US-20260128765-A1 - DYNAMIC MIMO AND CARRIER AGGREGATION COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATIONS

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a request message comprising a request to adjust one or more parameters associated with a multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) configuration, a carrier aggregation configuration, or both in accordance with one or more triggering parameters satisfying a threshold. The UE may receive a response message, wherein the response message indicates for the UE to adjust the one or more parameters in accordance with the request message. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE may receive a first control message indicating one or more timers associated with the one or more parameters, and may initiate, in accordance with receiving the first control message, a timer of the one or more timers in accordance with one or more triggering parameters satisfying a threshold. The UE may adjust the one or more parameters in accordance with expiry of the timer.

Inventors

• Sai Laxman SAMBARAJU
• Shat PRATEEK
• Nazmul Islam
• Raghuveer Ramakrishna Srinivas Tarimala
• Deeptanshu SHUKLA
• Anindya Gupta

Assignees

• QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20241101

Claims (20)

1. 1 . A user equipment (UE), comprising: one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to: transmit a request message comprising a request to adjust one or more parameters associated with a multiple input-multiple output configuration, a carrier aggregation configuration, or both in accordance with one or more triggering parameters satisfying a threshold; receive a response message, wherein the response message indicates for the UE to adjust the one or more parameters in accordance with the request message; and perform wireless communications in accordance with one or more adjusted parameters.
2. 2 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to: adjust the one or more parameters to the one or more adjusted parameters in accordance with receiving the response message, wherein performing the wireless communications is in accordance with adjusting the one or more parameters.
3. 3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to: track a plurality of triggering parameters at the UE, wherein the plurality of triggering parameters comprises the one or more triggering parameters and transmitting the request message is in accordance with the one or more triggering parameters of the plurality of triggering parameters satisfying the threshold.
4. 4 . The UE of claim 3 , wherein: the plurality of triggering parameters comprise an uplink data rate, one or more latency thresholds, one or more channel conditions at the UE, power consumption at the UE, one or more application-based data rates, one or more application-based latency thresholds, a position of the UE, or any combination thereof, wherein the one or more channel conditions comprise an uplink transmission power, a channel path loss, a modulation and coding scheme allocation, a resource block allocation, or any combination thereof.
5. 5 . The UE of claim 3 , wherein, to track the plurality of triggering parameters at the UE, the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to: input one or more detected triggering parameter values associated with the plurality of triggering parameters into a machine learning model, wherein an output of the machine learning model corresponds to the one or more parameters.
6. 6 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a quantity of transmit chains, a quantity of secondary downlink carriers, a quantity of secondary uplink carriers, activation or deactivation of one or more secondary downlink carriers of the secondary downlink carriers, activation or deactivation of one or more secondary uplink carriers of the secondary uplink carriers, activation or deactivation of one or more supplementary uplink carriers, or any combination thereof.
7. 7 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the request message is transmitted via uplink control information or a medium access control-control element.
8. 8 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the response message is received via downlink control information or a medium access control-control element.
9. 9 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein: the request to adjust the one or more parameters comprise a request to adjust at least one first parameter associated with the multiple input-multiple output configuration and to adjust at least one second parameter associated with the carrier aggregation configuration, wherein the one or more parameters comprises the at least one first parameter and the at least one second parameter.
10. 10 . A network entity, comprising: one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to: obtain a request message comprising a request to adjust one or more parameters associated with a multiple input-multiple output configuration, a carrier aggregation configuration, or both, wherein obtaining the request message is in accordance with one or more capabilities of a user equipment (UE); output a response message in response to the request, wherein the response message indicates for the UE to adjust the one or more parameters in accordance with the request; and perform wireless communications in accordance with one or more adjusted parameters.
11. 11 . The network entity of claim 10 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a quantity of transmit chains, a quantity of secondary downlink carriers, a quantity of secondary uplink carriers, activation or deactivation of one or more secondary downlink carriers of the secondary downlink carriers, activation or deactivation of one or more secondary uplink carriers of the secondary uplink carriers, activation or deactivation of one or more supplementary uplink carriers, or any combination thereof.
12. 12 . The network entity of claim 10 , wherein the request message is obtained via uplink control information, a medium access control-control element message, or any combination thereof.
13. 13 . The network entity of claim 10 , wherein the response message is output via downlink control information, a medium access control-control element message, or any combination thereof.
14. 14 . The network entity of claim 10 , wherein: the request to adjust the one or more parameters comprise a request to adjust at least one first parameter associated with the multiple input-multiple output configuration and to adjust at least one second parameter associated with the carrier aggregation configuration, wherein the one or more parameters comprises the at least one first parameter and the at least one second parameter.
15. 15 . A user equipment (UE), comprising: one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to: receive a first control message indicating one or more timers associated with one or more parameters, the one or more parameters associated with a multiple input-multiple output configuration, a carrier aggregation configuration, or both; initiate, in accordance with receiving the first control message, a first timer of the one or more timers in accordance with one or more triggering parameters satisfying a threshold; and adjust the one or more parameters in accordance with expiry of the first timer.
16. 16 . The UE of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to: track the one or more triggering parameters at the UE, wherein the one or more triggering parameters comprise an uplink data rate, one or more latency thresholds, one or more channel conditions at the UE, power consumption at the UE, one or more application-based data rates, one or more application-based latency thresholds, a position of the UE, or any combination thereof, wherein the one or more channel conditions comprise an uplink transmission power, a channel path loss, a modulation and coding scheme allocation, a resource block allocation, or any combination thereof.
17. 17 . The UE of claim 16 , wherein, to track the one or more triggering parameters at the UE, the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to: input one or more detected triggering parameter values associated with the one or more triggering parameters into a machine learning model, wherein an output of the machine learning model corresponds to the one or more parameters.
18. 18 . The UE of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to: transmit a request message, via uplink control information or via a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), comprising a request to increase the one or more parameters; and receive a response message, via downlink control information or via a second MAC-CE, in response to the request, wherein the response message indicates for the UE to increase the one or more parameters in accordance with the request message.
19. 19 . The UE of claim 15 , wherein, to adjust the one or more parameters, the one or more processors are individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to: decrease a quantity of transmit chains, decreasing a quantity of secondary carriers, deactivation of one or more secondary carriers, or any combination thereof in accordance with the expiry of the first timer, wherein the secondary carriers comprise one or more secondary downlink carriers, one or more secondary uplink carriers, or any combination thereof.
20. 20 . The UE of claim 15 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more secondary carriers and wherein, to adjust the one or more parameters, the one or more processors are individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to: receive, via the first control message or a second message, an indication of a plurality of priority levels associated with the one or more secondary carriers, wherein the one or more secondary carriers comprise one or more secondary uplink carriers, one or more secondary downlink carriers, or any combination thereof; and deactivate at least one secondary carrier of the one or more secondary carriers in accordance with the plurality of priority levels and in accordance with the expiry of the first timer.

Description

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY The following relates to wireless communications, including dynamic multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) and carrier aggregation communication configurations. BACKGROUND Wireless communications systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, and so on. These systems may be capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing the available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power). Examples of such multiple-access systems include fourth generation (4G) systems such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, or LTE-A Pro systems, and fifth generation (5G) systems which may be referred to as New Radio (NR) systems. These systems may employ technologies such as code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA), or discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM). A wireless multiple-access communications system may include one or more base stations, each supporting wireless communication for communication devices, which may be known as user equipment (UE). SUMMARY The systems, methods, and devices of this disclosure each have several innovative aspects, no single one of which is solely responsible for the desirable attributes disclosed herein. A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method may include transmitting a request message including a request to adjust one or more parameters associated with a multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) configuration, a carrier aggregation configuration, or both in accordance with one or more triggering parameters satisfying a threshold, receiving a response message, where the response message indicates for the UE to adjust the one or more parameters in accordance with the request message, and performing wireless communications in accordance with one or more adjusted parameters. A UE for wireless communications is described. The UE may include one or more memories storing processor executable code, and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories. The one or more processors may individually or collectively be operable to execute the code to cause the UE to transmit a request message including a request to adjust one or more parameters associated with a MIMO configuration, a carrier aggregation configuration, or both in accordance with one or more triggering parameters satisfying a threshold, receive a response message, where the response message indicates for the UE to adjust the one or more parameters in accordance with the request message, and perform wireless communications in accordance with one or more adjusted parameters. Another UE for wireless communications is described. The UE may include means for transmitting a request message including a request to adjust one or more parameters associated with a MIMO configuration, a carrier aggregation configuration, or both in accordance with one or more triggering parameters satisfying a threshold, means for receiving a response message, where the response message indicates for the UE to adjust the one or more parameters in accordance with the request message, and means for performing wireless communications in accordance with one or more adjusted parameters. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications is described. The code may include instructions executable by one or more processors to transmit a request message including a request to adjust one or more parameters associated with a MIMO configuration, a carrier aggregation configuration, or both in accordance with one or more triggering parameters satisfying a threshold, receive a response message, where the response message indicates for the UE to adjust the one or more parameters in accordance with the request message, and perform wireless communications in accordance with one or more adjusted parameters. Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for adjusting the one or more parameters to the one or more adjusted parameters in accordance with receiving the response message, where performing the wireless communications may be in accordance with adjusting the one or more parameters. Some examples of the method, UEs, and non-transitory computer-readable medium described herein may further include operations, features, means, or instructions for tracking a set of multiple triggering parameters at the UE, where the set of multiple triggering parameters includes the one or more triggering parameters and transmitting the request message may be in accordance with the one or more triggering parameters of the set of multiple triggering parameters satisfying the threshold. In some exampl