Network operation time interval indication

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, control signaling indicating a plurality of network power saving states of the network entity. The UE and the network entity may communicate one or more messages according to a first energy saving state of the plurality of network energy saving states. The one or more messages communicated may be based on a time period associated with the first network power saving state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first network power saving state is active, or both.

Description

[0001] Cross-references

[0002] This patent application claims priority to U.S. patent application No. 17 / 885,172, filed by Abotabl et al. on August 10, 2022, and entitled “NETWORKOPERATION TIME INTERVAL INDICATION,” which is assigned to the assignee of this application and is expressly incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The following relates to wireless communications, including network operation time interval indication. Background Art

[0004] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content, such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, and the like. These systems may be able to support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power). Examples of such multiple access systems include fourth generation (4G) systems (such as long term evolution (LTE) systems, advanced LTE (LTE-A) systems, or LTE-A Pro systems) and fifth generation (5G) systems (which may be referred to as new radio (NR) systems). These systems may employ techniques such as code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA), or discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM). A wireless multiple access communication system may include one or more base stations, each of which supports wireless communications for communication devices, which may be referred to as user equipment (UE).

[0005] In some wireless communication systems, UE and network entities may support different communication states to support different levels of system traffic. However, some communication states may be expensive in terms of relative power consumption, so UE and network entities may perform network energy saving (NES) procedures to increase energy saving. Summary of the invention

[0006] The described technology relates to improved methods, systems, devices and apparatuses that support network operation time interval indication. In general, the described technology enables a user equipment (UE) to receive control signaling from a network entity, wherein the control signaling may indicate one or more network energy saving (NES) states implemented by the network entity. In one example, the control signaling may indicate a time pattern associated with multiple NES states. For example, the UE may be configured with a time sequence of NES states to allocate time intervals for enhanced energy saving based on service levels. Additionally or alternatively, the control signaling may include a control message indicating that the NES state is active. For example, the UE may be explicitly configured with an indication of the NES state by the network entity. Based on the NES state signaled to the UE, the UE may modify the transmission and reception parameters, the communication technology, or both to communicate with the network entity.

[0007] A method for wireless communication at a UE is described. The method may include receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity; and communicating one or more messages with the network entity based on a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both.

[0008] An apparatus for wireless communication at a UE is described. The apparatus may include a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions may be executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to receive control signaling indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity from a network entity; and communicate one or more messages with the network entity according to a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both.

[0009] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a UE is described. The apparatus may include means for receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity; and means for communicating one or more messages with the network entity based on a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both.

[0010] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a UE is described. The code may include instructions executable by a processor to: receive control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity; and communicate one or more messages with the network entity based on a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both.

[0011] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, communicating one or more messages may include operations, features, components, or instructions for communicating, based on a time pattern associated with a set of multiple NES states, one or more messages to a network entity that is operable in a first NES state indicating that the network entity is operable in a first NES state.

[0012] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving control signaling indicating a temporal pattern associated with a set of multiple NES states.

[0013] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, each time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of a time pattern includes one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one or more seconds, one or more milliseconds, one or more time periods, or any combination thereof.

[0014] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, a duration of a corresponding time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of a time pattern may be based on a subcarrier spacing of the time pattern.

[0015] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the set of multiple NES states includes at least one of a baseline operating state, a reduced energy state, a network supported operating state, or a flexible operating state.

[0016] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, communicating one or more messages may include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving control signaling or a control message indicating one or more communication parameters associated with a first NES state and communicating one or more messages based on the one or more communication parameters that may be associated with the first NES state.

[0017] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, and the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media may include additional operations, features, components, or instructions for the following actions: receiving a control message indicating an activation mode in a set of multiple NES state modes, wherein a first NES state can be identified based on the activation mode.

[0018] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the activation mode may be based on at least one of network load, one or more capabilities of the UE, or one or more NES parameters, or any combination thereof.

[0019] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving a control message that indicates that a first NES state may be active by indicating a change in one or more channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) reporting configuration parameters, a change in an indicated transmit power of a network entity, or a change in one or more dynamic grant configurations of one or more messages, or any combination thereof.

[0020] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving a control message indicating that the network entity can operate in a first NES state, where the first NES state can be a flexible NES state or a default NES state.

[0021] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for modifying one or more transmit and receive parameters based on a first NES state, the one or more transmit and receive parameters comprising at least one of one or more uplink power control parameters, one or more antenna rank parameters, or one or more modulation and coding scheme parameters, or any combination thereof, and wherein one or more messages may be communicated based on the one or more transmit and receive parameters.

[0022] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, communicating one or more messages may include operations, features, components, or instructions for modifying one or more communication techniques performed by the UE based on a first NES state, the one or more communication techniques including at least one of one or more uplink skip techniques, one or more scheduling request procedures, one or more beam failure detection and recovery techniques, or one or more random access channel procedures, or any combination thereof.

[0023] A method for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The method may include sending control signaling to a UE indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity; operating in a first NES state based on a time period associated with a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states or based on a control message indicating that the first NES state is active; and communicating one or more messages with the UE based on the first NES state.

[0024] An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The apparatus may include a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions may be executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to send control signaling indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity to a UE; operate in a first NES state based on a time period associated with a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states or based on a control message indicating that the first NES state is active; and communicate one or more messages with the UE based on the first NES state.

[0025] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The apparatus may include means for sending control signaling indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity to a UE; means for operating in a first NES state based on a time period associated with a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states or based on a control message indicating that the first NES state is active; and means for communicating one or more messages with the UE based on the first NES state.

[0026] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The code may include instructions executable by a processor to: send control signaling indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity to a UE; operate in a first NES state based on a time period associated with a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states or based on a control message indicating that the first NES state is active; and communicate one or more messages with the UE based on the first NES state.

[0027] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, communicating one or more messages may include operations, features, components, or instructions for communicating with a UE one or more messages indicating that a network entity may operate in a first NES state while operating in a first NES state based on a time pattern associated with a set of multiple NES states.

[0028] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for sending control signaling indicating a temporal pattern associated with a set of multiple NES states.

[0029] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, each time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of a time pattern includes one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one or more seconds, one or more milliseconds, one or more time periods, or any combination thereof.

[0030] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, a duration of a corresponding time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of a time pattern may be based on a subcarrier spacing of the time pattern.

[0031] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the set of multiple NES states includes at least one of a baseline operating state, a reduced energy state, a network supported operating state, or a flexible operating state.

[0032] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, communicating one or more messages may include operations, features, components, or instructions for sending control signaling or a control message indicating one or more communication parameters associated with a first NES state and communicating one or more messages based on the first NES state.

[0033] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, and the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media may include additional operations, features, components, or instructions for the following actions: sending a control message indicating an activation mode in a set of multiple NES state modes and operating in a first NES state based on the activation mode.

[0034] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the activation mode may be based on at least one of network load, one or more capabilities of the UE, or one or more NES parameters, or any combination thereof.

[0035] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for sending a control message indicating that the network entity can operate in a first NES state, which can be a flexible NES state or a default NES state.

[0036] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, switching between two or more NES states in a set of multiple NES states is performed over time by a network entity. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] Figure 1 and Figure 2 An example of a wireless communication system supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0038] Figure 3 An example of a network energy saving (NES) state timeline supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0039] Figure 4 An example of a NES time sequence supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0040] Figure 5 An example of a process flow supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0041] Figure 6 and Figure 7 A block diagram of a device supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0042] Figure 8 A block diagram of a communications manager supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0043] Fig. 9 A diagram of a system including a device supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0044] Fig.10 and Fig.11 A block diagram of a device supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0045] Fig.12 A block diagram of a communications manager supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0046] Fig.13 A diagram of a system including a device supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0047] Figures 14 to 18 A flow chart illustrating a method for supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] In some wireless communication networks, user equipment (UE) and network entities may perform wireless communications (e.g., communications associated with relatively high data rates, high code rates, etc.) in high-traffic scenarios. In some examples, performing wireless communications in high traffic may result in correspondingly high network power consumption. In order to reduce power consumption and increase power savings, network entities may enter a network energy saving (NES) state based on the traffic level, which may result in relatively reduced network power consumption. For example, the network may enter from a baseline or legacy NES state and transition to various different NES states based on the traffic level in the network. In some cases, the network may fix a mode of the NES state and may operate according to the mode. In addition, the UE may implement different operating states to adapt to the NES state in which the network is operating. However, in some cases, the UE may not be aware of the network transitions between NES states, which may reduce coordination between devices and may reduce potential energy savings.

[0049] Features described herein generally relate to NES state time indication to reduce energy consumption by enabling a network entity to indicate an NES state to a UE. In some examples, a UE may receive control signaling from a network entity, and the control signaling may indicate a plurality of NES states of the network entity. The UE and the network entity may communicate one or more messages based on a first NES state in the plurality of NES states. The one or more messages communicated may be based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both.

[0050] Once the UE is configured with one or more NES states, the UE can effectively adapt its own signaling (e.g., the UE can modify the transmission and reception parameters, the communication technology used to communicate with the network entity, or both) to adapt to the different NES states of the network. In such examples, coordination between the UE and the network can reduce power consumption and increase associated power savings between both the UE and the network. Additionally or alternatively, the techniques described herein can increase coordination between devices because the UE can be configured (or pre-configured) with information about different energy states of the network.

[0051] In some other examples, the control signaling may indicate a time pattern associated with multiple NES states. For example, the UE may be configured with a time sequence of NES states to allocate time intervals for an increased NES state (e.g., a baseline NES state) in a high-service level scenario, a reduced NES state in a relatively low-service level scenario, a network, a network support operation state, or a flexible NES state. In this example, the network entity may dynamically adapt the time sequence of the flexible NES state. Additionally or alternatively, the control signaling may include a control message indicating that some NES states are active. For example, the UE may be explicitly configured with an indication of the NES state by a network entity (e.g., via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), or downlink control information (DCI)). Based on the NES state signaled to the UE, the UE may modify the transmission and reception parameters, the communication technology, or both to communicate with the network entity.

[0052] According to supporting NES state time indication, the network entity may indicate multiple NES states of the network entity, such as various NES states described herein, which may facilitate efficient communication between the UE and the network entity. The UE and the network entity may communicate one or more messages via control signaling indicating the activated NES state of the network entity. In other words, the UE and the network entity may establish reliable communication for more efficient energy use based on control signaling indicating a time period associated with the NES state, a control message indicating that the first NES state is activated, or both. This lower energy consumption and increased efficiency may further support higher data rates, greater system capacity, and reduced latency, as well as other benefits. In addition, in order to help reduce energy consumption in communication, the UE and the network entity may support communicating one or more messages based on a time pattern associated with multiple NES states. The time pattern may be sent by the network entity to the UE. In some examples, the control message may implicitly indicate the NES state (e.g., by a change in one or more channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) parameters, a change in the transmit power of the network entity, a change in the dynamic grant configuration, or a combination thereof). In some examples, the UE may modify transmit and receive parameters, communication techniques for communicating one or more messages to a network entity, or both based on the activated NES state.

[0053] Additionally or alternatively, such specific implementations of the subject matter described in the present disclosure may also be implemented to achieve one or more of the following potential advantages. For example, by supporting the communication of one or more messages based on a time pattern associated with multiple NES states, the UE and network entity may reduce or eliminate the ambiguity of activation or deactivation of the NES state while maintaining relatively low latency. In addition, in specific implementations in which the network entity implicitly indicates the NES state or the UE modifies the transmission and reception parameters, communication technology, or both, these specific implementations may be beneficial in various deployment scenarios, including in energy-saving scenarios. Such lower latency, reduced ambiguity, and implicit NES state indications may further support higher data rates, greater system capacity, and reduced latency, among other benefits.

[0054] Aspects of the present disclosure are first described in the context of a wireless communication system. Aspects of the present disclosure are further illustrated and described by sleep state timelines, NES state time series, and process flows. Aspects of the present disclosure are further illustrated by and described with reference to apparatus diagrams, system diagrams, and flow diagrams related to network operation time interval indication.

[0055] Figure 1 An example of a wireless communication system 100 supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The wireless communication system 100 may include one or more network entities 105, one or more UEs 115, and a core network 130. In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may be a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, an Advanced LTE (LTE-A) network, an LTE-A Pro network, a New Radio (NR) network, or a network operating according to other systems and radio technologies including future systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein.

[0056] The network entities 105 may be dispersed throughout a geographic area to form the wireless communication system 100, and may include devices in different forms or with different capabilities. In various examples, the network entities 105 may be referred to as network elements, mobility elements, radio access network (RAN) nodes, or network equipment, among other nomenclature. In some examples, the network entities 105 and the UE 115 may communicate wirelessly via one or more communication links 125 (e.g., radio frequency (RF) access links). For example, the network entity 105 may support a coverage area 110 (e.g., a geographic coverage area) within which the UE 115 and the network entity 105 may establish one or more communication links 125. The coverage area 110 may be an example of a geographic area within which the network entity 105 and the UE 115 may support signal communications according to one or more radio access technologies (RATs).

[0057] The UEs 115 may be dispersed throughout the coverage area 110 of the wireless communication system 100, and each UE 115 may be stationary or mobile, or stationary and mobile at different times. The UEs 115 may be devices in different forms or with different capabilities. Figure 1 Some example UEs 115 are illustrated in FIG. 1 . The UEs 115 described herein may be capable of supporting communications with various types of devices, such as Figure 1 Other UEs 115 or network entities 105 are shown.

[0058] As described herein, a node of the wireless communication system 100 (which may be referred to as a network node or a wireless node) may be a network entity 105 (e.g., any network entity described herein), a UE 115 (e.g., any UE described herein), a network controller, an apparatus, a device, a computing system, one or more components, or another suitable processing entity configured to perform any of the techniques described herein. For example, the node may be a UE 115. As another example, the node may be a network entity 105. As another example, a first node may be configured to communicate with a second node or a third node. In one aspect of this example, the first node may be a UE 115, the second node may be a network entity 105, and the third node may be a UE 115. In another aspect of this example, the first node may be a UE 115, the second node may be a network entity 105, and the third node may be a network entity 105. In other aspects of this example, the first node, the second node, and the third node may be different relative to these examples. Similarly, references to UE 115, network entity 105, apparatus, device, computing system, etc. may include disclosure of UE 115, network entity 105, apparatus, device, computing system, etc. as nodes. For example, a disclosure that UE 115 is configured to receive information from network entity 105 also discloses that the first node is configured to receive information from a second node.

[0059] In some examples, the network entities 105 may communicate with the core network 130, or with each other, or both. For example, the network entities 105 may communicate with the core network 130 via one or more backhaul communication links 120 (e.g., according to S1, N2, N3, or other interface protocols). In some examples, the network entities 105 may communicate with each other via the backhaul communication links 120 (e.g., according to X2, Xn, or other interface protocols) directly (e.g., directly between the network entities 105) or indirectly (e.g., via the core network 130). In some examples, the network entities 105 may communicate with each other via the midhaul communication links 162 (e.g., according to the midhaul interface protocol) or the fronthaul communication links 168 (e.g., according to the fronthaul interface protocol) or any combination thereof. The backhaul communication links 120, the midhaul communication links 162, or the fronthaul communication links 168 may be or include one or more wired links (e.g., electrical links, optical fiber links), one or more wireless links (e.g., radio links, wireless optical links), or other examples or various combinations thereof. UE 115 may communicate with core network 130 via communication link 155 .

[0060] One or more of the network entities 105 described herein may include or may be referred to as a base station 140 (e.g., a transceiver base station, a radio base station, an NR base station, an access point, a radio transceiver, a Node B, an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation Node B, or a Gigabit Node B (any of which may be referred to as a gNB), a 5G NB, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a Home Node B, a Home Evolved Node B, or other suitable terminology). In some examples, the network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) may be implemented in a clustered (e.g., monolithic, stand-alone) base station architecture, which may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single network entity 105 (e.g., a single RAN node, such as a base station 140).

[0061] In some examples, the network entity 105 may be implemented in a disaggregated architecture (e.g., a disaggregated base station architecture, a disaggregated RAN architecture) that may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed between two or more network entities 105, such as an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, an open RAN (O-RAN) (e.g., a network configuration sponsored by the O-RAN Alliance), or a virtualized RAN (vRAN) (e.g., a cloud RAN (C-RAN)). For example, the network entity 105 may include one or more of the following: a central unit (CU) 160, a distributed unit (DU) 165, a radio unit (RU) 170, a RAN intelligent controller (RIC) 175 (e.g., a near real-time RIC (near RT RIC), a non-real-time RIC (non-RT RIC)), a service management and orchestration (SMO) 180 system, or any combination thereof. The RU 170 may also be referred to as a radio head, a smart radio head, a remote radio head (RRH), a remote radio unit (RRU), or a transmit receive point (TRP). One or more components of the network entity 105 in the decomposed RAN architecture may be co-located, or one or more components of the network entity 105 may be located in distributed locations (e.g., separate physical locations). In some examples, one or more network entities 105 of the decomposed RAN architecture may be implemented as virtual units (e.g., virtual CU (VCU), virtual DU (VDU), virtual RU (VRU)).

[0062] The functional split between CU 160, DU 165, and RU 170 is flexible and can support different functionality, depending on which functions (e.g., network layer functions, protocol layer functions, baseband functions, RF functions, and any combination thereof) are performed at CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170. For example, a functional split of a protocol stack can be employed between CU 160 and DU 165, such that CU 160 can support one or more layers of a protocol stack and DU 165 can support one or more different layers of a protocol stack. In some examples, CU 160 can host higher protocol layer (e.g., Layer 3 (L3), Layer 2 (L2)) functionality and signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC), Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP), Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)). The CU 160 may be connected to one or more DUs 165 or RUs 170, and the one or more DUs 165 or RUs 170 may host lower protocol layers, such as layer 1 (L1) (e.g., physical (PHY) layer) or L2 (e.g., radio link control (RLC) layer, medium access control (MAC) layer) functionality and signaling, and may each be at least partially controlled by the CU 160. Additionally or alternatively, a functional split of the protocol stack may be employed between the DU 165 and the RU 170, such that the DU 165 may support one or more layers of the protocol stack, and the RU 170 may support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. The DU 165 may support one or more different cells (e.g., via one or more RUs 170). In some cases, the functional split between CU 160 and DU 165 or between DU 165 and RU 170 may be within a protocol layer (e.g., some functions of a protocol layer may be performed by one of CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170, while other functions of the protocol layer are performed by a different one of CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170). CU 160 may be further functionally split into CU control plane (CU-CP) and CU user plane (CU-UP) functions. CU 160 may be connected to one or more DUs 165 via midhaul communication links 162 (e.g., F1, F1-c, F1-u), and DU 165 may be connected to one or more RUs 170 via fronthaul communication links 168 (e.g., an open fronthaul (FH) interface). In some examples, midhaul communication link 162 or fronthaul communication link 168 may be implemented according to an interface (eg, a channel) between layers of a protocol stack supported by respective network entities 105 that communicate via such communication links.

[0063] In some wireless communication systems (e.g., wireless communication system 100), infrastructure and spectrum resources for radio access may support wireless backhaul link capabilities to supplement wired backhaul connections, thereby providing an IAB network architecture (e.g., to core network 130). In some cases, in an IAB network, one or more network entities 105 (e.g., IAB nodes 104) may be partially controlled by each other. One or more IAB nodes 104 may be referred to as donor entities or IAB donors. One or more DUs 165 or one or more RUs 170 may be controlled in part by one or more CUs 160 associated with a donor network entity 105 (e.g., donor base station 140). One or more donor network entities 105 (e.g., IAB donors) may communicate with one or more additional network entities 105 (e.g., IAB nodes 104) via supported access and backhaul links (e.g., backhaul communication links 120). The IAB node 104 may include an IAB mobile terminal (IAB-MT) controlled (e.g., scheduled) by a coupled IAB donor's DU 165. The IAB-MT may include an independent set of antennas for relaying communications with the UE 115, or may share the same antennas (e.g., of the RU 170) of the IAB node 104 for access via the DU 165 of the IAB node 104 (e.g., referred to as a virtual IAB-MT (vIAB-MT)). In some examples, the IAB node 104 may include a DU 165 that supports communication links with additional entities (e.g., IAB node 104, UE 115) within a relay chain or configuration (e.g., downstream) of the access network. In such cases, one or more components of the decomposed RAN architecture (e.g., one or more IAB nodes 104 or components of the IAB node 104) may be configured to operate according to the techniques described herein.

[0064] In the case where the techniques described herein are applied to the context of a decomposed RAN architecture, one or more components of the decomposed RAN architecture may be configured to support network operation time interval indication as described herein. For example, some operations described as being performed by UE 115 or network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140) may be additionally or alternatively performed by one or more components of the decomposed RAN architecture (e.g., IAB node 104, DU 165, CU 160, RU 170, RIC 175, SMO 180).

[0065] UE 115 may include or may be referred to as a mobile device, a wireless device, a remote device, a handheld device, or a subscriber device, or some other suitable term, where a "device" may also be referred to as a unit, a station, a terminal, or a client, etc. UE 115 may also include or may be referred to as a personal electronic device, such as a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, a laptop computer, or a personal computer. In some examples, UE 115 may include or may be referred to as a wireless local loop (WLL) station, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an Internet of Everything (IoE) device, or a machine type communication (MTC) device, etc., which may be implemented in various objects such as appliances or vehicles, meters, etc.

[0066] The UE 115 described herein may be capable of communicating with various types of devices such as other UEs 115 which may sometimes act as relays, as well as network entities 105 and network equipment including macro eNBs or gNBs, small cell eNBs or gNBs, or relay base stations, etc. Figure 1 shown.

[0067] The UE 115 and the network entity 105 may wirelessly communicate with each other via one or more communication links 125 (e.g., access links) using resources associated with one or more carriers. The term "carrier" may refer to a collection of RF spectrum resources having a physical layer structure defined for supporting the communication link 125. For example, a carrier for the communication link 125 may include a portion of an RF spectrum band (e.g., a bandwidth portion (BWP)) that operates according to one or more physical layer channels for a given radio access technology (e.g., LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, NR). Each physical layer channel may carry acquisition signaling (e.g., synchronization signals, system information), control signaling for coordinating carrier operations, user data, or other signaling. The wireless communication system 100 may support communications with the UE 115 using carrier aggregation or multi-carrier operation. Depending on the carrier aggregation configuration, the UE 115 may be configured with multiple downlink component carriers and one or more uplink component carriers. Carrier aggregation may be used for both frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) component carriers. Communication between the network entity 105 and other devices may refer to communication between these devices and any portion (e.g., entity, sub-entity) of the network entity 105. For example, the terms "send," "receive," or "communicate" when referring to the network entity 105 may refer to any portion of a network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, CU 160, DU 165, RU 170) of a RAN communicating with another device (e.g., directly or via one or more other network entities 105).

[0068] The signal waveform transmitted via the carrier may include multiple subcarriers (e.g., using multi-carrier modulation (MCM) techniques, such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-S-OFDM)). In a system using MCM technology, a resource element may refer to a resource of one symbol period (e.g., the duration of one modulation symbol) and one subcarrier, in which case the symbol period and the subcarrier spacing may be inversely related. The number of bits carried by each resource element may depend on the modulation scheme (e.g., the order of the modulation scheme, the coding rate of the modulation scheme, or both), so that a relatively high number of resource elements (e.g., in the transmission duration) and a relatively high order modulation scheme may correspond to a relatively high rate of communication. Wireless communication resources may refer to a combination of RF spectrum resources, time resources, and spatial resources (e.g., spatial layers or beams), and the use of multiple spatial resources may increase the data rate or data integrity used for communication with UE 115.

[0069] The time interval for the network entity 105 or the UE 115 may be expressed as a multiple of a basic time unit, which may be, for example, a sampling period. Seconds, for this It can represent the supported subcarrier spacing, and N f The supported discrete Fourier transform (DFT) size may be indicated. The time intervals of the communication resources may be organized according to radio frames, each having a specified duration (e.g., 10 milliseconds (ms)). Each radio frame may be identified by a system frame number (SFN) (e.g., ranging from 0 to 1023).

[0070] Each frame may include a plurality of consecutively numbered subframes or time slots, and each subframe or time slot may have the same duration. In some examples, a frame may be divided into subframes (e.g., in the time domain), and each subframe may be further divided into a certain number of time slots. Alternatively, each frame may include a variable number of time slots, and the number of time slots may depend on the subcarrier spacing. Each time slot may include a certain number of symbol periods (e.g., depending on the length of the cyclic prefix appended in front of each symbol period). In some wireless communication systems 100, the time slot may be further divided into a plurality of micro-time slots associated with one or more symbols. Excluding the cyclic prefix, each symbol period may be associated with one or more (e.g., N f The duration of a symbol period may depend on the subcarrier spacing or the operating frequency band.

[0071] A subframe, slot, mini-slot, or symbol may be the smallest scheduling unit (e.g., in the time domain) of the wireless communication system 100 and may be referred to as a transmission time interval (TTI). In some examples, the TTI duration (e.g., the number of symbol periods in a TTI) may be variable. Additionally or alternatively, the smallest scheduling unit of the wireless communication system 100 may be dynamically selected (e.g., in a burst of a shortened TTI (sTTI)).

[0072] According to various techniques, physical channels may be multiplexed using carriers for communication. Physical control channels and physical data channels may be multiplexed for signaling via downlink carriers, for example, using one or more of a time division multiplexing (TDM) technique, a frequency division multiplexing (FDM) technique, or a hybrid TDM-FDM technique. A control region (e.g., a control resource set (CORESET)) of a physical control channel may be defined by a set of symbol periods and may extend across a system bandwidth of a carrier or a subset of that system bandwidth. One or more control regions (e.g., CORESETs) may be configured for a set of UEs 115. For example, one or more UEs in UE 115 may monitor or search a control region for control information according to one or more search space sets, and each search space set may include one or more control channel candidates in one or more aggregation levels arranged in a cascaded manner. The aggregation level of a control channel candidate may refer to the amount of control channel resources (e.g., control channel elements (CCEs)) associated with coded information for a control information format having a given payload size. The search space sets may include a common search space set configured for transmitting control information to multiple UEs 115 , and a UE-specific search space set for transmitting control information to a specific UE 115 .

[0073] In some examples, the network entities 105 (e.g., base stations 140, RUs 170) may be mobile and thus provide communication coverage for mobile coverage areas 110. In some examples, different coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies may overlap, but the different coverage areas 110 may be supported by the same network entity 105. In some other examples, overlapping coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies may be supported by different network entities 105. The wireless communication system 100 may include, for example, a heterogeneous network in which different types of network entities 105 provide coverage for various coverage areas 110 using the same or different radio access technologies.

[0074] The wireless communication system 100 may be configured to support ultra-reliable communication or low-latency communication or various combinations thereof. For example, the wireless communication system 100 may be configured to support ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC). The UE 115 may be designed to support ultra-reliable or low-latency or critical functions. Ultra-reliable communications may include private communications or group communications and may be supported by one or more services such as push-to-talk, video, or data. Support for ultra-reliable, low-latency functions may include prioritization of services, and such services may be used for public safety or general commercial applications. The terms ultra-reliable, low-latency, and ultra-reliable low-latency may be used interchangeably herein.

[0075] In some examples, the UE 115 may be configured to support communication directly with other UEs 115 via a device-to-device (D2D) communication link 135 (e.g., according to a peer-to-peer (P2P), D2D, or sidelink protocol). In some examples, one or more UEs 115 in a group that are performing D2D communication may be within a coverage area 110 of a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, a RU 170), which may support aspects of such D2D communication configured (e.g., scheduled) by the network entity 105. In some examples, one or more UEs 115 in such a group may be outside the coverage area 110 of the network entity 105, or may otherwise be unable or not configured to receive transmissions from the network entity 105. In some examples, a group of UEs 115 communicating via D2D communication may support a one-to-many (1:M) system, in which each UE 115 transmits to each of the other UEs 115 in the group. In some examples, the network entity 105 may facilitate scheduling of resources for D2D communication. In some other examples, D2D communications may be performed between UEs 115 without involving network entity 105 .

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

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

[0078] The wireless communication system 100 can utilize licensed and unlicensed RF spectrum bands. For example, the wireless communication system 100 can use unlicensed bands (such as the 5 GHz Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) band) to employ License Assisted Access (LAA), LTE Unlicensed (LTE-U) radio access technology, or NR technology. When operating using unlicensed RF spectrum bands, devices such as network entity 105 and UE 115 can employ carrier sensing for conflict detection and avoidance. In some examples, operations using unlicensed bands can be based on carrier aggregation configuration (e.g., LAA) in conjunction with component carriers operating using licensed bands. Operations using unlicensed spectrum can include downlink transmissions, uplink transmissions, P2P transmissions, or D2D transmissions, among others.

[0079] The network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, RU 170) or UE 115 may be equipped with multiple antennas that can be used to employ technologies such as transmit diversity, receive diversity, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication, or beamforming. The antennas of the network entity 105 or UE 115 may be located in one or more antenna arrays or antenna panels, which may support MIMO operations or transmit or receive beamforming. For example, one or more base station antennas or antenna arrays may be co-located at an antenna assembly, such as an antenna tower. In some examples, antennas or antenna arrays associated with the network entity 105 may be located at different geographical locations. The network entity 105 may include an antenna array having a set of antenna ports of multiple rows and columns that the network entity 105 can use to support beamforming for communications with the UE 115. Similarly, the UE 115 may include one or more antenna arrays that may support various MIMO or beamforming operations. Additionally or alternatively, the antenna panel may support RF beamforming for signals sent via the antenna ports.

[0080] Beamforming (which may also be referred to as spatial filtering, directional transmission, or directional reception) is a signal processing technique that may be used at a transmitting device or a receiving device (e.g., a network entity 105, a UE 115) to shape or steer an antenna beam (e.g., a transmit beam, a receive beam) along a spatial path between the transmitting device and the receiving device. Beamforming may be achieved by combining signals conveyed via antenna elements of an antenna array so that some signals propagating along a particular direction relative to the antenna array experience constructive interference, while other signals experience destructive interference. Adjustments to signals conveyed via antenna elements may include the transmitting device or the receiving device applying an amplitude offset, a phase offset, or both to signals carried via antenna elements associated with the device. Adjustments associated with each of these antenna elements may be defined by a set of beamforming weights associated with a particular direction (e.g., relative to the antenna array of the transmitting device or the receiving device or relative to some other direction).

[0081] The wireless communication system 100 may be a packet-based network that operates according to a layered protocol stack. In the user plane, communications at the bearer or PDCP layer may be IP-based. The RLC layer may perform packet segmentation and reassembly to communicate via logical channels. The MAC layer may perform priority processing and multiplexing of logical channels into transport channels. The MAC layer may also implement error detection techniques, error correction techniques, or both to support retransmission to improve link efficiency. In the control plane, the RRC layer may provide the establishment, configuration, and maintenance of an RRC connection that supports a radio bearer for user plane data between the UE 115 and the network entity 105 or the core network 130. The PHY layer may map a transport channel to a physical channel.

[0082] In some wireless communication networks, the UE 115 and the network entity 105 may consume a certain amount of energy to communicate within the radio access network (RAN). For example, in the network entity energy consumption model, the total energy consumption may be based on the relative energy consumption of downlink and uplink transmissions, the sleep state associated with the network entity 105, the associated transition time of the sleep state, and one or more reference parameters or configurations. The total energy consumption may be further based on factors such as power addition (PA) efficiency, the number of transmit radio units (TxRUs), and the network entity load of the network entity 105. In this example, communication within a cellular network (e.g., a high traffic scenario) may be associated with a high cost of network energy consumption (e.g., 23% of the total cost). The network energy consumption may be evaluated based on evaluating the network entity and UE communication (e.g., spectral efficiency, capacity, user perceived throughput (UPT), latency, handover performance, call drop rate, initial access performance, service level agreement (SLA) guarantee related key performance indicators (KPIs), etc.). For example, multiple KPIs may be evaluated for the network. In this case, performing communications within the RAN uses a large portion of the network's energy consumption (e.g., running a 5G network uses approximately 50% of the network's energy). The high cost of network energy consumption associated with the RAN can result in increased latency in communications and can make it impossible to scale cellular networks.

[0083] In some examples, UE 115 and network entity 105 may implement NES technology to save power and maintain network operation. For example, network entity 105 may enter different sleep states based on the current business level (or future predicted business level) in network 110. The transition from a shallow sleep state to a baseline state may take a relatively longer amount of time than the transition from a deep sleep state to a baseline state. Additionally or alternatively, network entity 105 may disable TxRUs of network entity 105 to save power. However, transitions across sleep states and disabling TxRUs may be associated with longer transition times, which may further consume power and may increase latency. In addition, UE 115 may not be aware of the sleep state of network entity 105, which may further increase latency.

[0084] In order to alleviate the power consumption associated with the transition time, the network entity 105 may select an operating state based on future data traffic (e.g., the network 105 may plan ahead and predict future traffic). However, the network entity 105 may not be able to efficiently and accurately predict future traffic, which may lead to increased inefficiency and further delays. In similar cases, such as time division duplex (TDD) configuration techniques for transmission, the network entity 105 may configure some duplex time slots as downlink time slots, uplink time slots, or flexible time slots. For example, if the downlink traffic is relatively high, the network entity 105 may statically configure a relatively large number of time slots as downlink time slots, and if the uplink traffic is relatively high, the network entity 105 may configure a relatively large number of time slots as uplink time slots. The network entity 105 may dynamically indicate (e.g., adapt) the flexible time slots as uplink time slots or downlink time slots based on the traffic (e.g., based on optimization performed by the network entity 105). However, dynamic and static time slot indications in TDD configurations may not currently be implemented in NES technology.

[0085] The wireless communication system 100 may support NES state time indication to reduce network energy consumption. In some examples, the UE 115 may receive control signaling from the network entity 105, and the control signaling may indicate a plurality of NES states corresponding to different NES states of the network entity 105. For example, the NES state may correspond to or indicate a plurality of power reduction NES states or various other NES states described herein.

[0086] In one example, the control signaling may indicate a time pattern associated with a plurality of NES states. For example, the UE 115 may be configured with a time sequence of NES states (e.g., similar to a TDD configuration) to allocate time intervals for NES states in high-service-level scenarios and other NES states in relatively low-service-level scenarios. The NES state may include a baseline (e.g., legacy) NES state, a reduced energy consumption state, a network-supported operation state, or a flexible NES state (e.g., a flexible operation state). In this example, the time sequence of network operations may be based on granularity (e.g., granularity of symbols, time slots, frames, seconds, or subcarrier intervals). Additionally or alternatively, the control signaling may include a control message indicating that the NES state is active for the network entity 105. For example, the UE 115 may be explicitly configured with an indication of the NES state by the network entity 105 (e.g., via RRC signaling, MAC-CE, or DCI). Based on the NES state signaled to the UE 115, the UE 115 may modify the transmission and reception parameters, the communication technology, or both to communicate with the network entity 105.

[0087] Figure 2An example of a wireless communication system 200 that supports network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, the wireless communication system 200 can implement aspects of the wireless communication system 100. For example, the wireless communication system 200 can support communication between a network entity 105-a and a UE 115-a, which can be as described in reference Figure 1 Examples of corresponding network entities 105 and UEs 115. In some examples, the network entity 105-a can communicate with one or more UEs 115 within the geographic coverage area 110-a.

[0088] The network entity 105-a may transmit downlink transmissions to the UE 115-a via the downlink communication link 205, and the UE 115-a may correspondingly transmit uplink transmissions to the network entity 105-a via the uplink communication link 220. In some examples, the network entity 105-a and the UE 115-a may support NES techniques to save energy (e.g., from the perspective of the network, the UE 115-a, or both), increase coordination between devices, and increase energy savings over time. The network entity 105-a may configure the UE 115-a with different NES operating states (e.g., at 225, state 1, state 2 to state n) indicated to the UE, so that the UE 115-a may identify during which time intervals the network entity 105-a will implement different NES states. In some examples, different NES states or energy-saving states may include a baseline NES, a reduced energy consumption state, a network-supported operating state, or a flexible NES state. For example, the network entity 105-a may send control signaling to the UE 115-a via the downlink communication link 205. The control signaling may include a network operation configuration indication 210 and a UE operation parameter 215. The network operation configuration indication 210 may indicate a time sequence 225 of NES states of the network entity 105-a in multiple NES states. The time sequence of NES states may include a time interval, where the time interval is one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one or more seconds, one or more milliseconds, or one or more time periods. In some examples, the duration of the time interval may be based on the subcarrier spacing of the time sequence. Additionally or alternatively, the network operation configuration indication 210 may include a control message that may indicate that the first NES state is active.

[0089] Additionally or alternatively, the UE operating parameter 215 may implicitly or explicitly indicate an actual (e.g., exact) NES state of the flexible NES state. For example, the UE operating parameter 215 may implicitly indicate the actual NES state (e.g., baseline NES, reduced energy consumption state, or network supported operating state) via one or more of a CSI-RS report, a change in the transmit power of the network entity 105-a, or a change in one or more dynamic grant configurations for transmission and reception. In another example, the UE operating parameter 215 may explicitly indicate the actual NES state via RRC reconfiguration, MAC-CE, or DCI (e.g., a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) / physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the DCI with an indication of the actual NES state using an additional bit scheduling). Additionally or alternatively, if network entity 105-a refrains from indicating an actual NES state (e.g., network entity 105-a refrains from sending UE operating parameters 215), UE 115-a may assume a baseline state (e.g., communicate using the baseline state), or UE 115-a may communicate using default network operations configured by RRC.

[0090] Based on the network operation configuration indication 210 and the UE operation parameters 215, the UE 115-a can modify or adjust the transmission and reception parameters based on different NES states to communicate with the network entity 105-a. The transmission and reception parameters may include one or more of uplink power control parameters, antenna rank parameters, or modulation and decoding scheme parameters. Additionally or alternatively, the UE 115-a can modify the technology for communicating with the network entity 105-a based on the first NES state. These technologies may include one or more of uplink skipping techniques, scheduling request procedures, beam failure detection and recovery techniques, or random access channel (RACH) timing procedures. The UE 115-a can then communicate with the network entity 105-a via the uplink communication link 220 based on the modifications and control signaling from the network entity 105-a.

[0091] Figure 3 An example of a NES state timeline 300 supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The NES state timeline 300 illustrates various aspects of the techniques performed by the network entity 105 and the UE 115, which may be as described in reference to FIG. Figure 1 and Figure 2 Examples of network entity 105 and UE 115 are described. For example, network entity 105 may indicate various NES states to UE 115, and UE 115 may adjust its operation based on the indicated NES states.

[0092] In some examples, UE 115 and network entity 105 may implement NES techniques to save power and maintain network operation while supporting efficient use of high power and low power states. For example, network entity 105 may enter different sleep states based on the traffic level in network 110. Sleep states may include a baseline sleep state 310 (e.g., legacy operation), a shallow sleep state 315, and a deep sleep state 325. Network entity 105 may also transition between different NES states via transition states 320-a and 320-b. In NES state timeline 305, sleep states may differ in operation (e.g., some sleep or NES states may be associated with disabling or shutting down a radio frequency (RF) communication chain, while some other NES states will keep the RF communication chain active).

[0093] In addition, in some cases, different NES states corresponding to different NES states may be associated with different power consumption levels and may have different transition times based on relative differences in power consumption. For example, a baseline state may be associated with a relatively higher level of power consumption than a shallow sleep state or a deep sleep state. A shallow sleep state may be associated with a higher level of power consumption than a deep sleep state. Additionally or alternatively, the network entity 105 may transition from one sleep state to another sleep state. As shown in the NES state timeline 305, the transition from the shallow sleep state to the baseline state may take a relatively longer amount of time than the transition from the deep sleep state to the baseline state. However, transitions across sleep states may be associated with longer transition times, which may further consume power and may increase latency.

[0094] In some examples, the UE may be configured (e.g., explicitly or implicitly) with an indication of a time sequence of network operation, such as NES state timeline 305, which indicates a mode (or schedule) of network operation, including time intervals (e.g., symbols, time slots, frames, seconds, or subcarrier intervals) during which the network will operate in different power consumption states or sleep states. For example, the UE may receive an indication of a network operation time interval (e.g., in Figure 2 ), which can inform the UE of various changes in network operations performed by the network entity 105. In some examples, the UE can adapt its communications based on the NES state indicated by the mode. For example, the UE can adapt its own uplink power control, modulation and decoding schemes, uplink skipping, beam failure detection, and other processes based on the network mode.

[0095] Figure 4 An example of a NES time sequence 400 supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The NES time sequence 400 illustrates various aspects of the techniques performed by the network entity 105-b and the UE 115-b, which may be as described in reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2 Examples of network entity 105 and UE 115 are described.

[0096] In some examples, the network entity 105-b and the UE 115-b may perform NES techniques to save energy (e.g., from the perspective of the network entity 105-b and from the perspective of the UE 115-b) and increase the quality and efficiency of communications. The network entity 105-b may configure the UE 115-b with different NES operating states that the network uses to operate during various time intervals. For example, the UE 115-b may be configured with a time sequence of NES states 405 according to symbols, time slots, frames, milliseconds, seconds, or any other time duration (e.g., by the network entity 105-b). In some other examples, the granularity of the configured time sequence may depend on the subcarrier spacing of the communication.

[0097] In some aspects, the different NES states 405 may include a baseline operating state (e.g., a baseline operation 410 that may support one or more legacy operations), a reduced energy state (e.g., a reduced energy state 420), a network supported operating state (e.g., a network supported operating state 425), or a flexible NES state (e.g., a flexible NES state 415). The reduced energy state may be a generic reduced energy state or a different reduced energy predefined or configured state (NES1, NES2, etc.). The network supported operating state 425 may be a state in which the network entity 105-b may increase the capacity or coverage of the network entity 105-b to increase the overall capacity of the network (e.g., other network entities 105-b may be in a reduced power consumption state, and the network entity 105-b may increase coverage to reduce latency). The flexible NES state may be a state in which the operation of the network entity 105-b may not be specified (e.g., for a given time duration) and may be implicitly or dynamically indicated.

[0098] For example, the network entity 105-b may send control signaling to the UE 115-b via a downlink communication link. The control signaling may indicate a time sequence of NES states of the network entity 105-b in a plurality of NES states. Table 1 shown below shows an example of a pattern of NES states that the network entity 105-b may send to or configure for the UE 115-b.

[0099] Mode 0 L L L L F NES1 NES1 L L L Mode 1 L L L NES2 NES2 L L NES1 NES1 NES1 Mode 2 L L F F F F F F L L Mode 3 L L NES1 NES1 NES1 NES2 NES2 NES2 F F Mode 4 F F F F F F F F F F

[0100] Table 1: Examples of patterns for NES states

[0101] In an example, each of the time slots may be associated with a NES state and a time period. Legacy time slots (e.g., L), NES1 time slots, and NES2 time slots may be associated with fixed modes of network operation configured for UE 115-b (e.g., RRC configured). Fixed modes may be activated at time intervals associated with the mode (e.g., UE 115-b may communicate with network entity 105-b based on these modes). In some examples, control signaling may include a bit field containing an index value, wherein the index value may indicate which mode of the mode is activated (e.g., having a 0 or 1 bit value in the bit field). Examples of modes may include all legacy operations (e.g., all time slots are L) or all flexible operation modes (e.g., all time slots are F). In this example, NES1 may correspond to 32 ports for communication at network entity 105-b, and NES2 may correspond to 16 ports for communication at network entity 105-b (e.g., NES1 may implement a greater number of antenna ports relative to NES2).

[0102] For the flexible NES state 415, the network entity 105-b may implicitly or explicitly indicate the actual (e.g., exact) NES state of the flexible NES state, and the UE 115-b may determine the operating state implicitly, via a dynamic indication, or using a defined default behavior of the UE. In some examples, one or more NES states or modes may be associated with one or more of the CSI-RS reporting types, or with one or more different transmit powers of the network entity 105-b (e.g., if the CSI configuration is changed to a different number of ports). In some other examples, one or more NES states or modes may be associated with a change in one or more dynamic grant configurations for transmission and reception. In such examples, the network entity may configure the UE 115-b with a CSI-RS report, transmit power, or dynamic grant configuration, and the UE 115-b may implicitly determine which NES state or mode corresponds to the configured CSI-RS, transmit power, or dynamic grant. In some other examples, an explicit indication of the NES state or mode may be configured as an RRC reconfiguration, MAC-CE, or DCI (e.g., using an additional bit to schedule a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) / physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the DCI with an indication of the actual NES state). In some other examples, the UE 115-b may implement a default behavior without indicating the NES state for the flexible operating state 415. For example, the UE 115-b may implement the baseline operation 410, or may implement network operation of a default RRC configuration.

[0103] In some examples, the network entity 105-b may select a NES state or mode based on various factors such as network load, UE capabilities, or a combination thereof, and implicitly or explicitly indicate the NES state or mode to the UE 105-b. Based on the time sequence and the control message indicating the first NES state, the UE 115-b may communicate with the network entity 105-b according to different network energy operating states.

[0104] Figure 5 An example of a process flow 500 for supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, the process flow 500 can implement aspects of wireless communication systems 100 and 200. The process flow 500 illustrates aspects of a technique performed by a network entity 105-c and a UE 115-c, which can be as described in reference to Figures 1 to 4 Examples of network entity 105 and UE 115 are described.

[0105] In the following description of the process flow 500, operations between the UE 115-c and the network entity 105-c may be performed in a different order or at different times. Certain operations may also be excluded from the process flow 500, or other operations may be added to the process flow 500.

[0106] At 505, the network entity 105-c may operate in the first NES state based on a time period associated with the first NES state in the plurality of NES states or based on sending a control message to the UE 115-c indicating that the first NES state is active. In some examples, the plurality of NES states may correspond to a plurality of different NES states. For example, the NES state may correspond to or indicate a plurality of power saving NES states or various other NES states described herein.

[0107] At 510, the network entity 105-c may send control signaling indicating multiple NES states of the network entity 105-c to the UE 115-c. The control signaling may indicate a time pattern associated with multiple NES states. Each time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of the time pattern may include one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one second or more seconds, one millisecond or more milliseconds, one or more time periods, or a combination thereof. The duration of the corresponding time interval in the certain amount of time intervals of the time pattern may be based on the subcarrier spacing of the time pattern. In some examples, the UE 115-c may communicate one or more messages with a network entity operating in a first NES state based on the time pattern associated with multiple energy saving states. For example, each time interval may be associated with a NES state so that the UE 115-c may operate in the NES state in the time interval included in the time pattern. In some examples, the network entity may identify different traffic volumes associated with different time intervals of the time pattern, and may apply different NES states during different time intervals based on network traffic.

[0108] In some examples, the control signaling may indicate one or more NES states in a plurality of NES states. One or more NES states in a plurality of NES states may correspond to or indicate one or more NES states, including at least one of a baseline NES, a reduced power consumption state, a network supported operating state, or a flexible operating state. In some examples, the control signaling or control message may indicate one or more communication parameters associated with the first NES. In some examples, the control signaling may indicate a plurality of NES state modes (e.g., a time mode corresponding to the NES state, wherein the NES state is based on a time interval included in the time mode), and the first NES state may be identified based on an activation mode in a plurality of NES state modes. The activation mode may be based on one or more of a network load, one or more capabilities of the UE 115-c, or one or more NES parameters.

[0109] In some examples, the control signaling or control message may indicate one or more communication parameters associated with the first NES. In some examples, the control message may indicate that the first NES state is active by indicating one or more of a change in one or more CSI-RS reporting configuration parameters, a change in an indicated transmit power of the network entity 105-c, or a change in one or more dynamic grant configurations of the one or more messages. In some examples, the first NES state may be a flexible NES state or a default NES state.

[0110] At 515, the UE 115-c may modify one or more transmit and receive parameters based on the first NES state. For example, the UE 115-c may modify the one or more transmit and receive parameters based on control signaling indicating the first NES state and / or that the network entity 105-c is operating in the first NES state. The one or more transmit and receive parameters may include one or more uplink control parameters, one or more antenna rank parameters, one or more modulation and coding scheme parameters, or a combination thereof.

[0111] At 520, the UE 115-c may modify one or more communication techniques performed by the UE 115-c to communicate one or more messages with the network entity 105-c based on the first NES state. For example, the UE 115-c may modify one or more communication techniques performed by the UE 115-c to communicate one or more messages with the network entity 105-c based on control signaling indicating the first NES state and / or that the network entity 105-c is operating in the first NES state. The one or more communication techniques may include one or more uplink skip techniques, one or more scheduling request procedures, one or more beam failure detection and recovery techniques, one or more random access channel procedures, or a combination thereof.

[0112] For example, the UE 115-c may perform an uplink skipping technique by skipping (e.g., refraining from transmitting) an uplink transmission based on an uplink data buffer of the UE 115-c being empty. The UE 115-c may perform one or more scheduling request procedures by sending a scheduling request to the network entity 105-c to perform the transmission, and the network entity 105-c may indicate a resource set for the UE 115-c to perform the transmission in response to the scheduling request. The UE 115-c may perform one or more beam failure detection and recovery techniques by measuring a beam metric associated with a beam, determining that the beam metric may be relatively low compared to other beams, and selecting another beam for communication. The UE 115-c may perform one or more random access channel (RACH) procedures by performing a two-step RACH procedure, a four-step RACH procedure, or a combination thereof. The RACH procedure may include uplink and downlink transmissions from the UE 115-c and the network entity 105-c for the UE 115-c to obtain access to a channel.

[0113] At 525, the network entity 105-c and the UE 115-c may communicate one or more messages based on a first NES state in a plurality of NES states. In some examples, the one or more messages may be included in one or more communication technologies (e.g., the one or more communication technologies modified at 520). The one or more messages may be based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message that the first NES state is active, or both. For example, the one or more messages may be communicated by the UE 115-c during a time period of the time pattern that may be associated with the NES state.

[0114] In addition, one or more messages may be communicated based on one or more transmit and receive parameters. For example, UE 115-c may receive an indication of transmit and receive parameters, and the transmit and receive parameters may indicate the NES state of UE 115-c during communication, the transmit power of communication, or a combination thereof. In some examples, UE 115-c may receive an indication of transmit and receive parameters via a CSI-RS report, a dynamic grant configuration for transmission and reception, or a combination thereof. In some examples, UE 115-c may communicate one or more messages indicating that the network entity may operate in the first NES state to a network entity operating in the first NES state based on a time pattern associated with multiple network energy saving states. In some examples, network entity 105-c and UE 115-c may communicate one or more messages based at least in part on one or more communication parameters associated with the first NES state.

[0115] At 530, the network entity 105-c may communicate one or more messages with the UE 115-c according to the first NES.

[0116] Figure 6 A block diagram 600 of a device 605 supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 605 may be an example of aspects of the UE 115 as described herein. The device 605 may include a receiver 610, a transmitter 615, and a communication manager 620. The device 605 may also include a processor. Each of these components may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0117] The receiver 610 may provide means for receiving information (such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof) associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels associated with network operation time interval indications). The information may be communicated to other components of the device 605. The receiver 610 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of multiple antennas.

[0118] The transmitter 615 may provide means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 605. For example, the transmitter 615 may transmit information such as packets associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels associated with network operation time interval indications), user data, control information, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the transmitter 615 may be co-located with the receiver 610 in a transceiver module. The transmitter 615 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of multiple antennas.

[0119] The communication manager 620, the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or various combinations thereof, or various components thereof, may be examples of means for performing various aspects of network operation time interval indication as described herein. For example, the communication manager 620, the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or various combinations thereof, or components thereof, may support methods for performing one or more of the functions described herein.

[0120] In some examples, the communication manager 620, the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in a communication management circuit). The hardware may include a processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a microcontroller, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof that is configured as or otherwise supports components for performing the functions described in the present disclosure. In some examples, the processor and a memory coupled to the processor may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., by executing instructions stored in the memory by the processor).

[0121] Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the communication manager 620, the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in code executed by a processor (e.g., as communication management software or firmware). If implemented in code executed by a processor, the functionality of the communication manager 620, the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general purpose processor (e.g., configured as or otherwise supporting components for performing the functions described in the present disclosure), a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, a microcontroller, or any combination of these or other programmable logic devices.

[0122] In some examples, communication manager 620 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, transmit) using or otherwise cooperating with receiver 610, transmitter 615, or both. For example, communication manager 620 may receive information from receiver 610, transmit information to transmitter 615, or be integrated in conjunction with receiver 610, transmitter 615, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0123] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 620 may support wireless communications at the UE. For example, the communication manager 620 may be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity. The communication manager 620 may be configured to or otherwise support components for communicating one or more messages with the network entity based on a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both.

[0124] By including or configuring a communication manager 620 according to examples as described herein, a device 605 (e.g., a processor controlling a receiver 610, a transmitter 615, a communication manager 620, or a combination thereof or otherwise coupled thereto) can support techniques for reducing power consumption and more efficiently utilizing communication resources.

[0125] Figure 7 A block diagram 700 of a device 705 supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 705 can be an example of aspects of the device 605 or UE 115 as described herein. The device 705 may include a receiver 710, a transmitter 715, and a communication manager 720. The device 705 may also include a processor. Each of these components can communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0126] The receiver 710 may provide means for receiving information (such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof) associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels associated with network operation time interval indications). The information may be communicated to other components of the device 705. The receiver 710 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of multiple antennas.

[0127] The transmitter 715 may provide means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 705. For example, the transmitter 715 may transmit information such as packets associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels associated with network operation time interval indications), user data, control information, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the transmitter 715 may be co-located with the receiver 710 in a transceiver module. The transmitter 715 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of multiple antennas.

[0128] Device 705 or its various components may be examples of components for performing various aspects of network operation time interval indication as described herein. For example, communication manager 720 may include NES control signaling component 725, NES communication component 730, or any combination thereof. Communication manager 720 may be an example of various aspects of communication manager 620 as described herein. In some examples, communication manager 720 or its various components may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, send) using or otherwise in conjunction with receiver 710, transmitter 715, or both. For example, communication manager 720 may receive information from receiver 710, transmit information to transmitter 715, or integrate with receiver 710, transmitter 715, or both in combination to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0129] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 720 can support wireless communications at the UE. The NES control signaling component 725 can be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity. The NES communication component 730 can be configured to or otherwise support components for communicating one or more messages with the network entity based on a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both.

[0130] Figure 8A block diagram 800 of a communication manager 820 supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The communication manager 820 can be an example of aspects of the communication manager 620, the communication manager 720, or both as described herein. The communication manager 820 or its various components can be examples of components for performing various aspects of network operation time interval indication as described herein. For example, the communication manager 820 may include an NES control signaling component 825, an NES communication component 830, an NES state mode configuration component 835, an NES state activation component 840, a communication parameter modification component 845, a time mode signaling component 850, or any combination thereof. Each of these components can communicate with each other directly or indirectly (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0131] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 820 can support wireless communications at the UE. The NES control signaling component 825 can be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity. The NES communication component 830 can be configured to or otherwise support components for communicating one or more messages with the network entity based on a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both.

[0132] In some examples, to support communicating one or more messages, the NES communication component 830 may be configured as or otherwise support components for communicating one or more messages indicating that the network entity is operating in the first NES state to a network entity operating in the first NES state based on a time pattern associated with a set of multiple NES states.

[0133] In some examples, the temporal pattern signaling component 850 may be configured or otherwise support means for receiving control signaling indicating a temporal pattern associated with a set of multiple NES states.

[0134] In some examples, each time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of a time pattern includes one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one or more seconds, one or more milliseconds, one or more time periods, or any combination thereof.

[0135] In some examples, the duration of a corresponding time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of the time pattern is based on the subcarrier spacing of the time pattern.

[0136] In some examples, NES control signaling component 825 can be configured to or otherwise support a set of multiple NES states, including at least one of a baseline operating state, a reduced energy state, a network supported operating state, or a flexible operating state.

[0137] In some examples, to support communicating the one or more messages, the NES control signaling component 825 can be configured or otherwise support means for communicating the one or more messages based on one or more communication parameters associated with the first NES state.

[0138] In some examples, the control signaling indicates multiple NES state modes, and the NES state mode configuration component 835 may be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving a control message indicating an activation mode in a set of multiple NES state modes, wherein a first NES state is identified based on the activation mode.

[0139] In some examples, the activation mode is based on at least one of network load, one or more capabilities of the UE, or one or more NES parameters, or any combination thereof.

[0140] In some examples, the NES state activation component 840 may be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving a control message that indicates that a first NES state is active by indicating a change in one or more channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) reporting configuration parameters, a change in an indicated transmit power of a network entity, or a change in one or more dynamic grant configurations of one or more messages, or any combination thereof.

[0141] In some examples, NES state activation component 840 can be configured or otherwise support means for receiving a control message indicating that the network entity is operating in a first NES state, where the first NES state is a flexible NES state or a default NES state.

[0142] In some examples, the communication parameter modification component 845 may be configured as or otherwise support components for modifying one or more transmit and receive parameters based on a first NES state, the one or more transmit and receive parameters comprising at least one of one or more uplink power control parameters, one or more antenna rank parameters, or one or more modulation and coding scheme parameters, or any combination thereof, and wherein one or more messages are communicated based on the one or more transmit and receive parameters.

[0143] In some examples, to support communication of one or more messages, the NES communication component 830 may be configured as or otherwise support components for modifying one or more communication techniques performed by the UE based on a first NES state to communicate one or more messages with a network entity, the one or more communication techniques including at least one of one or more uplink skip techniques, one or more scheduling request procedures, one or more beam failure detection and recovery techniques, or one or more random access channel procedures, or any combination thereof.

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

[0145] The I / O controller 910 can manage input signals and output signals of the device 905. The I / O controller 910 can also manage peripheral devices that are not integrated into the device 905. In some cases, the I / O controller 910 can represent a physical connection or port to an external peripheral device. In some cases, the I / O controller 910 can utilize an operating system such as iOS®, ANDROID®, MS-DOS®, MS-WINDOWS®, OS / 2®, UNIX®, LINUX® or another known operating system. Additionally or alternatively, the I / O controller 910 can represent a modem, keyboard, mouse, touch screen or similar device or interact with these devices. In some cases, the I / O controller 910 can be implemented as a part of a processor (such as a processor 940). In some cases, a user can interact with the device 905 via the I / O controller 910 or via the hardware components controlled by the I / O controller 910.

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

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

[0148] The processor 940 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof). In some cases, the processor 940 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some other cases, the memory controller may be integrated into the processor 940. The processor 940 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., a memory 930) so that the device 905 performs various functions (e.g., functions or tasks that support network operation time interval indication). For example, the device 905 or a component of the device 905 may include a processor 940 and a memory 930 coupled to or coupled to the processor 940, and the processor 940 and the memory 930 are configured to perform the various functions described herein.

[0149] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 920 may support wireless communications at the UE. For example, the communication manager 920 may be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity. The communication manager 920 may be configured to or otherwise support components for communicating one or more messages with the network entity based on a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both.

[0150] By including or configuring a communication manager 920 according to examples as described herein, the device 905 can support techniques for reducing latency, improving user experience related to reduced processing, reducing power consumption, and improving coordination between devices.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[0159] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 1020 may support wireless communications at a network entity. For example, the communication manager 1020 may be configured to or otherwise support components for sending control signaling indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity to a UE. The communication manager 1020 may be configured to or otherwise support components for associating with a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states based on a time period, or operating in a first NES state based on a control message indicating that the first NES state is active. The communication manager 1020 may be configured to or otherwise support components for communicating one or more messages with the UE based on the first NES state.

[0160] By including or configuring a communication manager 1020 according to examples as described herein, a device 1005 (e.g., a processor controlling a receiver 1010, a transmitter 1015, a communication manager 1020, or a combination thereof or otherwise coupled thereto) can support techniques for reducing power consumption and more efficiently utilizing communication resources.

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

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

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

[0164] Device 1105 or its various components may be examples of components for performing various aspects of network operation time interval indication as described herein. For example, communication manager 1120 may include NES control signaling component 1125, NES communication component 1130, or any combination thereof. Communication manager 1120 may be an example of various aspects of communication manager 1020 as described herein. In some examples, communication manager 1120 or its various components may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, send) using or otherwise cooperating with receiver 1110, transmitter 1115, or both. For example, communication manager 1120 may receive information from receiver 1110, transmit information to transmitter 1115, or integrate with receiver 1110, transmitter 1115, or both in combination to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0165] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 1120 may support wireless communications at a network entity. The NES control signaling component 1125 may be configured to or otherwise support components for sending control signaling indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity to the UE. The NES communication component 1130 may be configured to or otherwise support components for associating with a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states based on a time period, or operating in a first NES state based on a control message indicating that the first NES state is active. The NES communication component 1130 may be configured to or otherwise support components for communicating one or more messages with the UE based on the first NES state.

[0166] Fig.12A block diagram 1200 of a communication manager 1220 supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The communication manager 1220 can be an example of aspects of the communication manager 1020, the communication manager 1120, or both as described herein. The communication manager 1220 or its various components can be examples of components for performing various aspects of network operation time interval indication as described herein. For example, the communication manager 1220 can include an NES control signaling component 1225, an NES communication component 1230, an NES state activation component 1235, a communication state component 1240, an NES state switching component 1245, a time mode indication component 1250, or any combination thereof. Each of these components may communicate directly or indirectly with each other (e.g., via one or more buses), which communication may include communication within a protocol layer of a protocol stack, communication associated with a logical channel of a protocol stack (e.g., between protocol layers of a protocol stack, within a device, component, or virtualized component associated with the network entity 105, between devices, components, or virtualized components associated with the network entity 105), or any combination thereof.

[0167] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 1220 can support wireless communications at a network entity. The NES control signaling component 1225 can be configured to or otherwise support components for sending control signaling indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity to the UE. The NES communication component 1230 can be configured to or otherwise support components for associating with a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states based on a time period, or operating in a first NES state based on a control message indicating that the first NES state is active. In some examples, the NES communication component 1230 can be configured to or otherwise support components for communicating one or more messages with the UE based on the first NES state.

[0168] In some examples, to support communication of one or more messages, NES communication component 1230 may be configured as or otherwise support components for communicating with the UE one or more messages indicating that the network entity is operating in a first NES state while operating in a first NES state based on a time pattern associated with a set of multiple NES states.

[0169] In some examples, temporal pattern signaling component 1250 may be configured as or otherwise support means for control signaling indicating a temporal pattern associated with a set of multiple NES states.

[0170] In some examples, each time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of a time pattern includes one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one or more seconds, one or more milliseconds, one or more time periods, or any combination thereof.

[0171] In some examples, the duration of a corresponding time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of the time pattern is based on the subcarrier spacing of the time pattern.

[0172] In some examples, NES control signaling component 1225 may be configured to or otherwise support a set of multiple NES states including at least one of a baseline operating state, a reduced power consumption state, a network supported operating state, or a flexible operating state.

[0173] In some examples, to support communicating one or more messages, NES communication component 1230 can be configured or otherwise support components for communicating one or more messages based on the first NES state.

[0174] In some examples, the control signaling indicates a plurality of NES state modes, and NES state activation component 1235 may be configured or otherwise support means for sending a control message indicating an activation mode in a set of a plurality of NES state modes. In some examples, the control signaling indicates a plurality of NES state modes, and NES state activation component 1235 may be configured or otherwise support means for operating in a first NES state based on the activation mode.

[0175] In some examples, the activation mode is based on at least one of network load, one or more capabilities of the UE, or one or more NES parameters, or any combination thereof.

[0176] In some examples, communication state component 1240 may be configured or otherwise support means for sending a control message indicating that the network entity is operating in a first NES state, which is a flexible NES state or a default NES state.

[0177] In some examples, NES state switching component 1245 can be configured as or otherwise support means for switching, by a network entity, between two or more NES states in a set of multiple NES states over time.

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

[0179] The transceiver 1310 may support bidirectional communication via a wired link, a wireless link, or both, as described herein. In some examples, the transceiver 1310 may include a wired transceiver and may communicate bidirectionally with another wired transceiver. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the transceiver 1310 may include a wireless transceiver and may communicate bidirectionally with another wireless transceiver. In some examples, the device 1305 may include one or more antennas 1315, which may be capable of (e.g., concurrently) sending or receiving wireless transmissions. The transceiver 1310 may also include a modem for modulating a signal, for providing a modulated signal for transmission (e.g., via one or more antennas 1315, via a wired transmitter), for receiving a modulated signal (e.g., from one or more antennas 1315, from a wired receiver), and for demodulating the signal. In some implementations, the transceiver 1310 may include one or more interfaces, such as one or more interfaces coupled to one or more antennas 1315 configured to support various receiving or obtaining operations, or one or more interfaces coupled to one or more antennas 1315 configured to support various transmitting or outputting operations, or a combination thereof. In some implementations, the transceiver 1310 may include or be configured to be coupled to one or more processors or memory components, which may be operable to perform the following actions: perform or support operations based on received or obtained information or signals, or generate information or other signals for transmission or other output, or any combination of these operations. In some implementations, the transceiver 1310 or the transceiver 1310 and one or more antennas 1315 or the transceiver 1310 and one or more antennas 1315 and one or more processors or memory components (e.g., processor 1335 or memory 1325 or both) may be included in a chip or chip component installed in the device 1305. The transceiver 1310 or transceiver 1310 and one or more antennas 1315 or wired interfaces (where applicable) may be examples of transmitter 1015, transmitter 1115, receiver 1010, receiver 1110, or any combination thereof or components thereof as described herein. In some examples, the transceiver may be operable to support communications via one or more communication links (e.g., communication link 125, backhaul communication link 120, midhaul communication link 162, fronthaul communication link 168).

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

[0181] The processor 1335 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, a CPU, an FPGA, a microcontroller, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof). In some cases, the processor 1335 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some other cases, the memory controller may be integrated into the processor 1335. The processor 1335 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., a memory 1325) so that the device 1305 performs various functions (e.g., functions or tasks that support network operation time interval indication). For example, the device 1305 or a component of the device 1305 may include a processor 1335 and a memory 1325 coupled to the processor 1335, and the processor 1335 and the memory 1325 are configured to perform various functions described herein. The processor 1335 may be an example of a cloud computing platform (e.g., one or more physical nodes and supporting software, such as an operating system, a virtual machine, or a container instance), which may host functions (e.g., by executing code 1330) to perform functions of the device 1305. The processor 1335 may be any one or more suitable processors capable of executing scripts or instructions of one or more software programs stored in the device 1305 (such as in the memory 1325). In some specific implementations, the processor 1335 may be a component of a processing system. A processing system may generally refer to a system or a series of machines or components that receives inputs and processes these inputs to produce a set of outputs (which may be delivered to, for example, other systems or components of the device 1305). For example, the processing system of the device 1305 may refer to a system including various other components or subcomponents of the device 1305, such as the processor 1335, or the transceiver 1310, or the communication manager 1320, or other components or combinations of components of the device 1305. The processing system of the device 1305 may interface with other components of the device 1305, and may process information (such as inputs or signals) received from other components or output information to other components. For example, a chip or modem of the device 1305 may include a processing system and an interface for outputting information or for obtaining information or both. The interface may be implemented as or otherwise include a first interface configured to output information and a second interface configured to obtain information. In some implementations, the first interface may refer to an interface between a processing system of a chip or modem and a transmitter that enables the device 1305 to transmit information output from the chip or modem. In some implementations, the second interface may refer to an interface between a processing system of a chip or modem and a receiver that enables the device 1305 to obtain information or signal input, and the information may be passed to the processing system.One of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that the first interface may also obtain information or signal input, and the second interface may also output information or signal output.

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

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

[0184] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 1320 may support wireless communications at a network entity. For example, the communication manager 1320 may be configured to or otherwise support components for sending control signaling indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity. The communication manager 1320 may be configured to or otherwise support components for associating with a first NES state in the set of multiple NES states based on a time period, or operating in a first NES state based on sending a control message to a UE indicating that the first NES state is active. The communication manager 1320 may be configured to or otherwise support components for communicating one or more messages with the UE based on the first NES state.

[0185] By including or configuring a communication manager 1320 according to examples as described herein, the device 1305 can support techniques for reducing latency, improving user experience related to reduced processing, reducing power consumption, and improving coordination between devices.

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

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

[0188] At 1405, the method may include receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity. The operations of 1405 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1405 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES control signaling component 825 is used to execute.

[0189] At 1410, the method may include communicating one or more messages with a network entity based on a first NES state in a set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both. The operations of 1410 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1410 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES communication component 830 is used to execute.

[0190] Fig.15 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1500 for supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1500 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1500 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 9 The UE 115 described herein may be executed. In some examples, the UE may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the described functions. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the described functions.

[0191] At 1505, the method may include receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity. The operations of 1505 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1505 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES control signaling component 825 is used to execute.

[0192] At 1510, the method may include communicating one or more messages with a network entity based on a first NES state in a set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both. The operations of 1510 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1510 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES communication component 830 is used to execute.

[0193] At 1515, the method may include communicating one or more messages to the network entity operating in the first NES state indicating that the network entity is operating in the first NES state based on a time pattern associated with the set of multiple NES states. The operations of 1515 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1515 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES communication component 830 is used to execute.

[0194] Fig.16 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1600 for supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1600 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1600 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described in reference to Figures 1 to 9 The UE 115 described herein may be executed. In some examples, the UE may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the described functions. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the described functions.

[0195] At 1605, the method may include receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity. The operations of 1605 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1605 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES control signaling component 825 is used to execute.

[0196] At 1610, the method may include communicating one or more messages with a network entity based on a first NES state in a set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both. The operations of 1610 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1610 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES communication component 830 is used to execute.

[0197] At 1615, the method may include receiving a control message indicating an activation mode in a set of a plurality of NES state modes, wherein a first NES state is identified based on the activation mode. The operations of 1615 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1615 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES state mode configuration component 835 is executed.

[0198] Fig.17 1700 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1700 for supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1700 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1700 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 9 The UE 115 described herein may be executed. In some examples, the UE may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the described functions. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the described functions.

[0199] At 1705, the method may include receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity. The operations of 1705 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1705 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES control signaling component 825 is used to execute.

[0200] At 1710, the method may include receiving a control message indicating that the network entity is operating in a first NES state, wherein the first NES state is a flexible NES state or a default NES state. The operations of 1710 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1710 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES state activation component 840 is executed.

[0201] At 1715, the method may include communicating one or more messages with a network entity based on a first NES state in a set of multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based on a time period associated with the first NES state, based on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both. The operations of 1715 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1715 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The NES communication component 830 is used to execute.

[0202] Fig.18 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1800 for supporting network operation time interval indication according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1800 may be implemented by a network entity or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1800 may be implemented by a network entity or a component thereof as described in reference to Figures 1 to 5 as well as Figures 10 to 13 In some examples, the network entity may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the network entity to perform the described functions. Additionally or alternatively, the network entity may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the described functions.

[0203] At 1805, the method may include sending control signaling to the UE indicating a set of multiple NES states of the network entity. The operations of 1805 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1805 may be performed as described in reference to Fig.12 The NES control signaling component 1225 is used to execute.

[0204] At 1810, the method may include associating with a first NES state in a set of a plurality of NES states based on a time period, or operating in a first NES state based on sending a control message indicating that the first NES state is active. The operations of 1810 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1810 may be performed as described in reference to Fig.12 The NES communication component 1230 is used to execute.

[0205] At 1815, the method may include communicating one or more messages with the UE according to the first NES state. The operations of 1815 may be performed according to examples disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1815 may be performed as described in reference Fig.12 The NES communication component 1230 is used to execute.

[0206] The following provides an overview of various aspects of the disclosure:

[0207] Aspect 1: A method for wireless communication at a UE, the method comprising: receiving control signaling indicating multiple NES states of the network entity from a network entity; and communicating one or more messages with the network entity based on a first NES state among the multiple NES states, the one or more messages being communicated based at least in part on a time period associated with the first NES state, at least in part on receiving a control message indicating that the first NES state is active, or both.

[0208] Aspect 2: A method according to Aspect 1, wherein communicating the one or more messages further comprises: communicating the one or more messages indicating that the network entity is operating in the first NES state to the network entity operating in the first NES state based at least in part on a time pattern associated with the multiple NES states.

[0209] Aspect 3: The method according to aspect 2 further comprises: receiving the control signaling indicating the time pattern associated with the plurality of NES states.

[0210] Aspect 4: A method according to any one of Aspects 2 to 3, wherein each time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of the time pattern includes one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one second or more seconds, one millisecond or more milliseconds, one or more time periods, or any combination thereof.

[0211] Aspect 5: A method according to any one of aspects 2 to 4, wherein the duration of a corresponding time interval in a certain number of time intervals of the time pattern is based at least in part on the subcarrier spacing of the time pattern.

[0212] Aspect 6: The method according to aspect 1, wherein the plurality of NES states include at least one of a baseline operating state, a reduced energy consumption state, a network support operating state, or a flexible operating state.

[0213] Aspect 7: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 6, wherein conveying the one or more messages further comprises: receiving the control signaling or the control message indicating one or more communication parameters associated with the first NES state; and conveying the one or more messages based at least in part on the one or more communication parameters associated with the first NES state.

[0214] Aspect 8: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 7, wherein the control signaling indicates multiple NES state modes, and wherein the method further includes: receiving the control message indicating an activation mode among the multiple NES state modes, wherein the first NES state is identified at least in part based on the activation mode.

[0215] Aspect 9: The method according to aspect 8, wherein the activation mode is based at least in part on at least one of network load, one or more capabilities of the UE, or one or more NES parameters, or any combination thereof.

[0216] Aspect 10: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 9, the method further includes: receiving the control message, wherein the control message indicates that the first NES state is active by indicating a change in one or more channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) reporting configuration parameters, a change in the indicated transmit power of the network entity, or a change in one or more dynamic grant configurations of the one or more messages, or any combination thereof.

[0217] Aspect 11: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 10, the method further comprising: receiving the control message indicating that the network entity is operating in the first NES state, wherein the first NES state is a flexible NES state or a default NES state.

[0218] Aspect 12: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 11, the method further includes: modifying one or more transmission and reception parameters based at least in part on the first NES state, the one or more transmission and reception parameters including at least one of one or more uplink power control parameters, one or more antenna rank parameters, or one or more modulation and decoding scheme parameters, or any combination thereof, and wherein the one or more messages are communicated based at least in part on the one or more transmission and reception parameters.

[0219] Aspect 13: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 12, wherein conveying the one or more messages also includes: modifying one or more communication technologies performed by the UE based at least in part on the first NES state, the one or more communication technologies including one or more uplink skipping technologies, one or more scheduling request procedures, one or more beam failure detection and recovery technologies, or one or more random access channel procedures, or at least one of any combination thereof.

[0220] Aspect 14: A method for wireless communication at a network entity, the method comprising: sending control signaling indicating multiple NES states of the network entity to a UE; operating in a first NES state based at least in part on a time period associated with the multiple NES states, or at least in part on a control message indicating that the first NES state is active; and communicating one or more messages with the UE based on the first NES state.

[0221] Aspect 15: A method according to Aspect 14, wherein communicating the one or more messages further comprises: communicating the one or more messages indicating that the network entity is operating in the first NES state to the UE while operating in the first NES state based at least in part on a time pattern associated with the multiple NES states.

[0222] Aspect 16: The method according to aspect 15 further comprises: sending the control signaling indicating the time pattern associated with the plurality of NES states to the UE.

[0223] Aspect 17: A method according to any one of Aspects 15 to 16, wherein each time interval in a certain amount of time intervals of the time pattern comprises one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one or more seconds, one or more milliseconds, one or more time periods, or any combination thereof.

[0224] Aspect 18: A method according to any one of aspects 15 to 17, wherein the duration of a corresponding time interval in a certain number of time intervals of the time pattern is based at least in part on the subcarrier spacing of the time pattern.

[0225] Aspect 19: The method according to any one of aspects 14 to 18, wherein the plurality of NES states include at least one of a baseline operating state, a reduced power consumption state, a network supported operating state, or a flexible operating state.

[0226] Aspect 20: A method according to any one of Aspects 14 to 14, wherein conveying the one or more messages further comprises: sending the control signaling or the control message indicating one or more communication parameters associated with the first NES state to the UE; and conveying the one or more messages according to the first NES state.

[0227] Aspect 21: A method according to any one of Aspects 14 to 20, wherein the control signaling indicates multiple NES state modes, and wherein the method further includes: sending the control message indicating an activation mode among the multiple NES state modes to the UE; and operating in the first NES state based at least in part on the activation mode.

[0228] Aspect 22: The method according to aspect 21, wherein the activation mode is based at least in part on at least one of network load, one or more capabilities of the UE, or one or more NES parameters, or any combination thereof.

[0229] Aspect 23: According to the method of any one of Aspects 14 to 22, the method further includes: sending the control message to the UE indicating that the network entity is operating in the first NES state, and the first NES state is a flexible NES state or a default NES state.

[0230] Aspect 24: The method according to any one of aspects 14 to 23, further comprising: switching, by the network entity, between two or more NES states of the plurality of NES states over time.

[0231] Aspect 25: An apparatus for performing wireless communications at a UE, 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 any one of Aspects 1 to 13.

[0232] Aspect 26: An apparatus for wireless communication at a UE, the apparatus comprising at least one component for performing a method according to any one of aspects 1 to 13.

[0233] Aspect 27: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a code for wireless communication at a UE, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to any one of aspects 1 to 13.

[0234] Aspect 28: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, 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 any one of Aspects 14 to 24.

[0235] Aspect 29: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, the apparatus comprising: at least one component for performing the method according to any one of aspects 14 to 24.

[0236] Aspect 30: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a network entity, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to any one of aspects 14 to 24.

[0237] It should be noted that the methods described herein describe possible implementations, and that the various operations and steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible. Furthermore, aspects from two or more methods may be combined.

[0238] Although aspects of an LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR system may be described for example purposes, and LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR terminology may be used in much of the description, the techniques described herein may also be applicable to networks other than LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR networks. For example, the described techniques may be applicable to various other wireless communication systems, such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM, and other systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein.

[0239] The information and signals described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different techniques and methods. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips mentioned throughout the specification may be represented by voltage, current, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, optical fields or optical particles, or any combination thereof.

[0240] The various illustrative blocks and components described in conjunction with the disclosure herein may be implemented or executed using a general purpose processor, DSP, ASIC, CPU, FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in an alternative, the processor may be any processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. The processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration).

[0241] The functions described herein may be implemented using hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored as one or more instructions or codes of a computer-readable medium, or sent using one or more instructions or codes of a computer-readable medium. Other examples and specific implementations are within the scope of the present disclosure and the appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, the functions described herein may be implemented using software executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hard wiring, or a combination of any of these items. Features that implement the functions may also be physically located at different locations, including being distributed so that the various parts of the functions are implemented at different physical locations.

[0242] Computer-readable media include both non-transient computer storage media and communication media, including any media that facilitates the transfer of a computer program from one location to another. Non-transient storage media can be any available media that can be accessed by a general or special computer. By way of example and not limitation, non-transient computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, compact disc (CD) ROM or other optical disc storage device, disk storage device or other magnetic storage device, or may be used to carry or store desired program code components in the form of instructions or data structures and any other non-transient media that can be accessed by a general or special computer or a general or special processor. Moreover, any connection is appropriately referred to as a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is sent from a website, server or other remote source using coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio and microwave, then coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio and microwave are included in the definition of computer-readable media. Disks and optical disks as used herein include CDs, laser optical disks, optical optical disks, digital versatile disks (DVDs), floppy disks, and Blu-ray disks. Disks can reproduce data magnetically, while optical disks can reproduce data optically using lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media.

[0243] As used herein (including in the claims), "or" used in a list of items (e.g., a list of items followed by a phrase such as "at least one of" or "one or more of") indicates an inclusive list, so that, for example, a list of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C). In addition, as used herein, the phrase "based on" should not be interpreted as a reference to a closed set of conditions. For example, an example step described as "based on condition A" can be based on both condition A and condition B without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, as used herein, the phrase "based on" should be interpreted in the same manner as the phrase "based at least in part on".

[0244] The term "determining" encompasses a variety of actions, and thus, "determining" may include calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (such as via looking up in a table, database or other data structure), ascertaining, and the like. Furthermore, "determining" may include receiving (e.g., receiving information), accessing (e.g., accessing data stored in a memory), etc. Additionally, "determining" may include parsing, obtaining, selecting, choosing, establishing, and other such similar actions.

[0245] In the drawings, similar components or features may have the same reference label. In addition, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label with a dash and a second label to distinguish between similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description may apply to any of the similar components having the same first reference label, regardless of the second or other subsequent reference labels.

[0246] The descriptions set forth herein in conjunction with the accompanying drawings describe example configurations and do not represent all examples that may be implemented or within the scope of the claims. The term "example" as used herein means "used as an example, instance, or illustration," rather than "preferred" or "advantageous over other examples." The specific implementation includes specific details to provide an understanding of the described techniques. However, these techniques may be practiced without these specific details. In some cases, known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.

[0247] The description herein is provided to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to implement or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to the present disclosure will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein, but should be granted the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising: processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a plurality of network energy saving states of the network entity; as well as One or more messages are communicated with the network entity according to a first network energy conservation state of the plurality of network energy conservation states, the one or more messages being communicated based at least in part on a time period associated with the first network energy conservation state, based at least in part on a control message indicating that the first network energy conservation state is active, or both.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions for communicating the one or more messages are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: The one or more messages indicating that the network entity is operating in the first network energy conservation state are communicated with the network entity operating in the first network energy conservation state based at least in part on a temporal pattern associated with the plurality of network energy conservation states. 3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the control signaling indicates the time pattern associated with the plurality of network energy conservation states.

4. The device according to claim 2, wherein: Each time interval in the certain amount of time intervals of the time pattern includes one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one or more seconds, one or more milliseconds, one or more time periods, or any combination thereof.

5. The device according to claim 2, wherein: A duration of a corresponding time interval in the number of time intervals of the time pattern is based at least in part on a subcarrier spacing of the time pattern.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of network energy conservation states comprises at least one of a baseline operating state, a reduced energy consumption state, a network support operating state, or a flexible operating state.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control signaling or the control message indicates one or more communication parameters associated with the first network energy conservation state, and wherein the instructions for communicating the one or more messages are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: The one or more messages are communicated based at least in part on the one or more communication parameters associated with the first network energy conservation state.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control signaling indicates a plurality of network energy saving state modes, and wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: The control message indicating an activation mode among the plurality of network energy conservation state modes is received, wherein the first network energy conservation state is identified based at least in part on the activation mode.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein: The activation mode is based at least in part on at least one of network load, one or more capabilities of the UE, or one or more network energy saving parameters, or any combination thereof.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receiving the control message, the control message indicating that the first network energy conservation state is active by indicating a change in one or more channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) reporting configuration parameters, a change in an indicated transmit power of the network entity, or a change in one or more dynamic grant configurations of the one or more messages, or any combination thereof.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: The control message indicating that the network entity is operating in the first network energy saving state is received, wherein the first network energy saving state is a flexible network energy saving state or a default network energy saving state.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: One or more transmit and receive parameters are modified based at least in part on the first network energy conservation state, the one or more transmit and receive parameters comprising at least one of one or more uplink power control parameters, one or more antenna rank parameters, or one or more modulation and coding scheme parameters, or any combination thereof, and wherein the one or more messages are communicated based at least in part on the one or more transmit and receive parameters.

13. The device according to claim 1, wherein: The control signaling or the control message indicates one or more communication parameters associated with the first network energy conservation state, and wherein the instructions for communicating the one or more messages are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: One or more communication techniques performed by the UE to communicate the one or more messages with the network entity are modified based at least in part on the first network energy conservation state, the one or more communication techniques comprising at least one of one or more uplink skipping techniques, one or more scheduling request procedures, one or more beam failure detection and recovery techniques, or one or more random access channel procedures, or any combination thereof.

14. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, the apparatus comprising: processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: sending control signaling indicating a plurality of network energy saving states of the network entity to a user equipment (UE); operating in a first network energy conservation state based at least in part on a time period associated with the first network energy conservation state of the plurality of network energy conservation states or based at least in part on a control message indicating that the first network energy conservation state is active; and One or more messages are communicated to the UE according to the first network energy saving state.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions for communicating the one or more messages are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: The one or more messages indicating that the network entity is operating in the first network energy conservation state are communicated with the UE while operating in the first network energy conservation state based at least in part on a temporal pattern associated with the plurality of network energy conservation states.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the control signaling indicates the temporal pattern associated with the plurality of network energy conservation states.

17. The device according to claim 15, wherein: Each time interval in the certain amount of time intervals of the time pattern includes one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one or more seconds, one or more milliseconds, one or more time periods, or any combination thereof.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein: A duration of a corresponding time interval in the number of time intervals of the time pattern is based at least in part on a subcarrier spacing of the time pattern.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein: The plurality of network energy conservation states include at least one of a baseline operating state, a reduced energy consumption state, a network support operating state, or a flexible operating state.

20. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein: The control signaling or the control message indicates one or more communication parameters associated with the first network energy conservation state, and wherein the instructions for communicating the one or more messages are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: The one or more messages are communicated according to the first network energy conservation state.

21. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein: The control signaling indicates a plurality of network energy saving state modes, and wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: sending the control message indicating an activated mode among the plurality of network energy saving state modes to the UE; and Operating in the first network energy conservation state is based at least in part on the activation mode.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein: The activation mode is based at least in part on at least one of network load, one or more capabilities of the UE, or one or more network energy saving parameters, or any combination thereof.

23. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: The control message indicating that the network entity is operating in the first network energy saving state is sent to the UE, where the first network energy saving state is a flexible network energy saving state or a default network energy saving state.

24. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: The network entity switches between two or more of the plurality of network energy conservation states over time.

25. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving control signaling from a network entity indicating a plurality of network energy saving states of the network entity; as well as One or more messages are communicated with the network entity according to a first network energy conservation state of the plurality of network energy conservation states, the one or more messages being communicated based at least in part on a time period associated with the first network energy conservation state, based at least in part on a control message indicating that the first network energy conservation state is active, or both.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein communicating the one or more messages further comprises: The one or more messages indicating that the network entity is operating in the first network energy conservation state are communicated with the network entity operating in the first network energy conservation state based at least in part on a temporal pattern associated with the plurality of network energy conservation states.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the control signaling indicates the temporal pattern associated with the plurality of network energy conservation states.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein: Each time interval in the certain amount of time intervals of the time pattern includes one or more symbols, one or more time slots, one or more frames, one or more seconds, one or more milliseconds, one or more time periods, or any combination thereof.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein: A duration of a corresponding time interval in the number of time intervals of the time pattern is based at least in part on a subcarrier spacing of the time pattern.

30. A method for wireless communication at a network entity, the method comprising: sending control signaling indicating a plurality of network energy saving states of the network entity to a user equipment (UE); operating in a first network energy conservation state based at least in part on a time period associated with the first network energy conservation state of the plurality of network energy conservation states or based at least in part on a control message indicating that the first network energy conservation state is active; and One or more messages are communicated to the UE according to the first network energy saving state.

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