Extended reality device differentiation

1 . A method for differentiating a device in a wireless network, comprising:

receiving an uplink message from at least one extended reality (XR) device, the uplink message containing at least one device-level XR identifier unique to the at least one XR device, wherein the at least one device-level XR identifier is incorporated into a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) to differentiate the at least one XR device from non-XR devices during scheduling;

determining a priority for the at least one XR device using the at least one device-level XR identifier unique to the at least one XR device; and

scheduling transmissions to the at least one XR device based on the priority.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the XR identifier is provided as a bit in the uplink message.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the XR identifier is provided in a header in the uplink message.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the priority for the at least one XR device provides low latency.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the priority for the at least one XR device implements a separate queue for the core.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the XR identifier is incorporated into a connection identifier of the at least one XR device.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the connection identifier is a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI).

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transferring at least one XR context from a first base station to a second base station, wherein the XR context includes at least one of priority information and low latency.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink message comprises an XR identifier and at least one of: a quality of service (QOS) identifier, a quality of service identifier information (QCI), and a latency requirement.

10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the XR identifier is transmitted during signaling in the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein scheduling transmissions to the at least one XR device use a dedicated XR channel section.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein scheduling transmissions to the at least one XR device use a dedicated frequency resource.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the dedicated frequency resource is scheduled based on orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) uplink and downlink scheduling.

14 . A system for differentiating a device in a wireless network, comprising:

a base station having one or more antennas for receiving uplink messages from at least one extended reality (XR) device and transmitting data to the at least one XR device; and a processor, the processor configured to:

receive at least one uplink message from the at least one XR device, the at least one uplink message containing at least one device-level XR identifier unique to the at least one XR device, wherein the at least one device-level XR identifier is incorporated into a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) to differentiate the at least one XR device from non-XR devices during scheduling;

determine at least one priority for the at least one XR device based on the at least one device-level XR identifier unique to the at least one XR device; and

schedule transmissions by a scheduler, the scheduler scheduling data transmission to the at least one XR device based on the at least one priority.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one XR identifier is provided as a bit in the at least one uplink message.

16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one XR identifier is provided in a header in the uplink message.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the XR identifier is incorporated into a connection identifier of the at least one XR device and is a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI).

18 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the XR identifier is provided in a physical uplink control channel.

19 . A non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more processors, cause the processors to:

transmit an uplink message from an extended reality (XR) device, the uplink message containing a device-level XR identifier unique to the XR device, wherein the device-level XR identifier is incorporated into a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) to differentiate the XR device from non-XR devices during scheduling;

requesting a priority in the uplink message for the at least one XR device based on the device-level XR identifier; and

receiving scheduled transmissions at the XR device based on the priority.

20 . The non-transitory computer storage media of claim 19 , wherein the XR identifier is contained in at least one of a bit or header of the uplink message.