Aperiodic measurement reporting capability for channel measurement resources

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices are described for a method of wireless communication. A user equipment (UE) may transmit capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal triggering a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement occasions associated with a set of channel measurement resources. In some examples, the respective measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources may be a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission. The UE may receive the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration according to the capability information, and may transmit the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The following relates to methods for wireless communications including aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources. Background Art

[0002] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content, such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, and the like. These systems may be able to support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power). Examples of such multiple access systems include fourth generation (4G) systems (such as long term evolution (LTE) systems, advanced LTE (LTE-A) systems, or LTE-A Pro systems) and fifth generation (5G) systems (which may be referred to as new radio (NR) systems). These systems may employ techniques such as code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA), or discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM). A wireless multiple access communication system may include one or more base stations, each of which supports wireless communication for communication devices, which may be referred to as user equipment (UE). Summary of the Invention

[0003] The described technology relates to improved methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses for supporting non-periodic measurement reporting of channel measurement resources. For example, the described technology provides a technology for a user equipment (UE) to indicate the ability of the UE to receive a control signal that triggers a measurement report before or after one or more measurement occasions. In some examples, a network entity may send a control signal that triggers a measurement report for a channel measurement resource included in one or more measurement occasions. The UE may send capability information that indicates that the UE supports receiving a control signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement occasions associated with a channel measurement resource set. In some examples, corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set may be a candidate for inclusion in a measurement report for transmission. For example, the network entity may request measurement information for one or more channel measurement resources in the channel measurement resource set included in the duration. The capability indication may reduce signaling overhead at the UE and improve communication efficiency between the UE and the network entity.

[0004] A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) is described. The method may include: transmitting capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission; receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information; and transmitting the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0005] A device for wireless communication at a UE is described. The device 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 device to: send capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission; receive the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration according to the capability information; and send the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0006] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a UE is described. The apparatus may include: means for transmitting capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission; means for receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information; and means for transmitting the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0007] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a UE is described. The code may include instructions executable by a processor to: transmit capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission; receive the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information; and transmit the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0008] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, sending capability information may include operations, features, components, or instructions for: sending, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report both before and after the duration.

[0009] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for sending additional capability information indicating a total number of channel measurement resources associated with measurement reporting supported by the UE.

[0010] In some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the set of channel measurement resources may be a subset of a total number of channel measurement resources. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the total number of channel measurement resources may be based on an average number of channel measurement resources per time duration.

[0011] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, sending capability information may include operations, features, components, or instructions for: sending, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration, wherein the UE's support for receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration may be based at least in part on receiving a previous signal from a network entity, and wherein the previous signal indicates that the UE may expect a downlink control information signal after the duration.

[0012] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving a medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information triggering state set corresponding to a channel measurement resource set.

[0013] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: receiving a first medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information trigger state set; and receiving a second medium access control (MAC)-CE indicating a subset of the channel state information trigger state set, wherein the subset of the channel state information trigger state set corresponds to a channel measurement resource set.

[0014] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for sending additional capability information indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, wherein support for reception of downlink control information signals after a duration by the UE may be based at least in part on the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0015] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for transmitting additional capability information indicating a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set. In some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the minimum duration may be based on the number of channel measurement resources in the channel measurement resource set.

[0016] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, sending capability information may include operations, features, components, or instructions for: sending, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report prior to a duration.

[0017] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: sending additional capability information indicating at least one of: a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, or a combination thereof.

[0018] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the downlink control information signal can be received before a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying downlink control information and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set.

[0019] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the UE receives a downlink control information signal prior to the duration based at least in part on a discontinuous reception periodicity for the duration being greater than a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0020] A method for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The method may include: receiving capability information indicating that a UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission to the network entity; sending the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information; and receiving the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0021] 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 capability information indicating that a UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission to the network entity; send the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration according to the capability information; and receive the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0022] Another apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity is described. The apparatus may include: means for receiving capability information indicating that a UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission to the network entity; means for transmitting the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information; and means for receiving the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0023] 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 capability information indicating that a UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission to the network entity; transmit the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information; and receive the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0024] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, receiving capability information may include operations, features, components, or instructions for: receiving, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving downlink control information signals that trigger measurement reports both before and after the duration.

[0025] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving additional capability information indicating a total number of channel measurement resources associated with measurement reporting supported by the UE.

[0026] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the set of channel measurement resources may be a subset of a total number of channel measurement resources.

[0027] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, a total number of channel measurement resources may be based on an average number of channel measurement resources per time duration.

[0028] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, receiving capability information may include operations, features, components, or instructions for: receiving, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration, wherein the UE's support for receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration may be based at least in part on receiving a previous signal from a network entity, and wherein the previous signal indicates that the UE may expect a downlink control information signal after the duration.

[0029] Some examples of the methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for sending a medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information triggering state set corresponding to a channel measurement resource set.

[0030] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: sending a first medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information triggering state set; and sending a second MAC-CE indicating a subset of the channel state information triggering state set, wherein the subset of the channel state information triggering state set corresponds to a channel measurement resource set.

[0031] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving additional capability information indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, wherein the UE supports receiving downlink control information signals after a duration based at least in part on the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0032] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for receiving additional capability information indicating a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set.

[0033] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the minimum duration may be based on a number of channel measurement resources in a set of channel measurement resources.

[0034] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, receiving capability information may include operations, features, components, or instructions for: receiving, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report prior to a duration.

[0035] Some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein may also include operations, features, components, or instructions for: receiving additional capability information indicating at least one of: a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, or a combination thereof.

[0036] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the downlink control information signal can be received before a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying downlink control information and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set.

[0037] In some examples of the methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein, the network entity sends a downlink control information signal prior to the duration based at least in part on a discontinuous reception periodicity for the duration being greater than a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] Figure 1 An example of a wireless communication system supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0039] Figure 2 An example of a wireless communication system supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0040] Figure 3 An example of channel state information triggering state activation supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0041] Figure 4 An example of a process flow supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0042] Figure 5 and Figure 6 A block diagram illustrating a device supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0043] Figure 7 A block diagram illustrating a communications manager supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0044] Figure 8 A diagram illustrating a system including a device supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0045] Figure 9 and Figure 10 A block diagram illustrating a device supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0046] Figure 11A block diagram illustrating a communications manager supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0047] Figure 12 A diagram illustrating a system including a device supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0048] Figures 13 to 16 A flow chart illustrating a method of supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] Some wireless communication systems may support wireless communication between network nodes, such as user equipment (UE) (e.g., a first network node) and a network entity (e.g., a second network node). For example, the network entity may send a reference signal to the UE via one or more beams. In some aspects, the UE may measure a reference signal (such as a synchronization signal block or a channel state information reference signal) to determine which one or more beams may be optimal for communication between the UE and the network entity based on having the highest or strongest measurement. Thus, the network entity may send reference signals on multiple different beams while relying on the UE to measure each of these beams and report one or more beams in a measurement report. In some cases, the UE may intentionally skip measurements on certain channel measurement resources based on certain channel measurement resources being too weak or power limitations being present at the UE.

[0050] In some examples, the network entity may additionally transmit a reference signal to sense the wireless communication system (e.g., the environment) and predict whether beam blocking may occur. In such cases, the network entity may inform the UE of the specific beam to be measured and reported. This may result in a potential mismatch between the reference signal measured by the UE and the reference signal measurement requested by the network entity. That is, the UE may intentionally skip measuring a reference signal, while the network entity may request measurement for that reference signal. This may result in increased overhead at the UE (e.g., increased power consumption, increased resource consumption).

[0051] The techniques described herein enable a UE to efficiently measure reference signals while reducing reporting overhead at the UE. In some examples, a network entity may request measurements on a reference signal after a measurement opportunity for a channel measurement resource corresponding to the reference signal. To account for any overhead, the techniques described herein allow the UE to indicate the ability to receive and act on a control signal that triggers a measurement report before, after, or both the measurement opportunity and the measurement opportunity.

[0052] In some examples, if a control signal triggering a measurement report is received before or after a measurement opportunity for a channel measurement resource, the UE may indicate that the UE is capable of measuring the channel measurement resource. In some examples, if a control signal triggering a measurement report is received after a measurement opportunity for a channel measurement resource, the UE may indicate that the UE is capable of measuring the channel measurement resource, assuming that the UE was previously instructed to do so. In some examples, if a control signal triggering a measurement report is received before a measurement opportunity for a channel measurement resource, the UE may indicate that the UE is capable of measuring the channel measurement resource. Thus, the capability indication may reduce the chance of failed or dropped transmissions and improve the quality of communication between a network entity and a UE.

[0053] Various aspects of the present disclosure are first described in the context of a wireless communication system. Aspects of the present disclosure are further illustrated and described by reference to channel state information triggering state activation and process flows. Aspects of the present disclosure are further illustrated and described by reference to apparatus diagrams, system diagrams, and flow charts related to aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources.

[0054] Figure 1 An example of a wireless communication system 100 supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The wireless communication system 100 may include one or more network entities 105, one or more UEs 115, and a core network 130. In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may be a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, an Advanced LTE (LTE-A) network, an LTE-A Pro network, a New Radio (NR) network, or a network operating according to other systems and radio technologies, including future systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein.

[0055] 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 UEs 115 may communicate wirelessly via one or more communication links 125 (e.g., radio frequency (RF) access links). For example, the network entities 105 may support a coverage area 110 (e.g., a geographic coverage area) within which the UEs 115 and the network entities 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 entities 105 and the UEs 115 may support signal communication according to one or more radio access technologies (RATs).

[0056] 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 both stationary and mobile at different times. The UEs 115 may be devices that take different forms or have different capabilities. Figure 1 Some example UEs 115 are illustrated in FIG. The UEs 115 described herein may be capable of supporting communications with various types of devices, such as Figure 1 Other UEs 115 or network entities 105 are shown.

[0057] As described herein, a node of the wireless communication system 100 (which may be referred to as a network node or 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 the second node.

[0058] In some examples, network entities 105 can communicate with core network 130, with each other, or both. For example, network entities 105 can communicate with 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, network entities 105 can communicate with each other via backhaul communication links 120 (e.g., according to X2, Xn, or other interface protocols), directly (e.g., directly between network entities 105) or indirectly (e.g., via core network 130). In some examples, network entities 105 can 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. Backhaul communication links 120, midhaul communication links 162, or fronthaul communication links 168 can be or include one or more wired links (e.g., electrical links, fiber optic 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 .

[0059] 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 base transceiver 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 giga-node B (any of which may be referred to as a gNB), a 5G NB, a next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), a home node B, a home evolved node B, or other suitable terminology). In some examples, the network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) may be implemented in a converged (e.g., monolithic, stand-alone) base station architecture that may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single network entity 105 (e.g., a single RAN node, such as the base station 140).

[0060] In some examples, the network entity 105 can be implemented in a disaggregated architecture (e.g., a disaggregated base station architecture, a disaggregated RAN architecture) that can 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 can 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, smart radio head, remote radio head (RRH), remote radio unit (RRU), or transmit receive point (TRP). One or more components of the network entity 105 in the disaggregated 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 disaggregated RAN architecture may be implemented as virtual units (e.g., virtual CU (VCU), virtual DU (VDU), virtual RU (VRU)).

[0061] The functional split between CU 160, DU 165, and RU 170 is flexible and can 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 the protocol stack can be employed between CU 160 and DU 165 such that CU 160 can support one or more layers of the protocol stack and DU 165 can support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. In some examples, CU 160 can host higher protocol layer (e.g., Layer 3 (L3), Layer 2 (L2)) functionality and signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC), Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP), Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)). The CU 160 may be connected to one or more DUs 165 or RUs 170, and the one or more DUs 165 or RUs 170 may host lower protocol layers, such as Layer 1 (L1) (e.g., physical (PHY) layer) or L2 (e.g., radio link control (RLC) layer, medium access control (MAC) layer) functionality and signaling, and may each be at least partially controlled by the CU 160. Additionally or alternatively, a functional split of the protocol stack may be employed between the DU 165 and the RU 170, such that the DU 165 may support one or more layers of the protocol stack and the RU 170 may support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. The DU 165 may support one or more different cells (e.g., via one or more RUs 170). In some cases, the functional split between the CU 160 and the DU 165 or between the DU 165 and the RU 170 can be within the protocol layer (e.g., some functions of the protocol layer can be performed by one of the CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170, while other functions of the protocol layer are performed by a different one of the CU 160, DU 165, or RU 170). The CU 160 can be further functionally split into CU control plane (CU-CP) and CU user plane (CU-UP) functions. The CU 160 can be connected to one or more DUs 165 via midhaul communication links 162 (e.g., F1, F1-c, F1-u), and the DU 165 can 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 according to an interface (e.g., a channel) between layers of a protocol stack supported by respective network entities 105 that communicate via such communication links.

[0062] In some wireless communication systems (e.g., wireless communication system 100), the 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 the 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 a donor entity or IAB donor. One or more DUs 165 or one or more RUs 170 may be partially controlled 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 the DU 165 of the coupled IAB donor. The IAB-MT may include an independent set of antennas for relaying communications with the UE 115, or may share the same antennas of the IAB node 104 (e.g., 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.

[0063] For example, an access network (AN) or RAN may include an access node (e.g., an IAB donor), communications between the 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 that has 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 the F1 interface according to a protocol that defines signaling messages (e.g., the F1 AP protocol). Additionally or alternatively, CU 160 may communicate with the core network via an interface (which may be an example of part 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 part of a backhaul link).

[0064] 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.). The DU 165 may act as a distributed scheduling node toward child nodes associated with the IAB node 104, and the IAB-MT may act as a scheduled node toward a parent node associated with the 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., the IAB donor may relay UE transmissions through one or more other IAB nodes 104). Additionally or alternatively, depending on the relay chain or configuration of the AN, the 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 (e.g., DU 165) may provide a Uu interface for the parent IAB node 104 to signal to the child IAB node 104 or the UE 115.

[0065] For example, IAB node 104 may be referred to as a parent node supporting communications for child IAB nodes, or as a child IAB node associated with an IAB donor, or both. The IAB donor may include a CU 160 having a wired or wireless connection to the core network 130 (e.g., backhaul communication link 120) and may serve as a parent node for IAB node 104. For example, the DU 165 of the IAB donor may relay transmissions to UE 115 via IAB node 104, or may directly signal the transmissions to UE 115, or both. The CU 160 of the IAB donor may signal the establishment of a communication link to IAB node 104 via the F1 interface, and IAB node 104 may schedule transmissions (e.g., transmissions relayed from the IAB donor to UE 115) via the DU 165. That is, data may be relayed to and from IAB node 104 via signaling via the NR Uu interface of the MT to 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 .

[0066] 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 aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources 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).

[0067] UE 115 may include or may be referred to as a mobile device, a wireless device, a remote device, a handheld device, or a subscriber device, or some other suitable terminology, where "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.

[0068] 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.

[0069] The UE 115 and the network entity 105 may wirelessly communicate with each other via one or more communication links 125 (e.g., access links) using resources associated with one or more carriers. The term "carrier" may refer to a set of RF spectrum resources having a physical layer structure defined for supporting the communication link 125. For example, a carrier used for the communication link 125 may include a portion of an RF spectrum band (e.g., a bandwidth part (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 operation, 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 those devices and any portion (e.g., entity, sub-entity) of the network entity 105. For example, the terms "send," "receive," or "communicate" when referring to the network entity 105 may refer to any portion of the network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, CU 160, DU 165, RU 170) of the RAN communicating with another device (e.g., directly or via one or more other network entities 105).

[0070] The communication link 125 shown in the wireless communication system 100 may include downlink transmissions (e.g., forward link transmissions) from the network entity 105 to the UE 115, uplink transmissions (e.g., return link transmissions) from the UE 115 to the network entity 105, or both, as well as other transmission configurations. A carrier may carry downlink communications or uplink communications (e.g., in FDD mode), or may be configured to carry both downlink and uplink communications (e.g., in TDD mode).

[0071] The signal waveform transmitted via the carrier may include multiple subcarriers (e.g., using a multicarrier modulation (MCM) technique such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-S-OFDM)). In a system employing MCM techniques, a resource element may refer to the resource of one symbol period (e.g., the duration of one modulation symbol) and one subcarrier, in which case the symbol period and subcarrier spacing may be inversely related. The number of bits carried by each resource element may depend on the modulation scheme (e.g., the order of the modulation scheme, the coding rate of the modulation scheme, or both), such that a relatively high number of resource elements (e.g., in the transmission duration) and a relatively high order modulation scheme may correspond to relatively high rate communications. Wireless communication resources may refer to a combination of RF spectrum resources, time resources, and spatial resources (e.g., spatial layers or beams), and the use of multiple spatial resources may increase the data rate or data integrity used for communications with UE 115.

[0072] One or more parameter sets for a carrier may be supported, and the parameter set may include subcarrier spacing (Δf) and cyclic prefix. 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 by the UE 115 may be constrained to one or more active BWPs.

[0073] The time interval for the network entity 105 or the UE 115 may be expressed as a multiple of a basic time unit, which may be, for example, a sampling period T s =1 / (Δf max ·N f ) seconds, for which Δf max It can represent the supported subcarrier spacing, and N f The supported discrete Fourier transform (DFT) size may be indicated. Time intervals of 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).

[0074] Each frame may include a plurality of consecutively numbered subframes or time slots, and each subframe or time slot may have the same duration. In some examples, a frame may be divided (e.g., in the time domain) into subframes, 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 to the front of each symbol period). In some wireless communication systems 100, the time slot may be further divided into a plurality of mini-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 band.

[0075] A subframe, slot, mini-slot, or symbol may be the smallest scheduling unit (e.g., in the time domain) of the wireless communication system 100 and may be referred to as a Transmit 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 bursts of shortened TTIs (sTTIs)).

[0076] According to various techniques, physical channels may be multiplexed using carriers for communication. Physical control channels and physical data channels may be multiplexed for signaling via downlink carriers, for example, using one or more of time division multiplexing (TDM), frequency division multiplexing (FDM), or hybrid TDM-FDM techniques. 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 the system bandwidth of a carrier or a subset of that bandwidth. One or more control regions (e.g., CORESETs) may be configured for a set of UEs 115. For example, one or more of UEs 115 may monitor or search the control region for control information according to one or more search space sets, and each search space set may include one or more control channel candidates in one or more aggregation levels arranged in a cascaded manner. The aggregation level of a control channel candidate may refer to the amount of control channel resources (e.g., control channel elements (CCEs)) associated with coded information for a control information format having a given payload size. The search space sets may include a common search space set configured for transmitting control information to multiple UEs 115 , and a UE-specific search space set for transmitting control information to a specific UE 115 .

[0077] 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 (e.g., a physical cell identifier (PCID), a virtual cell identifier (VCID), or other identifier) ​​used to distinguish between adjacent cells. 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) within which the logical communication entity operates. Depending on various factors (such as the capabilities of the network entity 105), such cells may range from a smaller area (e.g., a structure, a subset of a structure) to a larger area. For example, a cell may be or may include a building, a subset of a building, or an external space between or overlapping coverage areas 110, etc.

[0078] In some examples, network entities 105 (e.g., base stations 140, RUs 170) can be mobile and, therefore, provide communication coverage for mobile coverage areas 110. In some examples, different coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies can overlap, but the different coverage areas 110 can be supported by the same network entity 105. In some other examples, overlapping coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies can be supported by different network entities 105. The wireless communication system 100 can 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.

[0079] The wireless communication system 100 may support synchronous 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 either synchronous or asynchronous operation.

[0080] Some UEs 115, such as MTC or IoT devices, may be low-cost or low-complexity devices and may provide automated communication between machines (e.g., via machine-to-machine (M2M) communication). M2M communication or MTC may refer to data communication technology that allows devices to communicate with each other or with a network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140) without human intervention. In some examples, M2M communication or MTC may include communication from devices 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 it 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, healthcare monitoring, wildlife monitoring, weather and geographic event monitoring, queue management and tracking, remote security sensing, physical access control, and transaction-based commercial charging.

[0081] Some UEs 115 may be configured to employ an operating mode that reduces power consumption, such as half-duplex communication (e.g., a mode that supports unidirectional communication via transmission or reception but does not transmit and receive concurrently). In some examples, half-duplex communication may be performed at a reduced peak rate. Other power conservation techniques for UEs 115 include entering a power-saving deep sleep mode when not engaged in active communications, operating using limited bandwidth (e.g., according to narrowband communication), or a combination of these techniques. For example, some UEs 115 may be configured to operate using a narrowband protocol type that is associated with a defined portion or range (e.g., a set of subcarriers or resource blocks (RBs)) within a carrier, within a guard band of a carrier, or outside a carrier.

[0082] 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 functionality. Ultra-reliable communication may include private 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 functionality may include prioritization of services, and such services may be used for public safety or general commercial applications. The terms ultra-reliable, low-latency and ultra-reliable low-latency may be used interchangeably herein.

[0083] In some examples, a UE 115 can 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 performing D2D communication can be within a coverage area 110 of a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, a RU 170), which can 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 can be outside the coverage area 110 of the network entity 105 or can 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 can 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.

[0084] The core network 130 may provide user authentication, access authorization, tracking, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, and other access, routing, or mobility functions. The core network 130 may be an evolved packet core (EPC) or a 5G core (5GC), which may include at least one control plane entity (e.g., a mobility management entity (MME), an access and mobility management function (AMF)) for managing access and mobility and at least one user plane entity (e.g., a serving gateway (S-GW), a packet data network (PDN) gateway (P-GW), or a user plane function (UPF)) for routing packets or interconnecting to external networks. The control plane entity may manage non-access stratum (NAS) functions such as mobility, authentication, and bearer management for UEs 115 served by network entities 105 (e.g., base stations 140) associated with the core network 130. User IP packets may be delivered through the user plane entity, which may provide IP address allocation and other functions. The user plane entity may be connected to the IP services 150 of one or more network operators. IP services 150 may include access to the Internet, an intranet, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), or packet-switched streaming services.

[0085] The wireless communication system 100 can operate using one or more frequency bands that can range from 300 megahertz (MHz) to 300 gigahertz (GHz). Generally speaking, the region from 300 MHz to 3 GHz is referred to as the ultra-high frequency (UHF) region or decimeter band because the wavelengths range from about one decimeter to one meter in length. UHF waves can be blocked or redirected by buildings and environmental features (which can be referred to as clusters), but these waves can penetrate structures sufficiently for a macro cell to provide service to a UE 115 located indoors. Communication using UHF waves can be associated with smaller antennas and a shorter range (e.g., less than 100 kilometers) than communication using the smaller frequencies and longer wavelengths of the high frequency (HF) or very high frequency (VHF) portions of the spectrum below 300 MHz.

[0086] The wireless communication system 100 may also operate in the ultra-high frequency (SHF) region (also known as the centimeter band) using spectrum in the range of 3 GHz to 30 GHz or in the extremely high frequency (EHF) region (e.g., 30 GHz to 300 GHz) (also known as the millimeter band). In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may support millimeter wave (mmW) communications between the UE 115 and the network entity 105 (e.g., base station 140, RU 170), and the EHF antennas of the corresponding devices may be smaller and closer together than UHF antennas. In some examples, such technology may facilitate the use of antenna arrays 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 employed across transmissions using one or more different frequency regions, and the use of frequency bands specified across these frequency regions may vary by country or regulatory agency.

[0087] The wireless communication system 100 can utilize both licensed RF spectrum bands and unlicensed RF spectrum bands. For example, the wireless communication system 100 can use unlicensed bands (such as the 5 GHz Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) band) to employ license assisted access (LAA), LTE unlicensed (LTE-U) radio access technology, or NR technology. When operating using unlicensed RF spectrum bands, devices such as the network entity 105 and the UE 115 can employ carrier sensing for conflict detection and avoidance. In some examples, operations using unlicensed bands can be based on carrier aggregation configuration (e.g., LAA) in combination with component carriers operating using licensed bands. Operations using unlicensed spectrum can include downlink transmissions, uplink transmissions, P2P transmissions, or D2D transmissions, among others.

[0088] A network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, a RU 170) or a UE 115 may be equipped with multiple antennas that can be used to employ techniques such as transmit diversity, receive diversity, multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) communications, or beamforming. The antennas of the network entity 105 or UE 115 may be located within 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, the antennas or antenna arrays associated with the network entity 105 may be located at different geographical locations. The network entity 105 may include an antenna array having a set of 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 panels may support RF beamforming for signals transmitted via the antenna ports.

[0089] Beamforming (which may also be referred to as spatial filtering, directional transmission, or directional reception) is a signal processing technique that can be used at a transmitting device or a receiving device (e.g., a network entity 105, a UE 115) to shape or steer an antenna beam (e.g., a transmit beam, a receive beam) along a spatial path between the transmitting device and the receiving device. Beamforming can be achieved by combining signals communicated via antenna elements of an antenna array so that some signals propagating along a particular direction relative to the antenna array experience constructive interference, while other signals experience destructive interference. Adjustments to signals communicated via antenna elements can 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. The adjustments associated with each of these antenna elements can 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).

[0090] 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., base station 140, RU 170) may use multiple antennas or antenna arrays (e.g., antenna panels) to perform beamforming operations for directional communication with the UE 115. Some signals (e.g., synchronization signals, reference signals, beam selection signals, or other control signals) may be transmitted multiple times by the network entity 105 along different directions. For example, the network entity 105 may transmit signals according to different sets of beamforming weights associated with different transmit directions. Transmissions along different beam directions may be used to identify (e.g., by a transmitting device (such as the network entity 105) or by a receiving device (such as the UE 115)) the beam direction for later transmission or reception by the network entity 105.

[0091] Some signals, such as data signals associated with a particular receiving device, may be transmitted by a transmitting device (e.g., transmitting network entity 105, transmitting UE 115) along a single beam direction (e.g., a direction associated with a receiving device (e.g., receiving network entity 105 or receiving UE 115)). In some examples, a beam direction associated with transmission along a single beam direction may be determined based on signals transmitted along one or more beam directions. For example, UE 115 may receive one or more of the signals transmitted along different directions by network entity 105 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.

[0092] The wireless communication system 100 may be a packet-based network operating 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 for communication via logical channels. The MAC layer may perform priority processing and multiplexing of logical channels into transport channels. The MAC layer may also implement error detection techniques, error correction techniques, or both to support retransmissions to improve link efficiency. In the control plane, the RRC layer may provide for the establishment, configuration, and maintenance of RRC connections between the UE 115 and the network entity 105 or the core network 130 for radio bearers supporting user plane data. The PHY layer may map transport channels to physical channels.

[0093] UE 115 and network entity 105 may support retransmission of data to increase the likelihood of successful data reception. Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback is a technique for increasing the likelihood 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 may improve throughput at the MAC layer under poor radio conditions (e.g., low signal-to-noise ratio conditions). In some examples, a device may support same-slot HARQ feedback, in which case the device may provide HARQ feedback in a particular time slot for data received via previous symbols in that time slot. In some other examples, the device may provide HARQ feedback in subsequent time slots or based on some other time interval.

[0094] In some wireless communication systems (e.g., wireless communication system 100), UE 115 and network entity 105 may support artificial intelligence or machine learning-based techniques for the air interface corresponding to each target regarding various aspects such as performance and complexity. In some examples, such techniques may be related to beam management, such as beam prediction in the time domain and / or spatial domain for overhead and latency reduction and improved beam selection accuracy. Additionally or alternatively, such techniques may be associated with completing representative sub-use cases for each use case for characterization and baseline performance evaluation. The artificial intelligence or machine learning-based methods for the selected sub-use cases may be sufficiently diverse to support various levels of network entity and UE collaboration. In some examples, artificial intelligence or machine learning-based models and descriptions may be used to identify common and specific characteristics of the framework investigation. For example, the wireless communication system 100 may support characterization of the lifecycle management of artificial intelligence or machine learning-based models (e.g., via model training, model deployment, model inference, model monitoring, and model updates).

[0095] In some examples, UE 115 and network entity 105 may support artificial intelligence or machine learning based beam management techniques. For artificial intelligence or machine learning based beam management, UE 115 and network entity 105 may support two cases of beam management for characterization and baseline performance evaluation. In the first case, UE 115 and network entity 105 may support spatial domain downlink beam prediction for a first set of beams (e.g., set A) based on measurement results of a second set of beams (e.g., set B). In the second case, UE 115 and network entity 105 may support temporal downlink beam prediction for a first set of beams (e.g., set A) based on historical measurement results of the second set of beams (e.g., set B). In some examples, the beams in set A and set B may be in the same frequency range. Additionally or alternatively, set B can be a subset of set A, or set A and set B can be different (e.g., set A can include narrow beams and set B can include wide beams. In some examples, set A can be used for downlink beam prediction and set B can be used for downlink beam measurement.

[0096] In some examples, a channel state information reference resource for a serving cell may be defined in the frequency domain by a group of downlink physical resource blocks corresponding to a frequency band with which the derived channel state information is associated. In the time domain, a channel state information reference resource for a channel state information report in an uplink timeslot may be defined by a single downlink timeslot. When performing measurements, in some examples, the channel measurement resource considered for deriving a measurement report (e.g., using a reference signal received power, or a signal to interference plus noise ratio, or a channel quality indicator, or a precoding matrix indicator, or a rank indicator) may be no later than the channel state information reference resource.

[0097] In some examples, if the higher layer parameter timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurements is set to "notConfigured", the UE 115 may derive the channel measurement for calculating the channel state information value reported in uplink time slot n based on a non-zero power channel state information reference signal associated with the channel state information resource setting (no later than the channel state information reference resource). Alternatively, if the higher layer parameter timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurements is set to "Configured", the UE 115 may derive the channel measurement for calculating the channel state information value reported in uplink time slot n based on the latest (no later than the channel state information reference resource) opportunity of the non-zero power channel state information reference signal.

[0098] Additionally or alternatively, if the higher layer parameter timeRestrictionForInterferenceMeasurements is set to "notConfigured", the UE 115 may derive the interference measurement for calculating the channel state information value reported in the uplink time slot n based on the channel state information interference measurement associated with the channel state information resource setting and / or the non-zero power channel state information reference signal used for interference measurement (no later than the channel state information reference resource). Alternatively, if the higher layer parameter timeRestrictionForInterferenceMeasurements is set to "Configured", the UE 115 may derive the interference measurement for calculating the channel state information value reported in the uplink time slot n based on the latest (no later than the channel state information reference resource) opportunity of the channel state information interference measurement and / or the non-zero power channel state information reference signal used for interference measurement.

[0099] In some examples, if the higher layer parameter timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurements in CSI-ReportConfig is set to "notConfigured", UE 115 may derive channel measurements for calculating the reference signal received power value reported in uplink time slot n based on a synchronization signal or a physical broadcast channel or a non-zero power channel state information reference signal associated with the channel state information resource setting (no later than the channel state information reference resource). Alternatively, if the higher layer parameter timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurements in CSI-ReportConfig is set to "Configured", UE 115 may derive channel measurements for calculating the reference signal received power value reported in uplink time slot n based on the latest (no later than the channel state information reference resource) opportunity of the synchronization signal or the physical broadcast channel or the non-zero power channel state information reference signal.

[0100] In some examples, if the higher layer parameter timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurements in CSI-ReportConfig is set to "notConfigured", the UE 115 may derive the channel measurement for calculating the signal to interference plus noise ratio value reported in uplink time slot n based on the synchronization signal or physical broadcast channel or non-zero power channel state information reference signal associated with the channel state information resource setting (no later than the channel state information reference resource). Alternatively, if the higher layer parameter timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurements in CSI-ReportConfig is set to "Configured", the UE 115 may derive the channel measurement for calculating the signal to interference plus noise ratio value reported in uplink time slot n based on the latest (no later than the channel state information reference resource) opportunity of the synchronization signal or physical broadcast channel or non-zero power channel state information reference signal.

[0101] In some examples, if the higher layer parameter timeRestrictionForInterferenceMeasurements in CSI-ReportConfig is set to "notConfigured", UE 115 may derive the interference measurement for calculating the signal to interference plus noise ratio value reported in uplink time slot n based on the channel state information interference measurement associated with the channel state information resource setting and / or the non-zero power channel state information reference signal used for interference measurement (no later than the channel state information reference resource). Alternatively, if the higher layer parameter timeRestrictionForInterferenceMeasurements in CSI-ReportConfig is set to "Configured", UE 115 may derive the interference measurement for calculating the signal to interference plus noise ratio value reported in uplink time slot n based on the latest (no later than the channel state information reference resource) opportunity of the channel state information interference measurement and / or the non-zero power channel state information reference signal used for interference measurement.

[0102] According to one or more aspects, UE 115 may be configured with a channel state information reporting setting associated with a channel state information reference signal resource set including a plurality of channel state information reference signal resources. Additionally or alternatively, UE 115 may be configured with a channel state information reporting setting associated with a synchronization signal block resource set including a plurality of synchronization signal block resources. In some examples, the reporting amount may be further configured by a channel state information reporting setting that includes channel characteristics (e.g., reference signal received power, or signal to interference plus noise ratio, or channel quality indicator, or precoding matrix indicator, or layer indicator, or rank indicator) of one or more channel state information reference signals or synchronization signal block resources also within the channel state information reference signal or synchronization signal block resource set. UE 115 may determine which channel state information reference signal or synchronization signal block resource to address in a channel state information report (not necessarily the strongest channel state information reference signal or synchronization signal block resource to report) based on at least one of a preconfiguration associated with network entity 105, a dynamic indication from network entity 105, and an active determination made by UE 115.

[0103] In some examples, UE 115 may intentionally skip measurements for certain channel measurement resources. For example, a large number of channel measurement resources may be configured for UE 115, and the UE may receive downlink control information that triggers an aperiodic measurement report (or L1 report) to report the top N strongest reference signal received power values. However, UE 115 may intentionally skip measurements for certain channel measurement resources based on its own calculations and / or determinations (e.g., UE 115 may determine that certain channel measurement resources are weak, and UE 115 may predict that they will be weak for a relatively long period of time). In some examples, there may be power limitations at UE 115 to calculate reference signal received power values ​​for all configured channel measurement resources. In such cases, UE 115 may skip measuring one or more channel measurement resources.

[0104] To allow beam prediction or blockage prediction at the network entity 105, the channel measurement resources associated with the reference signal received power values ​​reported by the UE may be dynamically sorted by the network entity 105 (whose reference signal received power values ​​may be weak to ensure prediction performance at the network entity 105). In some cases, the network entity 105 may use a downlink control information signal to request a measurement report corresponding to a specific channel measurement resource. For example, even if the associated timeRestrictionForInterferenceMeasurements is set to Configured, the UE 115 may receive a downlink control information signal triggering an aperiodic measurement report after such a channel measurement resource occasion, where the associated channel measurement resource is a synchronization signal block or a periodic or semi-persistent channel state information reference signal (because, in the case of triggering such a measurement report, the UE 115 will remember the measurement results for each occasion). However, if the measurement report triggered by the downlink control information with timeRestrictionForInterferenceMeasurements set to Configured sorts some channel measurement resources that were not measured by the UE 115 or were intentionally skipped by the UE 115, this may lead to inefficiency.

[0105] To enhance robust communication, the wireless communication system 100 may support UE capabilities and related signaling details. Specifically, the UE 115 may indicate whether the UE 115 supports measurement reports triggered by control signals. For example, the UE 115 (e.g., a high-end UE) may report its capability, which indicates that it is capable of receiving such downlink control information signals that trigger aperiodic measurement reports using channel measurement resources ordered by the network entity after such channel measurement resource opportunities. In other words, the UE 115 may indicate that if a request for a measurement report for a channel measurement resource opportunity is received before or after the channel measurement resource opportunity, the UE 115 will be able to provide such a report. In such cases, the UE 115 may continuously measure the channel measurement resources.

[0106] Alternatively, UE 115 (e.g., a mid-end UE) may report the ability to receive such downlink control information signals that trigger aperiodic measurement reports using channel measurement resources ordered by the network entity after such channel measurement resource opportunities, provided that the network entity 105 indicates in advance when such measurement reports may be triggered. That is, for example, UE 115 may indicate that if a request for a measurement report for a channel measurement resource opportunity is received before the channel measurement resource opportunity, the UE will be able to provide such a report. However, UE 115 may indicate that if a request for a measurement report for a channel measurement resource opportunity is received after the channel measurement resource opportunity, the UE will be able to provide such a report, assuming that the UE has previously been instructed to do so. Otherwise, the mid-end UE may not expect to receive such downlink control information signals after such channel measurement resource opportunity; or this may be further implicitly based on a power saving mode.

[0107] In some examples, a UE (e.g., a low-end UE) may report that it is to receive such downlink control information signal that triggers an aperiodic measurement report using the channel measurement resources ordered by the network entity before such channel measurement resource opportunity. That is, the low-end UE may indicate that it is to prepare for measurement in advance and, therefore, be able to provide such a report if a request for a measurement report for a channel measurement resource opportunity is received before the channel measurement resource opportunity.

[0108] According to one or more aspects described herein, a UE 115 may transmit capability information indicating that the UE 115 supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set. In some examples, corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set may be a candidate for inclusion in a measurement report for transmission. The UE 115 may receive the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The UE 115 may then transmit a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0109] Figure 2 An example of a wireless communication system 200 supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The wireless communication system 200 may implement reference Figure 1 Various aspects of the wireless communication system 100 described herein may be implemented by various aspects of the wireless communication system 100. For example, the wireless communication system 200 may include a UE 115-a (e.g., a network node) and a network entity 105-a (e.g., a network entity), which may be referenced to Figure 1Examples of corresponding devices described herein. The wireless communication system 200 can support improved aperiodic measurement reporting capabilities, which can support improved communication between the network entity 105-a and the UE 115-a. For example, the wireless communication system 200 can support increased signaling efficiency and reduced power and resource overhead, among other benefits.

[0110] The wireless communication system 200 may support communication between the network entity 105-a and the UE 115-a. For example, the network entity 105-a may communicate signals with the UE 115-a via a corresponding communication link 210, which may be a reference signal. Figure 1 An example of the communication link 125 described. In some cases, the network entity 105-a may transmit one or more reference signals (e.g., synchronization signal blocks, channel state information reference signals) to the UE 115-a via one or more beams 205, where each reference signal may be associated with a reference signal resource identifier (e.g., an index). In some aspects, transmitting the reference signals may enable the network entity 105-a to sense its environment (e.g., in the wireless communication system 200) and predict whether beam blocking may occur. In addition, the UE 115-a may measure the reference signal received power or other channel characteristics of one or more beams in the beams 205 and report the measurement information to the network entity 105-a. For example, the UE 115-a may measure and report the reference signal received power value of a particular beam to predict beam blocking.

[0111] In some aspects, UE 115-a may receive channel state information report configuration information 215 including a first set of one or more reference signal resource indicators, each of the one or more reference signal resource indicators corresponding to a corresponding reference signal resource (e.g., a corresponding) beam 205. That is, beam 205 may be associated with a channel state information reference signal resource or a synchronization signal block resource. Thus, channel state information report configuration information 215 may identify one or more sets of channel state information or synchronization signal block resource identifiers, wherein each corresponding reference signal resource identifier in the first set may correspond to a corresponding reference signal resource for which corresponding measurement information may be included in a report 220 (e.g., a channel state information report) for transmission to network entity 105-a. For example, the corresponding reference signal resource identifiers may correspond to beam 205-a, beam 205-b, and beam 205-c.

[0112] In some examples, the UE 115-a may send capability information 225 to the network entity 105-a. For example, the UE 115-a may send capability information 225 indicating that the UE 115-a supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set. In some examples, corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set may be a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission. For example, the channel state information report configuration information 215 may configure or otherwise indicate one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set. According to one or more aspects, the network entity 105-a may request or trigger a measurement report for at least one channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set. To reduce UE overhead and improve reliability, the UE 115-a may indicate whether it supports receiving such measurement requests before or after the measurement opportunity. In some examples, the UE 115-a may receive a downlink control information signal (e.g., control signal 230) that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information 225. UE 115-a may then send a measurement report 220 in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0113] One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide UE capabilities for aperiodic measurement reporting with channel measurement resources requested by a network entity 105-a. In some examples, a UE 115-a may report at least one timeline capability for aperiodic measurement reporting with channel measurement resources requested by the network entity 105-a, wherein a timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurements or a timeRestrictionForInterferenceMeasurements associated with the measurement report is set to Configured. In a first example, the UE 115-a may send (via capability information 225) an indication that the UE 115-a is a high-end UE and supports receiving a downlink control information signal (e.g., control signal 230) that triggers measurement reporting both before and after a duration including one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources. For example, for a high-end UE, there may be no further restrictions on the time domain difference between the start or end symbol of the downlink control information that triggers the aperiodic measurement report and the time slot or symbol that carries the measurement opportunity for the channel measurement resources requested by the network entity 105-a. That is, the UE 115 - a may indicate that the UE 115 - a is capable of providing measurement reports 220 for certain channel measurement resources regardless of whether the control signal 230 requesting the measurement report 220 is received before or after the measurement occasion associated with those channel measurement resources.

[0114] In some examples, a high-end UE may report its additional capabilities regarding the total number of channel measurement resources (including at least synchronization signal blocks and non-zero power channel state information reference signals) associated with a measurement report 220, which may rank the channel measurement resources within such total number of simultaneously configured or activated channel measurement resources. For example, UE 115-a may send additional capability information indicating the total number of channel measurement resources associated with the measurement report supported by UE 115-a. In some examples, the set of channel measurement resources may be a subset of the total number of channel measurement resources. Additionally or alternatively, such total number of channel measurement resources may be further reported based on an average (e.g., based on a frame or 1 second duration) number per timeslot. For example, the total number of channel measurement resources may be based on an average number of channel measurement resources per time duration.

[0115] In some examples, UE 115-a (e.g., a mid-end UE) may send an indication via capability information 225 that UE 115-a supports receiving a downlink control information signal (e.g., control signal 230) that triggers measurement report 220 prior to the duration. UE 115-a may further indicate that UE 115-a supports receiving a downlink control information signal (e.g., control signal 230) after the duration if UE 115-a received a previous signal from network entity 105-a indicating that UE 115-a will expect the downlink control information signal after the duration. For example, in the case of a mid-end UE, it may be desirable to signal from network entity 105-a whether UE 115-a should be prepared to receive such control signal 230 after the time slot or symbol carrying the measurement opportunity for the channel measurement resources requested by network entity 105-a. If UE 115-a does not receive the previous signaling, then the UE is indeed prepared to provide measurement reports for measurement opportunities that occurred prior to receiving control signal 230. In such cases, it may be desirable for the UE 115 - a to receive such downlink control information signals (eg, control signal 230 ) prior to a measurement opportunity for the channel measurement resources requested by the network entity 105 - a .

[0116] In some examples, the mid-end UE 115-a may report its additional capabilities regarding the total number of channel measurement resources (including at least synchronization signal blocks and non-zero power channel state information reference signals) associated with a measurement report 220, which may request measurements for channel measurement resources out of such total number of simultaneously configured or activated channel measurement resources. In some examples, the network entity 105-a may trigger the measurement report 220 after an associated measurement opportunity for the channel measurement resources. In some examples, the UE 115-a may further report such total number of channel measurement resources based on an average number per timeslot. In such cases, if the UE 115-a is configured with discontinuous reception, it may not be desirable for the UE to receive such downlink control information signals after the associated measurement opportunity for the channel measurement resources.

[0117] In some examples, UE 115-a may send additional capability information indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity. In some cases, UE 115-a's support for receiving downlink control information signals (e.g., control signal 230) after a duration may be based on a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity. For example, reception of control signal 230 may be based on individual UE capabilities that depend on the discontinuous reception periodicity. UE 115-a may report the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity such that if the configured discontinuous reception periodicity is greater than the threshold periodicity, UE 115-a is not expected to receive control signal 230. Otherwise, UE 115-a will still expect to receive control signal 230. In such cases, the configured discontinuous reception periodicity may be configured by network entity 105-a.

[0118] Additionally or alternatively, the UE 115-a may send additional capability information that indicates a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal (e.g., control signal 230) and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with the set of channel measurement resources. The minimum duration may be based on the number of channel measurement resources in the set of channel measurement resources. For example, in the event that a control signal 230 (e.g., a downlink control information signal) triggering a measurement report 220 with channel measurement resources requested by the network entity 105-a is received prior to the associated measurement opportunity for the channel measurement resources, the UE 115-a may report the additional capability. Such capability may be associated with, or may include, a minimum time difference duration between a last symbol carrying the control signal 230 and a start symbol for a measurement opportunity for the channel measurement resources requested by the network entity 105-a. In some examples, this can be based on individual capabilities of different candidate numbers of channel measurement resources within the channel measurement resource set associated with the report (e.g., if the total number of channel measurement resources is greater in the channel measurement resource set associated with the measurement report, then UE 115-a may require a longer time difference duration to prepare). In some cases, such a minimum time difference duration can be predefined.

[0119] In some examples, UE 115-a (e.g., a low-end UE) may send an indication via capability information 225 that UE 115-a supports receiving a downlink control information signal (e.g., control signal 230) that triggers a measurement report prior to a duration. In such cases, it may be desirable for UE 115-a to receive such downlink control information signal (e.g., control signal 230) prior to a measurement occasion for a channel measurement resource requested by network entity 105-a. For example, UE 115-a may indicate that it supports receiving a control signal 230 requesting measurements for channel measurement resources prior to a measurement occasion corresponding to such channel measurement resources.

[0120] In some examples, the low-end UE 115-a may send additional capability information that indicates at least one of: a minimum duration between the last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal (e.g., control signal 230) and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, or a combination thereof. In some cases, the downlink control information signal may be received before the minimum duration between the last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set. For example, the UE 115-a may report an additional capability regarding a minimum time difference duration between the last symbol carrying the control signal 230 (e.g., downlink control information signal) and a start symbol for a measurement opportunity for channel measurement resources requested by the network entity 105-a. This may be based on reporting separate capabilities for different candidate numbers of channel measurement resources within the associated channel measurement resource set (e.g., if the total number of channel measurement resources is larger in the channel measurement resource set associated with the measurement report, the UE 115-a may require a longer time difference duration to prepare). In some examples, the minimum time difference duration may be predefined.

[0121] In some examples, the low-end UE 115-a may receive a control signal 230 (e.g., a downlink control information signal) prior to a duration of one or more measurement opportunities including channel measurement resources requested by the network entity 105-a based on a discontinuous reception periodicity for the duration being greater than a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity for the UE 115-a. For example, if the UE 115-a is configured with activated discontinuous reception, it may not be expected that the UE receives such downlink control information signals. This may be further based on individual UE capabilities that depend on the discontinuous reception periodicity. For example, the UE 115-a may report a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity such that if the configured discontinuous reception periodicity is greater than the threshold periodicity, it may not be expected that the UE 115-a receives such downlink control information signals. Otherwise, the UE 115-a may still expect to receive such downlink control information signals.

[0122] Using the techniques described herein, a UE 115-a can efficiently send a report 220 including measurement information to a network entity 105-a using measurement information that corresponds to more than just the strongest measurement parameters of some beams 205. In effect, the techniques described herein provide the ability to utilize capability information to indicate that the UE 115-a supports measurements at measurement opportunities requested by the network entity 105-a. Thus, the network entity 105-a can use the capability information to request measurement reports to more accurately predict beam blockages, which can result in fewer failed beams and transmissions and overall improved communication between the network entity 105-a and the UE 115-a.

[0123] Figure 3 An example of a channel state information trigger state activation 300 supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The channel state information trigger state activation 300 may be implemented with reference to Figure 1 The wireless communication system 100 described or referenced Figure 2 Aspects of the wireless communication system 200 described herein may be implemented by aspects of the wireless communication system 100 or the wireless communication system 200. For example, channel state information triggering state activation 300 may be communicated between a network entity 105 and a UE 115, which may be a reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 Examples of corresponding apparatus are described. Channel state information triggering state activation 300 may support improved aperiodic measurement reporting capabilities, resulting in increased signaling efficiency and reduced power and resource overhead, among other benefits.

[0124] In some examples, UE 115 may send capability information indicating whether it supports receiving a control signal before or after one or more measurement opportunities, where the control signal may request a measurement report for a channel measurement resource corresponding to the one or more measurement opportunities. In some examples, UE 115 may send, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration including one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources. In some examples, UE 115 supports receiving a downlink control information signal after the duration based on receiving a previous signal from a network entity. In some cases, the previous signal may indicate that UE 115 will expect a downlink control information signal after the duration. In such cases, UE 115 may receive a MAC control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information triggering state set corresponding to the set of channel measurement resources.

[0125] like Figure 3As depicted in the example of , UE 115 may receive a MAC-CE 305 indicating a channel state information triggering state set. Figure 3 In the example of , the MAC-CE 305 may indicate that channel state information triggering state 0, channel state information triggering state 5, channel state information triggering state 6, channel state information triggering state 7, channel state information triggering state 9, channel state information triggering state 11, channel state information triggering state 13, and channel state information triggering state 15 are selected. In addition, the MAC-CE 305 may indicate that channel state information triggering state 1, channel state information triggering state 2, channel state information triggering state 3, channel state information triggering state 4, channel state information triggering state 8, channel state information triggering state 10, channel state information triggering state 12, and channel state information triggering state 14 are in a non-selected state.

[0126] UE 115 may receive a second MAC-CE 310 to further down-select a channel state information triggering state. Alternatively, the same MAC-CE may be used to further down-select a channel state information triggering state. For example, UE 115 may receive a second MAC-CE indicating a subset of a set of channel state information triggering states. In some examples, the subset of the set of channel state information triggering states may correspond to a set of channel measurement resources. According to one or more aspects, signaling from network entity 105 informs UE 115 whether it will be ready to receive downlink control information signals after a measurement opportunity for the channel measurement resources. In some examples, such signaling or indication may be based on a separate MAC-CE 310, which may also optionally include several aperiodic channel state information triggering states, including an aperiodic report CSI-AssociatedReportConfigInfo, which may dynamically request measurements for channel measurement resources that have been sub-selected by the channel state information triggering state sub-selection MAC-CE 305. In such cases, the UE 115 may only be expected to receive such downlink control information signals after corresponding measurement occasions for channel measurement resources associated with the measurement report triggering state identified from such MAC-CE.

[0127] Additionally or alternatively, the UE 115 may receive an enhanced MAC-CE 310 based on the channel state information trigger state subselection MAC-CE 305, wherein the information may include a number of aperiodic channel state information trigger states including an aperiodic report CSI-AssociatedReportConfigInfo that may dynamically request measurement of a channel measurement resource that has been subselected by the channel state information trigger state subselection MAC-CE 305. Figure 3 , MAC-CE 310 may further down-select the channel state information triggering state selected by MAC-CE 305. In this example, MAC-CE 310 may indicate that channel state information triggering state 0, channel state information triggering state 5, channel state information triggering state 6, and channel state information triggering state 15 are selected. In addition, MAC-CE 310 may indicate that previously selected channel state information triggering state 7, channel state information triggering state 9, channel state information triggering state 11, and channel state information triggering state 13 are not selected.

[0128] Figure 4 An example of a process flow 400 for supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The process flow 400 may implement aspects of the wireless communication systems 100 and 200, or may be implemented by aspects of the wireless communication systems 100 and 200. For example, the process flow 400 may illustrate operations between a UE 115-b (e.g., a first network node) and a network entity 105-b (e.g., a second network node), which may be examples of corresponding devices described herein. In the following description of the process flow 400, the operations between the UE 115-b and the network entity 105-b may be sent in an order different from the example order shown, or the operations performed by the UE 115-b and the network entity 105-b may be performed in a different order or at different times. Some operations may also be omitted from the process flow 400, and other operations may be added to the process flow 400.

[0129] At 405, UE 115-b may transmit capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set. In some examples, corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set may be a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission. In some examples, UE 115-b may transmit, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report both before and after the duration.

[0130] Additionally or alternatively, UE 115-b may send, via the capability information, an indication that UE 115-b supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration. In some examples, UE 115-b's support for receiving a downlink control information signal after the duration may be based on receiving a previous signal from network entity 105-b. In some examples, the previous signal may indicate that UE 115-b will expect a downlink control information signal after the duration. In some cases, UE 115-b may send, via the capability information, an indication that UE 115-b supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before the duration.

[0131] At 410, UE 115-b may optionally transmit additional capability information indicating a total number of channel measurement resources associated with measurement reports supported by UE 115-b. Although depicted as a separate capability information signal, it should be understood that the information included in the additional capability information signal at 410 may alternatively be conveyed via capability information signal 405. For example, the capability information signal at 405 may be an enhanced capability information signal indicating a total number of channel measurement resources. In some examples, the set of channel measurement resources may be a subset of the total number of channel measurement resources. In some examples, the total number of channel measurement resources may be based on an average number of channel measurement resources per duration.

[0132] Additionally or alternatively, UE 115-b may send additional capability information indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity. In some examples, the capability information signal at 405 may be an enhanced capability information signal indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity. UE 115-b's support for receiving a downlink control information signal after a duration may be based on the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity. In some examples, UE 115-b may send additional capability information indicating a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set. In some examples, the capability information signal at 405 may be an enhanced capability information signal indicating a minimum duration. The minimum duration may be based on the number of channel measurement resources in the channel measurement resource set. In some examples, UE 115-b may receive a downlink control information signal before the minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set. Additionally or alternatively, UE 115 - b may receive the downlink control information signal prior to the duration based on a discontinuous reception periodicity for the duration being greater than a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0133] At 415 , UE 115 - b may receive a downlink control information signal triggering a measurement report before or after the duration depending on the capability information.

[0134] At 420, UE 115-b may monitor the set of channel measurement resources and perform channel measurement on the channel measurement resources. Depending on the capability information sent at 405 and 410, the channel measurement resources may occur before or after the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report is received at UE 115-b.

[0135] At 425, UE 115-b may generate measurement information based on one or more channel measurements performed on one or more of the channel measurement resources. At 430, UE 115-b may send a measurement report including or indicating the generated measurement information in accordance with a downlink control information signal.

[0136] Figure 5 A block diagram 500 illustrates a device 505 that supports aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 505 can be an example of aspects of the UE 115 as described herein. The device 505 can include a receiver 510, a transmitter 515, and a communication manager 520. The device 505 can also include a processor. Each of these components can communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0137] The 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 aperiodic measurement reports for channel measurement resources, data channels, information channels). The information may be delivered to other components of the device 505. The receiver 510 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of multiple antennas.

[0138] 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 associated with various information channels (e.g., a control channel associated with aperiodic measurement reports for channel measurement resources, a data channel, an information channel), such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof. 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 collection of multiple antennas.

[0139] 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 aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources 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.

[0140] 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 configured as or otherwise supporting components for performing the functions described herein. In some examples, a processor and a memory coupled to the processor may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., by executing instructions stored in the memory by the processor).

[0141] Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the communication manager 520, receiver 510, 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, receiver 510, transmitter 515, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general-purpose processor (e.g., configured as or otherwise supporting means for performing the functions described herein), a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, a microcontroller, or any combination of these or other programmable logic devices.

[0142] In some examples, communication manager 520 can be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, transmit) using or otherwise cooperating with receiver 510, transmitter 515, or both. For example, communication manager 520 can receive information from receiver 510, transmit information to transmitter 515, or be integrated with receiver 510, transmitter 515, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0143] According to examples disclosed herein, the communication manager 520 may support wireless communications at a UE. For example, the communication manager 520 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for sending capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission. The communication manager 520 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The communication manager 520 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for sending a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0144] By including or configuring a communication manager 520 according to examples as described herein, the device 505 (e.g., a processor controlling the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, the communication manager 520, or a combination thereof or otherwise coupled thereto) can support techniques for reducing processing, lowering power consumption, and more efficiently utilizing communication resources.

[0145] Figure 6A block diagram 600 illustrates a device 605 that supports aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 605 can be an example of aspects of the device 505 or UE 115 as described herein. The device 605 can include a receiver 610, a transmitter 615, and a communication manager 620. The device 605 can also include a processor. Each of these components can communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0146] The receiver 610 may provide means for receiving information (such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof) associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels related to aperiodic measurement reports for channel measurement resources, data channels, information channels). The information may be delivered to other components of the device 605. The receiver 610 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of multiple antennas.

[0147] The transmitter 615 may provide means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 605. For example, the transmitter 615 may transmit information associated with various information channels (e.g., a control channel associated with aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources, a data channel, an information channel), such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the transmitter 615 may be co-located with the receiver 610 in a transceiver module. The transmitter 615 may utilize a single antenna or a collection of multiple antennas.

[0148] Device 605 or its various components can be examples of components for performing various aspects of aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources as described herein. For example, communication manager 620 can include capability component 625, control information component 630, measurement reporting component 635, or any combination thereof. Communication manager 620 can be an example of aspects of communication manager 520 as described herein. In some examples, communication manager 620 or its various components can be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, transmit) using or otherwise cooperating with receiver 610, transmitter 615, or both. For example, communication manager 620 can receive information from receiver 610, transmit information to transmitter 615, or be integrated in conjunction with receiver 610, transmitter 615, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0149] According to examples disclosed herein, the communication manager 620 can support wireless communications at a UE. The capability component 625 can be configured as or otherwise support means for transmitting capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission. The control information component 630 can be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The measurement reporting component 635 can be configured as or otherwise support means for transmitting a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0150] Figure 7 A block diagram 700 illustrates a communication manager 720 that supports aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The communication manager 720 can be an example of aspects of the communication manager 520, the communication manager 620, or both, as described herein. The communication manager 720 or its various components can be examples of means for performing various aspects of aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources as described herein. For example, the communication manager 720 can include a capability component 725, a control information component 730, a measurement reporting component 735, a MAC component 740, a discontinuous reception component 745, or any combination thereof. Each of these components can communicate directly or indirectly with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0151] According to examples disclosed herein, the communication manager 720 can support wireless communications at a UE. The capability component 725 can be configured as or otherwise support means for transmitting capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission. The control information component 730 can be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The measurement reporting component 735 can be configured as or otherwise support means for transmitting a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0152] In some examples, to support sending capability information, capability component 725 may be configured as or otherwise support means for sending an indication via capability information that the UE supports receiving downlink control information signals that trigger measurement reporting both before and after the duration.

[0153] In some examples, capability component 725 can be configured as or otherwise support means for sending additional capability information indicating a total number of channel measurement resources associated with measurement reporting supported by the UE.

[0154] In some examples, the set of channel measurement resources is a subset of a total number of channel measurement resources. In some examples, the total number of channel measurement resources is based on an average number of channel measurement resources per time duration.

[0155] In some examples, to support sending capability information, capability component 725 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for sending, via capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration, wherein the UE's support for receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration is at least partially based on receiving a previous signal from the network entity, and wherein the previous signal indicates that the UE will expect a downlink control information signal after the duration.

[0156] In some examples, the MAC component 740 can be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving a MAC-CE indicating a channel state information triggering state set corresponding to a channel measurement resource set. In some examples, the MAC component 740 can be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving a first MAC-CE indicating a channel state information triggering state set. In some examples, the MAC component 740 can be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving a second MAC-CE indicating a subset of the channel state information triggering state set, wherein the subset of the channel state information triggering state set corresponds to the channel measurement resource set.

[0157] In some examples, the discontinuous reception component 745 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for sending additional capability information indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, where the UE supports receiving downlink control information signals after a duration based at least in part on the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0158] In some examples, capability component 725 can be configured as or otherwise support means for transmitting additional capability information indicating a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set. In some examples, the minimum duration is based on the number of channel measurement resources in the channel measurement resource set.

[0159] In some examples, to support sending capability information, capability component 725 may be configured as or otherwise support means for sending, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report prior to a duration.

[0160] In some examples, the capability component 725 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for sending additional capability information indicating at least one of: a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, or a combination thereof.

[0161] In some examples, the downlink control information signal is received before a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set.

[0162] In some examples, the UE receives the downlink control information signal prior to the duration based at least in part on a discontinuous reception periodicity for the duration being greater than a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0163] Figure 8 A diagram illustrating a system 800 including a device 805 that supports aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 805 can be an example of a device 505, a device 605, or a UE 115 as described herein, or include components thereof. The device 805 can communicate (e.g., wirelessly) with one or more network entities 105, one or more UEs 115, or any combination thereof. The device 805 can include components for two-way voice and data communication, including components for sending and receiving communications, such as a communication manager 820, an input / output (I / O) controller 810, a transceiver 815, an antenna 825, a memory 830, code 835, and a processor 840. These components can be in electronic communication or otherwise coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more buses (e.g., a bus 845).

[0164] I / O controller 810 can manage input and output signals for device 805. I / O controller 810 can also manage peripheral devices that are not integrated into device 805. In some cases, I / O controller 810 can represent a physical connection or port to an external peripheral device. In some cases, I / O controller 810 can utilize an operating system, such as or another known operating system. Additionally or alternatively, I / O controller 810 may represent or interact with a modem, keyboard, mouse, touch screen, or similar device. In some cases, I / O controller 810 may be implemented as part of a processor (such as processor 840). In some cases, a user may interact with device 805 via I / O controller 810 or via hardware components controlled by I / O controller 810.

[0165] In some cases, the device 805 may include a single antenna 825. However, in some other cases, the device 805 may have more than one antenna 825, which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions. The transceiver 815 may communicate bidirectionally via one or more antennas 825, wired, or wireless links as described herein. For example, the transceiver 815 may represent a wireless transceiver and may communicate bidirectionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver 815 may also include a modem for modulating packets; providing the modulated packets to one or more antennas 825 for transmission; and demodulating packets received from the one or more antennas 825. The transceiver 815, or the transceiver 815 and one or more antennas 825, may be examples of a transmitter 515, a transmitter 615, a receiver 510, a receiver 610, or any combination thereof, or components thereof, as described herein.

[0166] The memory 830 may include random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM). The memory 830 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code 835 including instructions that, when executed by the processor 840, cause the device 805 to perform the various functions described herein. The code 835 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium (such as system memory or another type of memory). In some cases, the code 835 may not be directly executable by the processor 840, but may (e.g., when compiled and executed) cause the computer to perform the functions described herein. In some cases, the memory 830 may contain, among other things, a basic I / O system (BIOS) that may control basic hardware or software operations, such as interaction with peripheral components or devices.

[0167] The processor 840 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 840 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 840. The processor 840 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., memory 830) to cause the device 805 to perform various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources). For example, the device 805 or a component of the device 805 may include a processor 840 and a memory 830 coupled to or coupled to the processor 840, the processor 840 and the memory 830 being configured to perform the various functions described herein.

[0168] According to examples disclosed herein, the communication manager 820 may support wireless communications at a UE. For example, the communication manager 820 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for sending capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission. The communication manager 820 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The communication manager 820 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for sending a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0169] By including or configuring a communication manager 820 according to examples as described herein, the device 805 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.

[0170] In some examples, the communication manager 820 can be configured to use or otherwise cooperate with the transceiver 815, one or more antennas 825, or any combination thereof to perform various operations (e.g., receive, monitor, transmit). Although the communication manager 820 is illustrated as a separate component, in some examples, one or more functions described with reference to the communication manager 820 can be supported or performed by the processor 840, the memory 830, the code 835, or any combination thereof. For example, the code 835 can include instructions executable by the processor 840 to cause the device 805 to perform various aspects of aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources as described herein, or the processor 840 and the memory 830 can be otherwise configured to perform or support such operations.

[0171] Figure 9 A block diagram 900 illustrates a device 905 that supports aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 905 may be an example of aspects of the network entity 105 as described herein. The device 905 may include a receiver 910, a transmitter 915, and a communication manager 920. The device 905 may also include a processor. Each of these components may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses).

[0172] Receiver 910 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 905. In some examples, receiver 910 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more antennas. Additionally or alternatively, receiver 910 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, optical) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof.

[0173] The transmitter 915 may provide means for outputting (e.g., transmitting, providing, conveying, transmitting) information generated by other components of the device 905. For example, the transmitter 915 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 915 may support outputting information by transmitting signals via one or more antennas. Additionally or alternatively, the transmitter 915 may support outputting information by transmitting signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, optical) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the transmitter 915 and the receiver 910 may be co-located in a transceiver, which may include a modem or be coupled to a modem.

[0174] The communication manager 920, the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or various combinations thereof, or various components thereof, may be examples of means for performing various aspects of aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources as described herein. For example, the communication manager 920, the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or various combinations thereof, or components thereof, may support methods for performing one or more of the functions described herein.

[0175] In some examples, the communication manager 920, the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or various combinations or components thereof can be implemented in hardware (e.g., in a communication management circuit). The hardware can 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 configured as or otherwise supporting means for performing the functions described herein. In some examples, a processor and a memory coupled to the processor can be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., by executing instructions stored in the memory by the processor).

[0176] Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the communication manager 920, receiver 910, transmitter 915, 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 920, receiver 910, transmitter 915, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general-purpose processor (e.g., configured as or otherwise supporting means for performing the functions described herein), a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, a microcontroller, or any combination of these or other programmable logic devices.

[0177] In some examples, the communication manager 920 can be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, transmit) using or otherwise cooperating with the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or both. For example, the communication manager 920 can receive information from the receiver 910, transmit information to the transmitter 915, or be integrated with the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.

[0178] According to examples disclosed herein, the communication manager 920 may support wireless communications at a network entity. For example, the communication manager 920 may be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in a measurement report for transmission to the network entity. The communication manager 920 may be configured as or otherwise support means for sending a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The communication manager 920 may be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0179] By including or configuring a communication manager 920 according to examples as described herein, the device 905 (e.g., a processor controlling the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, the communication manager 920, or a combination thereof or otherwise coupled thereto) may support techniques for reducing processing, lowering power consumption, and more efficiently utilizing communication resources.

[0180] Figure 10 A block diagram 1000 illustrates a device 1005 that supports aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 1005 may be an example of aspects of the device 905 or 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).

[0181] 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.

[0182] The transmitter 1015 may provide means for outputting (e.g., transmitting, providing, conveying, transmitting) information generated by other components of the device 1005. For example, the transmitter 1015 may output information associated with various channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels, channels associated with a protocol stack), such as user data, control information, or any combination thereof (e.g., I / Q samples, symbols, packets, protocol data units, service data units). In some examples, the transmitter 1015 may support outputting information by transmitting signals via one or more antennas. Additionally or alternatively, the transmitter 1015 may support outputting information by transmitting signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, optical) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the transmitter 1015 and the receiver 1010 may be co-located in a transceiver, which may include or be coupled to a modem.

[0183] Device 1005 or its various components can be examples of means for performing various aspects of aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources as described herein. For example, communications manager 1020 can include capability component 1025, control information component 1030, measurement reporting component 1035, or any combination thereof. Communications manager 1020 can be an example of aspects of communications manager 920 as described herein. In some examples, communications manager 1020 or its various components can be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, transmit) using or otherwise coordinating with receiver 1010, transmitter 1015, or both. For example, communications manager 1020 can 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.

[0184] According to examples disclosed herein, communication manager 1020 can support wireless communications at a network entity. Capability component 1025 can be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal triggering a measurement report before or after a duration including one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in a measurement report for transmission to the network entity. Control information component 1030 can be configured as or otherwise support means for transmitting a downlink control information signal triggering a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. Measurement reporting component 1035 can be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0185] Figure 11 A block diagram 1100 illustrates a communication manager 1120 that supports aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources, in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. Communication manager 1120 may be an example of aspects of communication manager 920, communication manager 1020, or both, as described herein. Communication manager 1120 or its various components may be examples of means for performing various aspects of aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources, as described herein. For example, communication manager 1120 may include a capability component 1125, a control information component 1130, a measurement reporting component 1135, a MAC component 1140, a discontinuous reception component 1145, or any combination thereof. Each of these components may communicate with one another, 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 the protocol stack (e.g., between protocol layers of a protocol stack, within a device, component, or virtualized component associated with network entity 105, or between devices, components, or virtualized components associated with network entity 105), or any combination thereof.

[0186] According to examples disclosed herein, a communication manager 1120 may support wireless communications at a network entity. A capability component 1125 may be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal triggering a measurement report before or after a duration including one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in a measurement report for transmission to the network entity. A control information component 1130 may be configured as or otherwise support means for transmitting a downlink control information signal triggering a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. A measurement reporting component 1135 may be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0187] In some examples, to support receiving capability information, capability component 1125 may be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving an indication via capability information that the UE supports receiving downlink control information signals that trigger measurement reporting both before and after the duration.

[0188] In some examples, capability component 1125 may be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving additional capability information indicating a total number of channel measurement resources associated with measurement reporting supported by the UE.

[0189] In some examples, the set of channel measurement resources is a subset of a total number of channel measurement resources. In some examples, the total number of channel measurement resources is based on an average number of channel measurement resources per time duration.

[0190] In some examples, to support receiving capability information, capability component 1125 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for receiving, via capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration, wherein the UE's support for receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration is at least partially based on receiving a previous signal from a network entity, and wherein the previous signal indicates that the UE will expect a downlink control information signal after the duration.

[0191] In some examples, MAC component 1140 can be configured as or otherwise support means for transmitting a MAC-CE indicating a channel state information triggering state set corresponding to a channel measurement resource set. In some examples, MAC component 1140 can be configured as or otherwise support means for transmitting a first MAC-CE indicating a channel state information triggering state set. In some examples, MAC component 1140 can be configured as or otherwise support means for transmitting a second MAC-CE indicating a subset of the channel state information triggering state set, where the subset of the channel state information triggering state set corresponds to the channel measurement resource set.

[0192] In some examples, the discontinuous reception component 1145 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for receiving additional capability information indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, wherein the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal after a duration based at least in part on the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0193] In some examples, capability component 1125 can be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving additional capability information indicating a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set. In some examples, the minimum duration is based on the number of channel measurement resources in the channel measurement resource set.

[0194] In some examples, to support receiving capability information, capability component 1125 may be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report prior to a duration.

[0195] In some examples, capability component 1125 may be configured as or otherwise support a component for receiving additional capability information indicating at least one of: a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying a downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, or a combination thereof.

[0196] In some examples, the downlink control information signal is received before a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and a start symbol for one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set.

[0197] In some examples, the network entity sends the downlink control information signal prior to the duration based at least in part on a discontinuous reception periodicity for the duration being greater than a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0198] Figure 12 A diagram illustrating a system 1200 including a device 1205 that supports aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is shown. The device 1205 can be an example of a device 905, a device 1005, or a network entity 105 as described herein, or include components thereof. The device 1205 can communicate with one or more network entities 105, one or more UEs 115, or any combination thereof, which communication may include communication via one or more wired interfaces, via one or more wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. The device 1205 may include components that support output and receipt of communications, such as a communication manager 1220, a transceiver 1210, an antenna 1215, a memory 1225, code 1230, and a processor 1235. These components can be in electronic communication or otherwise coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more buses (e.g., bus 1240).

[0199] The transceiver 1210 may support bidirectional communication via a wired link, a wireless link, or both as described herein. In some examples, the transceiver 1210 may include a wired transceiver and may communicate bidirectionally with another wired transceiver. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the transceiver 1210 may include a wireless transceiver and may communicate bidirectionally with another wireless transceiver. In some examples, the device 1205 may include one or more antennas 1215, which may be capable of transmitting or receiving wireless transmissions (e.g., concurrently). The transceiver 1210 may also include a modem for: modulating a signal; providing the modulated signal for transmission (e.g., via one or more antennas 1215, via a wired transmitter); receiving the modulated signal (e.g., from one or more antennas 1215, from a wired receiver); and demodulating the signal. In some implementations, the transceiver 1210 may include one or more interfaces, such as one or more interfaces coupled to one or more antennas 1215 configured to support various receive or obtain operations, or one or more interfaces coupled to one or more antennas 1215 configured to support various transmit or output operations, or a combination thereof. In some implementations, the transceiver 1210 may include or be configured to be coupled to one or more processors or memory components operable to perform or support operations based on received or obtained information or signals, or to generate information or other signals for transmission or other output, or any combination thereof. In some implementations, the transceiver 1210, or the transceiver 1210 and one or more antennas 1215, or the transceiver 1210 and one or more antennas 1215 and one or more processors or memory components (e.g., processor 1235 or memory 1225 or both) may be included in a chip or chip assembly installed in the device 1205. In some examples, the transceiver is 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 ).

[0200] Memory 1225 may include RAM and ROM. Memory 1225 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code 1230 including instructions that, when executed by processor 1235, cause device 1205 to perform the various functions described herein. Code 1230 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium (such as system memory or another type of memory). In some cases, code 1230 may not be directly executable by processor 1235, but may (e.g., when compiled and executed) cause a computer to perform the functions described herein. In some cases, memory 1225 may also contain, among other things, a BIOS that may control basic hardware or software operations, such as interaction with peripheral components or devices.

[0201] The processor 1235 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, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof). In some cases, the processor 1235 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 1235. The processor 1235 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., memory 1225) to cause the device 1205 to perform various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources). For example, the device 1205 or a component of the device 1205 may include the processor 1235 and the memory 1225 coupled to the processor 1235, the processor 1235 and the memory 1225 being configured to perform the various functions described herein. The processor 1235 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 may host functions for performing the functions of the device 1205 (e.g., by executing code 1230). Processor 1235 can be any one or more suitable processors capable of executing scripts or instructions of one or more software programs stored in device 1205 (such as within memory 1225). In some implementations, processor 1235 can be a component of a processing system. A processing system can generally refer to a system or series of machines or components that receives inputs and processes those inputs to produce a set of outputs (which can be passed to, for example, other systems or components of device 1205). For example, the processing system of device 1205 can refer to a system that includes various other components or subcomponents of device 1205 (such as processor 1235, or transceiver 1210, or communication manager 1220, or other components or combinations of components of device 1205). The processing system of device 1205 can interface with other components of device 1205 and can process information (such as inputs or signals) received from other components or output information to other components. For example, a chip or modem of device 1205 can include a processing system and one or more interfaces for outputting information, for receiving information, or both. The 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, the one or more interfaces may refer to an interface between a processing system of a chip or modem and a transmitter, so that the device 1205 can transmit information output from the chip or modem.Additionally or alternatively, in some implementations, the one or more interfaces may refer to an interface between a processing system of a chip or modem and a receiver, such that the device 1205 can obtain information or signal input and the information can be transmitted to the processing system. A person skilled in the art will readily recognize that the first interface can also obtain information or signal input, and the second interface can also output information or signal output.

[0202] In some examples, bus 1240 may support communications for protocol layers of a protocol stack (e.g., within a protocol layer). In some examples, bus 1240 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 components of device 1205, or communications performed between different components of device 1205 that may be co-located or located in different locations (e.g., where device 1205 may refer to a system in which one or more of communication manager 1220, transceiver 1210, memory 1225, code 1230, and processor 1235 may be located in one of the different components or may be divided between the different components).

[0203] In some examples, communication manager 1220 can manage aspects of communications with core network 130 (e.g., via one or more wired or wireless backhaul links). For example, communication manager 1220 can manage the transmission of data communications for client devices, such as one or more UEs 115. In some examples, communication manager 1220 can manage communications with other network entities 105 and can include a controller or scheduler for controlling communications with UEs 115 in coordination with other network entities 105. In some examples, communication manager 1220 can support an X2 interface within LTE / LTE-A wireless communication network technology to provide communications between network entities 105.

[0204] According to examples disclosed herein, the communication manager 1220 may support wireless communications at a network entity. For example, the communication manager 1220 may be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in a measurement report for transmission to the network entity. The communication manager 1220 may be configured as or otherwise support means for sending a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The communication manager 1220 may be configured as or otherwise support means for receiving a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0205] By including or configuring a communication manager 1220 according to examples as described herein, the device 1205 can support techniques for improving communication reliability, reducing latency, improving user experience associated with reduced processing, reducing power consumption, more efficiently utilizing communication resources, and improving coordination between devices.

[0206] In some examples, the communication manager 1220 can be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receive, obtain, monitor, output, transmit) using or otherwise coordinating with the transceiver 1210, one or more antennas 1215 (e.g., where applicable), or any combination thereof. Although the communication manager 1220 is illustrated as a separate component, in some examples, one or more functions described with reference to the communication manager 1220 can be supported or performed by the transceiver 1210, the processor 1235, the memory 1225, the code 1230, or any combination thereof. For example, the code 1230 can include instructions executable by the processor 1235 to cause the device 1205 to perform various aspects of aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources as described herein, or the processor 1235 and the memory 1225 can be otherwise configured to perform or support such operations.

[0207] Figure 13 The flowchart of the method 1300 for supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The operations of the method 1300 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1300 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 8 The described functions may be performed by the UE 115. 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.

[0208] At 1305, the method may include sending capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission. The operations of 1305 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1305 may be performed by reference to Figure 7 The described capability component 725 is executed.

[0209] At 1310, the method may include receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The operations of 1310 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1310 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 7 The control information component 730 described is executed.

[0210] At 1315, the method may include sending a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal. The operations of 1315 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1315 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 7 The described measurement reporting component 735 is performed.

[0211] Figure 14 The flowchart of the method 1400 for supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The operations of the method 1400 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1400 may be implemented by a UE or a component thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 8 The described functions may be performed by the UE 115. 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.

[0212] At 1405, the method may include sending capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission. 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 with reference to Figure 7 The described capability component 725 is executed.

[0213] At 1410, the method may include sending additional capability information indicating a total number of channel measurement resources associated with measurement reports supported by the UE. 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 with reference to Figure 7 The described capability component 725 is executed.

[0214] At 1415, the method may include receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The operations of 1415 may be performed according to the examples disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1415 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 7 The control information component 730 described is executed.

[0215] At 1420, the method may include sending a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal. The operations of 1420 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1420 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 7 The described measurement reporting component 735 is performed.

[0216] Figure 15 The flowchart of the method 1500 for supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The operations of the method 1500 may be implemented by a network entity or a component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1500 may be implemented by a network entity or a component thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 4 as well as Figures 9 to 12 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.

[0217] At 1505, the method may include receiving capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission to a network entity. The operations of 1505 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1505 may be performed as described with reference to Figure 11 The described capability component 1125 is executed.

[0218] At 1510, the method may include sending a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The operations of 1510 may be performed according to the examples disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1510 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 11 The control information component 1130 described is executed.

[0219] At 1515, the method may include receiving a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal. 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 with reference to Figure 11 The described measurement reporting component 1135 is performed.

[0220] Figure 16A flowchart illustrating a method 1600 for supporting aperiodic measurement reporting for channel measurement resources according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. The operations of the method 1600 may be implemented by a network entity or component thereof as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1600 may be implemented by a network entity or component thereof as described herein. Figures 1 to 4 as well as Figures 9 to 12 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.

[0221] At 1605, the method may include receiving capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission to 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 with reference to Figure 11 The described capability component 1125 is executed.

[0222] At 1610, the method may include sending a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after the duration based on the capability information. The operations of 1610 may be performed according to the examples disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1610 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 11 The control information component 1130 described is executed.

[0223] At 1615, the method may include sending a first MAC-CE indicating a channel state information triggering state set. The operations of 1615 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1615 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 11 The MAC component 1140 described is performed.

[0224] At 1620, the method may include sending a second MAC-CE indicating a subset of the channel state information triggering state set, wherein the subset of the channel state information triggering state set corresponds to the channel measurement resource set. The operations of 1620 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1620 may be performed as described in reference to Figure 11 The MAC component 1140 described is performed.

[0225] At 1625, the method may include receiving a measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal. The operations of 1625 may be performed according to examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1625 may be performed as described with reference to Figure 11 The described measurement reporting component 1135 is performed.

[0226] The following provides an overview of various aspects of the disclosure:

[0227] Aspect 1: A method for performing wireless communication at a UE, the method comprising: sending capability information, the capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration including one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein the corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission; receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration according to the capability information; and sending the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0228] Aspect 2: The method according to aspect 1, wherein sending the capability information further comprises: sending, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report both before and after the duration.

[0229] Aspect 3: The method according to aspect 2 further comprises: sending additional capability information indicating a total number of channel measurement resources associated with the measurement report supported by the UE.

[0230] Aspect 4: The method according to aspect 3, wherein the set of channel measurement resources is a subset of the total number of channel measurement resources.

[0231] Aspect 5: The method according to any one of aspects 3 to 4, wherein the total number of channel measurement resources is based at least in part on an average number of channel measurement resources per time duration.

[0232] Aspect 6: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 5, wherein sending the capability information further comprises: sending, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration, wherein the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration at least in part based on receiving a previous signal from a network entity, and wherein the previous signal indicates that the UE will expect the downlink control information signal after the duration.

[0233] Aspect 7: The method according to aspect 6 further includes: receiving a medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information triggering state set corresponding to the channel measurement resource set.

[0234] Aspect 8: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 6 to 7, the method further includes: receiving a first medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information trigger state set; and receiving a second MAC-CE indicating a subset of the channel state information trigger state set, wherein the subset of the channel state information trigger state set corresponds to the channel measurement resource set.

[0235] Aspect 9: According to any one of Aspects 6 to 8, the method further includes: sending additional capability information indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, wherein the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration at least in part based on the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0236] Aspect 10: According to any one of Aspects 6 to 9, the method further includes: sending additional capability information, wherein the additional capability information indicates the minimum duration between the last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and the start symbol of the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set.

[0237] Aspect 11: The method according to aspect 10, wherein the minimum duration is based at least in part on the number of channel measurement resources in the set of channel measurement resources.

[0238] Aspect 12: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 11, wherein sending the capability information further comprises: sending, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before the duration.

[0239] Aspect 13: The method according to Aspect 12 further includes: sending additional capability information, wherein the additional capability information indicates at least one of the following: the minimum duration between the last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and the start symbol for the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set, the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, or a combination thereof.

[0240] Aspect 14: A method according to Aspect 13, wherein the downlink control information signal is received before the minimum duration between the last symbol carrying the downlink control information and the start symbol for the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set.

[0241] Aspect 15: The method according to any one of aspects 13 to 14, wherein the UE receives the downlink control information signal before the duration based at least in part on the discontinuous reception periodicity for the duration being greater than the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0242] Aspect 16: A method for wireless communication at a network entity, the method comprising: receiving capability information, the capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration including one or more measurement opportunities associated with a channel measurement resource set, wherein the corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the channel measurement resource set is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for sending to the network entity; sending the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration according to the capability information; and receiving the measurement report in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

[0243] Aspect 17: The method according to aspect 16, wherein receiving the capability information further comprises: receiving, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report both before and after the duration.

[0244] Aspect 18: The method according to aspect 17, further comprising: receiving further capability information indicating a total number of channel measurement resources associated with the measurement report supported by the UE.

[0245] Aspect 19: The method according to aspect 18, wherein the set of channel measurement resources is a subset of the total number of channel measurement resources.

[0246] Aspect 20: The method according to any one of aspects 18 to 19, wherein the total number of channel measurement resources is based at least in part on an average number of channel measurement resources per time duration.

[0247] Aspect 21: A method according to any one of Aspects 16 to 20, wherein receiving the capability information further includes: receiving, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration, wherein the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration at least in part based on receiving a previous signal from a network entity, and wherein the previous signal indicates that the UE will expect the downlink control information signal after the duration.

[0248] Aspect 22: The method according to aspect 21 further comprises: sending a medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information triggering state set corresponding to the channel measurement resource set.

[0249] Aspect 23: According to the method described in any one of Aspects 21 to 22, the method further includes: sending a first medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information trigger state set; and sending a second MAC-CE indicating a subset of the channel state information trigger state set, wherein the subset of the channel state information trigger state set corresponds to the channel measurement resource set.

[0250] Aspect 24: The method according to any one of Aspects 21 to 23 further comprises: receiving additional capability information indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, wherein the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration at least in part based on the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0251] Aspect 25: According to any one of Aspects 21 to 24, the method further includes: receiving additional capability information, wherein the additional capability information indicates the minimum duration between the last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and the start symbol of the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set.

[0252] Aspect 26: The method according to aspect 25, wherein the minimum duration is based at least in part on the number of channel measurement resources in the set of channel measurement resources.

[0253] Aspect 27: The method according to any one of aspects 16 to 26, wherein receiving the capability information further comprises: receiving, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before the duration.

[0254] Aspect 28: According to the method according to Aspect 27, the method also includes: receiving additional capability information, the additional capability information indicating at least one of the following: the minimum duration between the last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and the start symbol of the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set, the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, or a combination thereof.

[0255] Aspect 29: A method according to Aspect 28, wherein the downlink control information signal is received before the minimum duration between the last symbol carrying the downlink control information and the start symbol for the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set.

[0256] Aspect 30: The method according to any one of aspects 28 to 29, wherein the network entity sends the downlink control information signal before the duration based at least in part on the discontinuous reception periodicity for the duration being greater than the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

[0257] Aspect 31: An apparatus for wireless communication at a UE, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform a method according to any one of aspects 1 to 15.

[0258] Aspect 32: An apparatus for wireless communication at a UE, the apparatus comprising at least one component for performing the method according to any one of aspects 1 to 15.

[0259] Aspect 33: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a UE, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to any one of aspects 1 to 15.

[0260] Aspect 34: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform a method according to any one of aspects 16 to 30.

[0261] Aspect 35: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, the apparatus comprising at least one component for performing the method according to any one of aspects 16 to 30.

[0262] Aspect 36: 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 16 to 30.

[0263] It should be noted that the methods described herein describe possible implementations, and that the operations and steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible. Furthermore, aspects from two or more methods may be combined.

[0264] Although aspects of LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR systems may be described for example purposes, and the terminology of LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR may be used throughout 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.

[0265] The information and signals described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips referred to throughout the description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.

[0266] The various illustrative blocks and components described in conjunction with the disclosure herein may be implemented or executed using a general purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, a CPU, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A 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).

[0267] The functions described herein may be implemented using hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored as one or more instructions or codes of a computer-readable medium, or sent using one or more instructions or codes of a computer-readable medium. Other examples and specific implementations are within the scope of 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. Features that implement the functions may also be physically located at different locations, including being distributed so that the various parts of the functions are implemented at different physical locations.

[0268] Computer readable medium includes both non-transient computer storage medium and communication medium, and this 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-purpose computer 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, magnetic disk storage device or other magnetic storage device or can be used for carrying or storing desired program code components and any other non-transient medium that can be accessed by general-purpose or special-purpose computer or general or special-purpose processor in the form of instruction or data structure.In addition, any connection is appropriately referred to as computer readable medium.For example, if software is to be sent from website, server or other remote source using coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) or wireless technology such as infrared, radio and microwave, then coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL or wireless technology such as infrared, radio and microwave are included in the definition of computer readable medium. As used herein, disk and optical disc include CD, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray disc. Disks can reproduce data magnetically, while optical discs can use lasers to reproduce data optically. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media.

[0269] As used herein (including in the claims), "or" used in a list of items (e.g., a list of items followed by a phrase such as "at least one of" or "one or more of") indicates an inclusive list, so that, for example, a list of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C). In addition, as used herein, the phrase "based on" should not be interpreted as a reference to a closed set of conditions. For example, an example step described as "based on condition A" could be based on both condition A and condition B without departing from the scope of this disclosure. In other words, as used herein, the phrase "based on" should be interpreted in the same manner as the phrase "based at least in part on."

[0270] 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, etc. Additionally, "determining" may include receiving (e.g., receiving information), accessing (e.g., accessing data stored in a memory), etc. Additionally, "determining" may include parsing, retrieving, selecting, choosing, establishing, and other such similar actions.

[0271] In the accompanying drawings, similar components or features may have the same reference label. In addition, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label with a dash and a second label to distinguish between similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description applies to any of the similar components having the same first reference label, regardless of the second reference label or other subsequent reference labels.

[0272] The description set forth herein in conjunction with the accompanying drawings describes example configurations and does not represent all examples that can be implemented or within the scope of the claims. The term "example" as used herein means "serving as an example, instance, or illustration," rather than "preferred" or "having advantages over other examples." The detailed description includes specific details to provide an understanding of the described techniques. However, these techniques can be practiced without these specific details. In some cases, known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.

[0273] The description herein is provided to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to the present disclosure will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein, but should be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising: processor; a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to: transmitting capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission; receiving the downlink control information signal triggering the measurement report before or after the duration according to the capability information; as well as The measurement report is sent in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to send the capability information comprise instructions executable by the processor to: An indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report both before and after the duration is sent via the capability information.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: Further capability information is sent indicating a total number of channel measurement resources associated with the measurement report supported by the UE. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the set of channel measurement resources is a subset of the total number of channel measurement resources. 5 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the total number of channel measurement resources is based at least in part on an average number of channel measurement resources per time duration.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to send the capability information comprise instructions executable by the processor to: An indication is sent, via the capability information, that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration, wherein the UE's support for receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration is at least partially based on receiving a previous signal from a network entity, and wherein the previous signal indicates that the UE will expect the downlink control information signal after the duration.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: A medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information triggering state set corresponding to the channel measurement resource set is received.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: receiving a first medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information triggering state set; and A second MAC-CE is received indicating a subset of the channel state information triggering state set, wherein the subset of the channel state information triggering state set corresponds to the channel measurement resource set.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: Further capability information is transmitted indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, wherein support by the UE of receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration is based at least in part on the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: Further capability information is sent, the further capability information indicating a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and a start symbol for the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the set of channel measurement resources. 11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the minimum duration is based at least in part on a number of channel measurement resources in the set of channel measurement resources.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to send the capability information comprise instructions executable by the processor to: An indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before the duration is sent via the capability information.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: Sending additional capability information, the additional capability information indicating at least one of the following: a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and a start symbol for the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set, a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, or a combination thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the downlink control information signal is received before the minimum duration between the last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and the start symbol for the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the UE receives the downlink control information signal prior to the duration based at least in part on a discontinuous reception periodicity for the duration being greater than the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

16. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, the apparatus comprising: processor; a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to: receiving capability information indicating that a user equipment (UE) supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission to the network entity; sending the downlink control information signal triggering the measurement report before or after the duration according to the capability information; as well as The measurement report is received in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to receive the capability information comprise instructions executable by the processor to: An indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report both before and after the duration is received via the capability information.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: Further capability information is received indicating a total number of channel measurement resources associated with the measurement reporting supported by the UE.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the set of channel measurement resources is a subset of the total number of channel measurement resources.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the total number of channel measurement resources is based at least in part on an average number of channel measurement resources per time duration.

21. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to receive the capability information comprise instructions executable by the processor to: Receiving, via the capability information, an indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before or after the duration, wherein the UE's support for receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration is at least partially based on receiving a previous signal from a network entity, and wherein the previous signal indicates that the UE will expect the downlink control information signal after the duration.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: A medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information triggering state set corresponding to the channel measurement resource set is sent.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: Sending a first medium access control layer control element (MAC-CE) indicating a channel state information triggering state set; and A second MAC-CE indicating a subset of the channel state information triggering state set is sent, wherein the subset of the channel state information triggering state set corresponds to the channel measurement resource set.

24. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: Further capability information is received indicating a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, wherein support by the UE of receiving the downlink control information signal after the duration is based at least in part on the threshold discontinuous reception periodicity.

25. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: Further capability information is received, the further capability information indicating a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and a start symbol for the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the set of channel measurement resources.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the minimum duration is based at least in part on a number of channel measurement resources in the set of channel measurement resources.

27. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to receive the capability information comprise instructions executable by the processor to: An indication that the UE supports receiving the downlink control information signal that triggers the measurement report before the duration is received is received via the capability information.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: Receive additional capability information, the additional capability information indicating at least one of: a minimum duration between a last symbol carrying the downlink control information signal and a start symbol for the one or more measurement opportunities associated with the channel measurement resource set, a threshold discontinuous reception periodicity, or a combination thereof.

29. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: transmitting capability information indicating that the UE supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission; receiving the downlink control information signal triggering the measurement report before or after the duration according to the capability information; as well as The measurement report is sent in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

30. A method for wireless communication at a network entity, the method comprising: receiving capability information indicating that a user equipment (UE) supports receiving a downlink control information signal that triggers a measurement report before or after a duration that includes one or more measurement opportunities associated with a set of channel measurement resources, wherein corresponding measurement information for each channel measurement resource in the set of channel measurement resources is a candidate for inclusion in the measurement report for transmission to the network entity; sending the downlink control information signal triggering the measurement report before or after the duration according to the capability information; as well as The measurement report is received in response to receiving the downlink control information signal.

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