Techniques for PUSCH scheduling in a wireless communication system

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

receiving, from a network entity, a downlink control indicator (DCI); and

configuring at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission based on a determination that the DCI does not include a scheduling request indicator (SRI) field, wherein configuring the at least one PUSCH transmission further comprises:

utilizing a downlink reference signal based on a first pathloss reference signal of the PUSCH transmission for a downlink signal;

determining whether a number of samples of one or more DCI messages received satisfies a threshold;

replacing the first pathloss reference signal with a second pathloss reference signal to stabilize filtering based on a determination that the number of samples received satisfies the threshold; and

continuing to utilize the first pathloss reference signal based on a determination that the number of samples received fails to satisfy the threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein configuring the at least one PUSCH transmission further comprises configuring a reference signal resource index corresponding to a pathloss measurement of the PUSCH transmission.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the reference signal resource index corresponds to a PUSCH pathloss reference signal identifier mapped with a SRI PUSCH power control identifier.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising configuring a SRI PUSCH power control with the SRI PUSCH power control identifier.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the pathloss measurement of the PUSCH transmission corresponds to a PUSCH pathloss reference signal; and further comprising:

updating the first pathloss PUSCH pathloss reference signal based on a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink reference signal corresponds to a quasi co-located (QCL) reference signal.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the downlink signal is associated with at least one of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a quasi co-located (QCL) Type D reference signal defines a default transmission configuration indication (TCI) state or QCL assumption of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) associated with the downlink signal.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether one or more control resource sets (CORESETs) are configured on a component carrier; and

configuring the first pathloss reference signal as a quasi co-located (QCL) reference signal of at least one of the one or more CORESETs on the component carrier based on a determination that the one or more CORESETs are configured on the component carrier.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising configuring the first pathloss reference signal as the QCL reference signal in an activated transmission configuration indication (TCI) state for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on a component carrier.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCI corresponds to a DCI format 0_1.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein configuring the at least one PUSCH transmission further comprises utilizing the first pathloss reference signal for a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set including a SRS for usage of at least one of codebook or non-codebook associated with the at least one PUSCH transmission.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising updating a mapping of the first pathloss reference signal and the SRS resource set based on a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

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

a transceiver;

a memory configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

receive, from a network entity, a downlink control indicator (DCI); and

configuring at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission based on a determination that the DCI does not include a scheduling request indicator (SRI) field, wherein the one or more processors configured to configure the at least one PUSCH transmission are further configured to:

utilize a downlink reference signal based on a first pathloss reference signal of the PUSCH transmission for a downlink signal;

determine whether a number of samples of one or more DCI messages received satisfies a threshold:

replace the first pathloss reference signal with a second pathloss reference signal to stabilize filtering based on a determination that the number of samples received satisfies the threshold; and

continue to utilize the first pathloss reference signal based on a determination that the number of samples received fails to satisfy the threshold.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors configured to configure the at least one PUSCH transmission are further configured to configure a reference signal resource index corresponding to a pathloss measurement of the PUSCH transmission.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the reference signal resource index corresponds to a PUSCH pathloss reference signal identifier mapped with a SRI PUSCH power control identifier.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to configure a SRI PUSCH power control with the SRI PUSCH power control identifier.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the pathloss measurement of the PUSCH transmission corresponds to a PUSCH pathloss reference signal; and wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

update the pathloss PUSCH pathloss reference signal based on a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

19. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the downlink reference signal corresponds to a quasi co-located (QCL) reference signal.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the downlink signal is associated with at least one of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

21. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein a quasi co-located (QCL) Type D reference signal defines a default transmission configuration indication (TCI) state or QCL assumption of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) associated with the downlink signal.

22. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

determine whether one or more control resource sets (CORESETs) are configured on a component carrier; and

configure the first pathloss reference signal as a quasi co-located (QCL) reference signal of at least one of the one or more CORESETs on the component carrier based on a determination that the one or more CORESETs are configured on the component carrier.

23. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to configure the first pathloss reference signal as the QCL reference signal in an activated transmission configuration indication (TCI) state for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on a component carrier.

24. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors configured to configure the at least one PUSCH transmission are further configured to utilize the first pathloss reference signal for a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set including a SRS for usage of at least one of codebook or non-codebook associated with the at least one PUSCH transmission.

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

means for receiving a downlink control indicator (DCI) from a network entity; and

means for configuring at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission based on a determination that the DCI does not include a scheduling request indicator (SRI) field, wherein the means for configuring the at least one PUSCH transmission are further configured comprises:

means for utilizing a downlink reference signal based on a first pathloss reference signal of the PUSCH transmission for a downlink signal;

means for determining whether a number of samples of one or more DCI messages received satisfies a threshold;

means for replacing the first pathloss reference signal with a second pathloss reference signal to stabilize filtering based on a determination that the number of samples received satisfies the threshold; and

means for continuing to utilize the first pathloss reference signal based on a determination that the number of samples received fails to satisfy the threshold.

26. A non-transitory computer-readable medium at a user equipment (UE), comprising code executable by one or more processors to:

receive a downlink control indicator (DCI) from a network entity; and

configure at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission based on a determination that the DCI does not include a scheduling request indicator (SRI) field, wherein the one or more processors configured to configure the at least one PUSCH transmission are further configured to:

utilize a downlink reference signal based on a first pathloss reference signal of the PUSCH transmission for a downlink signal;

determine whether a number of samples of one or more DCI messages received satisfies a threshold;

replace the first pathloss reference signal with a second pathloss reference signal to stabilize filtering based on a determination that the number of samples received satisfies the threshold; and

continue to utilize the first pathloss reference signal based on a determination that the number of samples received fails to satisfy the threshold.