Enhanced suspension state for multiple configured grant based configurations
The enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in wireless communication systems addresses the inefficiencies in managing unused transmission occasions by allowing network recycling and UE priority reclamation, thereby reducing overhead and improving resource utilization.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2023/135319
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-11-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-05
AI Technical Summary
Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing transmission occasions (TOs) in multiple configured grant (CG) based configurations, leading to overhead and latency issues when activating or deactivating configurations.
The implementation of an enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations, where a user equipment (UE) can indicate that a set of TOs will be unused, allowing the network to schedule other UEs during these times, and enabling the UE to reclaim resources with priority.
This approach reduces overhead and latency by allowing the network to recycle unused TOs while ensuring the UE has priority to reclaim resources, thereby improving resource utilization and communication efficiency.
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Abstract
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ENHANCED SUSPENSION STATE FOR MULTIPLE CONFIGURED GRANT BASED CONFIGURATIONS
[0001] FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY
[0002] The following relates to wireless communications, including enhanced suspension state for multiple configured grant (CG) based configurations.BACKGROUND
[0003] Wireless communications systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, and so on. These systems may be capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing the available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power) . Examples of such multiple-access systems include fourth generation (4G) systems such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, or LTE-A Pro systems, and fifth generation (5G) systems which may be referred to as New Radio (NR) systems. These systems may employ technologies such as code division multiple access (CDMA) , time division multiple access (TDMA) , frequency division multiple access (FDMA) , orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA) , or discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM) . A wireless multiple-access communications system may include one or more base stations, each supporting wireless communication for communication devices, which may be known as user equipment (UE) .
[0004] In some wireless communications systems, a UE may be configured with a set of transmission occasions (TOs) for the UE to transmit uplink messages. In some cases, the UE may refrain from using one or more upcoming TOs, such as when the UE has no data or information to communicate during the one or more TOs, and a network entity may reallocate resources associated with the unused TOs to schedule communications with other UEs.SUMMARY
[0005] The described techniques relate to improved methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses that support enhanced suspension state for multiple configured grant (CG) based configurations. For example, the described techniques provide for a user equipment (UE) to indicate that a set of transmission occasions (TOs) associated with a first configuration (e.g., a first CG-based configuration) is to enter the suspension state if the UE identifies that a threshold quantity of upcoming consecutive TOs of the first configuration will be unused by the UE. While the first configuration is in the suspension state, the network entity may schedule one or more other UEs to transmit uplink messages during the unused TOs. In some cases, the first configuration may transition back to an active state at a beginning of a next period of the first configuration (e.g., without additional activation signaling) or may remain in the suspension state if the UE indicates additional TOs during the next period will be unused (e.g., indicated via a TO of another CG-based configuration) . In some cases, the UE may have priority to reclaim the TOs of the suspended first configuration, and may indicate one or more upcoming suspended TOs that the UE intends to use in a request to the network entity. The network entity may grant the UE with resources associated with the requested TOs, and may cancel communications scheduled with other UEs during the requested TOs (e.g., due to the original UE having priority over the other UEs) .
[0006] A method for wireless communications by a UE is described. The method may include receiving a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state and transmitting an uplink control information (UCI) message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0007] A UE for wireless communications is described. The UE may include one or more memories storing processor executable code, and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories. The one or more processors may individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to receive a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state and transmit a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0008] Another UE for wireless communications is described. The UE may include means for receiving a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state and means for transmitting a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0009] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications is described. The code may include instructions executable by one or more processors to receive a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state and transmit a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0010] Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for receiving the control message or a second control message indicating a second configuration associated with a second set of multiple TOs and a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state.
[0011] In some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the first configuration may be associated with a first application having a first TO periodicity and the second configuration may be associated with a second application having a second TO periodicity different from the first TO periodicity.
[0012] In some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, transmitting the UCI message may include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting the UCI message via a first TO of the set of multiple TOs associated with the first configuration, where the first TO occurs prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs and transmitting the UCI message via a second TO of the second set of multiple TOs associated with the second configuration, where the second configuration may be in the active state.
[0013] Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting, via a TO of the second set of multiple TOs, a second UCI message indicating for the first configuration to remain in the suspension state after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs based on a second quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs satisfying the threshold quantity.
[0014] In some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the UCI message includes an indication of the quantity of the upcoming consecutive unused TOs.
[0015] Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting an uplink message via a TO of the first configuration that occurs after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs based on the first configuration transitioning from the suspension state to the active state.
[0016] Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting, while the first configuration may be in the suspension state, a request for resumption of use of one or more TOs of the first configuration, where the UE may have priority use the one or more TOs over one or more other UEs based on the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remaining associated with the UE while the first configuration may be in the suspension state and transmitting, via the one or more TOs, one or more uplink messages in accordance with the first configuration and based on transmitting the request.
[0017] In some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, transmitting the request may include operations, features, means, or instructions for transmitting the request via a TO of a second set of multiple TOs associated with a second configuration, where the second configuration may be in the active state.
[0018] In some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the request includes an indication of a starting TO of the one or more TOs.
[0019] A method for wireless communications by a network entity is described. The method may include outputting, to a first UE, a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state and obtaining, from the first UE, a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0020] A network entity for wireless communications is described. The network entity may include one or more memories storing processor executable code, and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories. The one or more processors may individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to output, to a first UE, a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state and obtain, from the first UE, a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0021] Another network entity for wireless communications is described. The network entity may include means for outputting, to a first UE, a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state and means for obtaining, from the first UE, a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0022] A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications is described. The code may include instructions executable by one or more processors to output, to a first UE, a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state and obtain, from the first UE, a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0023] Some examples of the method, network entities, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for outputting the control message or a second control message indicating a second configuration associated with a second set of multiple TOs and a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state.
[0024] In some examples of the method, network entities, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the first configuration may be associated with a first application having a first TO periodicity and the second configuration may be associated with a second application having a second TO periodicity different from the first TO periodicity.
[0025] In some examples of the method, network entities, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, obtaining the UCI message may include operations, features, means, or instructions for obtaining the UCI message via a first TO of the set of multiple TOs associated with the first configuration, where the first TO occurs prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs and obtaining the UCI message via a second TO of the second set of multiple TOs associated with the second configuration, where the second configuration may be in the active state.
[0026] Some examples of the method, network entities, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for outputting, to one or more second UEs, scheduling information to schedule one or more uplink messages from the one or more second UEs via one or more TOs of the first configuration based on the first configuration transitioning from the active state to the suspension state.
[0027] Some examples of the method, network entities, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for obtaining, from the first UE while the first configuration may be in the suspension state, a request for resumption of use of at least one TO of the first configuration, where the first UE may have priority use the at least one TO over the one or more second UEs based on the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remaining associated with the first UE while the first configuration may be in the suspension state and outputting, to the one or more second UEs, cancellation information to cancel the one or more uplink messages based on the request.
[0028] In some examples of the method, network entities, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, obtaining the request may include operations, features, means, or instructions for obtaining the request via a TO of a second set of multiple TOs associated with a second configuration, where the second configuration may be in the active state.
[0029] Some examples of the method, network entities, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for obtaining, from the first UE via a TO of the second set of multiple TOs, a second UCI message indicating for the first configuration to remain in the suspension state after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs based on a second quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs satisfying the threshold quantity.
[0030] In some examples of the method, network entities, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the request includes an indication of a starting TO of the one or more TOs.
[0031] In some examples of the method, network entities, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein, the UCI message includes an indication of the quantity of the upcoming consecutive unused TOs.
[0032] Some examples of the method, network entities, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for obtaining, from the first UE, an uplink message via a TO of the first configuration that occurs after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs based on the first configuration transitioning from the suspension state to the active state.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0033] FIG. 1 shows an example of a wireless communications system that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple configured grant (CG) based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0034] FIG. 2 shows an example of a wireless communications system that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0035] FIG. 3 shows an example of a transmission occasion (TO) reclamation scheme that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0036] FIG. 4 shows an example of a process flow that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0037] FIGs. 5 and 6 show block diagrams of devices that support enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0038] FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of a communications manager that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0039] FIG. 8 shows a diagram of a system including a device that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0040] FIGs. 9 and 10 show block diagrams of devices that support enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0041] FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of a communications manager that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0042] FIG. 12 shows a diagram of a system including a device that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
[0043] FIGs. 13 and 14 show flowcharts illustrating methods that support enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0044] In some wireless communications systems, a user equipment (UE) may be configured to communicate during one or more transmission occasions (TOs) (e.g., physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) TOs) . For example, the UE may receive a configured grant (CG) with scheduling information that grants the UE time-frequency resources for transmitting uplink messages during a set of one or more upcoming TOs. In some cases, the UE may indicate whether the UE will use the scheduled TOs (e.g., a set of uplink TOs associated with a period of the CG configuration) for communicating with a network entity. For example, the UE may transmit an uplink control information (UCI) message during an uplink TO that indicates a transmission status for one or more upcoming TOs. In some cases, the UE may indicate that one or more upcoming TOs will not be used by the UE, and the network entity may reallocate resources associated with the unused TOs to schedule communications with one or more other UEs (e.g., recycling the unused resources) . Additionally, or alternatively, the network entity may deactivate a configuration associated with a set of TOs, such as when the UE indicates that a threshold quantity of upcoming TOs will be unused by the UE. However, signaling associated with activating and deactivating a configuration (e.g., a deactivation request, a deactivation control message, reactivation messages) may incur significant overhead or otherwise increase a latency of communications, which may reduce a quality of communications between the UE and the network entity (e.g., application traffic may exceed a configured packet delay budget (PDB) ) .
[0045] To support a network entity reallocating unused TOs to other UEs while mitigating an overhead associated with activating or deactivating a CG-based configuration, wireless devices may utilize a suspension state for the CG-based configuration. For example, the UE may indicate that a set of TOs associated with a first configuration (e.g., a first CG-based configuration) is to enter the suspension state if the UE identifies that a threshold quantity of upcoming consecutive TOs of the first configuration will be unused by the UE. While the first configuration is in the suspension state, the network entity may schedule one or more other UEs to transmit uplink messages during the unused TOs. In some cases, the first configuration may transition back to an active state at a beginning of a next period of the first configuration (e.g., without additional activation signaling) or may remain in the suspension state if the UE indicates additional TOs during the next period will be unused (e.g., indicated via a TO of another CG-based configuration) . In some cases, the UE may have priority to reclaim the TOs of the suspended first configuration, and may indicate one or more upcoming suspended TOs that the UE intends to use in a request to the network entity. The network entity may grant the UE with resources associated with the requested TOs, and may cancel communications scheduled with other UEs during the requested TOs (e.g., due to the original UE having priority over the other UEs) . Such techniques may enable the network entity to recycle unused uplink TOs while mitigating overhead associated with the UE reclaiming recycled TOs, thereby improving resource utilization and reducing latency of communications in the wireless network.
[0046] Aspects of the disclosure are initially described in the context of wireless communications systems. Aspects of the disclosure are further illustrated by and described with reference to a TO request scheme and a process flow. Aspects of the disclosure are further illustrated by and described with reference to apparatus diagrams, system diagrams, and flowcharts that relate to enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations.
[0047] FIG. 1 shows an example of a wireless communications system 100 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The wireless communications system 100 may include one or more network entities 105, one or more UEs 115, and a core network 130. In some examples, the wireless communications system 100 may be a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, an LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network, an LTE-A Pro network, a New Radio (NR) network, or a network operating in accordance with other systems and radio technologies, including future systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein.
[0048] The network entities 105 may be dispersed throughout a geographic area to form the wireless communications system 100 and may include devices in different forms or having different capabilities. In various examples, a network entity 105 may be referred to as a network element, a mobility element, a radio access network (RAN) node, or network equipment, among other nomenclature. In some examples, network entities 105 and UEs 115 may wirelessly communicate via one or more communication links 125 (e.g., a radio frequency (RF) access link) . For example, a network entity 105 may support a coverage area 110 (e.g., a geographic coverage area) over which the UEs 115 and the network entity 105 may establish one or more communication links 125. The coverage area 110 may be an example of a geographic area over which a network entity 105 and a UE 115 may support the communication of signals according to one or more radio access technologies (RATs) .
[0049] The UEs 115 may be dispersed throughout a coverage area 110 of the wireless communications system 100, and each UE 115 may be stationary, or mobile, or both at different times. The UEs 115 may be devices in different forms or having different capabilities. Some example UEs 115 are illustrated in FIG. 1. The UEs 115 described herein may be capable of supporting communications with various types of devices, such as other UEs 115 or network entities 105, as shown in FIG. 1.
[0050] As described herein, a node of the wireless communications system 100, which may be referred to as a network node, or a wireless node, may be a network entity 105 (e.g., any network entity described herein) , a UE 115 (e.g., any UE described herein) , a network controller, an apparatus, a device, a computing system, one or more components, or another suitable processing entity configured to perform any of the techniques described herein. For example, a node may be a UE 115. As another example, a node may be a network entity 105. As another example, a first node may be configured to communicate with a second node or a third node. In one aspect of this example, the first node may be a UE 115, the second node may be a network entity 105, and the third node may be a UE 115. In another aspect of this example, the first node may be a UE 115, the second node may be a network entity 105, and the third node may be a network entity 105. In yet other aspects of this example, the first, second, and third nodes may be different relative to these examples. Similarly, reference to a UE 115, network entity 105, apparatus, device, computing system, or the like may include disclosure of the UE 115, network entity 105, apparatus, device, computing system, or the like being a node. For example, disclosure that a UE 115 is configured to receive information from a network entity 105 also discloses that a first node is configured to receive information from a second node.
[0051] In some examples, network entities 105 may communicate with the core network 130, or with one another, or both. For example, network entities 105 may communicate with the core network 130 via one or more backhaul communication links 120 (e.g., in accordance with an S1, N2, N3, or other interface protocol) . In some examples, network entities 105 may communicate with one another via a backhaul communication link 120 (e.g., in accordance with an X2, Xn, or other interface protocol) either directly (e.g., directly between network entities 105) or indirectly (e.g., via a core network 130) . In some examples, network entities 105 may communicate with one another via a midhaul communication link 162 (e.g., in accordance with a midhaul interface protocol) or a fronthaul communication link 168 (e.g., in accordance with a fronthaul interface protocol) , or any combination thereof. The backhaul communication links 120, midhaul communication links 162, or fronthaul communication links 168 may be or include one or more wired links (e.g., an electrical link, an optical fiber link) , one or more wireless links (e.g., a radio link, a wireless optical link) , among other examples or various combinations thereof. A UE 115 may communicate with the core network 130 via a communication link 155.
[0052] One or more of the network entities 105 described herein may include or may be referred to as a base station 140 (e.g., a base transceiver station, a radio base station, an NR base station, an access point, a radio transceiver, a NodeB, an eNodeB (eNB) , a next-generation NodeB or a giga-NodeB (either of which may be referred to as a gNB) , a 5G NB, a next-generation eNB (ng-eNB) , a Home NodeB, a Home eNodeB, or other suitable terminology) . In some examples, a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) may be implemented in an aggregated (e.g., monolithic, standalone) base station architecture, which may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single network entity 105 (e.g., a single RAN node, such as a base station 140) .
[0053] In some examples, a network entity 105 may be implemented in a disaggregated architecture (e.g., a disaggregated base station architecture, a disaggregated RAN architecture) , which may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed among two or more network entities 105, such as an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, an open RAN (O-RAN) (e.g., a network configuration sponsored by the O-RAN Alliance) , or a virtualized RAN (vRAN) (e.g., a cloud RAN (C-RAN) ) . For example, a network entity 105 may include one or more of a central unit (CU) 160, a distributed unit (DU) 165, a radio unit (RU) 170, a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) 175 (e.g., a Near-Real Time RIC (Near-RT RIC) , a Non-Real Time RIC (Non-RT RIC) ) , a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) 180 system, or any combination thereof. An RU 170 may also be referred to as a radio head, a smart radio head, a remote radio head (RRH) , a remote radio unit (RRU) , or a transmission reception point (TRP) . One or more components of the network entities 105 in a disaggregated RAN architecture may be co-located, or one or more components of the network entities 105 may be located in distributed locations (e.g., separate physical locations) . In some examples, one or more network entities 105 of a disaggregated RAN architecture may be implemented as virtual units (e.g., a virtual CU (VCU) , a virtual DU (VDU) , a virtual RU (VRU) ) .
[0054] The split of functionality between a CU 160, a DU 165, and an RU 170 is flexible and may support different functionalities depending on which functions (e.g., network layer functions, protocol layer functions, baseband functions, RF functions, and any combinations thereof) are performed at a CU 160, a DU 165, or an RU 170. For example, a functional split of a protocol stack may be employed between a CU 160 and a DU 165 such that the CU 160 may support one or more layers of the protocol stack and the DU 165 may support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. In some examples, the CU 160 may host upper protocol layer (e.g., layer 3 (L3) , layer 2 (L2) ) functionality and signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC) , service data adaption protocol (SDAP) , Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) ) . The CU 160 may be connected to one or more DUs 165 or RUs 170, and the one or more DUs 165 or RUs 170 may host lower protocol layers, such as layer 1 (L1) (e.g., physical (PHY) layer) or L2 (e.g., radio link control (RLC) layer, medium access control (MAC) layer) functionality and signaling, and may each be at least partially controlled by the CU 160. Additionally, or alternatively, a functional split of the protocol stack may be employed between a DU 165 and an RU 170 such that the DU 165 may support one or more layers of the protocol stack and the RU 170 may support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. The DU 165 may support one or multiple different cells (e.g., via one or more RUs 170) . In some cases, a functional split between a CU 160 and a DU 165, or between a DU 165 and an RU 170 may be within a protocol layer (e.g., some functions for a protocol layer may be performed by one of a CU 160, a DU 165, or an RU 170, while other functions of the protocol layer are performed by a different one of the CU 160, the DU 165, or the RU 170) . A CU 160 may be functionally split further into CU control plane (CU-CP) and CU user plane (CU-UP) functions. A CU 160 may be connected to one or more DUs 165 via a midhaul communication link 162 (e.g., F1, F1-c, F1-u) , and a DU 165 may be connected to one or more RUs 170 via a fronthaul communication link 168 (e.g., open fronthaul (FH) interface) . In some examples, a midhaul communication link 162 or a fronthaul communication link 168 may be implemented in accordance with an interface (e.g., a channel) between layers of a protocol stack supported by respective network entities 105 that are in communication via such communication links.
[0055] In wireless communications systems (e.g., wireless communications system 100) , infrastructure and spectral resources for radio access may support wireless backhaul link capabilities to supplement wired backhaul connections, providing an IAB network architecture (e.g., to a core network 130) . In some cases, in an IAB network, one or more network entities 105 (e.g., IAB nodes 104) may be partially controlled by each other. One or more IAB nodes 104 may be referred to as a donor entity or an IAB donor. One or more DUs 165 or one or more RUs 170 may be partially controlled by one or more CUs 160 associated with a donor network entity 105 (e.g., a donor base station 140) . The one or more donor network entities 105 (e.g., IAB donors) may be in communication with one or more additional network entities 105 (e.g., IAB nodes 104) via supported access and backhaul links (e.g., backhaul communication links 120) . IAB nodes 104 may include an IAB mobile termination (IAB-MT) controlled (e.g., scheduled) by DUs 165 of a coupled IAB donor. An IAB-MT may include an independent set of antennas for relay of communications with UEs 115, or may share the same antennas (e.g., of an RU 170) of an IAB node 104 used for access via the DU 165 of the IAB node 104 (e.g., referred to as virtual IAB-MT (vIAB-MT) ) . In some examples, the IAB nodes 104 may include DUs 165 that support communication links with additional entities (e.g., IAB nodes 104, UEs 115) within the relay chain or configuration of the access network (e.g., downstream) . In such cases, one or more components of the disaggregated RAN architecture (e.g., one or more IAB nodes 104 or components of IAB nodes 104) may be configured to operate according to the techniques described herein.
[0056] In the case of the techniques described herein applied in the context of a disaggregated RAN architecture, one or more components of the disaggregated RAN architecture may be configured to support enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations as described herein. For example, some operations described as being performed by a UE 115 or a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140) may additionally, or alternatively, be performed by one or more components of the disaggregated RAN architecture (e.g., IAB nodes 104, DUs 165, CUs 160, RUs 170, RIC 175, SMO 180) .
[0057] A UE 115 may include or may be referred to as a mobile device, a wireless device, a remote device, a handheld device, or a subscriber device, or some other suitable terminology, where the “device” may also be referred to as a unit, a station, a terminal, or a client, among other examples. A UE 115 may also include or may be referred to as a personal electronic device such as a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a tablet computer, a laptop computer, or a personal computer. In some examples, a UE 115 may include or be referred to as a wireless local loop (WLL) station, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an Internet of Everything (IoE) device, or a machine type communications (MTC) device, among other examples, which may be implemented in various objects such as appliances, or vehicles, meters, among other examples.
[0058] The UEs 115 described herein may be able to communicate with various types of devices, such as other UEs 115 that may sometimes act as relays as well as the network entities 105 and the network equipment including macro eNBs or gNBs, small cell eNBs or gNBs, or relay base stations, among other examples, as shown in FIG. 1.
[0059] The UEs 115 and the network entities 105 may wirelessly communicate with one another via one or more communication links 125 (e.g., an access link) using resources associated with one or more carriers. The term “carrier” may refer to a set of RF spectrum resources having a defined physical layer structure for supporting the communication links 125. For example, a carrier used for a communication link 125 may include a portion of a RF spectrum band (e.g., a bandwidth part (BWP) ) that is operated according to one or more physical layer channels for a given radio access technology (e.g., LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, NR) . Each physical layer channel may carry acquisition signaling (e.g., synchronization signals, system information) , control signaling that coordinates operation for the carrier, user data, or other signaling. The wireless communications system 100 may support communication with a UE 115 using carrier aggregation or multi-carrier operation. A UE 115 may be configured with multiple downlink component carriers and one or more uplink component carriers according to a carrier aggregation configuration. Carrier aggregation may be used with both frequency division duplexing (FDD) and time division duplexing (TDD) component carriers. Communication between a network entity 105 and other devices may refer to communication between the devices and any portion (e.g., entity, sub-entity) of a network entity 105. For example, the terms “transmitting, ” “receiving, ” or “communicating, ” when referring to a network entity 105, may refer to any portion of a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, a CU 160, a DU 165, a RU 170) of a RAN communicating with another device (e.g., directly or via one or more other network entities 105) .
[0060] Signal waveforms transmitted via a carrier may be made up of multiple subcarriers (e.g., using multi-carrier modulation (MCM) techniques such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-S-OFDM) ) . In a system employing MCM techniques, a resource element may refer to resources of one symbol period (e.g., a duration of one modulation symbol) and one subcarrier, in which case the symbol period and subcarrier spacing may be inversely related. The quantity of bits carried by each resource element may depend on the modulation scheme (e.g., the order of the modulation scheme, the coding rate of the modulation scheme, or both) , such that a relatively higher quantity of resource elements (e.g., in a transmission duration) and a relatively higher order of a modulation scheme may correspond to a relatively higher rate of communication. A wireless communications resource may refer to a combination of an RF spectrum resource, a time resource, and a spatial resource (e.g., a spatial layer, a beam) , and the use of multiple spatial resources may increase the data rate or data integrity for communications with a UE 115.
[0061] The time intervals for the network entities 105 or the UEs 115 may be expressed in multiples of a basic time unit which may, for example, refer to a sampling period of Ts=1 / (Δfmax·Nf) seconds, for which Δfmax may represent a supported subcarrier spacing, and Nf may represent a supported discrete Fourier transform (DFT) size. Time intervals of a communications resource may be organized according to radio frames each having a specified duration (e.g., 10 milliseconds (ms) ) . Each radio frame may be identified by a system frame number (SFN) (e.g., ranging from 0 to 1023) .
[0062] Each frame may include multiple consecutively-numbered subframes or slots, and each subframe or slot may have the same duration. In some examples, a frame may be divided (e.g., in the time domain) into subframes, and each subframe may be further divided into a quantity of slots. Alternatively, each frame may include a variable quantity of slots, and the quantity of slots may depend on subcarrier spacing. Each slot may include a quantity of symbol periods (e.g., depending on the length of the cyclic prefix prepended to each symbol period) . In some wireless communications systems 100, a slot may further be divided into multiple mini-slots associated with one or more symbols. Excluding the cyclic prefix, each symbol period may be associated with one or more (e.g., Nf) sampling periods. The duration of a symbol period may depend on the subcarrier spacing or frequency band of operation.
[0063] A subframe, a slot, a mini-slot, or a symbol may be the smallest scheduling unit (e.g., in the time domain) of the wireless communications system 100 and may be referred to as a transmission time interval (TTI) . In some examples, the TTI duration (e.g., a quantity of symbol periods in a TTI) may be variable. Additionally, or alternatively, the smallest scheduling unit of the wireless communications system 100 may be dynamically selected (e.g., in bursts of shortened TTIs (sTTIs) ) .
[0064] Physical channels may be multiplexed for communication using a carrier according to various techniques. A physical control channel and a physical data channel may be multiplexed for signaling via a downlink carrier, for example, using one or more of time division multiplexing (TDM) techniques, frequency division multiplexing (FDM) techniques, or hybrid TDM-FDM techniques. A control region (e.g., a control resource set (CORESET) ) for a physical control channel may be defined by a set of symbol periods and may extend across the system bandwidth or a subset of the system bandwidth of the carrier. One or more control regions (e.g., CORESETs) may be configured for a set of the UEs 115. For example, one or more of the UEs 115 may monitor or search control regions for control information according to one or more search space sets, and each search space set may include one or multiple control channel candidates in one or more aggregation levels arranged in a cascaded manner. An aggregation level for a control channel candidate may refer to an amount of control channel resources (e.g., control channel elements (CCEs) ) associated with encoded information for a control information format having a given payload size. Search space sets may include common search space sets configured for sending control information to multiple UEs 115 and UE-specific search space sets for sending control information to a specific UE 115.
[0065] In some examples, a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, an RU 170) may be movable and therefore provide communication coverage for a moving coverage area 110. In some examples, different coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies may overlap, but the different coverage areas 110 may be supported by the same network entity 105. In some other examples, the overlapping coverage areas 110 associated with different technologies may be supported by different network entities 105. The wireless communications system 100 may include, for example, a heterogeneous network in which different types of the network entities 105 provide coverage for various coverage areas 110 using the same or different radio access technologies.
[0066] The wireless communications system 100 may be configured to support ultra-reliable communications or low-latency communications, or various combinations thereof. For example, the wireless communications system 100 may be configured to support ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) . The UEs 115 may be designed to support ultra-reliable, low-latency, or critical functions. Ultra-reliable communications may include private communication or group communication and may be supported by one or more services such as push-to-talk, video, or data. Support for ultra-reliable, low-latency functions may include prioritization of services, and such services may be used for public safety or general commercial applications. The terms ultra-reliable, low-latency, and ultra-reliable low-latency may be used interchangeably herein.
[0067] In some examples, a UE 115 may be configured to support communicating directly with other UEs 115 via a device-to-device (D2D) communication link 135 (e.g., in accordance with a peer-to-peer (P2P) , D2D, or sidelink protocol) . In some examples, one or more UEs 115 of a group that are performing D2D communications may be within the coverage area 110 of a network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, an RU 170) , which may support aspects of such D2D communications being configured by (e.g., scheduled by) the network entity 105. In some examples, one or more UEs 115 of such a group may be outside the coverage area 110 of a network entity 105 or may be otherwise unable to or not configured to receive transmissions from a network entity 105. In some examples, groups of the UEs 115 communicating via D2D communications may support a one-to-many (1: M) system in which each UE 115 transmits to each of the other UEs 115 in the group. In some examples, a network entity 105 may facilitate the scheduling of resources for D2D communications. In some other examples, D2D communications may be carried out between the UEs 115 without an involvement of a network entity 105.
[0068] In some systems, a D2D communication link 135 may be an example of a communication channel, such as a sidelink communication channel, between vehicles (e.g., UEs 115) . In some examples, vehicles may communicate using vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, or some combination of these. A vehicle may signal information related to traffic conditions, signal scheduling, weather, safety, emergencies, or any other information relevant to a V2X system. In some examples, vehicles in a V2X system may communicate with roadside infrastructure, such as roadside units, or with the network via one or more network nodes (e.g., network entities 105, base stations 140, RUs 170) using vehicle-to-network (V2N) communications, or with both.
[0069] The core network 130 may provide user authentication, access authorization, tracking, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, and other access, routing, or mobility functions. The core network 130 may be an evolved packet core (EPC) or 5G core (5GC) , which may include at least one control plane entity that manages access and mobility (e.g., a mobility management entity (MME) , an access and mobility management function (AMF) ) and at least one user plane entity that routes packets or interconnects to external networks (e.g., a serving gateway (S-GW) , a Packet Data Network (PDN) gateway (P-GW) , or a user plane function (UPF) ) . The control plane entity may manage non-access stratum (NAS) functions such as mobility, authentication, and bearer management for the UEs 115 served by the network entities 105 (e.g., base stations 140) associated with the core network 130. User IP packets may be transferred through the user plane entity, which may provide IP address allocation as well as other functions. The user plane entity may be connected to IP services 150 for one or more network operators. The IP services 150 may include access to the Internet, Intranet (s) , an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) , or a Packet-Switched Streaming Service.
[0070] The wireless communications system 100 may operate using one or more frequency bands, which may be in the range of 300 megahertz (MHz) to 300 gigahertz (GHz) . Generally, the region from 300 MHz to 3 GHz is known as the ultra-high frequency (UHF) region or decimeter band because the wavelengths range from approximately one decimeter to one meter in length. UHF waves may be blocked or redirected by buildings and environmental features, which may be referred to as clusters, but the waves may penetrate structures sufficiently for a macro cell to provide service to the UEs 115 located indoors. Communications using UHF waves may be associated with smaller antennas and shorter ranges (e.g., less than 100 kilometers) compared to communications using the smaller frequencies and longer waves of the high frequency (HF) or very high frequency (VHF) portion of the spectrum below 300 MHz.
[0071] The wireless communications system 100 may utilize both licensed and unlicensed RF spectrum bands. For example, the wireless communications system 100 may employ License Assisted Access (LAA) , LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) radio access technology, or NR technology using an unlicensed band such as the 5 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band. While operating using unlicensed RF spectrum bands, devices such as the network entities 105 and the UEs 115 may employ carrier sensing for collision detection and avoidance. In some examples, operations using unlicensed bands may be based on a carrier aggregation configuration in conjunction with component carriers operating using a licensed band (e.g., LAA) . Operations using unlicensed spectrum may include downlink transmissions, uplink transmissions, P2P transmissions, or D2D transmissions, among other examples.
[0072] A network entity 105 (e.g., a base station 140, an RU 170) or a UE 115 may be equipped with multiple antennas, which may be used to employ techniques such as transmit diversity, receive diversity, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications, or beamforming. The antennas of a network entity 105 or a UE 115 may be located within one or more antenna arrays or antenna panels, which may support MIMO operations or transmit or receive beamforming. For example, one or more base station antennas or antenna arrays may be co-located at an antenna assembly, such as an antenna tower. In some examples, antennas or antenna arrays associated with a network entity 105 may be located at diverse geographic locations. A network entity 105 may include an antenna array with a set of rows and columns of antenna ports that the network entity 105 may use to support beamforming of communications with a UE 115. Likewise, a UE 115 may include one or more antenna arrays that may support various MIMO or beamforming operations. Additionally, or alternatively, an antenna panel may support RF beamforming for a signal transmitted via an antenna port.
[0073] Beamforming, which may also be referred to as spatial filtering, directional transmission, or directional reception, is a signal processing technique that may be used at a transmitting device or a receiving device (e.g., a network entity 105, a UE 115) to shape or steer an antenna beam (e.g., a transmit beam, a receive beam) along a spatial path between the transmitting device and the receiving device. Beamforming may be achieved by combining the signals communicated via antenna elements of an antenna array such that some signals propagating along particular orientations with respect to an antenna array experience constructive interference while others experience destructive interference. The adjustment of signals communicated via the antenna elements may include a transmitting device or a receiving device applying amplitude offsets, phase offsets, or both to signals carried via the antenna elements associated with the device. The adjustments associated with each of the antenna elements may be defined by a beamforming weight set associated with a particular orientation (e.g., with respect to the antenna array of the transmitting device or receiving device, or with respect to some other orientation) .
[0074] In some examples of the wireless communications system 100, a UE 115 may indicate, to a network entity 105, transmission statuses associated with one or more upcoming TOs configured for use by the UE 115 (e.g., a set of TOs corresponding to a CG period) . For example, the UE 115 may receive a CG with scheduling information that grants the UE 115 time-frequency resources for transmitting uplink messages during a set of one or more upcoming TOs. In some cases, the UE 115 may identify whether the UE 115 will use the one or more upcoming TOs and may indicate the transmission statuses (e.g., unused TOs or used TOs) of the one or more upcoming TOs to the network entity 105. For example, the UE 115 may transmit an uplink control information (UCI) message (e.g., an unused TO (UTO) UCI) ) during a used TO including a bitmap indicating the transmission statuses of the one or more upcoming TOs. The bitmap may include a quantity of bits (e.g., according to an RRC configured bitmap size) that indicate whether a corresponding quantity of upcoming TOs will be used by the UE 115. For example, to indicate the transmission status of three upcoming TOs, the UE 115 may transmit a bitmap of ‘011’ to indicate that the UE 115 will use a next TO and will not use two subsequent TOs following the next TO. In some examples, the UE 115 may indicate the bitmap on a sliding window such that each transmitted UCI indicates the transmission status of a same quantity of upcoming TOs. Additionally, or alternatively, the quantity of TO transmission statuses indicated by the bitmap may correspond to a CG period of a CG-based TO configuration.
[0075] In some examples, the UE 115 may receive a control message indicating multiple CG-based configurations for the UE 115. In some cases, the UE 115 may utilize the multiple CG-based configurations to support different applications, such as multi-modality extended reality (XR) traffic (e.g., virtual reality (VR) traffic, augmented reality (AR) traffic, or the like) . For example, to support multiple discrepant metrics of the multi-modality XR traffic, the UE 115 may map the XR traffic to the multiple CG configurations (e.g., pose and control traffic or video and stream traffic mapped to different CG configurations) . In some cases, the multiple CG configurations may overlap one or more resources (e.g., TOs or portions of TOs may overlap between configurations) and may support different TO periodicities to improve data delivery from terminals (e.g., the UE 115) to the network. In some examples, the UE 115 may use a TO of a first CG configuration to indicate transmission statuses for TOs of a second configuration. Additionally, using multiple CG configurations may support the UE 115 indicating unused TOs earlier, indicating that a first TO of a CG configuration is an unused TO, indicating multiple unused TOs for a CG configuration including one TO per CG period, indicating transmitting statuses for TOs in a frequency range (FR) 2 carrier (e.g., associated with a second CG configuration) via TOs in a FR2 carrier (e.g., associated with a first CG configuration) , or any combination thereof.
[0076] In some cases, the UE 115 may identify multiple consecutive TOs of an active CG configuration will be unused TOs. For example, the UE 115 may be configured with two CG configurations (e.g., preconfigured in advance) and may transmit uplink traffic via TOs of a first CG configuration. In such examples, if the UE 115 transmits the uplink traffic over a relatively long period, the UE 115 may refrain from using TOs of a second CG configuration during the period. For example, the UE 115 may identify a quantity of consecutive unused TOs (e.g., M consecutive unused TOs) of the second CG configuration while transmitting via the first CG configuration. In some such examples, the quantity of consecutive TOs of the second CG configuration may cross multiple periods of the second CG configuration (e.g., each period of the second CG configuration including multiple PUSCH TOs) .
[0077] The UE 115 may indicate the unused TOs of the second CG configuration to the network entity 105. For example, the UE 115 may indicate the unused TOs via a UTO-UCI including the bitmap indicting the transmission statuses of TOs of the second CG configuration. However, such transmissions may incur significant overhead in the UTO-UCI (e.g., regardless of whether the UTO-UCI is transmitted via a TO of the first CG configuration or a TO of the second CG configuration) . Alternatively, the network entity 105 may deactivate the second CG configuration for the UE 115 if the UE 115 does not intend to use a threshold quantity of TOs of the second CG configuration. For example, the UE 115 may transmit a deactivation request to the network entity 105 (e.g., after identifying the M consecutive unused TOs of the second CG configuration) , and the network entity 105 may transmit a downlink control information (DCI) message to the UE 115 deactivating the second CG configuration for the UE 115. However, such signaling may introduce additional overhead and latency to communications between the UE 115 and the network entity 105. Additionally, once the network entity 105 deactivates the second CG configuration for the UE 115, the resources of the second CG configuration may be released, and the UE 115 may be unable to use the deactivated resources of the second CG configuration. In such cases, if the UE 115 expects to use one or more TOs of the second CG configuration in middle of or after the consecutive unused TOs, the UE 115 may request reactivation of the second CG configuration. If other UEs 115 occupy the resources of the second CG configuration (e.g., due to the network entity 105 recycling the deactivated TOs) , such reactivation may further increase latency of communications, which may result in XR traffic exceeding a configured PDB.
[0078] To support the network entity 105 reallocating unused TOs to other UEs 115 while mitigating an overhead associated with activating or deactivating a CG-based configuration, the UE 115 may utilize a suspension state for the CG-based configuration. For example, the UE 115 may indicate that a set of TOs associated with a first CG configuration is to enter the suspension state if the UE 115 identifies that a threshold quantity of upcoming consecutive TOs of the first CG configuration will be unused TOs. While the first CG configuration is in the suspension state, the network entity 105 may schedule one or more other UEs 115 to transmit uplink messages during the unused TOs. In some cases, the first CG configuration may transition back to an active state at a beginning of a next period of the first configuration (e.g., without additional activation signaling) or may remain in the suspension state if the UE 115 indicates additional consecutive TOs during the next period will be unused (e.g., indicated via a TO of a second CG configuration) . In some cases, the UE 115 may have priority to reclaim the TOs of the suspended first configuration, and may indicate one or more upcoming suspended TOs that the UE 115 intends to use in a request to the network entity 105. The network entity 105 may grant the UE 115 with resources associated with the requested TOs, and may cancel communications scheduled with other UEs 115 during the requested TOs (which may be due to the original UE 115 having priority over the other UEs 115) . Such techniques may enable the network entity 105 to recycle unused uplink TOs while mitigating overhead associated with the UE 115 reclaiming recycled TOs, thereby improving resource utilization and reducing latency of communications in the wireless network.
[0079] FIG. 2 shows an example of a wireless communications system 200 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The wireless communications system 200 may implement, or be implemented by, one or more aspects of the wireless communications system 100. For example, the wireless communications system 200 may include communications between a UE 115-a and a network entity 105-a, which may be examples of corresponding devices described with reference to FIG. 1. In some cases, the wireless communications system 200 may support the UE 115-a and the network entity 105-a utilizing a suspension state for one or more CG configurations of the UE 115-a based on a threshold quantity of TOs in a CG configuration being unused by the UE 115-a.
[0080] In some cases, the UE 115-a may receive a control message 205 (e.g., an RRC message, a MAC-CE, a DCI message) indicating multiple CG-based configurations for the UE 115-a to use to perform communications 210 with the network entity 105-a. For example, the control message 205 may indicate a CG configuration 215-a and a CG configuration 215-b for the UE 115-a to use for the communications 210. The CG configurations 215 may be associated with periodic sets of uplink TOs (e.g., PUSCH TOs) and may have different priorities, different time-domain resource allocations (TDRAs) (e.g., a periodicity of TOs within a CG period) , different hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) related metrics, or any combination thereof.
[0081] In some examples, the CG configurations 215 may transition from an active state to a suspension state 220 according to transmission statuses associated with one or more upcoming consecutive TOs of the CG configurations 215. For example, the UE 115-a may identify that an upcoming quantity of consecutive TOs of a CG configuration 215 are unused TOs 225, and may transmit a UCI (e.g., an enhanced UTO-UCI) indicating for the CG configuration 215 to transition to the suspension state 220 and a first TO (e.g., a starting TO) of the CG configuration 215 that will initiate the suspension state 310. The CG configurations 215 may be configured with different threshold quantities of unused TOs 225 to trigger a transition into the suspension state 220. For example, the CG configuration 215-a may be associated with a first threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs 225 (e.g., eight consecutive unused TOs 225) and the CG configuration 215-b may be associated with a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs 225 (e.g., ten consecutive unused TOs 225) .
[0082] In some examples, the UE 115-a may indicate for the CG configuration 215-a to transition to the suspension state 220 based on the consecutive unused TOs 225 of the CG configuration 215-a satisfying the first threshold quantity of TOs (e.g., without including a bitmap indicating TO transmission statuses) . Similarly, the UE 115-a may indicate for the CG configuration 215-b to transition to the suspension state 220 based on the consecutive unused TOs 225 of the CG configuration 215-b satisfying the second threshold quantity of TOs. In some examples, the UE 115-a may indicate the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs 225 (e.g., M) of a CG configuration 215 to the network entity 150-a to transition the CG configuration 215 to the suspension state 220. For example, in the UCI message, the UE 115-a may indicate the CG configuration 215-a includes the quantity of consecutive upcoming unused TOs 225 that satisfies the first threshold quantity, the CG configuration 215-b includes the quantity of consecutive upcoming unused TOs 225 that satisfies the second threshold quantity, or both. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 115-a may transmit the UCI via a used TO 230 of the CG configuration 215-a or the CG configuration 215-b. For example, the UE 115-a may indicate for the CG configuration 215-a to transition to the suspension state 220 via a used TO 230 of the CG configuration 215-a or via a used TO 230 of the CG configuration 215-b (e.g., piggybacked on a used PUSCH occasion of another CG configuration 215, indicated across CG configurations 215) . Similarly, the UE 115-amay indicate for the CG configuration 215-b to transition to the suspension state 220 via a used TO 230 of the CG configuration 215-b or via a used TO 230 of the CG configuration 215-a.
[0083] While a CG configuration 215 operates in the suspension state 220, the network entity 105-a may reallocate suspended resources of the CG configuration 215 to schedule communications with one or more other UEs 115-a (e.g., recycling unused TOs 225 to improve network capacity) . For example, the network entity 105-a may recycle the quantity of unused TOs 225 for a CG configuration 215 indicated by the UE 115-a. For example, the network entity 105-a may transmit one or more control messages (e.g., DCI) scheduling one or more other UEs to transmit, receive, or both, during at least one of the TOs 225 that are unused by UE 115-a. In some examples, the UE 115-a may have priority to reuse the suspended resources of a CG configuration 215 operating in the suspension state 220 (e.g., once suitable XR traffic is available at the UE 115-a) . For example, if the CG configuration 215-a operates in the suspension state 220 and the UE 115-a identifies XR traffic for transmission via one or more suspended TOs of the CG configuration 215-a, the UE 115-a may transmit a request for resumption of use of one or more (suspended) TOs of the CG configuration 215-a. In such examples, the UE 115-a may have priority to use the suspended TOs over the one or more other UEs 115 (e.g., other UEs 115 may have scheduled messages canceled) due to the suspended TOs remaining associated with the UE 115-a while the CG configuration operates in the suspension state 220 (e.g., as described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3) .
[0084] In some examples, a CG configuration 215 operating in the suspension state 220 may transition back to an active state (e.g., autonomously) after the indicated quantity of unused TOs 225. For example, the UE 115-a may suspend one or more TOs of the CG configuration 215-a, and may be scheduled to use TOs of the CG configuration 215-a that occur during a CG period subsequent to the suspended TOs (e.g., TOs M + 1 after the M suspended TOs) . In some cases, the UE 115-a may not use one or more TOs of the subsequent period of the CG configuration 215-a, and may indicate that the CG configuration 215-a should remain in the suspension state 220 after the indicated quantity of unused TOs 225 (e.g., without autonomously transitioning back to the active state) . For example, the UE 115-a may transmit a UCI indicating for the CG configuration 215-a to remain in the suspension state 220 (e.g., while the CG configuration 215-a is already in the suspension state 220) via a used TO 230 of the CG configuration 215-b (e.g., indicated across CG configurations 215) .
[0085] In some cases, by utilizing multiple CG configurations 215 and a suspension statue 220 for the CG configurations 215, overhead associated with the UE 115-areclaiming unused TOs 225 may be reduced, thereby reducing latency of communications between the UE 115-a and the network entity 105-a.
[0086] FIG. 3 shows an example of a TO reclamation scheme 300 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The TO reclamation scheme 300 may implement, or be implemented by, one or more aspects of the wireless communications systems 100 and 200. For example, the TO reclamation scheme 300 may include one or more CG configurations 305 including TOs configured for use by a UE 115 for communications with a network entity 105, which may be examples of corresponding devices described with reference to FIGs. 1 and 2. In some cases, the TO reclamation scheme 300 may support the UE 115 request resumption of use of one or more unused TOs of a CG configuration 305 that is operating in a suspension state 310.
[0087] In some examples, the UE 115 may indicate that a threshold quantity (e.g., M) of TOs of a CG configuration 305-a are unused TOs 330 (e.g., upcoming TOs the UE 115 expects not to use) . In such examples, the CG configuration 305-a may transition to the suspension state 310, and the network entity 105 may reallocate resources of the CG configuration 305-a to one or more other UEs 115. For example, the network entity 105 may transmit scheduling information to the one or more other UEs 115 to schedule uplink communications from the one or more other UEs 115 via the unused TOs of the CG configurations 305-a (e.g., to avoid resource wastage and improve network capacity) .
[0088] In some cases, the UE 115 may identify traffic for transmission via one or more TOs of the CG configuration 305-a while the CG configuration 305-a operates in the suspension state 310. For example, XR traffic may arrive (e.g., become available) at the UE 115 for transmission via at least a portion of the suspended TOs. The UE 115 (e.g., the UE 115 originally granted the resources of the CG configuration 305-a) may have priority to reclaim to suspended TOs of the CG configuration 305-a over the one or more other UEs 115. As such, the suspended TOs of the configuration 305-a may remain associated with UE 115 whereby the UE 115 has priority to reclaim and use one or more of the suspended TOs, even if another UE was scheduled to communicate via a suspended TO. For example, the UE 115 may transmit a request 315 to the network entity 105 requesting resumption of use of one or more TOs of the CG configuration 305-a while the CG configuration 305-a is in the suspension state 310. In some cases, the request 315 may indicate a starting TO (e.g., earliest TO in time that the UE 115 intends to reclaim) and quantity of subsequent TOs of the CG configuration 305-a that the UE 115 intends to reclaim. In some cases, the network entity 105 may transmit cancellation information (e.g., via DCI) to the one or more other UEs 115 (e.g., UEs 115 scheduled to communicate with recycled TO resources) cancelling the scheduled communications to support the UE 115 reclaiming the unused TOs (e.g., to transmit urgent or otherwise high-priority information) .
[0089] In some cases, the UE 115 may transmit the request 315 via a used TO 325 of another CG configuration 305. For example, the UE 115 may transmit the request 315 via a used TO 325 of a CG configuration 305-b (e.g., a CG configuration 305 operating in the active state) . After transmitting the request, the UE 115 may use one or more reclaimed TOs 330 of the CG configuration 305-a to transmit one or more uplink messages to the network entity 105 (e.g., including the XR traffic) .
[0090] FIG. 4 shows an example of a process flow 400 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The process flow 400 may implement, or be implemented by, one or more aspects of the wireless communications systems 100 and 200, as well as the TO reclamation scheme 300. For example, the process flow 400 shows signaling between a UE 115-b and a network entity 105-a to support one or more CG configurations of the UE 115-b transitioning between an active state and a suspension state, which may be examples of corresponding devices and techniques described with reference to FIGs. 1 through 3. Alternative examples of the following may be implemented, where some processes are performed in a different order than described or are not performed. In some cases, processes may include additional features not mentioned below, or further processes may be added.
[0091] At 405, the UE 115-b may receive, from the network entity 105-b, one or more control messages indicating one or more configurations associated with a respective set of TOs and a respective threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the one or more configurations transition from an active state to a suspension state. For example, the UE 115-b may receive a first control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 115-b may receive a second configuration associated with a second set of TOs and a second threshold quantity of TOs for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state. In some examples, the UE 115-b may receive the second configuration via the first control message or may receive the second configuration via a second control message (e.g., different from the first control message) . In some examples, the first configuration may be associated with a first application having a first TO periodicity and the second configuration may be associated with a second application having a second TO periodicity different from the first TO periodicity.
[0092] At 410, the UE 115-b may transmit a UCI (e.g., a UTO-UCI) indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity. In some cases, each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs may remain associated with the UE 115-b while the first configuration is in the suspension state. In some cases, the UE 115-b may transmit the UCI message via a first TO of the set of TOs associated with the first configuration, where the first TO may occur prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs. Alternatively, the UE 115-b may transmit the UCI via a second TO of the second set of TOs associated with the second configuration, where the second configuration may be in the active state. In some cases, the UCI may include an indication of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs and a starting TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs.
[0093] At 415, the UE 115-b may transmit a control message indicating for the first configuration to remain in the suspension state after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs. For example, the UE 115-b may transmit the control message via a TO of the second set of TOs (e.g., cross-configuration indication) based on a second quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity.
[0094] At 420, the network entity 105-b may recycle resources associated with a suspended CG configuration. For example, based on the first configuration transitioning from the active state to the suspension state, the network entity 105-b may transmit, to one or more other UEs 115, scheduling information to schedule one or more uplink messages from the one or more second UEs via one or more TOs of the first configuration (e.g., to avoid resource wastage and improve network capacity) .
[0095] At 425, the UE 115-b may transmit, to the network entity 105-b, a reclamation request for one or more suspended TOs. For example, the UE 115-b may transmit, while the first configuration is in the suspension state, a request for resumption of use of one or more TOs of the first configuration, where the UE 115-b may have priority to use the one or more TOs over one or more other UEs 115 based on the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remaining associated with the UE 115-b while the first configuration is in the suspension state. In some cases, the UE 115-b may transmit the request via a TO of the second set of TOs associated with the second configuration, where the second configuration may be in the active state. In some cases, the request may indicate a starting TO of the one or more reclaimed TOs.
[0096] At 430, the network entity 105-b may cancel one or more recycle resources based on receiving the reclamation request from the UE 115-b. For example, the network entity 105-b may transmit, to the one or more other UEs 115, cancellation information to cancel the one or more uplink messages scheduled for the one or more other UEs 115 during the reclaimed TOs.
[0097] At 435, the UE 115-b may transmit one or more uplink messages to the network entity 105-b. For example, the UE 115-b may transmit the one or more uplink messages via the one or more TOs reclaimed by the UE 115-b according to the request. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 115-b may transmit an uplink message via a TO of the first configuration that occurs after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs based on the first configuration transitioning from the suspension state to the active state (e.g., autonomously) .
[0098] FIG. 5 shows a block diagram 500 of a device 505 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 505 may be an example of aspects of a UE 115 as described herein. The device 505 may include a receiver 510, a transmitter 515, and a communications manager 520. The device 505, or one or more components of the device 505 (e.g., the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, and the communications manager 520) , may include at least one processor, which may be coupled with at least one memory, to, individually or collectively, support or enable the described techniques. Each of these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses) .
[0099] The receiver 510 may provide a means for receiving information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations) . Information may be passed on to other components of the device 505. The receiver 510 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
[0100] The transmitter 515 may provide a means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 505. For example, the transmitter 515 may transmit information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations) . In some examples, the transmitter 515 may be co-located with a receiver 510 in a transceiver module. The transmitter 515 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
[0101] The communications manager 520, the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, or various combinations thereof or various components thereof may be examples of means for performing various aspects of enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations as described herein. For example, the communications manager 520, the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, or various combinations or components thereof may be capable of performing one or more of the functions described herein.
[0102] In some examples, the communications manager 520, the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in communications management circuitry) . The hardware may include at least one of a processor, a digital signal processor (DSP) , a central processing unit (CPU) , an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) , a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a microcontroller, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof configured as or otherwise supporting, individually or collectively, a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure. In some examples, at least one processor and at least one memory coupled with the at least one processor may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., by one or more processors, individually or collectively, executing instructions stored in the at least one memory) .
[0103] Additionally, or alternatively, the communications manager 520, the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in code (e.g., as communications management software or firmware) executed by at least one processor. If implemented in code executed by at least one processor, the functions of the communications manager 520, the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, a microcontroller, or any combination of these or other programmable logic devices (e.g., configured as or otherwise supporting, individually or collectively, a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure) .
[0104] In some examples, the communications manager 520 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, obtaining, monitoring, outputting, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, or both. For example, the communications manager 520 may receive information from the receiver 510, send information to the transmitter 515, or be integrated in combination with the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.
[0105] The communications manager 520 may support wireless communications in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. For example, the communications manager 520 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state. The communications manager 520 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0106] By including or configuring the communications manager 520 in accordance with examples as described herein, the device 505 (e.g., at least one processor controlling or otherwise coupled with the receiver 510, the transmitter 515, the communications manager 520, or a combination thereof) may support techniques for transitioning one or more CG based configurations between an active state and a suspension state that enables a UE 115 to have priority to reclaim suspended TOs, thereby improving network capacity while mitigating overhead associated with toggling an activation state for the one or more CG based configurations.
[0107] FIG. 6 shows a block diagram 600 of a device 605 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 605 may be an example of aspects of a device 505 or a UE 115 as described herein. The device 605 may include a receiver 610, a transmitter 615, and a communications manager 620. The device 605, or one or more components of the device 605 (e.g., the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, and the communications manager 620) , may include at least one processor, which may be coupled with at least one memory, to support the described techniques. Each of these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses) .
[0108] The receiver 610 may provide a means for receiving information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations) . Information may be passed on to other components of the device 605. The receiver 610 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
[0109] The transmitter 615 may provide a means for transmitting signals generated by other components of the device 605. For example, the transmitter 615 may transmit information such as packets, user data, control information, or any combination thereof associated with various information channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels related to enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations) . In some examples, the transmitter 615 may be co-located with a receiver 610 in a transceiver module. The transmitter 615 may utilize a single antenna or a set of multiple antennas.
[0110] The device 605, or various components thereof, may be an example of means for performing various aspects of enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations as described herein. For example, the communications manager 620 may include a control message reception component 625 a control message transmission component 630, or any combination thereof. The communications manager 620 may be an example of aspects of a communications manager 520 as described herein. In some examples, the communications manager 620, or various components thereof, may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, obtaining, monitoring, outputting, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or both. For example, the communications manager 620 may receive information from the receiver 610, send information to the transmitter 615, or be integrated in combination with the receiver 610, the transmitter 615, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.
[0111] The communications manager 620 may support wireless communications in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The control message reception component 625 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state. The control message transmission component 630 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0112] FIG. 7 shows a block diagram 700 of a communications manager 720 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The communications manager 720 may be an example of aspects of a communications manager 520, a communications manager 620, or both, as described herein. The communications manager 720, or various components thereof, may be an example of means for performing various aspects of enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations as described herein. For example, the communications manager 720 may include a control message reception component 725, a control message transmission component 730, an uplink message transmission component 735, a request transmission component 740, or any combination thereof. Each of these components, or components or subcomponents thereof (e.g., one or more processors, one or more memories) , may communicate, directly or indirectly, with one another (e.g., via one or more buses) .
[0113] The communications manager 720 may support wireless communications in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The control message reception component 725 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state. The control message transmission component 730 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0114] In some examples, the control message reception component 725 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving the control message or a second control message indicating a second configuration associated with a second set of multiple transmission occasions and a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state.
[0115] In some examples, the first configuration is associated with a first application having a first TO periodicity and the second configuration is associated with a second application having a second TO periodicity different from the first TO periodicity.
[0116] In some examples, to support transmitting the UCI message, the control message transmission component 730 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting the UCI message via a first TO of the set of multiple transmission occasions associated with the first configuration, where the first TO occurs prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions. In some examples, to support transmitting the UCI message, the control message transmission component 730 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting the UCI message via a second TO of the second set of multiple transmission occasions associated with the second configuration, where the second configuration is in the active state.
[0117] In some examples, the control message transmission component 730 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting, via a TO of the second set of multiple transmission occasions, a second UCI message indicating for the first configuration to remain in the suspension state after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions based on a second quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions satisfying the threshold quantity.
[0118] In some examples, the UCI message includes an indication of the quantity of the upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions.
[0119] In some examples, the uplink message transmission component 735 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting an uplink message via a TO of the first configuration that occurs after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions based on the first configuration transitioning from the suspension state to the active state.
[0120] In some examples, the request transmission component 740 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting, while the first configuration is in the suspension state, a request for resumption of use of one or more transmission occasions of the first configuration, where the UE has priority use the one or more transmission occasions over one or more other UEs based on the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remaining associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state. In some examples, the uplink message transmission component 735 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting, via the one or more transmission occasions, one or more uplink messages in accordance with the first configuration and based on transmitting the request.
[0121] In some examples, to support transmitting the request, the request transmission component 740 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting the request via a TO of a second set of multiple transmission occasions associated with a second configuration, where the second configuration is in the active state.
[0122] In some examples, the request includes an indication of a starting TO of the one or more transmission occasions.
[0123] FIG. 8 shows a diagram of a system 800 including a device 805 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 805 may be an example of or include the components of a device 505, a device 605, or a UE 115 as described herein. The device 805 may communicate (e.g., wirelessly) with one or more network entities 105, one or more UEs 115, or any combination thereof. The device 805 may include components for bi-directional voice and data communications including components for transmitting and receiving communications, such as a communications manager 820, an input / output (I / O) controller 810, a transceiver 815, an antenna 825, at least one memory 830, code 835, and at least one processor 840. These components may be in electronic communication or otherwise coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more buses (e.g., a bus 845) .
[0124] The I / O controller 810 may manage input and output signals for the device 805. The I / O controller 810 may also manage peripherals not integrated into the device 805. In some cases, the I / O controller 810 may represent a physical connection or port to an external peripheral. In some cases, the I / O controller 810 may utilize an operating system such as or another known operating system. Additionally, or alternatively, the I / O controller 810 may represent or interact with a modem, a keyboard, a mouse, a touchscreen, or a similar device. In some cases, the I / O controller 810 may be implemented as part of one or more processors, such as the at least one processor 840. In some cases, a user may interact with the device 805 via the I / O controller 810 or via hardware components controlled by the I / O controller 810.
[0125] In some cases, the device 805 may include a single antenna 825. However, in some other cases, the device 805 may have more than one antenna 825, which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions. The transceiver 815 may communicate bi-directionally, via the one or more antennas 825, wired, or wireless links as described herein. For example, the transceiver 815 may represent a wireless transceiver and may communicate bi-directionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver 815 may also include a modem to modulate the packets, to provide the modulated packets to one or more antennas 825 for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the one or more antennas 825. The transceiver 815, or the transceiver 815 and one or more antennas 825, may be an example of a transmitter 515, a transmitter 615, a receiver 510, a receiver 610, or any combination thereof or component thereof, as described herein.
[0126] The at least one memory 830 may include random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM) . The at least one memory 830 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code 835 including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor 840, cause the device 805 to perform various functions described herein. The code 835 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as system memory or another type of memory. In some cases, the code 835 may not be directly executable by the at least one processor 840 but may cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform functions described herein. In some cases, the at least one memory 830 may contain, among other things, a basic I / O system (BIOS) which may control basic hardware or software operation such as the interaction with peripheral components or devices.
[0127] The at least one processor 840 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof) . In some cases, the at least one processor 840 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some other cases, a memory controller may be integrated into the at least one processor 840. The at least one processor 840 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., the at least one memory 830) to cause the device 805 to perform various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations) . For example, the device 805 or a component of the device 805 may include at least one processor 840 and at least one memory 830 coupled with or to the at least one processor 840, the at least one processor 840 and at least one memory 830 configured to perform various functions described herein. In some examples, the at least one processor 840 may include multiple processors and the at least one memory 830 may include multiple memories. One or more of the multiple processors may be coupled with one or more of the multiple memories, which may, individually or collectively, be configured to perform various functions herein. In some examples, the at least one processor 840 may be a component of a processing system, which may refer to a system (such as a series) of machines, circuitry (including, for example, one or both of processor circuitry (which may include the at least one processor 840) and memory circuitry (which may include the at least one memory 830) ) , or components, that receives or obtains inputs and processes the inputs to produce, generate, or obtain a set of outputs. The processing system may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein. As such, the at least one processor 840 or a processing system including the at least one processor 840 may be configured to, configurable to, or operable to cause the device 805 to perform one or more of the functions described herein. Further, as described herein, being “configured to, ” being “configurable to, ” and being “operable to” may be used interchangeably and may be associated with a capability, when executing code stored in the at least one memory 830 or otherwise, to perform one or more of the functions described herein.
[0128] The communications manager 820 may support wireless communications in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. For example, the communications manager 820 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for receiving a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state. The communications manager 820 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for transmitting a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0129] By including or configuring the communications manager 820 in accordance with examples as described herein, the device 805 may support techniques for transitioning one or more CG based configurations between an active state and a suspension state that enables a UE 115 to have priority to reclaim suspended TOs, thereby improving network capacity while mitigating overhead associated with toggling an activation state for the one or more CG based configurations.
[0130] In some examples, the communications manager 820 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, monitoring, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the transceiver 815, the one or more antennas 825, or any combination thereof. Although the communications manager 820 is illustrated as a separate component, in some examples, one or more functions described with reference to the communications manager 820 may be supported by or performed by the at least one processor 840, the at least one memory 830, the code 835, or any combination thereof. For example, the code 835 may include instructions executable by the at least one processor 840 to cause the device 805 to perform various aspects of enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations as described herein, or the at least one processor 840 and the at least one memory 830 may be otherwise configured to, individually or collectively, perform or support such operations.
[0131] FIG. 9 shows a block diagram 900 of a device 905 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 905 may be an example of aspects of a network entity 105 as described herein. The device 905 may include a receiver 910, a transmitter 915, and a communications manager 920. The device 905, or one or more components of the device 905 (e.g., the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, and the communications manager 920) , may include at least one processor, which may be coupled with at least one memory, to, individually or collectively, support or enable the described techniques. Each of these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses) .
[0132] The receiver 910 may provide a means for obtaining (e.g., receiving, determining, identifying) information such as user data, control information, or any combination thereof (e.g., I / Q samples, symbols, packets, protocol data units, service data units) associated with various channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels, channels associated with a protocol stack) . Information may be passed on to other components of the device 905. In some examples, the receiver 910 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more antennas. Additionally, or alternatively, the receiver 910 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, fiber optic) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof.
[0133] The transmitter 915 may provide a means for outputting (e.g., transmitting, providing, conveying, sending) information generated by other components of the device 905. For example, the transmitter 915 may output information such as user data, control information, or any combination thereof (e.g., I / Q samples, symbols, packets, protocol data units, service data units) associated with various channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels, channels associated with a protocol stack) . In some examples, the transmitter 915 may support outputting information by transmitting signals via one or more antennas. Additionally, or alternatively, the transmitter 915 may support outputting information by transmitting signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, fiber optic) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the transmitter 915 and the receiver 910 may be co-located in a transceiver, which may include or be coupled with a modem.
[0134] The communications manager 920, the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or various combinations thereof or various components thereof may be examples of means for performing various aspects of enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations as described herein. For example, the communications manager 920, the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or various combinations or components thereof may be capable of performing one or more of the functions described herein.
[0135] In some examples, the communications manager 920, the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in communications management circuitry) . The hardware may include at least one of a processor, a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, a microcontroller, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof configured as or otherwise supporting, individually or collectively, a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure. In some examples, at least one processor and at least one memory coupled with the at least one processor may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., by one or more processors, individually or collectively, executing instructions stored in the at least one memory) .
[0136] Additionally, or alternatively, the communications manager 920, the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in code (e.g., as communications management software or firmware) executed by at least one processor. If implemented in code executed by at least one processor, the functions of the communications manager 920, the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or various combinations or components thereof may be performed by a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, a microcontroller, or any combination of these or other programmable logic devices (e.g., configured as or otherwise supporting, individually or collectively, a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure) .
[0137] In some examples, the communications manager 920 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, obtaining, monitoring, outputting, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or both. For example, the communications manager 920 may receive information from the receiver 910, send information to the transmitter 915, or be integrated in combination with the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.
[0138] The communications manager 920 may support wireless communications in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. For example, the communications manager 920 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for outputting, to a first UE, a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state. The communications manager 920 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for obtaining, from the first UE, a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0139] By including or configuring the communications manager 920 in accordance with examples as described herein, the device 905 (e.g., at least one processor controlling or otherwise coupled with the receiver 910, the transmitter 915, the communications manager 920, or a combination thereof) may support techniques for transitioning one or more CG based configurations between an active state and a suspension state that enables a UE 115 to have priority to reclaim suspended TOs, thereby improving network capacity while mitigating overhead associated with toggling an activation state for the one or more CG based configurations.
[0140] FIG. 10 shows a block diagram 1000 of a device 1005 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 1005 may be an example of aspects of a device 905 or a network entity 105 as described herein. The device 1005 may include a receiver 1010, a transmitter 1015, and a communications manager 1020. The device 1005, or one or more components of the device 1005 (e.g., the receiver 1010, the transmitter 1015, and the communications manager 1020) , may include at least one processor, which may be coupled with at least one memory, to support the described techniques. Each of these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one or more buses) .
[0141] The receiver 1010 may provide a means for obtaining (e.g., receiving, determining, identifying) information such as user data, control information, or any combination thereof (e.g., I / Q samples, symbols, packets, protocol data units, service data units) associated with various channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels, channels associated with a protocol stack) . Information may be passed on to other components of the device 1005. In some examples, the receiver 1010 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more antennas. Additionally, or alternatively, the receiver 1010 may support obtaining information by receiving signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, fiber optic) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof.
[0142] The transmitter 1015 may provide a means for outputting (e.g., transmitting, providing, conveying, sending) information generated by other components of the device 1005. For example, the transmitter 1015 may output information such as user data, control information, or any combination thereof (e.g., I / Q samples, symbols, packets, protocol data units, service data units) associated with various channels (e.g., control channels, data channels, information channels, channels associated with a protocol stack) . In some examples, the transmitter 1015 may support outputting information by transmitting signals via one or more antennas. Additionally, or alternatively, the transmitter 1015 may support outputting information by transmitting signals via one or more wired (e.g., electrical, fiber optic) interfaces, wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. In some examples, the transmitter 1015 and the receiver 1010 may be co-located in a transceiver, which may include or be coupled with a modem.
[0143] The device 1005, or various components thereof, may be an example of means for performing various aspects of enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations as described herein. For example, the communications manager 1020 may include a control message transmission component 1025 a control message reception component 1030, or any combination thereof. The communications manager 1020 may be an example of aspects of a communications manager 920 as described herein. In some examples, the communications manager 1020, or various components thereof, may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, obtaining, monitoring, outputting, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the receiver 1010, the transmitter 1015, or both. For example, the communications manager 1020 may receive information from the receiver 1010, send information to the transmitter 1015, or be integrated in combination with the receiver 1010, the transmitter 1015, or both to obtain information, output information, or perform various other operations as described herein.
[0144] The communications manager 1020 may support wireless communications in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The control message transmission component 1025 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for outputting, to a first UE, a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state. The control message reception component 1030 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for obtaining, from the first UE, a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0145] FIG. 11 shows a block diagram 1100 of a communications manager 1120 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The communications manager 1120 may be an example of aspects of a communications manager 920, a communications manager 1020, or both, as described herein. The communications manager 1120, or various components thereof, may be an example of means for performing various aspects of enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations as described herein. For example, the communications manager 1120 may include a control message transmission component 1125, a control message reception component 1130, a message scheduling component 1135, an uplink message reception component 1140, a request reception component 1145, or any combination thereof. Each of these components, or components or subcomponents thereof (e.g., one or more processors, one or more memories) , may communicate, directly or indirectly, with one another (e.g., via one or more buses) which may include communications within a protocol layer of a protocol stack, communications associated with a logical channel of a protocol stack (e.g., between protocol layers of a protocol stack, within a device, component, or virtualized component associated with a network entity 105, between devices, components, or virtualized components associated with a network entity 105) , or any combination thereof.
[0146] The communications manager 1120 may support wireless communications in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The control message transmission component 1125 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for outputting, to a first UE, a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state. The control message reception component 1130 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for obtaining, from the first UE, a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0147] In some examples, the control message transmission component 1125 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for outputting the control message or a second control message indicating a second configuration associated with a second set of multiple transmission occasions and a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state.
[0148] In some examples, the first configuration is associated with a first application having a first TO periodicity and the second configuration is associated with a second application having a second TO periodicity different from the first TO periodicity.
[0149] In some examples, to support obtaining the UCI message, the control message reception component 1130 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for obtaining the UCI message via a first TO of the set of multiple transmission occasions associated with the first configuration, where the first TO occurs prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions. In some examples, to support obtaining the UCI message, the control message reception component 1130 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for obtaining the UCI message via a second TO of the second set of multiple transmission occasions associated with the second configuration, where the second configuration is in the active state.
[0150] In some examples, the message scheduling component 1135 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for outputting, to one or more second UEs, scheduling information to schedule one or more uplink messages from the one or more second UEs via one or more transmission occasions of the first configuration based on the first configuration transitioning from the active state to the suspension state.
[0151] In some examples, the request reception component 1145 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for obtaining, from the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state, a request for resumption of use of at least one TO of the first configuration, where the first UE has priority use the at least one TO over the one or more second UEs based on the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remaining associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state. In some examples, the message scheduling component 1135 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for outputting, to the one or more second UEs, cancellation information to cancel the one or more uplink messages based on the request.
[0152] In some examples, to support obtaining the request, the request reception component 1145 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for obtaining the request via a TO of a second set of multiple transmission occasions associated with a second configuration, where the second configuration is in the active state.
[0153] In some examples, the control message reception component 1130 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for obtaining, from the first UE via a TO of the second set of multiple transmission occasions, a second UCI message indicating for the first configuration to remain in the suspension state after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions based on a second quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions satisfying the threshold quantity.
[0154] In some examples, the request includes an indication of a starting TO of the one or more transmission occasions.
[0155] In some examples, the UCI message includes an indication of the quantity of the upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions.
[0156] In some examples, the uplink message reception component 1140 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for obtaining, from the first UE, an uplink message via a TO of the first configuration that occurs after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions based on the first configuration transitioning from the suspension state to the active state.
[0157] FIG. 12 shows a diagram of a system 1200 including a device 1205 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The device 1205 may be an example of or include the components of a device 905, a device 1005, or a network entity 105 as described herein. The device 1205 may communicate with one or more network entities 105, one or more UEs 115, or any combination thereof, which may include communications over one or more wired interfaces, over one or more wireless interfaces, or any combination thereof. The device 1205 may include components that support outputting and obtaining communications, such as a communications manager 1220, a transceiver 1210, an antenna 1215, at least one memory 1225, code 1230, and at least one processor 1235. These components may be in electronic communication or otherwise coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more buses (e.g., a bus 1240) .
[0158] The transceiver 1210 may support bi-directional communications via wired links, wireless links, or both as described herein. In some examples, the transceiver 1210 may include a wired transceiver and may communicate bi-directionally with another wired transceiver. Additionally, or alternatively, in some examples, the transceiver 1210 may include a wireless transceiver and may communicate bi-directionally with another wireless transceiver. In some examples, the device 1205 may include one or more antennas 1215, which may be capable of transmitting or receiving wireless transmissions (e.g., concurrently) . The transceiver 1210 may also include a modem to modulate signals, to provide the modulated signals for transmission (e.g., by one or more antennas 1215, by a wired transmitter) , to receive modulated signals (e.g., from one or more antennas 1215, from a wired receiver) , and to demodulate signals. In some implementations, the transceiver 1210 may include one or more interfaces, such as one or more interfaces coupled with the one or more antennas 1215 that are configured to support various receiving or obtaining operations, or one or more interfaces coupled with the one or more antennas 1215 that are configured to support various transmitting or outputting operations, or a combination thereof. In some implementations, the transceiver 1210 may include or be configured for coupling with one or more processors or one or more memory components that are operable to perform or support operations based on received or obtained information or signals, or to generate information or other signals for transmission or other outputting, or any combination thereof. In some implementations, the transceiver 1210, or the transceiver 1210 and the one or more antennas 1215, or the transceiver 1210 and the one or more antennas 1215 and one or more processors or one or more memory components (e.g., the at least one processor 1235, the at least one memory 1225, or both) , may be included in a chip or chip assembly that is installed in the device 1205. In some examples, the transceiver 1210 may be operable to support communications via one or more communications links (e.g., a communication link 125, a backhaul communication link 120, a midhaul communication link 162, a fronthaul communication link 168) .
[0159] The at least one memory 1225 may include RAM, ROM, or any combination thereof. The at least one memory 1225 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code 1230 including instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor 1235, cause the device 1205 to perform various functions described herein. The code 1230 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as system memory or another type of memory. In some cases, the code 1230 may not be directly executable by a processor of the at least one processor 1235 but may cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform functions described herein. In some cases, the at least one memory 1225 may contain, among other things, a BIOS which may control basic hardware or software operation such as the interaction with peripheral components or devices. In some examples, the at least one processor 1235 may include multiple processors and the at least one memory 1225 may include multiple memories. One or more of the multiple processors may be coupled with one or more of the multiple memories which may, individually or collectively, be configured to perform various functions herein (for example, as part of a processing system) .
[0160] The at least one processor 1235 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, a CPU, an FPGA, a microcontroller, a programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof) . In some cases, the at least one processor 1235 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some other cases, a memory controller may be integrated into one or more of the at least one processor 1235. The at least one processor 1235 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory (e.g., one or more of the at least one memory 1225) to cause the device 1205 to perform various functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations) . For example, the device 1205 or a component of the device 1205 may include at least one processor 1235 and at least one memory 1225 coupled with one or more of the at least one processor 1235, the at least one processor 1235 and the at least one memory 1225 configured to perform various functions described herein. The at least one processor 1235 may be an example of a cloud-computing platform (e.g., one or more physical nodes and supporting software such as operating systems, virtual machines, or container instances) that may host the functions (e.g., by executing code 1230) to perform the functions of the device 1205. The at least one processor 1235 may be any one or more suitable processors capable of executing scripts or instructions of one or more software programs stored in the device 1205 (such as within one or more of the at least one memory 1225) . In some examples, the at least one processor 1235 may include multiple processors and the at least one memory 1225 may include multiple memories. One or more of the multiple processors may be coupled with one or more of the multiple memories, which may, individually or collectively, be configured to perform various functions herein. In some examples, the at least one processor 1235 may be a component of a processing system, which may refer to a system (such as a series) of machines, circuitry (including, for example, one or both of processor circuitry (which may include the at least one processor 1235) and memory circuitry (which may include the at least one memory 1225) ) , or components, that receives or obtains inputs and processes the inputs to produce, generate, or obtain a set of outputs. The processing system may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein. As such, the at least one processor 1235 or a processing system including the at least one processor 1235 may be configured to, configurable to, or operable to cause the device 1205 to perform one or more of the functions described herein. Further, as described herein, being “configured to, ” being “configurable to, ” and being “operable to” may be used interchangeably and may be associated with a capability, when executing code stored in the at least one memory 1225 or otherwise, to perform one or more of the functions described herein.
[0161] In some examples, a bus 1240 may support communications of (e.g., within) a protocol layer of a protocol stack. In some examples, a bus 1240 may support communications associated with a logical channel of a protocol stack (e.g., between protocol layers of a protocol stack) , which may include communications performed within a component of the device 1205, or between different components of the device 1205 that may be co-located or located in different locations (e.g., where the device 1205 may refer to a system in which one or more of the communications manager 1220, the transceiver 1210, the at least one memory 1225, the code 1230, and the at least one processor 1235 may be located in one of the different components or divided between different components) .
[0162] In some examples, the communications manager 1220 may manage aspects of communications with a core network 130 (e.g., via one or more wired or wireless backhaul links) . For example, the communications manager 1220 may manage the transfer of data communications for client devices, such as one or more UEs 115. In some examples, the communications manager 1220 may manage communications with other network entities 105, and may include a controller or scheduler for controlling communications with UEs 115 in cooperation with other network entities 105. In some examples, the communications manager 1220 may support an X2 interface within an LTE / LTE-A wireless communications network technology to provide communication between network entities 105.
[0163] The communications manager 1220 may support wireless communications in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. For example, the communications manager 1220 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for outputting, to a first UE, a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state. The communications manager 1220 is capable of, configured to, or operable to support a means for obtaining, from the first UE, a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0164] By including or configuring the communications manager 1220 in accordance with examples as described herein, the device 1205 may support techniques for transitioning one or more CG based configurations between an active state and a suspension state that enables a UE 115 to have priority to reclaim suspended TOs, thereby improving network capacity while mitigating overhead associated with toggling an activation state for the one or more CG based configurations.
[0165] In some examples, the communications manager 1220 may be configured to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, obtaining, monitoring, outputting, transmitting) using or otherwise in cooperation with the transceiver 1210, the one or more antennas 1215 (e.g., where applicable) , or any combination thereof. Although the communications manager 1220 is illustrated as a separate component, in some examples, one or more functions described with reference to the communications manager 1220 may be supported by or performed by the transceiver 1210, one or more of the at least one processor 1235, one or more of the at least one memory 1225, the code 1230, or any combination thereof (for example, by a processing system including at least a portion of the at least one processor 1235, the at least one memory 1225, the code 1230, or any combination thereof) . For example, the code 1230 may include instructions executable by one or more of the at least one processor 1235 to cause the device 1205 to perform various aspects of enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations as described herein, or the at least one processor 1235 and the at least one memory 1225 may be otherwise configured to, individually or collectively, perform or support such operations.
[0166] FIG. 13 shows a flowchart illustrating a method 1300 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1300 may be implemented by a UE or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1300 may be performed by a UE 115 as described with reference to FIGs. 1 through 8. In some examples, a UE may execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the UE to perform the described functions. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE may perform aspects of the described functions using special-purpose hardware.
[0167] At 1305, the method may include receiving a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state. The operations of block 1305 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1305 may be performed by a control message reception component 725 as described with reference to FIG. 7.
[0168] At 1310, the method may include transmitting a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state. The operations of block 1310 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1310 may be performed by a control message transmission component 730 as described with reference to FIG. 7.
[0169] FIG. 14 shows a flowchart illustrating a method 1400 that supports enhanced suspension state for multiple CG-based configurations in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 1400 may be implemented by a network entity or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 1400 may be performed by a network entity as described with reference to FIGs. 1 through 4 and 9 through 12. In some examples, a network entity may execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the network entity to perform the described functions. Additionally, or alternatively, the network entity may perform aspects of the described functions using special-purpose hardware.
[0170] At 1405, the method may include outputting, to a first UE, a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a set of multiple transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state. The operations of block 1405 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1405 may be performed by a control message transmission component 1125 as described with reference to FIG. 11.
[0171] At 1410, the method may include obtaining, from the first UE, a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, where each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state. The operations of block 1410 may be performed in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. In some examples, aspects of the operations of 1410 may be performed by a control message reception component 1130 as described with reference to FIG. 11.
[0172] The following provides an overview of aspects of the present disclosure:
[0173] Aspect 1: A method for wireless communications by a UE, comprising: receiving a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a plurality of TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state; and transmitting a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based at least in part on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, wherein each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0174] Aspect 2: The method of aspect 1, further comprising: receiving the control message or a second control message indicating a second configuration associated with a second plurality of TOs and a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state.
[0175] Aspect 3: The method of aspect 2, wherein the first configuration is associated with a first application having a first TO periodicity and the second configuration is associated with a second application having a second TO periodicity different from the first TO periodicity.
[0176] Aspect 4: The method of any of aspects 2 through 3, wherein transmitting the UCI message comprises: transmitting the UCI message via a first TO of the plurality of TOs associated with the first configuration, wherein the first TO occurs prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs; or transmitting the UCI message via a second TO of the second plurality of TOs associated with the second configuration, wherein the second configuration is in the active state.
[0177] Aspect 5: The method of any of aspects 2 through 4, further comprising: transmitting, via a TO of the second plurality of TOs, a second UCI message indicating for the first configuration to remain in the suspension state after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs based at least in part on a second quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs satisfying the threshold quantity.
[0178] Aspect 6: The method of any of aspects 1 through 5, wherein the UCI message comprises an indication of the quantity of the upcoming consecutive unused TOs.
[0179] Aspect 7: The method of any of aspects 1 through 6, further comprising: transmitting an uplink message via a TO of the first configuration that occurs after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs based at least in part on the first configuration transitioning from the suspension state to the active state.
[0180] Aspect 8: The method of any of aspects 1 through 7, further comprising: transmitting, while the first configuration is in the suspension state, a request for resumption of use of one or more TOs of the first configuration, wherein the UE has priority use the one or more TOs over one or more other UEs based at least in part on the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remaining associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state; and transmitting, via the one or more TOs, one or more uplink messages in accordance with the first configuration and based at least in part on transmitting the request.
[0181] Aspect 9: The method of aspect 8, wherein transmitting the request comprises: transmitting the request via a TO of a second plurality of TOs associated with a second configuration, wherein the second configuration is in the active state.
[0182] Aspect 10: The method of any of aspects 8 through 9, wherein the request comprises an indication of a starting TO of the one or more TOs.
[0183] Aspect 11: A method for wireless communications by a network entity, comprising: outputting, to a first UE, a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a plurality of TOs and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state; and obtaining, from the first UE, a UCI message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based at least in part on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, wherein each TO of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.
[0184] Aspect 12: The method of aspect 11, further comprising: outputting the control message or a second control message indicating a second configuration associated with a second plurality of TOs and a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused TOs for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state.
[0185] Aspect 13: The method of aspect 12, wherein the first configuration is associated with a first application having a first TO periodicity and the second configuration is associated with a second application having a second TO periodicity different from the first TO periodicity.
[0186] Aspect 14: The method of any of aspects 12 through 13, wherein obtaining the UCI message comprises: obtaining the UCI message via a first TO of the plurality of TOs associated with the first configuration, wherein the first TO occurs prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs; or obtaining the UCI message via a second TO of the second plurality of TOs associated with the second configuration, wherein the second configuration is in the active state.
[0187] Aspect 15: The method of any of aspects 11 through 14, further comprising: outputting, to one or more second UEs, scheduling information to schedule one or more uplink messages from the one or more second UEs via one or more TOs of the first configuration based at least in part on the first configuration transitioning from the active state to the suspension state.
[0188] Aspect 16: The method of aspect 15, further comprising: obtaining, from the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state, a request for resumption of use of at least one TO of the first configuration, wherein the first UE has priority use the at least one TO over the one or more second UEs based at least in part on the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs remaining associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state; and outputting, to the one or more second UEs, cancellation information to cancel the one or more uplink messages based at least in part on the request.
[0189] Aspect 17: The method of aspect 16, wherein obtaining the request comprises: obtaining the request via a TO of a second plurality of TOs associated with a second configuration, wherein the second configuration is in the active state.
[0190] Aspect 18: The method of aspect 17, further comprising: obtaining, from the first UE via a TO of the second plurality of TOs, a second UCI message indicating for the first configuration to remain in the suspension state after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs based at least in part on a second quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs satisfying the threshold quantity.
[0191] Aspect 19: The method of any of aspects 16 through 18, wherein the request comprises an indication of a starting TO of the one or more TOs.
[0192] Aspect 20: The method of any of aspects 16 through 19, wherein the UCI message comprises an indication of the quantity of the upcoming consecutive unused TOs.
[0193] Aspect 21: The method of any of aspects 11 through 20, further comprising: obtaining, from the first UE, an uplink message via a TO of the first configuration that occurs after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused TOs based at least in part on the first configuration transitioning from the suspension state to the active state.
[0194] Aspect 22: A UE for wireless communications, comprising one or more memories storing processor-executable code, and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to perform a method of any of aspects 1 through 10.
[0195] Aspect 23: A UE for wireless communications, comprising at least one means for performing a method of any of aspects 1 through 10.
[0196] Aspect 24: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method of any of aspects 1 through 10.
[0197] Aspect 25: A network entity for wireless communications, comprising one or more memories storing processor-executable code, and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to perform a method of any of aspects 11 through 21.
[0198] Aspect 26: A network entity for wireless communications, comprising at least one means for performing a method of any of aspects 11 through 21.
[0199] Aspect 27: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method of any of aspects 11 through 21.
[0200] It should be noted that the methods described herein describe possible implementations, and that the operations and the steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible. Further, aspects from two or more of the methods may be combined.
[0201] Although aspects of an LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR system may be described for purposes of example, and LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR terminology may be used in much of the description, the techniques described herein are applicable beyond LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NR networks. For example, the described techniques may be applicable to various other wireless communications systems such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 (Wi-Fi) , IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) , IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM, as well as other systems and radio technologies not explicitly mentioned herein.
[0202] Information and signals described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced throughout the description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.
[0203] The various illustrative blocks and components described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed using a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, a CPU, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor but, in the alternative, the processor may be any processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration) . Any functions or operations described herein as being capable of being performed by a processor may be performed by multiple processors that, individually or collectively, are capable of performing the described functions or operations.
[0204] The functions described herein may be implemented using hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented using software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored as or transmitted using one or more instructions or code of a computer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are within the scope of the disclosure and appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, functions described herein may be implemented using software executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, or combinations of any of these. Features implementing functions may also be physically located at various positions, including being distributed such that portions of functions are implemented at different physical locations.
[0205] Computer-readable media includes both non-transitory computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one location to another. A non-transitory storage medium may be any available medium that may be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, non-transitory computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM) , flash memory, compact disk (CD) ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transitory medium that may be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of instructions or data structures and that may be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) , or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of computer-readable medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, include CD, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD) , floppy disk and Blu-ray disc. Disks may reproduce data magnetically, and discs may reproduce data optically using lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media. Any functions or operations described herein as being capable of being performed by a memory may be performed by multiple memories that, individually or collectively, are capable of performing the described functions or operations.
[0206] As used herein, including in the claims, “or” as used in a list of items (e.g., a list of items prefaced by a phrase such as “at least one of” or “one or more of” ) indicates an inclusive list such that, for example, a list of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C) . Also, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall not be construed as a reference to a closed set of conditions. For example, an example step that is described as “based on condition A” may be based on both a condition A and a condition B without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall be construed in the same manner as the phrase “based at least in part on. ”
[0207] As used herein, including in the claims, the article “a” before a noun is open-ended and understood to refer to “at least one” of those nouns or “one or more” of those nouns. Thus, the terms “a, ” “at least one, ” “one or more, ” “at least one of one or more” may be interchangeable. For example, if a claim recites “a component” that performs one or more functions, each of the individual functions may be performed by a single component or by any combination of multiple components. Thus, the term “acomponent” having characteristics or performing functions may refer to “at least one of one or more components” having a particular characteristic or performing a particular function. Subsequent reference to a component introduced with the article “a” using the terms “the” or “said” may refer to any or all of the one or more components. For example, a component introduced with the article “a” may be understood to mean “one or more components, ” and referring to “the component” subsequently in the claims may be understood to be equivalent to referring to “at least one of the one or more components. ” Similarly, subsequent reference to a component introduced as “one or more components” using the terms “the” or “said” may refer to any or all of the one or more components. For example, referring to “the one or more components” subsequently in the claims may be understood to be equivalent to referring to “at least one of the one or more components. ”
[0208] The term “determine” or “determining” encompasses a variety of actions and, therefore, “determining” can include calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (such as via looking up in a table, a database or another data structure) , ascertaining and the like. Also, “determining” can include receiving (e.g., receiving information) , accessing (e.g., accessing data stored in memory) and the like. Also, “determining” can include resolving, obtaining, selecting, choosing, establishing, and other such similar actions.
[0209] In the appended figures, similar components or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label by a dash and a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If just the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label, or other subsequent reference label.
[0210] The description set forth herein, in connection with the appended drawings, describes example configurations and does not represent all the examples that may be implemented or that are within the scope of the claims. The term “example” used herein means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration, ” and not “preferred” or “advantageous over other examples. ” The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing an understanding of the described techniques. These techniques, however, may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.
[0211] The description herein is provided to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be apparent to a person having ordinary skill in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, the disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein but is to be accorded the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
Claims
1.A user equipment (UE) , comprising:one or more memories storing processor-executable code; andone or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:receive a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a plurality of transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state; andtransmit an uplink control information message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based at least in part on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, wherein each transmission occasion of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.2.The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:receive the control message or a second control message indicating a second configuration associated with a second plurality of transmission occasions and a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state.3.The UE of claim 2, wherein the first configuration is associated with a first application having a first transmission occasion periodicity and the second configuration is associated with a second application having a second transmission occasion periodicity different from the first transmission occasion periodicity.4.The UE of claim 2, wherein, to transmit the uplink control information message, the one or more processors are individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:transmit the uplink control information message via a first transmission occasion of the plurality of transmission occasions associated with the first configuration, wherein the first transmission occasion occurs prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions; ortransmit the uplink control information message via a second transmission occasion of the second plurality of transmission occasions associated with the second configuration, wherein the second configuration is in the active state.5.The UE of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:transmit, via a transmission occasion of the second plurality of transmission occasions, a second uplink control information message indicating for the first configuration to remain in the suspension state after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions based at least in part on a second quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions satisfying the threshold quantity.6.The UE of claim 1, wherein the uplink control information message comprises an indication of the quantity of the upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions.7.The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:transmit an uplink message via a transmission occasion of the first configuration that occurs after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions based at least in part on the first configuration transitioning from the suspension state to the active state.8.The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:transmit, while the first configuration is in the suspension state, a request for resumption of use of one or more transmission occasions of the first configuration, wherein the UE has priority use the one or more transmission occasions over one or more other UEs based at least in part on the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remaining associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state; andtransmit, via the one or more transmission occasions, one or more uplink messages in accordance with the first configuration and based at least in part on transmitting the request.9.The UE of claim 8, wherein, to transmit the request, the one or more processors are individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:transmit the request via a transmission occasion of a second plurality of transmission occasions associated with a second configuration, wherein the second configuration is in the active state.10.The UE of claim 8, wherein the request comprises an indication of a starting transmission occasion of the one or more transmission occasions.11.A network entity, comprising:one or more memories storing processor-executable code; andone or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:output, to a first user equipment (UE) , a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a plurality of transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state; andobtain, from the first UE, an uplink control information message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based at least in part on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, wherein each transmission occasion of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.12.The network entity of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:output the control message or a second control message indicating a second configuration associated with a second plurality of transmission occasions and a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state.13.The network entity of claim 12, wherein the first configuration is associated with a first application having a first transmission occasion periodicity and the second configuration is associated with a second application having a second transmission occasion periodicity different from the first transmission occasion periodicity.14.The network entity of claim 12, wherein, to obtain the uplink control information message, the one or more processors are individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:obtain the uplink control information message via a first transmission occasion of the plurality of transmission occasions associated with the first configuration, wherein the first transmission occasion occurs prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions; orobtain the uplink control information message via a second transmission occasion of the second plurality of transmission occasions associated with the second configuration, wherein the second configuration is in the active state.15.The network entity of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:output, to one or more second UEs, scheduling information to schedule one or more uplink messages from the one or more second UEs via one or more transmission occasions of the first configuration based at least in part on the first configuration transitioning from the active state to the suspension state.16.The network entity of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:obtain, from the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state, a request for resumption of use of at least one transmission occasion of the first configuration, wherein the first UE has priority use the at least one transmission occasion over the one or more second UEs based at least in part on the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remaining associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state; andoutput, to the one or more second UEs, cancellation information to cancel the one or more uplink messages based at least in part on the request.17.The network entity of claim 16, wherein, to obtain the request, the one or more processors are individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:obtain the request via a transmission occasion of a second plurality of transmission occasions associated with a second configuration, wherein the second configuration is in the active state.18.The network entity of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:obtain, from the first UE via a transmission occasion of the second plurality of transmission occasions, a second uplink control information message indicating for the first configuration to remain in the suspension state after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions based at least in part on a second quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions satisfying the threshold quantity.19.The network entity of claim 16, wherein the request comprises an indication of a starting transmission occasion of the one or more transmission occasions.20.The network entity of claim 16, wherein the uplink control information message comprises an indication of the quantity of the upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions.21.The network entity of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:obtain, from the first UE, an uplink message via a transmission occasion of the first configuration that occurs after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions based at least in part on the first configuration transitioning from the suspension state to the active state.22.A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) , comprising:receiving a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a plurality of transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state; andtransmitting an uplink control information message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based at least in part on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, wherein each transmission occasion of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.23.The method of claim 22, further comprising:receiving the control message or a second control message indicating a second configuration associated with a second plurality of transmission occasions and a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state.24.The method of claim 23, wherein the first configuration is associated with a first application having a first transmission occasion periodicity and the second configuration is associated with a second application having a second transmission occasion periodicity different from the first transmission occasion periodicity.25.The method of claim 23, wherein transmitting the uplink control information message comprises:transmitting the uplink control information message via a first transmission occasion of the plurality of transmission occasions associated with the first configuration, wherein the first transmission occasion occurs prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions; ortransmitting the uplink control information message via a second transmission occasion of the second plurality of transmission occasions associated with the second configuration, wherein the second configuration is in the active state.26.The method of claim 23, further comprising:transmitting, via a transmission occasion of the second plurality of transmission occasions, a second uplink control information message indicating for the first configuration to remain in the suspension state after the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions based at least in part on a second quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions satisfying the threshold quantity.27.A method for wireless communications by a network entity, comprising:outputting, to a first user equipment (UE) , a control message indicating a first configuration associated with a plurality of transmission occasions and a threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the first configuration transition from an active state to a suspension state; andobtaining, from the first UE, an uplink control information message indicating for the first configuration to transition from the active state to the suspension state based at least in part on a quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions of the first configuration satisfying the threshold quantity, wherein each transmission occasion of the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions remains associated with the first UE while the first configuration is in the suspension state.28.The method of claim 27, further comprising:outputting the control message or a second control message indicating a second configuration associated with a second plurality of transmission occasions and a second threshold quantity of consecutive unused transmission occasions for requesting that the second configuration transition from the active state to the suspension state.29.The method of claim 28, wherein the first configuration is associated with a first application having a first transmission occasion periodicity and the second configuration is associated with a second application having a second transmission occasion periodicity different from the first transmission occasion periodicity.30.The method of claim 28, wherein obtaining the uplink control information message comprises:obtaining the uplink control information message via a first transmission occasion of the plurality of transmission occasions associated with the first configuration, wherein the first transmission occasion occurs prior to the quantity of upcoming consecutive unused transmission occasions; orobtaining the uplink control information message via a second transmission occasion of the second plurality of transmission occasions associated with the second configuration, wherein the second configuration is in the active state.
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