Enhanced radiation requirements for devices operating at millimeter wave frequencies

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an uplink signal based, at least in part, on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced effective isotropic radiation power (EIRP) threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold based, at least in part, on amplifying a base operating model associated with the absence of blocking with a signal blocking model. Numerous other aspects are described.

Description

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This patent application claims priority to U.S. non-provisional patent application No. 17 / 812,615, filed on July 14, 2022, entitled "AN ENHANCED RADIATION REQUIREMENT FOR A DEVICE OPERATING AT MILLIMETER WAVE FREQUENCIES," which is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communications, and to techniques and apparatus for enhanced radiation requirements for devices operating at millimeter wave frequencies. Background Art

[0004] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide a variety of telecommunication services, such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple access technologies that can support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, etc.). Examples of such multiple access technologies include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and long term evolution (LTE). LTE / LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0005] A wireless network may include one or more network nodes that support communications for wireless communication devices, such as a user equipment (UE) or multiple UEs. A UE may communicate with a network node via downlink communications and uplink communications. A "downlink" (or "DL") refers to a communication link from a network node to a UE, and an "uplink" (or "UL") refers to a communication link from a UE to a network node. Some wireless networks may support device-to-device communications, such as via a local link (e.g., a side link (SL), a wireless local area network (WLAN) link, and / or a wireless personal area network (WPAN) link, among other examples).

[0006] The above-mentioned multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different UEs to communicate at a city, country, region and / or global level. New Radio (NR) (which may be referred to as 5G) is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by 3GPP. NR is designed to improve spectrum efficiency, reduce costs, improve services, utilize new spectrum, and better integrate with other open standards by using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) (CP-OFDM) with cyclic prefix (CP) on the downlink, using CP-OFDM and / or single carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) (also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink, and supporting beamforming, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna technology and carrier aggregation, so as to better support mobile broadband Internet access. As the demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase, further improvements in LTE, NR and other radio access technologies remain useful. Summary of the invention

[0007] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE). The apparatus may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to send an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold being based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with the absence of blocking with a signal blocking model.

[0008] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a UE. The apparatus may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to send a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE. The one or more processors may be configured to send a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a second percentile of the sphere.

[0009] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a UE. The apparatus may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to send a first uplink signal based at least in part on a first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being at least in part based on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, the first percentile being associated with a basic power level. The one or more processors may be configured to send a second uplink signal based at least in part on a second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being at least in part based on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with the sphere, and the second EIRP threshold is associated with an augmented power level as a supplement to the basic power level.

[0010] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a UE. The apparatus may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to transmit an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the transmission being based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna components specified by a communication standard.

[0011] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a UE. The method may include transmitting an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with an absence of blockage with a signal blockage model.

[0012] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a UE. The method may include sending a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE. The method may include sending a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a second percentile of the sphere, wherein the first percentile is lower than the second percentile.

[0013] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a UE. The method may include sending a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, the first percentile being associated with a basic power level. The method may include sending a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with the sphere, and the second EIRP threshold is associated with an augmented power level that is a supplement to the basic power level.

[0014] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a UE. The method may include transmitting an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the transmitting based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna components specified by a communication standard.

[0015] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a UE. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to transmit an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with the absence of blocking with a signal blocking model.

[0016] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication at a UE. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to send a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to send a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a second percentile of the sphere.

[0017] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication by a UE. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to send a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, the first percentile being associated with a basic power level. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to send a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on the second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with the sphere, and the second EIRP threshold is associated with an augmented power level that is a supplement to the basic power level.

[0018] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication by a UE. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to transmit an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the transmission being based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna components specified by a communication standard.

[0019] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for transmitting an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with an absence of blockage with a signal blockage model.

[0020] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include a component for transmitting a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE. The apparatus may include a component for transmitting a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a second percentile of the sphere, wherein the first percentile is lower than the second percentile.

[0021] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include a component for sending a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, the first percentile being associated with a basic power level. The apparatus may include a component for sending a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with the sphere, and the second EIRP threshold is associated with an augmented power level that is a supplement to the basic power level.

[0022] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for transmitting an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the transmitting based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna components specified by a communication standard.

[0023] The various aspects generally include methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, network entities, network nodes, wireless communication devices and / or processing systems as fully described herein with reference to the drawings and description and as illustrated in the drawings and description.

[0024] The features and technical advantages of examples according to the present disclosure have been outlined quite broadly above so that the following specific embodiments may be better understood. Additional features and advantages will be described below. The disclosed concepts and specific examples may be easily used as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for achieving the same purpose of the present disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein, both in terms of their organization and method of operation, and the associated advantages will be better understood by considering the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Each of the figures in the accompanying drawings is provided for the purpose of illustration and description and not as a definition of limitations to the claims.

[0025] Although various aspects are described in the present disclosure by illustrating some examples, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that such aspects can be implemented in many different arrangements and scenarios. The technology described herein can be implemented using different platform types, devices, systems, shapes, sizes and / or packaging arrangements. For example, some aspects can be implemented via integrated chip implementations or other devices based on non-module components (e.g., end-user devices, vehicles, communication equipment, computing equipment, industrial equipment, retail / shopping equipment, medical equipment and / or artificial intelligence devices). Various aspects can be implemented in chip-level components, modular components, non-modular components, non-chip-level components, device-level components and / or system-level components. The equipment incorporating the various aspects and features described may include additional components and features for implementing and practicing the various aspects claimed and described. For example, the transmission and reception of wireless signals may include one or more components for analog and digital purposes (e.g., hardware components, including antennas, radio frequency (RF) chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, processors, interleavers, adders and / or summers). The various aspects described herein are intended to be practiced in various devices, components, systems, distributed arrangements and / or end-user devices of various sizes, shapes and configurations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to fully understand the above-mentioned features of the present disclosure, a more specific description of the invention briefly summarized above can be obtained by referring to various aspects (some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings). However, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings only illustrate certain typical aspects of the present disclosure and are therefore not to be considered as limiting the scope thereof, as the specification may admit of other equally effective aspects. The same reference numerals in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0027] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0028] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a network node and a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of one or more metrics specified by a communication standard according to the present disclosure.

[0030] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication process between a UE and a computing device according to the present disclosure.

[0031] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure.

[0032] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure.

[0033] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure.

[0034] Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure.

[0035] Fig. 9 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communications according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The various aspects of the present disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure can be embodied in many different forms, and should not be interpreted as being limited to any specific structure or function presented throughout the present disclosure. Instead, these aspects are provided so that the present disclosure will be thorough and complete, and the protection scope of the disclosure will be fully conveyed to those skilled in the art. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein, whether it is implemented independently or in combination with any other aspect of the present disclosure. For example, any number of aspects set forth herein may be used to implement a device or practice method. In addition, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover such devices or methods that are practiced using other structures, functionality, or structures and functionality in addition to or different from the various aspects of the disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of the claims.

[0037] Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented with reference to various devices and techniques. These devices and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as "elements"). These elements can be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether these elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0038] Although various aspects may be described herein using terms generally associated with 5G or new radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT), various aspects of the present disclosure may be applicable to other RATs, such as 3G RAT, 4G RAT, and / or post-5G RATs (e.g., 6G).

[0039] Figure 1 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be a 5G (e.g., NR) network and / or a 4G (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)) network or may include elements of a 5G (e.g., NR) network and / or elements of a 4G (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)) network, etc. The wireless network 100 may include one or more network nodes 110 (shown as network node 110a, network node 110b, network node 110c, and network node 110d), one user equipment (UE) 120 or multiple UEs 120 (shown as UE 120a, UE 120b, UE 120c, UE 120d, and UE 120e), and / or other entities. The network node 110 is a network node that communicates with the UE 120. As shown in the figure, the network node 110 may include one or more network nodes. For example, the network node 110 may be a converged network node, which means that the converged network node is configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single radio access network (RAN) node (e.g., within a single device or unit). As another example, the network node 110 may be a decomposed network node (sometimes referred to as a decomposed base station), which means that the network node 110 is configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed between two or more nodes (such as one or more central units (CUs), one or more distributed units (DUs), or one or more radio units (RUs)).

[0040] In some examples, the network node 110 is or includes a network node that communicates with the UE 120 via a radio access link, such as an RU. In some examples, the network node 110 is or includes a network node that communicates with other network nodes 110 via a fronthaul link or a midhaul link, such as a DU. In some examples, the network node 110 is or includes a network node that communicates with other network nodes 110 via a midhaul link or communicates with the core network via a backhaul link, such as a CU. In some examples, the network node 110 (such as an aggregated network node 110 or a decomposed network node 110) may include multiple network nodes, such as one or more RUs, one or more CUs, and / or one or more DUs. For example, the network node 110 may include an NR base station, an LTE base station, a Node B, an eNB (e.g., in 4G), a gNB (e.g., in 5G), an access point, a transmit receive point (TRP), a DU, a RU, a CU, a mobility element of a network, a core network node, a network element, a network equipment, a RAN node, or a combination thereof. In some examples, network nodes 110 may be interconnected to each other or to one or more other network nodes 110 in wireless network 100 via various types of fronthaul, midhaul, and / or backhaul interfaces (such as direct physical connections, air interfaces, or virtual networks) using any suitable transport network.

[0041] In some examples, the network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the term "cell" may refer to the coverage area of ​​the network node 110 and / or the network node subsystem serving the coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used. The network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and / or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a radius of several kilometers) and may allow unrestricted access by a UE 120 with a service subscription. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by a UE 120 with a service subscription. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access by a UE 120 associated with the femto cell (e.g., a UE 120 in a closed subscriber group (CSG)). A network node 110 for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro network node. A network node 110 for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico network node. The network node 110 for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto network node or a home network node. Figure 1In the example shown in , network node 110a may be a macro network node for macro cell 102a, network node 110b may be a pico network node for pico cell 102b, and network node 110c may be a femto network node for femto cell 102c. A network node may support one or more (e.g., three) cells. In some examples, a cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of ​​a cell may move depending on the location of a mobile network node 110 (e.g., a mobile network node).

[0042] In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to an aggregated base station, a decomposed base station, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a relay node, or one or more components thereof. For example, in some aspects, a "base station" or "network node" may refer to a CU, a DU, a RU, a near real-time (near RT) RAN intelligent controller (RIC) or a non-real-time (non-RT) RIC, or a combination thereof. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to a device configured to perform one or more functions (such as those described herein in conjunction with network node 110). In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to a plurality of devices configured to perform one or more functions. For example, in some distributed systems, each of a number of different devices (which may be located in the same geographic location or in different geographic locations) may be configured to perform at least a portion of a function, or to repeat the execution of at least a portion of the function, and the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to any one or more of these different devices. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to one or more virtual base stations or one or more virtual base station functions. For example, in some aspects, two or more base station functions may be instantiated on a single device. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to one of the base station functions but not the other. In this way, a single device may include more than one base station.

[0043] The wireless network 100 may include one or more relay stations. A relay station is a network node that can receive transmissions of data from an upstream node (e.g., a network node 110 or a UE 120) and transmit transmissions of data to a downstream node (e.g., a UE 120 or a network node 110). A relay station may be a UE 120 that can relay transmissions for other UEs 120. Figure 1 In the example shown in , a network node 110d (e.g., a relay network node) may communicate with a network node 110a (e.g., a macro network node) and a UE 120d to facilitate communication between the network node 110a and the UE 120d. A network node 110 that relays communications may be referred to as a relay station, a relay base station, a relay network node, a relay node, a relay, etc.

[0044] The wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes different types of network nodes 110, such as macro network nodes, pico network nodes, femto network nodes, relay network nodes, etc. These different types of network nodes 110 may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and / or different impacts on interference in the wireless network 100. For example, a macro network node may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 5 watts to 40 watts), while a pico network node, a femto network node, and a relay network node may have a lower transmit power level (e.g., 0.1 watt to 2 watts).

[0045] The network controller 130 may be coupled to or in communication with a set of network nodes 110 and may provide coordination and control for the network nodes 110. The network controller 130 may communicate with the network nodes 110 via a backhaul communication link or a midhaul communication link. The network nodes 110 may also communicate directly with each other or indirectly via a wireless backhaul communication link or a wired backhaul communication link. In some aspects, the network controller 130 may be or may include a CU or a core network device.

[0046] UE 120 can be distributed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE 120 can be stationary or mobile. UE 120 can include, for example, an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station and / or a subscriber unit. UE 120 can be a cellular phone (e.g., a smart phone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet computer, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., a smart ring or a smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music device, a video device and / or a satellite radio), a vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter / sensor, an industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, a UE function of a network node and / or any other suitable device configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.

[0047] Some UEs 120 may be considered as machine type communication (MTC) or evolved or enhanced machine type communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC UEs and / or eMTC UEs may include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, and / or location tags, which may communicate with a network node, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. Some UEs 120 may be considered as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and / or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband IoT) devices. Some UEs 120 may be considered as customer premises equipment. UE 120 may be included inside a housing that houses components of UE 120, such as a processor component and / or a memory component. In some examples, a processor component and a memory component may be coupled together. For example, a processor component (e.g., one or more processors) and a memory component (e.g., a memory) may be operably coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and / or electrically coupled.

[0048] In general, any number of wireless networks 100 may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network 100 may support a specific RAT and may operate on one or more frequencies. RAT may be referred to as a radio technology, air interface, etc. Frequency may be referred to as a carrier, frequency channel, etc. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.

[0049] In some examples, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly (e.g., without using network node 110 as an intermediary to communicate with each other) using one or more side link channels. For example, UE 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocols (e.g., which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocols, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols, or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocols), and / or mesh networks. In such examples, UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and / or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by network node 110.

[0050] The devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using an electromagnetic spectrum, which may be subdivided into various categories, bands, channels, etc., according to frequency or wavelength. For example, the devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using one or more operating bands. In 5G NR, two initial operating bands have been identified as frequency ranges designated FR1 (410 MHz-7.125 GHz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz-52.6 GHz). It should be understood that although portions of FR1 are greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often (interchangeably) referred to as the "below 6 GHz" band in various documents and articles. A similar naming problem sometimes occurs with respect to FR2, which is often (interchangeably) referred to as the "millimeter wave" band in documents and articles, although different from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz-300 GHz) identified as the "millimeter wave" band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

[0051] Frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are generally referred to as mid-band frequencies. Recent 5G NR research has identified the operating bands for these mid-band frequencies as frequency range designation FR3 (7.125GHz-24.25GHz). The bands falling within FR3 can inherit FR1 characteristics and / or FR2 characteristics, and therefore the features of FR1 and / or FR2 can be effectively extended to mid-band frequencies. In addition, higher frequency bands are currently being explored to extend 5G NR operations to more than 52.6GHz. For example, three higher operating bands have been identified as frequency range designations FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6GHz-71GHz), FR4 (52.6GHz-114.25GHz) and FR5 (114.25GHz-300GHz). Each of these higher frequency bands falls within the EHF band.

[0052] Considering the above examples, unless otherwise specifically stated, it should be understood that if the term "below 6 GHz" or the like is used herein, the term may broadly refer to frequencies that may be lower than 6 GHz, may be within FR1, or may include mid-band frequencies. In addition, unless otherwise specifically stated, it should be understood that if the term "millimeter wave" or the like is used herein, the term may broadly refer to frequencies that may include mid-band frequencies, may be within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1, and / or FR5, or may be within the EHF band. It is contemplated that the frequencies included in these operating bands (e.g., FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1, and / or FR5) may be modified, and the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

[0053] The deployment of a communication system (such as a 5G NR system) can be arranged in a variety of ways with various components or components. In a 5G NR system or network, a network node, a network entity, a mobility element of a network, a RAN node, a core network node, a network element, a base station or network equipment can be implemented in an aggregated or decomposed architecture. For example, a base station (such as a node B (NB), an evolved NB (eNB), an NR BS, a 5G NB, an access point (AP), a TRP or a cell, etc.) or one or more units (or one or more components) performing base station functionality can be implemented as an aggregated base station (also referred to as an independent base station or a monolithic base station) or a decomposed base station. "Network entity" or "network node" may refer to a decomposed base station or one or more units of a decomposed base station (such as one or more CUs, one or more DUs, one or more RUs, or a combination thereof).

[0054] An aggregated base station (e.g., an aggregated network node) may be configured to utilize a radio protocol stack physically or logically integrated within a single RAN node (e.g., within a single device or unit). A decomposed base station (e.g., a decomposed network node) may be configured to utilize a protocol stack physically or logically distributed between two or more units (such as one or more CUs, one or more DUs, or one or more RUs). In some examples, a CU may be implemented within a network node, and one or more DUs may be co-located with the CU, or alternatively, may be geographically or virtually distributed across one or more other network nodes. A DU may be implemented to communicate with one or more RUs. Each of the CU, DU, and RU may also be implemented as a virtual unit, such as a virtual central unit (VCU), a virtual distributed unit (VDU), or a virtual radio unit (VRU), and the like.

[0055] Base station type operations or network designs may take into account the aggregated nature of base station functionality. For example, a decomposed base station may be utilized in an IAB network, an open radio access network (O-RAN (such as a network configuration initiated by the O-RAN Alliance)), or a virtualized radio access network (vRAN, also known as a cloud radio access network (C-RAN)) to facilitate the scaling of a communication system by separating base station functionality into one or more units that can be deployed separately. A decomposed base station may include functionality implemented across two or more units at various physical locations, as well as functionality implemented virtually for at least one unit, which may enable flexibility in network design. Individual units of a decomposed base station may be configured for wired or wireless communication with at least one other unit of the decomposed base station.

[0056] In some aspects, UE 120 may include a communications manager 140. As described in greater detail elsewhere herein, communications manager 140 may transmit an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold being based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with an absence of congestion with a signal congestion model. Additionally or alternatively, communications manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0057] In some aspects, the communication manager 140 may transmit the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE; and transmit the second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a second percentile of a sphere, wherein the first percentile is lower than the second percentile. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0058] In some aspects, the communication manager 140 may transmit the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, the first percentile being associated with a basic power level; and transmit the second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with a sphere, the second EIRP threshold being associated with an augmented power level that is in addition to or alternatively to the basic power level. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0059] In some aspects, the communication manager 140 may transmit the uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the transmitting based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna modules specified by the communication standard. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0060] As indicated above, Figure 1 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 1 The examples described are different.

[0061] Figure 2 2 is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of a network node 110 communicating with a UE 120 in a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The network node 110 may be equipped with a set of antennas 234a to 234t, such as T antennas (T≥1). The UE 120 may be equipped with a set of antennas 252a to 252r, such as R antennas (R≥1). The network node 110 of example 200 includes one or more radio frequency components, such as an antenna 234 and a modem 254. In some examples, the network node 110 may include an interface, a communication component, or another component that facilitates communication with the UE 120 or another network node. Some network nodes 110 may not include a radio frequency component that facilitates direct communication with the UE 120, such as one or more CUs or one or more DUs.

[0062] At the network node 110, a transmit processor 220 may receive data intended for a UE 120 (or a set of UEs 120) from a data source 212. The transmit processor 220 may select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for the UE 120 based at least in part on one or more channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE 120. The network node 110 may process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for the UE 120 based at least in part on the MCS selected for the UE 120, and provide data symbols for the UE 120. The transmit processor 220 may process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource allocation information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, and / or upper layer signaling), and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. The transmit processor 220 may generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS) or demodulation reference signals (DMRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signals (PSS) or secondary synchronization signals (SSS)). The transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols, where applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (e.g., T output symbol streams) to a corresponding set of modems 232 (e.g., T modems) (shown as modems 232a to 232t). For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a modulator component (shown as MOD) of the modem 232. Each modem 232 may process a corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) using a corresponding modulator component to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 may also process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and / or upconvert) the output sample stream using a corresponding modulator component to obtain a downlink signal. The modems 232a through 232t may transmit a set of downlink signals (eg, T downlink signals) via a corresponding set of antennas 234 (eg, T antennas) (shown as antennas 234a through 234t).

[0063] At the UE 120, a set of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a to 252r) may receive downlink signals from the network node 110 and / or other network nodes 110 and may provide a set of received signals (e.g., R received signals) to a set of modems 254 (e.g., R modems) (shown as modems 254a to 254r). For example, each received signal may be provided to a demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of the modem 254. Each modem 254 may use a corresponding demodulator component to condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and / or digitize) the received signal to obtain input samples. Each modem 254 may use a demodulator component to further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from the modem 254, may perform MIMO detection on the received symbols where applicable, and may provide detected symbols. The receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, may provide decoded data for the UE 120 to the data sink 260, and may provide decoded control information and system information to the controller / processor 280. The term "controller / processor" may refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor may determine a reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameter, a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameter, and / or a CQI parameter, among other things. In some examples, one or more components of the UE 120 may be included in the housing 284.

[0064] The network controller 130 may include a communication unit 294, a controller / processor 290, and a memory 292. The network controller 130 may include, for example, one or more devices in a core network. The network controller 130 may communicate with the network node 110 via the communication unit 294.

[0065] One or more antennas (e.g., antennas 234a to 234t and / or antennas 252a to 252r) may include or be included within one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, and / or one or more antenna arrays, etc. Antenna panels, antenna groups, sets of antenna elements, and / or antenna arrays may include one or more antenna elements (in a single housing or multiple housings), sets of coplanar antenna elements, sets of non-coplanar antenna elements, and / or may be coupled to one or more transmit and / or receive components (such as, Figure 2 One or more antenna elements of one or more components in.

[0066] On the uplink, at the UE 120, the transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from the data source 262 and control information from the controller / processor 280 (e.g., for reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and / or CQI). The transmit processor 264 may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be pre-decoded by the TX MIMO processor 266, where applicable, further processed by the modem 254 (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and sent to the network node 110. In some examples, the modem 254 of the UE 120 may include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, the UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of an antenna 252, a modem 254, a MIMO detector 256, a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, and / or a TX MIMO processor 266. The transceiver may be used by a processor (eg, controller / processor 280) and memory 282 to perform the functions described herein (eg, with reference to Figures 4 to 9 ) or any aspects of any of the methods described herein.

[0067] At the network node 110, uplink signals from the UE 120 and / or other UEs may be received by the antenna 234, processed by the modem 232 (e.g., a demodulator component of the modem 232 shown as DEMOD), detected by the MIMO detector 236 (where applicable), and further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted by the UE 120. The receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to the data sink 239 and the decoded control information to the controller / processor 240. The network node 110 may include a communication unit 244 and may communicate with the network controller 130 via the communication unit 244. The network node 110 may include a scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink and / or uplink communications. In some examples, the modem 232 of the network node 110 may include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, the network node 110 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna 234, modem 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, transmit processor 220, and / or TX MIMO processor 230. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 240) and memory 242 to perform operations described herein (e.g., with reference to Figures 4 to 9 ) or any aspects of any of the methods described herein.

[0068] The controller / processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other components of the controller / processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component of the Figure 5 The process of 500 Figure 6 The process of 600 Figure 7 The process 700 Figure 8 800 and / or operations of other processes as described herein. Memory 242 and memory 282 may store data and program codes for network node 110 and UE 120, respectively. In some examples, memory 242 and / or memory 282 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions (e.g., code and / or program code) for wireless communication. For example, the one or more instructions, when executed (e.g., directly, or after compilation, conversion, and / or interpretation) by one or more processors of network node 110 and / or UE 120, may cause the one or more processors, UE 120, and / or network node 110 to perform or direct, for example, Figure 5 The process of 500 Figure 6 The process of 600 Figure 7 The process 700 Figure 8 The process 800 and / or operations of other processes as described herein. In some examples, executing instructions may include running instructions, converting instructions, compiling instructions, and / or interpreting instructions, etc.

[0069] In some aspects, the UE includes means for transmitting an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold being based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with an absence of blocking with a signal blocking model. Means for the UE to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the following: communications manager 140, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller / processor 280, or memory 282.

[0070] In some aspects, the UE includes components for sending a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE; and / or components for sending a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a second percentile of the sphere, wherein the first percentile is lower than the second percentile. Means for the UE to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the following: communication manager 140, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller / processor 280, or memory 282.

[0071] In some aspects, the UE includes a component for sending a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, the first percentile being associated with a basic power level; and / or a component for sending a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with a sphere, and the second EIRP threshold is associated with an augmented power level that is in addition to the basic power level. Means for the UE to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the following: communication manager 140, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller / processor 280, or memory 282.

[0072] In some aspects, the UE includes means for transmitting an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the transmitting based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna components specified by a communication standard. Means for the UE to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the following: a communications manager 140, an antenna 252, a modem 254, a MIMO detector 256, a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, a TX MIMO processor 266, a controller / processor 280, or a memory 282.

[0073] Although Figure 2 The blocks in the 2000 and 2010 are illustrated as distinct components, but the functionality described above for these blocks may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combined component or in various combinations of components. For example, the functionality described for the transmit processor 264, the receive processor 258, and / or the TX MIMO processor 266 may be performed by or under the control of the controller / processor 280.

[0074] As indicated above, Figure 2 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 2 The examples described are different.

[0075] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example 300 of one or more metrics specified by a communication standard in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0076] In some aspects, a wireless communication system may use millimeter waves (mmWave) to transmit information and / or data, such as a wireless communication system based at least in part on the use of frequencies above 6 GHz associated with FR1 and / or FR2. Although transmission using mmWave (or higher) may enable a device to send or receive information and / or data at a higher capacity (e.g., a higher data rate or increased data throughput) relative to lower frequencies, higher frequencies may be more susceptible to adverse channel conditions and / or blockages. As an example, mmWave may observe increased recovery errors (relative to lower frequencies) based at least in part on multipath associated with reflections. As another example, when operating in line-of-sight (LoS) conditions with another device, mmWave may provide increased data throughput (relative to lower frequencies), but may be more susceptible to interference from obstructions and / or blockages (such as hands placed on antennas, buildings, or foliage) that block the LoS of another device, which may also result in increased recovery errors at the receiver.

[0077] In some aspects, regulatory agencies and / or communication standards may specify radiation requirements associated with transmitting or receiving signals. For example, a communication standard (e.g., a 3GPP standard) may specify an effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) requirement for transmission. EIRP may represent a measure of radiated power in a single direction (e.g., signal strength in the main lobe), and may be based at least in part on transmitter power, adjustments for antenna mismatch, transmitter feeder losses, and / or transmitter antenna gain. In some aspects, EIRP may be considered to be the amount of power radiated by a completely isotropic antenna (e.g., an omnidirectional antenna for all angles) to achieve the measured value. EIRP may alternatively be referred to as equivalent isotropic radiated power.

[0078] Alternatively or additionally, regulatory agencies and / or communication standards may specify effective isotropic sensitivity (EIS) requirements for receivers. EIS may be considered a measure of receiver sensitivity in a single direction and may be based at least in part on receiver antenna gain, receiver feeder loss, antenna efficiency, self-interference at the receiver, and / or operating bandwidth. EIS may represent the amount of power received by an isotropic antenna (e.g., for all measurement angles) and may alternatively be referred to as equivalent isotropic sensitivity. The EIRP metric and / or the EIS metric may be expressed using units of decibels per milliwatt (dBm) or decibels per watt (dBW).

[0079] In some aspects, an administration and / or communication standard may specify a radiation compliance metric based at least in part on the type of device operating in the communication system. For example, as shown in table 302, a communication standard may specify multiple device types, such as a first type associated with a fixed device using fixed wireless access (e.g., power class 1), a second type associated with a vehicle-mounted device (e.g., power class 2), a third type associated with a handheld mobile device (e.g., power class 3), and a fourth type associated with a high-power handheld or non-handheld device (e.g., power class 4). Based at least in part on specifying multiple device types, the communication standard may specify a different radiation compliance metric for each device type. For illustration, table 304 specifies an example minimum EIRP compliance metric for a device classified as a power class 1 device, table 306 specifies an example minimum EIRP compliance metric for a device classified as a power class 2 device, table 308 specifies an example minimum EIRP compliance metric for a device classified as a power class 3 device, and table 310 specifies an example minimum EIRP compliance metric for a device classified as a power class 4 device.

[0080] In some aspects, the communication standard may also specify different compliance metrics for different frequency bands. For example, the communication standard may specify a first minimum EIRP compliance metric 312 for transmissions associated with the n257 operating band (e.g., 26500 MHz-29500 MHz) performed by a device classified as a power class 1 device. The communication standard may also specify a second minimum EIRP compliance metric 314 for transmissions associated with the n257 operating band performed by a device classified as a power class 2 device, a third minimum EIRP compliance metric 316 for transmissions associated with the n257 operating band performed by a device classified as a power class 3 device, and / or a fourth minimum EIRP compliance metric 318 for transmissions associated with the n257 operating band performed by a device classified as a power class 4 device.

[0081] As shown in Tables 304, 306, 308, and 310, the radiation compliance metrics may be associated with spherical coverage requirements (e.g., percentiles associated with a sphere centered on the device). For example, Table 304 specifies a first spherical coverage requirement 320 by specifying a first percentile associated with a cumulative distribution function (CDF) that distributes signal strength through a sphere centered on the device. As further shown in example 300, Table 306 specifies a second spherical coverage requirement 322 associated with a second minimum EIRP compliance metric 314, Table 308 specifies a third spherical coverage requirement 324 associated with a third minimum EIRP compliance metric 316, and Table 310 specifies a fourth spherical coverage requirement 326 associated with a fourth minimum EIRP compliance metric 318. Thus, in some aspects, in order to comply with the radiation compliance metrics shown in Table 304, the device must meet the minimum (specified) EIRP at the specified CDF percentile. While example 300 illustrates a compliance metric associated with an EIRP, alternative or additional examples may include an EIS compliance metric.

[0082] In some aspects, radiation compliance metrics specified by regulatory agencies and / or communication standards may be based at least in part on the absence of obstruction (e.g., a free space environment). Thus, a device that satisfies a radiation compliance metric (e.g., an EIRP compliance metric or an EIS compliance metric) when operating in the absence of obstruction (e.g., signal obstruction) may suffer performance degradation when operating in the presence of obstruction. For example, and as further described above, an obstruction (such as a hand covering or a body obstructing a set of antenna elements) may introduce more errors to a mmWave transmission relative to a second transmission at a lower frequency than the mmWave transmission. Thus, the radiation compliance metric may not account for signal degradation associated with obstruction and / or obstruction, and a device that satisfies the radiation compliance metric when operating in the absence of obstruction may experience increased recovery errors, reduced data throughput, and / or increased data transmission latency when operating in the presence of obstruction.

[0083] Some techniques and apparatus described herein provide enhanced radiation requirements for devices operating at millimeter wave frequencies. In some aspects, a device may transmit an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced EIRP spherical coverage threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement (e.g., a percentile on a sphere centered on the device). The enhanced EIRP threshold may be based at least in part on augmenting a basic operating model associated with the absence of obstruction with a signal blocking model. The signal blocking model may represent a model that estimates signal attenuation based at least in part on the presence of an obstruction and / or one or more characteristics of the obstruction (e.g., size, material, and / or dielectric properties). Alternatively or additionally, the signal blocking model may estimate signal attenuation based at least in part on a transmit frequency associated with the signal.

[0084] In some aspects, the device may receive the downlink signal based at least in part on the downlink signal satisfying an EIS spherical coverage threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement.The enhanced EIS threshold may be based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with an absence of blockage with a signal blockage model.

[0085] An enhanced compliance metric threshold, such as an enhanced EIRP spherical coverage threshold and / or an enhanced EIS spherical coverage threshold, may represent a compliance metric threshold that improves a basic compliance metric threshold (e.g., a radiation compliance metric threshold associated with the absence of blocking) by augmenting a basic operating model used to generate the basic compliance metric threshold with a signal blocking model. The enhanced compliance metric threshold may improve the manner in which a device operates in a wireless communication system by specifying a compliance metric threshold that enables the device to operate under more operating conditions (e.g., in the presence of blocking and in the absence of blocking) with fewer recovery errors relative to the basic compliance metric threshold. Alternatively or additionally, the enhanced compliance metric threshold may enable the device to operate under more operating conditions with increased data throughput and / or reduced data transmission latency relative to the basic compliance metric threshold.

[0086] As indicated above, Figure 3 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 3 The examples described are different.

[0087] Figure 4 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of a wireless communication process between a UE (e.g., UE 120) and a network node (e.g., network node 110) according to the present disclosure. Although example 400 includes a network node communicating with a UE, other examples may include other types of computing devices, such as a test equipment computing device that includes the ability to generate an EIRP metric.

[0088] As indicated by reference numeral 410, a UE (e.g., UE 120) may transmit an uplink signal based at least in part on an enhanced compliance metric threshold. For illustration, the UE may transmit an uplink signal based at least in part on satisfying an enhanced EIRP threshold. As further described above, the enhanced EIRP threshold may be based at least in part on a signal blocking model that provides an enhancement to a basic operating model associated with the absence of blocking. For example, the enhanced compliance metric threshold may augment a basic compliance metric threshold (e.g., associated with the absence of blocking) based at least in part on a signal blocking metric that results in an enhanced compliance metric threshold that is lower than the basic compliance metric threshold.

[0089] As an example of sending an uplink signal, UE 120 may send an uplink signal in the presence of signal blocking at the UE while satisfying an enhanced compliance metric threshold. Alternatively or additionally, UE 120 may send a second uplink signal in the absence of signal blocking while satisfying the same enhanced compliance metric threshold. For illustration, the enhanced compliance metric threshold may be associated with a spherical coverage requirement associated with a sphere centered on the UE (such as a percentile associated with the sphere). For a first uplink transmission in the presence of signal blocking and a second uplink transmission in the absence of signal blocking, UE 120 may meet the same enhanced compliance metric threshold at the same percentile. For example, the percentile may be based at least in part on the UE operating in the presence of blocking. In some aspects, it may be more difficult for the UE to meet the radiation compliance metric in the presence of blockage (e.g., the UE may use more antenna modules and / or an enhanced set of antenna elements compared to basic antenna elements to meet the radiation compliance metric), so that meeting the radiation compliance metric associated with the presence of blockage may also enable the UE to meet the radiation compliance metric associated with the absence of blockage and / or mitigate performance errors (e.g., recovery errors) in the absence of blockage.

[0090] For uplink signals, UE 120 may satisfy an enhanced compliance metric threshold based at least in part on a power class type and / or device classification associated with UE 120. For example, UE 120 may satisfy a first enhanced compliance metric threshold associated with the UE being classified as a power class 1 device, a second enhanced compliance metric threshold associated with the UE being classified as a power class 2 device, a third enhanced compliance metric threshold associated with the UE being classified as a power class 3 device, or a fourth enhanced compliance metric threshold associated with the UE being classified as a power class 4 device.

[0091] In some aspects, the UE 120 may send an uplink signal based at least in part on an enhanced compliance metric threshold associated with an augmented power class. For illustration, a communication standard may specify a basic compliance metric threshold for a device classified as a power class 3 device. In some aspects, a communication standard may specify an enhanced compliance metric threshold associated with an augmented power class 3, which augments (basic) power class 3 based at least in part on a signal blocking model. For example, the UE 120 may send a first uplink signal based at least in part on satisfying a first EIRP threshold associated with a basic power class (e.g., power class 3), and send a second uplink signal based at least in part on satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with an augmented power class (e.g., augmented power class 3). Alternatively or additionally, a network operator may specify an augmented power class 3 and / or a second EIRP threshold (e.g., as a network operator requirement).

[0092] A first EIRP threshold associated with the base power level and a second EIRP threshold associated with the augmented power level may be associated with respective spherical coverage requirements. For illustration, the first EIRP threshold may be based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution on a spherical surface centered on the UE, wherein the first spherical coverage requirement specifies that compliance may be based at least in part on the first radiated power distribution meeting and / or exceeding the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of the spherical surface. The second EIRP spherical coverage threshold may be based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution on the spherical surface, wherein the second spherical coverage requirement specifies that compliance may be based at least in part on the second radiated power distribution meeting and / or exceeding the second EIRP spherical coverage threshold at a second percentile of the spherical surface.

[0093] The signal blocking model associated with the enhanced compliance metric threshold may be based at least in part on one or more signal blocking models, such as: a one-hand signal blocking model (e.g., a model in which one hand blocks one or more transmit antennas in a set of transmit antenna elements); a two-hand signal blocking model (e.g., a model in which two hands block one or more transmit antennas); a partitioned blocking model that includes an air gap within the partitioned signal blocking model (e.g., a model of a hand blocking model that positions an air gap between two fingers of a hand); a hand-model-based blocking model; a loss distribution function that models observed losses associated with signal blocking; and / or a spherical coverage distribution function that models a transmit power distribution in a sphere centered on the UE based at least in part on the signal blocking model. In one or more examples, the enhanced EIRP threshold may be based at least in part on a combination of a hand blocking model and a head blocking model that models a user holding the UE with their hand close to their head.

[0094] In some aspects, UE 120 may transmit uplink signals based at least in part on an enhanced compliance metric threshold specified by a network operator (e.g., a network operator requirement). For example, a network operator may specify an enhanced compliance metric threshold based at least in part on a basic compliance metric threshold specified by a communication standard and a signal blocking model. For illustration, a communication standard may specify a basic EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement (e.g., a percentile associated with a sphere centered on the UE), and a network operator may specify an enhanced EIRP threshold based at least in part on a basic EIRP threshold associated with a communication standard and one or more signal blocking models as a network operator requirement. Some example signal blocking models may include a first model associated with the UE operating in the absence of signal blocking (e.g., a free space model), a second model associated with the UE operating near and / or beside a head blocking, and / or a third model associated with the UE operating near a hand blocking.

[0095] The network operator may specify a first enhanced EIRP threshold associated with the first model as a first network operator requirement, a second enhanced EIRP threshold associated with the second model as a second network operator requirement, and a third enhanced EIRP threshold associated with the third model as a third network operator requirement. In some aspects, the enhanced EIRP threshold specified by the network operator may be based at least in part on a combination of signal blocking models (such as a combination of a second model associated with the UE operating near head blocking and a third model associated with the UE operating near hand blocking) to model a user holding the UE with a hand close to the head (e.g., ear). Alternatively or additionally, the network operator compliance metric threshold may be associated with a spherical coverage requirement.

[0096] The enhanced compliance metric threshold may be based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying the millimeter wave threshold. For example, the communication standard may specify a first (basic) compliance metric threshold (e.g., a basic EIRP threshold) associated with a first uplink signal that fails to satisfy the millimeter wave threshold and a second (augmented) compliance metric threshold (e.g., an amplified EIRP threshold) associated with a second uplink signal that satisfies the millimeter wave threshold. Alternatively or additionally, the network may specify the second (augmented) compliance threshold as a network operator requirement.

[0097] In some aspects, UE 120 may transmit uplink signals based at least in part on satisfying the minimum number of antenna modules specified by the communication standard and / or network operator. The antenna module may include any combination of hardware, software and / or firmware for transmitting and / or receiving wireless signals using one or more antenna elements. For illustration, the antenna module may include a linear antenna array mounted on the edge of the UE, a planar antenna array and / or an L-shaped antenna module configured to be placed on the edge and back of the device. In some aspects, the communication standard and / or network operator may specify the minimum number of antenna module components (e.g., two antenna components, three antenna components, or four antenna components) for satisfying the enhanced compliance metric threshold. Alternatively or additionally, the communication standard and / or network operator may specify a combination of the minimum antenna components to be used, such as a first (minimum) number of antenna components for uplink transmission and a second (minimum) number of antenna components for downlink transmission.

[0098] UE 120 may transmit an uplink signal based at least in part on an EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, which may be associated with both a first signal transmitted in the presence of signal blocking and a second signal transmitted in the absence of signal blocking. For example, the EIRP threshold may be associated with a first spherical coverage requirement (e.g., a first percentile) for a signal that satisfies a millimeter wave threshold and a second spherical coverage requirement (e.g., a second percentile) for a signal that fails to meet the millimeter wave threshold, wherein the first percentile may be lower than the second percentile. In some aspects, the first percentile may be selected so that the first signal transmitted in the presence of signal blocking satisfies the first spherical coverage requirement, which ensures that the second signal transmitted in the absence of signal blocking may also satisfy the first spherical coverage requirement. For example, the first spherical coverage requirement associated with mmWave transmission may be associated with a lower percentile on a sphere centered on the UE relative to the second spherical coverage requirement associated with non-mmWave (e.g., lower frequency) transmission. Therefore, the EIRP threshold may be applicable to both a first uplink signal transmitted in the presence of signal blocking and a second uplink signal transmitted in the absence of signal blocking.

[0099] In some aspects, a network operator may specify an EIRP threshold as a network operator requirement, which EIRP threshold may be associated with both a first signal sent in the presence of a signal blockage and a second signal sent in the absence of a signal blockage. The network operator may alternatively or additionally specify such an EIRP threshold based at least in part on a device type and / or device classification, as further described above.

[0100] As shown by reference numeral 420, UE 120 may receive downlink signals based at least in part on an enhanced compliance metric threshold, such as an enhanced EIS threshold based at least in part on a signal blocking model that provides an enhancement to a basic operating model associated with the absence of blocking, as further described above. The enhanced EIS threshold may be associated with a spherical coverage requirement (e.g., a percentile) associated with a sphere centered on the UE. Alternatively or additionally, the enhanced EIS threshold may be based at least in part on a power class type and / or device classification associated with UE 120.

[0101] In some aspects, UE 120 may receive downlink signals based at least in part on an enhanced EIS threshold associated with an augmented power level (such as an augmented power level 3 that augments a basic power level 3). The EIS threshold associated with the basic power level and the enhanced EIRP threshold associated with the augmented power level may be associated with corresponding spherical coverage requirements, as further described above. The enhanced EIS threshold associated with the augmented power level may be based at least in part on one or more signal blocking models. Alternatively or additionally, the enhanced EIS threshold may be based at least in part on a basic EIS threshold specified by a communication standard.

[0102] The enhanced EIS threshold may be specified by the network operator as a network operator requirement.The network operator may alternatively or additionally specify a plurality of enhanced EIS thresholds, wherein each enhanced EIS threshold may be associated with a respective signal blocking model, as further described above.

[0103] In some aspects, the enhanced EIS threshold may be based at least in part on the downlink signal satisfying the millimeter wave threshold. To illustrate, a communication standard may specify a basic EIS threshold associated with a first downlink signal that fails to satisfy the millimeter wave threshold, and the enhanced EIS threshold may be associated with a second uplink signal that satisfies the millimeter wave threshold.

[0104] UE 120 may receive downlink signals based at least in part on satisfying a minimum number of antenna components. To illustrate, the minimum number of antenna components may be specified by a communication standard and / or a network operator.

[0105] UE 120 may receive downlink signals based at least in part on an EIS threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, which may apply to both a first signal received in the presence of signal blocking and a second signal received in the absence of signal blocking. For example, the spherical coverage requirement may be associated with a first percentile of signals (e.g., blocked or unblocked) that meet a millimeter wave threshold. A second percentile associated with a second spherical coverage requirement may be associated with signals that fail to meet the millimeter wave threshold. The first percentile may be lower than the second percentile such that for one or more mmWaves, the EIS threshold may apply to both a first downlink signal received in the presence of signal blocking and a second downlink signal received in the absence of signal blocking. In some aspects, a network operator may specify this EIS threshold and / or spherical coverage requirement as a network operator requirement.

[0106] An enhanced compliance metric threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, such as an enhanced EIRP threshold and / or an enhanced EIS threshold, can improve the manner in which a device operates in a wireless communication system. For example, the enhanced compliance metric threshold enables the device to operate under more operating conditions (e.g., in the presence of congestion and in the absence of congestion) with fewer recovery errors, increased data throughput, and / or reduced data transmission latency relative to the basic compliance metric threshold.

[0107] As indicated above, Figure 4 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 4 The examples described are different.

[0108] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example process 500 performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure. Example process 500 is an example of a UE (eg, UE 120) performing operations associated with enhanced radiation requirements for devices operating at mmWave.

[0109] like Figure 5 As shown, in some aspects, process 500 may include transmitting an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold being based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with the absence of blocking with a signal blocking model (block 510). For example, a UE (e.g., using Fig. 9 The communication manager 140 and / or the transmitting component 904 depicted in the figure may transmit the uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold being based at least in part on augmenting a basic operating model associated with the absence of blockage with a signal blockage model, as described above.

[0110] Process 500 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0111] In a first aspect, the uplink signal may be a first uplink signal, sending the uplink signal may include sending the first uplink signal in the presence of signal blocking while satisfying an enhanced EIRP threshold, and process 500 includes sending a second uplink signal in the absence of signal blocking while satisfying the enhanced EIRP threshold.

[0112] In a second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the signal blocking model is based at least in part on at least one of: a one-handed signal blocking model; a two-handed signal blocking model; a partitioned signal blocking model including air gaps within the partitioned signal blocking model; a hand-model based blocking model; a loss distribution function that models observed losses associated with signal blocking; or a spherical coverage distribution function that models a transmit power distribution based at least in part on the signal blocking model.

[0113] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the partitioned signal occlusion model including an air gap may include a hand occlusion model that positions the air gap between two fingers of a hand.

[0114] In a fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, an enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on: the UE is classified as a power class 1 device; the UE is classified as a power class 2 device; the UE is classified as a power class 3 device; or the UE is classified as a power class 4 device.

[0115] In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, a spherical coverage requirement associated with an enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on a percentile of radiated power distribution on a sphere centered on the UE.

[0116] In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on network operator requirements.

[0117] In a seventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects 1 to 6, an enhanced EIRP threshold associated with a network operator requirement is based at least in part on at least one of: a first model based at least in part on the UE operating in the absence of signal blocking; a second model based at least in part on the UE operating near hand blocking; or a third model based at least in part on the UE operating near hand blocking.

[0118] In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, the first model is based at least in part on the UE operating in free space.

[0119] In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on a combination of the second model and the third model.

[0120] In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying a millimeter-wave threshold.

[0121] In an eleventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one to ten, the spherical coverage requirement is a first spherical coverage requirement, and process 500 further comprises receiving a downlink signal based at least in part on satisfying an enhanced EIS threshold, the enhanced EIS threshold being based at least in part on augmenting a basic operating model associated with the absence of blockage with a signal blockage model.

[0122] In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, the enhanced EIS threshold is based at least in part on the downlink signal satisfying a millimeter-wave threshold.

[0123] although Figure 5 An example block diagram of process 500 is shown, but in some aspects, process 500 may include Figure 5 Additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks arranged in a different manner than those depicted in the process 500. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks in the process 500 may be performed in parallel.

[0124] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example process 600 performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure. Example process 600 is an example of a UE (eg, UE 120) performing operations associated with enhanced radiation requirements for devices operating at mmWave.

[0125] like Figure 6As shown, in some aspects, process 600 may include transmitting a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered at the UE (block 610). For example, a UE (e.g., using Fig. 9 The communication manager 140 and / or the sending component 904 depicted in the figure may send the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, as described above.

[0126] like Figure 6 As further shown in FIG. 6 , in some aspects, process 600 may include transmitting a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold at a second percentile of the sphere. In some aspects, the first percentile is lower than the second percentile (block 620). For example, a UE (e.g., using Fig. 9 The communication manager 140 and / or the transmitting component 904 depicted in the embodiment of the present invention may transmit the second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the second EIRP threshold at a second percentile of the sphere. In some aspects, the first percentile is lower than the second percentile.

[0127] Process 600 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0128] In a first aspect, the first EIRP threshold is based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a millimeter wave threshold, and the second EIRP threshold is based at least in part on the second uplink signal failing to satisfy the millimeter wave threshold.

[0129] In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the first EIRP threshold or the second EIRP threshold is based at least in part on the UE being classified as a power class 1 device, the UE being classified as a power class 2 device, the UE being classified as a power class 3 device, or the UE being classified as a power class 4 device.

[0130] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, at least one of the first EIRP spherical coverage threshold or the second EIRP spherical coverage threshold is based at least in part on network operator requirements.

[0131] In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, sending the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold includes sending the first uplink signal based at least in part on the presence of signal blocking, or sending the first uplink signal based at least in part on the absence of signal blocking.

[0132] In a fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects 1 to 4, process 600 includes: receiving a first downlink signal based at least in part on satisfying a first EIS threshold associated with a third spherical coverage requirement, the third spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first received power associated with the first downlink signal satisfying the first EIS threshold at a third percentile of a sphere centered on the UE; and receiving a second downlink signal based at least in part on satisfying a second EIS threshold and at least in part on satisfying a second EIS threshold associated with a fourth spherical coverage requirement, the fourth spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second received power associated with the second first downlink signal satisfying the second EIS threshold at a fourth percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, wherein the third percentile is lower than the fourth percentile.

[0133] although Figure 6 An example block diagram of process 600 is shown, but in some aspects, process 600 may include Figure 6 Additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks arranged in a different manner than those depicted in the process 600. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks in the process 600 may be performed in parallel.

[0134] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure. Example process 700 is an example of a UE (eg, UE 120) performing operations associated with enhanced radiation requirements for devices operating at mmWave.

[0135] like Figure 7As shown, in some aspects, process 700 may include transmitting a first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered at the UE, the first percentile being associated with a base power level (block 710). For example, a UE (e.g., using Fig. 9 The communication manager 140 and / or the sending component 904 depicted in the figure may send the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, wherein the first spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, the first percentile being associated with a basic power level, as described above.

[0136] like Figure 7 As further shown in FIG. 7 , in some aspects, process 700 may include transmitting a second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with a sphere, the second EIRP threshold being associated with an augmented power level in addition to a base power level (block 720). For example, a UE (e.g., using Fig. 9 The communication manager 140 and / or the sending component 904 depicted in the figure may send the second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with a sphere, and the second EIRP threshold is associated with an amplified power level that is in addition to the basic power level, as described above.

[0137] Process 700 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0138] although Figure 7 An example block diagram of process 700 is shown, but in some aspects, process 700 may include Figure 7Additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks arranged in a different manner than those depicted in the process 700. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks in the process 700 may be performed in parallel.

[0139] Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process 800 performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure. Example process 800 is an example of a UE (eg, UE 120) performing operations associated with enhanced radiation requirements for devices operating at mmWave.

[0140] like Figure 8 As shown, in some aspects, process 800 may include transmitting an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the transmitting based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna components specified by a communication standard (block 810). For example, a UE (e.g., using Fig. 9 The communication manager 140 and / or the transmitting component 904 depicted in FIG. 1 may transmit the uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the transmitting based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna components specified by a communication standard, as described above. Alternatively or additionally, the minimum number of antenna components may be specified by a network operator as a network operation requirement.

[0141] Process 800 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0142] In a first aspect, the spherical coverage requirement is a first spherical coverage requirement, and process 800 also includes receiving the downlink signal based at least in part on the downlink signal satisfying an EIS threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the receiving being based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna components specified by a communication standard.

[0143] In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the antenna assembly may include an antenna panel or an antenna module.

[0144] In a third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the minimum number of antenna components specified by the communication standard may include at least one of: a first number of antenna components associated with uplink transmissions, or a second number of antenna components associated with downlink transmissions.

[0145] although Figure 8 An example block diagram of process 800 is shown, but in some aspects, process 800 may include Figure 8Additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks arranged in a different manner than those depicted in the process 800. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks in the process 800 may be performed in parallel.

[0146] Fig. 9 is a diagram of an example apparatus 900 for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. Apparatus 900 may be a UE, or a UE may include apparatus 900. In some aspects, apparatus 900 includes a receiving component 902 and a transmitting component 904 that may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, apparatus 900 may communicate with another apparatus 906 (such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device) using receiving component 902 and transmitting component 904. As further shown, apparatus 900 may include a communication manager 140. Communication manager 140 may include one or more of a radiation compliance manager component 908, etc.

[0147] In some aspects, the apparatus 900 may be configured to perform Figure 3 and Figure 4 Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 900 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as Figure 5 The process of 500 Figure 6 The process of 600 Figure 7 The process 700 Figure 8 In some aspects, Fig. 9 The apparatus 900 and / or one or more components shown in FIG. 1 may include a combination of Figure 2 Additionally or alternatively, Fig. 9 One or more of the components shown in the figure may be combined with Figure 2 Additionally or alternatively, one or more components in the component set may be implemented at least in part as software stored in a memory. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and can be executed by a controller or processor to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0148] The receiving component 902 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, from the device 906. The receiving component 902 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of the device 900. In some aspects, the receiving component 902 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding) on ​​the received communications and may provide the processed signals to one or more other components of the device 900. In some aspects, the receiving component 902 may include combining Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receive processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described UE.

[0149] Transmit component 904 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to device 906. In some aspects, one or more other components of device 900 may generate communications and may provide the generated communications to transmit component 904 for transmission to device 906. In some aspects, transmit component 904 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding) on ​​the generated communications and may transmit the processed signals to device 906. In some aspects, transmit component 904 may include combining Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described UE. In some aspects, the transmit component 904 can be co-located with the receive component 902 in a transceiver.

[0150] The transmitting component 904 can transmit the uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced EIRP threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with an absence of blockage with a signal blockage model. In some aspects, the radiation compliance manager component 908 can direct the transmitting component 904 to transmit the uplink signal.

[0151] The transmitting component 904 may transmit the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE. The transmitting component 904 may transmit the second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold at a second percentile of a sphere, wherein the first percentile is lower than the second percentile. In some aspects, the radiation compliance manager component 908 may direct the transmitting component 904 to transmit the uplink signal.

[0152] The receiving component 902 can receive the first downlink signal based at least in part on satisfying a first EIS threshold associated with a third spherical coverage requirement, the third spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first received power associated with the first downlink signal satisfying the first EIS threshold at a third percentile of a sphere centered at the UE. In some aspects, the radiation compliance manager component 908 can direct the receiving component 902 to receive the uplink signal.

[0153] The receiving component 902 may receive a second downlink signal based at least in part on satisfying a second EIS threshold and at least in part on satisfying a second EIS threshold associated with a fourth spherical coverage requirement, wherein the fourth spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on a second received power associated with the second first downlink signal satisfying the second EIS threshold at a fourth percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, wherein the third percentile is lower than the fourth percentile.

[0154] The transmitting component 904 may transmit the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying a first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered at the UE, the first percentile being associated with a basic power level. The transmitting component 904 may transmit the second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with a sphere, the second EIRP threshold being associated with an augmented power level in addition to the basic power level. In some aspects, the radiation compliance manager component 908 may direct the transmitting component 904 to transmit the uplink signal.

[0155] The transmitting component 904 can transmit the uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the transmitting based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna components specified by a communication standard and / or a network operator. For example, the transmitting component 904 can include and / or be coupled to a minimum number of antenna components.

[0156] Fig. 9 The number and arrangement of components shown in the figure are provided as examples. In practice, there may be Fig. 9 The components shown in the figure may include additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner. Fig. 9Two or more components shown in may be implemented in a single component, or Fig. 9 The single component shown in may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Fig. 9 The assembly of (one or more) components shown in the executable is described as being composed of Fig. 9 Another collection of components shown in the figure performs one or more functions.

[0157] The following provides an overview of some aspects of the disclosure:

[0158] Aspect 1: A wireless communication method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: sending an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold being based at least in part on augmenting a basic operating model associated with the absence of blocking with a signal blocking model.

[0159] Aspect 2: A method according to Aspect 1, wherein the uplink signal includes a first uplink signal, wherein sending the uplink signal includes: sending the first uplink signal in the presence of signal blocking while the enhanced EIRP threshold is met; and sending a second uplink signal in the absence of the signal blocking while the enhanced EIRP threshold is met.

[0160] Aspect 3: A method according to Aspect 1 or Aspect 2, wherein the signal blocking model is based at least in part on at least one of: a one-handed signal blocking model; a two-handed signal blocking model; a partitioned signal blocking model, the partitioned signal blocking model including air gaps within the partitioned signal blocking model; a hand-model-based blocking model; a loss distribution function, the loss distribution function models the observed loss associated with signal blocking; or a spherical coverage distribution function, the spherical coverage distribution function models the transmit power distribution based at least in part on the signal blocking model.

[0161] Aspect 4: The method according to aspect 3, wherein the partitioned signal occlusion model including the air gap comprises a hand occlusion model, and the hand occlusion model locates the air gap between two fingers of a hand.

[0162] Aspect 5: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 4, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on: the UE is classified as a power class 1 device; the UE is classified as a power class 2 device; the UE is classified as a power class 3 device; or the UE is classified as a power class 4 device.

[0163] Aspect 6: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 5, wherein the spherical coverage requirement associated with the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on a percentile of radiated power distribution on a sphere centered at the UE.

[0164] Aspect 7: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 6, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on network operator requirements.

[0165] Aspect 8: A method according to Aspect 7, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold associated with the network operator requirement is based at least in part on at least one of: a first model, the first model is based at least in part on the UE operating in the absence of signal blocking; a second model, the second model is based at least in part on the UE operating near hand blocking; or a third model, the third model is based at least in part on the UE operating near hand blocking.

[0166] Aspect 9: The method according to aspect 8, wherein the first model is based at least in part on the UE operating in free space.

[0167] Aspect 10: The method according to aspect 8 or aspect 9, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on a combination of the second model and the third model.

[0168] Aspect 11: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 10, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying a millimeter wave threshold.

[0169] Aspect 12: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 11, wherein the spherical coverage requirement is a first spherical coverage requirement, and the method further includes: receiving a downlink signal based at least in part on satisfying an enhanced effective isotropic sensitivity (EIS) threshold, the enhanced effective isotropic sensitivity (EIS) threshold being based at least in part on augmenting the basic operating model associated with the absence of the blockage with the signal blocking model.

[0170] Aspect 13: The method of aspect 12, wherein the enhanced EIS threshold is based at least in part on the downlink signal satisfying a millimeter waveform threshold.

[0171] Aspect 14: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: sending the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold, the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold being based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE; and sending the second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a second percentile of the sphere, wherein the first percentile is lower than the second percentile.

[0172] Aspect 15: A method according to Aspect 14, wherein the first spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a millimeter wave threshold, and wherein the second spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on the second uplink signal failing to satisfy the millimeter wave threshold.

[0173] Aspect 16: A method according to Aspect 14, wherein the first spherical coverage requirement is at least partially based on the first uplink signal satisfying the millimeter wave threshold, wherein sending the first uplink signal is at least partially based on sending the first uplink signal in the presence of signal blocking, wherein the second spherical coverage requirement is at least partially based on the second uplink signal satisfying the millimeter wave threshold, and wherein sending the second uplink signal is at least partially based on sending the second uplink signal in the absence of signal blocking.

[0174] Aspect 17: A method according to any one of Aspects 14 to 16, wherein the EIRP threshold is based at least in part on: the UE is classified as a power class 1 device; the UE is classified as a power class 2 device; the UE is classified as a power class 3 device; or the UE is classified as a power class 4 device.

[0175] Aspect 18: The method according to any one of aspects 14 to 17, wherein at least one of the EIRP threshold or the first spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on network operator requirements.

[0176] Aspect 19: A method according to Aspect 18, wherein sending the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold includes: sending the first uplink signal based at least in part on the presence of signal blocking; or sending the first uplink signal based at least in part on the absence of the signal blocking.

[0177] Aspect 20: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 14 to 19, the method further includes: receiving a first downlink signal based at least in part on satisfying an effective isotropic sensitivity (EIS) threshold associated with a third spherical coverage requirement, the third spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first received power associated with the first downlink signal satisfying the EIS threshold at a third percentile of the sphere centered on the UE; and receiving a second downlink signal based at least in part on satisfying the EIS threshold and at least in part on satisfying a second EIS threshold associated with a fourth spherical coverage requirement, the fourth spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second received power associated with the second first downlink signal satisfying the EIS threshold at a fourth percentile of the sphere centered on the UE, wherein the third percentile is lower than the fourth percentile.

[0178] Aspect 21: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: sending the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered on the UE, the first percentile being associated with a basic power level; and sending the second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with the sphere, and the second EIRP threshold is associated with an augmented power level supplementary to the basic power level.

[0179] Aspect 22: The method of aspect 21, wherein the amplified power level and the second EIRP threshold are based at least in part on network operator requirements.

[0180] Aspect 23: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: sending an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the sending being based at least in part on using at least a minimum number of antenna components specified by a communication standard.

[0181] Aspect 24: A method according to Aspect 23, wherein the spherical coverage requirement is a first spherical coverage requirement, and the method further includes: receiving the downlink signal based at least in part on the downlink signal satisfying an effective isotropic sensitivity (EIS) threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, and the receiving is based at least in part on using at least the minimum number of antenna components specified by the communication standard.

[0182] Aspect 25: The method according to Aspect 23 or Aspect 24, wherein the antenna assembly comprises an antenna panel or an antenna module.

[0183] Aspect 26: A method according to any one of Aspects 23 to 25, wherein the minimum number of antenna components specified by the communication standard includes at least one of: a first number of antenna components associated with uplink transmission, or a second number of antenna components associated with downlink transmission.

[0184] Aspect 27: An apparatus for performing wireless communications at a device, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform one or more of the methods described in Aspects 1 to 13.

[0185] Aspect 28: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform one or more of the methods described in Aspects 14 to 20.

[0186] Aspect 29: An apparatus for performing wireless communications at a device, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform a method according to Aspect 21 or Aspect 22.

[0187] Aspect 30: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform one or more of the methods described in Aspects 23 to 26.

[0188] Aspect 31: A device for wireless communication, the device comprising: a memory; and one or more processors, the one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to execute the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 13.

[0189] Aspect 32: A device for wireless communication, the device comprising: a memory; and one or more processors, the one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to execute the method according to one or more of aspects 14 to 20.

[0190] Aspect 33: A device for wireless communication, the device comprising: a memory; and one or more processors, the one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to execute the method according to aspect 21 or aspect 22.

[0191] Aspect 34: A device for wireless communication, the device comprising: a memory; and one or more processors, the one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to execute the method according to one or more of aspects 23 to 26.

[0192] Aspect 35: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising: at least one component for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 13.

[0193] Aspect 36: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising: at least one component for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 14 to 20.

[0194] Aspect 37: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one component for performing the method according to aspect 21 or aspect 22.

[0195] Aspect 38: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising: at least one component for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 23 to 26.

[0196] Aspect 39: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 13.

[0197] Aspect 40: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 14 to 20.

[0198] Aspect 41: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to aspect 21 or aspect 22.

[0199] Aspect 42: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 23 to 26.

[0200] Aspect 43: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 13

[0201] Aspect 44: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 14 to 20.

[0202] Aspect 45: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to aspect 21 or aspect 22.

[0203] Aspect 46: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 23 to 26.

[0204] The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the various aspects.

[0205] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be broadly interpreted as hardware, and / or a combination of hardware and software. Whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language or other names, "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, executable files, threads of execution, procedures and / or functions, etc. As used herein, "processor" is implemented in hardware and / or a combination of hardware and software. It will be clear that the system or method described herein can be implemented by a combination of hardware and / or hardware and software in different forms. The actual dedicated control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and / or methods does not limit various aspects. Therefore, the operation and behavior of the system and / or method are not described herein with reference to specific software codes, because it will be understood by those skilled in the art that software and hardware can be designed to implement the system and / or method based at least in part on the description herein.

[0206] As used herein, "satisfying a threshold" may refer to a value being greater than a threshold, greater than or equal to a threshold, less than a threshold, less than or equal to a threshold, equal to a threshold, not equal to a threshold, etc., depending on the context.

[0207] Although the specific combination of features is set forth in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of various aspects. Many of these features can be combined in a manner that is not specifically described in the claims and / or is not disclosed in the specification. The disclosure of various aspects includes each dependent claim combined with each other claim in the claim set. As used herein, the phrase "at least one of" the list of items refers to any combination of these items (it includes a single member). As an example, "at least one of a, b or c" is intended to cover a, b, c, a+b, a+c, b+c and a+b+c, and any combination with multiple identical elements (for example, a+a, a+a+a, a+a+b, a+a+c, a+b+b, a+c+c, b+b, b+b+b, b+b+c, c+c and c+c+c, or any other sorting of a, b and c).

[0208] Any element, action or instruction used herein should not be interpreted as critical or necessary unless explicitly stated. In addition, as used herein, the articles "one" and "a kind of" are intended to include one or more items and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the article "said" is intended to include one or more items connected to the article "said", and can be used interchangeably with "said one or more". In addition, as used herein, the terms "set" and "group" are intended to include one or more items and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". If you only want to refer to an item, the phrase "only one" or similar terms will be used. Moreover, as used herein, the term "having" etc. is intended to be an open term, which does not limit the elements they modify (for example, "having" A elements can also have B). In addition, the phrase "based on" is intended to mean "based at least in part on", unless otherwise explicitly stated. Furthermore, as used herein, the term "or" when used in a series is intended to be open-ended and may be used interchangeably with "and / or" unless expressly stated otherwise (eg, if used in conjunction with "either" or "only one of").

Claims

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising: Memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to: The uplink signal is transmitted based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with an absence of blockage with a signal blockage model.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the uplink signal comprises a first uplink signal, Wherein, in order to send the uplink signal, the one or more processors are configured to: transmitting the first uplink signal in the presence of signal blocking while satisfying the enhanced EIRP threshold; and A second uplink signal is transmitted in the absence of the signal blocking while the enhanced EIRP threshold is met.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the signal blocking model is based at least in part on at least one of: One-handed signal blocking model, Two-handed signal blocking model, a partitioned signal blocking model, the partitioned signal blocking model comprising an air gap within the partitioned signal blocking model, Occlusion model based on hand model, a loss distribution function that models the observed losses associated with signal blocking, or A spherical coverage distribution function is provided to model a transmit power distribution based at least in part on the signal blocking model.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the partitioned signal occlusion model that includes the air gap comprises a hand occlusion model that positions the air gap between two fingers of a hand.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on: The UE is classified as a power class 1 device, The UE is classified as a power class 2 device, The UE is classified as a power class 3 device, or The UE is classified as a power class 4 device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the spherical coverage requirement associated with the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on a percentile of radiated power distribution on a sphere centered at the UE.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on network operator requirements.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold associated with the network operator requirement is based at least in part on at least one of: a first model, the first model being based at least in part on the UE operating in the absence of signal blocking, a second model, the second model being based at least in part on the UE operating near or beside head blocking, or A third model is based at least in part on the UE operating near hand occlusion.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on a combination of the second model and the third model.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: A downlink signal is received based at least in part on satisfying an enhanced effective isotropic sensitivity (EIS) threshold based at least in part on augmenting the base operating model associated with the absence of the blockage with the signal blockage model.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication at a UE, the apparatus comprising: Memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to: transmitting the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying an effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold, the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold being based at least in part on a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered at the UE; and transmitting the second uplink signal based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold, the EIRP threshold being based at least in part on a second spherical coverage requirement, the second spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold at a second percentile of the sphere, Wherein the first percentile is lower than the second percentile.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a millimeter wave threshold, and The second spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on the second uplink signal failing to satisfy the millimeter wave threshold.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a millimeter wave threshold, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the first uplink signal based at least in part on the presence of signal blocking, wherein the second spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying the millimeter wave threshold, and Wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the second uplink signal based at least in part on the absence of the signal blockage.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the EIRP threshold is based at least in part on: The UE is classified as a power class 1 device, The UE is classified as a power class 2 device, The UE is classified as a power class 3 device, or The UE is classified as a power class 4 device.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein at least one of the EIRP threshold or the first spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on a network operator requirement.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein to transmit the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying the EIRP threshold, the one or more processors are configured to: transmitting the first uplink signal based at least in part on the presence of signal congestion; or The first uplink signal is sent based at least in part on the absence of the signal blockage.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receiving a first downlink signal based at least in part on satisfying an effective isotropic sensitivity (EIS) threshold associated with a third spherical coverage requirement, the third spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first received power associated with the first downlink signal satisfying the EIS threshold at a third percentile of the sphere centered at the UE; and receiving a second downlink signal based at least in part on satisfying the EIS threshold, based at least in part on satisfying a second EIS threshold associated with a fourth spherical coverage requirement, the fourth spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a second received power associated with the second first downlink signal satisfying the EIS threshold at a fourth percentile of the sphere centered at the UE, Wherein the third percentile is lower than the fourth percentile.

18. An apparatus for wireless communication at a UE, the apparatus comprising: Memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to: transmitting the first uplink signal based at least in part on the first uplink signal satisfying a first effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold associated with a first spherical coverage requirement, the first spherical coverage requirement being based at least in part on a first radiated power distribution associated with the first uplink signal satisfying the first EIRP threshold at a first percentile of a sphere centered at the UE, the first percentile being associated with a base power level; as well as The second uplink signal is sent based at least in part on the second uplink signal satisfying a second EIRP threshold associated with a second spherical coverage requirement, wherein the second spherical coverage requirement is based at least in part on a second radiated power distribution associated with the second uplink signal satisfying the second EIRP threshold at a second percentile, wherein the second percentile is associated with the sphere, and the second EIRP threshold is associated with an amplified power level that is in addition to the basic power level.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the amplified power level and the second EIRP threshold are based at least in part on network operator requirements.

20. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: The uplink signal is transmitted based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with an absence of blockage with a signal blockage model.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the uplink signal comprises a first uplink signal, Wherein sending the uplink signal comprises: transmitting the first uplink signal in the presence of signal blocking while satisfying the enhanced EIRP threshold; as well as A second uplink signal is transmitted in the absence of the signal blocking while the enhanced EIRP threshold is met.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the signal blocking model is based at least in part on at least one of: One-handed signal blocking model, Two-handed signal blocking model, a partitioned signal blocking model, the partitioned signal blocking model comprising an air gap within the partitioned signal blocking model, Occlusion model based on hand model, a loss distribution function that models the observed losses associated with signal blocking, or A spherical coverage distribution function is provided to model a transmit power distribution based at least in part on the signal blocking model.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the partitioned signal occlusion model that includes the air gap comprises a hand occlusion model that positions the air gap between two fingers of a hand.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on: The UE is classified as a power class 1 device, The UE is classified as a power class 2 device, The UE is classified as a power class 3 device, or The UE is classified as a power class 4 device.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein the spherical coverage requirement associated with the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on a percentile of radiated power distribution on a sphere centered at the UE.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on network operator requirements.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the network operator requires that the enhanced EIRP threshold be specified based at least in part on at least one of: a first model, the first model being based at least in part on the UE operating in the absence of signal blocking, a second model, the second model being based at least in part on the UE operating near or beside head blocking, or A third model is based at least in part on the UE operating near hand occlusion.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the first model is based at least in part on the UE operating in free space.

29. The method of claim 20, wherein the enhanced EIRP threshold is based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying a millimeter wave threshold.

30. The method of claim 20, wherein the spherical coverage requirement is a first spherical coverage requirement, and the method further comprises: A downlink signal is received based at least in part on satisfying an enhanced effective isotropic sensitivity (EIS) threshold based at least in part on augmenting the base operating model associated with the absence of the blockage with the signal blockage model.

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