Power savings for network control repeaters

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. The network control relay may send a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity. The capability indication of the wireless device may indicate a latency associated with processing the communication. The network entity may send an indication of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring occasions. Each monitoring occasion of the plurality of monitoring occasions may be associated with at least one of a different periodicity, length, or offset. The wireless device may periodically monitor the communications according to the plurality of monitoring opportunities.

Description

[0001] Cross-references

[0002] This patent application claims priority to U.S. patent application No. 17 / 956,785, entitled “POWER SAVINGOF NETWORK-CONTROLLED REPEATERS,” filed by Abedini et al. on September 29, 2022, 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 power conservation in network controlled repeaters. Background Art

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

[0005] In some examples, a network controlled relay (NCR) and a network entity such as a gNB may perform communications, for example, via a control data interface of the NCR such as an NCR mobile terminal (NCR-MT). The NCR-MT may forward transmissions from the network entity to a wireless device such as a UE. However, in some configurations, the NCR-MT may be monitoring transmissions from the network entity even when no transmissions are present, which may result in unnecessary power consumption. Summary of the invention

[0006] The described technology relates to improved methods, systems, devices, computer programs and apparatuses for supporting power saving of network controlled repeaters (NCRs). In general, the described technology provides for configuring a network controlled repeater mobile terminal (NCR-MT) with semi-static and periodic configurations. A wireless device such as an NCR-MT or an NCR user equipment (NCR-UE) may be used as an NCR. For example, the NCR-MT may be semi-statically configured to periodically monitor transmissions from a network entity. In some examples, the network entity may send downlink communications after the NCR-MT receives a scheduling request from a wireless device (e.g., a UE), or perform a random access channel procedure with the network entity. The downlink communication may include a grant in response to a scheduling request from a wireless device (e.g., a UE), a random access channel response to the NCR-MT, or both. In such examples, the network entity may configure the NCR to monitor a control channel during a set of monitoring opportunities for downlink transmissions (e.g., during certain open cycles).

[0007] In some examples, one or more open cycles may be associated with a communication type. For example, certain open cycles may be associated with a scheduling request opportunity, a random access channel process, or both. In some examples, the NCR may measure and process uplink signals from the wireless device, such as random access channel messages, and the NCR may determine whether to start an open cycle to monitor downlink transmissions from a network entity. The NCR may report its capabilities (including processing delays) to the network entity. For example, the NCR may indicate a capability (e.g., a capability indication) granted by monitoring a scheduling request and an associated processing delay. The network entity may use the indication to configure parameters for the NCR to start an open cycle.

[0008] A method for wireless communication at a wireless device is described. The method may include: sending a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device; receiving from the network entity an indication of a set of multiple monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of multiple monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter in a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset; and periodically monitoring the communications according to the set of multiple monitoring occasions.

[0009] An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device 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 a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device; receive from the network entity an indication of a set of multiple monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of multiple monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter in a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset; and periodically monitor the communications according to the set of multiple monitoring occasions.

[0010] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device is described. The apparatus may include: means for sending a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device; means for receiving from the network entity an indication of a set of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter in a set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset; and means for periodically monitoring the communications according to the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions.

[0011] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a wireless device is described. The code may include instructions executable by a processor to: send a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device; receive from the network entity an indication of a set of multiple monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of multiple monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter in a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset; and periodically monitor the communications according to the set of multiple monitoring occasions.

[0012] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: receiving system information from a network entity, the system information including an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a set of multiple communication types; receiving signaling from the network entity including a mapping between the set of multiple monitoring opportunities and the set of multiple communication types; and identifying the set of multiple monitoring opportunities based on the signaling.

[0013] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, periodically monitoring communications may include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving a scheduling request from a remote user equipment (UE) during a sleep mode of a discontinuous reception mode, wherein the sleep mode may be associated with avoiding monitoring at the wireless device and transitioning from the sleep mode to a wake-up mode of the discontinuous reception mode to monitor communications based on receiving the scheduling request.

[0014] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities includes a first periodicity and a first offset associated with a first monitoring opportunity and a second periodicity and a second offset associated with a second monitoring opportunity.

[0015] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, a first monitoring occasion may be associated with receiving a scheduling request feedback message from a network entity, and a second monitoring occasion may be associated with receiving a random access response message as part of a random access procedure with the network entity.

[0016] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities includes a single periodicity associated with a set of multiple monitoring opportunities and a set of multiple offsets, or a set of multiple periodicities associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities and the set of multiple offsets.

[0017] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for monitoring an uplink grant from a network entity during a first monitoring occasion in the set of multiple monitoring occasions and monitoring an uplink transmission from a remote UE during a second monitoring occasion in the set of multiple monitoring occasions.

[0018] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: receiving an indication of a set of resources associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities, the indication comprising at least one of a configuration index associated with the set of resources, an offset associated with the set of resources, a wake-up mode duration, or a combination thereof, wherein periodically monitoring communications may be based on the received indication.

[0019] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for starting a timer based on transitioning from a sleep mode of a discontinuous reception mode to a wake mode of a discontinuous reception mode to monitor communications and transitioning to a sleep mode or an extended wake mode in response to expiration of the timer.

[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 an indication of a threshold associated with a signal metric of a received signal, wherein the threshold may be used to trigger a monitoring opportunity in the set of multiple monitoring opportunities and initiating a monitoring opportunity in the set of multiple monitoring opportunities based on the signal metric satisfying the threshold.

[0021] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the communication includes at least one of uplink communication, downlink communication, sidelink communication, or a combination thereof.

[0022] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the wireless device includes an NCR that communicates with a remote UE and a network entity. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the wireless device includes a data forwarding interface and a control interface.

[0023] A method for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The method may include: receiving a capability indication of a wireless device from a wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with the network entity; and sending an indication of a set of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device to the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

[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: receive a capability indication of the wireless device from a wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with the network entity; and send an indication of a set of multiple monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring occasions to the wireless device, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of multiple monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

[0025] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The apparatus may include: means for receiving a capability indication of a wireless device from a wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with the network entity; and means for sending an indication of a set of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device to the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

[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: receive a capability indication of a wireless device from a wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with the network entity; and send an indication of a set of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device to the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

[0027] Some instances of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for sending system information including an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a set of multiple communication types and sending signaling including a mapping between the set of multiple monitoring opportunities and the set of multiple communication types.

[0028] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the system information includes an indication of a set of resources associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities, the indication including a configuration index associated with the set of resources, an offset associated with the set of resources, a wake-up mode duration, or a combination thereof.

[0029] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities includes a first periodicity and a first offset associated with a first monitoring opportunity and a second periodicity and a second offset associated with a second monitoring opportunity.

[0030] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the wireless device includes an NCR that communicates with a remote UE and a network entity. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the wireless device includes a data forwarding interface and a control interface. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] Figure 1 An example of a wireless communication system supporting power conservation of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0032] Figure 2 An example of a wireless communication system supporting power conservation of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0033] Figure 3 An example of a monitoring timeline to support power conservation of a network controlled repeater in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0034] Figure 4 An example of a monitoring timeline to support power conservation of a network controlled repeater in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0035] Figure 5 An example of a process flow to support power conservation of a network controlled repeater in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0036] Figure 6 and Figure 7 A block diagram of an apparatus supporting power conservation of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0037] Figure 8 A block diagram of a communication manager that supports power conservation of a network controlled repeater in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0038] Fig. 9A diagram of a system including a device that supports power conservation of a network controlled repeater in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0039] Fig.10 and Fig.11 A block diagram of an apparatus supporting power conservation of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0040] Fig.12 A block diagram of a communication manager that supports power conservation of a network controlled repeater in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0041] Fig.13 A diagram of a system including a device that supports power conservation of a network controlled repeater in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown.

[0042] Figures 14 to 17 A flow chart illustrating a method of supporting power conservation of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] In a wireless communication system, a network controlled repeater (NCR) may include two interfaces - a data forwarding interface and a control interface (e.g., a control link and a backhaul link portion of an NCR mobile terminal (NCR-MT). In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may have NCR capabilities, and the UE may be an NCR-UE. The NCR may forward transmissions by increasing the transmit power and retransmitting downlink transmissions, uplink transmissions, or both from a first device to a second device. The network entity may configure the operation of the NCR by adjusting the power, bandwidth, or forwarding direction of the repeater device. However, the NCR may be configured to continuously monitor control information from the network entity, which may result in increased power usage and consumption of the NCR.

[0044] The techniques, systems, and devices described herein enable an NCR (e.g., an NCR) to have semi-static and periodic configurations. For example, an NCR may be semi-statically configured to periodically monitor transmissions (e.g., control transmissions) from a network entity. In some examples, the network entity may send downlink communications after the NCR receives a scheduling request from a UE, or perform a random access channel process with the network entity. Downlink communications may include a grant in response to a scheduling request from a wireless device (e.g., a UE), a random access channel response to the NCR, or both. In this example, the network entity may configure a repeater to monitor a channel (e.g., a control channel) for downlink transmissions during a semi-statically configured monitoring opportunity (e.g., during certain open cycles).

[0045] In some examples, one or more monitoring occasions (e.g., an open cycle) may be associated with a communication type. For example, certain open cycles may be associated with a scheduling request occasion, a random access channel process, or both. In some examples, the NCR may measure and process uplink signals, such as random access channel messages, and the NCR may determine whether to start an open cycle to monitor downlink transmissions from a network entity. The NCR may report its capabilities (including processing delays) to the network entity. For example, the NCR may indicate the capability to monitor a scheduling request grant (e.g., via a capability indication) and the associated processing delay. The network entity may use the indication to configure parameters for the NCR to begin monitoring a control channel (e.g., during an open cycle).

[0046] In the following, certain 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 using timelines and process flows. Aspects of the present disclosure are further illustrated by apparatus diagrams, system diagrams, and flow charts related to power saving of NCRs, and are described with reference to these diagrams.

[0047] Figure 1 An example of a wireless communication system 100 supporting power saving of NCR 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, an (Open Radio Access Network) O-RAN network, or a network operating according to other systems and radio technologies (including future systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein).

[0048] 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).

[0049] 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 communication with various types of devices (such as Figure 1 Communicate with other UEs 115 or network entities 105) as shown.

[0050] 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.

[0051] 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 directly (e.g., directly between the network entities 105) or indirectly (e.g., via the core network 130) via the backhaul communication links 120 (e.g., according to X2, Xn, or other interface protocols). In some examples, the network entities 105 may communicate with each other via midhaul communication links 162 (e.g., according to a midhaul interface protocol) or fronthaul communication links 168 (e.g., according to a fronthaul interface protocol) or any combination thereof. The backhaul communication links 120, midhaul communication links 162, or 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), etc. or various combinations thereof. UE 115 may communicate with core network 130 via communication link 155 .

[0052] One or more of the network entities 105 described herein may include or may be referred to as a base station 140 (e.g., a transceiver base station, a radio base station, an NR base station, an access point, a radio transceiver, a Node B, an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation Node B, or a Gigabit Node B (any of which may be referred to as a gNB), a 5G NB, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a Home Node B, a Home Evolved Node B, or other suitable terms). In some examples, the network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) may be implemented in an aggregated (e.g., monolithic, stand-alone) base station architecture, which may be configured to utilize a protocol stack physically or logically integrated within a single network entity 105 (e.g., a single RAN node, such as a base station 140).

[0053] 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)).

[0054] The functional split between CU 160, DU 165, and RU 170 is flexible and may support different functionalities depending on which functions (e.g., network layer functions, protocol layer functions, baseband functions, RF functions, and any combination thereof) are performed at CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170. For example, a functional split of a protocol stack may be employed between CU 160 and DU 165 such that CU 160 may support one or more layers of a protocol stack and DU 165 may support one or more different layers of a protocol stack. In some examples, CU 160 may host higher protocol layer (e.g., layer 3 (L3), layer 2 (L2)) functionality and signaling (e.g., radio resource control (RRC), service data adaptation protocol (SDAP), packet data convergence protocol (PDCP)). The CU 160 may be connected to one or more DUs 165 or RUs 170, and the one or more DUs 165 or RUs 170 may host lower protocol layers, such as layer 1 (L1) (e.g., physical (PHY) layer) or L2 (e.g., radio link control (RLC) layer, medium access control (MAC) layer) functionality and signaling, and may 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 DUs 165 and RUs 170, such that the DUs 165 may support one or more layers of the protocol stack, and the RUs 170 may support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. The DUs 165 may support one or more different cells (e.g., via one or more RUs 170). In some cases, the functional split between CU 160 and DU 165 or between DU 165 and RU 170 may be within the protocol layer (e.g., some functions of the protocol layer may be performed by one of CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170, while other functions of the protocol layer are performed by different ones of CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170). CU 160 may be further functionally split into CU control plane (CU-CP) and CU user plane (CU-UP) functions. CU 160 may be connected to one or more DUs 165 via midhaul communication links 162 (e.g., F1, F1-c, F1-u), and DU 165 may be connected to one or more RUs 170 via fronthaul communication links 168 (e.g., open fronthaul (FH) interface). In some examples, midhaul communication link 162 or fronthaul communication link 168 may be implemented based on interfaces (eg, channels) between layers of a protocol stack supported by respective network entities 105 that communicate via those communication links.

[0055] 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., a 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 DU 165 of a coupled IAB donor. The IAB-MT may include a collection of independent antennas for relaying communications with the UE 115, or may share the same antenna of the IAB node 104 (e.g., of the RU 170) for access via the DU 165 of the IAB node 104 (e.g., referred to as a virtual IAB-MT (vIAB-MT)). In some examples, the IAB node 104 may include a DU 165 that supports communication links with additional entities (e.g., IAB node 104, UE 115) within a relay chain or configuration (e.g., downstream) of the access network. In such 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.

[0056] For example, an access network (AN) or RAN may include an access node (e.g., an IAB donor), communications between an IAB node 104, and one or more UEs 115. The IAB donor may facilitate connectivity between the core network 130 and the AN (e.g., via a wired or wireless connection to the core network 130). That is, the IAB donor may refer to a RAN node having a wired or wireless connection to the core network 130. The IAB donor may include a CU 160 and at least one DU 165 (e.g., and RU 170), in which case the CU 160 may communicate with the core network 130 via an interface (e.g., a backhaul link). The IAB donor and the IAB node 104 may communicate via an F1 interface according to a protocol defining signaling messages (e.g., an F1 AP protocol). Additionally or alternatively, CU 160 may communicate with the core network via an interface (which may be an example of a portion of a backhaul link) and may communicate with other CUs 160 (e.g., CUs 160 associated with alternative IAB donors) via an Xn-C interface (which may be an example of a portion of a backhaul link).

[0057] An IAB node 104 may refer to a RAN node that provides IAB functionality (e.g., access for UE 115, wireless self-backhaul capabilities, etc.). DU 165 may act as a distributed scheduling node toward child nodes associated with IAB node 104, and IAB-MT may act as a scheduled node toward a parent node associated with IAB node 104. That is, an IAB donor may be referred to as a parent node that communicates with one or more child nodes (e.g., an IAB donor may relay for UE transmissions through one or more other IAB nodes 104). Additionally or alternatively, depending on the relay chain or configuration of the AN, an IAB node 104 may also be referred to as a parent node or child node of other IAB nodes 104. Thus, the IAB-MT entity of the IAB node 104 may provide a Uu interface for the child IAB node 104 to receive signaling from the parent IAB node 104, and a DU interface (eg, DU 165) may provide a Uu interface for the parent IAB node 104 to signal the child IAB node 104 or the UE 115.

[0058] For example, the IAB node 104 may be referred to as a parent node supporting communications for a child IAB node or as a child node associated with an IAB donor, or both. The IAB donor may include a CU 160 having a wired or wireless connection (e.g., backhaul communication link 120) to the core network 130, and may act as a parent node of the IAB node 104. For example, the DU 165 of the IAB donor may relay transmissions to the UE 115 via the IAB node 104, or may directly signal the transmissions to the UE 115, or both. The CU 160 of the IAB donor may signal the establishment of a communication link to the IAB node 104 via the F1 interface, and the IAB node 104 may schedule transmissions (e.g., transmissions relayed from the IAB donor to the UE 115) via the DU 165. That is, data may be relayed to and from the IAB node 104 via signaling via the NR Uu interface of the MT to the IAB node 104. Communications with the IAB node 104 may be scheduled by the DU 165 of the IAB donor, and communications with the IAB node 104 may be scheduled by the DU 165 of the IAB node 104 .

[0059] Where the techniques described herein are applied in the context of a disaggregated RAN architecture, one or more components of the disaggregated RAN architecture may be configured to support power saving of a network controlled relay as described herein. For example, some operations described as being performed by a UE 115 or a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) may additionally or alternatively be performed by one or more components of the disaggregated RAN architecture (e.g., an IAB node 104, a DU 165, a CU 160, a RU 170, a RIC 175, a SMO 180).

[0060] 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.

[0061] 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.

[0062] The UE 115 and the network entity 105 may use resources associated with one or more carriers to wirelessly communicate with each other via one or more communication links 125 (e.g., access links). 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 a device 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).

[0063] In some examples, such as in a carrier aggregation configuration, a carrier may also have acquisition signaling or control signaling that coordinates the operation of other carriers. A carrier may be associated with a frequency channel (e.g., an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) Absolute RF Channel Number (EARFCN)) and may be identified based on a channel raster for discovery by UE 115. A carrier may operate in a standalone mode, in which case initial acquisition and connection may be made by UE 115 via the carrier, or a carrier may operate in a non-standalone mode, in which case the connection is anchored using a different carrier (e.g., a different carrier of the same or different radio access technology).

[0064] The communication link 125 shown in the wireless communication system 100 may include downlink transmissions (e.g., forward link transmissions) from the network entity 105 to the UE 115, uplink transmissions (e.g., return link transmissions) from the UE 115 to the network entity 105, or both, among other transmission configurations. A carrier may carry either downlink communications or uplink communications (e.g., in FDD mode), or may be configured to carry both downlink communications and uplink communications (e.g., in TDD mode).

[0065] A carrier may be associated with a particular bandwidth of the RF spectrum, and in some examples, the carrier bandwidth may be referred to as a "system bandwidth" of the carrier or wireless communication system 100. For example, the carrier bandwidth may be one of a set of bandwidths (e.g., 1.4 megahertz (MHz), 3 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, 20 MHz, 40 MHz, or 80 MHz) of a carrier of a particular radio access technology. A device (e.g., a network entity 105, a UE 115, or both) of the wireless communication system 100 may have a hardware configuration that supports communications using a particular carrier bandwidth, or may be capable of being configured to support communications using one of a set of carrier bandwidths. In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may include a network entity 105 or a UE 115 that supports concurrent communications using carriers associated with multiple carrier bandwidths. In some examples, each served UE 115 may be configured to operate using a portion (e.g., a subband, a BWP) or all of a carrier bandwidth.

[0066] 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 techniques, 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 communication rate. Wireless communication resources may refer to a combination of RF spectrum resources, time resources, and spatial resources (e.g., spatial layers, beams), and the use of multiple spatial resources may increase the data rate or data integrity used for communication with UE 115.

[0067] One or more parameter sets for a carrier may be supported, and the parameter sets may include subcarrier spacing (Δf) and cyclic prefixes. A carrier may be divided into one or more BWPs with the same or different parameter sets. In some examples, a UE 115 may be configured with multiple BWPs. In some examples, a single BWP for a carrier may be active at a given time, and communications of a UE 115 may be constrained to one or more active BWPs.

[0068] The time interval for the network entity 105 or the UE 115 may be expressed in multiples of a basic time unit, which may be, for example, a sampling period T s =1 / (Δf max ·N f ) seconds, where Δf max 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).

[0069] Each frame may include multiple consecutively numbered subframes or time slots, and each subframe or time slot may have the same duration. In some examples, the 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.

[0070] A subframe, a time slot, a mini-time slot, or a symbol may be the smallest scheduling unit (e.g., in the time domain) of the wireless communication system 100 and may be referred to as a transmission time interval (TTI). In some examples, the TTI duration (e.g., the number of symbol periods in a TTI) may be variable. Additionally or alternatively, the smallest scheduling unit of the wireless communication system 100 may be dynamically selected (e.g., in a burst of a shortened TTI (sTTI)).

[0071] Physical channels may be multiplexed according to various techniques in order to communicate using a carrier. For example, physical control channels and physical data channels may be multiplexed using one or more of a time division multiplexing (TDM) technique, a frequency division multiplexing (FDM) technique, or a hybrid TDM-FDM technique to signal via a downlink carrier. 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 UE115 may monitor or search a control region to obtain 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 a plurality of UEs 115 , and a UE-specific search space set for transmitting control information to a specific UE 115 .

[0072] The network entity 105 may provide communication coverage via one or more cells (e.g., macro cells, small cells, hotspots, or other types of cells, or any combination thereof). The term "cell" may refer to a logical communication entity used to communicate with the network entity 105 (e.g., using a carrier), and may be associated with an identifier used to distinguish adjacent cells (e.g., a physical cell identifier (PCID), a virtual cell identifier (VCID), or other cell identifier). In some examples, a cell may also refer to a coverage area 110 or a portion of a coverage area 110 (e.g., a sector) on which the logical communication entity operates. Depending on various factors (such as the capabilities of the network entity 105), such cells may range from smaller areas (e.g., structures, subsets of structures) to larger areas. For example, a cell may be or include a building, a subset of a building, or an external space between or overlapping coverage areas 110, and the like.

[0073] A macro cell generally covers a relatively large geographic area (e.g., several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access to UEs 115 that have service subscriptions with a network provider that supports the macro cell. Small cells may be associated with lower power network entities 105 (e.g., lower power base stations 140) than macro cells, and small cells may operate using the same or different (e.g., licensed, unlicensed) frequency bands as macro cells. Small cells may provide unrestricted access to UEs 115 that have service subscriptions with a network provider, or may provide restricted access to UEs 115 associated with small cells (e.g., UEs 115 in a closed subscriber group (CSG), UEs 115 associated with users in a home or office). A network entity 105 may support one or more cells, and may also use one or more component carriers to support communications via one or more cells.

[0074] In some examples, a carrier may support multiple cells, and different cells may be configured according to different protocol types (e.g., MTC, narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)) that may provide access to different types of devices.

[0075] 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.

[0076] The wireless communication system 100 may support synchronous operation or asynchronous operation. For synchronous operation, the network entities 105 (e.g., base stations 140) may have similar frame timing, and transmissions from different network entities 105 may be approximately aligned in time. For asynchronous operation, the network entities 105 may have different frame timing, and in some examples, transmissions from different network entities 105 may not be aligned in time. The techniques described herein may be used for synchronous operation or asynchronous operation.

[0077] Some UEs 115, such as MTC or IoT devices, may be low-cost or low-complexity devices and may allow automated communication between machines (e.g., via machine-to-machine (M2M) communication). M2M communication or MTC may refer to data communication technology that allows devices to communicate with each other or with a network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140) without human intervention. In some examples, M2M communication or MTC may include communication from devices that integrate sensors or meters to measure or capture information and relay such information to a central server or application that uses the information or presents the information to a person interacting with the application. Some UEs 115 may be designed to collect information or implement automated behavior of machines or other devices. Examples of applications for MTC devices include: smart metering, inventory monitoring, water level monitoring, equipment monitoring, health care monitoring, field survival monitoring, weather and geographic event monitoring, fleet management and tracking, remote security sensing, physical access control, and transaction-based commercial charging.

[0078] Some UEs 115 may be configured to employ a reduced power consumption mode of operation, such as half-duplex communication (e.g., a mode that supports one-way communication via transmission or reception but does not transmit and receive concurrently). In some examples, half-duplex communication may be performed at a reduced peak rate. Other power saving techniques for UEs 115 include entering a power saving deep sleep mode when not engaged in active communications, operating using limited bandwidth (e.g., according to narrowband communications), or a combination of these techniques. For example, some UEs 115 may be configured to operate using a narrowband protocol type that is associated with a defined portion or range (e.g., a subcarrier or resource block (RB) set) within a carrier, within a guard band of a carrier, or outside a carrier.

[0079] 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, low-latency or critical functions. Ultra-reliable communication may include private communication or group communication, and may be supported by one or more services (such as push-to-talk, video or data). Support for ultra-reliable, low-latency functions may include prioritization of services, and such services may be used for public safety or general commercial applications. The terms ultra-reliable, low-latency and ultra-reliable low-latency are used interchangeably herein.

[0080] 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 located 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 located outside of the coverage area 110 of the network entity 105, or may otherwise be unable or not configured to receive transmissions from the network entity 105. In some examples, a group of UEs 115 communicating via D2D 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, network entity 105 may facilitate scheduling of resources for D2D communications. In some other examples, D2D communications may be performed between UEs 115 without involving network entity 105.

[0081] In some systems, the D2D communication link 135 can be an example of a communication channel (such as a sidelink communication channel) between vehicles (e.g., UE 115). In some examples, the vehicles can communicate using vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, or some combination of these items. The vehicles can signal information related to traffic conditions, signal scheduling, weather, safety, emergency situations, or any other information related to the V2X system. In some examples, vehicles in the V2X system can communicate with roadside infrastructure (such as roadside units), or communicate with the network via one or more network nodes (e.g., network entity 105, base station 140, RU 170) using vehicle-to-network (V2N) communication, or both.

[0082] The core network 130 may provide user authentication, access authorization, tracking, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, and other access, routing or mobility functions. The core network 130 may be an evolved packet core (EPC) or a 5G core (5GC), which may include at least one control plane entity for managing access and mobility (e.g., a mobility management entity (MME), an access and mobility management function (AMF)) and at least one user plane entity for routing packets or interconnecting to an external network (e.g., a serving gateway (S-GW)), a packet data network (PDN) gateway (P-GW) or a user plane function (UPF)). The control plane entity may manage non-access stratum (NAS) functions such as mobility, authentication, and bearer management of UE 115 served by a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) associated with the core network 130. User IP packets may be delivered through the user plane entity, which may provide IP address allocation and other functions. The user plane entity may be connected to the IP service 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.

[0083] 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). In general, the region from 300 MHz to 3 GHz is referred to as the ultra-high frequency (UHF) region or decimeter band because the wavelength range is about one decimeter to one meter. 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 lower frequencies and longer wavelengths of the high frequency (HF) or very high frequency (VHF) portions of the spectrum below 300 MHz.

[0084] The wireless communication system 100 may also operate using a super high frequency (SHF) region that may be in the range of 3 GHz to 30 GHz (also referred to as a centimeter band) or an extremely high frequency (EHF) region that uses a spectrum (e.g., from 30 GHz to 300 GHz) (also referred to as a millimeter band). In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may support millimeter wave (mmW) communications between a UE 115 and a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, a RU 170), and the EHF antenna of the corresponding device may be smaller and closer than the UHF antenna. In some examples, such technology may be facilitated using an antenna array within the device. However, the propagation of EHF transmissions may be subject to even greater attenuation and a shorter range than SHF or UHF transmissions. The technology disclosed herein may be adopted across transmissions using one or more different frequency regions, and the use of frequency bands specified across these frequency regions may differ by country or regulatory agency.

[0085] The wireless communication system 100 may utilize licensed and unlicensed RF spectrum bands. For example, the wireless communication system 100 may 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 may employ carrier sensing for conflict detection and avoidance. In some examples, operations performed using unlicensed bands may be based on carrier aggregation configuration (e.g., LAA) in conjunction with component carriers operating using licensed bands. Operations performed using unlicensed spectrum may include downlink transmissions, uplink transmissions, P2P transmissions, or D2D transmissions, among others.

[0086] The network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, RU 170) or UE 115 may be equipped with multiple antennas, which can be used to employ technologies such as transmit diversity, receive diversity, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication, or beamforming. The antennas of the network entity 105 or UE 115 may be located in one or more antenna arrays or antenna panels, which 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 collection of multiple rows and columns of antenna ports that the network entity 105 can use to support beamforming for communications with the UE 115. Similarly, the UE 115 may 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.

[0087] The network entity 105 or UE 115 may use MIMO communication to utilize multipath signal propagation and improve spectral efficiency by sending or receiving multiple signals via different spatial layers. Such a technology may be referred to as spatial multiplexing. The multiple signals may be sent, for example, by a transmitting device via different antennas or different combinations of antennas. Similarly, the multiple signals may be received by a receiving device via different antennas or different combinations of antennas. Each of the multiple signals may be referred to as a separate spatial stream and may carry information associated with the same data stream (e.g., the same codeword) or different data streams (e.g., different codewords). Different spatial layers may be associated with different antenna ports for channel measurement and reporting. MIMO technology includes single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO) and multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO), in which multiple spatial layers are sent to the same receiving device; in multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO), multiple spatial layers are sent to multiple devices.

[0088] Beamforming (which may also be referred to as spatial filtering, directional transmission, or directional reception) is a signal processing technique that may be used at a transmitting device or a receiving device (e.g., a network entity 105, a UE 115) to shape or direct an antenna beam (e.g., a transmit beam, a receive beam) along a spatial path between the transmitting device and the receiving device. Beamforming may be achieved by combining signals communicated via antenna elements of an antenna array so that some signals propagating in a particular direction relative to the antenna array experience constructive interference, while other signals experience destructive interference. Adjustments to signals communicated via antenna elements may include the transmitting device or the receiving device applying an amplitude offset, a phase offset, or both to signals carried via antenna elements associated with the device. Adjustments associated with each of these antenna elements may be defined by a set of beamforming weights associated with a particular direction (e.g., relative to the antenna array of the transmitting device or the receiving device or relative to some other direction).

[0089] The network entity 105 or the UE 115 may use beam sweeping techniques as part of a beamforming operation. For example, the network entity 105 (e.g., the base station 140, the RU 170) may use multiple antennas or antenna arrays (e.g., antenna panels) to perform beamforming operations for directional communication with the UE 115. Some signals (e.g., synchronization signals, reference signals, beam selection signals, or other control signals) may be sent multiple times by the network entity 105 along different directions. For example, the network entity 105 may send signals according to different sets of beamforming weights associated with different transmission directions. Transmission along different beam directions may be used to identify (e.g., by a transmitting device (such as the network entity 105), or by a receiving device (such as the UE 115)) the beam direction for later transmission or reception by the network entity 105.

[0090] Some signals, such as data signals associated with a particular receiving device, may be sent by a sending device (e.g., a sending network entity 105, a sending UE 115) along a single beam direction (e.g., a direction associated with a receiving device (such as a receiving network entity 105 or a receiving UE 115)). In some examples, a beam direction associated with transmission along a single beam direction may be determined based on signals sent along one or more beam directions. For example, UE 115 may receive one or more of the signals sent by network entity 105 along different directions, and may report to network entity 105 an indication of the signal received by UE 115 with the highest signal quality or other acceptable signal quality.

[0091] In some examples, transmission by a device (e.g., by network entity 105 or UE 115) may be performed using multiple beam directions, and the device may use a combination of digital precoding or beamforming to generate a combined beam for transmission (e.g., from network entity 105 to UE 115). UE 115 may report feedback indicating precoding weights for one or more beam directions, and the feedback may correspond to a configured set of beams across a system bandwidth or one or more subbands. Network entity 105 may send a reference signal (e.g., a cell-specific reference signal (CRS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS)), which may be precoded or not precoded. UE 115 may provide feedback for beam selection, which may be a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) or codebook-based feedback (e.g., a multi-panel codebook, a linear combination codebook, a port selection codebook). Although these techniques are described with reference to signals sent along one or more directions by a network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, RU 170), UE 115 may use similar techniques to send signals multiple times along different directions (e.g., to identify a beam direction for subsequent transmission or reception by UE 115), or to send signals along a single direction (e.g., to send data to a receiving device).

[0092] A receiving device (e.g., UE 115) may perform reception operations according to multiple reception configurations (e.g., directional listening) when receiving various signals (such as synchronization signals, reference signals, beam selection signals, or other control signals) from a receiving device (e.g., network entity 105). For example, the receiving device may perform reception according to multiple reception directions by: receiving via different antenna subarrays, processing received signals according to different antenna subarrays, receiving according to different reception beamforming weight sets (e.g., different directional listening weight sets) applied to signals received at multiple antenna elements of an antenna array, or processing received signals according to different reception beamforming weight sets applied to signals received at multiple antenna elements of an antenna array, any of which may be referred to as "listening" according to different reception configurations or reception directions. In some examples, the receiving device may use a single reception configuration to receive along a single beam direction (e.g., when receiving a data signal). A single receive configuration may be aligned along a beam direction determined based on listening according to different receive configuration directions (e.g., a beam direction determined to have the highest signal strength, highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), or other acceptable signal quality based on listening according to multiple beam directions).

[0093] 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 handling 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.

[0094] UE 115 and network entity 105 may support retransmission of data to increase the possibility of successfully receiving data. Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback is a technology for increasing the possibility of correctly receiving data via a communication link (e.g., communication link 125, D2D communication link 135). HARQ may include a combination of error detection (e.g., using a cyclic redundancy check (CRC)), forward error correction (FEC), and retransmission (e.g., automatic repeat request (ARQ)). HARQ can improve the throughput at the MAC layer under poor radio conditions (e.g., low signal-to-noise ratio conditions). In some examples, the device may support same-slot HARQ feedback, in which case the device may provide HARQ feedback in a specific time slot for data received via a previous symbol in the time slot. In some other examples, the device may provide HARQ feedback in a subsequent time slot or according to some other time interval.

[0095] A network controlled repeater (e.g., NCR) may send capabilities of the network controlled repeater to a network entity. In some examples, the capabilities of the network controlled repeater may indicate a latency associated with processing communications. The network controlled repeater may receive from the network entity an indication of a set of monitoring opportunities during a discontinuous reception mode of the network controlled repeater, and a set of parameters associated with the set of monitoring opportunities. In some examples, each monitoring opportunity in the set of monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one of a different periodicity, length, or offset. The network controlled repeater may then periodically monitor communications according to the set of monitoring opportunities.

[0096] Figure 2 An example of a wireless communication system 200 that supports power conservation of a network controlled repeater (eg, NCR) according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, the wireless communication system 200 may implement Figure 1 The wireless communication system 100 is illustrated in the various aspects discussed above. For example, the wireless communication system 200 may include a network entity 105-a and a UE 115-a, which may be as described in reference Figure 1105 and UE 115. The network entity 105-a may communicate with one or more UEs 115. In some cases, the communication may be performed by one or more repeaters 205 (e.g., wireless repeaters) (such as repeater 205-a, which may be a reference Figure 1 115 (and vice versa). Figure 2 In the example of , the repeater 205-a may monitor the downlink channel 210 for information transmitted by the network entity 105-a. In addition, the repeater 205-a may monitor the configured time slots (e.g., random access time slots) for random access messages that may be transmitted by one or more UEs 115 (e.g., UE 115-a) (via communication link 230), and the repeater 205-a may send a forwarded random access message to the network entity 105-a (via communication link 225).

[0097] As discussed herein, repeater 205 can relay signals between network entity 105 and UE 115 to avoid or reduce blocking or interference. For example, in some cases, there may be an object that blocks the signal from being sent from network entity 105-a to UE 115-a (or vice versa). The object can be a physical object, or in some cases, it can be a frequency jammer, such as an RF jammer. The physical object that can block the signal sent can include hills, mountains, buildings, walls, other infrastructure, etc. RF jammers can work by targeting, intervening, blocking or interfering with certain frequencies on which transmission is transmitted. As an example, an RF jammer can include another wireless device (e.g., other network entities 105, UE 115, etc.), other types of transmissions or signals (e.g., radar, satellites, etc.), etc. RF jammers can include RF jammers that affect transmissions by adjacent channel selectivity (ACS) interference, in-band blocking (IBB) and out-of-band (OOB) interference.

[0098] exist Figure 2In some examples, the repeater 205-a may relay, extend, or redirect a wireless signal received from the network entity 105-a to the UE 115-a, relay, extend, or redirect a wireless signal received from the UE 115-a to the network entity 105-a, or relay, extend, or redirect a wireless signal between other wireless devices. For example, the repeater 205-a may receive a signal from the network entity 105-a and retransmit the signal to the UE 115-a, or receive a signal from the UE 115-a and retransmit the signal to the network entity 105-a. In some examples, the repeater 205-a may amplify and forward (e.g., amplify and transmit) a signal transmitted between the network entity 105-a and the UE 115-a. In circumstances where transmission from the network entity 105-a to the UE 115-a (or vice versa) is blocked due to physical barriers or is associated with path loss affected by various factors (e.g., such as the distance between the base station and the UE, temperature, atmospheric pressure, diffraction, obstructions, etc.), the repeater 205-a may receive signals transmitted between the network entity 105-a and the UE 115-a, amplify the received signals, and forward the amplified signals to facilitate efficient communication between the network entity 105-a and the UE 115-a.

[0099] As discussed herein, the repeater 205-a may be configured to perform relay operations (e.g., wireless repeater operations, such as signal amplification, signal phase rotation, signal forwarding, etc.) to reduce or minimize path loss or interference of various communications in various environments. In some cases, the repeater 205-a may be configured via network entity 105-a control signaling. The network-controlled repeater (e.g., repeater 205-a) may forward (e.g., increase power and retransmit) downlink transmissions, uplink transmissions, or both from a first device (e.g., network entity 105-a) to a second device (e.g., UE 115-a). In some examples, the network entity 105-a may configure the operation of the repeater 205-a by adjusting the power, bandwidth, or forwarding direction of the repeater 205-a. However, at least a portion of the repeater 205-a may continuously monitor (e.g., continuously on an on-cycle) the configuration from the network entity, which may result in increased power usage.

[0100] Repeater 205-a may include two components: a data forwarding interface and a control interface. The network entity 105-a may configure the repeater 205-a to operate (e.g., turn its operation on or off) for power saving or interference management. In some instances, the network entity 105-a may configure the repeater 205-a to adjust its transmit power, adjust its operating bandwidth, and set its forwarding direction in one of the downlink or uplink (using time division duplex (TDD) information). In some examples, the repeater 205-a may be an autonomous smart repeater. In such cases, the repeater 205-a may be turned on or off automatically or by using a semi-static command of a cloud-based management entity, and adjust the bandwidth, TDD information, and transmit power. In addition, the repeater 205-a may perform transmit power information acquisition via receive power measurement or via a semi-static command of a cloud-based management entity. In some cases, repeater 205 - a may shut down its operation during synchronization signal blocks and associated random access opportunities that are not directed to repeater 205 - a .

[0101] In some examples, the control interface of the repeater 205-a may frequently monitor control messages from the network entity 105-a. In the absence of traffic or in the presence of low traffic, it may be desirable to allow power savings at the control interface of the repeater 205-a. According to one or more aspects, the control interface of the repeater 205-a may operate according to one or more power saving features at the UE 115-a (e.g., a connected mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) configuration). In some examples, the network entity 105-a may configure a semi-static or periodic configuration to the repeater 205-a. Additionally or alternatively, the network entity 105-a may configure the control interface of the repeater 205-a to operate in a discontinuous reception mode (e.g., C-DRX). For example, the network entity 105-a may configure a semi-static TDD mode, an on-off mode, and a beam scanning mode to the control interface of the repeater 205-a.

[0102] In some examples, the repeater 205-a may report its capabilities (e.g., in terms of random access channel detection, scheduling request monitoring / decoding, received power detection, etc.) and associated processing delays to the network entity 105-a. For example, the repeater 205-a may use the communication link 225 to transmit a capability indication of the repeater 205-a. In some cases, the capability indication of the repeater 205-a indicates the delay associated with processing communications (e.g., uplink communications, downlink communications, sidelink communications, or a combination thereof). The repeater 205-a may also indicate whether it can simultaneously support such capability indications for multiple beams and / or different portions of the bandwidth. The network entity 105-a may use the capability indication (regarding the processing delay) to configure the associated turn-on duration of the repeater (e.g., the control interface of the repeater 205-a). In some examples, the network entity 105-a may configure the minimum offset of the uplink signal from the UE. The repeater, and in particular, the control interface of the repeater 205 - a , may operate according to the configuration from the network entity 105 - a .

[0103] In some examples, the repeater 205-a may receive an indication (via configuration 215) of a set of monitoring opportunities (e.g., an on-cycle) during a discontinuous reception mode of the repeater 205-a and a set of parameters associated with the set of monitoring opportunities from the network entity 105-a. In some examples, each monitoring opportunity in the set of monitoring opportunities may be associated with a different periodicity. For example, the network entity 105-a may configure and instruct the operation of the repeater (e.g., repeater 205-a) to include the network entity 105-a indicating a set of thresholds (e.g., regarding reference signal received power, received signal strength indicator, measured radio frequency power) for triggering the control interface of the repeater 205-a to begin its on-duration (and monitoring side control information). Additionally or alternatively, the network entity 105-a may indicate timer information to be used by the repeater 205-a for the control interface of the repeater 205-a to return to a closed duration or extend the on-duration.

[0104] The network entity 105-a may configure parameters (e.g., thresholds, timers, etc.) in different ways for different start-up durations or underlying semi-static communications (e.g., parameters may be different for random access transmissions, scheduling request transmissions, and configuration-granted physical uplink shared channel transmissions) or beams. Specifically, for some occasions or some beams, the network entity 105-a may not activate or authorize the autonomous repeater 205-a to be active. In some examples, the network entity 105-a may configure or indicate the time or frequency or spatial resources used for power measurement (for random access channel or scheduling request detection or decoding). The repeater 205-a may periodically monitor communications according to a set of monitoring occasions configured by the network entity 105-a.

[0105] In some examples, the network entity 105-a may configure multiple turn-on cycles to the repeater 205-a (or a control interface of the repeater 205-a also referred to as NCR) following one or more signaling from the UE or from the network entity or both. In some examples, the turn-on cycle may follow the UE's scheduling request and random access channel resources. Additionally or alternatively, if the repeater 205-a is capable of measuring or processing incoming scheduling request and random access channel signals, such signals may be used as a wake-up signal for the repeater 205-a operating in a discontinuous reception mode. Such technical references Figure 3 to Figure 4 Described in more detail. Although the techniques described herein relate to underlying semi-static uplink transmissions (e.g., random access channel, scheduling request, configuration grant physical uplink shared channel) performed by a UE, it should be understood that the techniques can be applied to any incoming analog signal to a receive port of a repeater. For example, a network entity or another repeater or another UE that sends an analog signal (e.g., a high power analog signal) to a data forwarding interface component of a repeater can wake up the control interface of the repeater (or put it to sleep).

[0106] Figure 3 An example of a monitoring timeline 300 for supporting power conservation of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, the monitoring timeline 300 may be implemented as described in reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2 Aspects of the wireless communication system 100 and the wireless communication system 200 described above. For example, the remote UE 315 and the NCR 305 can operate according to the monitoring timeline 300. The remote UE 315 can be as described in reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The NCR 305 may be an example of a UE 115. Figure 1 and Figure 2 An example of a control interface for the relay 205-a is shown. The NCR 305 may facilitate relaying of communications from the network entity 105 to the UE 115 (or vice versa).

[0107] exist Figure 3In an example of, NCR 305 may receive an indication of a set of monitoring opportunities (including the opening duration of opening duration 335) during a discontinuous reception mode, and a set of parameters associated with the set of monitoring opportunities. In some examples, each monitoring opportunity in the set of monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one of different periodicities, lengths, or offsets. Remote UE 315 may also operate in a discontinuous reception mode including multiple monitoring opportunities (including the opening duration of opening duration 320). The set of parameters associated with the set of monitoring opportunities may include a single periodicity and a set of offsets associated with the set of monitoring opportunities, or a set of periodicities and the set of offsets associated with the set of monitoring opportunities. For example, a network entity may configure multiple opening cycles via multiple offsets and durations within a common period or multiple offsets and durations and multiple time periods. The set of parameters may include different offsets, different periodicities, or different lengths.

[0108] According to one or more aspects described herein, a network entity may configure a plurality of on cycles (or on durations) and random access channel resources to the NCR 305 that follow a scheduling request of a remote UE. For example, the network entity may explicitly associate one or more of the on cycles with an underlying communication type. In some cases, the network entity may configure the on cycles after or in association with a scheduling request opportunity of the remote UE 315. Within these cycles, the NCR 305 may monitor for possible side control forwarding of an uplink grant to the remote UE 315 and subsequent uplink transmissions by the remote UE 315. As shown in FIG. Figure 3 As depicted in the example of , the NCR 305 may determine a scheduling request 325 from a remote UE 315. Based on determining the scheduling request 325, the NCR 305 may initiate an on duration 340 (by transitioning from an off duration) for receiving an uplink grant for the remote UE 315. For example, the NCR 305 may receive a scheduling request from the remote UE 315 during a sleep mode of a discontinuous reception mode (e.g., during an off duration). The sleep mode may be associated with avoiding monitoring at the NCR 305. In such cases, the NCR 305 may transition from the sleep mode to a wake-up mode of the discontinuous reception mode to monitor communications based on receiving the scheduling request. The wake-up mode may include the set of monitoring opportunities (or on duration). In some examples, the on duration 340 may be offset from the time when the scheduling request 325 is sent. The on duration 340 may be associated with receiving a scheduling request feedback message from a network entity.

[0109] In some cases, the opening cycle may be aligned with the random access response window after the random access channel resources assigned to the remote UE 315. The NCR 305 may obtain (e.g., via system information) or may receive resources and configurations of the underlying semi-static communication (e.g., random access channels, scheduling requests, configuration grants for physical uplink shared channels, etc.). In this case, the network entity may indicate or activate the associated opening duration via an index to the underlying configuration, and may indicate or activate one or more additional parameters such as an offset relative to the underlying semi-static resources and the opening duration. The indication may also include an associated beam (e.g., a synchronization signal block) identifier. In one example, the network entity may schedule 32 random access opportunities for the remote UE. The network entity may identify which random access opportunities will be used to derive or determine the associated opening duration. For example, the NCR 305 may receive an indication of a group of resources, the indication including at least one of a configuration index, an offset associated with the group of resources, a wake-up mode duration, or a combination thereof. In some cases, periodically monitoring communications according to multiple ON durations is based on the received indication.

[0110] According to one or more aspects, NCR 305 may receive system information including an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a set of communication types. NCR 305 may also receive signaling including a mapping between the set of monitoring opportunities and the set of communication types. In such cases, NCR 305 may identify the set of monitoring opportunities based on the set of resources and the set of parameters associated with the set of monitoring opportunities. Figure 3 As depicted in the example of , the NCR 305 may identify a random access request 330 from a remote UE 315. The NCR 305 may initiate an on duration 345 (by transitioning from an off duration) for receiving a random access response message as part of a random access procedure with a network entity. Figure 3 Each of the depicted on durations may have a different periodicity and may be associated with a different offset value.

[0111] Figure 4 An example of a monitoring timeline 400 for supporting power conservation of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, the monitoring timeline 400 may be implemented as described in reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2 Aspects of the wireless communication system 100 and the wireless communication system 200 described above. For example, the remote UE 415, the network controlled repeater forwarding (NCR-Fwd) 410, and the NCR 405 can operate according to the monitoring timeline 400. The remote UE 415 can be as described in reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The NCR 405 may be an example of a UE 115. Figure 1 and Figure 2 An example of a control interface for the repeater 205-a is shown in FIG. Figure 1 and Figure 2 An example of a data forwarding interface of the relay 205-a is shown. The NCR 405 and the NCR-Fwd 410 may facilitate relaying communications from the network entity 105 to the UE 115 (or vice versa).

[0112] exist Figure 4 In an example of, NCR 405 may receive an indication of a set of monitoring opportunities (open duration) during the discontinuous reception mode, and a set of parameters associated with the set of monitoring opportunities. In some examples, each monitoring opportunity in the set of monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one of different periodicities, lengths, or offsets. Remote UE 415 may also operate in a discontinuous reception mode including multiple monitoring opportunities (open durations). NCR 405 may be able to measure or process incoming scheduling requests or random access signals. If NCR 405 is able to measure or process incoming scheduling requests or random access signals, such signals may be used as a wake-up signal for NCR 405 in discontinuous reception mode.

[0113] In some cases, the network entity may configure the monitoring timing (e.g., opening a cycle) based on or in association with the scheduling request timing of the remote UE 415. The NCR 405 may determine a scheduling request 425 from the remote UE 415 via the NCR-Fwd 410. Based on determining the scheduling request 425, the NCR 405 may start an opening duration 440 (by transitioning from a closing duration). In some examples, if the received power at the NCR-Fwd 410 is greater than a threshold, the NCR 405 may wake up. When waking up, the NCR 405 may start a timer based on transitioning from a sleep mode of a discontinuous reception mode to a wake-up mode of a discontinuous reception mode. In some examples, the NCR 405 may transition to a sleep mode or extend a wake-up mode based on the expiration of the timer. Additionally, the NCR 405 may identify a random access request 430 from the remote UE 415. NCR 405 may initiate an on duration 445 (by transitioning from an off duration) for receiving a random access response message as part of a random access procedure with a network entity. In some examples, NCR 405 may wake up if the received power at NCR-Fwd 410 is greater than a threshold.

[0114] Figure 5An example of a process flow 500 for supporting power conservation of a network-controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. In some examples, the process flow 500 can implement aspects of the wireless communication system 100 and the wireless communication system 200. Additionally, the process flow 500 can illustrate an example of a repeater 205-b, which can be as described in reference Figure 2 The process flow 500 also illustrates an example of a network entity 105-b, which may be a reference Figure 2 Examples of network entity 105-a described below. Alternative examples of the following may be implemented, where some of the processes are performed in a different order than described or not performed. In some cases, the process may include additional features not mentioned below, or additional processes may be added.

[0115] At 505 , the repeater 205 - b may send a capability indication of the repeater 205 - b to the network entity 105 - a , wherein the capability indication of the repeater 205 - b indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device.

[0116] At 510, the relay 205-b may receive system information including an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a set of communication types. Additionally, the relay 205-b may receive signaling including a mapping between the set of monitoring occasions and the set of communication types.

[0117] At 515, the repeater 205-b may receive from the network entity 105-b an indication of a set of monitoring opportunities during the discontinuous reception mode of the repeater 205-b and a set of parameters associated with the set of monitoring opportunities. In some cases, based at least in part on the capability indication, each monitoring opportunity in the set of monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one parameter in a different set of parameters, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

[0118] At 520, the repeater 205-b may identify a monitoring opportunity based on the indication and the set of resources. At 525, the repeater 205-b may periodically monitor for communications according to the set of monitoring opportunities.

[0119] Figure 6 A block diagram 500 of a device 505 supporting power saving of a network controlled relay according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 505 may be an example of aspects of a UE 115 as described herein. The device 505 may include a receiver 510, a transmitter 515, and a communication manager 520. The device 505 may also include a processor. Each of these components may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0120] Receiver 510 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 related to power conservation of network controlled repeaters, data channels, information channels). The information may be communicated to other components of device 505. Receiver 510 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.

[0121] The transmitter 515 may provide means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 505. For example, the transmitter 515 may transmit information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels related to power conservation of network-controlled repeaters, data channels, information channels). In some examples, the transmitter 515 may be co-located with the receiver 510 in a transceiver module. The transmitter 515 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.

[0122] The communication manager 520, the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, or various combinations thereof or various components thereof may be examples of means for performing various aspects of power conservation for a network controlled repeater as described herein. For example, the communication manager 520, the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, or various combinations thereof or components thereof may support methods for performing one or more of the functions described herein.

[0123] In some examples, the communication manager 520, the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, 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).

[0124] Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the communication manager 520, the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, 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 520, the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, a microcontroller, or any combination of these or other programmable logic devices (e.g., configured or otherwise supported to perform the functions described in the present disclosure).

[0125] In some examples, communication manager 520 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, send) using or otherwise cooperating with receiver 510, transmitter 515, or both. For example, communication manager 520 may receive information from receiver 510, transmit information to transmitter 515, or be integrated in conjunction with receiver 510, transmitter 515, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0126] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 520 may support wireless communications at a wireless device. For example, the communication manager 520 may be configured to or otherwise support components for sending a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device. The communication manager 520 may be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving an indication of a set of multiple monitoring opportunities during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities from the network entity, wherein each monitoring opportunity in the set of multiple monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one parameter in a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset. The communication manager 520 may be configured to or otherwise support components for periodically monitoring communications according to the set of multiple monitoring opportunities.

[0127] By including or configuring a communication manager 520 according to the examples described herein, a device 505 (e.g., a processor controlling or otherwise coupled to a receiver 510, a transmitter 515, a communication manager 520, or a combination thereof) may support techniques for reducing processing, reducing power consumption, and more efficiently utilizing communication resources.

[0128] Figure 7A block diagram 700 of a device 705 supporting power saving of a network controlled relay according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 705 may be an example of aspects of the device 505 or UE 115 as described herein. The device 705 may include a receiver 710, a transmitter 715, and a communication manager 720. The device 705 may also include a processor. Each of these components may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0129] 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 related to power conservation of network controlled repeaters, data channels, information channels). The information may be communicated to other components of device 705. Receiver 710 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.

[0130] The transmitter 715 may provide means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 705. For example, the transmitter 715 may transmit information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels related to power conservation of network-controlled repeaters, data channels, information channels). 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 set of multiple antennas.

[0131] The device 705 or its various components may be examples of components for performing various aspects of power conservation of a network controlled repeater as described herein. For example, the communication manager 720 may include a capability sending component 725, a monitoring cycle indicating component 730, a communication monitoring component 735, or any combination thereof. The communication manager 720 may be an example of various aspects of the communication manager 520 as described herein. In some examples, the communication manager 720 or its various components may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, send) using or otherwise in conjunction with the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or both. For example, the communication manager 720 may receive information from the receiver 710, transmit information to the transmitter 715, or be integrated with the receiver 710, the transmitter 715, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0132] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 720 may support wireless communications at a wireless device. The capability sending component 725 may be configured to or otherwise support components for sending a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device. The monitoring cycle indication component 730 may be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving an indication of a set of multiple monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring occasions from the network entity, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of multiple monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter in a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset. The communication monitoring component 735 may be configured to or otherwise support components for periodically monitoring communications according to the set of multiple monitoring occasions.

[0133] Figure 8 A block diagram 800 of a communication manager 820 supporting power conservation of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The communication manager 820 may be an example of aspects of the communication manager 520, the communication manager 720, or both as described herein. The communication manager 820 or its various components may be examples of components for performing various aspects of power conservation of a network controlled repeater as described herein. For example, the communication manager 820 may include a capability sending component 825, a monitoring cycle indicating component 830, a communication monitoring component 835, a system information receiving component 840, a signaling receiving component 845, a monitoring cycle identification component 850, a scheduling request receiving component 855, a transition component 860, an uplink grant monitoring component 865, a resource component 870, a timer component 875, a threshold component 880, or any combination thereof. Each of these components may communicate with each other directly or indirectly (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0134] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 820 may support wireless communications at a wireless device. A capability sending component 825 may be configured to or otherwise support components for sending a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device. A monitoring cycle indication component 830 may be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving an indication of a set of multiple monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring occasions from a network entity, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of multiple monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter in a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset. A communication monitoring component 835 may be configured to or otherwise support components for periodically monitoring communications according to the set of multiple monitoring occasions.

[0135] In some examples, system information receiving component 840 may be configured or otherwise support components for receiving system information from a network entity, the system information including an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a set of multiple communication types. In some examples, signaling receiving component 845 may be configured or otherwise support components for receiving signaling from a network entity indicating a mapping between the set of multiple monitoring opportunities and the set of multiple communication types. In some examples, monitoring cycle identification component 850 may be configured or otherwise support components for identifying the set of multiple monitoring opportunities based on signaling.

[0136] In some examples, to support periodic monitoring of communications, the scheduling request receiving component 855 can be configured or otherwise supports means for receiving a scheduling request from a remote UE during a sleep mode of a discontinuous reception mode, wherein the sleep mode is associated with avoiding monitoring at the wireless device. In some examples, to support periodic monitoring of communications, the transition component 860 can be configured or otherwise supports means for transitioning from the sleep mode to a wake-up mode of the discontinuous reception mode to monitor communications based on receiving a scheduling request.

[0137] In some examples, the set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring occasions includes a first periodicity and a first offset associated with a first monitoring occasion and a second periodicity and a second offset associated with a second monitoring occasion.

[0138] In some examples, the first monitoring occasion is associated with receiving a scheduling request feedback message from a network entity, and the second monitoring occasion is associated with receiving a random access response message as part of a random access procedure with the network entity.

[0139] In some examples, the set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities includes a single periodicity and a set of multiple offsets associated with a set of multiple monitoring opportunities, or a set of multiple periodicities and the set of multiple offsets associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities.

[0140] In some examples, uplink grant monitoring component 865 may be configured as or otherwise support components for monitoring uplink grants from a network entity during a first monitoring opportunity in a set of multiple monitoring opportunities and monitoring uplink transmissions from a remote UE during a second monitoring opportunity in a set of multiple monitoring opportunities.

[0141] In some examples, resource component 870 may be configured as or otherwise support components for receiving an indication of a set of resources associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities, the indication comprising at least one of a configuration index associated with the set of resources, an offset associated with the set of resources, a wake-up mode duration, or a combination thereof, wherein periodic monitoring of communications is based on the received indication.

[0142] In some examples, timer component 875 may be configured or otherwise support components for starting a timer based on transitioning from a sleep mode of a discontinuous reception mode to a wake-up mode of a discontinuous reception mode to monitor communications. In some examples, transition component 860 may be configured or otherwise support components for transitioning to a sleep mode or extending a wake-up mode in response to expiration of a timer.

[0143] In some examples, threshold component 880 can be configured or otherwise support means for receiving an indication of a threshold associated with a signal metric of the received signal, wherein the threshold is used to trigger a monitoring opportunity in the set of multiple monitoring opportunities. In some examples, transition component 860 can be configured or otherwise support means for initiating a monitoring opportunity in the set of multiple monitoring opportunities based on the signal metric satisfying the threshold.

[0144] In some examples, the communications include at least one of uplink communications, downlink communications, sidelink communications, or a combination thereof. In some examples, the wireless device includes an NCR-MT that communicates with a remote UE and a network entity. In some examples, the wireless device includes a data forwarding interface and a control interface.

[0145] Fig. 9A diagram of a system 900 including a device 905 that supports power saving of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 905 may be an example of a device 505, 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).

[0146] I / O controller 910 can manage input signals and output signals of device 905. I / O controller 910 can also manage peripheral devices that are not integrated into device 905. In some cases, I / O controller 910 can represent a physical connection or port to an external peripheral device. In some cases, I / O controller 910 can utilize an operating system such as or another known operating system. Additionally or alternatively, I / O controller 910 may represent or interact with a modem, keyboard, mouse, touch screen, or similar device. In some cases, I / O controller 910 may be implemented as part of a processor (such as processor 940). In some cases, a user may interact with device 905 via I / O controller 910 or via hardware components controlled by I / O controller 910.

[0147] 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 link, or a 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 515, transmitters 715, receivers 510, receivers 710, or any combination thereof or components thereof as described herein.

[0148] The memory 930 may include random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM). The memory 930 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code 935 including instructions that, when executed by the processor 940, cause the device 905 to perform various functions described herein. The code 935 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, such as a system memory or another type of memory. In some cases, the code 935 may not be directly executable by the processor 940, but may (e.g., when compiled and executed) cause the computer to perform the functions described herein. In some cases, the memory 930 may also include a basic I / O system (BIOS), etc., which may control basic hardware or software operations, such as interaction with peripheral components or devices.

[0149] 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) to cause the device 905 to perform various functions (e.g., various functions or tasks that support power saving of a network-controlled repeater). 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.

[0150] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 920 may support wireless communications at a wireless device. For example, the communication manager 920 may be configured to or otherwise support components for sending a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device. The communication manager 920 may be configured to or otherwise support components for receiving an indication of a set of multiple monitoring opportunities during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities from the network entity, wherein each monitoring opportunity in the set of multiple monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one parameter in a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset. The communication manager 920 may be configured to or otherwise support components for periodically monitoring communications according to the set of multiple monitoring opportunities.

[0151] By including or configuring a communications manager 920 according to examples as described herein, the device 905 may support techniques for improved communications reliability, reduced latency, an improved user experience associated with reduced processing, reduced power consumption, more efficient utilization of communications resources, improved coordination between devices, extended battery life, and improved utilization of processing power.

[0152] 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 power conservation for a network-controlled repeater as described herein, or the processor 940 and the memory 930 may be otherwise configured to perform or support such operations.

[0153] Fig.10 A block diagram 1000 of a device 1005 supporting power saving of a network controlled repeater 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).

[0154] 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 passed to other components of device 1005. In some examples, receiver 1010 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more antennas. Additionally or alternatively, receiver 1010 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, optical) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof.

[0155] The transmitter 1015 may provide means for outputting (e.g., sending, 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.

[0156] 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 power conservation for a network controlled repeater 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.

[0157] 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).

[0158] 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 functionality of the communication manager 1020, the receiver 1010, the transmitter 1015, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general purpose processor (e.g., configured as or otherwise supporting components for performing the functionality 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.

[0159] 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.

[0160] 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 means for receiving a capability indication of the wireless device from the wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with the network entity. The communication manager 1020 may be configured to or otherwise support means for sending an indication of a set of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions to the wireless device, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

[0161] By including or configuring a communications manager 1020 according to the examples described herein, a device 1005 (e.g., a processor controlling or otherwise coupled to a receiver 1010, a transmitter 1015, the communications manager 1020, or a combination thereof) may support techniques for reducing processing, reducing power consumption, and more efficiently utilizing communications resources.

[0162] Fig.11 A block diagram 1100 of a device 1105 supporting power saving of a network controlled repeater 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).

[0163] 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 passed to other components of device 1105. In some examples, receiver 1110 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more antennas. Additionally or alternatively, receiver 1110 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, optical) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof.

[0164] 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 sending signals via one or more antennas. Additionally or alternatively, the transmitter 1115 may support outputting information by sending signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, optical) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the transmitter 1115 and the receiver 1110 may be co-located in a transceiver, which may include a modem or be coupled to a modem.

[0165] The device 1105 or its various components may be examples of components for performing various aspects of power conservation of a network controlled repeater as described herein. For example, the communication manager 1120 may include a capability receiving component 1125, a monitoring cycle sending component 1130, or any combination thereof. The communication manager 1120 may be an example of various aspects of the communication manager 1020 as described herein. In some examples, the communication manager 1120 or its various components may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, send) using or otherwise cooperating with the receiver 1110, the transmitter 1115, or both. For example, the communication manager 1120 may receive information from the receiver 1110, transmit information to the transmitter 1115, or be integrated with the receiver 1110, the transmitter 1115, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0166] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 1120 may support wireless communications at a network entity. The capability receiving component 1125 may be configured to or otherwise support means for receiving a capability indication of the wireless device from the wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with the network entity. The monitoring cycle transmitting component 1130 may be configured to or otherwise support means for transmitting to the wireless device an indication of a set of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

[0167] Fig.12 A block diagram 1200 of a communication manager 1220 supporting power conservation of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The communication manager 1220 may be an example of aspects of the communication manager 1020, the communication manager 1120, or both as described herein. The communication manager 1220 or its various components may be examples of components for performing various aspects of power conservation of a network controlled repeater as described herein. For example, the communication manager 1220 may include a capability receiving component 1225, a monitoring cycle sending component 1230, a system information sending component 1235, a signal sending component 1240, or any combination thereof. Each of these components may communicate with each other directly or indirectly (e.g., via one or more buses), and the communication may include communication within a protocol layer of a protocol stack, communication associated with a logical channel of a protocol stack (e.g., between protocol layers of a protocol stack, within a device, component, or virtualized component associated with a network entity 105, between devices, components, or virtualized components associated with a network entity 105), or any combination thereof.

[0168] According to examples as disclosed herein, the communication manager 1220 can support wireless communications at a network entity. The capability receiving component 1225 can be configured to or otherwise support means for receiving a capability indication of the wireless device from the wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with the network entity. The monitoring cycle transmitting component 1230 can be configured to or otherwise support means for transmitting to the wireless device an indication of a set of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

[0169] In some examples, system information sending component 1235 can be configured or otherwise support means for sending system information including an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a set of multiple communication types. In some examples, signaling sending component 1240 can be configured or otherwise support means for sending signaling including a mapping between the set of multiple monitoring opportunities and the set of multiple communication types.

[0170] In some examples, the system information includes an indication of a set of resources associated with the set of multiple monitoring opportunities, the indication including at least one of a configuration index associated with the set of resources, an offset associated with the set of resources, a wake-up mode duration, or a combination thereof.

[0171] In some examples, the set of parameters associated with the set of multiple monitoring occasions includes a first periodicity and a first offset associated with a first monitoring occasion and a second periodicity and a second offset associated with a second monitoring occasion.

[0172] In some examples, the wireless device includes an NCR-MT that communicates with a remote UE and a network entity. In some examples, the wireless device includes a data forwarding interface and a control interface.

[0173] Fig.13 A diagram of a system 1300 including a device 1305 supporting power saving of a network controlled repeater 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 communication may include communication through one or more wired interfaces, through one or more wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. The device 1305 may include components that support output and acquisition of communications, such as a communication manager 1320, a transceiver 1310, 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).

[0174] 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 sending or receiving wireless transmissions (e.g., concurrently). The transceiver 1310 may also include a modem for: modulating a signal, providing the modulated signal for transmission (e.g., via one or more antennas 1315, via a wired transmitter), receiving the modulated signal (e.g., from one or more antennas 1315, from a wired receiver), and 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 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 thereof. 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 assembly installed in the device 1305. In some examples, the transceiver may be operable to support communications via one or more communication links (eg, communication link 125, backhaul communication link 120, midhaul communication link 162, fronthaul communication link 168).

[0175] The memory 1325 may include RAM and ROM. The memory 1325 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code 1330 including instructions that, when executed by the processor 1335, cause the device 1305 to perform various functions described herein. The code 1330 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 1330 may not be directly executable by the processor 1335, but may (e.g., when compiled and executed) cause the computer to perform the functions described herein. In some cases, the memory 1325 may also include a BIOS, etc., which may control basic hardware or software operations, such as interaction with peripheral components or devices.

[0176] 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 element, 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., memory 1325) to cause the device 1305 to perform various functions (e.g., various functions or tasks that support power saving of a network-controlled repeater). For example, the device 1305 or a component of the device 1305 may include a processor 1335 and a memory 1325 coupled to the processor 1335, and the processor 1335 and the memory 1325 are configured to perform the various functions described herein. 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) that can 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 receive inputs and process these inputs to produce a set of outputs (which may be passed 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 device 1305 can be docked with other components of device 1305, and can process information (such as input or signal) received from other components, or output information to other components. For example, the chip or modem of device 1305 may include a processing system and one or more interfaces for outputting information or for obtaining information or both. One or more interfaces may be implemented as or otherwise include a first interface configured to output information and a second interface configured to obtain information, or the same interface configured to output information and obtain information, as well as other specific implementations. In some specific implementations, one or more interfaces may refer to an interface between a processing system of a chip or modem and a transmitter, so that device 1305 can send information output from a chip or modem. Additionally or alternatively, in some specific implementations, one or more interfaces may refer to an interface between a processing system of a chip or modem and a receiver, so that device 1305 can obtain information or signal input, and the information can 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.

[0177] In some examples, bus 1340 may support communications of protocol layers (e.g., within a protocol layer) of a protocol stack. In some examples, bus 1340 may support communications associated with logical channels 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 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, where one or more of communication manager 1320, transceiver 1310, memory 1325, code 1330, and processor 1335 may be located in one of the different components or divided between the different components).

[0178] In some examples, the communication manager 1320 may 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 may manage the delivery of data communications for client devices, such as one or more UEs 115. In some examples, the communication manager 1320 may manage communications with other network entities 105 and may include a controller or scheduler for controlling communications with the UEs 115 in coordination with the other network entities 105. In some examples, the communication manager 1320 may support an X2 interface within an LTE / LTE-A wireless communication network technology to provide communications between network entities 105.

[0179] 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 means for receiving a capability indication of the wireless device from the wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with the network entity. The communication manager 1320 may be configured to or otherwise support means for sending an indication of a set of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions to the wireless device, wherein each monitoring occasion in the set of a plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

[0180] By including or configuring an example communication manager 1320 as described herein, the device 1305 can support techniques for improving communication reliability, reducing latency, improving user experience related to reduced processing, reducing power consumption, more efficiently utilizing communication resources, and improving coordination between devices.

[0181] 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 transceiver 1310, the processor 1335, the memory 1325, the code 1330, 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 power conservation for a network controlled repeater as described herein, or the processor 1335 and the memory 1325 may be otherwise configured to perform or support such operations.

[0182] Fig.14 A flow chart illustrating a method 1400 for supporting power saving of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The operations of the method 1400 may be implemented by a wireless device or components thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1400 may be implemented by a wireless device or components thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 9 The UE 115 described herein performs. 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.

[0183] At 1405, the method may include: sending a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications. 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 capability sending component 825 executes.

[0184] At 1410, the method may include: receiving from a network entity an indication of a plurality of monitoring opportunities during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities, wherein each of the plurality of monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset. 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 monitoring cycle instructs component 830 to execute.

[0185] At 1415, the method may include periodically monitoring communications according to a plurality of monitoring opportunities. The operations of 1415 may be performed according to examples disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1415 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The communication monitoring component 835 executes.

[0186] Fig.15 A flow chart illustrating a method 1500 for supporting power saving of a network controlled repeater according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The operations of the method 1500 may be implemented by a wireless device or components thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1500 may be implemented by a wireless device or components thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 9 The wireless device (such as UE 115) described herein performs. 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.

[0187] At 1505, the method may include: sending a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device. 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 capability sending component 825 executes.

[0188] At 1510, the method may include: receiving from a network entity an indication of a plurality of monitoring opportunities during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities, wherein each of the plurality of monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset. 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 monitoring cycle instructs component 830 to execute.

[0189] At 1515, the method may include: receiving system information from a network entity, the system information including an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a plurality of communication types. 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 system information receiving component 840 executes.

[0190] At 1520, the method may include: receiving signaling from a network entity including a mapping between a plurality of monitoring opportunities and a plurality of communication types. The operations of 1520 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1520 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The signaling receiving component 845 is used to execute.

[0191] At 1525, the method may include: identifying a plurality of monitoring opportunities based at least in part on the signaling. The operations of 1525 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1525 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The monitoring cycle identification component 850 is described as executing.

[0192] At 1530, the method may include periodically monitoring communications according to a plurality of monitoring opportunities. The operations of 1530 may be performed according to examples disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1530 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 8 The communication monitoring component 835 executes.

[0193] Fig.16 A flow chart illustrating a method 1600 for supporting power saving of a network controlled relay according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The operations of the method 1600 may be implemented by a network entity or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1600 may be implemented by a network entity or a component thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 4 as well as Figures 10 to 13 The network entity performs. In some examples, the network entity may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the network entity to perform the described functions. Additionally or alternatively, the network entity may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the described functions.

[0194] At 1605, the method may include: receiving a capability indication of the wireless device from the wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with a 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 Fig.12 The capability receiving component 1225 executes.

[0195] At 1610, the method may include: sending to the wireless device an indication of a plurality of monitoring opportunities during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities, wherein each of the plurality of monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset. 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 by as described in reference Fig.12 The monitoring cycle sending component 1230 executes.

[0196] Fig.17A flow chart illustrating a method 1700 for supporting power saving of a network controlled relay according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The operations of the method 1700 may be implemented by a network entity or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1700 may be implemented by a network entity or a component thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 4 as well as Figures 10 to 13 The network entity performs. In some examples, the network entity may execute an instruction set to control the functional elements of the network entity to perform the described functions. Additionally or alternatively, the network entity may use dedicated hardware to perform various aspects of the described functions.

[0197] At 1705, the method may include: receiving a capability indication of the wireless device from the wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with a 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 Fig.12 The capability receiving component 1225 executes.

[0198] At 1710, the method may include: sending to the wireless device an indication of a plurality of monitoring opportunities during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities, wherein each of the plurality of monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset. The operations of 1710 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1710 may be performed as described in reference to Fig.12 The monitoring cycle sending component 1230 executes.

[0199] At 1715, the method may include sending system information including an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a plurality of communication types. 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 Fig.12 The system information sending component 1235 executes.

[0200] At 1720, the method may include sending signaling including a mapping between a plurality of monitoring opportunities and a plurality of communication types. The operations of 1720 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1720 may be performed as described in reference to Fig.12 The signaling sending component 1240 executes.

[0201] The following provides an overview of various aspects of the disclosure:

[0202] Aspect 1: A method for wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising: sending a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a delay associated with processing communications received by the wireless device; receiving from the network entity an indication of multiple monitoring opportunities during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the multiple monitoring opportunities, wherein each of the multiple monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one parameter from a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset; and periodically monitoring the communications according to the multiple monitoring opportunities.

[0203] Aspect 2: The method according to Aspect 1 also includes: receiving system information from the network entity, the system information including an indication of a set of resources corresponding to multiple communication types; receiving signaling from the network entity indicating a mapping between the multiple monitoring opportunities and the multiple communication types; and identifying the multiple monitoring opportunities based at least in part on the signaling.

[0204] Aspect 3: A method according to Aspect 2, wherein periodically monitoring the communication further includes: receiving a scheduling request from a remote UE during a sleep mode of the discontinuous reception mode, wherein the sleep mode is associated with avoiding monitoring at the wireless device; and transitioning from the sleep mode to a wake-up mode of the discontinuous reception mode to monitor the communication based at least in part on receiving the scheduling request.

[0205] Aspect 4: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 3, wherein the set of parameters associated with the multiple monitoring opportunities includes a first periodicity and a first offset associated with a first monitoring opportunity and a second periodicity and a second offset associated with a second monitoring opportunity.

[0206] Aspect 5: A method according to aspect 4, wherein the first monitoring opportunity is associated with receiving a scheduling request feedback message from the network entity, and the second monitoring opportunity is associated with receiving a random access response message as part of a random access procedure with the network entity.

[0207] Aspect 6: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 5, wherein the set of parameters associated with the multiple monitoring opportunities includes a single periodicity and multiple offsets associated with the multiple monitoring opportunities, or multiple periodicities and the multiple offsets associated with the multiple monitoring opportunities.

[0208] Aspect 7: The method according to aspect 6 also includes: monitoring uplink grants from the network entity during a first monitoring occasion among the multiple monitoring occasions and monitoring uplink transmissions from a remote UE during a second monitoring occasion among the multiple monitoring occasions.

[0209] Aspect 8: The method according to Aspect 7 further includes: receiving an indication of a set of resources associated with the multiple monitoring opportunities, the indication comprising at least one of a configuration index associated with the set of resources, an offset associated with the set of resources, a wake-up mode duration, or a combination thereof, wherein periodically monitoring the communication is at least partially based on the received indication.

[0210] Aspect 9: The method according to any one of Aspects 7 to 8 further includes: starting a timer based at least in part on a transition from a sleep mode of the discontinuous reception mode to a wake-up mode of the discontinuous reception mode to monitor the communication; and transitioning to the sleep mode or extending the wake-up mode in response to expiration of the timer.

[0211] Aspect 10: The method according to any one of Aspects 7 to 9 further includes: receiving an indication of a threshold associated with a signal metric of a received signal, wherein the threshold is used to trigger a monitoring opportunity among the multiple monitoring opportunities; and starting the monitoring opportunity among the multiple monitoring opportunities based at least in part on the signal metric satisfying the threshold.

[0212] Aspect 11: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 10, wherein the communication comprises at least one of uplink communication, downlink communication, sidelink communication, or a combination thereof.

[0213] Aspect 12: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 11, wherein the wireless device comprises a Network Controlled Relay Mobile Terminal (NCR-MT) in communication with a remote UE and the network entity.

[0214] Aspect 13: The method according to aspect 12, wherein the wireless device includes a data forwarding interface and a control interface.

[0215] Aspect 14: A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising: receiving a capability indication of the wireless device from a wireless device, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a delay associated with processing communications with the network entity; and sending to the wireless device an indication of multiple monitoring opportunities during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the multiple monitoring opportunities, wherein each of the multiple monitoring opportunities is associated with at least one parameter from a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters includes a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

[0216] Aspect 15: The method according to aspect 14 further comprises: sending system information, the system information comprising an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a plurality of communication types; and sending signaling comprising a mapping between the plurality of monitoring opportunities and the plurality of communication types.

[0217] Aspect 16: A method according to Aspect 15, wherein the system information includes an indication of a set of resources associated with the multiple monitoring opportunities, the indication including at least one of a configuration index associated with the set of resources, an offset associated with the set of resources, a wake-up mode duration, or a combination thereof.

[0218] Aspect 17: The method according to any one of aspects 14 to 16, wherein the set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring occasions comprises a first periodicity and a first offset associated with a first monitoring occasion and a second periodicity and a second offset associated with a second monitoring occasion.

[0219] Aspect 18: The method according to aspect 17, wherein the wireless device comprises a network controlled relay mobile terminal (NCR-MT) in communication with a remote UE and the network entity.

[0220] Aspect 19: The method according to aspect 18, wherein the wireless device includes a data forwarding interface and a control interface.

[0221] Aspect 20: An apparatus for performing wireless communications at a wireless device, 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.

[0222] Aspect 21: An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising: at least one component for performing the method according to any one of aspects 1 to 13.

[0223] Aspect 22: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a wireless device, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to any one of aspects 1 to 13.

[0224] Aspect 23: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, 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 19.

[0225] Aspect 24: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising: at least one component for performing the method according to any one of aspects 14 to 19.

[0226] Aspect 25: 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 19.

[0227] 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.

[0228] Although aspects of LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR systems may be described for example purposes, and LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR terminology may be used in much of the description, the techniques described herein may also be applicable to networks other than LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR networks. For example, the techniques described may be applicable to various other wireless communication systems, such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM, and other systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein.

[0229] The information and signals described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies 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.

[0230] The various illustrative blocks and components described in conjunction with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed 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, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration).

[0231] The functions described herein may be implemented using hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If 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 this 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 functions are implemented at different physical locations.

[0232] Computer-readable medium includes both non-transient computer storage medium and communication medium, and the communication medium includes any medium that promotes computer program to be transferred from one position to another position.Non-transient storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by general or special-purpose computer.By way of example and not limitation, non-transient computer-readable medium can 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 can be used for carrying or storing desired program code parts and can be accessed by general or special-purpose computer or general or special-purpose processor in the form of instruction or data structure Any other non-transient medium.Moreover, any connection is appropriately referred to as computer-readable medium.For example, if software is sent from website, server or other remote source using coaxial cable, optical fiber cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) or wireless technology such as infrared, radio and microwave, then coaxial cable, optical fiber cable, twisted pair, DSL or wireless technology such as infrared, radio and microwave are included in the definition of computer-readable medium. As used herein, disks and optical disks include CDs, laser disks, optical disks, digital versatile disks (DVDs), floppy disks, and Blu-ray disks. Disks can reproduce data magnetically, and optical disks can reproduce data optically using lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media.

[0233] 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). Moreover, 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."

[0234] 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. Furthermore, "determining" may include parsing, retrieving, selecting, choosing, establishing, and other such similar actions.

[0235] 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 the 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.

[0236] 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 "having advantages 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 instances, known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.

[0237] 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. Therefore, 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 wireless device, 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 a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device; receiving, from the network entity, an indication of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion of the plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters comprises a periodicity, a length, or an offset; as well as The communication is periodically monitored according to the plurality of monitoring opportunities.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receiving system information from the network entity, the system information comprising an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a plurality of communication types; receiving signaling from the network entity indicating a mapping between the plurality of monitoring occasions and the plurality of communication types; as well as The plurality of monitoring opportunities are identified based at least in part on the signaling.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions for periodically monitoring the communication are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receiving a scheduling request from a remote user equipment (UE) during a sleep mode of the discontinuous reception mode, wherein the sleep mode is associated with avoiding monitoring at the wireless device; and Transitioning from the sleep mode to a wake mode of the discontinuous reception mode to monitor the communication is performed based at least in part on receiving the scheduling request. 4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring occasions comprises a first periodicity and a first offset associated with a first monitoring occasion and a second periodicity and a second offset associated with a second monitoring occasion.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first monitoring occasion is associated with receiving a scheduling request feedback message from the network entity, and the second monitoring occasion is associated with receiving a random access response message as part of a random access procedure with the network entity.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities comprises a single periodicity and a plurality of offsets associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities, or a plurality of periodicities and the plurality of offsets associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: An uplink grant from the network entity is monitored during a first monitoring occasion of the plurality of monitoring occasions and an uplink transmission from a remote UE is monitored during a second monitoring occasion of the plurality of monitoring occasions.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: Receive an indication of a set of resources associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities, the indication comprising at least one of a configuration index associated with the set of resources, an offset associated with the set of resources, a wake-up mode duration, or a combination thereof, wherein periodically monitoring the communication is based at least in part on the received indication.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: starting a timer based at least in part on transitioning from a sleep mode of the discontinuous reception mode to a wake mode of the discontinuous reception mode to monitor the communication; and Transitioning to the sleep mode or extending the wake-up mode is performed in response to expiration of the timer.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receiving an indication of a threshold value associated with a signal metric of a received signal, wherein the threshold value is used to trigger a monitoring opportunity of the plurality of monitoring opportunities; and The monitoring opportunity of the plurality of monitoring opportunities is initiated based at least in part on the signal metric satisfying the threshold.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication comprises at least one of uplink communication, downlink communication, sidelink communication, or a combination thereof.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless device comprises a Network Controlled Relay Mobile Terminal (NCR-MT) in communication with a remote UE and the network entity.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the wireless device comprises a data forwarding interface and a control interface.

14. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, 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, from a wireless device, an indication of capabilities of the wireless device, wherein the indication of capabilities of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with the network entity; as well as An indication of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring occasions are sent to the wireless device, wherein each of the plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters comprises a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: sending system information, the system information comprising an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a plurality of communication types; and Signaling including a mapping between the plurality of monitoring occasions and the plurality of communication types is sent.

16. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the system information includes an indication of a set of resources associated with the multiple monitoring opportunities, the indication including at least one of a configuration index associated with the set of resources, an offset associated with the set of resources, a wake-up mode duration, or a combination thereof.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring occasions comprises a first periodicity and a first offset associated with a first monitoring occasion and a second periodicity and a second offset associated with a second monitoring occasion.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the wireless device comprises a Network Controlled Relay Mobile Terminal (NCR-MT) in communication with a remote UE and the network entity.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the wireless device comprises a data forwarding interface and a control interface.

20. A method for wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising: sending a capability indication of the wireless device to a network entity, wherein the capability indication of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications received by the wireless device; receiving, from the network entity, an indication of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring occasions, wherein each monitoring occasion of the plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters comprises a periodicity, a length, or an offset; as well as The communication is periodically monitored according to the plurality of monitoring opportunities.

21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising: receiving system information from the network entity, the system information comprising an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a plurality of communication types; receiving signaling from the network entity indicating a mapping between the plurality of monitoring occasions and the plurality of communication types; as well as The plurality of monitoring opportunities are identified based at least in part on the signaling.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein periodically monitoring the communication further comprises: receiving a scheduling request from a remote user equipment (UE) during a sleep mode of the discontinuous reception mode, wherein the sleep mode is associated with avoiding monitoring at the wireless device; as well as Transitioning from the sleep mode to a wake mode of the discontinuous reception mode to monitor the communication is performed based at least in part on receiving the scheduling request.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring occasions comprises a first periodicity and a first offset associated with a first monitoring occasion and a second periodicity and a second offset associated with a second monitoring occasion.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the first monitoring occasion is associated with receiving a scheduling request feedback message from the network entity, and the second monitoring occasion is associated with receiving a random access response message as part of a random access procedure with the network entity.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein the set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities comprises a single periodicity and a plurality of offsets associated with a plurality of monitoring opportunities, or a plurality of periodicities and the plurality of offsets associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities.

26. The method according to claim 25, further comprising: An uplink grant from the network entity is monitored during a first monitoring occasion of a plurality of monitoring occasions and an uplink transmission from a remote UE is monitored during a second monitoring occasion of the plurality of monitoring occasions.

27. The method according to claim 26, further comprising: Receive an indication of a set of resources associated with the plurality of monitoring opportunities, the indication comprising at least one of a configuration index associated with the set of resources, an offset associated with the set of resources, a wake-up mode duration, or a combination thereof, wherein periodically monitoring the communication is based at least in part on the received indication.

28. The method of claim 26, further comprising: starting a timer based at least in part on transitioning from a sleep mode of the discontinuous reception mode to a wake mode of the discontinuous reception mode to monitor the communication; as well as Transitioning to the sleep mode or extending the wake-up mode is performed in response to expiration of the timer.

29. A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising: receiving, from a wireless device, an indication of capabilities of the wireless device, wherein the indication of capabilities of the wireless device indicates a latency associated with processing communications with the network entity sent by the network entity; as well as An indication of a plurality of monitoring occasions during a discontinuous reception mode of the wireless device and a set of parameters associated with the plurality of monitoring occasions are sent to the wireless device, wherein each of the plurality of monitoring occasions is associated with at least one parameter of a different set of parameters based at least in part on the capability indication, wherein the set of parameters comprises a periodicity, a length, or an offset.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising: sending system information to the wireless device, the system information comprising an indication of a set of resources corresponding to a plurality of communication types; as well as Signaling is sent to the wireless device indicating a mapping between the plurality of monitoring occasions and the plurality of communication types.

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