) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the transmitter 1015 and the receiver 1010 may be co-located in a transceiver, which may include a modem or be coupled to a modem.

[0155] The communication manager 1020, the receiver 1010, the transmitter 1015, or various combinations thereof, or various components thereof, may be examples of means for performing various aspects of the common energy signal configuration as described herein. For example, the communication manager 1020, the receiver 1010, the transmitter 1015, or various combinations thereof, or components thereof, may support methods for performing one or more of the functions described herein.

[0156] In some examples, the communication manager 1020, the receiver 1010, the transmitter 1015, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in a communication management circuit). The hardware may include a processor, a DSP, a CPU, a GPU, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, a microprocessor, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof that is configured to or otherwise supports means for performing the functions described herein. In some examples, a processor and a memory coupled to the processor may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., by executing instructions stored in the memory by the processor).

[0157] Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the communication manager 1020, the receiver 1010, the transmitter 1015, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in code executed by a processor (e.g., as communication management software). If implemented in code executed by a processor, the functionality of the communication manager 1020, the receiver 1010, the transmitter 1015, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general purpose processor, DSP, CPU, GPU, ASIC, FPGA, microcontroller, or any combination of these or other programmable logic devices (e.g., configured to or otherwise support means for performing the functionality described in the present disclosure).

[0158] In some examples, communication manager 1020 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, send) using or otherwise cooperating with receiver 1010, transmitter 1015, or both. For example, communication manager 1020 may receive information from receiver 1010, transmit information to transmitter 1015, or be integrated in conjunction with receiver 1010, transmitter 1015, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0159] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 1020 may support wireless communication at a network entity. For example, the communication manager 1020 may be configured to or otherwise support a means for outputting a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The communication manager 1020 may be configured to or otherwise support a means for outputting one or more energy transfer signals on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping.

[0160] By including or configuring a communications manager 1020 according to the examples described herein, a device 1005 (e.g., a processor controlling a receiver 1010, a transmitter 1015, a communications manager 1020, or a combination thereof or otherwise coupled thereto) can support techniques for energy transfer processes, resulting in more efficient energy harvesting, improved battery life, efficient utilization of available energy, efficient use of system resources, and an improved user experience.

[0161] Fig.11 A block diagram 1100 of a device 1105 supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 1105 may be an example of aspects of the device 1005 or the network entity 105 as described herein. The device 1105 may include a receiver 1110, a transmitter 1115, and a communication manager 1120. The device 1105 may also include a processor. Each of these components may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0162] Receiver 1110 may provide means for obtaining (e.g., receiving, determining, identifying) information associated with various channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels, channels associated with a protocol stack), such as user data, control information, or any combination thereof (e.g., I / Q samples, symbols, packets, protocol data units, service data units). The information may be communicated to other components of device 1105. In some examples, receiver 1110 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more antennas. Additionally or alternatively, receiver 1110 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, optical) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof.

[0163] The transmitter 1115 may provide means for outputting (e.g., sending, providing, transmitting, communicating) information generated by other components of the device 1105. For example, the transmitter 1115 may output information associated with various channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels, channels associated with a protocol stack) (such as user data, control information, or any combination thereof (e.g., I / Q samples, symbols, packets, protocol data units, service data units)). In some examples, the transmitter 1115 may support outputting information by sending signals via one or more antennas. Additionally or alternatively, the transmitter 1115 may support outputting information by sending signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, optical) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the transmitter 1115 and the receiver 1110 may be co-located in a transceiver, which may include a modem or be coupled to a modem.

[0164] The device 1105 or its various components may be examples of components for performing various aspects of the shared energy signal configuration as described herein. For example, the communication manager 1120 may include an SSB manager 1125, an energy transfer signal manager 1130, or any combination thereof. The communication manager 1120 may be an example of various aspects of the communication manager 1020 as described herein. In some examples, the communication manager 1120 or its various components may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, send) using or otherwise cooperating with the receiver 1110, the transmitter 1115, or both. For example, the communication manager 1120 may receive information from the receiver 1110, transmit information to the transmitter 1115, or be integrated with the receiver 1110, the transmitter 1115, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0165] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 1120 may support wireless communications at a network entity. The SSB manager 1125 may be configured to or otherwise support means for outputting a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The energy transfer signal manager 1130 may be configured to or otherwise support means for outputting one or more energy transfer signals on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping.

[0166] Fig.12 A block diagram 1200 of a communication manager 1220 supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The communication manager 1220 may be an example of aspects of the communication manager 1020, the communication manager 1120, or both as described herein. The communication manager 1220 or its various components may be examples of means for performing various aspects of the common energy signal configuration as described herein. For example, the communication manager 1220 may include an SSB manager 1225, an energy transfer signal manager 1230, a control signaling manager 1235, an energy transfer resource manager 1240, a data manager 1245, or any combination thereof. Each of these components may communicate directly or indirectly with each other (e.g., via one or more buses), which communication may include communication within a protocol layer of a protocol stack, communication associated with a logical channel of a protocol stack (e.g., between protocol layers of a protocol stack, within a device, component, or virtualized component associated with a network entity 105, between devices, components, or virtualized components associated with a network entity 105), or any combination thereof.

[0167] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 1220 may support wireless communications at a network entity. The SSB manager 1225 may be configured to or otherwise support means for outputting a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The energy transfer signal manager 1230 may be configured to or otherwise support means for outputting one or more energy transfer signals on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping.

[0168] In some examples, the energy transfer signal manager 1230 may be configured to or otherwise support components for outputting the one or more energy transfer signals using a transmit beam, the transmit beam being associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources based on a further mapping between the transmit beam and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the transmit beam is not associated with a first transmit beam in the set of multiple transmit beams corresponding to the first SSB.

[0169] In some examples, the energy transfer signal manager 1230 may be configured to or otherwise support components for outputting the one or more energy transfer signals using a first transmit beam in the set of the multiple transmit beams, the first transmit beam being associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources based on a further mapping between the first transmit beam and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the first SSB is output using the first transmit beam.

[0170] In some examples, the energy transfer signal manager 1230 may be configured as or otherwise support components for outputting an indication that the UE is prohibited from sending measurement reports associated with the one or more energy transfer signals, wherein the one or more energy transfer signals include a reference signal that is quasi-co-located with a transmit beam associated with the first SSB in a set of the multiple corresponding transmit beams.

[0171] In some examples, each subset in the set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a respective energy transfer type in the set of multiple energy transfer types.

[0172] In some examples, each subset in the set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a respective energy transfer charging rate.

[0173] In some examples, each subset in the set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy harvesting type, a corresponding set of frequency resources, a corresponding periodicity, a corresponding UE power setting, or any combination thereof.

[0174] In some examples, the control signaling manager 1235 may be configured or otherwise support means for outputting system information, master information, or random access messages, including an indication of the mapping.

[0175] In some examples, control signaling manager 1235 may be configured or otherwise support means for outputting control signaling indicating a second set of frequency resources associated with a second set of one or more energy transfer resources.

[0176] In some examples, the energy transfer resource manager 1240 may be configured to or otherwise support means for outputting an indication of a second set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a first set of transmit beams, and the second set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a second set of transmit beams, and wherein the second set of transmit beams is narrower than the first set of transmit beams. In some examples, the energy transfer signal manager 1230 may be configured to or otherwise support means for outputting one or more additional energy transfer signals using the second set of one or more energy transfer resources on the second set of transmit beams.

[0177] In some examples, data manager 1245 may be configured or otherwise support means for outputting an indication of one or more parameters associated with the one or more energy transfer signals. In some examples, data manager 1245 may be configured or otherwise support means for outputting data signaling over at least a portion of the set of one or more energy transfer resources based on outputting the indication of the one or more parameters.

[0178] Fig.13 A diagram of a system 1300 including a device 1305 supporting a shared energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 1305 may be an example of a device 1005, a device 1105, or a network entity 105 as described herein, or include components thereof. The device 1305 may communicate with one or more network entities 105, one or more UEs 115, or any combination thereof, which may include communication through one or more wired interfaces, through one or more wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. The device 1305 may include components that support output and acquisition of communications, such as a communication manager 1320, a transceiver 1310 (e.g., a low power RF transceiver 240), an antenna 1315, a memory 1325, a code 1330, and a processor 1335. These components may be electronically communicated or otherwise coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more buses (e.g., a bus 1340).

[0179] As described herein, the transceiver 1310 may support bidirectional communication via a wired link, a wireless link, or both. In some examples, the transceiver 1310 may include a wired transceiver and may communicate bidirectionally with another wired transceiver. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the transceiver 1310 may include a wireless transceiver and may communicate bidirectionally with another wireless transceiver. In some examples, the device 1305 may include one or more antennas 1315, which may be capable of sending or receiving wireless transmissions (e.g., concurrently). The transceiver 1310 may also include a modem for modulating a signal, providing the modulated signal for transmission (e.g., through one or more antennas 1315, through a wired transmitter), receiving the modulated signal (e.g., from one or more antennas 1315, from a wired receiver), and demodulating the signal. Where applicable, transceiver 1310 or transceiver 1310 and one or more antennas 1315 or wired interfaces may be examples of transmitter 1015, transmitter 1115, receiver 1010, receiver 1110, or any combination thereof or components thereof as described herein. In some examples, the transceiver may be operable to support communication via one or more communication links (e.g., communication link 125, backhaul communication link 120, midhaul communication link 162, fronthaul communication link 168).

[0180] Memory 1325 may include RAM and ROM. Memory 1325 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code 1330 including instructions that, when executed by processor 1335, cause device 1305 to perform various functions described herein. Code 1330 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as system memory or another type of memory. In some cases, code 1330 may not be directly executable by processor 1335, but may (e.g., when compiled and executed) cause a computer to perform the functions described herein. In some cases, memory 1325 may include BIOS, etc., which may control basic hardware or software operations, such as interaction with peripheral components or devices.

[0181] The processor 1335 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, a CPU, a GPU, an FPGA, a microcontroller, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof). In some cases, the processor 1335 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some other cases, the memory controller may be integrated into the processor 1335. The processor 1335 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., a memory 1325) so that the device 1305 performs various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting a common energy signal configuration). For example, the device 1305 or a component of the device 1305 may include a processor 1335 and a memory 1325 coupled to the processor 1335, and the processor 1335 and the memory 1325 are configured to perform the various functions described herein. Processor 1335 can be an example of a cloud computing platform (e.g., one or more physical nodes and supporting software such as an operating system, virtual machine, or container instance) that can host functionality (e.g., by executing code 1330) to perform the functions of device 1305.

[0182] In some examples, bus 1340 may support communications of a protocol layer (e.g., within a protocol layer) of a protocol stack. In some examples, bus 1340 may support communications associated with a logical channel of a protocol stack (e.g., between protocol layers of a protocol stack), which may include communications performed within a component of device 1305, or communications performed between different components of device 1305 that may be co-located or located in different locations (e.g., where device 1305 may refer to a system in which one or more of communication manager 1320, transceiver 1310, memory 1325, code 1330, and processor 1335 may be located in one of these different components or divided between different components).

[0183] In some examples, communication manager 1320 may manage aspects of communications with core network 130 (e.g., via one or more wired or wireless backhaul links). For example, communication manager 1320 may manage the sending of data communications for client devices, such as one or more UEs 115. In some examples, communication manager 1320 may manage communications with other network entities 105 and may include a controller or scheduler for controlling communications with UE 115 in collaboration with other network entities 105. In some examples, communication manager 1320 may support an X2 interface within an LTE / LTE-A wireless communication network technology to provide communications between network entities 105.

[0184] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 1320 may support wireless communications at a network entity. For example, the communication manager 1320 may be configured to or otherwise support a means for outputting a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The communication manager 1320 may be configured to or otherwise support a means for outputting one or more energy transfer signals on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in the set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping.

[0185] By including or configuring a communication manager 1320 according to examples as described herein, the device 1305 can support techniques for energy transfer processes, resulting in more efficient energy harvesting, improved battery life, efficient utilization of available energy, efficient use of system resources, and an improved user experience.

[0186] In some examples, the communication manager 1320 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, transmit) using or otherwise cooperating with the transceiver 1310, one or more antennas 1315 (e.g., where applicable), or any combination thereof. Although the communication manager 1320 is illustrated as a separate component, in some examples, one or more functions described with reference to the communication manager 1320 may be supported or performed by the processor 1335, the memory 1325, the code 1330, the transceiver 1310, or any combination thereof. For example, the code 1330 may include instructions executable by the processor 1335 to cause the device 1305 to perform various aspects of the shared energy signal configuration as described herein, or the processor 1335 and the memory 1325 may be otherwise configured to perform or support such operations.

[0187] Fig.14 1400 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1400 for supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1400 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1400 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described in reference to Figures 1 to 9 The UE 115 described herein may be executed. In some examples, the UE may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the described functions. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the described functions.

[0188] At 1405, the method may include receiving a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The operations of 1405 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1405 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The SSB manager 825 described above is executed.

[0189] At 1410, the method may include monitoring a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in a set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping. The operations of 1410 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1410 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The energy transfer resource manager 830 described is executed.

[0190] At 1415, the method may include performing energy harvesting using one or more energy transfer signals. The operations of 1415 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1415 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The described energy harvesting manager 835 is executed.

[0191] Fig.15 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1500 for supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1500 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1500 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described in reference to Figures 1 to 9 The UE 115 described herein may be executed. In some examples, the UE may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the described functions. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the described functions.

[0192] At 1505, the method may include receiving a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The operations of 1505 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1505 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The SSB manager 825 described above is executed.

[0193] At 1510, the method may include selecting a first subset of a set of one or more energy transfer resources based on an energy transfer type of the UE, wherein each subset in a set of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy transfer type in a set of multiple energy transfer types. The operations of 1510 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1510 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The energy transfer resource manager 830 described is executed.

[0194] At 1515, the method may include monitoring a subset of a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the subset of the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in a plurality of SSBs according to the mapping. The operations of 1515 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1515 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The energy transfer resource manager 830 described is executed.

[0195] At 1520, the method may include performing energy harvesting using one or more energy transfer signals. The operations of 1520 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1520 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The described energy harvesting manager 835 is executed.

[0196] Fig.16 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1600 for supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1600 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1600 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described in reference to Figures 1 to 9 The UE 115 described herein may be executed. In some examples, the UE may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the described functions. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the described functions.

[0197] At 1605, the method may include receiving system information, master information, or a random access message including an indication of a mapping between a plurality of SSBs and a plurality of energy transfer resources. The operations of 1605 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1605 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The control signaling manager 845 is used to execute.

[0198] At 1610, the method may include receiving a plurality of SSBs via a plurality of corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource of a plurality of energy transfer resources according to a mapping. The operations of 1610 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1610 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The SSB manager 825 described above is executed.

[0199] At 1615, the method may include monitoring a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in a set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping. The operations of 1615 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1615 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The energy transfer resource manager 830 described is executed.

[0200] At 1620, the method may include performing energy harvesting using one or more energy transfer signals. The operations of 1620 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1620 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The described energy harvesting manager 835 is executed.

[0201] Fig.17 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1700 for supporting a common energy signal configuration according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1700 may be implemented by a network entity or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1700 may be implemented by a network entity or a component thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 5 as well as Figures 10 to 13 The network entity described herein performs. In some examples, the network entity may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the network entity to perform the described functions. Additionally or alternatively, the network entity may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the described functions.

[0202] At 1705, the method may include outputting a set of multiple SSBs on a set of multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource in the set of multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the set of multiple SSBs and the set of multiple energy transfer resources. The operations of 1705 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1705 may be performed as described in reference to Fig.12 The SSB manager 1225 described above is executed.

[0203] At 1710, the method may include outputting one or more energy transfer signals on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB in a set of multiple SSBs according to the mapping. The operations of 1710 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1710 may be performed as described in reference to Fig.12 The energy transfer signal manager 1230 described above is executed.

[0204] The following provides an overview of various aspects of the disclosure:

[0205] Aspect 1: A method for performing wireless communication at a UE, the method comprising: receiving multiple SSBs on multiple corresponding transmit beams, each SSB corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource among the multiple energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the multiple SSBs and multiple energy transfer resources; monitoring a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first SSB among the multiple SSBs according to the mapping; and performing energy harvesting using the one or more energy transfer signals.

[0206] Aspect 2: According to the method described in Aspect 1, the method also includes: at least in part based on the monitoring, using a spatial filter to receive the one or more energy transfer signals, and according to a further mapping between the spatial filter and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, the spatial filter is associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the spatial filter is not associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first SSB.

[0207] Aspect 3: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 2, the method further includes: receiving the one or more energy transfer signals using a spatial filter based at least in part on the monitoring, and according to a further mapping between the first transmit beam corresponding to the first SSB and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, the spatial filter is associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first SSB.

[0208] Aspect 4: According to the method described in Aspect 3, the method also includes: receiving an indication that the UE is prohibited from sending a measurement report associated with the one or more energy transfer signals, wherein the one or more energy transfer signals include a reference signal that is quasi-co-located with a transmit beam associated with the first SSB in the multiple corresponding transmit beams.

[0209] Aspect 5: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 4, the method further includes: selecting a first subset of the set of one or more energy transfer resources based at least in part on the energy transfer type of the UE, wherein each of the multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy transfer type among multiple energy transfer types.

[0210] Aspect 6: The method of aspect 5, wherein each of the plurality of subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a respective energy transfer charging rate.

[0211] Aspect 7: A method according to any one of Aspects 5 to 6, wherein each of the multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy harvesting type, a corresponding frequency resource set, a corresponding periodicity, a corresponding UE power setting, or any combination thereof.

[0212] Aspect 8: According to the method according to any one of aspects 1 to 7, the method further includes: receiving system information, master information or a random access message, including an indication of the mapping.

[0213] Aspect 9: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 8, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a first frequency resource set, and the method further includes: receiving control signaling indicating a second frequency resource set associated with a second set of one or more energy transfer resources.

[0214] Aspect 10: According to the method of Aspect 9, the method also includes: tuning the energy harvesting circuit at the UE to the first set of frequency resources associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the energy harvesting is performed at least in part based on the tuning; and re-tuning to the second set of one or more energy transfer resources according to the control signaling.

[0215] Aspect 11: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 10, the method further includes: receiving an indication of a second set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a first set of transmit beams, and the second set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a second set of transmit beams, and wherein the second set of transmit beams is narrower than the first set of transmit beams; using the second set of one or more energy transfer resources on the second set of transmit beams to monitor one or more additional energy transfer signals; and performing energy harvesting using the one or more additional energy transfer signals.

[0216] Aspect 12: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 11, the method also includes: receiving an indication of one or more parameters associated with the one or more energy transfer signals; monitoring data transmission during at least a portion of the set of one or more energy transfer resources; canceling the one or more energy transfer signals based at least in part on the one or more parameters; and decoding the data transmission based at least in part on the cancellation.

[0217] Aspect 13: A method for performing wireless communications at a network entity, the method comprising: outputting multiple SSBs on multiple corresponding transmission beams, wherein each SSB corresponds to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource among the multiple energy transfer resources based on a mapping between the multiple SSBs and multiple energy transfer resources; and outputting one or more energy transfer signals on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponds to a first SSB among the multiple SSBs based on the mapping.

[0218] Aspect 14: According to the method of Aspect 13, the method also includes: using a transmit beam to output the one or more energy transfer signals, and according to a further mapping between the transmit beam and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, the transmit beam is associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the transmit beam is not associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first SSB among the multiple transmit beams.

[0219] Aspect 15: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 13 to 14, the method further includes: using a first transmit beam among the multiple transmit beams to output the one or more energy transfer signals, and according to further mapping between the first transmit beam and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, the first transmit beam is associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the first SSB is output using the first transmit beam.

[0220] Aspect 16: According to the method described in Aspect 15, the method also includes: outputting an indication that the UE is prohibited from sending a measurement report associated with the one or more energy transfer signals, wherein the one or more energy transfer signals include a reference signal that is quasi-co-located with a transmit beam associated with the first SSB in the multiple corresponding transmit beams.

[0221] Aspect 17: The method according to any one of aspects 13 to 16, wherein each subset of the plurality of subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy transfer type of a plurality of energy transfer types.

[0222] Aspect 18: The method according to any one of aspects 13 to 17, wherein each subset of the plurality of subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a respective energy transfer charging rate.

[0223] Aspect 19: A method according to any one of Aspects 13 to 18, wherein each of the multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy harvesting type, a corresponding frequency resource set, a corresponding periodicity, a corresponding UE power setting, or any combination thereof.

[0224] Aspect 20: According to the method according to any one of aspects 13 to 19, the method further includes: outputting system information, master information or random access message, including an indication of the mapping.

[0225] Aspect 21: A method according to any one of Aspects 13 to 20, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a first frequency resource set, and the method further includes: outputting control signaling indicating a second frequency resource set associated with a second set of one or more energy transfer resources.

[0226] Aspect 22: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 13 to 21, the method further includes: outputting an indication of a second set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a first set of transmit beams, and the second set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a second set of transmit beams, and wherein the second set of transmit beams is narrower than the first set of transmit beams; and using the second set of one or more energy transfer resources on the second set of transmit beams to output one or more additional energy transfer signals.

[0227] Aspect 23: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 13 to 22, the method further includes: outputting an indication of one or more parameters associated with the one or more energy transfer signals; and outputting data signaling on at least a portion of the set of one or more energy transfer resources based at least in part on outputting the indication of the one or more parameters.

[0228] Aspect 24: An apparatus for performing wireless communications at a UE, the apparatus comprising: at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; and instructions, the instructions being stored in the memory and executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform a method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 12.

[0229] Aspect 25: An apparatus for wireless communication at a UE, the apparatus comprising at least one means for performing the method according to any one of aspects 1 to 12.

[0230] Aspect 26: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a UE, the code comprising instructions executable by at least one processor to perform the method according to any one of aspects 1 to 12.

[0231] Aspect 27: An apparatus for performing wireless communications at a network entity, the apparatus comprising: at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; and instructions, the instructions being stored in the memory and executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform a method according to any one of Aspects 13 to 23.

[0232] Aspect 28: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, the apparatus comprising at least one means for performing the method according to any one of aspects 13 to 23.

[0233] Aspect 29: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a network entity, the code comprising instructions executable by at least one processor to perform the method according to any one of aspects 13 to 23.

[0234] It should be noted that the methods described herein describe possible implementations, and that the operations and steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and other implementations are possible. In addition, aspects from two or more methods may be combined.

[0235] Although aspects of LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR systems may be described for example purposes, and LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR terminology may be used in much of the description, the techniques described herein may also be applicable to networks other than LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR networks. For example, the techniques described may be applicable 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 other systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein, including future systems and radio technologies.

[0236] The information and signals described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different techniques and methods. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be mentioned throughout the specification may be represented by voltage, current, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, optical fields or optical particles, or any combination thereof.

[0237] The various illustrative blocks and components described in conjunction with the disclosure herein may be implemented or executed using a general purpose processor, DSP, ASIC, CPU, GPU, 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. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in an alternative, the processor may be any processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. The processor may 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).

[0238] The functions described herein can be implemented in hardware, software executed by a processor, or any combination thereof. Software should be broadly interpreted as meaning instructions, instruction sets, codes, code segments, program codes, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, processes or functions, etc., whether it is described in software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or other terms. When implemented in software executed by a processor, the function can be stored on a computer-readable medium as one or more instructions or codes, or sent via a computer-readable medium. Other examples and specific implementations are within the scope of the present disclosure and the appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, the functions described herein can be implemented using software, firmware, hard wiring, or any combination thereof executed by a processor. The features of the implementation function can also be physically located at different locations, including being distributed so that the various parts of the function are implemented at different physical locations.

[0239] Computer-readable medium includes both non-transient computer storage medium and communication medium, and it includes any medium that facilitates computer program to transfer from one place to another.Non-transient storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by general or special-purpose computer.As an example and not limitation, non-transient computer-readable medium can include RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, phase change memory, compact disk (CD) ROM or other optical disk storage device, disk storage device or other magnetic storage device, or can be used to carry or store instruction or data structure form of desired program code member and can be accessed by general or special-purpose computer or general or special-purpose processor any other non-transient medium.Moreover, any connection is appropriately referred to as computer-readable medium.For example, if software is sent from website, server or other remote source using coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) or wireless technology such as infrared, radio and microwave, then coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL or wireless technology such as infrared, radio and microwave are included in the definition of computer-readable medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes 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.

[0240] As used herein (including in the claims), "or" used in a listing of items (e.g., a listing of items with a phrase such as "at least one of" or "one or more of") indicates an inclusive listing, so that, for example, a listing 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). In addition, as used herein, the phrase "based on" should not be interpreted as a reference to a closed set of conditions. For example, an example step described as "based on condition A" can be based on condition A and condition B without departing from the scope of this disclosure. In other words, as used herein, the phrase "based on" should be interpreted in the same manner as the phrase "based at least in part on". As used herein, when the term "and / or" is used in a list of two or more items, it means that any one of the listed items can be adopted individually, or any combination of two or more of the listed items can be adopted. For example, if a composition is described as comprising components A, B, and / or C, the composition can comprise A alone; B alone; C alone; A and B in combination; A and C in combination; B and C in combination; or A, B, and C in combination.

[0241] The term "determining" encompasses a variety of actions, and thus, "determining" may include calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (such as via looking up in a table, database or other data structure), or ascertaining. Additionally, "determining" may include receiving (such as receiving information), accessing (such as accessing data in a memory), and similar actions. Additionally, "determining" may include parsing, obtaining, selecting, choosing, establishing, and other such similar actions.

[0242] In the drawings, similar components or features may have the same reference label. In addition, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label with a dash and a second label to distinguish between similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description may apply to any of the similar components having the same first reference label regardless of the second reference label, or other subsequent reference labels.

[0243] The descriptions set forth herein in conjunction with the accompanying drawings describe example configurations and do not represent all examples that may be implemented or within the scope of the claims. The term "example" as used herein means "used as an example, instance, or illustration," rather than "preferred" or "advantageous over other examples." The specific implementation includes specific details to provide an understanding of the technology. However, the technologies may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form to avoid obscuring the concepts of the examples.

[0244] The description herein is provided to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to implement or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to the present disclosure will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein, but should be granted the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and a memory, the memory being coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions, the instructions being executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to: receiving a plurality of synchronization signal blocks on a plurality of corresponding transmit beams, each synchronization signal block corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource among the plurality of energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the plurality of synchronization signal blocks and the plurality of energy transfer resources; monitoring a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks according to the mapping; as well as Energy harvesting is performed using the one or more energy transfer signals.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to: At least in part based on the monitoring, a spatial filter is used to receive the one or more energy transfer signals, and according to a further mapping between the spatial filter and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, the spatial filter is associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the spatial filter is not associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first synchronization signal block.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to: The one or more energy transfer signals are received based at least in part on the monitoring using a spatial filter, the spatial filter being associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first synchronization signal block based on a further mapping between the first transmit beam corresponding to the first synchronization signal block and the set of one or more energy transfer resources.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to: Receive an indication that the UE is prohibited from sending a measurement report associated with the one or more energy transfer signals, wherein the one or more energy transfer signals include a reference signal that is quasi-co-located with a transmit beam associated with the first synchronization signal block in the multiple corresponding transmit beams.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to: A first subset of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is selected based at least in part on an energy transfer type of the UE, wherein each of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy transfer type of multiple energy transfer types. 6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a respective energy transfer charging rate.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy harvesting type, a corresponding set of frequency resources, a corresponding periodicity, a corresponding UE power setting, or any combination thereof.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to: System information, master information or a random access message is received, including an indication of the mapping.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a first set of frequency resources, and wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to: Control signaling is received indicating a second set of frequency resources associated with a second set of one or more energy transfer resources.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to: tuning energy harvesting circuitry at the UE to the first set of frequency resources associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein performing the energy harvesting is based at least in part on the tuning; and Re-tuning to the second set of one or more energy transfer resources in accordance with the control signaling.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to: receiving an indication of a second set of one or more energy delivery resources, wherein the set of one or more energy delivery resources is associated with a first set of transmit beams, and the second set of one or more energy delivery resources is associated with a second set of transmit beams, and wherein the second set of transmit beams is narrower than the first set of transmit beams; monitoring one or more additional energy transfer signals using said second set of one or more energy transfer resources on said second set of transmit beams; as well as Energy harvesting is performed using the one or more additional energy transfer signals.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the UE to: receiving an indication of one or more parameters associated with the one or more energy transfer signals; monitoring data transmission during at least a portion of the set of one or more energy transfer resources; cancelling the one or more energy transfer signals based at least in part on the one or more parameters; as well as The data transmission is decoded based at least in part on the cancellation.

13. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, the apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the network entity to: Outputting a plurality of synchronization signal blocks on a plurality of corresponding transmit beams, wherein each synchronization signal block corresponds to at least one corresponding energy delivery resource among the plurality of energy delivery resources according to a mapping between the plurality of synchronization signal blocks and the plurality of energy delivery resources; as well as One or more energy transfer signals are output on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponds to a first synchronization signal block among the plurality of synchronization signal blocks according to the mapping.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the network entity to: The one or more energy transfer signals are output using a transmit beam, and based on a further mapping between the transmit beam and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, the transmit beam is associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the transmit beam is not associated with a first transmit beam among the multiple transmit beams corresponding to the first synchronization signal block.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the network entity to: The one or more energy transfer signals are output using a first transmit beam among the multiple transmit beams, and according to a further mapping between the first transmit beam and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, the first transmit beam is associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the first synchronization signal block is output using the first transmit beam.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the network entity to: Output an indication that a user equipment (UE) is prohibited from sending a measurement report associated with the one or more energy transfer signals, wherein the one or more energy transfer signals include a reference signal that is quasi-co-located with a transmit beam associated with the first synchronization signal block in the multiple corresponding transmit beams.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein each of a plurality of subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a respective energy transfer type of a plurality of energy transfer types.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein each of a plurality of subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a respective energy transfer charging rate.

19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy harvesting type, a corresponding set of frequency resources, a corresponding periodicity, a corresponding UE power setting, or any combination thereof.

20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the network entity to: Outputting system information, master information or random access message including an indication of the mapping.

21. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the network entity to: Control signaling indicative of a second set of frequency resources associated with a second set of one or more energy transfer resources is output.

22. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the network entity to: outputting an indication of a second set of one or more energy delivery resources, wherein the set of one or more energy delivery resources is associated with a first set of transmit beams, and the second set of one or more energy delivery resources is associated with a second set of transmit beams, and wherein the second set of transmit beams is narrower than the first set of transmit beams; and One or more additional energy transfer signals are output using the second set of one or more energy transfer resources on the second set of transmit beams.

23. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the network entity to: outputting an indication of one or more parameters associated with the one or more energy transfer signals; and Data signaling is output over at least a portion of the set of one or more energy transfer resources based at least in part on outputting the indication of the one or more parameters.

24. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving a plurality of synchronization signal blocks on a plurality of corresponding transmit beams, each synchronization signal block corresponding to at least one corresponding energy transfer resource among the plurality of energy transfer resources according to a mapping between the plurality of synchronization signal blocks and the plurality of energy transfer resources; monitoring a set of one or more energy transfer resources for one or more energy transfer signals, the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponding to a first synchronization signal block of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks according to the mapping; as well as Energy harvesting is performed using the one or more energy transfer signals.

25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: At least in part based on the monitoring, a spatial filter is used to receive the one or more energy transfer signals, and according to a further mapping between the spatial filter and the set of one or more energy transfer resources, the spatial filter is associated with the set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the spatial filter is not associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first synchronization signal block.

26. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: The one or more energy transfer signals are received based at least in part on the monitoring using a spatial filter, the spatial filter being associated with the first transmit beam corresponding to the first synchronization signal block based on a further mapping between the first transmit beam corresponding to the first synchronization signal block and the set of one or more energy transfer resources.

27. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: A first subset of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is selected based at least in part on an energy transfer type of the UE, wherein each of multiple subsets of the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a corresponding energy transfer type of multiple energy transfer types.

28. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: System information, master information or a random access message is received, including an indication of the mapping.

29. The method of claim 24, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources is associated with a first set of frequency resources, the method further comprising: Control signaling is received indicating a second set of frequency resources associated with a second set of one or more energy transfer resources.

30. A method for wireless communication at a network entity, the method comprising: Outputting a plurality of synchronization signal blocks on a plurality of corresponding transmit beams, wherein each synchronization signal block corresponds to at least one corresponding energy delivery resource among the plurality of energy delivery resources according to a mapping between the plurality of synchronization signal blocks and the plurality of energy delivery resources; as well as One or more energy transfer signals are output on a set of one or more energy transfer resources, wherein the set of one or more energy transfer resources corresponds to a first synchronization signal block among the plurality of synchronization signal blocks according to the mapping.

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