Adaptive allocation timing for energy harvesting devices

1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at an energy harvesting device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory coupled with the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

receive a first control signal that comprises scheduling information for the energy harvesting device, the scheduling information indicating a first set of resources for communicating a first signal and a first time offset between receiving the first control signal and communicating the first signal;

determine a second time offset between receiving the first control signal and communicating the first signal as a function of predicted power consumption or predicted power harvesting at the energy harvesting device for communicating the first signal;

transmit, via a second set of resources, a second signal indicating the second time offset between receiving the first control signal and communicating the first signal; and

communicate the first signal via the first set of resources based at least in part on the second time offset.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to transmit the second signal are for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

transmit the second signal during at least a portion of the first time offset.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to determine the second time offset are for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

select the second time offset from a plurality of second time offsets, wherein each of the plurality of second time offsets corresponds to a respective combination of a start and length indicator and a channel type.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

receive a second control signal indicating the plurality of second time offsets.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

receive a second control signal, the second control signal activating a plurality of periodic communication occasions, wherein to transmit the second signal occurs during a periodic communication occasion of the plurality of periodic communication occasions.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first control signal further includes a third set of resources for transmitting the second signal.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

transmit, during a third offset that is after the second time offset, a third signal via a third set of resources.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

receive a second control signal indicating an enabled state or a disabled state, wherein to transmit the third signal during the third set of resources is based at least in part on the second control signal indicating the enabled state.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instructions to receive the second control signal are for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

receive control information, wherein an indication of the enabled state or the disabled state is based at least in part on a value of one or more fields of the control information.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

receive a third control signal indicating the third offset.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

transmit an acknowledgment message associated with the first control signal; and

initiate a timer based at least in part on transmitting the acknowledgment message, wherein a duration of the timer comprises the second time offset, and wherein the first signal is communicated upon expiration of the timer.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first control signal further includes second scheduling information for communicating a set of channels, and wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

communicate a subset of the set of channels.

13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to transmit the second signal are for the at least one processor to cause the energy harvesting device to:

transmit the second signal prior to receiving the first control signal, wherein the first time offset is equal to the second time offset.

14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first time offset is different from the second time offset.

15 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second time offset is between an end of the first time offset and communicating the first signal.

16 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory coupled with the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions for the at least one processor to cause the network entity to:

transmit a first control signal indicating a plurality of time offsets;

transmit a second control signal that comprises scheduling information for an energy harvesting device, the scheduling information indicating a first set of resources for communicating a first signal and a first time offset between receiving the second control signal and communicating the first signal;

receive, via a second set of resources, a second signal indicating a second time offset between receiving the second control signal and communicating the first signal, wherein the indicated second time offset between receiving the second control signal and communicating the first signal is from the indicated plurality of time offsets based at least in part on power consumption or power harvesting at the energy harvesting device; and

communicate the first signal via the first set of resources based at least in part on the second time offset.

17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions to receive the second signal are for the at least one processor to cause the network entity to:

receive the second signal during at least a portion of the first time offset.

18 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the network entity to:

transmit a third control signal, the second control signal activating a plurality of periodic communication occasions, wherein to receive the second signal occurs during a periodic communication occasion of the plurality of periodic communication occasions.

19 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the second control signal further includes a third set of resources for transmitting the second signal.

20 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the network entity to:

receive, during a third offset that is after the second time offset, a third signal via a third set of resources.

21 . The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the network entity to:

transmit a third control signal indicating an enabled state or a disabled state, wherein to receive the third signal during the third set of resources is based at least in part on the second control signal indicating the enabled state.

22 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the instructions to transmit the second control signal are for the at least one processor to cause the network entity to:

transmit control information, wherein an indication of the enabled state or the disabled state is based at least in part on a value of one or more fields of the control information.

23 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the network entity to:

transmit a fourth control signal indicating the third offset.

24 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further for the at least one processor to cause the network entity to:

receive an acknowledgment message associated with the second control signal; and

initiate a timer based at least in part on receiving the acknowledgment message, wherein a duration of the timer comprises the second time offset, and wherein the first signal is communicated upon expiration of the timer.

25 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions to receive the second signal are for the at least one processor to cause the network entity to:

receive the second signal prior to receiving the second control signal, wherein the first time offset is equal to the second time offset.

26 . A method for wireless communication at an energy harvesting device, comprising:

receiving a first control signal that comprises scheduling information for the energy harvesting device, the scheduling information indicating a first set of resources for communicating a first signal and a first time offset between receiving the first control signal and communicating the first signal;

determine a second time offset between receiving the first control signal and communicating the first signal as a function of predicted power consumption or predicted power harvesting at the energy harvesting device for communicating the first signal;

transmitting, via a second set of resources, a second signal indicating the second time offset between receiving the first control signal and communicating the first signal; and

communicating the first signal via the first set of resources based at least in part on the second time offset.

27 . The method of claim 26 , further comprising:

selecting the second time offset from a plurality of second time offsets, wherein each of the plurality of second time offsets corresponds to a respective combination of a start and length indicator and a channel type.

28 . A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

transmit a first control signal indicating a plurality of time offsets;

transmitting a second control signal that comprises scheduling information for an energy harvesting device, the scheduling information indicating a first set of resources for communicating a first signal and a first time offset between receiving the second control signal and communicating the first signal;

receiving, via a second set of resources, a second signal indicating a second time offset between receiving the second control signal and communicating the first signal, wherein the indicated second time offset between receiving the second control signal and communicating the first signal is from the indicated plurality of time offsets based at least in part on power consumption or power harvesting at the energy harvesting device; and

communicating the first signal via the first set of resources based at least in part on the second time offset.