Resource management, access control and mobility for grant-free uplink transmission

1. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a connection release message from a base station, the connection release message including a resource indicator indicating that a set of resources are to be used for grant-free uplink transmissions by the UE while operating in a disconnected state;

transitioning from a connected state to the disconnected state based at least in part on the connection release message;

performing, while operating in the disconnected state, the grant-free uplink transmissions using the set of resources;

receiving, from the base station, a transition request message indicating a request for the UE to transition to the connected state directly from the disconnected state; and

transitioning to the connected state directly from the disconnected state based at least in part on the transition request message.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

skipping a random access procedure when transitioning back to the connected state directly from the disconnected state.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

retaining the set of resources for use while operating in the connected state.

4. A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

configuring a set of resources for a user equipment (UE) to use for grant-free uplink transmissions while the UE is operating in a disconnected state;

transmitting a connection release message that includes a resource indicator to the UE, the resource indicator indicating the set of resources configured for the UE, the connection release message transitioning the UE from a connected state to the disconnected state;

receiving, while the UE is operating in the disconnected state, the grant-free uplink transmissions from the UE using the set of resources configured for the UE; and

transmitting, to the UE, a transition request message indicating a request for the UE to transition to the connected state directly from the disconnected state.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

transmitting a release message to the UE de-configuring the set of resources.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining that the UE has transitioned from the disconnected state to the connected state, wherein the release message is transmitted based at least in part on the determining.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining that a paging message is to be transmitted to the UE, wherein the release message is transmitted based at least in part on the determining and the paging message comprises the release message.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the paging message comprises a resource release cause.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the transition request message comprises an grant-free uplink transmission acknowledgement message.

10. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor,

memory coupled with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the UE to:

receive a connection release message from a base station, the connection release message including a resource indicator indicating that a set of resources are to be used for grant-free uplink transmissions by the UE while operating in a disconnected state;

transition from a connected state to the disconnected state based at least in part on the connection release message;

perform, while operating in the disconnected state, the grant-free uplink transmissions using the set of resources;

receive, from the base station, a transition request message indicating a request for the UE to transition to the connected state directly from the disconnected state; and

transition to the connected state directly from the disconnected state based at least in part on the transition request message.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the UE to:

skip a random access procedure when transitioning back to the connected state directly from the disconnected state.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the UE to:

retaining the set of resources for use while operating in the connected state.

13. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

a processor,

memory coupled with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the base station to:

configure a set of resources for a user equipment (UE) to use for grant-free uplink transmissions while the UE is operating in a disconnected state;

transmit a connection release message that includes a resource indicator to the UE, the resource indicator indicating the set of resources configured for the UE, the connection release message transitioning the UE from a connected state to the disconnected state;

receive, while the UE is operating in the disconnected state, the grant-free uplink transmissions from the UE using the set of resources configured for the UE; and

transmit, to the UE, a transition request message indicating a request for the UE to transition to the connected state directly from the disconnected state.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the base station to:

transmit a release message to the UE de-configuring the set of resources.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the base station to:

determine that the UE has transitioned from the disconnected state to the connected state, wherein the release message is transmitted based at least in part on the determining.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the base station to:

determine that a paging message is to be transmitted to the UE, wherein the release message is transmitted based at least in part on the determining and the paging message comprises the release message.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the paging message comprises a resource release cause.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the transition request message comprises an grant-free uplink transmission acknowledgement message.

19. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

means for receiving a connection release message from a base station, the connection release message including a resource indicator indicating that a set of resources are to be used for grant-free uplink transmissions by the UE while operating in a disconnected state;

means for transitioning from a connected state to the disconnected state based at least in part on the connection release message;

means for performing, while operating in the disconnected state, the grant-free uplink transmissions using the set of resources;

means for receiving, from the base station, a transition request message indicating a request for the UE to transition to the connected state directly from the disconnected state; and

means for transitioning to the connected state directly from the disconnected state based at least in part on the transition request message.

20. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

means for configuring a set of resources for a user equipment (UE) to use for grant-free uplink transmissions while the UE is operating in a disconnected state;

means for transmitting a connection release message that includes a resource indicator to the UE, the resource indicator indicating the set of resources configured for the UE, the connection release message transitioning the UE from a connected state to the disconnected state;

means for receiving, while the UE is operating in the disconnected state, the grant-free uplink transmissions from the UE using the set of resources configured for the UE; and

means for transmitting, to the UE, a transition request message indicating a request for the UE to transition to the connected state directly from the disconnected state.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

receive a connection release message from a base station, the connection release message including a resource indicator indicating that a set of resources are to be used for grant-free uplink transmissions by the UE while operating in a disconnected state;

transition from a connected state to the disconnected state based at least in part on the connection release message;

perform, while operating in the disconnected state, the grant-free uplink transmissions using the set of resources;

receive, from the base station, a transition request message indicating a request for the UE to transition to the connected state directly from the disconnected state; and

transition to the connected state directly from the disconnected state based at least in part on the transition request message.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a base station, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

configure a set of resources for a user equipment (UE) to use for grant-free uplink transmissions while the UE is operating in a disconnected state;

transmit a connection release message that includes a resource indicator to the UE, the resource indicator indicating the set of resources configured for the UE, the connection release message transitioning the UE from a connected state to the disconnected state;

receive, while the UE is operating in the disconnected state, the grant-free uplink transmissions from the UE using the set of resources configured for the UE; and

transmit, to the UE, a transition request message indicating a request for the UE to transition to the connected state directly from the disconnected state.