Flexible indication of capability combinations supported by a wireless communication device

1. A method, comprising:

a wireless communication device providing a first indication to a wireless communication network, the first indication indicating a set of at least two capabilities of the wireless communication device;

the wireless communication device determining based on current operational conditions whether the wireless communication device supports a combination of two or more of the capabilities from the set of at least two capabilities of the wireless communication device indicated with the first indication; and

the wireless communication device providing a second indication to the wireless communication network, the second indication indicating whether the combination of capabilities is supported by the wireless communication device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising:

while maintaining a wireless connection to the wireless communication network, the wireless communication device determining that support of the combination of capabilities by the wireless communication device has changed and sending a third indication to the wireless communication network, the third indication indicating the changed support of the combination of capabilities.

3. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second indication comprises at least one indicator which indicates, for a preconfigured combination of the capabilities, whether the preconfigured combination is supported.

4. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second indication comprises an indication of at least one limitation with respect to a preconfigured set of combinations of capabilities.

5. The method according to claim 4 ,

wherein the second indication comprises an indication of a first limitation which limits the preconfigured set of capabilities to a first subset of combinations and a second limitation which further limits the first subset of combinations to a second subset of combinations.

6. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first indication and the second indication are transmitted in the same or in different messages from the wireless communication device to the base station wireless communication network.

7. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second indication is transmitted by physical layer control signalling and/or medium access control layer control signal-ling.

8. A method, comprising:

a base station of a wireless communication network receiving, from a wireless communication device, a first indication indicating a set of at least two capabilities of the wireless communication device;

the base station receiving a second indication from the wireless communication device, the second indication indicating whether a combination of two or more of the capabilities from the set of at least two capabilities of the wireless communication device, indicated with the first indication, is supported by the wireless communication device based on current operational conditions of the wireless communication device; and

depending on the first indication and the second indication, the base station controlling at least one wireless transmission of the wireless communication device.

9. The method according to claim 8 , comprising:

while maintaining a wireless connection to the wireless communication device, the base station receiving a third indication from the wireless communication device, the third indication indicating that support of the combination of capabilities by the wireless communication device has changed.

10. The method according to claim 8 ,

wherein the second indication comprises at least one indicator which indicates, for a preconfigured combination of the capabilities, whether the preconfigured combination is supported.

11. The method according to claim 8 ,

wherein the second indication comprises an indication of at least one limitation with respect to a preconfigured set of combinations of capabilities.

12. The method according to claim 11 ,

wherein the second indication comprises an indication of a first limitation which limits the preconfigured set of capabilities to a first subset of combinations and a second limitation which further limits the first subset of combinations to a second subset of combinations.

13. The method according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first indication and the second indication are transmit-ted in the same or in different messages from the wireless communication device to the base station.

14. The method according to claim 8 ,

wherein the second indication is transmitted by physical layer control signalling and/or medium access control layer control signalling.

15. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a wireless interface for connecting to a wireless communication network; and

one or more processors configured to:

provide a first indication to the wireless communication network, the first indication indicating a set of at least two capabilities of the wireless communication device;

determine, based on current operational conditions, whether the wireless communication device supports a combination of two or more of the capabilities from the set of at least two capabilities of the wireless communication device indicated with the first indication; and

provide a second indication to the wireless communication net-work, the second indication indicating whether the combination of capabilities is supported by the wireless communication device.

16. A base station for a wireless communication network, the base station comprising:

a wireless interface for connecting to a wireless communication device; and

one or more processors configured to:

receive, from a wireless communication device, a first indication indicating a set of at least two capabilities of the wireless communication device;

receive a second indication from the wireless communication device, the second indication indicating whether a combination of two or more of the capabilities from the set of at least two capabilities of the wireless communication device, indicated with the first indication, is supported by the wire-less communication device based on current operational conditions of the wireless communication device; and

depending on the first indication and the second indication, control at least one wireless transmission of the wireless communication device.

17. A system, comprising a wireless communication device and a base station;

wherein the wireless communication device is configured to:

provide a first indication to the base station, the first indication indicating a set of at least two capabilities of the wireless communication device;

determine, based on current operational conditions of the wireless communication device, whether the wireless communication device supports a combination of two or more of the capabilities from the set of at least two capabilities of the wireless communication device indicated with the first indication;

provide a second indication to the base station, the second indication indicating whether the combination of capabilities is supported by the wireless communication device; and

wherein the base station is configured to:

receive the first indication and the second indication; and

depending on the first indication and the second indication, control at least one wireless transmission of the wireless communication device.