Energy management using energy management functionality

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a network node may obtain an energy session request. The network node may provide an energy session response to the second network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request. Numerous other aspects are described.

Description

Cross-references to related applications

[0001] This patent application claims priority to Greek Patent Application No. 20230100718, filed on September 7, 2023, entitled “ENERGY MANAGEMENT USING ANENERGY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION”, assigned to the assignee of this application. The disclosure of the earlier application is considered part of this patent application and is incorporated herein by reference. Background Technology

[0002] All aspects of this disclosure relate to wireless communication, and to technologies and apparatus for energy management.

[0003] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide a variety of telecommunications services, such as telephone, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. Typical wireless communication systems employ multiple access technologies that enable communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, etc.). Examples of such multiple access technologies include Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) systems, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) systems, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) systems, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) systems, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) systems, Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE / LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard issued by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0004] A wireless network may include one or more network nodes that support communication for wireless communication devices, such as user equipment (UE) or multiple UEs. A UE may communicate with network nodes via downlink and uplink communication. A "downlink" (or "DL") refers to the communication link from the network node to the UE, and an "uplink" (or "UL") refers to the communication link from the UE to the network node. Some wireless networks may support device-to-device communication, such as via local links (e.g., sidelinks (SL), wireless local area network (WLAN) links, and / or wireless personal area network (WPAN) links, etc.).

[0005] The aforementioned multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunications standards to provide a common protocol that enables different UEs to communicate at the city, country, region, and / or global levels. New Radio (NR) (which may be referred to as 5G) is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard issued by 3GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband internet access by: improving spectrum efficiency; reducing costs; improving service; utilizing new spectrum; and better integrating with other open standards by using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) with Cyclic Prefix (CP) on the downlink (CP-OFDM), and CP-OFDM and / or Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiplexing (SC-FDM) (also known as Discrete Fourier Transform Extended OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink; and supporting beamforming, Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna technologies and carrier aggregation. Further improvements to LTE, NR, and other radio access technologies remain useful as the demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase. Summary of the Invention

[0006] Some aspects described herein relate to a first network node for wireless communication. The first network node may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be configured to enable the first network node to receive an energy session request. The one or more processors may be configured to enable the first network node to provide an energy session response to a second network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0007] Some aspects described herein relate to a first network node for wireless communication. The first network node may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be configured to cause the first network node to provide an energy session request to a second network node. The one or more processors may be configured to cause the first network node to obtain an energy session response based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0008] Some aspects described herein relate to a first network node for wireless communication. The first network node may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be configured to enable the first network node to provide a power session configuration to a second network node. The one or more processors may be configured to enable the first network node to perform a power session based on the power session configuration.

[0009] Some aspects described herein relate to a first network node for wireless communication. The first network node may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be configured to enable the first network node to obtain a power session configuration. The one or more processors may be configured to enable the first network node to perform a power session in association with a second network node based on the power session configuration.

[0010] Some aspects described herein relate to a method for wireless communication performed at a first network node. This method may include obtaining an energy session request. This method may also include providing an energy session response to a second network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0011] Some aspects described herein relate to a method for wireless communication performed at a first network node. This method may include providing an energy session request to a second network node. The method may also include obtaining an energy session response based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0012] Some aspects described herein relate to a method for wireless communication performed at a first network node. This method may include providing an energy session configuration to a second network node. The method may also include performing an energy session based on the energy session configuration.

[0013] Some aspects described herein relate to a method for wireless communication performed at a first network node. This method may include obtaining an energy session configuration. This method may also include performing an energy session in association with a second network node based on that energy session configuration.

[0014] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a first network node. When executed by one or more processors of the first network node, the set of instructions enables the first network node to obtain an energy session request. When executed by one or more processors of the first network node, the set of instructions enables the first network node to provide an energy session response to a second network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0015] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a first network node. When executed by one or more processors of the first network node, the set of instructions enables the first network node to provide an energy session request to a second network node. When executed by one or more processors of the first network node, the set of instructions enables the first network node to obtain an energy session response based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0016] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a first network node. When executed by one or more processors of the first network node, the set of instructions enables the first network node to provide an energy session configuration to a second network node. When executed by one or more processors of the first network node, the set of instructions enables the first network node to perform an energy session based on the energy session configuration.

[0017] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a first network node. When executed by one or more processors of the first network node, the set of instructions enables the first network node to obtain an energy session configuration. When executed by one or more processors of the first network node, the set of instructions enables the first network node to perform an energy session in association with a second network node based on the energy session configuration.

[0018] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include components for obtaining an energy session request. The apparatus may also include components for providing an energy session response to a network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0019] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include components for providing an energy session request to a network node. The apparatus may also include components for obtaining an energy session response based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0020] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include components for providing an energy session configuration to a network node. The apparatus may also include components for performing an energy session based on the energy session configuration.

[0021] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include components for obtaining an energy session configuration. The apparatus may also include components for performing an energy session in association with a network node based on the energy session configuration.

[0022] The general categories include, as fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings and description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings and description, methods, apparatuses, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, network entities, network nodes, wireless communication devices and / or processing systems.

[0023] The features and technical advantages of the examples according to this disclosure have been summarized rather broadly above to facilitate a better understanding of the detailed description below. Additional features and advantages will be described below. The disclosed concepts and specific examples can be readily used as the basis for modifying or designing other structures for achieving the same purpose of this disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein (both their organization and manner of operation) and their associated advantages will be better understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, based on the following description. Each of the drawings provided is for illustrative and descriptive purposes and not as a definition of limitation of the claims. Attached Figure Description

[0024] To gain a full understanding of the foregoing features of this disclosure, a more specific description of the brief overview can be obtained by referring to various aspects, some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. However, it should be noted that the drawings illustrate only certain typical aspects of this disclosure and are therefore not to be considered as limiting its scope, as other equally valid aspects may be acknowledged in this description. The same reference numerals in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 2 This is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a network node and a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0027] Figure 3 This is a diagram illustrating an example decomposed base station architecture according to this disclosure.

[0028] Figure 4A This is a diagram illustrating an example of a radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting system according to the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 4B This is a diagram illustrating an example of backscatter communication according to this disclosure.

[0030] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating an example of energy management in accordance with this disclosure.

[0031] Figure 6A This is a diagram illustrating an example of energy management in relation to this disclosure.

[0032] Figure 6B This is a diagram illustrating an example of energy management in relation to this disclosure.

[0033] Figure 6C This is a diagram illustrating an example of energy management in relation to this disclosure.

[0034] Figure 7 This is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a network node or a device of a network node, according to the present disclosure.

[0035] Figure 8 This is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a network node or a device of a network node, according to the present disclosure.

[0036] Figure 9 This is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a network node or a device of a network node, according to the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 10 This is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a network node or a device of a network node, according to the present disclosure.

[0038] Figure 11 This is a diagram of an example device for wireless communication according to the present disclosure.

[0039] Figure 12 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware implementation of a device for employing a processing system according to the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 13 The diagram illustrates an example of a specific implementation of the code and circuitry for a device according to this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0041] Some network nodes (which may be, include, or be included in one or more devices) may be configured to harvest radio frequency (RF) energy. Harvesting energy refers to the process of obtaining energy from a source other than an energy storage device on the device (e.g., a battery or capacitor, etc.). Energy harvesting can be used to supplement energy obtained from an energy storage device on the device and / or to charge the energy storage device on the device. Devices using energy harvesting may include low-capacity energy storage devices (e.g., smartwatches) or devices without energy storage (e.g., zero-power devices, IoT devices, wearable devices, or financial devices). Energy harvesting may include converting RF energy transferred from another device into electrical energy. Harvested RF energy can be used to charge a battery associated with the network node and / or to power one or more components to perform a task or sets of tasks at the network node (e.g., a UE, wearable device, smartwatch, low-power device), such as data decoding, filtering, data reception, data encoding, and / or data transmission. In some cases, harvested RF energy can be used to fully charge and / or recharge the battery of a network node (or to harvest energy using a dedicated battery), enabling the harvested energy to perform certain tasks. These tasks can be performed at least in part based on the accumulation of the harvested energy over a period of time. The harvested energy may originate from RF signals emitted within the network. The device can use the harvested energy to interact with the network.

[0042] RF energy harvesting can be useful in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). For example, RF energy harvesting can extend the battery life of battery-powered IoT devices because the battery can be recharged during operation. As another example, RF energy harvesting could lead to battery-free IoT devices, such as medical sensors or implantable sensors.

[0043] The amount of energy that can be harvested from an RF signal can be based at least in part on the signal frequency, the signal source, the distance the RF signal travels, the Tx power associated with the RF signal, and / or the Rx power associated with the RF signal. The signal frequency can be associated with Very High Frequency (VHF) or Ultra High Frequency (UHF). The signal source can be a network node, such as a base station and / or a UE, etc.

[0044] Some wireless communication devices can be considered IoT devices, such as environmental IoT devices (sometimes called ultralight IoT devices) or similar IoT devices. IoT technologies can include passive IoT, semi-passive IoT, ultralight IoT, or environmental IoT, etc. In passive IoT, the terminal (e.g., a radio frequency identification (RFID) device, tag, or similar device) may not include a battery, and the terminal can accumulate energy from radio signaling. Additionally, the terminal can accumulate solar energy to supplement the accumulated energy from radio signaling. In passive IoT, the communication distance can be up to 30 meters (or longer) to facilitate feasible network coverage over large areas (e.g., 5000 square meters) such as in a warehouse. Furthermore, the power consumption of passive IoT terminals can be less than 0.1 milliwatts (mW) to support battery-free operation, and the terminals can be relatively inexpensive to facilitate cost-sensitive uses. The positioning accuracy of passive IoT terminals can be approximately 3 to 5 meters in both the horizontal and vertical directions.

[0045] Passive IoT combined with industrial sensors can be useful, for which battery replacement can be very difficult or undesirable (e.g., for security monitoring or fault detection in smart factories, infrastructure, or environments). Additionally, the characteristics of passive IoT devices, such as low cost, small size, maintenance-free operation, durability, and long lifespan, can facilitate smart logistics / warehousing (e.g., combined with automated asset management via RFID tag replacement). Furthermore, passive IoT can be combined with smart home networks for home appliance management, wearable devices (e.g., wearables for medical monitoring of patients that do not require battery replacement), and / or environmental monitoring. To achieve further cost reductions and zero-power communication, 5G+ / 6G wireless networks can utilize a type of passive IoT device known as an "ambient backscatter device" or "backscatter device."

[0046] Some IoT devices can be referred to as semi-passive IoT devices because communication with an IoT device does not require an energy harvesting waveform as a prerequisite. For example, a semi-passive IoT device may include a battery or similar energy source that can power the receiver and / or logic circuitry. For such devices, energy harvesting can still be triggered in some cases, such as for long-range communication. In such examples, the rectifier circuitry of the IoT device may have a hot start from a battery or other energy source, and therefore may be associated with a lower minimum receive power requirement than that of a passive IoT device (e.g., -30dBm instead of -20dBm). However, long-range communication may require battery power consumption to incentivize each decoding. More specifically, for long-range communication where the energy harvesting rate is lower than required by the decoding circuitry, such as when the energy harvesting rate is below -30dBm, a semi-passive IoT device may consume battery power to incentivize each decoding.

[0047] In some cases, such as applications involving long-distance communication, sensing scenarios, and / or non-periodic services, active environmental IoT devices can be employed. Active environmental IoT devices can be devices capable of transmitting uplink triggers and thus initiating communication sessions from the IoT device side. For example, active environmental IoT devices may be associated with uplink transmissions that do not utilize power amplifiers (PAs) (e.g., transmissions in the range of 0dBm to 5dBm), and for these uplink transmissions, there are limited transmission capabilities, such as the ability to only transmit preambles to indicate uplink services. Environmental IoT processing can be implemented using one of several types of A-IoT processing, which may depend on the location of the transmitter and receiver. For example, single-site A-IoT may refer to A-IoT where the transmitter and receiver are co-located, dual-site A-IoT may refer to A-IoT where the transmitter and receiver are not co-located, and multi-site A-IoT may refer to A-IoT that can be based on dual single-site or dual-site and may include multiple transmitters and / or multiple receivers.

[0048] To ensure the proper operation of energy harvesting devices in cellular networks, different energy harvesting operations can be performed for different types of energy harvesting devices (e.g., different types of A-IoT devices and / or other energy harvesting devices). For example, different types of network nodes may require different optimization techniques to achieve their energy harvesting and corresponding functionality. To meet the diverse energy harvesting requirements of all types of network nodes, a dedicated entity can be used to efficiently and effectively manage energy harvesting operations in the cellular network (rather than individually configuring each device and / or scenario to facilitate energy harvesting). The task of this dedicated entity is to handle energy harvesting operations within the cellular network.

[0049] Some of the technologies and apparatuses described herein include dedicated entities configured to manage the distribution and / or transfer of energy to devices across a network and / or in an environment associated with one or more networks. In some aspects, the dedicated entity may be referred to herein as an Energy Management Function (EMF), and in others, the dedicated entity may be referred to by different names and / or as a network node, or by any other term that may be used to describe a dedicated entity configured to manage the distribution and / or transfer of energy to devices across a network and / or in an environment associated with one or more networks. An EMF may be implemented in a network node, such as, for example, in a core network (CN) network node, a radio access network (RAN) network node, and / or an external network node (e.g., a device outside a given cellular network). In some aspects, an EMF may be implemented at a dedicated network node (e.g., on a network node that only implements an EMF). In some other aspects, an EMF may be implemented at a network node that implements one or more additional functions and / or entities. A function refers to a set of software and / or hardware that performs one or more tasks (e.g., computational actions and / or communication actions). An entity may be a function and / or means of implementing a function. A network node may be, include, or be included in one or more functions and / or one or more entities.

[0050] The Energy Management Function (EMF) may be responsible for supporting, managing, and / or tracking energy distribution within an environment. In some aspects, for example, the EMF may interact with an Application Function (AF), which may be, resemble, include, or be part of a network node associated with an energy harvesting and / or distribution application. The AF and / or another network node (e.g., an A-IoT device) may issue an energy session request to the EMF and receive an energy session response from the EMF. In some aspects, for example, based on the energy session request, the EMF may execute and / or configure another network node (or multiple network nodes) to perform an energy session. An energy session may be an interaction between at least two devices in which one or more energy-related tasks are performed. For example, in some aspects, an energy session may include the exchange of capability information between the EMF and one or more network nodes, the selection of one or more network nodes, and / or the configuration of one or more network nodes. For example, in some aspects, an energy session may include the transmission and / or measurement of energy signals associated with energy signaling and / or distribution. By providing dedicated entities for managing energy distribution and / or transfer, some aspects enable efficient energy harvesting and distribution within cellular networks, positively impacting network and / or device performance. By implementing at least a portion of the EMF in the RAN, some aspects enable reduced data transfer across RAN networks. By facilitating wireless charging (e.g., energy harvesting) tasks via energy sessions, some aspects enable the coordination and management of energy harvesting tasks across networks, improving the efficiency of RF resource allocation. By determining energy satisfaction calculations via the EMF, some aspects enable efficient assessment of energy distribution on the RAN. In some aspects, by implementing energy subscription network nodes, some aspects facilitate the management of which network nodes can or cannot perform energy sessions, improving efficiency and security within the network.

[0051] In some respects, EMF is described in conjunction with specific implementations in IoT scenarios. The various technologies and / or components described herein are applicable to any scenario where energy distribution across a network can be managed, including but not limited to IoT scenarios and / or non-IoT energy harvesting scenarios, etc.

[0052] Various aspects of this disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to any particular structure or function presented throughout this disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be comprehensive and complete, and will fully convey the scope of this disclosure to those skilled in the art. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the scope of this disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of this disclosure disclosed herein, whether implemented independently or in combination with any other aspect of this disclosure. For example, any number of aspects set forth herein may be used to implement an apparatus or practice. Furthermore, the scope of this disclosure is intended to cover such apparatuses or methods practiced using structures, functions, or structures and functions other than or different from the aspects of the disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the disclosure herein may be embodied by one or more elements of the claims.

[0053] Aspects and examples generally include methods, apparatus, network nodes, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, wireless communication devices and / or processing systems as described or fully described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings and description and illustrated as such.

[0054] This disclosure can be readily used as the basis for modifying or designing other structures for performing the same purposes as this disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein (both their organization and manner of operation) and their associated advantages are better understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, based on the following description. Each figure provided in the drawings is for illustrative and descriptive purposes and not as a definition of limitation of the claims.

[0055] While aspects are described herein by way of example, such aspects can be implemented in many different arrangements and scenarios. The techniques described herein can be implemented using different platform types, devices, systems, shapes, sizes, and / or package arrangements. For example, some aspects can be implemented via integrated chip implementations or other devices based on non-modular components (e.g., end-user equipment, vehicles, communication equipment, computing devices, industrial equipment, retail / shopping devices, medical devices, and / or artificial intelligence devices). Aspects can be implemented in chip-level components, modular components, non-modular components, non-chip-level components, device-level components, and / or system-level components. Devices incorporating the described aspects and features may include additional components and features for implementing and practicing the claimed and described aspects. For example, the transmission and reception of wireless signals may include one or more components for analog and digital purposes (e.g., hardware components including antennas, radio frequency (RF) chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, processors, interleavers, adders, and / or summers). The aspects described herein can be practiced in a wide variety of devices, components, systems, distributed arrangements, and / or end-user equipment of different sizes, shapes, and configurations.

[0056] Various devices and techniques will now be used to illustrate several aspects of a telecommunications system. These devices and techniques will be described in detail below and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various boxes, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, or algorithms (collectively, “elements”). These elements can be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the system as a whole.

[0057] Although terms generally associated with 5G or New Radio (NR) Radio Access Technology (RAT) may be used herein to describe aspects, aspects of this disclosure may be applied to other RATs, such as 3G RAT, 4G RAT and / or 5G and later (e.g., 6G) RATs.

[0058] Figure 1This is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be a 5G (e.g., NR) network and / or a 4G (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)) network, or may include elements of a 5G (e.g., NR) network and / or elements of a 4G (e.g., LTE) network, etc. The wireless network 100 may include one or more network nodes 110 (shown as network node 110a, network node 110b, network node 110c, network node 110d, and network node 110e), user equipment (UE) 120 or multiple UEs 120 (shown as UE 120a, UE 120b, UE 120c, UE 120d, and UE 120e), and / or other entities. Network node 110 may be a network node communicating with UE 120. As shown, network node 110 may include one or more network nodes. For example, network node 110 can be an aggregated network node, meaning that an aggregated network node is configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single radio access network (RAN) node (e.g., within a single device or unit). As another example, network node 110 can be a decomposed network node (sometimes referred to as a decomposed base station), meaning that network node 110 is configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed among two or more nodes (such as one or more central units (CUs), one or more distributed units (DUs), or one or more radio units (RUs)).

[0059] In some examples, network node 110 is or includes network nodes (such as RUs) that communicate with UE 120 via a radio access link. In some examples, network node 110 is or includes network nodes (such as DUs) that communicate with other network nodes 110 via a fronthaul or midhaul link. In some examples, network node 110 is or includes network nodes (such as CUs) that communicate with other network nodes 110 via a midhaul link or with the core network via a backhaul link. In some examples, network node 110e may be a network node in the core network (CN) and may therefore be referred to as a CN network node. In some examples, network node 110 (such as aggregated network node 110 or decomposed network node 110) may include multiple network nodes, such as one or more RUs, one or more CUs, and / or one or more DUs. Network node 110 may include, for example, NR base stations, LTE base stations, Node Bs, eNBs (e.g., in 4G), gNBs (e.g., in 5G), access points, Transmit / Receive Points (TRPs), DUs, RUs, CUs, network mobility elements, CN network nodes, network elements, network equipment, RAN nodes, or combinations thereof. In some examples, network nodes 110 may interconnect with each other or with one or more other network nodes 110 in the wireless network 100 using any suitable transport network through various types of fronthaul, midhaul, and / or backhaul interfaces (such as direct physical connections, air interfaces, or virtual networks).

[0060] In some examples, network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a specific geographic area. In the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), depending on the context of terminology use, the term "cell" may refer to the coverage area of ​​network node 110 and / or the network node subsystem serving that coverage area. Network node 110 may provide communication coverage for macrocells, picocells, femtocells, and / or another type of cell. A macrocell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., with a radius of several kilometers) and may allow unrestricted access by UE 120 with a service subscription. A picocell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UE 120 with a service subscription. A femtocell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access by UE 120 associated with the femtocell (e.g., UE 120 in a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG)). Network node 110 used for macrocells may be referred to as a macro network node. Network node 110 used for picocells may be referred to as a pico network node. The network node 110 used for femtocells can be referred to as a femtocell network node or a home network node. Figure 1In the example shown, network node 110a can be a macro network node for macro cell 102a, network node 110b can be a pico network node for pico cell 102b, and network node 110c can be a femto network node for femto cell 102c. Network nodes can support one or more (e.g., three) cells. In some examples, the cells may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographical area of ​​the cells may move depending on the location of the mobile network node 110 (e.g., a mobile network node).

[0061] In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to an aggregated base station, a decomposed base station, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a relay node, or one or more components thereof. For example, in some aspects, "base station" or "network node" may refer to a CU, DU, RU, a near real-time (near RT) RAN intelligent controller (RIC), or a non-real-time (non-RT) RIC, or a combination thereof. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to a device configured to perform one or more functions (such as those described herein in conjunction with network node 110). In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to multiple devices configured to perform one or more functions. For example, in some distributed systems, each of multiple different devices (which may be located in the same geographical location or different geographical locations) may be configured to perform at least a portion of a function, or to repeatedly perform at least a portion of that function, and the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to any one or more of these different devices. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to one or more virtual base stations or one or more virtual base station functions. For example, in some aspects, two or more base station functions can be instantiated on a single device. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to one base station function rather than another. In this way, a single device may include more than one base station.

[0062] Wireless network 100 may include one or more relay stations. A relay station is a network node that can receive data transmissions from upstream nodes (e.g., network node 110 or UE 120) and transmit data to downstream nodes (e.g., UE 120 or network node 110). A relay station may be a UE 120 that can relay transmissions for other UE 120s. Figure 1 In the example shown, network node 110d (e.g., a relay network node) can communicate with network node 110a (e.g., a macro network node) and UE 120d to facilitate communication between network node 110a and UE 120d. The network node 110 for relay communication may be referred to as a relay station, relay base station, relay network node, relay node, repeater, etc.

[0063] Wireless network 100 can be a heterogeneous network, comprising different types of network nodes 110, such as macro network nodes, pico network nodes, femto network nodes, relay network nodes, etc. These different types of network nodes 110 may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and / or different effects on interference in wireless network 100. For example, macro network nodes may have high transmit power levels (e.g., 5 watts to 40 watts), while pico network nodes, femto network nodes, and relay network nodes may have lower transmit power levels (e.g., 0.1 watts to 2 watts).

[0064] Network controller 130 may be coupled to or communicate with a group of network nodes 110, and may provide coordination and control for these network nodes 110. Network controller 130 may communicate with network nodes 110 via a backhaul or midhaul link. Network nodes 110 may communicate directly with each other, or indirectly via a wireless or wired backhaul link. In some aspects, network controller 130 may be a CU or a core network device, or may include a CU or a core network device.

[0065] UE 120 may be distributed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. UE 120 may include, for example, access terminals, terminals, mobile stations, and / or subscriber units. UE 120 may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smartphone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet computer, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., a smart ring or smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music device, a video device, and / or a satellite radio), a vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter / sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, a GPS device, a UE function of a network node, and / or any other suitable device configured to communicate via wireless or wired media.

[0066] Some UEs 120 may be considered Machine-Type Communication (MTC) or Evolved or Enhanced Machine-Type Communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC UEs and / or eMTC UEs may include, for example, robots, unmanned aerial vehicles, remote devices, sensors, instruments, monitors, and / or location tags that can communicate with network nodes, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. Some UEs 120 may be considered Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and / or may be implemented as NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) devices. Some UEs 120 may be considered customer premises equipment. UEs 120 may be housed within a housing containing components such as processor components and / or memory components. In some examples, the processor components and memory components may be coupled together. For example, the processor components (e.g., one or more processors) and memory components (e.g., memory) may be operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and / or electrically coupled.

[0067] Generally, any number of wireless networks 100 can be deployed in a given geographical area. Each wireless network 100 can support a specific RAT and can operate on one or more frequencies. A RAT may be referred to as a radio technology, air interface, etc. A frequency may be referred to as a carrier, frequency channel, etc. Each frequency in a given geographical area can support a single RAT to avoid interference between wireless networks using different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks can be deployed.

[0068] In some examples, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (e.g., without using network node 110 as an intermediary device to communicate with each other). For example, UE 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocols (e.g., which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocols, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols, or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocols) and / or mesh networks. In such examples, UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and / or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by network node 110.

[0069] The electromagnetic spectrum is typically subdivided into various categories, bands, channels, etc., by frequency / wavelength. In 5G NR, two initial operating bands have been designated as frequency ranges FR1 (410MHz–7.125GHz) and FR2 (24.25GHz–52.6GHz). It should be understood that although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6GHz, in various documents and articles, FR1 is often (interchangeably) referred to as the “sub-6GHz” band. Similar naming issues sometimes occur with FR2, which is often (interchangeably) referred to as the “millimeter wave” band in documents and articles, although this is different from the Extremely High Frequency (EHF) band (30GHz to 300GHz) designated as a “millimeter wave” band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

[0070] The frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are generally referred to as intermediate frequency (IF) bands. Recent 5G NR studies have identified the operating bands used for these IF bands as the frequency range designation FR3 (7.125 GHz to 24.25 GHz). Bands falling within FR3 can inherit FR1 and / or FR2 characteristics, thus effectively extending the features of FR1 and / or FR2 to IF band frequencies. Furthermore, higher frequency bands are currently being explored to extend 5G NR operation beyond 52.6 GHz. For example, three higher operating frequency bands have been identified as the frequency range designations FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz to 71 GHz), FR4 (52.6 GHz to 114.25 GHz), and FR5 (114.25 GHz to 300 GHz). Each of these higher frequency bands falls within the EHF band.

[0071] Considering the examples above, unless otherwise specifically stated, it should be understood that if the term "below 6 GHz" is used herein, it can broadly refer to frequencies below 6 GHz, within FR1, or including intermediate frequency band frequencies. Furthermore, unless otherwise specifically stated, it should be understood that if the term "millimeter wave" is used herein, it can broadly refer to frequencies that can include intermediate frequency band frequencies, within FR2, FR4, FR4-a, or FR4-1 and / or FR5, or within the EHF band. Modifications to the frequencies included in these operating frequency bands (e.g., FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1, and / or FR5) are contemplated, and the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

[0072] In some aspects, network nodes (e.g., network nodes 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d, and / or 110e) may include a communication manager 150. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 150 may receive an energy session request and, based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request, provide an energy session response to a second network node. In some aspects, the communication manager 150 may provide an energy session request to a second network node and, based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request, receive an energy session response. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0073] In some aspects, network nodes (e.g., network nodes 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d and / or 110e and / or UE 120) may include communication manager 140 and / or communication manager 150. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, communication manager 140 and / or 150 may provide energy session configuration to network nodes; and perform energy sessions based on that energy session configuration. In some aspects, communication manager 140 and / or 150 may obtain energy session configuration; and perform energy sessions in association with a second network node based on that energy session configuration. Additionally or alternatively, communication manager 140 and / or 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0074] As indicated above, Figure 1 This is provided as an example. Other examples are available with reference to [the relevant information]. Figure 1 The examples described are different.

[0075] Figure 2 This is a diagram illustrating example 200 of communication between network node 110 and UE 120 in a wireless network 100 according to this disclosure. Network node 110 may be equipped with a set of antennas 234a to 234t, such as... T One antenna ( T ≥1). The UE 120 may be equipped with a set of antennas 252a to 252r, such as R One antenna ( R ≥1). Network node 110 of Example 200 includes one or more radio frequency components, such as antenna 234 and modem 232. In some examples, network node 110 may include an interface, communication components, or another component that facilitates communication with UE 120 or another network node. Some network node 110 may not include radio frequency components that facilitate direct communication with UE 120, such as one or more CUs or one or more DUs.

[0076] At network node 110, transmitting processor 220 can receive data from data source 212 intended for use by UE 120 (or a group of UEs 120). Transmitting processor 220 can select one or more modulation and decoding schemes (MCS) for UE 120 based at least in part on one or more channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from UE 120. Network node 110 can process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for UE 120 based at least in part on the MCS selected for UE 120 and can provide data symbols for UE 120. Transmitting processor 220 can process system information (e.g., semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, and / or upper-layer signaling) and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. Transmitting processor 220 can generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS) or demodulation reference signals (DMRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signal (PSS) or secondary synchronization signal (SSS)). The transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 can perform spatial processing (e.g., pre-decoding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols where applicable, and can transmit a set of output symbol streams (e.g., T Each output symbol stream is provided to a corresponding set of modems 232 (e.g., ...). T Each modem 232a to 232t may be used to process a corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a modulator component (MOD) of modem 232. Each modem 232 may use a corresponding modulator component to process the corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 may also use a corresponding modulator component to process the output sample stream (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and / or up-convert) to obtain a downlink signal. Modems 232a to 232t may be used via a corresponding set of antennas 234 (e.g., T Each antenna (shown as antennas 234a to 234t) is used to transmit a set of downlink signals (e.g., ...). T (One downlink signal).

[0077] At UE 120, a set of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a to 252r) can receive downlink signals from network node 110 and / or other network nodes 110 and can transmit a set of received signals (e.g., R The received signals are provided to a group of modems 254 (e.g., REach modem 254 (shown as modems 254a to 254r) may receive a signal. For example, each received signal may be provided to a demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of modem 254. Each modem 254 may use a corresponding demodulator component to condition (e.g., filter, amplify, down-convert, and / or digitize) the received signal to obtain an input sample. Each modem 254 may use a demodulator component to further process the input sample (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain a received symbol. MIMO detector 256 may obtain the received symbols from modem 254, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols where applicable, and provide the detected symbols. Receiver processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, provide the decoded data for UE 120 to data sink 260, and provide the decoded control information and system information to controller / processor 280. The term "controller / processor" may refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor can determine parameters such as the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), and / or CQI. In some examples, one or more components of the UE 120 may be included in the housing 284.

[0078] Network controller 130 may include communication unit 294, controller / processor 290, and memory 292. Network controller 130 may include one or more devices, for example, in a core network. Network controller 130 may communicate with network node 110 via communication unit 294.

[0079] One or more antennas (e.g., antennas 234a to 234t and / or antennas 252a to 252r) may include one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements and / or one or more antenna arrays, etc., or may be included within one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements and / or one or more antenna arrays, etc. Antenna panels, antenna groups, sets of antenna elements and / or antenna arrays may include one or more antenna elements (within a single housing or multiple housings), a set of coplanar antenna elements, a set of non-coplanar antenna elements and / or coupled to one or more transmitting and / or receiving components (such as...). Figure 2 One or more antenna elements (one or more components in a )

[0080] Each antenna element may include one or more sub-elements for radiating or receiving radio frequency signals. For example, a single antenna element may include a first sub-element that is cross-polarized with a second sub-element, which can be used to independently transmit cross-polarized signals. Antenna elements may include patch antennas, dipole antennas, or other types of antennas arranged in a linear pattern, a two-dimensional pattern, or another pattern. The spacing between antenna elements allows signals transmitted individually by the antenna elements at desired wavelengths to interact or interfere with each other (e.g., to form a desired beam). For example, given a desired wavelength or frequency range, the spacing may provide a quarter wavelength, half wavelength, or other fraction of the wavelength between adjacent antenna elements to allow interaction or interference of signals transmitted by individual antenna elements within that desired range.

[0081] Antenna elements and / or sub-elements can be used to generate a beam. A “beam” can specify a wireless signal to be transmitted, such as in the direction of a receiving device. A beam may include a directional signal, a direction associated with the signal, a set of directional resources associated with the signal (e.g., angle of arrival, horizontal direction, vertical direction), and / or a set of parameters indicating one or more aspects of the directional signal, the direction associated with the signal, and / or the set of directional resources associated with the signal.

[0082] As indicated above, antenna elements and / or sub-elements can be used to generate beams. For example, antenna elements can be individually selected or deselected for the transmission of signals (or multiple signals) by controlling the amplitude of one or more corresponding amplifiers. Beamforming involves generating a beam using multiple signals on different antenna elements, wherein one or more or all of these signals are phase-shifted relative to each other. The formed beam can carry physical or higher-level reference signals or information. As each of the multiple signals is radiated from its respective antenna element, the radiated signals interact with, interfere with (constructive and destructive interference), and are amplified to form the resulting beam. The shape (such as amplitude, width, and / or the presence of sidelobes) and orientation (such as the angle of the beam relative to the surface of the antenna array) can be dynamically controlled by modifying the phase shifts or phase offsets of the multiple signals relative to each other.

[0083] Beamforming can be used for communication between a UE and a network node, such as for millimeter-wave communication. In such cases, the network node can provide the UE with a Transmit Configuration Indicator (TCI) state configuration, which indicates the beams that the UE can use, for example, to receive the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH). The TCI state indicates the spatial parameters used for communication. For example, the TCI state for communication can identify the source signal (such as a synchronization signal block, channel state information reference signal, etc.) and the spatial parameters to be derived from the source signal for the purpose of transmitting or receiving communication. For example, the TCI state can indicate a Quasi-Co-location (QCL) type. The QCL type can indicate one or more spatial parameters to be derived from the source signal. The source signal can be referred to as a QCL source. The network node can indicate an active TCI state to the UE, which the UE can use to select the beam for receiving the PDSCH.

[0084] Beam indication can be or includes TCI status information elements, beam identifier (ID), spatial relationship information, TCI status ID, closed-loop index, panel ID, TRP ID, and / or sounding reference signal (SRS) set ID, etc. TCI status information elements (referred to herein as TCI status) can indicate information associated with the beam, such as a downlink beam. For example, a TCI status information element can indicate a TCI status identifier (e.g., tci-StateID ), QCL type (e.g., qcl-Type1 , qcl-Type2 , qcl-TypeA , qcl-TypeB , qcl-TypeC , qcl-TypeD etc.), community signage (e.g., ServCellIndex ), bandwidth identifier ( bwp-Id ), reference signal identifiers (such as CSI-RS (e.g., NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceId , SSB-Index Spatial relationship information can similarly indicate information associated with the uplink beam.

[0085] Beam indication can be a combined or separate downlink (DL) / uplink (UL) beam indication within a unified TCI framework. In some cases, the network may use at least UE-specific (unicast) downlink control information (DCI) to indicate a combined or separate DL / UL beam indication from an active TCI state, thereby supporting Layer 1 (L1) based beam indication. In some cases, existing DCI formats 1_1 and / or 1_2 may be reused for beam indication. The network may include support mechanisms for UE confirmation of successful decoding of the beam indication. For example, acknowledgment / negation acknowledgment (ACK / NACK) of a PDSCH scheduled via a DCI carrying the beam indication may also be used as an ACK for the DCI.

[0086] Beam indication can be provided for carrier aggregation (CA) scenarios. Within a unified TCI framework, the network can support public TCI state ID updates and activations to provide public QCL information and / or one or more public UL transmit spatial filters across a set of configured component carriers (CCs). This type of beam indication can be applied to in-band CA as well as joint DL / UL beam indication and individual DL / UL beam indication. The public TCI state ID can refer to a reference signal (RS) determined based on the TCI state indicated by the public TCI state ID, used to provide QCL type D indication and to determine the UL transmit spatial filters across that set of configured CCs.

[0087] On the uplink, at UE 120, the transmit processor 264 can receive and process data from data source 262 and control information from controller / processor 280 (e.g., for reporting including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and / or CQI). The transmit processor 264 can generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from the transmit processor 264 can be pre-decoded by the TX MIMO processor 266, where applicable, further processed by the modem 254 (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and transmitted to network node 110. In some examples, the modem 254 of UE 120 may include a modulator and demodulator. In some examples, UE 120 includes a transceiver. This transceiver may include any combination of antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, and / or TX MIMO processor 266. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 280) and memory 282 to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein.

[0088] At network node 110, uplink signals from UE 120 and / or other UEs may be received by antenna 234, processed by modem 232 (e.g., demodulator component of modem 232 (shown as DEMOD)), detected by MIMO detector 236, and further processed by receiver processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted by UE 120. Receiver processor 238 may provide the decoded data to data sink 239 and the decoded control information to controller / processor 240. Network node 110 may include communication unit 244 and may communicate with network controller 130 via communication unit 244. Network node 110 may include scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink and / or uplink communication. In some examples, modem 232 of network node 110 may include modulator and demodulator. In some examples, network node 110 includes transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna 234, modem 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, transmit processor 220 and / or TX MIMO processor 230. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 240) and memory 242 to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein.

[0089] The controller / processor 240 of network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120 and / or Figure 2 Any other component may perform one or more technologies associated with energy management, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the controller / processor 240 of network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component that can execute or direct, for example Figure 7 The process 700 Figure 8 The process 800 Figure 9 The process 900 Figure 10 The operation of process 1000 and / or other processes as described herein. Memory 242 and memory 282 may store data and program code for network node 110 and UE 120, respectively. In some examples, memory 242 and / or memory 282 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions (e.g., code and / or program code) for wireless communication. For example, the one or more instructions may cause the one or more processors, UE 120 and / or network node 110 to perform or direct, for example, when executed by one or more processors of network node 110 and / or UE 120 (e.g., direct execution, or execution after compilation, transformation and / or interpretation). Figure 7 The process 700 Figure 8The process 800 Figure 9 The process 900 Figure 10 The operation of process 1000 and / or other processes as described herein. In some examples, the execution instructions may include run instructions, transform instructions, compile instructions and / or interpret instructions, etc.

[0090] In some aspects, the network node (e.g., network node 110) includes components for obtaining an energy session request; and / or for providing an energy session response to a second network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request. In some other aspects, the network node includes components for providing an energy session request to a second network node; and / or for obtaining an energy session response based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request. Components for the network node to perform the operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the following: a communication manager 150, a transmit processor 220, a TX MIMO processor 230, a modem 232, an antenna 234, a MIMO detector 236, a receive processor 238, a controller / processor 240, a memory 242, or a scheduler 246.

[0091] In some aspects, the network node (e.g., network node 110 and / or UE 120) includes components for providing an energy session configuration to the second network node; and / or components for performing an energy session based on the energy session configuration. In some aspects, the network node includes components for obtaining the energy session configuration; and / or components for performing an energy session in association with the second network node based on the energy session configuration. Components for the network node to perform the operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the following: a communication manager 150, a transmit processor 220, a TX MIMO processor 230, a modem 232, an antenna 234, a MIMO detector 236, a receive processor 238, a controller / processor 240, a memory 242, or a scheduler 246. In some aspects, such components may include combinations of... Figure 2 One or more components of the described UE 120, such as controller / processor 280, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256 and / or receive processor 258.

[0092] Although Figure 2 The boxes in the diagram are illustrated as different components, but the functions described above with respect to these boxes may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combined component, or in various combinations of components. For example, the functions described with respect to transmit processor 264, receive processor 258, and / or TX MIMO processor 266 may be performed by or under the control of controller / processor 280.

[0093] In some respects, a single processor can perform all the functions described as being performed by that one or more processors. In other respects, the one or more processors can jointly perform a set of functions. For example, a first group(s) of the one or more processors can perform a first function described as being performed by that one or more processors, and a second group(s) of the one or more processors can perform a second function described as being performed by that one or more processors. The first group and the second group of processors can be the same group of processors or can be different groups of processors. The reference to "one or more processors" should be understood as referring to a combination of functions. Figure 2 Any one or more processors described. The reference to "one or more memories" should be understood to refer to any one or more memories of the corresponding device, such as those in conjunction with... Figure 2 The memory described. For example, a function described as being performed by one or more memories can be performed by the same subset of the one or more memories or by different subsets of the one or more memories.

[0094] As indicated above, Figure 2 This is provided as an example. Other examples are available with reference to [the relevant information]. Figure 2 The examples described are different.

[0095] Communication systems (such as 5G NR systems (or 6G systems or other future systems)) can be deployed in various ways with a variety of components or parts. In a 5G NR system or network, network nodes, network entities, network mobility elements, RAN nodes, core network nodes, network elements, base stations, or network equipment can be implemented in a converged or decomposed architecture. For example, base stations (such as Node B (NB), evolved NB (eNB), NR base stations, 5G NB, access points (APs), TRPs, or cells, etc.) or one or more units (or one or more components) that perform base station functions can be implemented as converged base stations (also known as standalone base stations or monolithic base stations) or decomposed base stations. A "network entity" or "network node" can refer to a decomposed base station or one or more units of a decomposed base station (such as one or more CUs, one or more DUs, one or more RUs, or combinations thereof).

[0096] Aggregated base stations (e.g., aggregated network nodes) can be configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single RAN node (e.g., within a single device or cell). Decomposed base stations (e.g., decomposed network nodes) can be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed across two or more cells (such as one or more CUs, one or more DUs, or one or more RUs). In some examples, the CU may be implemented within a network node, and one or more DUs may be co-located with the CU, or alternatively, may be geographically or virtually distributed across one or more other network nodes. DUs may be implemented to communicate with one or more RUs. Each of the CU, DU, and RU may also be implemented as a virtual cell, such as a Virtual Central Unit (VCU), a Virtual Distributed Unit (VDU), or a Virtual Radio Unit (VRU), etc.

[0097] Base station type operation or network design can take into account the aggregation characteristics of base station functionality. For example, decomposed base stations can be utilized in IAB networks, Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN (such as network configurations initiated by the O-RAN Alliance)), or Virtualized Radio Access Networks (vRAN, also known as Cloud Radio Access Networks (C-RAN)) to facilitate the scaling of communication systems by separating base station functionality into one or more units that can be deployed independently. Decomposed base stations can include functionality implemented across two or more units at various physical locations, as well as functionality virtually implemented for at least one unit, which enables flexibility in network design. Each unit of a decomposed base station can be configured for wired or wireless communication with at least one other unit of the decomposed base station.

[0098] Figure 3 This is an illustration of an example disaggregated base station architecture 300 according to this disclosure. The disaggregated base station architecture 300 may include a CU 310 that can communicate directly with the core network 320 via a backhaul link, or indirectly with the core network 320 via one or more disaggregated control units (such as a near-RT RIC 325 via an E2 link, or a non-RT RIC 315 associated with a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) framework 305, or both). The CU 310 may communicate with one or more DUs 330 via a corresponding midhaul link (such as via an F1 interface). Each DU 330 may communicate with one or more RUs 340 via a corresponding fronthaul link. Each RU 340 may communicate with one or more UEs 120 via a corresponding radio frequency (RF) access link. In some implementations, a UE 120 may be served simultaneously by multiple RUs 340.

[0099] Each of these units (including CU 310, DU 330, RU 340) and the near-RT RIC 325, non-RT RIC 315, and SMO frame 305 may include or be coupled to one or more interfaces configured to receive or transmit signals, data, or information (collectively, signals) via wired or wireless transmission media. Each of these units, or an associated processor or controller providing instructions to one or more communication interfaces of the respective unit, may be configured to communicate with one or more units in other units via transmission media. In some examples, each unit may include a wired interface and a wireless interface configured to receive signals via a wired transmission media or transmit signals to one or more units in other units, and the wireless interface may include a receiver, transmitter, or transceiver (such as an RF transceiver) configured to receive signals via a wireless transmission media or transmit signals to one or more units in other units, or both.

[0100] In some aspects, the CU 310 can host one or more higher-level control functions. Such control functions may include Radio Resource Control (RRC) functions, Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) functions, or Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) functions, etc. Each control function can be implemented using an interface configured to signal to other control functions hosted by the CU 310. The CU 310 can be configured to handle user plane functions (e.g., Central Unit-User Plane (CU-UP) functions), control plane functions (e.g., Central Unit-Control Plane (CU-CP) functions), or combinations thereof. In some implementations, the CU 310 can be logically split into one or more CU-UP units and one or more CU-CP units. When implemented in an O-RAN configuration, the CU-UP units can communicate bidirectionally with the CU-CP units via an interface such as an E1 interface. The CU 310 can be implemented to communicate with the DU 330 for network control and signaling purposes, as needed.

[0101] Each DU 330 may correspond to a logical unit comprising one or more base station functions for controlling the operation of one or more RU 340s. In some aspects, the DU 330 may, at least in part, host one or more of the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and one or more high physical (PHY) layers, depending on functional splits (such as those defined by 3GPP). In some aspects, the one or more high PHY layers may be implemented by one or more modules for forward error correction (FEC) encoding and decoding, scrambling, and modulation and demodulation, etc. In some aspects, the DU 330 may also host one or more low PHY layers, such as those implemented by one or more modules for Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), Inverse FFT (iFFT), Digital Beamforming, or Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, etc. Each layer (which may also be referred to as a module) may be implemented using an interface configured to communicate signals with other layers (and modules) hosted by the DU 330 or with control functions hosted by the CU 310.

[0102] Each RU 340 can implement lower-layer functionality. In some deployments, the RU 340 controlled by the DU 330 can correspond to a logical node that hosts RF processing functions or low-PHY layer functions, such as performing FFT, performing iFFT, digital beamforming, or PRACH extraction and filtering, based on function splitting (e.g., function splitting defined by 3GPP) (such as lower-layer function splitting). In such architectures, each RU 340 can be operated to handle over-the-air (OTA) communications with one or more UE 120s. In some specific implementations, the real-time and non-real-time aspects of communication with the control plane and user plane of the RU 340 can be controlled by the corresponding DU 330. In some scenarios, this configuration allows each DU 330 and CU 310 to be implemented in a cloud-based RAN architecture, such as a vRAN architecture.

[0103] SMO framework 305 can be configured to support RAN deployment and provisioning of both non-virtualized and virtualized network elements. For non-virtualized network elements, SMO framework 305 can be configured to support the deployment of dedicated physical resources for RAN coverage requirements, which can be managed via operation and maintenance interfaces such as the O1 interface. For virtualized network elements, SMO framework 305 can be configured to interact with cloud computing platforms such as the Open Cloud (O-Cloud) platform 390 to perform network element lifecycle management (such as instantiating virtualized network elements) via cloud computing platform interfaces such as the O2 interface. Such virtualized network elements may include, but are not limited to, CU 310, DU 330, RU 340, non-RT RIC 315, and near-RT RIC 325. In some specific implementations, SMO framework 305 may communicate with the hardware aspects of the 4G RAN (such as the Open eNB (O-eNB) 311) via the O1 interface. Additionally, in some implementations, the SMO framework 305 can communicate directly with each of one or more RUs 340 via a corresponding O1 interface. The SMO framework 305 may also include a non-RT RIC 315 configured to support the functionality of the SMO framework 305.

[0104] The non-RT RIC 315 can be configured to include logical functions that enable non-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources, including AI / ML workflows for model training and updates, or policy-based guidance for applications / features in the near-RT RIC 325. The non-RT RIC 315 can be coupled to or communicate with the near-RT RIC 325 (e.g., via an A1 interface). The near-RT RIC 325 can be configured to include logical functions that enable near real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources via data collection and actions through an interface (e.g., via an E2 interface) connecting one or more CU 310s, one or more DU 330s, or both, and O-eNBs to the near-RT RIC 325.

[0105] In some implementations, to generate AI / ML models to be deployed in the near-RT RIC 325, the non-RT RIC 315 may receive parameters or external enrichment information from an external server. This information can be utilized by the near-RT RIC 325 and may be received from non-network data sources or network functions at the SMO framework 305 or the non-RT RIC 315. In some examples, the non-RT RIC 315 or near-RT RIC 325 may be configured to tune RAN behavior or performance. For example, the non-RT RIC 315 may monitor long-term trends and patterns in performance and employ AI / ML models to perform corrective actions via the SMO framework 305 (such as reconfiguration via the O1 interface) or via the creation of RAN management policies (such as A1 interface policies).

[0106] As indicated above, Figure 3 This is provided as an example. Other examples are available with reference to [the relevant information]. Figure 3 The examples described are different.

[0107] Energy harvesting can be used to supplement energy obtained from energy storage devices on an on-device and / or to charge energy storage devices on an on-device. Devices using energy harvesting may have low-capacity energy storage devices (e.g., smartwatches) or no energy storage devices (e.g., zero-power devices, IoT devices, wearable devices, or financial devices). Energy harvesting may include converting RF energy transferred from another device into electrical energy. Harvested RF energy can be used to charge a battery associated with a network node and / or power one or more components to perform a task or sets of tasks at the network node (e.g., UE, wearable device, smartwatch, low-power device), such as data decoding, filtering, data reception, data encoding, and / or data transmission. In some cases, harvested RF energy can be used to fully charge a network node's battery and / or charge the network node's battery (or to harvest energy using a dedicated battery), enabling the harvested energy to perform tasks. These tasks may be performed at least in part based on the accumulation of harvested energy over a period of time. The harvested energy may originate from RF signals emitted in the network. The device can use the harvested energy to interact with the network.

[0108] RF energy harvesting can be useful in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). For example, RF energy harvesting can extend the battery life of battery-powered IoT devices because the battery can be recharged during operation. As another example, RF energy harvesting could lead to battery-free IoT devices, such as medical sensors or implantable sensors.

[0109] The amount of energy that can be harvested from an RF signal can be based at least in part on the signal frequency, the signal source, the distance the RF signal travels, the Tx power associated with the RF signal, and / or the Rx power associated with the RF signal. The signal frequency can be associated with Very High Frequency (VHF) or Ultra High Frequency (UHF). The signal source can be a tower or another device, such as a UE.

[0110] Energy harvesting can be derived from various sources, such as solar energy, vibration, heat, and / or RF. Solar energy harvesting can utilize photovoltaic cells and offers relatively high power density, but requires exposure to light (and is not implantable). Vibration-based energy harvesting can utilize piezoelectric, electrostatic, and / or electromagnetic technologies and can be implantable, but may be limited by material physics. Heat-based energy harvesting can utilize thermoelectric or pyroelectric technologies and offers relatively high power density and can be implantable, but may generate excessive heat. RF-based energy harvesting can utilize antennas and can be implantable, but offers relatively low power density, where efficiency is inversely proportional to distance.

[0111] Figure 4A This is a diagram illustrating Example 400 of an RF energy harvesting system according to the present disclosure.

[0112] like Figure 4A As shown, an RF generator 402, serving as an RF source 404, generates an RF signal 406. The RF generator 402 can transmit the RF signal 406 via a Tx antenna 408. The RF signal 406 can be transmitted through a transmit space 410 and received at the device's Rx antenna 412. The RF signal 406 can be directed to the device's wireless power harvesting circuitry 414. The wireless power harvesting circuitry 414 may include an impedance matching network 416 and a rectifier / voltage multiplier 418, which are responsible for converting the RF signal 406 into power (e.g., direct current (DC) power). A power management system 420 is responsible for storing the power and providing it to the device on demand, as well as application 422.

[0113] As indicated above, Figure 4A This is provided as an example. Other examples are available with reference to [the relevant information]. Figure 4A The examples described are different.

[0114] Figure 4B This is a diagram illustrating Example 424 associated with backscatter communication according to this disclosure.

[0115] Some wireless communication devices can be considered IoT devices, such as environmental IoT devices (sometimes called ultralight IoT devices) or similar IoT devices. In some cases, for example, Figure 4AThe RF energy harvesting system described herein can be implemented in association with IoT devices. IoT technologies may include passive IoT (e.g., NR passive IoT for 5G advanced), semi-passive IoT, ultra-lightweight IoT, or environmental IoT, etc. In passive IoT, the terminal (e.g., a radio frequency identification (RFID) device, tag, or similar device) may not include a battery, and the terminal can accumulate energy from radio signaling. Additionally, the terminal can accumulate solar energy to supplement the accumulated energy from radio signaling. In passive IoT, the communication distance can be up to 30 meters (or longer) to facilitate feasible network coverage over large areas (e.g., 5000 square meters) such as in a warehouse. Furthermore, the power consumption of the passive IoT terminal (e.g., UE) can be less than 0.1 milliwatts (mW) to support battery-free operation, and the terminal can be relatively inexpensive to facilitate cost-sensitive use. The positioning accuracy of the passive IoT terminal can be approximately 3 to 5 meters in both the horizontal and vertical directions.

[0116] Passive IoT combined with industrial sensors can be useful, for which battery replacement can be very difficult or undesirable (e.g., for security monitoring or fault detection in smart factories, infrastructure, or environments). Additionally, the characteristics of passive IoT devices, such as low cost, small size, maintenance-free operation, durability, and long lifespan, can facilitate smart logistics / warehousing (e.g., combined with automated asset management via RFID tag replacement). Furthermore, passive IoT can be combined with smart home networks for home appliance management, wearable devices (e.g., wearables for medical monitoring of patients that do not require battery replacement), and / or environmental monitoring. To achieve further cost reductions and zero-power communication, 5G+ / 6G wireless networks can utilize a type of passive IoT device known as an "ambient backscatter device" or "backscatter device."

[0117] like Figure 4B As shown, a backscattering device 426 (e.g., a tag, sensor, etc.), which may be an example of a passive IoT device, can employ a simplified hardware design (e.g., including a power divider, energy harvester, and microcontroller). This hardware design does not include a battery, allowing the backscattering device 426 to rely on energy harvesting for power, and does not include radio wave generation circuitry, enabling the backscattering device 426 to transmit information solely by reflecting radio waves. More specifically, the backscattering device 426 communicates with a reader 428 (e.g., UE 120, network node 110, or another network device) by modulating reflected radio signals from an RF source 430 (e.g., network node 110, UE 120, or another network device). In some examples, the RF source 430 and the reader 428 may be the same device or may be co-located. For example, in some cases, the reader 428 and the RF source 430 may be associated with the same network node 110.

[0118] To facilitate communication with backscattering device 426, RF source 430 may send an energy-harvesting wave to backscattering device 426. The energy-harvesting wave may be sent for a sufficient duration to achieve a target range communication phase between reader 428 and backscattering device 426. Additionally or alternatively, in some cases, the range between RF source 430 and backscattering device 426 may be limited by a minimum received power, such as -20 dBm, to trigger energy harvesting at backscattering device 426.

[0119] Once sufficient energy has accumulated at backscattering device 426, backscattering device 426 can begin reflecting radio waves radiated to it via backscattering link 432. For example, RF source 430 can initiate a communication session with a query (sometimes referred to as query-response communication), which can be a modulated envelope of a continuous wave (CW). Backscattering device 426 can respond by backscattering the CW. The communication session can include multiple rounds, such as for contention resolution when multiple backscattering devices respond to a query. The channel between RF source 430 and backscattering device 426 in backscattering link 432 can be associated with a first backscattering link channel response value (sometimes referred to as a first backscattering link channel coefficient or first backscattering link gain value) hBD. As described below, backscattering device 426 can have reflection on and reflection off periods that follow at least in part based on the pattern of information bits transmitted by backscattering device 426. Reader 428 can detect the reflection pattern of backscattering device 426 and obtain backscattering communication information via backscattering link 432. The channel between the reader 428 and the backscattering device 426 of the backscattering link 432 can be associated with a second backscattering link channel response value (sometimes referred to as the second backscattering link channel coefficient or the second backscattering link channel gain value) hDU. Furthermore, the RF source 430 and the reader 428 can communicate (e.g., reference signals and / or data signals) via the direct link 434. The channel between the RF source 430 and the reader 428 of the direct link 434 can be associated with a direct link channel response value (sometimes referred to as the direct link channel coefficient or the direct link channel gain value) hBU.

[0120] The backscattering device 426 can use information modulation schemes such as amplitude shift keying (ASK) modulation or on / off keying (OOK) modulation. For ASK or OOK modulation, the backscattering device 426 can enable reflection when transmitting an information bit "1" and disable reflection when transmitting an information bit "0". In backscatter communication, the RF source 430 can transmit a specific radio wave (e.g., a reference signal or data signal, such as PDSCH), which can be represented as x(n). The reader 428 can receive the radio wave x(n) directly from the RF source 430 via a direct link 434, and also receive the radio wave from the backscattering device 426, which modulates the radio wave and reflects it to the reader 428, via a backscattering link 432. The signal received at the reader 428 via the direct link 434, represented as h_BU(n)x(n) and indicated by reference numeral 436, is the product of the radio wave x(n) transmitted by the RF source 430 and the direct link channel response value hBU, plus any signal noise. The information bit signal of the backscattering device 426 can be represented as s(n), where s(n)∈{0,1}. Accordingly, the signal received at the reader 428 via the backscattering link 432 is represented as σ_f h_BD(n)h_DU(n)s(n)x(n) and indicated by reference numeral 438, which is the product of the signal x(n) transmitted by the RF source 430 multiplied by the first backscattering link channel response value hBD, the second backscattering link channel response value hDU, the information bit signal s(n) from the backscattering device 426, and the reflection coefficient σ_f associated with the backscattering device 426, plus any noise.

[0121] Therefore, the signal received at reader 428, which is the superposition of the signal received via direct link 434 and the signal received via backscatter link 432, can be represented as y(n), where y(n) = (h_BU(n) + σ_f h_BD(n) h_DU(n)s(n))x(n) + noise. This signal y(n) is indicated by reference numeral 440. As shown, when s(n) = 0 (indicated by reference numeral 442 in the graph shown at reference numeral 438), backscattering device 426 can turn off reflection, making the signal component σ_f h_BD(n)h_DU(n)s(n) equal to 0, and thus reader 428 only receives the signal from direct link 434 (e.g., y(n) = h_BU(n)x(n) + noise). When s(n) = 1 (indicated by reference numeral 444 in the graph shown at reference numeral 438), the backscattering device 426 can turn on reflection, such that the signal component σ_f h_BD(n)h_DU(n)s(n) equals σ_f h_BD(n)h_DU(n), and thus the reader 428 receives the superposition of the direct link 434 signal and the backscattered link 432 signal (e.g., y(n) = (h_BU(n) + σ_f h_BD(n)h_DU(n))x(n) + noise). In order to receive the information bits transmitted by the backscattering device 426, the reader 428 can first decode x(n) by treating the backscattered link 432 signal as interference, at least in part based on the direct link channel response value h_BU(n). The reader 428 can then detect the presence of the signal component σ_f h_BD(n)h_DU(n)x(n) by subtracting h_BU(n)x(n) from y(n). In some cases, the backscattering device 426 may not maintain the state from communication session to communication session, except for the contents stored in the memory of the backscattering device 426, such as the electronic product code (EPC) or similar information associated with the backscattering device 426.

[0122] Some IoT devices can be referred to as semi-passive IoT devices because communication between the reader and the IoT device does not require an energy harvesting waveform as a precondition. For example, a semi-passive IoT device may include a battery or similar energy source that can power the receiver and / or logic circuitry. For such devices, energy harvesting can still be triggered in some cases, such as for long-range communication. In such examples, the rectifier circuitry of the IoT device may have a hot-start capability from a battery or other energy source, and therefore may be associated with a lower minimum receive power requirement than that of a passive IoT device (e.g., -30dBm instead of -20dBm). However, long-range communication may require battery power consumption to incentivize each decoding. More specifically, for long-range communication where the energy harvesting rate is lower than required by the decoding circuitry, such as when the energy harvesting rate is below -30dBm, a semi-passive IoT device may consume battery power to incentivize each decoding.

[0123] In some cases, such as applications involving long-distance communication, sensing scenarios, and / or non-periodic services, active environmental IoT devices can be employed. Active environmental IoT devices can be devices capable of transmitting uplink triggers and thus initiating communication sessions from the IoT device side. For example, active environmental IoT devices may be associated with uplink transmissions that do not utilize power amplifiers (PAs) (e.g., transmissions in the range of 0dBm to 5dBm), and for these uplink transmissions, there are limited transmission capabilities, such as the ability to only transmit preambles to indicate uplink services. Environmental IoT processing can be implemented using one of several types of A-IoT processing, which may depend on the location of the transmitter and receiver. For example, single-site A-IoT may refer to A-IoT where the transmitter and receiver are co-located, dual-site A-IoT may refer to A-IoT where the transmitter and receiver are not co-located, and multi-site A-IoT may refer to A-IoT that can be based on dual single-site or dual-site and may include multiple transmitters and / or multiple receivers.

[0124] To ensure the proper operation of energy harvesting devices in cellular networks, different energy harvesting operations can be performed for different types of energy harvesting devices (e.g., different types of A-IoT devices and / or other energy harvesting devices). For example, different types of network nodes may require different optimization techniques to achieve their energy harvesting and corresponding functionality. To meet the diverse energy harvesting requirements of all types of network nodes, a dedicated entity can be used to efficiently and effectively manage energy harvesting operations in the cellular network (rather than individually configuring each device and / or scenario to facilitate energy harvesting). The task of this dedicated entity is to handle energy harvesting operations within the cellular network.

[0125] Some of the technologies and apparatus described herein include dedicated entities configured to manage the distribution and / or transfer of power to devices across a network and / or in an environment associated with one or more networks. In some respects, the dedicated entity may be referred to herein as an EMF, and in others, the dedicated entity may be referred to by different names and / or as a network node or any other term that may be used to describe a dedicated entity configured to manage the distribution and / or transfer of power to devices across a network and / or in an environment associated with one or more networks. An EMF may be implemented in a network node, such as, for example, in a CN network node, a RAN network node, and / or an external network node (e.g., a device outside a given cellular network).

[0126] The Energy Management Function (EMF) can be responsible for supporting, managing, and / or tracking energy distribution within an environment. In some aspects, for example, the EMF can interact with an Energy Activation Controller (AF), which can be, resemble, include, or be part of a network node associated with energy harvesting and / or distribution applications. The AF and / or another network node (e.g., an A-IoT device) can issue an energy session request to the EMF and receive an energy session response from the EMF. In some aspects, for example, based on the energy session request, the EMF can execute and / or configure another network node (or multiple network nodes) to perform an energy session. An energy session can be an interaction between at least two devices, in which one or more energy-related tasks are performed. For example, in some aspects, an energy session can include the exchange of capability information between the EMF and one or more network nodes, the selection of one or more network nodes, and / or the configuration of one or more network nodes. For example, in some aspects, an energy session can include the transmission and / or measurement of energy signals associated with energy signaling and / or distribution. By providing dedicated entities for managing energy distribution and / or delivery, some aspects enable efficient energy harvesting and distribution within cellular networks, thereby positively impacting network and / or device performance.

[0127] As indicated above, Figure 4B This is provided as an example. Other examples are available for comparison. Figure 4B The examples described are different.

[0128] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating example 500 related to energy management according to this disclosure. (See diagram for example.) Figure 5 As shown, network node 502 and network node 504 can communicate with each other. Network node 502 can also communicate with network node 506 and / or network node 508. Network node 506 can communicate with network node 508. In some aspects, any one or more of network nodes 502, 504, 506 and / or 508 can be, similar to, or include Figure 1 and Figure 2Network node 110 described in the text Figures 1 to 3 The UE and / or described in Figure 3 The network node 502 may be, include, or be included in the network node, the UE, and / or the one or more components of the decomposed base station architecture 300 depicted herein. In some aspects, network node 502 may be, include, or be included in the EMF. In some aspects, network node 504 may be, include, or be included in the AF. In some aspects, network node 506 may be, include, or be included in the UE and / or the RAN network node. In some aspects, network node 508 may be, include, or be included in the energy harvesting device and / or the A-IoT device. In some aspects, any or more of network nodes 502, 504, 506, and 508 may be, similar to, include, an external entity (e.g., an entity outside a particular cellular network), a RAN network node, a UE, and / or the A-IoT, etc., or may be included in the external entity, the RAN network node, the UE, and / or the A-IoT, etc.

[0129] As indicated by reference numeral 510 in the accompanying drawings, network node 504 can provide and network node 502 can obtain energy session requests. In some aspects, for example, network node 502 can obtain energy session requests via the EMF at network node 502. In some aspects, the EMF may include a core network component. In some aspects, the EMF may include a RAN component. In some aspects, the EMF may include only the RAN component. In some aspects, the EMF may be distributed. For example, in some aspects, the EMF may include a RAN component that communicates with the core network component of the EMF. For example, in some aspects, the RAN component of the EMF can obtain energy information associated with network node 506 from network node 506. In some aspects, the RAN component can provide energy session information to the core network component of the EMF based on the energy information. For example, in some aspects, providing an energy session response may include providing an energy session response to the AF at network node 504.

[0130] As indicated by reference numeral 512 in the accompanying drawings, network node 502 may perform an energy session in association with network node 506 and / or network node 508. In some aspects, performing an energy session may include obtaining energy information associated with network node 506 and / or network node 508. In some aspects, the energy information may indicate at least one of a charging rate or an energy distribution. In some aspects, the energy information may indicate one or more energy measurements.

[0131] In some aspects, as indicated by reference numeral 514, obtaining energy information may include receiving an energy session report signal. The energy session report signal may indicate energy information. In some aspects, the energy session report signal may be associated with a higher-layer signaling protocol. In some aspects, the energy session report signal may include at least one of an RRC message, a MAC CE, or a DCI.

[0132] In some aspects, performing an energy session may include facilitating a wireless charging task associated with network nodes 506 and / or 508. For example, facilitating a wireless charging task may include performing actions that help perform the wireless charging task. For example, in some aspects, facilitating a wireless charging task may include providing configuration information associated with the wireless charging task and / or sending energy signals. In some aspects, performing an energy session may include communicating capability information. For example, network node 508 may provide capability information to network node 506 and / or network node 506 may provide capability information to network node 502.

[0133] In some aspects, in response to receiving an energy session request, network node 502 may select network node 506 and / or network node 508. In some other aspects, network node 506 may select network node 508. In some aspects, for example, network nodes 502 and / or 506 may select network nodes based on selection parameters. Selection parameters may indicate at least one of the following: the capability associated with network node 506 and / or 508, the availability of network node 506 and / or 508, the location associated with network node 506 and / or 508, the available power associated with network node 506 and / or 508, the location of at least one additional network node, or the available power associated with at least one additional network node. For example, the capabilities associated with network nodes 506 and / or 508 may include at least one of the following: excitation input power, charging rate, wireless power conversion efficiency, maximum energy storage unit capacity, maximum memory size, supported waveforms, supported modulation, supported decoding schemes, timing parameters, clock calibration parameters, number of rectifiers, supported bandwidth, supported frequency bands, supported bandwidth portions, device type, supported decoding schemes, full-duplex capability, supported energy measurement, supported energy reporting schemes, maximum transmit power, or relative positioning.

[0134] In some aspects, as indicated by reference numeral 516, performing an energy session may include providing energy session configuration information to network nodes 506 and / or 508. The energy session configuration information may configure network nodes 506 and / or 508 to provide energy to another network node. For example, the energy session configuration information may configure network node 506 to provide energy to network node 508 (e.g., to send an energy signal thereto). In some aspects, the energy session configuration information may include at least one energy session configuration parameter. The at least one energy session configuration parameter may indicate at least one of an energy signal, waveform configuration, energy measurement, or energy measurement report format.

[0135] In some respects, as indicated by reference numeral 518, network node 506 (and / or network node 508) can provide and network node 502 (and / or network node 506) can receive energy session configuration requests. Network node 502 (and / or network node 506) can provide energy session configuration information based on receiving the energy session configuration request.

[0136] As shown by reference numeral 520, performing an energy session may include sending energy signals (e.g., from network node 506 to network node 508 and / or from network node 502 to network node 506). As shown by reference numeral 522, performing an energy session may include obtaining one or more energy measurements associated with a network node. For example, network node 502 may receive one or more energy measurements from network node 506. In some aspects, network node 506 may obtain one or more energy measurements from network node 508. One or more energy measurements may be included in energy information. In some aspects, performing an energy session may include obtaining an energy satisfaction calculation result. For example, the energy satisfaction calculation result may be based on one or more measurements and may indicate whether the total energy distribution associated with one or more network nodes and / or the network is satisfactory (e.g., meeting conditions such as a threshold or target range).

[0137] As indicated by reference numeral 524 in the accompanying drawings, network node 502 can provide and network node 504 can receive an energy session response. The energy session response may include, for example, an indication of energy session completion, energy information, and / or any other information associated with the energy session request and / or the energy session.

[0138] As indicated above, Figure 5 This is provided as an example. Other examples may be provided for... Figure 5 The examples described are different.

[0139] Figure 6A This is a diagram of Example 600 related to energy management according to this disclosure. (See diagram 600 for example.) Figure 6AAs shown, multiple network nodes can communicate with each other. The multiple network nodes may include EMF 602, a decomposed base station (e.g., gNB) 604 including CU 606 and DU 608, UE 610, and A-IoT device 612.

[0140] As shown by reference numeral 614 in the attached figure, one or more of EMF 602, CU 606, DU 608, and UE 610 can perform network node selection. For example, one or more of EMF 602, CU 606, DU 608, and UE 610 can perform network node selection based on selection parameters, as described above. Figure 5 As described. As shown by reference numeral 616, EMF 602 is available and CU 606 is available with EMF-RAN configuration. As shown by reference numeral 618, EMF 602 is available and A-IoT device 612 is available with EMF-A-IoT configuration. As shown by reference numeral 620, EMF 602 is available and UE 610 is available with EMF-UE configuration. For example, in some aspects, EMF 602 can configure selected network nodes 606, 608, and / or 610 to provide energy signaling, and can configure A-IoT to obtain energy (using certain energy harvesting parameters and / or frequency bands, etc.), and / or can configure other network devices, such as reconfigurable smart surfaces (RIS) that can help direct energy in an energy session.

[0141] Energy configuration parameters provided to network nodes 608, 610, and / or 612 may include, for example, energy signals to be transmitted and / or monitored, waveform configurations (e.g., waveform identifier, modulation, bandwidth, power, and / or sequence). In some aspects, EMF 602 may request configuration of UL or DL ​​signals from base station (e.g., gNB) 604, and base station 604 determines the configuration of network nodes 608, 610, and / or 612 with over-the-air resource transmission. As shown by reference numeral 622, DU 608, UE 610, and / or A-IoT device 612 may perform energy sessions, such as by transmitting energy signals and / or obtaining energy measurements. Energy measurements may include, for example, charge level, battery level, and / or charge success indicator, etc. As shown by reference numeral 624, UE 610 may provide UE measurement reports and EMF 602 may obtain UE measurement reports, and as shown by reference numeral 626, CU 606 may provide RAN node measurement reports and EMF 602 may obtain RAN node measurement reports.

[0142] As indicated above, Figure 6A This is provided as an example. Other examples are available for comparison. Figure 6A The examples described are different.

[0143] Figure 6BThis is a diagram of Example 628 related to energy management according to this disclosure. (See diagram 628 for example.) Figure 6B As shown, multiple network nodes can communicate with each other. These network nodes may include EMF 602, Energy Management Component (EMC) 630, and / or network node 632 (e.g., UE, RAN network node, and / or A-IoT device). For example, as described above... Figure 5 As described, the EMF may include a core network component and a RAN network component. For example, the core network component may be referred to as EMF 602, and the RAN network component may be referred to as EMC 630.

[0144] As shown by reference numeral 634, EMF 602 can provide and network node 632 can obtain energy session configuration information. As shown by reference numeral 636, network node 632 can provide and EMC 630 can obtain energy information. In some aspects, as shown by reference numeral 638, EMC 630 can perform energy satisfaction calculations and, as shown by reference numeral 640, can provide energy reports to EMF 602. Energy reports may include energy satisfaction calculation results and / or energy information, as described above. Figure 5 As described.

[0145] In some respects, implementing EMC 630 can improve efficiency by reducing data transfers, as it offloads the computational functions of EMF to EMC 630. In some respects, EMF 602 can be implemented entirely within the RAN (e.g., EMC 630). In other respects, only a portion of the EMF 602 functionality can be implemented within EMC 630, and EMC 630 can communicate with EMF 602 to achieve the full EMF 602 functionality while optimizing data transfers within the network.

[0146] As indicated above, Figure 6B This is provided as an example. Other examples are available for comparison. Figure 6B The examples described are different.

[0147] Figure 6C This is a diagram of Example 642 related to energy management according to this disclosure. (See diagram 642 for example.) Figure 6B As shown, multiple network nodes can communicate with each other. These network nodes may include AF 644, EMF 602, and Unified Data Management (UDM) network node 646. In some aspects, UDM network node 646 can be replaced by any number of other types of network nodes that can be configured to provide subscription services. For example, in some aspects, energy subscription network nodes can provide subscription services associated with energy sessions.

[0148] As shown by reference numeral 648, AF 644 can provide and EMF 602 can receive an energy session request. As shown by reference numeral 650, EMF 602 can provide and UDM 646 (or other energy subscription network node) can receive a subscription authorization request associated with the energy session request. As shown by reference numeral 652, UDM 646 (or other energy subscription network node) can provide and EMF 602 can receive a subscription authorization response. In some aspects, for example, the subscription authorization response may indicate whether the requested energy session is authorized based on the subscription level associated with AF 644. For example, in some aspects, only certain AFs may be authorized to use energy services (e.g., in conjunction with certain A-IoT devices). In some aspects, energy subscription network nodes may include and implement device-specific policies and / or location-specific policies, etc.

[0149] As indicated above, Figure 6C This is provided as an example. Other examples are available for comparison. Figure 6C The examples described are different.

[0150] Figure 7 This is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, at a network node or a device of a network node, according to the present disclosure. Example process 700 is an example in which a device or network node (e.g., network node 502) performs operations associated with energy management using EMF.

[0151] like Figure 7 As shown, in some aspects, process 700 may include obtaining an energy session request (box 710). For example, a network node (e.g., using...) Figure 11 The communication manager 1108 and / or receiving component 1102 depicted herein can receive energy session requests, as described above.

[0152] like Figure 7 Further shown, in some aspects, process 700 may include providing an energy session response to a second network node based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request (box 720). For example, the network node (e.g., using...) Figure 11 The communication manager 1108, receiving component 1102 and / or sending component 1104 described herein can provide an energy session response to the second network node based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request, as described above.

[0153] Process 700 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0154] In the first aspect, obtaining the energy session request includes obtaining the energy session request via the EMF at the first network node.

[0155] In the second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the EMF includes core network components.

[0156] In a third aspect, the EMF includes a RAN component, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects.

[0157] In the fourth aspect, the EMF includes only the RAN component, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects.

[0158] In the fifth aspect, the RAN component communicates with the core network component of the EMF, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects.

[0159] In the sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the RAN component obtains energy information associated with the third network node from the third network node.

[0160] In the seventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the RAN component provides energy session information to the core network component based on the energy information.

[0161] In the eighth aspect, providing the energy session response, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, includes providing the energy session response to the AF at the second network node.

[0162] In the ninth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, process 700 includes performing the energy session in association with a third network node.

[0163] In the tenth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, includes obtaining energy information associated with the third network node.

[0164] In the eleventh aspect, the energy information indicates at least one of the charging rate or energy distribution, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects.

[0165] In the twelfth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, the energy information indicates one or more energy measurements.

[0166] In the thirteenth aspect, obtaining the energy information, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, includes receiving an energy session report signal indicating the energy information.

[0167] In the fourteenth aspect, the energy session reporting signal is associated with a higher-level signaling protocol, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects.

[0168] In the fifteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, the energy session reporting signal includes at least one of RRC messages, MAC CE, or DCI.

[0169] In the sixteenth aspect, the energy session is performed alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, including facilitating wireless charging tasks associated with the third network node.

[0170] In the seventeenth aspect, the energy session is performed alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, including the communication of capability information.

[0171] In the eighteenth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, includes selecting the third network node.

[0172] In the nineteenth aspect, selecting the third network node, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighteenth aspects, includes selecting the third network node based on selection parameters.

[0173] In the twentieth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to nineteenth aspects, the selection parameter indicates at least one of the following: the capability associated with the third network node, the availability of the third network node, the location associated with the third network node, the available power associated with the third network node, the location of at least one additional network node, or the available power associated with at least one additional network node.

[0174] In the twenty-first aspect, individually or in combination with one or more of the first to twentieth aspects, the capability associated with the third network node includes at least one of the following: excitation input power, charging rate, wireless power conversion efficiency, maximum energy storage unit capacity, maximum memory size, supported waveforms, supported modulation, supported decoding schemes, timing parameters, clock calibration parameters, number of rectifiers, supported bandwidth, supported frequency bands, supported bandwidth portions, device type, supported decoding schemes, full-duplex capability, supported energy measurement, supported energy reporting schemes, maximum transmit power, or relative positioning.

[0175] In the twenty-second aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-first aspects, includes providing energy session configuration information to the third network node.

[0176] In the twenty-third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-second aspects, the energy session configuration information configures the third network node to provide energy to the fourth network node.

[0177] In the twenty-fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-third aspects, the energy session configuration information includes at least one energy session configuration parameter.

[0178] In the twenty-fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-fourth aspects, the at least one energy session configuration parameter indicates at least one of an energy signal, waveform configuration, energy measurement, or energy measurement report format.

[0179] In the twenty-sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-fifth aspects, process 700 includes receiving an energy session configuration request from the third network node, wherein providing the energy session configuration information includes providing the energy session configuration information based on receiving the energy session configuration request.

[0180] In the twenty-seventh aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-sixth aspects, includes sending energy signals.

[0181] In the twenty-eighth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-seventh aspects, includes obtaining one or more energy measurements associated with the third network node.

[0182] In aspect twenty-nine, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one through twenty-eight, includes obtaining energy satisfaction calculation results.

[0183] In the thirtieth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-ninth aspects, includes obtaining energy session report information from the third network node.

[0184] In the thirty-first aspect, the third network node includes, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirtieth aspects, a RAN network node, a UE, or an A-IoT device.

[0185] In aspect thirty-two, the second network node includes an external entity, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one through thirty-one.

[0186] In the thirty-third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirty-second aspects, the second network node includes at least one of a RAN network node, a UE, or an A-IoT device.

[0187] In the thirty-fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirty-third aspects, process 700 includes: providing a subscription authorization request associated with the energy session request to an energy subscription network node; and obtaining a subscription authorization response from the energy subscription network node.

[0188] although Figure 7 An example box of process 700 is shown, but in some respects, process 700 may include... Figure 7 The boxes depicted in the diagram may be fewer, different, or arranged differently than additional boxes, boxes, or boxes in a different manner. Alternatively, two or more boxes in the process 700 may be executed in parallel.

[0189] Figure 8 This is a diagram illustrating an example process 800 performed, for example, at a network node or a device of a network node, according to the present disclosure. Example process 800 is an example in which a device or network node (e.g., network node 504) performs operations associated with energy management using EMF.

[0190] like Figure 8 As shown, in some aspects, process 800 may include providing an energy session request to a second network node (box 810). For example, the network node (e.g., using...) Figure 11 The communication manager 1108 and / or the transmitting component 1104 described herein can provide an energy session request to the second network node, as described above.

[0191] like Figure 8 As further shown, in some aspects, process 800 may include obtaining an energy session response based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request (box 820). For example, a network node (e.g., using...) Figure 11 The communication manager 1108 and / or receiving component 1102 depicted herein can obtain an energy session response based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request, as described above.

[0192] Process 800 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0193] In the first aspect, providing the energy session request includes providing the energy session request via the EMF at the first network node.

[0194] In the second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the EMF includes core network components.

[0195] In a third aspect, the EMF includes a RAN component, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects.

[0196] In the fourth aspect, the EMF includes only the RAN component, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects.

[0197] In the fifth aspect, the RAN component communicates with the core network component of the EMF, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects.

[0198] In the sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the RAN component is configured to obtain energy information associated with the third network node from the third network node.

[0199] In the seventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, the RAN component is configured to provide energy session information to the core network component based on the energy information.

[0200] In the eighth aspect, obtaining the energy session response, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, includes obtaining the energy session response via the AF at the second network node.

[0201] In the ninth aspect, the energy session is associated with a third network node, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eighth aspects. For example, the energy session may be associated with obtaining energy information associated with the third network node.

[0202] In the tenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, the energy information indicates at least one of the charging rate or energy distribution.

[0203] In the eleventh aspect, the energy information indicates one or more energy measurements, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects.

[0204] In the twelfth aspect, the energy session is associated with a wireless charging task linked to the third network node, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects.

[0205] In the thirteenth aspect, the energy session is associated with the communication of capability information, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects.

[0206] In the fourteenth aspect, the energy session is associated with the transmission of energy signals, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects.

[0207] In the fifteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, the energy session is associated with one or more energy measurements related to the third network node.

[0208] In the sixteenth aspect, the energy session is associated with the energy satisfaction calculation results, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects.

[0209] In the seventeenth aspect, the second network node includes an external entity, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects.

[0210] In the eighteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, the second network node includes at least one of a RAN network node, a UE, or an A-IoT device.

[0211] although Figure 8 An example box of process 800 is shown, but in some respects, process 800 may include... Figure 8 The boxes depicted in the diagram may be fewer, different, or arranged differently than additional boxes. Alternatively, two or more boxes in the process 800 may be executed in parallel.

[0212] Figure 9 This is a diagram illustrating an example process 900 performed, for example, at a network node or a device of a network node, according to the present disclosure. Example process 900 is an example in which a device or network node (e.g., network node 502) performs operations associated with energy management using EMF.

[0213] like Figure 9 As shown, in some aspects, process 900 may include providing an energy session configuration to a second network node (box 910). For example, the network node (e.g., using...) Figure 11 The communication manager 1108 and / or the transmitting component 1104 depicted herein can provide energy session configuration to the second network node as described above.

[0214] like Figure 9 As further shown, in some aspects, process 900 may include performing an energy session based on the energy session configuration (box 920). For example, network nodes (e.g., using...) Figure 11 The communication manager 1108, receiving component 1102 and / or transmitting component 1104 described herein can perform an energy session based on the energy session configuration, as described above.

[0215] Process 900 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0216] In the first aspect, performing an energy session includes obtaining energy information associated with the second network node.

[0217] In the second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the energy information indicates at least one of the charging rate or the energy distribution.

[0218] In the third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the energy information indicates one or more energy measurements.

[0219] In the fourth aspect, obtaining the energy information, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, includes receiving an energy session report signal indicating the energy information.

[0220] In the fifth aspect, the energy session reporting signal is associated with a higher-level signaling protocol, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects.

[0221] In the sixth aspect, the energy session reporting signal includes, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, at least one of RRC messages, MAC CE, or DCI.

[0222] In the seventh aspect, the energy session is performed alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, including facilitating wireless charging tasks associated with the second network node.

[0223] In the eighth aspect, the energy session is performed alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, including the communication of capability information.

[0224] In the ninth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, includes selecting the second network node.

[0225] In the tenth aspect, selecting the second network node, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, includes selecting the second network node based on selection parameters.

[0226] In the eleventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the selection parameter indicates at least one of the following: the capability associated with the second network node, the availability of the second network node, the location associated with the second network node, the available power associated with the second network node, the location of at least one additional network node, or the available power associated with at least one additional network node.

[0227] In the twelfth aspect, individually or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, the capability associated with the second network node includes at least one of the following: excitation input power, charging rate, wireless power conversion efficiency, maximum energy storage unit capacity, maximum memory size, supported waveforms, supported modulation, supported decoding schemes, timing parameters, clock calibration parameters, number of rectifiers, supported bandwidth, supported frequency bands, supported bandwidth portions, device type, supported decoding schemes, full-duplex capability, supported energy measurement, supported energy reporting schemes, maximum transmit power, or relative positioning.

[0228] In the thirteenth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects, includes providing energy session configuration information to the second network node.

[0229] In the fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, the energy session configuration information configures the second network node to provide energy to the third network node.

[0230] In the fifteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, the energy session configuration information includes at least one energy session configuration parameter.

[0231] In the sixteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, the at least one energy session configuration parameter indicates at least one of energy signals, waveform configurations, energy measurements, or energy measurement report formats.

[0232] In the seventeenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, process 900 includes receiving an energy session configuration request from the second network node, wherein providing the energy session configuration information includes providing the energy session configuration information based on receiving the energy session configuration request.

[0233] In the eighteenth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, includes sending energy signals.

[0234] In the nineteenth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighteenth aspects, includes obtaining one or more energy measurements associated with the second network node.

[0235] In the twentieth aspect, the energy session is performed alone or in combination with one or more of the first to nineteenth aspects, including obtaining energy satisfaction calculation results.

[0236] In the twenty-first aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twentieth aspects, includes obtaining energy session report information from the second network node.

[0237] In the twenty-second aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-first aspects, the second network node includes a RAN network node, a UE, or an A-IoT device.

[0238] In the twenty-third aspect, the first network node includes an external entity, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-second aspects.

[0239] In the twenty-fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-third aspects, the first network node includes at least one of a RAN network node, a UE, or an A-IoT device.

[0240] In the twenty-fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-fourth aspects, process 900 includes: obtaining an energy session request from a third network node; and providing an energy session response to the third network node based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0241] In the twenty-sixth aspect, obtaining the energy session request, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-fifth aspects, includes obtaining the energy session request via the EMF at the first network node.

[0242] In the twenty-seventh aspect, the EMF includes core network components, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-sixth aspects.

[0243] In the twenty-eighth aspect, the EMF includes a RAN component, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-seventh aspects.

[0244] In aspect 29, the EMF includes only the RAN component, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects 1 to 28.

[0245] In the thirtieth aspect, the RAN component communicates with the core network component of the EMF, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-ninth aspects.

[0246] In the thirty-first aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirtieth aspects, the RAN component obtains energy information associated with the third network node from the third network node.

[0247] In aspect thirty-two, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one through thirty-one, the RAN component provides energy session information to the core network component based on the energy information.

[0248] In aspect thirty-three, providing the energy session response, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one through thirty-two, includes providing the energy session response to the application function (AF) at the third network node.

[0249] although Figure 9 An example box of process 900 is shown, but in some respects, process 900 may include... Figure 9 The boxes depicted in the diagram may be fewer, different, or arranged differently than additional boxes. Alternatively, two or more boxes in the process 900 may be executed in parallel.

[0250] Figure 10 This is a diagram illustrating an example process 1000 performed, for example, at a network node or a device of a network node, according to this disclosure. Example process 1000 is an example in which a device or network node (e.g., network node 506) performs operations associated with energy management using EMF.

[0251] like Figure 10 As shown, in some aspects, process 1000 may include obtaining energy session configuration (box 1010). For example, network nodes (e.g., using...) Figure 11 The communication manager 1108 and / or receiving component 1102 depicted herein can obtain the energy session configuration as described above.

[0252] like Figure 10 As further shown, in some aspects, process 1000 may include performing an energy session in association with a second network node based on the energy session configuration (box 1020). For example, the network node (e.g., using...) Figure 11 The communication manager 1108, receiving component 1102 and / or transmitting component 1104 described herein can perform an energy session in association with a second network node based on the energy session configuration, as described above.

[0253] Process 1000 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0254] In the first aspect, performing an energy session includes providing energy information associated with the first network node.

[0255] In the second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the energy information indicates at least one of the charging rate or the energy distribution.

[0256] In the third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the energy information indicates one or more energy measurements.

[0257] In the fourth aspect, providing the energy information, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, includes sending an energy session report signal indicating the energy information.

[0258] In the fifth aspect, the energy session reporting signal is associated with a higher-level signaling protocol, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects.

[0259] In the sixth aspect, the energy session reporting signal includes, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, at least one of RRC messages, MAC CE, or DCI.

[0260] In the seventh aspect, the energy session is performed alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, including facilitating wireless charging tasks associated with the first network node.

[0261] In the eighth aspect, the energy session is performed alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, including the communication of capability information.

[0262] In the ninth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, includes obtaining instructions for the selection of the first network node.

[0263] In the tenth aspect, the selection of the first network node is based on selection parameters, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects.

[0264] In the eleventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, the selection parameter indicates at least one of the following: the capability associated with the first network node, the availability of the first network node, the location associated with the first network node, the available power associated with the first network node, the location of at least one additional network node, or the available power associated with at least one additional network node.

[0265] In the twelfth aspect, individually or in combination with one or more of the first to eleventh aspects, the capability associated with the first network node includes at least one of the following: excitation input power, charging rate, wireless power conversion efficiency, maximum energy storage unit capacity, maximum memory size, supported waveforms, supported modulation, supported decoding schemes, timing parameters, clock calibration parameters, number of rectifiers, supported bandwidth, supported frequency bands, supported bandwidth portions, device type, supported decoding schemes, full-duplex capability, supported energy measurement, supported energy reporting schemes, maximum transmit power, or relative positioning.

[0266] In the thirteenth aspect, the energy session configuration includes energy session configuration information, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twelfth aspects.

[0267] In the fourteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to thirteenth aspects, the energy session configuration information configures the first network node to provide energy to the third network node.

[0268] In the fifteenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourteenth aspects, the energy session configuration information includes at least one energy session configuration parameter.

[0269] In the sixteenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifteenth aspects, the at least one energy session configuration parameter indicates at least one of energy signals, waveform configurations, energy measurements, or energy measurement report formats.

[0270] In the seventeenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixteenth aspects, process 1000 includes providing an energy session configuration request to the second network node, wherein obtaining the energy session configuration information includes obtaining the energy session configuration information based on the energy session configuration request.

[0271] In the eighteenth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventeenth aspects, includes at least one of sending or receiving energy signals.

[0272] In the nineteenth aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighteenth aspects, includes providing one or more energy measurements associated with the first network node.

[0273] In the twentieth aspect, the energy session is performed alone or in combination with one or more of the first to nineteenth aspects, including obtaining energy satisfaction calculation results.

[0274] In the twenty-first aspect, performing the energy session, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twentieth aspects, includes providing energy session reporting information to the second network node.

[0275] In the twenty-second aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-first aspects, the second network node includes a RAN network node, a UE, or an A-IoT device.

[0276] In the twenty-third aspect, the first network node includes an external entity, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-second aspects.

[0277] In the twenty-fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to twenty-third aspects, the first network node includes at least one of a RAN network node, a UE, or an A-IoT device.

[0278] although Figure 10 An example box of process 1000 is shown, but in some respects, process 1000 may include... Figure 10 The boxes depicted in the diagram are compared to additional boxes, fewer boxes, different boxes, or boxes arranged in a different manner. Additionally or alternatively, two or more boxes in the process 1000 may be executed in parallel.

[0279] Figure 11 This is a diagram illustrating an example device 1100 for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. Device 1100 may be a network node, or a network node may include device 1100. In some aspects, device 1100 includes a receiving component 1102 and a transmitting component 1104, which can communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, device 1100 can use the receiving component 1102 and the transmitting component 1104 to communicate with another device 1106 (such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device). As further shown, device 1100 may include a communication manager 1108. The communication manager 1108 may be, similar to, or include... Figure 1 and Figure 2 The communication manager 140 and / or communication manager 150 depicted herein, or included therein, may be included. In some aspects, the communication manager 1108 may include a receiving component 1102 and / or a transmitting component 1104.

[0280] In some respects, device 1100 can be configured to perform the functions described herein. Figures 5 to 6C The described one or more operations. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1100 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as Figure 7 The process 700 Figure 8The process 800 Figure 9 The process 900 Figure 10 The process 1000 or a combination thereof. In some respects, Figure 11 The device 1100 and / or one or more components shown may include a combination Figure 2 One or more components of the described network node. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 11 One or more components shown can be combined Figure 2 Implementation within one or more of the described components. Additionally or alternatively, one or more components in the set of components may be implemented at least partially as software stored in one or more memories. For example, a component (or a portion thereof) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by one or more controllers or one or more processors to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0281] Receiver 1102 may receive communications from device 1106, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. Receiver 1102 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of device 1100. In some aspects, receiver 1102 may perform signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, etc.) and may provide the processed signals to one or more other components of device 1100. In some aspects, receiver 1102 may include combinations of... Figure 2 The described network node includes one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more demodulators, one or more MIMO detectors, one or more receiver processors, one or more controllers / processors, one or more memories, or combinations thereof.

[0282] Transmitting component 1104 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to device 1106. In some aspects, one or more other components of device 1100 may generate communications and provide the generated communications to transmitting component 1104 for transmission to device 1106. In some aspects, transmitting component 1104 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, etc.) on the generated communications and may transmit the processed signals to device 1106. In some aspects, transmitting component 1104 may include combinations of... Figure 2The described network node includes one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more modulators, one or more transmit MIMO processors, one or more transmit processors, one or more controllers / processors, one or more memories, or combinations thereof. In some aspects, the transmit component 1104 may co-located with the receive component 1102 in one or more transceivers.

[0283] The communication manager 1108 and / or the receiving component 1102 may receive an energy session request. The communication manager 1108 and / or the sending component 1104 may provide an energy session response to the second network node based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0284] The communication manager 1108, the receiving component 1102, and / or the transmitting component 1104 can perform the energy session in association with a third network node.

[0285] The communication manager 1108 and / or the receiving component 1102 may receive an energy session configuration request from the third network node, wherein providing the energy session configuration information includes providing the energy session configuration information based on receiving the energy session configuration request.

[0286] The communication manager 1108 and / or the sending component 1104 can provide the energy subscription network node with a subscription authorization request associated with the energy session request.

[0287] The communication manager 1108 and / or the receiving component 1102 can obtain a subscription authorization response from the energy subscription network node.

[0288] The communication manager 1108 and / or the transmitting component 1104 may provide an energy session request to the second network node. The communication manager 1108 and / or the receiving component 1102 may obtain an energy session response based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0289] The communication manager 1108 and / or the transmitting component 1104 can provide an energy session configuration to the second network node. The communication manager 1108, the receiving component 1102, and / or the transmitting component 1104 can execute an energy session based on this energy session configuration.

[0290] The receiving component 1102 may receive an energy session configuration request from the second network node, wherein providing the energy session configuration information includes providing the energy session configuration information based on receiving the energy session configuration request.

[0291] The communication manager 1108 and / or the receiving component 1102 can obtain energy session requests from a third network node.

[0292] The communication manager 1108 and / or the sending component 1104 may provide an energy session response to the third network node based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0293] The communication manager 1108 and / or the receiving component 1102 can obtain the energy session configuration. The communication manager 1108, the receiving component 1102, and / or the transmitting component 1104 can perform an energy session in association with a second network node based on the energy session configuration.

[0294] The communication manager 1108 and / or the transmitting component 1104 may provide the second network node with an energy session configuration request, wherein obtaining the energy session configuration information includes obtaining the energy session configuration information based on the energy session configuration request.

[0295] Figure 11 The number and arrangement of components shown are provided as an example. In reality, they can exist in combination with... Figure 11 The components shown are compared to additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner. Furthermore, Figure 11 The two or more components shown can be implemented within a single component, or Figure 11 The single component shown can be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 11 The set (one or more) components shown are executable and described as being composed of Figure 11 The other set of components shown in the diagram performs one or more functions.

[0296] Figure 12 This is an illustration of an example 1200 of a hardware implementation of a device 1205 for employing a processing system 1210 according to the present disclosure. The device 1205 may be a network node or may be located at a network node (e.g., included in a network node).

[0297] Processing system 1210 may be implemented using a bus architecture typically represented by bus 1215. Bus 1215 may include any number of interconnect buses and bridges, depending on the specific application of processing system 1210 and overall design constraints. Bus 1215 links together various circuits including one or more processors and / or hardware components (represented by processor (or processing circuitry) 1220, illustrated components, and computer-readable medium / memory (or memory circuitry) 1225). Processor 1220 may include multiple processors, such as processor 1220a, processor 1220b, and processor 1220c. Memory 1225 may include multiple memories, such as memory 1225a, memory 1225b, and memory 1225c. Bus 1215 may also link various other circuits, such as timing sources, peripherals, voltage regulators, and / or power management circuitry.

[0298] Processing system 1210 may be coupled to one or more transceivers 1230. Transceiver 1230 is coupled to one or more antennas 1235. Transceiver 1230 provides components for communicating with various other devices via a transmission medium. Transceiver 1230 receives signals from one or more antennas 1235, extracts information from the received signals, and provides the extracted information to processing system 1210 (specifically, receiving component 1102). Furthermore, transceiver 1230 receives information from processing system 1210 (specifically, transmitting component 1104) and generates signals to be applied to one or more antennas 1235 based at least in part on the received information.

[0299] Processing system 1210 includes one or more processors 1220 coupled to computer-readable medium / memory 1225. Processor 1220 is responsible for general processing, including executing software stored on computer-readable medium / memory 1225. When executed by processor 1220, the software causes processing system 1210 to perform the various functions described herein with respect to any particular device. Computer-readable medium / memory 1225 can also be used to store data manipulated by processor 1220 during software execution. The processing system also includes at least one of the illustrated components. A component may be: a software module running in processor 1220, residing in / stored on computer-readable medium / memory 1225, one or more hardware modules coupled to processor 1220, or some combination thereof.

[0300] In some aspects, processing system 1210 may be a component of UE 120 and may include one or more memories (such as memory 282) and / or may include one or more processors (such as at least one of TX MIMO processor 266, RX processor 258, and / or controller / processor 280). In some aspects, apparatus 1205 for wireless communication includes components for: obtaining a power session configuration; and performing a power session in association with a second network node based on the power session configuration. The aforementioned components may be one or more of the aforementioned components of processing system 1210 of apparatus 1100 and / or apparatus 1205 configured to perform the functions stated by the aforementioned components. As described elsewhere herein, processing system 1210 may include TX MIMO processor 266, RX processor 258, and / or controller / processor 280. In one configuration, the aforementioned components may be TX MIMO processor 266, RX processor 258, and / or controller / processor 280 configured to perform the functions and / or operations stated herein.

[0301] In some aspects, the processing system 1210 may be a component of the base station 110 and may include one or more memories (such as memory 242), and / or may include one or more processors (such as at least one of TX MIMO processor 230, RX processor 238, and / or controller / processor 240). In some aspects, the apparatus 1205 for wireless communication includes components for: obtaining an energy session request; and providing an energy session response to a second network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request. In some aspects, the apparatus 1205 for wireless communication includes components for: providing an energy session request to a second network node; and obtaining an energy session response based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request. In some aspects, the apparatus 1205 for wireless communication includes components for: providing an energy session configuration to a second network node; and performing an energy session based on the energy session configuration. In some aspects, the apparatus 1205 for wireless communication includes components for: obtaining an energy session configuration; and performing an energy session in association with a second network node based on the energy session configuration. The aforementioned components may be one or more of the aforementioned components of the processing system 1210 of the means 1100 and / or means 1205 configured to perform the functions described herein. As described elsewhere herein, the processing system 1210 may include a TX MIMO processor 230, a receiver processor 238, and / or a controller / processor 240. In one configuration, the aforementioned components may be the TX MIMO processor 230, the receiver processor 238, and / or the controller / processor 240 configured to perform the functions and / or operations described herein.

[0302] Figure 12 This is provided as an example. Other examples can be combined with it. Figure 12 The examples described are different.

[0303] Figure 13 This is a diagram illustrating an example 1300 of a specific implementation of code and circuitry for device 1305 according to the present disclosure. The circuitry may include processing circuitry and memory circuitry. Device 1305 may be a network node, or a network node may include device 1305.

[0304] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include circuitry (circuit 1320) for obtaining an energy session request. For example, circuitry 1320 may enable device 1305 to obtain an energy session request.

[0305] like Figure 13As shown, device 1305 may include code (code 1325) stored in computer-readable medium 1225 for obtaining an energy session request. For example, when executed by processor 1220, code 1325 may cause processor 1220 to cause transceiver 1230 to obtain an energy session request.

[0306] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include circuitry (circuit 1330) for providing an energy session response. For example, circuitry 1330 may enable device 1305 to provide an energy session response to a second network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0307] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include code (code 1335) stored in computer-readable medium 1225 for providing an energy session response. For example, when executed by processor 1220, code 1335 may cause processor 1220 to cause transceiver 1230 to provide an energy session response to a second network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0308] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include circuitry (circuit 1340) for providing an energy session request. For example, circuitry 1340 may enable device 1305 to provide an energy session request to a second network node.

[0309] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include code (code 1345) stored in computer-readable medium 1225 for providing an energy session request. For example, when executed by processor 1220, code 1345 may cause processor 1220 to cause transceiver 1230 to provide an energy session request to a second network node.

[0310] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include circuitry (circuit 1350) for obtaining an energy session response based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request. For example, circuitry 1350 may enable device 1305 to obtain an energy session response based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0311] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include code (code 1355) stored in computer-readable medium 1225 for obtaining an energy session response. For example, when executed by processor 1220, code 1355 may cause processor 1220 to cause transceiver 1230 to obtain an energy session response based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0312] like Figure 13As shown, device 1305 may include circuitry (circuit 1360) for providing energy session configuration. For example, circuitry 1360 may enable device 1305 to provide energy session configuration to a second network node.

[0313] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include code (code 1365) stored in computer-readable medium 1225 for providing energy session configuration. For example, when executed by processor 1220, code 1365 may cause processor 1220 to cause transceiver 1230 to provide energy session configuration to a second network node.

[0314] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include circuitry (circuit 1370) for performing an energy session. For example, circuitry 1370 may enable device 1305 to perform an energy session based on the energy session configuration.

[0315] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include code (code 1375) stored in computer-readable medium 1225 for performing an energy session. For example, when executed by processor 1220, code 1375 may cause processor 1220 to cause transceiver 1230 to perform an energy session based on the energy session configuration.

[0316] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include circuitry (circuit 1380) for obtaining an energy session configuration. For example, circuitry 1380 may enable device 1305 to obtain an energy session configuration.

[0317] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include code (code 1385) stored in computer-readable medium 1225 for obtaining energy session configuration. For example, when executed by processor 1220, code 1385 may cause processor 1220 to enable transceiver 1230 to obtain energy session configuration.

[0318] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include circuitry (circuit 1370) for performing an energy session. For example, circuitry 1370 may enable device 1305 to perform an energy session in association with a second network node based on the energy session configuration.

[0319] like Figure 13 As shown, device 1305 may include code (code 1375) stored in computer-readable medium 1225 for performing an energy session. For example, when executed by processor 1220, code 1375 may cause processor 1220 to cause transceiver 1230 to perform an energy session in association with a second network node based on the energy session configuration.

[0320] Figure 13 This is provided as an example. Other examples can be combined with it. Figure 13 The examples described are different.

[0321] The following provides an overview of some aspects of this disclosure:

[0322] Aspect 1: A method for wireless communication performed at a device at a first network node, the method comprising: obtaining an energy session request; and providing an energy session response to a second network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0323] Aspect 2: According to the method of aspect 1, obtaining the energy session request includes obtaining the energy session request via the energy management function (EMF) at the first network node.

[0324] Aspect 3: According to the method of aspect 2, the EMF includes core network components.

[0325] Aspect 4: The method according to any one of Aspects 2 or 3, wherein the EMF includes a radio access network (RAN) component.

[0326] Aspect 5: According to the method of aspect 4, wherein the EMF comprises only the RAN component.

[0327] Aspect 6: According to the method of aspect 4, wherein the RAN component communicates with the core network component of the EMF.

[0328] Aspect 7: The method according to any one of Aspects 4 to 6, wherein the RAN component obtains energy information associated with the third network node from the third network node.

[0329] Aspect 8: According to the method of aspect 7, wherein the RAN component provides energy session information to the core network component based on the energy information.

[0330] Aspect 9: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 8, wherein providing the energy session response includes providing the energy session response to the application function (AF) at the second network node.

[0331] Aspect 10: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 9, the method further comprising performing the energy session in association with a third network node.

[0332] Aspect 11: According to the method of aspect 10, performing the energy session includes obtaining energy information associated with the third network node.

[0333] Aspect 12: According to the method of aspect 11, wherein the energy information indicates at least one of charging rate or energy distribution.

[0334] Aspect 13: The method according to any one of Aspects 11 or 12, wherein the energy information indicates one or more energy measurements.

[0335] Aspect 14: The method according to any one of aspects 11 to 13, wherein obtaining the energy information includes receiving an energy session report signal indicating the energy information.

[0336] Aspect 15: According to the method of aspect 14, the energy session reporting signal is associated with a higher-layer signaling protocol.

[0337] Aspect 16: The method according to any one of claim 14 or 15, wherein the energy session reporting signal comprises at least one of a radio resource control (RRC) message, a media access control element (MAC CE), or a downlink control information (DCI).

[0338] Aspect 17: The method according to any one of Aspects 10 to 16, wherein performing the energy session includes facilitating a wireless charging task associated with the third network node.

[0339] Aspect 18: The method according to any one of Aspects 10 to 17, wherein performing the energy session includes conveying capability information.

[0340] Aspect 19: The method according to any one of Aspects 10 to 18, wherein performing the energy session includes selecting the third network node.

[0341] Aspect 20: According to the method of aspect 19, selecting the third network node includes selecting the third network node based on selection parameters.

[0342] Aspect 21: According to the method of aspect 20, wherein the selection parameter indicates at least one of the following: capability associated with the third network node, availability of the third network node, location associated with the third network node, available power associated with the third network node, location of at least one additional network node, or available power associated with at least one additional network node.

[0343] Aspect 22: According to the method of aspect 21, the capabilities associated with the third network node include at least one of the following: excitation input power, charging rate, wireless power conversion efficiency, maximum energy storage unit capacity, maximum memory size, supported waveforms, supported modulation, supported decoding schemes, timing parameters, clock calibration parameters, number of rectifiers, supported bandwidth, supported frequency bands, supported bandwidth portions, device type, supported decoding schemes, full-duplex capability, supported energy measurement, supported energy reporting schemes, maximum transmit power, or relative positioning.

[0344] Aspect 23: The method according to any one of Aspects 10 to 22, wherein performing the energy session includes providing energy session configuration information to the third network node.

[0345] Aspect 24: According to the method of aspect 23, wherein the energy session configuration information configures the third network node to provide energy to the fourth network node.

[0346] Aspect 25: The method according to any one of claims 23 or 24, wherein the energy session configuration information includes at least one energy session configuration parameter.

[0347] Aspect 26: According to the method of aspect 25, wherein the at least one energy session configuration parameter indicates at least one of an energy signal, waveform configuration, energy measurement, or energy measurement report format.

[0348] Aspect 27: The method according to any one of Aspects 23 to 26, the method further comprising receiving an energy session configuration request from the third network node, wherein providing the energy session configuration information includes providing the energy session configuration information based on receiving the energy session configuration request.

[0349] Aspect 28: The method according to any one of aspects 10 to 27, wherein performing the energy session includes sending an energy signal.

[0350] Aspect 29: The method according to any one of Aspects 10 to 28, wherein performing the energy session includes obtaining one or more energy measurements associated with the third network node.

[0351] Aspect 30: The method according to any one of aspects 10 to 29, wherein performing the energy session includes obtaining an energy satisfaction calculation result.

[0352] Aspect 31: The method according to any one of Aspects 10 to 30, wherein performing the energy session includes obtaining energy session report information from the third network node.

[0353] Aspect 32: The method according to any one of Aspects 10 to 31, wherein the third network node includes a radio access network (RAN) network node, user equipment (UE), or environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0354] Aspect 33: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 32, wherein the second network node includes an external entity.

[0355] Aspect 34: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 32, wherein the second network node includes at least one of a radio access network (RAN) network node, a user equipment (UE) or an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0356] Aspect 35: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 34, the method further comprising: providing a subscription authorization request associated with the energy session request to an energy subscription network node; and obtaining a subscription authorization response from the energy subscription network node.

[0357] Aspect 36: A method of wireless communication performed at a device at a first network node, the method comprising: providing an energy session request to a second network node; and obtaining an energy session response based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0358] Aspect 37: According to the method of aspect 36, providing the energy session request includes providing the energy session request via the energy management function (EMF) at the first network node.

[0359] Aspect 38: The method according to aspect 37, wherein the EMF includes a core network component.

[0360] Aspect 39: The method according to any one of Aspects 37 or 38, wherein the EMF includes a radio access network (RAN) component.

[0361] Aspect 40: The method according to aspect 39, wherein the EMF comprises only the RAN component.

[0362] Aspect 41: The method according to any one of Aspects 39 or 40, wherein the RAN component communicates with the core network component of the EMF.

[0363] Aspect 42: The method according to any one of aspects 39 to 41, wherein the RAN component is configured to obtain energy information associated with the third network node from the third network node.

[0364] Aspect 43: According to the method of aspect 42, wherein the RAN component is configured to provide energy session information to the core network component based on the energy information.

[0365] Aspect 44: The method according to any one of Aspects 36 to 43, wherein obtaining the energy session response includes obtaining the energy session response via an application function (AF) at the second network node.

[0366] Aspect 45: The method according to any one of Aspects 36 to 44, wherein the energy session is associated with a third network node.

[0367] Aspect 46: According to the method of aspect 45, the energy session is associated with obtaining energy information associated with the third network node.

[0368] Aspect 47: The method according to aspect 46, wherein the energy information indicates at least one of charging rate or energy distribution.

[0369] Aspect 48: The method according to any one of Aspects 46 or 47, wherein the energy information indicates one or more energy measurements.

[0370] Aspect 49: The method according to any one of Aspects 45 to 48, wherein the energy session is associated with a wireless charging task connected to the third network node.

[0371] Aspect 50: The method according to any one of Aspects 45 to 49, wherein the energy session is associated with the communication of capability information.

[0372] Aspect 51: The method according to any one of aspects 45 to 50, wherein the energy session is associated with the transmission of an energy signal.

[0373] Aspect 52: The method according to any one of Aspects 45 to 51, wherein the energy session is associated with one or more energy measurements associated with the third network node.

[0374] Aspect 53: The method according to any one of Aspects 45 to 52, wherein the energy session is associated with an energy satisfaction calculation result.

[0375] Aspect 54: The method according to any one of Aspects 36 to 53, wherein the second network node includes an external entity.

[0376] Aspect 55: The method according to any one of Aspects 36 to 54, wherein the second network node comprises at least one of a radio access network (RAN) network node, a user equipment (UE) or an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0377] Aspect 56: A method of wireless communication performed at a device at a first network node, the method comprising: providing an energy session configuration to a second network node; and performing an energy session based on the energy session configuration.

[0378] Aspect 57: According to the method of aspect 56, performing the energy session includes obtaining energy information associated with the second network node.

[0379] Aspect 58: The method according to aspect 57, wherein the energy information indicates at least one of charging rate or energy distribution.

[0380] Aspect 59: The method according to any one of Aspects 57 or 58, wherein the energy information indicates one or more energy measurements.

[0381] Aspect 60: The method according to any one of Aspects 57 to 59, wherein obtaining the energy information includes receiving an energy session report signal indicating the energy information.

[0382] Aspect 61: According to the method of aspect 60, the energy session reporting signal is associated with a higher-layer signaling protocol.

[0383] Aspect 62: The method according to any one of claim 60 or 61, wherein the energy session reporting signal comprises at least one of a radio resource control (RRC) message, a media access control element (MAC CE), or a downlink control information (DCI).

[0384] Aspect 63: The method according to any one of aspects 56 to 62, wherein performing the energy session includes facilitating a wireless charging task associated with the second network node.

[0385] Aspect 64: The method according to any one of aspects 56 to 63, wherein performing the energy session includes conveying capability information.

[0386] Aspect 65: The method according to any one of aspects 56 to 64, wherein performing the energy session includes selecting the second network node.

[0387] Aspect 66: According to the method of aspect 65, selecting the second network node includes selecting the second network node based on selection parameters.

[0388] Aspect 67: According to the method of aspect 66, wherein the selection parameter indicates at least one of the following: capability associated with the second network node, availability of the second network node, location associated with the second network node, available power associated with the second network node, location of at least one additional network node, or available power associated with at least one additional network node.

[0389] Aspect 68: According to the method of aspect 67, the capabilities associated with the second network node include at least one of the following: excitation input power, charging rate, wireless power conversion efficiency, maximum energy storage unit capacity, maximum memory size, supported waveforms, supported modulation, supported decoding schemes, timing parameters, clock calibration parameters, number of rectifiers, supported bandwidth, supported frequency bands, supported bandwidth portions, device type, supported decoding schemes, full-duplex capability, supported energy measurement, supported energy reporting schemes, maximum transmit power, or relative positioning.

[0390] Aspect 69: The method according to any one of Aspects 56 to 68, wherein performing the energy session includes providing energy session configuration information to the second network node.

[0391] Aspect 70: The method according to aspect 69, wherein the energy session configuration information configures the second network node to provide energy to the third network node.

[0392] Aspect 71: The method according to any one of claims 69 or 70, wherein the energy session configuration information includes at least one energy session configuration parameter.

[0393] Aspect 72: According to the method of aspect 71, wherein the at least one energy session configuration parameter indicates at least one of an energy signal, waveform configuration, energy measurement, or energy measurement report format.

[0394] Aspect 73: The method according to any one of aspects 69 to 72, the method further comprising receiving an energy session configuration request from the second network node, wherein providing the energy session configuration information includes providing the energy session configuration information based on receiving the energy session configuration request.

[0395] Aspect 74: The method according to any one of aspects 56 to 73, wherein performing the energy session includes sending an energy signal.

[0396] Aspect 75: The method according to any one of aspects 56 to 74, wherein performing the energy session includes obtaining one or more energy measurements associated with the second network node.

[0397] Aspect 76: The method according to any one of aspects 56 to 75, wherein performing the energy session includes obtaining an energy satisfaction calculation result.

[0398] Aspect 77: The method according to any one of aspects 56 to 76, wherein performing the energy session includes obtaining energy session report information from the second network node.

[0399] Aspect 78: The method according to any one of Aspects 56 to 77, wherein the second network node includes a radio access network (RAN) network node, user equipment (UE), or environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0400] Aspect 79: The method according to any one of aspects 56 to 78, wherein the first network node includes an external entity.

[0401] Aspect 80: The method according to any one of Aspects 56 to 79, wherein the first network node includes at least one of a radio access network (RAN) network node, a user equipment (UE) or an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0402] Aspect 81: The method according to any one of Aspects 56 to 80, the method further comprising: obtaining an energy session request from a third network node; and providing an energy session response to the third network node based on an energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

[0403] Aspect 82: According to the method of aspect 81, obtaining the energy session request includes obtaining the energy session request via the energy management function (EMF) at the first network node.

[0404] Aspect 83: The method according to aspect 82, wherein the EMF includes a core network component.

[0405] Aspect 84: The method according to any one of Aspects 82 or 83, wherein the EMF includes a radio access network (RAN) component.

[0406] Aspect 85: The method according to aspect 84, wherein the EMF comprises only the RAN component.

[0407] Aspect 86: The method according to any one of Aspects 84 or 85, wherein the RAN component communicates with the core network component of the EMF.

[0408] Aspect 87: The method according to any one of Aspects 84 to 86, wherein the RAN component obtains energy information associated with the third network node from the third network node.

[0409] Aspect 88: According to the method of aspect 87, wherein the RAN component provides energy session information to the core network component based on the energy information.

[0410] Aspect 89: The method according to any one of Aspects 81 to 88, wherein providing the energy session response includes providing the energy session response to the application function (AF) at the third network node.

[0411] Aspect 90: A method for wireless communication performed by a device at a first network node, the method comprising: obtaining an energy session configuration; and performing an energy session in association with a second network node based on the energy session configuration.

[0412] Aspect 91: According to the method of aspect 90, performing the energy session includes providing energy information associated with the first network node.

[0413] Aspect 92: The method according to aspect 91, wherein the energy information indicates at least one of charging rate or energy distribution.

[0414] Aspect 93: The method according to any one of aspects 91 or 92, wherein the energy information indicates one or more energy measurements.

[0415] Aspect 94: The method according to any one of aspects 91 to 93, wherein providing the energy information includes sending an energy session report signal indicating the energy information.

[0416] Aspect 95: The method according to aspect 94, wherein the energy session reporting signal is associated with a higher-level signaling protocol.

[0417] Aspect 96: The method according to any one of claims 94 or 95, wherein the energy session reporting signal comprises at least one of a radio resource control (RRC) message, a media access control element (MAC CE), or a downlink control information (DCI).

[0418] Aspect 97: The method according to any one of Aspects 90 to 96, wherein performing the energy session includes facilitating a wireless charging task associated with the first network node.

[0419] Aspect 98: The method according to any one of aspects 90 to 97, wherein performing the energy session includes conveying capability information.

[0420] Aspect 99: The method according to any one of aspects 90 to 98, wherein performing the energy session includes obtaining an indication of selection of the first network node.

[0421] Aspect 100: The method according to aspect 99, wherein the selection of the first network node is based on selection parameters.

[0422] Aspect 101: According to the method of aspect 100, wherein the selection parameter indicates at least one of the following: capability associated with the first network node, availability of the first network node, location associated with the first network node, available power associated with the first network node, location of at least one additional network node, or available power associated with at least one additional network node.

[0423] Aspect 102: According to the method of aspect 101, the capabilities associated with the first network node include at least one of the following: excitation input power, charging rate, wireless power conversion efficiency, maximum energy storage unit capacity, maximum memory size, supported waveforms, supported modulation, supported decoding schemes, timing parameters, clock calibration parameters, number of rectifiers, supported bandwidth, supported frequency bands, supported bandwidth portions, device type, supported decoding schemes, full-duplex capability, supported energy measurement, supported energy reporting schemes, maximum transmit power, or relative positioning.

[0424] Aspect 103: The method according to any one of aspects 90 to 102, wherein the energy session configuration includes energy session configuration information.

[0425] Aspect 104: The method according to aspect 103, wherein the energy session configuration information configures the first network node to provide energy to the third network node.

[0426] Aspect 105: The method according to any one of claims 103 or 104, wherein the energy session configuration information includes at least one energy session configuration parameter.

[0427] Aspect 106: The method according to aspect 105, wherein the at least one energy session configuration parameter indicates at least one of an energy signal, waveform configuration, energy measurement, or energy measurement report format.

[0428] Aspect 107: The method according to any one of aspects 103 to 106, the method further comprising providing an energy session configuration request to the second network node, wherein obtaining the energy session configuration information includes obtaining the energy session configuration information based on the energy session configuration request.

[0429] Aspect 108: The method according to any one of aspects 90 to 107, wherein performing the energy session includes at least one of sending an energy signal or receiving an energy signal.

[0430] Aspect 109: The method according to any one of aspects 90 to 108, wherein performing the energy session includes providing one or more energy measurements associated with the first network node.

[0431] Aspect 110: The method according to any one of aspects 90 to 109, wherein performing the energy session includes obtaining an energy satisfaction calculation result.

[0432] Aspect 111: The method according to any one of Aspects 90 to 110, wherein performing the energy session includes providing energy session reporting information to the second network node.

[0433] Aspect 112: The method according to any one of Aspects 90 to 111, wherein the second network node includes a radio access network (RAN) network node, user equipment (UE), or environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0434] Aspect 113: The method according to any one of aspects 90 to 112, wherein the first network node includes an external entity.

[0435] Aspect 114: The method according to any one of aspects 90 to 113, wherein the first network node includes at least one of a radio access network (RAN) network node, a user equipment (UE) or an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0436] Aspect 115: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors; one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors; and instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 35.

[0437] Aspect 116: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 35.

[0438] Aspect 117: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one component for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 35.

[0439] Aspect 118: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code including instructions executable by one or more processors to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 35.

[0440] Aspect 119: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 35.

[0441] Aspect 120: A device for wireless communication, the device including a processing system comprising one or more processors and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, the processing system being configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 35.

[0442] Aspect 121: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being individually or collectively configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 35.

[0443] Aspect 122: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors; one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors; and instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 36 to 55.

[0444] Aspect 123: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 36 to 55.

[0445] Aspect 124: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one component for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 36 to 55.

[0446] Aspect 125: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code including instructions executable by one or more processors to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 36 to 55.

[0447] Aspect 126: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 36 to 55.

[0448] Aspect 127: A device for wireless communication, the device including a processing system comprising one or more processors and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, the processing system being configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 36 to 55.

[0449] Aspect 128: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being individually or collectively configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 36 to 55.

[0450] Aspect 129: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors; one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors; and instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 56 to 89.

[0451] Aspect 130: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 56 to 89.

[0452] Aspect 131: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one component for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 56 to 89.

[0453] Aspect 132: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code including instructions executable by one or more processors to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 56 to 89.

[0454] Aspect 133: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 56 to 89.

[0455] Aspect 134: A device for wireless communication, the device including a processing system comprising one or more processors and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, the processing system being configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 56 to 89.

[0456] Aspect 135: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being individually or collectively configured to cause the device to perform one or more of the methods according to aspects 56 to 89.

[0457] Aspect 136: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors; one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors; and instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform one or more of the methods according to aspects 90 to 114.

[0458] Aspect 137: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 90 to 114.

[0459] Aspect 138: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one component for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 90 to 114.

[0460] Aspect 139: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code including instructions executable by one or more processors to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 90 to 114.

[0461] Aspect 140: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 90 to 114.

[0462] Aspect 141: A device for wireless communication, the device including a processing system comprising one or more processors and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, the processing system being configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 90 to 114.

[0463] Aspect 142: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors being individually or collectively configured to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 90 to 114.

[0464] Aspect 143: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, the apparatus comprising: a processing system including processor circuitry and memory circuitry, the memory circuitry storing code and coupled to the processor circuitry, the processing system being configured to cause the network node to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 35.

[0465] Aspect 144: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, the apparatus comprising: a processing system including processor circuitry and memory circuitry, the memory circuitry storing code and coupled to the processor circuitry, the processing system being configured to cause the network node to perform one or more of the methods described in aspects 36 to 55.

[0466] Aspect 145: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, the apparatus comprising: a processing system including processor circuitry and memory circuitry, the memory circuitry storing code and coupled to the processor circuitry, the processing system being configured to cause the network node to perform one or more of the methods described in aspects 56 to 89.

[0467] Aspect 146: An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, the apparatus comprising: a processing system including processor circuitry and memory circuitry, the memory circuitry storing code and coupled to the processor circuitry, the processing system being configured to cause the network node to perform one or more of the methods described in aspects 90 to 114.

[0468] While the foregoing disclosure provides examples and descriptions, it is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit aspects to the precise form disclosed. Modifications and variations can be made based on the foregoing disclosure, or from various aspects of practice.

[0469] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be interpreted broadly as hardware and / or a combination of hardware and software. Whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or other names, "software" should be interpreted broadly as meaning instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, threads of execution, procedures, and / or functions, etc. As used herein, a "processor" is implemented in hardware and / or a combination of hardware and software. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the systems and / or methods described herein can be implemented in various forms of hardware and / or combinations of hardware and software. The actual dedicated control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and / or methods is not limiting in any way. Therefore, no specific software code is referenced in this document to describe the operation and behavior of the systems and / or methods, as those skilled in the art will understand that the software and hardware can be designed, at least in part, based on the descriptions herein, to implement the systems and / or methods.

[0470] Hardware and data processing means for implementing the various exemplary logic, logic blocks, modules, and circuits described herein can be implemented or executed using general-purpose single-chip or multi-chip processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor, or any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor can also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, such as a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors combined with a DSP core, or any other such configuration. In some aspects, specific processes and methods can be performed by circuitry dedicated to a given function.

[0471] As used in this article, depending on the context, "meeting the threshold" can mean a value greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, etc.

[0472] Although specific combinations of features are set forth in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of various aspects. Many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically set forth in the claims and / or not disclosed in the specification. The disclosure of various aspects includes each dependent claim in combination with each other claim in the set of claims. As used herein, the phrase referring to “at least one of” the list of items means any combination of these items, including a single member. As an example, “at least one of a, b, or c” is intended to cover: a, b, c, a+b, a+c, b+c, and a+b+c, as well as any combination having multiple identical elements (e.g., a+a, a+a+a, a+a+b, a+a+c, a+b+b, a+c+c, b+b, b+b+b, b+b+c, c+c, and c+c+c, or any other ordering of a, b, and c).

[0473] No element, action, or instruction used herein should be construed as essential or necessary unless explicitly stated otherwise. Furthermore, as used herein, the articles “a” and “an” are intended to include one or more items and are used interchangeably with “one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, the article “described” is intended to include one or more items mentioned in connection with the article “described” and is used interchangeably with “one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “group” and “cluster” are intended to include one or more items and are used interchangeably with “one or more.” If only one item is desired, the phrase “only one” or similar terminology will be used. Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “have,” “possess,” “have,” etc., are intended to be open-ended terms that do not limit the elements they modify (e.g., an element “having” A may also have B). Furthermore, the phrase “based on” is intended to mean “at least partially based on” unless otherwise explicitly stated. Furthermore, as used herein, the term “or” is intended to be inclusive when used in a series and is interchangeable with “and / or” unless otherwise explicitly stated (e.g., in the case of its use in conjunction with “any” or “only one”).

Claims

1. A first network node for wireless communication, the first network node comprising: One or more memory units; and One or more processors, said one or more processors coupled to said one or more memories and configured to cause the first network node to: Request an energy session; as well as An energy session response is provided to the second network node based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

2. The first network node of claim 1, wherein, in order for the first network node to obtain the energy session request, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first network node to obtain the energy session request via an energy management function (EMF) at the first network node.

3. The first network node according to claim 2, wherein the EMF includes core network components.

4. The first network node of claim 2, wherein the EMF includes a radio access network (RAN) component.

5. The first network node of claim 1, wherein, in order for the first network node to provide the energy session response, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first network node to provide the energy session response to an application function (AF) at the second network node.

6. The first network node of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the first network node to perform the energy session in association with the third network node.

7. The first network node of claim 6, wherein, in order for the first network node to perform the energy session, the one or more processors are configured to enable the first network node to obtain energy information associated with the third network node, facilitate a wireless charging task associated with the third network node, convey capability information, select the third network node, provide energy session configuration information to the third network node, send energy signals, obtain one or more energy measurements associated with the third network node, obtain energy satisfaction calculation results, or obtain energy session report information from the third network node.

8. The first network node according to claim 7, wherein the energy session configuration information configures the third network node to provide energy to the fourth network node.

9. The first network node of claim 6, wherein the third network node comprises a radio access network (RAN) node, user equipment (UE), or environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

10. The first network node of claim 1, wherein the second network node comprises at least one of an external entity, a radio access network (RAN) network node, a user equipment (UE), or an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

11. The first network node of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the first network node to: Provide the energy subscription network node with a subscription authorization request associated with the energy session request; and Receive a subscription authorization response from the energy subscription network node.

12. A first network node for wireless communication, the first network node comprising: One or more memory units; and One or more processors, said one or more processors coupled to said one or more memories and configured to cause the first network node to: Provide an energy session request to the second network node; as well as An energy session response is obtained based on the energy session corresponding to the energy session request.

13. A first network node for wireless communication, the first network node comprising: One or more memory units; and One or more processors, said one or more processors coupled to said one or more memories and configured to cause the first network node to: Provide energy session configuration to the second network node; as well as The energy session is executed based on the energy session configuration.

14. The first network node of claim 13, wherein, in order for the first network node to perform the energy session, the one or more processors are configured to enable the first network node to obtain energy information associated with the second network node, facilitate a wireless charging task associated with the second network node, convey capability information, select the second network node, provide energy session configuration information to the second network node, send energy signals, obtain one or more energy measurements associated with the second network node, obtain energy satisfaction calculation results, or obtain energy session report information from the second network node.

15. The first network node of claim 14, wherein the energy information indicates at least one of charging rate, energy distribution, or energy measurement.

16. The first network node of claim 15, wherein, in order for the first network node to select the second network node, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first network node to select the second network node based on selection parameters, wherein the selection parameters indicate at least one of: capabilities associated with the second network node, availability of the second network node, location associated with the second network node, available power associated with the second network node, location of at least one additional network node, or available power associated with at least one additional network node.

17. The first network node of claim 16, wherein the energy session configuration information includes at least one energy session configuration parameter, and wherein the at least one energy session configuration parameter indicates at least one of an energy signal, waveform configuration, energy measurement, or energy measurement report format.

18. The first network node of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the first network node to receive an energy session configuration request from the second network node, wherein, in order for the first network node to provide the energy session configuration information, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first network node to provide the energy session configuration information based on receiving the energy session configuration request.

19. The first network node of claim 13, wherein the second network node comprises a radio access network (RAN) network node, user equipment (UE), or environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

20. The first network node of claim 13, wherein the first network node includes an external entity.

21. The first network node of claim 13, wherein the first network node comprises at least one of an external entity, a radio access network (RAN) network node, a user equipment (UE), or an environmental Internet of Things (IoT) device.

22. A first network node for wireless communication, the first network node comprising: One or more memory units; and One or more processors, said one or more processors coupled to said one or more memories and configured to cause the first network node to: Obtain the energy session configuration; as well as An energy session is performed in association with a second network node based on the energy session configuration.

23. The first network node of claim 22, wherein, in order for the first network node to perform the energy session, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first network node to provide energy information associated with the first network node, facilitate a wireless charging task associated with the first network node, convey capability information, obtain an indication of selection of the first network node, send an energy signal, receive an energy signal, obtain one or more energy measurements associated with the first network node, obtain an energy satisfaction calculation result, or provide energy session report information to the second network node.

24. The first network node of claim 23, wherein the selection of the first network node is based on selection parameters, wherein the selection parameters indicate at least one of: capabilities associated with the second network node, availability of the second network node, location associated with the second network node, available power associated with the second network node, location of at least one additional network node, or available power associated with at least one additional network node.

25. The first network node of claim 24, wherein the capabilities associated with the second network node include at least one of the following: excitation input power, charging rate, wireless power conversion efficiency, maximum energy storage unit capacity, maximum memory size, supported waveforms, supported modulation, supported decoding schemes, timing parameters, clock calibration parameters, number of rectifiers, supported bandwidth, supported frequency bands, supported bandwidth portions, device type, supported decoding schemes, full-duplex capability, supported energy measurement, supported energy reporting schemes, maximum transmit power, or relative positioning.

26. The first network node according to claim 22, wherein the energy session configuration includes energy session configuration information.

27. The first network node of claim 26, wherein the energy session configuration information configures the first network node to provide energy to the third network node.

28. The first network node according to claim 26, wherein the energy session configuration information includes at least one energy session configuration parameter.

29. The first network node of claim 28, wherein the at least one energy session configuration parameter indicates at least one of an energy signal, waveform configuration, energy measurement, or energy measurement report format.

30. The first network node of claim 26, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the first network node to provide an energy session configuration request to the second network node, and wherein, in order to obtain the energy session configuration information, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first network node to obtain the energy session configuration information based on the energy session configuration request.

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