Flexible non-connected mode early measurement configuration and reporting
The use of an AI/ML model for early measurement configuration and reporting in non-connected mode addresses the challenge of selecting suitable frequency carriers, enhancing UE flexibility and reducing latency, thereby improving network throughput.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- QUALCOMM INC
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-23
AI Technical Summary
The increased quantity of frequency carriers in wireless communication networks leads to challenges in selecting suitable carriers for user equipment (UEs) in a timely manner, affecting network throughput and latency, as existing measurement configurations lack flexibility and introduce additional latency in reporting measurement results.
Implementing an artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI/ML) model to enable user equipment (UEs) to perform early measurements in a non-connected mode, allowing for flexible parameter selection and immediate availability indication of measurement results, reducing latency and improving network throughput.
The AI/ML model enhances UE flexibility and power efficiency in selecting measurement parameters, reduces latency by reporting results in non-connected mode, and improves network throughput by allowing timely adjustments to traffic conditions.
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FLEXIBLE NON-CONNECTED MODE EARLY MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION AND REPORTINGFIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0001] Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and specifically relate to techniques, apparatuses, and methods associated with early measurement configuration and reporting.BACKGROUND
[0002] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various services, which may involve carrying or supporting voice, text, other messaging, video, data, and / or other traffic. Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access radio access technologies (RATs) capable of supporting communication among multiple wireless communication devices including user devices or other devices by sharing the available system resources (for example, time domain resources, frequency domain resources, spatial domain resources, and / or device transmit power, among other examples) . Such multiple-access RATs are supported by technological advancements that have been adopted in various telecommunication standards, which define common protocols that enable different wireless communication devices to communicate on a local, municipal, national, regional, or global level.
[0003] An example telecommunication standard is New Radio (NR) . NR, which may also be referred to as 5G, is part of a continuous mobile broadband evolution promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . NR (and other RATs beyond NR) may be designed to better support enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) access, Internet of things (IoT) networks or reduced capability device deployments, and ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) applications. To support these verticals, NR systems may be designed to implement a modularized functional infrastructure, a disaggregated and service-based network architecture, network function virtualization, network slicing, multi-access edge computing, millimeter wave (mmWave) technologies including massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) , licensed and unlicensed spectrum access, non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployments, sidelink and other device-to-device direct communication technologies (for example, cellular vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) communication) , multiple-subscriber implementations, high-precision positioning, and / or radio frequency (RF) sensing, among other examples.
[0004] In some examples, user equipments (UEs) may communicate with one or more network nodes in a wireless network, and multiple frequencies (for example, frequency carriers) may be in use by the wireless network to facilitate communications between UEs and network nodes. In some cases, the UEs may be configured to perform measurements of different frequencies, which may support a network node selecting suitable frequency carriers for communications with the UEs and / or intra-frequency or inter-frequency mobility. To improve a capacity and performance of the wireless network, a quantity of available frequency carriers used by the wireless network may increase over time. To support the increased quantity of frequency carriers, however, the UEs may perform increased measurements for finding suitable frequencies for communications. Additionally, the increased quantity of frequency carriers may create challenges for network nodes selecting suitable frequency carriers for UEs in a relatively timely manner, which may affect network throughput and latency.SUMMARY
[0005] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) . The apparatus may include a processing system that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors. The processing system may be configured to cause the UE to receive, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters. The processing system may be configured to cause the UE to obtain, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode (e.g., an idle mode, an inactive mode) , early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI / ML) model. The processing system may be configured to cause the UE to transmit, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration.
[0006] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed at a UE. The method may include receiving, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters. The method may include obtaining, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model. The method may include transmitting, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration.
[0007] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions for wireless communication by an UE. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to receive, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to obtain, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI / ML) model. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to transmit, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration.
[0008] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for receiving, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters. The apparatus may include means for obtaining, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model. The apparatus may include means for transmitting, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration.
[0009] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a network node . The apparatus may include a processing system that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors. The processing system may be configured to cause the network node to transmit, to a UE, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers. The processing system may be configured to cause the network node to receive, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model.
[0010] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a network node. The method may include transmitting, to a UE, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers. The method may include receiving, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model.
[0011] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions for wireless communication by a network node. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the network node, may cause the network node to transmit, to a UE, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the network node, may cause the network node to receive, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model.
[0012] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for transmitting, to a UE, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers. The apparatus may include means for receiving, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model.
[0013] Aspects of the present disclosure may generally be implemented by or as a method, apparatus, system, computer program product, non-transitory computer-readable medium, user equipment, base station, network node, network entity, wireless communication device, and / or processing system as substantially described with reference to, and as illustrated by, this specification and accompanying drawings.
[0014] The foregoing paragraphs of this section have broadly summarized some aspects of the present disclosure. These and additional aspects and associated advantages will be described hereinafter. The disclosed aspects may be used as a basis for modifying or designing other aspects for carrying out the same or similar purposes of the present disclosure. Such equivalent aspects do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. Characteristics of the aspects disclosed herein, both their organization and method of operation, together with associated advantages, will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] The appended drawings illustrate some aspects of the present disclosure but are not limiting of the scope of the present disclosure because the description may enable other aspects. Each of the drawings is provided for purposes of illustration and description, and not as a definition of the limits of the claims. The same or similar reference numbers in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.
[0016] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication network in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0017] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a four-step random access procedure in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0018] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example architecture of a functional framework for radio access network intelligence enabled by data collection in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0019] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI / ML) based beam management in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0020] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with early measurement configuration and reporting in a non-connected mode in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0021] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a UE or an apparatus of a UE that supports wireless communication in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0022] Figure 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a network node or an apparatus of a network node that supports wireless communication in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0023] Figures 8 and 9 are diagrams of example apparatuses for wireless communication in accordance with the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] Various aspects of the present disclosure are described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, aspects of the present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms. The present disclosure is not to be construed as limited to any specific aspect illustrated by or described with reference to an accompanying drawing or otherwise presented in this disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. One skilled in the art may appreciate that the scope of the disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein, whether implemented independently of or in combination with any other aspect of the disclosure. For example, an apparatus may be implemented or a method may be practiced using various combinations or quantities of the aspects set forth herein. In addition, the scope of the disclosure is intended to cover an apparatus having, or a method that is practiced using, other structures and / or functionalities in addition to or other than the structures and / or functionalities with which various aspects of the disclosure set forth herein may be practiced. Any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of a claim.
[0025] Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented with reference to various methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques. These methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, or algorithms (collectively referred to as “elements” ) . These elements may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system.
[0026] In some examples, early measurement reporting may be configured for one or more UEs (for example, via system information or a dedicated measurement configuration in a message releasing a connection for a UE) . For example, early measurement reporting techniques may refer to support a UE to perform one or more measurements (e.g., channel state measurements) prior to transitioning to a connected mode, such that the measurements may be reported after transitioning to the connected mode without the UE performing additional measurements. In some cases, as part of early measurement reporting, the UE may measure candidate frequencies while in a non-connected mode. In some examples, a non-connected mode may refer to a mode in which the UE is not actively communicating with a network node based on radio resource control (RRC) protocol, such as when the UE is not operating in a connected mode (e.g., an RRC connected mode) . In some cases, the non-connected mode may be referred to as an RRC idle mode or an RRC inactive mode. As part of early measurement reporting, the UE may then transmit one or more measurement reports for measurements performed in the non-connected mode after transitioning to the RRC connected mode.
[0027] Accordingly, early measurement reporting may enhance dual connectivity and carrier aggregation techniques by allowing the UE to more readily switch between serving, as measurements from the UE may be reported to the network node with reduced latency relative to when using non-early measurement reporting techniques (e.g., where the UE may begin performing measurements after transitioning to the RRC connected mode) . Consequently, early measurement reporting may reduce latency associated with configuring serving cells after the UE transitions to a connected mode (e.g., the RRC connected mode) . However, a configuration controlling parameters of the early measurements is typically controlled by one or more network nodes, which may limit UE flexibility in performing and reporting the early measurements. Additionally, reporting the early measurement results when transitioning to the connected mode may introduce additional latency, as the one or more network nodes may select suitable carriers or frequencies for the UE after reception of the early measurement report.
[0028] Various aspects relate generally to a network node configuring a UE with an early measurement configuration that provides the UE with increased flexibility in obtaining and reporting measurements (for example, intra-frequency and / or inter-frequency measurements) while operating in a non-connected mode (for example, an idle or inactive mode) . Some aspects more specifically relate to indicating one or more candidate values (for example, sets of values, ranges of values) for parameters associated with performing early measurements and reporting early measurements in the early measurement configuration. For example, the UE may be configured to select one or more values (for example, from the candidate values, using one or more outputs of an artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI / ML) model) for a quantity of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) to measure, a threshold for selecting SSBs for consolidation in a measurement report, and / or weights of SSBs for consolidation in a measurement report, among other examples, which may provide additional flexibility for the UE. In some aspects, the UE may be configured to transmit an indication of an availability of the early measurements while in the non-connected mode, and the UE may report the measurements in the non-connected mode (for example, using a small data transmission (SDT) ) , or the UE may report the measurements in the connected mode, thereby increasing transmission flexibility. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may be configured to transmit the measurement report (for example, in the non-connected mode) responsive to, based on, or otherwise associated with a trigger message transmitted by the network node.
[0029] Particular aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented to realize one or more of the following potential advantages. In some examples, by allowing the UE to select parameters for early measurement reporting, the described techniques can be used to reduce processing or power consumption at a UE, for example, when in the non-connected mode, which may consume less power than operating in the connected mode (for example, when there is little or no traffic) . Further, by using an AI / ML model, the UE may improve the selection of the one or more parameters, which may further improve the power consumption or processing efficiency at the UE. Additionally, by allowing the UE to select parameters for early measurement reporting, the UE may experience additional flexibility for selection of frequencies monitored for early measurements, as well as additional flexibility for selecting frequencies for reporting. Consequently, the described techniques may improve connection stability and / or performance, as the UE may select frequencies that may be expected to provide improved stability (for example, even if the frequencies were not configured for measurement by the network node) . In some aspects, the described techniques may additionally or alternatively serve to reduce latency and improve network throughput by reporting measurement results soon after transitioning to the connected mode or while the UE is still operating in the non-connected mode (for example, when an SDT is used) , which may provide additional time for a network node to select a frequency carrier for the UE. Additionally or alternatively, by supporting transmission of an availability indication associated with the early measurement results and transmission of measurement results in the non-connected mode or in the connected mode, the described techniques may improve reporting flexibility, allowing the UE and the network node to more readily adjust to traffic conditions, timing constraints, or power requirements.
[0030] As described above, wireless communication systems may be deployed to provide various services, which may involve carrying or supporting voice, text, other messaging, video, data, and / or other traffic. Some wireless communications systems may employ multiple-access radio access technologies (RATs) . The multiple-access RATs may be capable of supporting communication with multiple wireless communication devices by sharing the available system resources (for example, time domain resources, frequency domain resources, spatial domain resources, and / or device transmit power, among other examples) . Examples of such multiple-access RATs include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, and time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems.
[0031] Multiple-access RATs are supported by technological advancements that have been adopted in various telecommunication standards, which define common protocols that enable wireless communication devices to communicate on a local, municipal, enterprise, national, regional, or global level. For example, 5G New Radio (NR) is part of a continuous mobile broadband evolution promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . 5G NR may support enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) access, Internet of Things (IoT) networks or reduced capability (RedCap) device deployments, ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) applications, and / or massive machine-type communication (mMTC) , among other examples.
[0032] To support these and other target verticals, a wireless communication system may be designed to implement a modularized functional infrastructure, a disaggregated and service-based network architecture, network function virtualization, network slicing, multi-access edge computing, millimeter wave (mmWave) technologies including massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) , beamforming, IoT device or RedCap device connectivity and management, industrial connectivity, licensed and unlicensed spectrum access, sidelink and other device-to-device direct communication (for example, cellular vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) communication) , frequency spectrum expansion, overlapping spectrum use, small cell deployments, non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployments, device aggregation, advanced duplex communication (for example, sub-band full-duplex (SBFD) ) , multiple-subscriber implementations, high-precision positioning, radio frequency (RF) sensing, network energy savings (NES) , low-power signaling and radios, and / or AI / ML, among other examples.
[0033] The foregoing and other technological improvements may support use cases, such as wireless fronthauls, wireless midhauls, wireless backhauls, wireless data centers, extended reality (XR) and metaverse applications, meta services for supporting vehicle connectivity, holographic and mixed reality communication, autonomous and collaborative robots, vehicle platooning and cooperative maneuvering, sensing networks, gesture monitoring, human-brain interfacing, digital twin applications, asset management, and universal coverage applications using non-terrestrial and / or aerial platforms, among other examples.
[0034] As the demand for connectivity continues to increase, further improvements in NR may be implemented, and other RATs, such as 6G and beyond, may be introduced to enable new applications and facilitate new use cases. The methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques described herein may enable one or more of the foregoing technologies or new technologies and / or support one or more of the foregoing use cases or new use cases.
[0035] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication network 100 in accordance with the present disclosure. The wireless communication network 100 may be or may include elements of a 5G (or NR) network or a 6G network, among other examples. The wireless communication network 100 may include multiple network nodes 110. For example, in Figure 1, the wireless communication network 100 includes a network node (NN) 110a and a network node 110b. The network nodes 110 may support communications with multiple UEs 120. For example, in Figure 1, the network nodes 110 support communication with a UE 120a, a UE 120b, and a UE 120c. In some examples, a UE 120 may also communicate with other UEs 120 and a network node 110 may communicate with a core network and with other network nodes 110.
[0036] The network nodes 110 and the UEs 120 of the wireless communication network 100 may communicate using the electromagnetic spectrum, which may be subdivided by frequency or wavelength into various classes, bands, carriers, and / or channels. For example, devices of the wireless communication network 100 may communicate using one or more operating bands. In some aspects, multiple wireless communication networks 100 may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless communication network 100 may support a particular RAT (which may also be referred to as an air interface) and may operate on one or more carrier frequencies in one or more frequency bands or ranges. In some examples, when multiple RATs are deployed in a given geographic area, each RAT in the geographic area may operate on different frequencies to avoid interference with other RATs. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the wireless communication network 100 may implement dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) , in which multiple RATs are implemented with dynamic bandwidth allocation (for example, responsive to, based on, or otherwise associated with user demand) in a single frequency band. In some examples, the wireless communication network 100 may support communication over unlicensed spectrum, where access to an unlicensed channel is subject to a channel access mechanism. For example, in a shared or unlicensed frequency band, a transmitting device may perform a channel access procedure, such as a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure, to contend against other devices for channel access before transmitting on a shared or unlicensed channel.
[0037] Various operating bands have been defined as frequency range designations FR1 (410 MHz through 7.125 GHz) , FR2 (24.25 GHz through 52.6 GHz) , FR3 (7.125 GHz through 24.25 GHz) , FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz through 71 GHz) , FR4 (52.6 GHz through 114.25 GHz) , and FR5 (114.25 GHz through 300 GHz) . Although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “sub-6 GHz” band in some documents and articles. Similarly, FR2 is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “millimeter wave” band in some documents and articles, despite being different than the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz through 300 GHz) , which is identified by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as a “millimeter wave” band. The frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are often referred to as mid-band frequencies, which include FR3. Frequency bands falling within FR3 may inherit FR1 characteristics or FR2 characteristics, and thus may effectively extend features of FR1 or FR2 into the mid-band frequencies. Thus, “sub-6 GHz, ” if used herein, may broadly refer to frequencies that are less than 6 GHz, that are within FR1, and / or that are included in mid-band frequencies. Similarly, the term “millimeter wave, ” if used herein, may broadly refer to mid-band frequencies or to frequencies that are within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1, FR5, and / or the EHF band. Higher frequency bands may extend 5G NR operation, 6G operation, and / or other RATs beyond 52.6 GHz.
[0038] A network node 110 and / or a UE 120 may include one or more devices, components, or systems that enable communication with other devices, components, or systems of the wireless communication network 100. For example, a UE 120 and a network node 110 may each include one or more chips, system-on-chips (SoCs) , chipsets, packages, or devices that individually or collectively constitute or comprise a processing system, such as a processing system 140 of the UE 120 or a processing system 145 of the network node 110. A processing system (for example, the processing system 140 and / or the processing system 145) includes processor (or “processing” ) circuitry in the form of one or multiple processors, microprocessors, processing units (such as central processing units (CPUs) , graphics processing units (GPUs) , neural processing units (NPUs) (also referred to as neural network processors or deep learning processors (DLPs) ) , and / or digital signal processors (DSPs) ) , processing blocks, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) , programmable logic devices (PLDs) , or other discrete gate or transistor logic or circuitry (any one or more of which may be generally referred to herein individually as a “processor” or collectively as “the processor” or “the processor circuitry” ) . Such processors may be individually or collectively configurable or configured to perform various functions or operations described herein. A group of processors collectively configurable or configured to perform a set of functions may include a first processor configurable or configured to perform a first function of the set and a second processor configurable or configured to perform a second function of the set. In some other examples, each of a group of processors may be configurable or configured to perform a same set of functions.
[0039] The processing system 140 and the processing system 145 may each include memory circuitry in the form of one or multiple memory devices, memory blocks, memory elements, or other discrete gate or transistor logic or circuitry, each of which may include or implement tangible storage media such as random-access memory or read-only memory (ROM) , or combinations thereof (any one or more of which may be generally referred to herein individually as a “memory” or collectively as “the memory” or “the memory circuitry” ) . One or more of the memories may be coupled (for example, operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, or electrically coupled) with one or more of the processors and may individually or collectively store processor-executable code or instructions (such as software) that, when executed by one or more of the processors, may configure one or more of the processors to perform various functions or operations described herein. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, one or more of the processors may be configured to perform various functions or operations described herein without requiring configuration by software. “Software” shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, or functions, among other examples, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise.
[0040] The processing system 140 and the processing system 145 may each include or be coupled with one or more modems (such as a cellular (for example, a 5G or 6G compliant) modem) . In some examples, one or more processors of the processing system 140 and / or the processing system 145 include or implement one or more of the modems. The processing system 140 and the processing system 145 may also include or be coupled with multiple radios (collectively “the radio” ) , multiple RF chains, or multiple transceivers, each of which may in turn be coupled with one or more of multiple antennas. In some examples, one or more processors of the processing system 140 and / or the processing system 145 include or implement one or more of the radios, RF chains, or transceivers. An RF chain may include one or more filters, mixers, oscillators, amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) , and / or other devices that convert between an analog signal (such as for transmission or reception via an air interface) and a digital signal (such as for processing by the processing system 140 of the UE 120 or by the processing system 145 of the network node 110) .
[0041] A network node 110 and a UE 120 may each include one or multiple antennas or antenna arrays. Typical network nodes 110 and UEs 120 may include multiple antennas, which may be organized or structured into one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays, among other examples. As used herein, the term “antenna” can refer to one or more antennas, one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays. The term “antenna panel” can refer to a group of antennas (such as antenna elements) arranged in an array or panel, which may facilitate beamforming by manipulating parameters associated with the group of antennas. The term “antenna module” may refer to circuitry including one or more antennas as well as one or more other components (such as filters, amplifiers, or processors) associated with integrating the antenna module into a wireless communication device such as the network node 110 and the UE 120.
[0042] A network node 110 may be, may include, or may also be referred to as an NR network node, a 5G network node, a 6G network node, a Node B, a gNB, an access point (AP) , a transmission reception point (TRP) , a network entity, a network element, a network equipment, and / or another type of device, component, or system included in a radio access network (RAN) . In various deployments, a network node 110 may be implemented as a single physical node (for example, a single physical structure) or may be implemented as two or more physical nodes (for example, two or more distinct physical structures) . For example, a network node 110 may be a device or system that implements a part of a radio protocol stack, a device or system that implements a full radio protocol stack (such as a full gNB protocol stack) , or a collection of devices or systems that collectively implement the full radio protocol stack. For example, and as shown, a network node 110 may be an aggregated network node having an aggregated architecture, meaning that the network node 110 may implement a full radio protocol stack that is physically and logically integrated within a single physical structure in the wireless communication network 100. For example, an aggregated network node 110 may consist of a single standalone base station or a single TRP that operates with a full radio protocol stack to enable or facilitate communication between a UE 120 and a core network of the wireless communication network 100.
[0043] Alternatively, and as also shown, a network node 110 may be a disaggregated network node (sometimes referred to as a disaggregated base station) , having a disaggregated architecture, meaning that the network node 110 may operate with a radio protocol stack that is physically distributed and / or logically distributed among two or more nodes in the same geographic location or in different geographic locations. In some deployments, disaggregated network nodes 110 may be used in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network, in an open radio access network (O-RAN) (such as a network configuration in compliance with the O-RAN Alliance) , or in a virtualized radio access network (vRAN) , also known as a cloud radio access network (C-RAN) , to facilitate scaling by separating network functionality into multiple units or modules that can be individually deployed.
[0044] The network nodes 110 of the wireless communication network 100 may include one or more central units (CUs) , one or more distributed units (DUs) , and one or more radio units (RUs) . A CU may host one or more higher layers, such as a RRC layer, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, and a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer, among other examples. A DU may host one or more of a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer, and / or one or more higher physical (PHY) layers depending, at least in part, on a functional split, such as a functional split defined by the 3GPP. In some examples, a DU also may host a lower PHY layer that is configured to perform functions, such as a fast Fourier transform (FFT) , an inverse FFT (IFFT) , beamforming, and / or physical random access channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, among other examples. An RU may perform RF processing functions or lower PHY layer functions, such as an FFT, an IFFT, beamforming, or PRACH extraction and filtering, among other examples, according to a functional split, such as a lower layer split (LLS) . In such an architecture, each RU can be operated to handle over the air (OTA) communication with one or more UEs 120. In some examples, a single network node 110 may include a combination of one or more CUs, one or more DUs, and / or one or more RUs. In some examples, a CU, a DU, and / or an RU may be implemented as a virtual unit, such as a virtual central unit (VCU) , a virtual distributed unit (VDU) , or a virtual radio unit (VRU) , among other examples, which may be implemented as a virtual network function, such as in a cloud deployment.
[0045] Some network nodes 110 (for example, a base station, an RU, or a TRP) may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. The term “cell” can refer to a coverage area of a network node 110 or to a network node 110 itself, depending on the context in which the term is used. A network node 110 may support one or more cells (for example, each cell may support communication within an angular (for example, 60 degree) range around the network node) . In some examples, a network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (for example, several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 with associated service subscriptions. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may also allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 with associated service subscriptions. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (for example, a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs 120 having association with the femto cell (for example, UEs 120 in a closed subscriber group (CSG) ) . In some examples, a cell may not necessarily be stationary. For example, the geographic area of the cell may move according to the location of an associated mobile network node 110 (for example, a train, a satellite, an unmanned aerial vehicle, or an NTN network node) .
[0046] The wireless communication network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes network nodes 110 of different types, such as macro network nodes, pico network nodes, femto network nodes, relay network nodes, aggregated network nodes, and / or disaggregated network nodes, among other examples. Various different types of network nodes 110 may generally transmit at different power levels, serve different coverage areas (for example, a cell 130a and a cell 130b) , and / or have different impacts on interference in the wireless communication network 100 than other types of network nodes 110.
[0047] The UEs 120 may be physically dispersed throughout the coverage area of the wireless communication network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. A UE 120 may be, may include, or may also be referred to as an access terminal, a mobile station, or a subscriber unit. A UE 120 may be, include, or be coupled with a cellular phone (for example, a smart phone) , a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet, a camera, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (for example, a smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, or smart jewelry) , a gaming device, an entertainment device (for example, a music device, a video device, or a satellite radio) , an XR device, a vehicular component or sensor, a smart meter or sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) device (such as a Global Positioning System device or another type of positioning device) , a UE function of a network node, and / or any other suitable device or function that may communicate via a wireless medium.
[0048] Some UEs 120 may be classified according to different categories in association with different complexities and / or different capabilities. UEs 120 in a first category may facilitate massive IoT in the wireless communication network 100, and may offer low complexity and / or cost relative to UEs 120 in a second category. UEs 120 in a second category may include mission-critical IoT devices, legacy UEs, baseline UEs, high-tier UEs, advanced UEs, full-capability UEs, and / or premium UEs that are capable of URLLC, eMBB, and / or precise positioning in the wireless communication network 100, among other examples. A third category of UEs 120 may have mid-tier complexity and / or capability (for example, a capability between that of the UEs 120 of the first category and that of the UEs 120 of the second capability) . A UE 120 of the third category may be referred to as a reduced capability UE ( “RedCap UE” ) , a mid-tier UE, an NR-Light UE, and / or an NR-Lite UE, among other examples. RedCap UEs may bridge a gap between the capability and complexity of NB-IoT devices and / or eMTC UEs, and mission-critical IoT devices and / or premium UEs. RedCap UEs may include, for example, wearable devices, IoT devices, industrial sensors, or cameras that are associated with a limited bandwidth, power capacity, and / or transmission range, among other examples. RedCap UEs may support healthcare environments, building automation, electrical distribution, process automation, transport and logistics, or smart city deployments, among other examples.
[0049] In some examples, a network node 110 may be, may include, or may operate as an RU, a TRP, or a base station that communicates with one or more UEs 120 via a radio access link (which may be referred to as a “Uu” link) . The radio access link may include a downlink and an uplink. “Downlink” (or “DL” ) refers to a communication direction from a network node 110 to a UE 120, and “uplink” (or “UL” ) refers to a communication direction from a UE 120 to a network node 110. Downlink and uplink resources may include time domain resources (for example, frames, subframes, slots, and symbols) , frequency domain resources (for example, frequency bands, component carriers (CCs) , subcarriers, resource blocks, and resource elements) , and spatial domain resources (for example, particular transmit directions or beams) .
[0050] Frequency domain resources may be subdivided into bandwidth parts (BWPs) . A BWP may be a block of frequency domain resources (for example, a continuous set of resource blocks (RBs) within a full component carrier bandwidth) that may be configured at a UE-specific level. A UE 120 may be configured with both an uplink BWP and a downlink BWP (which may be the same or different) . Each BWP may be associated with its own numerology (indicating a sub-carrier spacing (SCS) and cyclic prefix (CP) ) . A BWP may be dynamically configured or activated (for example, by a network node 110 transmitting a downlink control information (DCI) configuration to the one or more UEs 120) and / or reconfigured (for example, in real-time or near-real-time) according to changing network conditions in the wireless communication network 100 and / or specific requirements of one or more UEs 120. An active BWP defines the operating bandwidth of the UE 120 within the operating bandwidth of the serving cell. The use of BWPs enables more efficient use of the available frequency domain resources in the wireless communication network 100 because fewer frequency domain resources may be allocated to a BWP for a UE 120 (which may reduce the quantity of frequency domain resources that a UE 120 is required to monitor and reduce UE power consumption by enabling the UE to monitor fewer frequency domain resources) , leaving more frequency domain resources to be spread across multiple UEs 120. Thus, BWPs may also assist in the implementation of lower-capability (for example, RedCap) UEs 120 by facilitating the configuration of smaller bandwidths for communication by such UEs 120 and / or by facilitating reduced UE power consumption.
[0051] As used herein, a downlink signal may be or include a reference signal, control information, or data. For example, downlink reference signals include a primary synchronization signal (PSS) , a secondary SS (SSS) , an SSB (for example, that includes a PSS, an SSS, and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) ) , a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) , a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) , a tracking reference signal (TRS) , and a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) , among other examples. A downlink signal carrying control information or data may be transmitted via a downlink channel. Downlink channels may include one or more control channels for transmitting control information and one or more data channels for transmitting data. Downlink reference signals may be transmitted in addition to, or multiplexed with, downlink control channel communications and / or downlink data channel communications. A downlink control channel may be specifically used to transmit DCI from a network node 110 to a UE 120. DCI generally contains the information the UE 120 needs to identify RBs in a subsequent subframe and how to decode them, including a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) or redundancy version parameters. Different DCI formats carry different information, such as scheduling information in the form of downlink or uplink grants, slot formal indicators (SFIs) , preemption indicators (PIs) , transmit power control (TPC) commands, hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information, new data indicators (NDIs) , among other examples. A downlink data channel may be used to transmit downlink data (for example, user data associated with a UE 120) from a network node 110 to a UE 120. Downlink control channels may include physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) , and downlink data channels may include physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) . Control information or data communications may be transmitted on a PDCCH and PDSCH, respectively. For example, a PDCCH can carry DCI, while a PDSCH can carry a MAC control element (MAC-CE) , an RRC message, or user data, among other examples. Each PDSCH may carry one or more transport blocks (TBs) of data.
[0052] As used herein, an uplink signal may include a reference signal, control information, or data. For example, uplink reference signals include a sounding reference signal (SRS) , a PTRS, and a DMRS, among other examples. An uplink signal carrying control information or data may be transmitted via an uplink channel. An uplink channel may include one or more control channels for transmitting control information and one or more data channels for transmitting data. Uplink reference signals may be transmitted in addition to, or multiplexed with, uplink control channel communications and / or uplink data channel communications. An uplink control channel may be specifically used to transmit uplink control information (UCI) from a UE 120 to a network node 110. An uplink data channel may be used to transmit uplink data (for example, user data associated with a UE 120) from a UE 120 to a network node 110. Uplink control channels may include physical uplink control channels (PUCCHs) , and uplink data channels may include physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) . Control information or data communications may be transmitted on a PUCCH and PUSCH, respectively. For example, a PUCCH can carry UCI, while a PUSCH can carry a MAC-CE, an RRC message, or user data, among other examples. UCI can include a scheduling request (SR) , HARQ feedback information (for example, a HARQ acknowledgement (ACK) indication or a HARQ negative acknowledgement (NACK) indication) , uplink power control information (for example, an uplink TPC parameter) , and / or CSI, among other examples. CSI can include a channel quality indicator (CQI) (indicative of downlink channel conditions to facilitate selection of transmission parameters, such as an MCS, by a network node 110) , a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) , a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) (for example, indicative of a beam used to transmit a CSI-RS) , an SS / PBCH resource block indicator (SSBRI) (for example, indicative of a beam used to transmit an SSB) , a layer indicator (LI) , a rank indicator (RI) , and / or measurement information (for example, a layer 1 (L1) -reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameter, a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameter, among other examples) which can be used for beam management, among other examples. Each PUSCH may carry one or more TBs of data.
[0053] The information (for example, data, control information, or reference signal information) transmitted by a network node 110 to a UE 120, or vice versa, may be represented as a sequence of binary bits that are mapped (for example, modulated) to an analog signal waveform (for example, a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) -spread-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) (DFT-s-OFDM) waveform or a CP-OFDM waveform) that is transmitted by the network node 110 or UE 120 over a wireless communication channel. In some examples, the network node 110 or the UE 120 (for example, using the processing system 145 or the processing system 140, respectively) may select an MCS (for example, an order of quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) , such as 64-QAM, 128-QAM, or 256-QAM, among other examples) for a downlink signal or an uplink signal. For example, the network node 110 may select an MCS for a downlink signal in accordance with UCI received from the UE 120. The network node 110 may transmit, to the UE 120, an indication of the selected MCS for the downlink signal, such as via DCI that schedules the downlink signal. As another example, the network node 110 may transmit, and the UE 120 may receive, an indication of an MCS to be applied for the one or more uplink signals, such as via DCI scheduling transmission of the one or more uplink signals.
[0054] The network node 110 or the UE 120 (such as by using the processing system 145 or the processing system 140, respectively, and / or one or more coupled modems) may perform signal processing on the information (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, an IFFT operation, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, and / or encoding, among other examples) to generate a processed signal in accordance with the selected MCS. In some examples, the network node 110 or the UE 120 (for example, using the processing system 145 or the processing system 140, respectively, and / or one or more coupled encoders or modems) may perform a channel coding operation or a forward error correction (FEC) operation to control errors in transmitted information. For example, the network node 110 or the UE 120 may perform an encoding operation to generate encoded information (such as by selectively introducing redundancy into the information, typically using an error correction code (ECC) , such as a polar code or a low-density parity-check (LDPC) code) . The network node 110 or the UE 120 (for example, using the processing system 145 and / or one or more modems) may further perform spatial processing (for example, precoding) on the encoded information to generate one or more processed or precoded signals for downlink or uplink transmission, respectively. In some examples, the network node 110 or the UE 120 may perform codebook-based precoding or non-codebook-based precoding. Codebook-based precoding may involve selecting a precoder (for example, a precoding matrix) using a codebook. For example, the network node 110 may provide precoding information indicating which precoder, defined by the codebook, is to be used by the UE 120. Non-codebook-based precoding may involve selecting or deriving a precoder based on, or otherwise associated with, one or more downlink or uplink signal measurements. The network node 110 or the UE 120 may transmit the processed downlink or uplink signals, respectively, via one or more antennas.
[0055] The network node 110 or the UE 120 may receive uplink signals or downlink signals, respectively, via one or more antennas. The network node 110 or the UE 120 (for example, using the processing system 145 or the processing system 140, respectively, and / or one or more coupled modems) may perform signal processing (for example, in accordance with the MCS) on the received uplink or downlink signals, respectively (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, an FFT operation, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, de-mapping, equalization, interference cancellation, and / or decoding, among other examples) , to map the received signal (s) to a sequence of binary bits (for example, received information) that estimates the information transmitted by the network node 110 or the UE 120 via the downlink or uplink signals. The network node 110 or the UE 120 (for example, using the processing system 145 or the processing system 140, respectively, and / or a coupled decoder or one or more modems) may decode the received information (such as by using an ECC, a decoding operation, and / or an FEC operation) to detect errors and / or correct bit errors in the received information to generate decoded information. The decoded information may estimate the information transmitted via the downlink or uplink signals.
[0056] In some examples, a UE 120 and a network node 110 may perform MIMO communication. “MIMO” generally refers to transmitting or receiving multiple signals (such as multiple layers or multiple data streams) simultaneously over the same time and frequency resources. MIMO techniques generally exploit multipath propagation. A network node 110 and / or UE 120 may communicate using massive MIMO, multi-user MIMO, or single-user MIMO, which may involve rapid switching between beams or cells. For example, the amplitudes and / or phases of signals transmitted via antenna elements and / or sub-elements may be modulated and shifted relative to each other (such as by manipulating a phase shift, a phase offset, and / or an amplitude) to generate one or more beams, which is referred to as beamforming. For example, the network node 110b may generate one or more beams 160a, and the UE 120b may generate one or more beams 160b. The term “beam” may refer to a directional transmission of a wireless signal toward a receiving device or otherwise in a desired direction, a directional reception of a wireless signal from a transmitting device or otherwise in a desired direction, a direction associated with a directional transmission or directional reception, a set of directional resources associated with a signal transmission or signal reception (for example, an angle of arrival, a horizontal direction, and / or a vertical direction) , a set of parameters that indicate one or more aspects of a directional signal, a direction associated with the signal, and / or a set of directional resources associated with the signal, among other examples.
[0057] MIMO may be implemented using various spatial processing or spatial multiplexing operations. In some examples, MIMO may include a massive MIMO technique which may be associated with an increased (for example, “massive” ) quantity of antennas at the network node 110 and / or at the UE 120, such as in a network implementing mmWave technology. Massive MIMO may improve communication reliability by enabling a network node 110 and / or a UE 120 to communicate the same data across different propagation (or spatial) paths. In some examples, MIMO may support simultaneous transmission to multiple receivers, referred to as multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) . Some RATs may employ MIMO techniques, such as multi-TRP (mTRP) operation (including redundant transmission or reception on multiple TRPs) , reciprocity in the time domain or the frequency domain, single-frequency-network (SFN) transmission, or non-coherent joint transmission (NC-JT) .
[0058] To support MIMO techniques, the network node 110 and the UE 120 may perform one or more beam management operations, such as an initial beam acquisition operation, one or more beam refinement operations, and / or a beam recovery operation. For example, an initial beam acquisition operation may involve the network node 110 transmitting signals (for example, SSBs, CSI-RSs, or other signals) via respective beams (for example, of the beams 160a of the network node 110) and the UE 120 receiving and measuring the signal (s) via respective beams of multiple beams (for example, from the beams 160b of the UE 120) to identify a best beam (or beam pair) for communication between the UE 120 and the network node 110. For example, the UE 120 may transmit an indication (for example, in a message associated with a random access channel (RACH) operation) of a (best) identified beam of the network node 110 (for example, by indicating an SSBRI or other identifier associated with the beam) . A beam refinement operation may involve a first device (for example, the UE 120 or the network node 110) transmitting signal (s) via a subset of beams (for example, identified based on, or otherwise associated with, measurements reported as part of one or more other beam management operations) . A second device (for example, the network node 110 or the UE 120) may receive the signal (s) via a single beam (for example, to identify the best beam for communication from the subset of beams) . The beam (s) may be identified via one or more spatial parameters, such as a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state and / or a quasi co-location (QCL) parameter, among other examples. The network node 110 and the UE 120 may increase reliability and / or achieve efficiencies in throughput, signal strength, and / or other signal properties for massive MIMO operations by performing the beam management operations.
[0059] Some aspects and techniques as described herein may be implemented, at least in part, using an artificial intelligence (AI) program (for example, referred to herein as an “AI / ML model” ) , such as a program that includes a machine learning (ML) model and / or an artificial neural network (ANN) model. The AI / ML model may be deployed at one or more devices 165 (for example, one or more network nodes 110, one or more UEs 120, and / or one or more servers, and / or one or more components of a cloud computing network, among other examples) . For example, in an deployment where AI / ML functionality is performed independently at a device 165, sometimes referred to as “overlay AI / ML” , the AI / ML model (or an instance or portion of the AI / ML model) may be deployed at a UE 120 (for example, at the processing system 140) , a network node 110 (for example, at the processing system 145) , one or more servers, and / or one or more components of a cloud computing network, among other examples. Additionally or alternatively, in a deployment where AI / ML functionality is coordinated between different devices 165, sometimes referred to as “coordinated AI / ML” , or performed at all device and network layers, sometimes referred to as “native AI / ML” , the AI / ML model (or an instance of the AI / ML model) may be deployed at multiple devices 165 (for example, a first portion of the AI / ML model may be deployed at a UE 120 and a second portion of the AI / ML model may be deployed at a network node 110) . In other examples of coordinated AI / ML and / or native AI / ML, a first AI / ML model may be deployed at a UE 120 and a second AI / ML model may be deployed at a network node 110. The AI / ML model (s) may be configured to enhance various aspects of the wireless communication network 100 (for example, to increase privacy, reliability, and / or efficient use of network bandwidth, and / or to reduce latency, among other examples) . For example, the AI / ML model (s) may be trained to identify patterns or relationships in data corresponding to the wireless communication network 100, a device, and / or an air interface, among other examples. The AI / ML model (s) may support operational decisions relating to one or more aspects associated with wireless communications devices, networks, or services.
[0060] Accordingly, in some examples, the AI / ML model (s) may enable AI-as-a-Service (for example, an end-to-end AI / ML service via a user plane) for use cases such as a self-organizing network (SON) , minimization of drive test (MDT) , quality of experience (QoE) , positioning, sensing, predictive mobility, and / or traffic prediction, among other examples. In some examples, AI-as-a-Service use cases may include measurement collection reporting by a UE 120, device selection criteria (for example, according to a geographical area where measurements are to be collected and / or UE capabilities to be used to collected measurements) , and / or reporting configurations (for example, reporting parameters such as location, time, and / or sensor information, among other examples) . Additionally or alternatively, the AI / ML model (s) may enable AI / ML procedures (for example, RAN-triggered service establishment, configuration, inferencing using UE-side and / or network-side models, performance monitoring and / or management, and / or capability signaling, among other examples) . Additionally or alternatively, the AI / ML model (s) may enable RAN-based AI / ML services via one or more application program interfaces (APIs) and / or management interfaces for use cases such as beam management, radio resource monitoring (RRM) relaxation, mobility prediction, load prediction, network energy savings, and / or coverage and capacity improvements, among other examples.
[0061] In some aspects, the UE 120 may include a communication manager 150. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 150 may receive, from a network node 110, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters. The communication manager 150 may obtain, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model, and may transmit, to the network node 110 and while the UE 120 is operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.
[0062] In some aspects, the network node 110 may include a communication manager 155. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 155 may transmit, to a UE 120, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers; and receive, from the UE 120 operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 155 may perform one or more other operations described herein.
[0063] The network node 110, the processing system 145 of the network node 110, the UE 120, the processing system 140 of the UE 120, a CU, a DU, an RU, or any other component (s) of Figure 1 may implement one or more techniques or perform one or more operations associated with flexible non-connected mode early measurement and reporting, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the processing system 145 of the network node 110, the processing system 140 of the UE 120, a CU, a DU, and / or an RU may perform or direct operations of, for example, process 600 of Figure 6, process 700 of Figure 7, or other processes as described herein (alone or in conjunction with one or more other processors) . Memory of the network node 110 may store data and program code (or instructions) for the network node 110, the CU, the DU, or the RU. In some examples, the memory of the network node 110 may store data relating to a UE 120, such as RRC state information or a UE context. Memory of a UE 120 may store data and program code (or instructions) for the UE 120, such as context information. In some examples, the memory of the UE 120 or the memory of the network node 110 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication. For example, the set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors (for example, of the processing system 145 or the processing system 140) of the network node 110, the UE 120, a CU, a DU, and / or an RU, may cause the one or more processors to perform process 600 of Figure 6, process 700 of Figure 7, or other processes as described herein. In some examples, executing instructions may include running the instructions, converting the instructions, compiling the instructions, and / or interpreting the instructions, among other examples.
[0064] In some aspects, the UE 120 includes means for receiving, from a network node 110, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters; means for obtaining, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model; and / or means for transmitting, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration. The means for the UE 120 to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 150, processing system 140, a radio, one or more RF chains, one or more transceivers, one or more antennas, one or more modems, a reception component (for example, reception component 802 depicted and described in connection with Figure 8 ) , and / or a transmission component (for example, transmission component 804 depicted and described in connection with Figure 8) , among other examples.
[0065] In some aspects, the network node 110 includes means for transmitting, to a UE 120, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers; and / or means for receiving, from the UE 120 operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model. The means for the network node 110 to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 155, processing system 145, a radio, one or more RF chains, one or more transceivers, one or more antennas, one or more modems, a reception component (for example, reception component 902 depicted and described in connection with Figure 9) , and / or a transmission component (for example, transmission component 904 depicted and described in connection with Figure 9) , among other examples.
[0066] In some examples, the UE 120 may be configured to perform early measurement reporting. For example, the UE 120 may measure one or more candidate frequencies while operating in a non-connected mode (for example, an RRC idle or inactive mode) , and the UE 120 may transmit a measurement report when (for example, after or during) transitioning to a connected mode (for example, an RRC connected mode) . Accordingly, the network node 110 may configure one or more frequencies as serving cells for the UE 120 in accordance with the measurement report to support wireless communications with the UE 120 in the connected mode.
[0067] In some examples, the network node 110 may request the UE 120 to measure one or more specific frequency carriers, such as NR carriers or evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) carriers while operating in the non-connected mode, via system information (for example, one or more system information blocks (SIBs) ) , a measurement configuration included in an RRC release message (for example, RRCRelease) , or other signaling. In some aspects, the UE 120 may be configured to transmit an indication of an availability of measurement results for the configured frequency carriers, such as via an RRC setup message (for example, RRCSetupComplete) or other signaling. In some examples, the network node 110 may request that the UE 120 report the measurements of the configured frequency carriers after a security activation. For example, the network node 110 may transmit a message requesting the measurements of the configured frequency carriers after transmission of a security mode command (for example, before receiving a security mode complete message from the UE 120) .
[0068] In some examples, if the UE 120 is configured to perform measurements of specific carriers (for example, NR, E-UTRA carriers, or both) , the network node 110 may request the UE 120 to provide the corresponding measurement results via an RRC resume message (for example, RRCResume) , and the UE 120 may provide the corresponding measurement results via an RRC resume complete message (for example, RRCResumeComplete) . Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may provide a message indicating the availability of the measurement results to the network node 110 in the RRC resume complete message, and the network node 110 may subsequently request the UE 120 to provide the measurement results.
[0069] In some examples, a configuration controlling parameters of the early measurements may be controlled by the network node 110, which may limit the flexibility of the UE 120 in performing and reporting early measurements. Additionally, as the network node 110 may select suitable carriers or frequencies for the UE 120 after reception of the measurement report, reporting the measurement results when transitioning to the connected mode may introduce additional latency in communications between the UE 120 and the network node 110.
[0070] In accordance with some aspects described herein, the network node 110 may configure the UE 120 with an early measurement configuration that provides increased flexibility in obtaining and reporting measurements (for example, intra-frequency and / or inter-frequency measurements) while operating in a non-connected mode. Some aspects more specifically relate to indicating one or more candidate values (for example, sets of values, ranges of values) for parameters associated with performing early measurements and reporting early measurements in the early measurement configuration. For example, the UE 120 may be configured to select one or more values (for example, using one or more outputs of an AI / ML model) for a quantity of SSBs to measure, a threshold for selecting SSBs for consolidation in a measurement report, or weights of SSBs for consolidation in a measurement report, which may provide additional flexibility for the UE 120 in performing measurements or transmitting reports. In some aspects, the UE 120 may be configured to transmit an indication of an availability of the early measurements while in the non-connected mode, and the UE 120 may report the measurements in the non-connected mode (for example, using an SDT) , or the UE 120 may report the measurements in the connected mode, thereby increasing transmission flexibility. Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may be configured to transmit the measurement report (for example, in the idle or inactive mode) responsive to, based on, or otherwise associated with a trigger message transmitted by the network node.
[0071] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of a four-step random access procedure, in accordance with the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, a network node 110 and a UE 120 may communicate with one another to perform the four-step random access procedure.
[0072] In a first operation 205, the network node 110 may transmit, and the UE 120 may receive, one or more SSBs and random access configuration information. In some aspects, the random access configuration information may be transmitted in and / or indicated by system information (for example, in one or more SIBs) and / or an SSB, such as for contention-based random access. Additionally or alternatively, the random access configuration information may be transmitted in an RRC message and / or a PDCCH order message that triggers a RACH procedure, such as for contention-free random access. The random access configuration information may include one or more parameters to be used in the random access procedure, such as one or more parameters for transmitting a random access message (RAM) and / or one or more parameters for receiving a random access response (RAR) .
[0073] In a second operation 210, the UE 120 may transmit a RAM, which may include a preamble (sometimes referred to as a random access preamble, a PRACH preamble, or a RAM preamble) . The message that includes the preamble may be referred to as a message 1, msg1, MSG1, a first message, or an initial message in a four-step random access procedure. The random access message may include a random access preamble identifier.
[0074] In a third operation 215, the network node 110 may transmit an RAR as a reply to the preamble. The message that includes the RAR may be referred to as message 2, msg2, MSG2, or a second message in a four-step random access procedure. In some aspects, the RAR may indicate the detected random access preamble identifier (for example, received from the UE 120 in msg1) . Additionally or alternatively, the RAR may indicate a resource allocation to be used by the UE 120 to transmit message 3 (msg3) .
[0075] In some aspects, as part of the second step of the four-step random access procedure, the network node 110 may transmit a PDCCH communication for the RAR. The PDCCH communication may schedule a PDSCH communication that includes the RAR. For example, the PDCCH communication may indicate a resource allocation for the PDSCH communication. Also as part of the second step of the four-step random access procedure, the network node 110 may transmit the PDSCH communication for the RAR, as scheduled by the PDCCH communication. The RAR may be included in a MAC packet data unit (PDU) of the PDSCH communication.
[0076] In a fourth operation 220, the UE 120 may transmit an RRC connection request message. The RRC connection request message may be referred to as message 3, msg3, MSG3, or a third message of a four-step random access procedure. In some aspects, the RRC connection request may include a UE identifier, UCI, and / or a PUSCH communication (for example, an RRC connection request) .
[0077] In a fifth operation 225, the network node 110 may transmit an RRC connection setup message. The RRC connection setup message may be referred to as message 4, msg4, MSG4, or a fourth message of a four-step random access procedure. In some aspects, the RRC connection setup message may include the detected UE identifier, a timing advance value, and / or contention resolution information. In a sixth operation 230, if the UE 120 successfully receives the RRC connection setup message, the UE 120 may transmit a HARQ ACK.
[0078] In some examples, the network node 110 may transmit an early measurement configuration to the UE 120, which may provide increased flexibility for the UE 120 in obtaining measurements and reporting. In some aspects, the early measurement configuration may indicate one or more candidate of values for parameters associated with performing early measurements and measurement reporting in the early measurement configuration. For example, the UE 120 may be configured to select one or more values (for example, from the candidate values, using one or more outputs of an AI / ML model) for a quantity of synchronization SSBs to measure, a threshold for selecting SSBs for consolidation in a measurement report, or weights of SSBs for consolidation in a measurement report, which may provide additional flexibility for the UE 120 in performing measurements or transmitting measurement reports.
[0079] In some aspects, the UE 120 may be configured to transmit an indication of an availability of the early measurements while in the non-connected mode, and the UE 120 may report the measurements in the non-connected mode or the UE 120 may report the measurements in a connected mode, thereby increasing transmission flexibility. For example, the UE 120 may be configured to transmit a measurement report during an SDT procedure while operating in the inactive mode, which may be an example of a RACH procedure as described herein. Accordingly, the UE 120 may provide the measurement report sooner, using the SDT procedure, before transitioning to the connected mode.
[0080] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example architecture 300 of a functional framework for RAN intelligence enabled by data collection, in accordance with the present disclosure. In some scenarios, the functional framework for RAN intelligence may be enabled by further enhancement of data collection through use cases and / or examples. For example, principles or algorithms for RAN intelligence enabled by AI / ML and the associated functional framework (for example, the AI functionality and / or the input / output of the component for AI enabled optimization) have been utilized or studied to identify the benefits of AI enabled RAN through possible use cases (for example, beam management, energy saving, load balancing, mobility management, and / or coverage optimization, among other examples) . In one example, as shown by the architecture 300, a functional framework for RAN intelligence may include multiple logical entities, such as a model training host 302, a model inference host 304, data sources 306, and an actor 308.
[0081] The model inference host 304 may be configured to run an AI / ML model responsive to, based on, or otherwise associated with inference data provided by the data sources 306, and the model inference host 304 may produce an output (for example, a prediction) with the inference data input to the actor 308. The actor 308 may be an element or an entity of a core network or a RAN. For example, the actor 308 may be a UE 120, a network node 110, base station (for example, a gNB) , a CU, a DU, and / or an RU, among other examples. In addition, the actor 308 may also depend on the type of tasks performed by the model inference host 304, type of inference data provided to the model inference host 304, and / or type of output produced by the model inference host 304. For example, if the output from the model inference host 304 is associated with position determination, the actor 308 may be a UE, a DU or an RU. In some examples, the model inference host 304 may be hosted on the actor 308. For example, a UE may be the actor 308 and may host the model inference host 304. In some aspects, a UE (for example, the actor 308) may be a data source 306. For example, the UE may perform a measurement (for example, an NR measurement) , may input the measurement to the AI / ML model at the model inference host 304 (or may provide the measurement to the model inference host 304) , and may act responsive to, based on, or otherwise associated with an output of the AI / ML model (for example, selecting a quantity of SSB frequencies for early measurement, a threshold of measured SSBs for consolidating to a measurement report, one or more weights for SSB frequencies for consolidating to a measurement report, and / or predicted cells for prioritizing for early measurements, among other examples) .
[0082] After the actor 308 receives an output from the model inference host 304, the actor 308 may determine whether to act based on, or otherwise associated with the output. For example, if the actor 308 is a UE and the output from the model inference host 304 is associated with position information, the actor 308 may determine whether to report the position information, reconfigure a beam, among other examples. If the actor 308 determines to act based on or associated with the output, in some examples, the actor 308 may indicate the action to at least one subject of action 310.
[0083] The data sources 306 may also be configured for collecting data that is used as training data for training an ML model or as inference data for feeding an ML model inference operation. For example, the data sources 306 may collect data from one or more core network and / or RAN entities, which may include the actor 308 or the subject of action 310, and provide the collected data to the model training host 302 for ML model training. In some aspects, the model training host 302 may be co-located with the model inference host 304 and / or the actor 308. For example, the actor 308 or the subject of action 310 may provide performance feedback associated with the beam configuration to the data sources 306, where the performance feedback may be used by the model training host 302 for monitoring or evaluating the ML model performance, such as whether the output (for example, prediction) provided to the actor 308 is accurate. In some examples, the model training host 302 may monitor or evaluate ML model performance using a training position value, which may be provided by a node (for example, a UE 120 or a network node 110) , as described elsewhere herein. In some examples, if the output provided by the actor 308 is inaccurate (or the accuracy is below an accuracy threshold) , then the model training host 302 may determine to modify or retrain the ML model used by the model inference host, such as via an ML model deployment / update.
[0084] In some examples, a network node 110 may transmit an early measurement configuration to a UE 120, which may provide increased flexibility in frequency measurements and reporting for the UE 120. In some aspects, the early measurement configuration may indicate one or more candidate values for parameters associated with performing early measurements and measurement reporting in the early measurement configuration. In some aspects, the UE 120 may be configured to select values for a quantity of synchronization SSBs to measure, a threshold for selecting SSBs for consolidation in a measurement report, weights of SSBs for consolidation in a measurement report, among other examples, in accordance with an output of the AI / ML model in accordance with the one or more candidate values indicated by the early measurement configuration, which may provide additional flexibility for the UE 120 in performing measurements or transmitting measurement reports.
[0085] Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may select frequency carriers, SSB frequencies, cells, or a combination thereof, for monitoring in accordance with an output of the AI / ML model. For example, the UE 120 may input network requests (for example, previously received from the network node 110) , power consumption parameters, timing parameters (for example, timing requirements configured to the UE 120) , previous frequency measurements, or a combination thereof, to the AI / ML model. Accordingly, the AI / ML model may use the data input by the UE 120 to obtain the outputs for use in performing early measurement and measurement reporting by the UE 120. For example, the UE 120 may transmit an availability indication associated with the early measurements, which may indicate that a partial measurement report is available for cells having a highest priority (for example, in accordance with the output of the AI / ML model) .
[0086] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of an AI / ML based beam management, in accordance with the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, an AI / ML model 410 may be deployed at or on a UE 120. For example, a model inference host (such as a model inference host) may be deployed at, or on, a UE 120. The AI / ML model 410 may enable the UE 120 to obtain one or more inferences or predictions in accordance with data input to the AI / ML model 410.
[0087] For example, in a first operation 415, an input to the AI / ML model 410 may include measurements associated with a first set of beams. For example, a network node 110 may transmit one or more signals using respective beams from the first set of beams. The UE 120 may perform measurements (for example, L1 RSRP measurements or other measurements) of the first set of beams to obtain a first set of measurements. For example, each beam, from the first set of beams, may be associated with one or more measurements performed by the UE 120. The UE 120 may input the first set of measurements (for example, L1 RSRP measurement values) into the AI / ML model 410 along with information associated with the first set of beams and / or a second set of beams, such as a beam direction (for example, spatial direction) , beam width, beam shape, and / or other characteristics of the respective beams from the first set of beams and / or the second set of beams.
[0088] In a second operation 420, the AI / ML model 410 may output one or more predictions. The one or more predictions may include predicted measurement values (for example, predicted L1 RSRP measurement values) associated with the second set of beams. This may reduce a quantity of beam measurements that are performed by the UE 120, thereby conversing power of the UE 120 and / or network resources that would have otherwise been used to measure all beams included in the first set of beams and the second set of beams. This type of prediction may be referred to as a codebook based spatial domain selection or prediction.
[0089] As another example, an output of the AI / ML model 410 may include a point-direction, an angle of departure (AoD) , and / or an angle of arrival (AoA) of a beam included in the second set of beams. This type of prediction may be referred to as a non-codebook based spatial domain selection or prediction. As another example, multiple measurement report or values, collected at different points in time, may be input to the AI / ML model 410. This may enable the AI / ML model 410 to output codebook based and / or non-codebook based predictions for a measurement value, an AoD, and / or an AoA, among other examples, of a beam at a future time. The output (s) of the AI / ML model 410, as described herein, may facilitate initial access procedures, secondary cell group (SCG) setup procedures, beam refinement procedures (for example, a P2 beam management procedure or a P3 beam management procedure) , link quality or interference adaptation procedure, beam failure and / or beam blockage predictions, and / or radio link failure predictions, among other examples.
[0090] In some examples, the first set of beams may be referred to as Set B beams and the second set of beams may be referred to as Set A beams. In some examples, the first set of beams (for example, the Set B beams) may be a subset of the second set of beams (for example, the Set A beams) . In some other examples, the first set of beams and the second set of beams may be different beams and / or may be mutually exclusive sets. For example, the first set of beams (for example, the Set B beams) may include wide beams (for example, unrefined beams or beams having a beam width that satisfies a first threshold) and the second set of beams (for example, the Set A beams) may include narrow beams (for example, refined beams or beams having a beam width that satisfies a second threshold) . In one example, the AI / ML model 410 may perform spatial-domain beam predictions for beams included in the Set A beams based on or otherwise associated with measurement results of beams included in the Set B beams. As another example, the AI / ML model 410 may perform temporal beam prediction for beams included in the Set A beams based on or otherwise associated with historic measurement results of beams included in the Set B beams.
[0091] In some aspects, the network node 110 may transmit an early measurement configuration to the UE 120, which may provide increased flexibility in frequency measurements and reporting for the UE 120. In some examples, the UE 120 may be configured to perform the early measurements in accordance with the configuration and in accordance with an output of the AI / ML model 410. For example, the UE 120 may select one or more cells, SSB frequencies, frequency carriers, or a combination thereof, for monitoring in accordance with the output of the AI / ML model 410. In some aspects, the UE 120 may transmit a measurement report while operating in the non-connected mode, which may reduce latency associated with the network node 110 selecting one or more frequency carriers for the UE 120 (for example, for communications when in the connected mode) .
[0092] Figure 5 is a diagram of an example 500 associated with early measurement configuration and reporting in non-connected mode in accordance with the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, a network node 110 (for example, a CU, a DU, and / or an RU) may communicate with a UE 120. In some aspects, the network node 110 and the UE 120 may be part of a wireless network (for example, wireless network 100) . The UE 120 and the network node 110 may have established a wireless connection prior to operations shown in Figure 5.
[0093] In a first operation 505, the network node 110 may transmit, and the UE 120 may receive, a message including an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters. In some aspects, the UE 120 may receive the configuration information via an RRC release message (for example, RRCRelease) . In some examples, the early measurement configuration may be included within one or more other configurations (for example, SuspendConfig) . Additionally or alternatively, the network node 110 may transmit the early measurement configuration via one or more of system information (for example, a master information block (MIB) and / or a SIB, among other examples) , other RRC signaling, one or more MAC-CEs, and / or DCI, among other examples.
[0094] In some aspects, the early measurement configuration may indicate candidate values for one or more measurement parameters, which may support additional flexibility for the UE 120 for performing early measurements or measurement reports. For example, the early measurement configuration may indicate one or more SSB frequencies that may be used for cell selection or reselection (for example, for a synchronization raster) and one or more SSB frequencies to be used for early measurements (for example, outside a synchronization raster) . In some examples, the early measurement configuration may indicate a range or an enumerated set of one or more candidate values for a quantity of SSBs frequencies (for example, of the SSB frequencies configured for early measurements) that the UE 120 may select for performing early measurements.
[0095] Additionally or alternatively, the early measurement configuration may indicate one or more candidate values (for example, as a range, as a set of enumerated values) for a threshold used to consolidate measured SSBs into a measurement report. For example, the UE 120 may select measurements that satisfy the threshold (for example, with RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, or another signal strength metric satisfying or being above the threshold) for including in a measurement report.
[0096] In some aspects, the message indicating the early measurement configuration may configure the UE 120 to transmit an indication associated with an availability of the early measurement results. For example, the message (for example, via the early measurement configuration) may configure the UE 120 to transmit the indication while operating in a non-connected mode (for example, RRC idle, or RRC inactive) , such as during an SDT procedure. Additionally or alternatively, the early measurement configuration may configure one or more resources for transmission of the indication (for example, while the UE 120 is operating in the non-connected mode) .
[0097] In a second operation 510, the UE 120 may transition to operating in the non-connected mode (for example, the idle mode or the inactive mode) . For example, the UE 120 may receive an RRC release message (for example, RRCRelease, RRCConnectionRelease) from the network node 110 that may trigger the UE 120 to transition to the inactive mode. In some examples, the message indicating the early measurement configuration, in the first operation 505, may be the RRC release message that triggers the UE 120 to transition to the inactive mode. In some other aspects, the UE 120 may remain in a previous mode (for example, an idle mode instead of an inactive mode, without transitioning to the non-connected mode) .
[0098] In a third operation 515, the UE 120 may perform early measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration. For example, the UE 120 may select one or more parameters for performing the early measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration. In some examples, the UE 120 may select one or more frequencies to measure from a frequency band range (for example, indicated in frequencyBandList) , a quantity of SSBs for measuring (for example, nrofSS-BlocksToAverage) , or both. For example, the UE 120 may select the quantity from the one or more candidate values for the quantity indicated by the early measurement configuration. Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may select at least one SSB to measure from the one or more SSB frequencies for early measurements indicated by the early measurement configuration.
[0099] In some examples, the UE 120 may select a threshold for consolidating the measurement results for the measured frequencies to a measurement report (for example, absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation) . For example, the UE 120 may select the threshold from the one or more candidate values for the threshold indicated by the early measurement configuration. Accordingly, the UE 120 may select measurement results that satisfy (for example, have a measured value at or above) the threshold value for including in the measurement report.
[0100] Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may select one or more weights corresponding to SSBs for consolidating measurement results. For example, the UE 120 may select a weighting value for a respective SSB, and the weighting value may be used (for example, in combination with the measurement results for the respective SSB) to select whether to include the measurement results for the respective SSB in a measurement report. Accordingly, the UE 120 may select one or more weighting values such that one or more SSBs are more likely to appear in a measurement report (for example, associated with previously used frequencies, or nearby cells) or less likely to appear in the measurement report (for example, associated with previous connectivity errors, or far-away cells) . Accordingly, the early measurement configuration may increase flexibility for the UE 120 in performing early measurements, which may allow the UE 120 to more easily adapt to different conditions, including changes in power requirements, measurement or reporting timings, or other conditions.
[0101] In some examples, the UE 120 may use an AI / ML model to select the one or more parameters for performing early measurements and generating measurement reports, as described herein. For example, the UE 120 may consider network requests, power consumption requirements (for example, whether the UE 120 is in a low-power mode, or an available battery level) , timing requirements (for example, a time available for performing the measurements and / or a measurement report) , previous measurement results or measurement reports, or the like, for inputting into the AI / ML model. Accordingly, an output of the AI / ML model may be used to obtain the one or more parameters. For example, the AI / ML model may directly output the one or more parameters, or may output one or more values (for example, a set of one or more weights, value ranges, an enumerated set of values) that may be used by the UE 120 to select the one or more parameters (for example, in accordance with the early measurement configuration, such as in combination with one or more candidate values) . Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may transmit one or more input parameters (for example, network requests, power consumption requirements, timing requirements, or previous measurement results) to an inferencing node (for example, a network node, a server, another device) that may run the AI / ML model using the input parameters and transmit one or more outputs of the AI / ML model to the UE 120.
[0102] In some aspects, the UE 120 may request additional candidate values for the one or more parameters. For example, the candidate values configured by the network node 110 (for example, via the early measurement configuration) may not meet one or more requirements associated with the UE 120. For instance, the one or more candidate values may include a threshold for consolidation of results that is too lenient, and may not meet signal quality requirements or latency requirements configured for the UE 120. Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may obtain that values for the one or more parameters obtained in accordance with the output of the AI / ML model are not within one or more candidate values configured by the network node 110. Accordingly, the UE 120 may request additional candidate values, which may improve the collection of measurement results.
[0103] In some aspects, the UE 120 may select one or more cells for measuring in accordance with an output of the AI / ML model. For example, the UE 120 may be configured by the network node 110 (for example, via the early measurement configuration) with a set of cells for evaluating as part of the early measurements (for example, measCellsListNR) . The UE 120 may select at least a subset of cells (for example, at least one cell, or all configured cells) of the set of cells for measuring in accordance with the output of the AI / ML model. In some examples, the UE 120 may select the subset of cells to include the strongest cells (for example, cells within a threshold distance, or cells having previous measurement results satisfying a threshold) of the set of cells. Additionally or alternatively, if the UE 120 is configured to report beam-level results, the UE 120 may select one or more beam measurements to report (for example, in accordance with an output of the AI / ML model) , and the UE 120 may report the selected beam measurements in a measurement report.
[0104] In some aspects, the UE 120 may select one or more cells not included in the set of cells configured by the network node 110 for measuring. For example, the UE 120 may identify (for example, in accordance with the output of the AI / ML model) one or more cells that may satisfy one or more thresholds (for example, signal strength or quality thresholds) , and the UE 120 may include the cells in a measurement result together with one or more cells from the set of cells.
[0105] In a fourth operation 520, the UE 120 may initiate an SDT procedure. In some examples, the SDT procedure may be an example of or may implement features associated with a RACH procedure, as described herein. In some examples, the UE 120 may be configured to transmit a measurement report or an availability indication associated with an availability of the early measurements during the SDT procedure while operating in the inactive mode.
[0106] In some aspects, the UE 120 may be configured to transmit a measurement report or an early measurement results availability indication to the network node 110 in accordance with an early measurement reporting configuration indicated in the RRC release message (for example, via the early measurement report configuration, in the first operation 505) . For example, the RRC release message may configure (for example, enable) the UE 120 to transmit the measurement report or the availability indication in the inactive mode, without transitioning into a connected mode (for example, an RRC connected mode) . In some examples, the UE 120 may be configured to trigger the SDT procedure while operating in the inactive mode after completing the early measurements and collecting measurement results. In some aspects, the SDT procedure may be associated with a resume cause to indicate the network node 110 that the SDT procedure is triggered for early measurement reporting.
[0107] Additionally or alternatively, in a fifth operation 525, the UE 120 may be configured to initiate the SDT procedure while operating in the inactive node responsive to, based on or otherwise associated with a paging message (for example, an indication dedicated to triggering the measurement reporting) . For example, the network node 110 may transmit the paging message to the UE 120, which may trigger the UE 120 to initiate the SDT procedure for transmitting a measurement report or early measurement results availability indication. The SDT procedure may be associated with a paging cause, which may trigger the UE to initiate the SDT procedure and transmit the availability indication or the measurement report during an SDT procedure.
[0108] Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may initiate the SDT procedure for a cause that may be unrelated to early measurement reporting. The network node 110 may request the UE to perform a measurement report or availability indication in a subsequent phase of the SDT procedure, such as via an information request message (for example, UEInformationRequest) transmitted during the SDT procedure.
[0109] In a sixth operation 530, the UE 120 may transmit a random access preamble message, which may be an example of msg1 (for example, message 1) , as described herein with respect to a RACH procedure. Additionally, in a seventh operation 535, the network node 110 may transmit a random access response message, which may be an example of msg2 (for example, message 2) as described herein.
[0110] In an eighth operation 540, the UE 120 may transmit an availability indication, which may be an example of msg3 (for example, message 3) , as described herein with respect to a RACH procedure. The availability indication may indicate a status associated with the early measurements. For example, the availability indication may indicate, to the network node 110, that the early measurement results are available for transmission of a measurement report by the UE 120. In some examples, such as if the UE 120 has not completed the early measurements, the availability indication may indicate that the measurement report is not ready to be transmitted, or the availability indication may indicate a duration of time after which the measurement report may be ready for transmission by the UE 120. Additionally or alternatively, the availability indication may indicate that the UE 120 is not transmitting the measurement report at the current time (for example, a refusal to report) , such as if the measurement results are not ready.
[0111] In some examples, the availability indication may indicate that the UE 120 has not completed the early measurements, but that partial measurement results may be available. For example, the UE 120 may indicate a preference or capability for reporting partial measurement results to the network node 110 during the SDT procedure. In some aspects, the UE 120 may indicate a preference for reporting partial measurement results associated with one or more RATs, such as a 6G, 5G, and / or 4G RAT. For example, the UE 120 may indicate that partial measurements results associated with at least one RAT are available. Additionally or alternatively, the UE 120 may indicate a preference or availability of partial measurement results associated with high priority frequencies, which may be (for example, previously) indicated by the network node 110 or selected by the UE 120 (for example, in accordance with an output of the AI / ML model) . In some aspects, the UE 120 may indicate a preference or availability of partial measurement results associated with one or more preferred serving cells for fast cell or cell group activation for the UE 120. Accordingly, the UE 120 may report measurements even if the UE 120 has not fully completed the early measurements, which may improve connectivity with the network node 110 and reduce transmission latency and / or reduce serving cell selection latency.
[0112] In a ninth operation 545, the network node 110 may transmit a response message, which may be an example of msg4 (for example, message 4) , as described herein with respect to a RACH procedure. For example, the response message may include contention resolution information associated with the SDT procedure.
[0113] In a tenth operation 550, the network node 110 may transmit a message to schedule a measurement report by the UE 120. In some examples, the message may be an example of an information request message (for example, a UEInformationRequest message) . In some aspects, the network node 110 may indicate whether the UE 120 is to transmit a measurement report responsive to, based on or otherwise associated with the availability indication. For example, the network node 110 may transmit an RRC resume message to trigger the UE 120 to transition to the connected mode and request the UE 120 to transmit a measurement report. Additionally or alternatively, the message may schedule a measurement report transmission for the UE 120 while the UE 120 is operating in the inactive mode, for example, during an SDT. In some examples, such as if the UE 120 indicated an availability of partial measurement results, the message may indicate the UE 120 to transmit a partial measurement report (for example, in accordance with a preference or availability indicated by the UE 120) during the SDT.
[0114] In an eleventh operation 555, the UE 120 may transmit a measurement report (for example, one or more messages including one or more measurement results) associated with the early measurements. For example, the UE 120 may transmit a measurement report via one or more resources configured by the network node (for example, in the tenth operation 550) . In some examples, the measurement report may include consolidated measurement results in accordance with the one or more parameters selected by the UE 120. For example, the UE 120 may use the selected quantity of SSBs, the selected threshold for SSB consolidation, the selected one or more weights for SSB consolidation, or a combination thereof, to generate and transmit the measurement report. In some aspects, the UE 120 may indicate the selected quantity, the selected threshold, the one or more selected weights, or a combination thereof, to the network node 110 along with the measurement report (for example, in a same message, in a different message) .
[0115] In some examples, the UE 120 may transmit the measurement report while operating in the inactive mode, such as during an SDT of the SDT procedure. For example, the UE 120 may transmit the measurement report during the SDT procedure responsive to, based on or otherwise associated with receiving the message requesting transmission of the measurement results (for example, in the tenth operation 550) while operating in the inactive mode. In some aspects, the measurement report may correspond to a partial measurement report, such as if the availability indication indicated the availability of partial measurement results and the network node 110 requested transmission of the partial measurement results. In some examples, the UE 120 may report predicted results for one or more frequencies that were not measured by the UE 120. The UE 120 may additionally, for example, indicate a confidence value or accuracy associated with each predicted result.
[0116] In some other examples, the UE 120 may transmit the measurement report during a transition to the connected mode. For example, the network node 110 may transmit a resume message (for example, RRCSetup, RRCResume, such as via msg4) to indicate the UE 120 to transition to the connected mode. The UE 120 may transmit the measurement report as part of a resume complete message (for example, msg5, RRCResumeComplete) after the resume message, or via a subsequent information message (for example, UEInformationResponse, such as after receiving a UEInformationRequest message from the network node 110) .
[0117] Accordingly, by using the early measurement configuration, the UE 120 may experience additional flexibility in performing early measurements and reporting results, which may allow the UE 120 to adapt power consumption or processing overhead to changing conditions experienced by the UE 120. Additionally, allowing the UE 120 to transmit the early measurement report during the inactive mode may reduce latency for initiating communications after transitioning to the connected mode, as the network node 110 may decrease latency selecting frequencies for use in communications with the UE 120. Further, by using an AI / ML model, the UE may improve the selection of the one or more parameters, which may further improve the power consumption or processing efficiency at the UE. Additionally, by providing the UE with additional flexibility to select frequencies monitored for early measurements and measurement reports, the described techniques may improve connection stability as the UE may select frequencies that may be expected to provide improved stability (for example, even if not configured for measurement by the network node) .
[0118] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example process 600 performed, for example, at the UE or an apparatus of the UE that supports early measurement configuration and reporting in a non-connected mode in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 600 is an example where the apparatus or the UE (for example, UE 120) performs operations associated with flexible non-connected mode early measurement configuration and reporting.
[0119] As shown in Figure 6, in some aspects, process 600 may include receiving, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters (block 610) . For example, the UE (such as by using communication manager 150 or reception component 802, depicted in Figure 8) may receive, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters, as described above.
[0120] As further shown in Figure 6, in some aspects, process 600 may include obtaining, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model (block 620) . For example, the UE (such as by using communication manager 150 or the early measurement component 810, depicted in Figure 8) may obtain, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model, as described above.
[0121] As further shown in Figure 6, in some aspects, process 600 may include transmitting, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration (block 630) . For example, the UE (such as by using communication manager 150 or transmission component 804, depicted in Figure 8) may transmit, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration, as described above.
[0122] Process 600 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.
[0123] In a first additional aspect, the message indicates a configuration for transmission of the availability indication.
[0124] In a second additional aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, process 600 includes receiving a message including an indication to transition to a connected mode, and transmitting a measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on transitioning to the connected mode.
[0125] In a third additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, process 600 includes transmitting, while operating in the inactive mode, a small data message including a measurement report that indicates the early measurement results.
[0126] In a fourth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through third aspects, process 600 includes receiving, from the network node and during a small data transmission procedure, a request for the measurement report, wherein the small data message is transmitted during the small data transmission procedure based at least in part on the request.
[0127] In a fifth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourth aspects, process 600 includes receiving a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode, and transmitting, while operating in the inactive mode, the measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message.
[0128] In a sixth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifth aspects, process 600 includes receiving a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode, and transmitting the availability indication indicating a status associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message, wherein the status indicates that the measurement report is not ready, a duration after which the measurement report is to be ready, a refusal to perform the transmission of the measurement report, or a combination thereof.
[0129] In a seventh additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through sixth aspects, process 600 includes receiving a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode, and transmitting the availability indication based at least in part on the paging message, the availability indication indicating a reporting preference or an availability of partial measurements results for the one or more measurements based at least in part on the paging message. In some aspects, the reporting preference may indicate a preference for reporting partial measurement results corresponding to at least one of a radio access technology, one or more preferred serving cells, and one or more high priority frequencies
[0130] In an eighth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through seventh aspects, process 600 includes receiving a request for the partial measurement results based at least in part on the availability indication, and transmitting, while operating in the inactive mode, the partial measurement results based at least in part on the request.
[0131] In a ninth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eighth aspects, the early measurement configuration indicates a first range of values for a quantity of SSB frequencies for measuring, a second range of values for a threshold associated with consolidating measured SSB frequencies for reporting the early measurement results, or both.
[0132] In a tenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through ninth aspects, process 600 includes selecting the quantity of SSB frequencies for measuring from the first range of values, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies from the second range of values, one or more weights associated with respective SSB frequencies for consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or a combination thereof based at least in part on the output from the AI / ML model.
[0133] In an eleventh additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through tenth aspects, process 600 includes transmitting, to the network node, an indication of the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, the one or more weights, or a combination thereof, based at least in part on the selecting.
[0134] In a twelfth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eleventh aspects, process 600 includes transmitting, to the network node, a request for one or more additional values for the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or both, based at least in part on receiving the message indicating the early measurement configuration.
[0135] In a thirteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twelfth aspects, process 600 includes selecting, from a set of cells indicated in the early measurement configuration, at least a subset of the set of cells for performing the one or more measurements based at least in part on the output from the AI / ML model.
[0136] In a fourteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through thirteenth aspects, the output from the AI / ML model indicates the subset of the set of cells having a highest priority based at least in part on one or more network requests, an estimated power consumption, one or more timing requirements associated with the one or more measurements, or a combination thereof.
[0137] In a fifteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourteenth aspects, further comprising obtaining one or more measurements for one or more additional cells not included in the set of cells, wherein the early measurement results include measurement results associated with the subset of the set of cells and the one or more additional cells.
[0138] Although Figure 6 shows example blocks of process 600, in some aspects, process 600 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Figure 6. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 600 may be performed in parallel.
[0139] Figure 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, at a network node or an apparatus of a network node that supports early measurement configuration and reporting in a non-connected mode in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 700 is an example where the apparatus or the network node (for example, network node 110) performs operations associated with flexible non-connected mode early measurement configuration and reporting.
[0140] As shown in Figure 7, in some aspects, process 700 may include transmitting, to a UE, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers (block 710) . For example, the network node (such as by using communication manager 155 or transmission component 904, depicted in Figure 9) may transmit, to a UE, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers, as described above.
[0141] As further shown in Figure 7, in some aspects, process 700 may include receiving, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model (block 720) . For example, the network node (such as by using communication manager 155 or reception component 902, depicted in Figure 9) may receive, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model, as described above.
[0142] Process 700 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.
[0143] In a first additional aspect, the message indicates a configuration for transmission of the availability indication.
[0144] In a second additional aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, process 700 includes transmitting a message including an indication to transition to a connected mode, and receiving a measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the indication to transition to the connected mode.
[0145] In a third additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, process 700 includes receiving, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, a small data message including a measurement report that indicates the early measurement results.
[0146] In a fourth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through third aspects, process 700 includes transmitting, to the UE and during a small data transmission procedure, a request for the measurement report, wherein the small data message is transmitted during the small data transmission procedure based at least in part on the request.
[0147] In a fifth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourth aspects, process 700 includes transmitting, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results, and receiving, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, the measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message.
[0148] In a sixth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifth aspects, process 700 includes transmitting, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results, wherein the availability indication indicates a status associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message, the status indicating that the measurement report is not ready, a duration after which the measurement report is to be ready, a refusal to perform the transmission of the measurement report, or a combination thereof.
[0149] In a seventh additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through sixth aspects, process 700 includes transmitting, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results, wherein the availability indication indicates a reporting preference or an availability of partial measurements results for the one or more measurements based at least in part on the paging message. In some aspects, the reporting preference may indicate a preference for reporting partial measurement results corresponding to at least one of a radio access technology, one or more preferred serving cells, and one or more high priority frequencies
[0150] In an eighth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through seventh aspects, process 700 includes transmitting a request for the partial measurement results based at least in part on the availability indication, and receiving, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, the partial measurement results based at least in part on the request.
[0151] In a ninth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eighth aspects, the early measurement configuration indicates a first range of values for a quantity of SSB frequencies for measuring, a second range of values for a threshold associated with consolidating measured SSB frequencies for reporting the early measurement results, or both.
[0152] In a tenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through ninth aspects, process 700 includes receiving, from the UE, an indication of a selected quantity of SSB frequencies from the first range of values, a selected threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies from the second set of values, one or more weights associated with respective SSB frequencies for consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or a combination thereof.
[0153] In an eleventh additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through tenth aspects, process 700 includes receiving, from the UE, a request for one or more additional values for the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or both, based at least in part on transmitting the message indicating the early measurement configuration.
[0154] In a twelfth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eleventh aspects, the early measurement configuration indicates a set of cells for performing the one or more measurements.
[0155] In a thirteenth additional aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through twelfth aspects, the output from the AI / ML model indicates at least a subset of the set of cells having a highest priority based at least in part on one or more network requests, an estimated power consumption, one or more timing requirements associated with the one or more measurements, or a combination thereof.
[0156] Although Figure 7 shows example blocks of process 700, in some aspects, process 700 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Figure 7. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 700 may be performed in parallel.
[0157] Figure 8 is a diagram of an example apparatus 800 for wireless communication that supports early measurement configuration and reporting in a non-connected mode in accordance with the present disclosure. The apparatus 800 may be a UE (for example, a UE 120) , or a UE may include the apparatus 800. In some aspects, the apparatus 800 includes a reception component 802, a transmission component 804, and a communication manager 806, which may be in communication with one another (for example, via one or more buses) . As shown, the apparatus 800 may communicate with another apparatus 808 (such as a UE 120, a network node 110, or another wireless communication device) using the reception component 802 and the transmission component 804. The communication manager 806 may be included in, or implemented via, a processing system (for example, the processing system 140) . In some aspects, the communication manager 806 is the communication manager 150
[0158] In some aspects, the apparatus 800 may be configured to and / or operable to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with Figure 5. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 800 may be configured to and / or operable to perform one or more processes described herein, such as process 600 of Figure 6.
[0159] The reception component 802 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, and / or data communications, from the apparatus 808. The reception component 802 may provide received communications to one or more other components of the apparatus 800, such as the communication manager 806. In some aspects, the reception component 802 may perform signal processing on the received communications, and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components in a similar manner as described above in connection with Figure 1. In some aspects, the reception component 802 may include one or more components of the UE described above in connection with Figure 1, such as a radio, one or more RF chains, one or more transceivers, or one or more modems, each of which may in turn be coupled with one or more antennas of the UE.
[0160] The transmission component 804 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, and / or data communications, to the apparatus 808. In some aspects, the communication manager 806 may generate communications and may transmit the generated communications to the transmission component 804 for transmission to the apparatus 808. In some aspects, the transmission component 804 may perform signal processing on the generated communications, and may transmit the processed signals to the apparatus 808 in a similar manner as described above in connection with Figure 1. In some aspects, the transmission component 804 may include one or more components of the UE described above in connection with Figure 1, such as a radio, one or more RF chains, one or more transceivers, or one or more modems, each of which may in turn be coupled with one or more antennas of the UE. In some aspects, the transmission component 804 may be co-located with the reception component 802.
[0161] The communication manager 806 may receive or may cause the reception component 802 to receive, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters. The communication manager 806 may obtain, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model. The communication manager 806 may transmit or may cause the transmission component 804 to transmit, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration. In some aspects, the communication manager 806 may perform one or more operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by one or more components of the communication manager 806.
[0162] In some aspects, the communication manager 806 includes a set of components, such as an early measurement component 810. Alternatively, the set of components may be separate and distinct from the communication manager 806. As used herein, the term “component” is intended to be broadly construed as hardware or a combination of hardware and at least one of software or firmware. In some aspects, one or more components of the set of components may include or may be implemented within a processing system (for example, the processing system 140) . Additionally or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in one or more memories (for example, the memory described with reference to Figure 1) . For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by the processing system to perform the functions or operations of the component.
[0163] The reception component 802 may receive, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters. The reception component 802 may obtain, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model. The transmission component 804 may transmit, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration.
[0164] The reception component 802 may receive a message including an indication to transition to a connected mode. The transmission component 804 may transmit a measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on transitioning to the connected mode.
[0165] The transmission component 804 may transmit, while operating in the inactive mode, an SDT message including a measurement report that indicates the early measurement results. The reception component 802 may receive, from the network node and during an SDT procedure, a request for the measurement report, wherein the SDT message is transmitted during the SDT procedure based at least in part on the request.
[0166] The reception component 802 may receive a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode. The transmission component 804 may transmit, while operating in the inactive mode, the measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message.
[0167] The reception component 802 may receive a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode. The transmission component 804 may transmit the availability indication indicating a status associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message, wherein the status indicates that the measurement report is not ready, a duration after which the measurement report is to be ready, that the UE is not to perform a transmission of the measurement report, or a combination thereof.
[0168] The reception component 802 may receive a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode. The transmission component 804 may transmit the availability indication based at least in part on the paging message, the availability indication indicating a reporting preference or an availability of partial measurements results for the one or more measurements based at least in part on the paging message. The reporting preference may indicate a preference for reporting partial measurement results corresponding to at least one of a radio access technology, one or more preferred serving cells, and one or more high priority frequencies
[0169] The reception component 802 may receive a request for the partial measurement results based at least in part on the availability indication.
[0170] The transmission component 804 may transmit, while operating in the inactive mode, the partial measurement results based at least in part on the request.
[0171] The early measurement component 810 may select the quantity of SSB frequencies for measuring from the first range of values, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies from the second range of values, one or more weights associated with respective SSB frequencies for consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or a combination thereof based at least in part on the output from the AI / ML model.
[0172] The transmission component 804 may transmit, to the network node, an indication of the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, the one or more weights, or a combination thereof, based at least in part on the selecting.
[0173] The transmission component 804 may transmit, to the network node, a request for one or more additional values for the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or both, based at least in part on receiving the message indicating the early measurement configuration.
[0174] The early measurement component 810 may select, from a set of cells indicated in the early measurement configuration, at least a subset of the set of cells for performing the one or more measurements based at least in part on the output from the AI / ML model.
[0175] The quantity and arrangement of components shown in Figure 8 are provided as an example. In practice, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in Figure 8. Furthermore, two or more components shown in Figure 8 may be implemented within a single component, or a single component shown in Figure 8 may be implemented as multiple, distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, a set of (one or more) components shown in Figure 8 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another set of components shown in Figure 8.
[0176] Figure 9 is a diagram of an example apparatus 900 for wireless communication that supports early measurement configuration and reporting in a non-connected mode in accordance with the present disclosure. The apparatus 900 may be a network node, or a network node may include the apparatus 900. In some aspects, the apparatus 900 includes a reception component 902, a transmission component 904, and a communication manager 906, which may be in communication with one another (for example, via one or more buses) . As shown, the apparatus 900 may communicate with another apparatus 908 (such as a UE 120, a network node 110, or another wireless communication device) using the reception component 902 and the transmission component 904. The communication manager 906 may be included in, or implemented via, a processing system (for example, the processing system 145) . In some aspects, the communication manager 906 is the communication manager 155
[0177] In some aspects, the apparatus 900 may be configured to and / or operable to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with Figure 5. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 900 may be configured to and / or operable to perform one or more processes described herein, such as process 700 of Figure 7.
[0178] The reception component 902 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, and / or data communications, from the apparatus 908. The reception component 902 may provide received communications to one or more other components of the apparatus 900, such as the communication manager 906. In some aspects, the reception component 902 may perform signal processing on the received communications, and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components in a similar manner as described above in connection with Figure 1. In some aspects, the reception component 902 may include one or more components of the network node described above in connection with Figure 1, such as a radio, one or more RF chains, one or more transceivers, or one or more modems, each of which may in turn be coupled with one or more antennas of the network node.
[0179] The transmission component 904 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, and / or data communications, to the apparatus 908. In some aspects, the communication manager 906 may generate communications and may transmit the generated communications to the transmission component 904 for transmission to the apparatus 908. In some aspects, the transmission component 904 may perform signal processing on the generated communications, and may transmit the processed signals to the apparatus 908 in a similar manner as described above in connection with Figure 1. In some aspects, the transmission component 904 may include one or more components of the network node described above in connection with Figure 1, such as a radio, one or more RF chains, one or more transceivers, or one or more modems, each of which may in turn be coupled with one or more antennas of the network node. In some aspects, the transmission component 904 may be co-located with the reception component 902.
[0180] The communication manager 906 may transmit or may cause the transmission component 904 to transmit, to a UE, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers. The communication manager 906 may receive or may cause the reception component 902 to receive, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model. In some aspects, the communication manager 906 may perform one or more operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by one or more components of the communication manager 906.
[0181] In some aspects, the communication manager 906 includes a set of components, such as an early measurement configuration component 910. Alternatively, the set of components may be separate and distinct from the communication manager 906. As used herein, the term “component” is intended to be broadly construed as hardware or a combination of hardware and at least one of software or firmware. In some aspects, one or more components of the set of components may include or may be implemented within a processing system (for example, the processing system 145) . Additionally or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in one or more memories (for example, the memory described with reference to Figure 1) . For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by the processing system to perform the functions or operations of the component.
[0182] The transmission component 904 may transmit, to a UE, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers. The reception component 902 may receive, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model.
[0183] The transmission component 904 may transmit a message including an indication to transition to a connected mode. The reception component 902 may receive a measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the indication to transition to the connected mode.
[0184] The reception component 902 may receive, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, an SDT message including a measurement report that indicates the early measurement results. The transmission component 904 may transmit, to the UE and during an SDT procedure, a request for the measurement report, wherein the SDT message is transmitted during the SDT procedure based at least in part on the request. The transmission component 904 may transmit, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results.
[0185] The reception component 902 may receive, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, the measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message. The transmission component 904 may transmit, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results, wherein the availability indication indicates a status associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message, the status indicating that the measurement report is not ready, a duration after which the measurement report is to be ready, that the UE is not to perform a transmission of the measurement report, or a combination thereof.
[0186] The transmission component 904 may transmit, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results, wherein the availability indication indicates a reporting preference or an availability of partial measurements results for the one or more measurements based at least in part on the paging message. The reporting preference may indicate a preference for reporting partial measurement results corresponding to at least one of a radio access technology, one or more preferred serving cells, and one or more high priority frequencies
[0187] The transmission component 904 may transmit a request for the partial measurement results based at least in part on the availability indication. The reception component 902 may receive, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, the partial measurement results based at least in part on the request.
[0188] The reception component 902 may receive, from the UE, an indication of a selected quantity of SSB frequencies from the first range of values, a selected threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies from the second range of values, one or more weights associated with respective SSB frequencies for consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or a combination thereof.
[0189] The reception component 902 may receive, from the UE, a request for one or more additional values for the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or both, based at least in part on transmitting the message indicating the early measurement configuration.
[0190] The quantity and arrangement of components shown in Figure 9 are provided as an example. In practice, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in Figure 9. Furthermore, two or more components shown in Figure 9 may be implemented within a single component, or a single component shown in Figure 9 may be implemented as multiple, distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, a set of (one or more) components shown in Figure 9 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another set of components shown in Figure 9.
[0191] The following provides an overview of some Aspects of the present disclosure:
[0192] Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed at a UE, comprising: receiving, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters; obtaining, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model; and transmitting, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration.
[0193] Aspect 2: The method of Aspect 1, wherein the message indicates a configuration for transmission of the availability indication.
[0194] Aspect 3: The method of any of Aspects 1-2, further comprising: receiving a message including an indication to transition to a connected mode; and transmitting a measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on transitioning to the connected mode.
[0195] Aspect 4: The method of any of Aspects 1-3, further comprising: transmitting, while operating in the inactive mode, an SDT message including a measurement report that indicates the early measurement results.
[0196] Aspect 5: The method of Aspect 4, further comprising: receiving, from the network node and during an SDT procedure, a request for the measurement report, wherein the SDT message is transmitted during the SDT procedure based at least in part on the request.
[0197] Aspect 6: The method of any of Aspects 1-5, further comprising: receiving a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode; and transmitting, while operating in the inactive mode, the measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message.
[0198] Aspect 7: The method of any of Aspects 1-6, further comprising: receiving a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode; and transmitting the availability indication indicating a status associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message, wherein the status indicates that the measurement report is not ready, a duration after which the measurement report is to be ready, that the UE is not to perform a transmission of the measurement report, or a combination thereof.
[0199] Aspect 8: The method of any of Aspects 1-7, further comprising: receiving a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode; and transmitting the availability indication based at least in part on the paging message, the availability indication indicating a reporting preference or an availability of partial measurements results for the one or more measurements based at least in part on the paging message. In some aspects, the reporting preference may indicate a preference for reporting partial measurement results corresponding to at least one of a radio access technology, one or more preferred serving cells, and one or more high priority frequencies
[0200] Aspect 9: The method of Aspect 8, further comprising: receiving a request for the partial measurement results based at least in part on the availability indication; and transmitting, while operating in the inactive mode, the partial measurement results based at least in part on the request.
[0201] Aspect 10: The method of any of Aspects 1-9, wherein the early measurement configuration indicates a first range of values for a quantity of SSB frequencies for measuring, a second range of values for a threshold associated with consolidating measured SSB frequencies for reporting the early measurement results, or both.
[0202] Aspect 11: The method of Aspect 10, further comprising: selecting the quantity of SSB frequencies for measuring from the first range of values, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies from the second range of values, one or more weights associated with respective SSB frequencies for consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or a combination thereof based at least in part on the output from the AI / ML model.
[0203] Aspect 12: The method of Aspect 11, further comprising: transmitting, to the network node, an indication of the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, the one or more weights, or a combination thereof, based at least in part on the selecting.
[0204] Aspect 13: The method of Aspect 10, further comprising: transmitting, to the network node, a request for one or more additional values for the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or both, based at least in part on receiving the message indicating the early measurement configuration.
[0205] Aspect 14: The method of any of Aspects 1-13, further comprising: selecting, from a set of cells indicated in the early measurement configuration, at least a subset of the set of cells for performing the one or more measurements based at least in part on the output from the AI / ML model.
[0206] Aspect 15: The method of Aspect 14, wherein the output from the AI / ML model indicates the subset of the set of cells having a highest priority based at least in part on one or more network requests, an estimated power consumption, one or more timing requirements associated with the one or more measurements, or a combination thereof.
[0207] Aspect 16: The method of Aspect 14, wherein further comprising: obtaining one or more measurements for one or more additional cells not included in the set of cells, wherein the early measurement results include measurement results associated with the subset of the set of cells and the one or more additional cells.
[0208] Aspect 17: A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, comprising: transmitting, to a UE, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers; and receiving, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an AI / ML model.
[0209] Aspect 18: The method of Aspect 17, wherein the message indicates a configuration for transmission of the availability indication.
[0210] Aspect 19: The method of any of Aspects 17-18, further comprising: transmitting a message including an indication to transition to a connected mode; and receiving a measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the indication to transition to the connected mode.
[0211] Aspect 20: The method of any of Aspects 17-19, further comprising: receiving, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, an SDT message including a measurement report that indicates the early measurement results.
[0212] Aspect 21: The method of Aspect 20, further comprising: transmitting, to the UE and during an SDT procedure, a request for the measurement report, wherein the SDT message is transmitted during the SDT procedure based at least in part on the request.
[0213] Aspect 22: The method of any of Aspects 17-21, further comprising: transmitting, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results; and receiving, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, the measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message.
[0214] Aspect 23: The method of any of Aspects 17-22, further comprising: transmitting, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results, wherein the availability indication indicates a status associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message, the status indicating that the measurement report is not ready, a duration after which the measurement report is to be ready, that the UE is not to perform a transmission of the measurement report, or a combination thereof.
[0215] Aspect 24: The method of any of Aspects 17-23, further comprising: transmitting, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results, wherein the availability indication indicates a reporting preference or an availability of partial measurements results for the one or more measurements based at least in part on the paging message. In some aspects, the reporting preference may indicate a preference for reporting partial measurement results corresponding to at least one of a radio access technology, one or more preferred serving cells, and one or more high priority frequencies
[0216] Aspect 25: The method of Aspect 24, further comprising: transmitting a request for the partial measurement results based at least in part on the availability indication; and receiving, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, the partial measurement results based at least in part on the request.
[0217] Aspect 26: The method of any of Aspects 17-25, wherein the early measurement configuration indicates a first range of values for a quantity of SSB frequencies for measuring, a second range of values for a threshold associated with consolidating measured SSB frequencies for reporting the early measurement results, or both.
[0218] Aspect 27: The method of Aspect 26, further comprising: receiving, from the UE, an indication of a selected quantity of SSB frequencies from the first range of values, a selected threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies from the second range of values, one or more weights associated with respective SSB frequencies for consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or a combination thereof.
[0219] Aspect 28: The method of Aspect 26, further comprising: receiving, from the UE, a request for one or more additional values for the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or both, based at least in part on transmitting the message indicating the early measurement configuration.
[0220] Aspect 29: The method of any of Aspects 17-28, wherein the early measurement configuration indicates a set of cells for performing the one or more measurements.
[0221] Aspect 30: The method of Aspect 29, wherein the output from the AI / ML model indicates at least a subset of the set of cells having a highest priority based at least in part on one or more network requests, an estimated power consumption, one or more timing requirements associated with the one or more measurements, or a combination thereof.
[0222] Aspect 31: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors; one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-30.
[0223] Aspect 32: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-30.
[0224] Aspect 33: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one means for performing the method of one or more of Aspects 1-30.
[0225] Aspect 34: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-30.
[0226] Aspect 35: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-30.
[0227] Aspect 36: A device for wireless communication, the device comprising a processing system that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, the processing system configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-30.
[0228] Aspect 37: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-30.
[0229] The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the aspects. No element, act, or instruction described herein should be construed as critical or essential unless explicitly described as such.
[0230] It will be apparent that systems or methods described herein may be implemented in different forms of hardware or a combination of hardware and software. The actual specialized control hardware or software used to implement these systems or methods is not limiting of the aspects. Thus, the operation and behavior of the systems or methods are described herein without reference to specific software code, because those skilled in the art will understand that software and hardware can be designed to implement the systems or methods based, at least in part, on the description herein. A component being configured to perform a function means that the component has a capability to perform the function, and does not require the function to be actually performed by the component, unless noted otherwise.
[0231] As used herein, the articles “a” and “an” are intended to refer to one or more items and may be used interchangeably with “one or more” or “at least one. ” Further, as used herein, the article “the” is intended to include one or more items referenced in connection with the article “the” and may be used interchangeably with “the one or more. ” Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “set” and “group” are intended to include one or more items and may be used interchangeably with “one or more. ” Where only one item is intended, the phrase “only one” or “asingle one” or similar language is used. Also, as used herein, the terms “has, ” “have, ” “having, ” “comprise, ” “comprising, ” “include” and “including, ” and derivatives thereof or similar terms are intended to be open-ended terms that do not limit an element that they modify (for example, an element “having” A may also have B) . Also, as used herein, the term “or” is intended to be inclusive when used in a series and may be used interchangeably with “and / or, ” unless explicitly stated otherwise (for example, if used in combination with “either” or “only one of” ) . As used herein, a phrase referring to “at least one of” a list of items refers to any combination of those items, including single members. As an example, “at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover a, b, c, a + b, a + c, b + c, and a + b + c, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (for example, a + a, a + a + a, a + a + b, a + a + c, a + b + b, a + c + c, b + b, b + b + b, b + b + c, c + c, and c + c + c, or any other ordering of a, b, and c) .
[0232] As used herein, the term “determine” or “determining” encompasses a wide variety of actions and, therefore, “determining” can include calculating, computing, processing, deriving, estimating, investigating, looking up (such as via looking up in a table, a database, or another data structure) , searching, inferring, ascertaining, and / or measuring, among other possibilities. Also, “determining” can include receiving (such as receiving information) , accessing (such as accessing data stored in memory) or transmitting (such as transmitting information) , among other possibilities. Additionally, “determining” can include resolving, selecting, obtaining, choosing, establishing, and / or other such similar actions.
[0233] As used herein, the phrase “based on” is intended to mean “based at least in part on” or “based on or otherwise in association with” unless explicitly stated otherwise. As used herein, “satisfying a threshold” may, depending on the context, refer to a value being greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, or not equal to the threshold, among other examples.
[0234] Even though particular combinations of features are recited in the claims or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the scope of all aspects described herein. Many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in the claims or disclosed in the specification. The disclosure of various aspects includes each dependent claim in combination with every other claim in the claim set.
Claims
1.An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) , comprising:one or more memories storing processor-executable code; andone or more processors coupled with the one or more memories, at least one processor of the one or more processors configured to cause the UE to:receive, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters;obtain, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode, early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI / ML) model; andtransmit, to the network node while operating in the non-connected mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration.2.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the UE to:receive a message including an indication to transition to a connected mode; andtransmit a measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on transitioning to the connected mode.3.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the UE to:transmit, while operating in the inactive mode, a small data message including a measurement report that indicates the early measurement results.4.The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the UE to:receive, from the network node and during a small data transmission procedure, a request for the measurement report, wherein the small data message is transmitted during the small data transmission procedure based at least in part on the request.5.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the UE to:receive a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode; andtransmit, while operating in the inactive mode, the measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message.6.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the UE to:receive a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode; andtransmit the availability indication indicating a status associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message, wherein the status indicates that the measurement report is not ready, a duration after which the measurement report is to be ready, that the UE is not to perform a transmission of the measurement report, or a combination thereof.7.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the UE to:receive a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results while operating in the inactive mode; andtransmit the availability indication based at least in part on the paging message, the availability indication indicating a reporting preference or an availability of partial measurements results for the one or more measurements based at least in part on the paging message.8.The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the UE to:receive a request for the partial measurement results based at least in part on the availability indication; andtransmit, while operating in the inactive mode, the partial measurement results based at least in part on the request.9.The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the reporting preference indicates a preference for reporting partial measurement results corresponding to at least one of a radio access technology, one or more preferred serving cells, and one or more high priority frequencies.10.A method of wireless communication performed at a user equipment (UE) , comprising:receiving, from a network node, a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters;obtaining, in accordance with the early measurement configuration and while operating in a non-connected mode , early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers based at least in part on an output from an artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI / ML) model; andtransmitting, to the network node while operating in the inactive mode, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on obtaining the one or more measurements in accordance with the early measurement configuration.11.The method of claim 10, wherein the early measurement configuration indicates a first range of values for a quantity of synchronization signal block (SSB) frequencies for measuring, a second range of values for a threshold associated with consolidating measured SSB frequencies for reporting the early measurement results, or both.12.The method of claim 11, further comprising:selecting the quantity of SSB frequencies for measuring from the first range of values, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies from the second range of values, one or more weights associated with respective SSB frequencies for consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or a combination thereof based at least in part on the output from the AI / ML model.13.The method of claim 12, further comprising:transmitting, to the network node, an indication of the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, the one or more weights, or a combination thereof, based at least in part on the selecting.14.The method of claim 11, further comprising:transmitting, to the network node, a request for one or more additional values for the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or both, based at least in part on receiving the message indicating the early measurement configuration.15.The method of claim 10, further comprising:selecting, from a set of cells indicated in the early measurement configuration, at least a subset of the set of cells for performing the one or more measurements based at least in part on the output from the AI / ML model.16.The method of claim 15, wherein the output from the AI / ML model indicates the subset of the set of cells having a highest priority based at least in part on one or more network requests, an estimated power consumption, one or more timing requirements associated with the one or more measurements, or a combination thereof.17.The method of claim 15, wherein further comprising:obtaining one or more measurements for one or more additional cells not included in the set of cells, wherein the early measurement results include measurement results associated with the subset of the set of cells and the one or more additional cells.18.An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:one or more memories storing processor-executable code; andone or more processors coupled with the one or more memories, at least one processor of the one or more processors configured to cause the network node to:transmit, to a user equipment (UE) , a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers; andreceive, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI / ML) model.19.The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the network node to:transmit, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results, wherein the availability indication indicates a reporting preference or an availability of partial measurements results for the one or more measurements based at least in part on the paging message.20.The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the network node to:transmit a request for the partial measurement results based at least in part on the availability indication; andreceive, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, the partial measurement results based at least in part on the request.21.The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the early measurement configuration indicates a first range of values for a quantity of synchronization signal block (SSB) frequencies for measuring, a second range of values for a threshold associated with consolidating measured SSB frequencies for reporting the early measurement results, or both.22.The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the network node to:receive, from the UE, an indication of a selected quantity of SSB frequencies from the first range of values, a selected threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies from the second range of values, one or more weights associated with respective SSB frequencies for consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or a combination thereof.23.The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the network node to:receive, from the UE, a request for one or more additional values for the quantity of SSB frequencies, the threshold associated with consolidating the measured SSB frequencies, or both, based at least in part on transmitting the message indicating the early measurement configuration.24.The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the early measurement configuration indicates a set of cells for performing the one or more measurements.25.The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the output from the AI / ML model indicates at least a subset of the set of cells having a highest priority based at least in part on one or more network requests, an estimated power consumption, one or more timing requirements associated with the one or more measurements, or a combination thereof.26.A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, comprising:transmitting, to a user equipment (UE) , a message indicating an early measurement configuration associated with one or more measurement parameters for obtaining early measurement results that include one or more measurements of one or more frequency carriers; andreceiving, from the UE operating in an inactive mode and in accordance with the early measurement configuration, an availability indication associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on an output from an artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI / ML) model.27.The method of claim 26, further comprising:transmitting, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results; andreceiving, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, the measurement report that includes the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message.28.The method of claim 26, further comprising:transmitting, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results, wherein the availability indication indicates a status associated with the early measurement results based at least in part on the paging message, the status indicating that the measurement report is not ready, a duration after which the measurement report is to be ready, that the UE is not to perform a transmission of the measurement report, or a combination thereof.29.The method of claim 26, further comprising:transmitting, to the UE operating in the inactive mode, a paging message triggering transmission of a measurement report that includes the early measurement results, wherein the availability indication indicates a reporting preference or an availability of partial measurements results for the one or more measurements based at least in part on the paging message.30.The method of claim 29, further comprising:transmitting a request for the partial measurement results based at least in part on the availability indication; andreceiving, from the UE operating in the inactive mode, the partial measurement results based at least in part on the request.