Using a pre-emption indication associated with a quasi co-location relationship

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a configuration that indicates an association between pre-emption indication fields and sets of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states,

wherein a first pre-emption indication field and a second pre-emption indication field, of the pre-emption indication fields, correspond to a first set of TCI states and a second set of TCI states, of the sets of TCI states, respectively, and

wherein the first pre-emption indication field is different from the second pre-emption indication field and the first set of TCI states is different from the second set of TCI states;

receiving, based at least in part on receiving the configuration, downlink control information (DCI) that includes a pre-emption indication that is indicated as a set of bits in the first pre-emption indication field or the second pre-emption indication field, wherein each bit of the set of bits corresponds to a different symbol of a plurality of consecutive symbols;

determining whether the UE is scheduled to receive a communication in one or more pre-empted resources indicated by the set of bits, via a component carrier associated with the first pre-emption indication field or the second pre-emption indication field, and using a TCI state included in the first set of TCI states or the second set of TCI states; and

decoding the communication based at least in part on the determination.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration indicates an association between the pre-emption indication fields and a set of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports, and

wherein a DMRS port included in the set of DMRS ports is used to determine whether the UE is scheduled to receive the communication.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration indicates an association between the pre-emption indication fields and a set of layers,

wherein a layer included in the set of layers is used to determine whether the UE is scheduled to receive the communication.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration is indicated in a radio resource control (RRC) message.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein decoding the communication comprises resetting one or more log likelihood ratio (LLR) values corresponding to the one or more pre-empted resources based at least in part on a determination that the UE is scheduled to receive the communication in the one or more pre-empted resources, via the component carrier, and using the TCI state.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more LLR values correspond to the TCI state.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more LLR values are reset for all TCI states of the sets of TCI states.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein decoding the communication comprises decoding the communication using one or more non-pre-empted resources in which the communication is scheduled, and without using the one or more pre-empted resources.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sets of TCI states include all TCI states.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sets of TCI states correspond to a single transmit receive point (TRP) or a single panel in communication with the UE.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCI includes one or more pre-emption indications, including the pre-emption indication, for multiple transmit receive points (TRPs) or multiple panels.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCI includes one or more pre-emption indications, including the pre-emption indication, for only a single transmit receive point (TRP) or a single panel.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the UE is configured to receive the DCI from a first TRP or a first panel and is configured to receive other DCI from a second TRP or a second panel.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sets of TCI states correspond to sets of quasi co-location (QCL) relationships.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first pre-emption indication field and the second pre-emption indication field are associated with the component carrier and a second component carrier, respectively.

16. A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, comprising:

transmitting a configuration that indicates an association between pre-emption indication fields and sets of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states,

wherein a first pre-emption indication field and a second pre-emption indication field, of the pre-emption indication fields, correspond to a first set of TCI states and a second set of TCI states, of the sets of TCI states, respectively, and

wherein the first pre-emption indication field is different from the second pre-emption indication field, and the first set of TCI states is different from the second set of TCI states;

determining, based at least in part on the transmitting, that a scheduled communication, associated with a TCI state of the first set of TCI states or the second set of TCI states, is pre-empted for a user equipment (UE); and

transmitting downlink control information (DCI) that includes a pre-emption indication, that is indicated as a set of bits in the first pre-emption indication field or the second pre-emption indication field, using a component carrier associated with the first pre-emption indication field or the second pre-emption indication field, based at least in part on the determination,

wherein the pre-emption indication indicates one or more pre-empted resources in which the scheduled communication is pre-empted for the UE, and

wherein each bit of the set of bits corresponds to a different symbol of a plurality of consecutive symbols.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sets of TCI states include all TCI states.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sets of TCI states include all TCI states for the component carrier.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the configuration indicates an association between the pre-emption indication fields and a set of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports,

wherein a DMRS port included in the set of DMRS ports is associated with the scheduled communication.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the configuration indicates an association between the pre-emption indication fields and a set of layers,

wherein a layer included in the set of layers is associated with the scheduled communication.

21. The method of claim 16 , wherein the configuration is indicated in a radio resource control (RRC) message.

22. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sets of TCI states correspond to a single transmit receive point (TRP) or a single panel in communication with the UE.

23. The method of claim 16 , wherein the DCI includes one or more pre-emption indications, including the pre-emption indication, for multiple transmit receive points (TRPs) or multiple panels.

24. The method of claim 16 , wherein the DCI includes one or more pre-emption indications, including the pre-emption indication, for only a single transmit receive point (TRP) or a single panel.

25. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sets of TCI states correspond to a set of quasi co-location (QCL) relationships.

26. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

receive a configuration that indicates an association between pre-emption indication fields and sets of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states,

wherein a first pre-emption indication field and a second pre-emption indication field, of the pre-emption indication fields, correspond to a first set of TCI states and a second set of TCI states, of the sets of TCI states, respectively, and

wherein the first pre-emption indication field is different from the second pre-emption indication field, and the first set of TCI states is different from the second set of TCI states;

receive, based at least in part on receiving the configuration, downlink control information (DCI) that includes a pre-emption indication that is indicated as a set of bits in the first pre-emption indication field or the second pre-emption indication field,

wherein each bit of the set of bits corresponds to a different symbol of a plurality of consecutive symbols;

determine whether the UE is scheduled to receive a communication in one or more pre-empted resources indicated by the set of bits, via a component carrier associated with the first pre-emption indication field or the second pre-emption indication field, and using a TCI state included in the first set of TCI states or the second set of TCI states; and

decode the communication based at least in part on the determination.

27. The UE of claim 26 , wherein the sets of TCI states correspond to a single transmit receive point or a single panel in communication with the UE.

28. A network node for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

transmit a configuration that indicates an association between pre-emption indication fields and sets of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states,

wherein a first pre-emption indication field and a second pre-emption indication field, of the pre-emption indication fields, correspond to a first set of TCI states and a second set of TCI states, of the sets of TCI states, respectively, and

wherein the first pre-emption indication field is different from the second pre-emption indication field, and the first set of TCI states is different from the second set of TCI states;

determine, based at least in part on the transmitting, that a scheduled communication, associated with a TCI state of the first set of TCI states or the second set of TCI states, is pre-empted for a user equipment (UE); and

transmit downlink control information (DCI) that includes a pre-emption indication, that is indicated as a set of bits in the first pre-emption indication field or the second pre-emption indication field, using a component carrier associated with the first pre-emption indication field or the second pre-emption indication field, based at least in part on the determination,

wherein the pre-emption indication indicates one or more pre-empted resources in which the scheduled communication is pre-empted for the UE, and

wherein each bit of the set of bits corresponds to a different symbol of a plurality of consecutive symbols.

29. The UE of claim 26 , wherein the configuration indicates an association between the pre-emption indication fields and at least one of a set of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports or a set of layers,

wherein a DMRS port, included in the set of DMRS ports, or a layer, included in the set of layers, is used to determine whether the UE is scheduled to receive the communication.

30. The network node of claim 28 , wherein the configuration indicates an association between the pre-emption indication fields and at least one of a set of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports or a set of layers,

wherein a DMRS, included in the set of DMRS ports, or a layer, included in the set of layers, is associated with the scheduled communication.