Measurement report with nested indexing
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive one or more reference signals from multiple cells and may perform measurements of the reference signals. The UE may transmit, based on the measurements, a measurement report associated with a first cell and a second cell of the multiple cells, where the measurement report includes at least a first field that indicates a first identifier corresponding to the first cell and a second field that indicates a second identifier corresponding to the second cell. The measurement report may further include a resource indicator for a first reference signal of the one or more reference signals and a second resource indicator for a second reference signal of the one or more reference signals, where the first resource indicator is associated with the first identifier and the second resource indicator is associated with the second identifier.
1. A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
receiving a plurality of reference signals from a plurality of cells;
performing a set of measurements of the plurality of reference signals based at least in part on the receiving; and
transmitting, after performing the set of measurements, a measurement report associated with both a first cell of the plurality of cells and a second cell of the plurality of cells, the measurement report comprising a first field indicating a first identifier corresponding to the first cell a second field indicating a second identifier corresponding to the second cell, a first resource indicator associated with the first identifier, and a second resource indicator associated with the second identifier.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the measurement report comprises:
transmitting, in the measurement report, the first resource indicator for a first reference signal of the plurality of reference signals and the second resource indicator for a second reference signal of the plurality of reference signals.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein transmitting the measurement report comprises:
transmitting, in the measurement report, a first signal measurement associated with the first resource indicator and a second signal measurement associated with the second resource indicator, wherein the first resource indicator and the first reference signal correspond to a first beam of the first cell, and the second resource indicator and the second reference signal correspond to a second beam of the second cell.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein transmitting the measurement report comprises:
transmitting, in the measurement report, a third signal measurement associated with a third resource indicator and a fourth signal measurement associated with a fourth resource indicator, wherein the third resource indicator corresponds to the first cell and the fourth resource indicator corresponds to the second cell.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein:
the second signal measurement comprises a differential measurement relative to the first signal measurement; and
the first and second resource indicators comprise one of a channel state information resource indicator or a synchronization signal block resource indicator.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a message indicating one or more parameters for transmission of the measurement report, wherein the one or more parameters comprises a number of signal measurements to include in the measurement report, a number of cells to include in the measurement report, a number of beams for each cell included in the measurement report, or any combination thereof.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein transmitting the measurement report comprises:
transmitting the measurement report in accordance with the one or more parameters, wherein the measurement report comprises the number of signaling measurements, the number of cells, and the number of beams for each cell.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the measurement report comprises:
transmitting a nested index measurement report, the nested index measurement report comprising an index common to one or more other fields in the measurement report.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the index comprises the first identifier, wherein the first field is associated with the one or more other fields in the measurement report.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the set of measurements of the plurality of reference signals comprises:
measuring one or more of a reference signal received power, a signal to noise ratio, a signal to interference plus noise ratio, a reference signal strength indicator, or any combination thereof for the plurality of reference signals.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the measurement report comprises:
transmitting a layer 1 (L1) measurement report, a channel state information report, or any combination thereof.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first identifier comprises a first cell identifier associated with the first cell or a receive panel identifier associated with a first receive panel of the UE and the second identifier comprises a second cell identifier associated with the second cell or a second receive panel identifier associated with a second receive panel of the UE.
13. An apparatus for wireless communications 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 apparatus to:
receive a plurality of reference signals from a plurality of cells;
perform a set of measurements of the plurality of reference signals based at least in part on the receiving; and
transmit, after performing the set of measurements, a measurement report associated with both a first cell of the plurality of cells and a second cell of the plurality of cells, the measurement report comprising a first field indicating a first identifier corresponding to the first cell, a second field indicating a second identifier corresponding to the second cell, a first resource indicator associated with the first identifier, and a second resource indicator associated with the second identifier.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions to transmit the measurement report are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit, in the measurement report, a first resource indicator for a first reference signal of the plurality of reference signals and a second resource indicator for a second reference signal of the plurality of reference signals.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the instructions to transmit the measurement report are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit, in the measurement report, a first signal measurement associated with the first resource indicator and a second signal measurement associated with the second resource indicator, wherein the first resource indicator and the first reference signal correspond to a first beam of the first cell, and the second resource indicator and the second reference signal correspond to a second beam of the second cell.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to transmit the measurement report are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit, in the measurement report, a third signal measurement associated with a third resource indicator and a fourth signal measurement associated with a fourth resource indicator, wherein the third resource indicator corresponds to the first cell and the fourth resource indicator corresponds to the second cell.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein:
the second signal measurement comprises a differential measurement relative to the first signal measurement; and
the first and second resource indicators comprise one of a channel state information resource indicator or a synchronization signal block resource indicator.
18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
receive a message indicating one or more parameters for transmission of the measurement report, wherein the one or more parameters comprises a number of signal measurements to include in the measurement report, a number of cells to include in the measurement report, a number of beams for each cell included in the measurement report, or any combination thereof.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the instructions to transmit the measurement report are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit the measurement report in accordance with the one or more parameters, wherein the measurement report comprises the number of signaling measurements, the number of cells, and the number of beams for each cell.
20. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions to transmit the measurement report are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit a nested index measurement report, the nested index measurement report comprising an index common to one or more other fields in the measurement report.
21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the index comprises the first identifier, wherein the first field is associated with the one or more other fields in the measurement report.
22. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions to perform the set of measurements of the plurality of reference signals are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
measure one or more of a reference signal received power, a signal to noise ratio, a signal to interference plus noise ratio, a reference signal strength indicator, or any combination thereof for the plurality of reference signals.
23. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions to transmit the measurement report are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit a layer 1 (L1) measurement report, a channel state information report, or any combination thereof.
24. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first identifier comprises a first cell identifier associated with the first cell or a receive panel identifier associated with a first receive panel of the UE and the second identifier comprises a second cell identifier associated with the second cell or a second receive panel identifier associated with a second receive panel of the UE.
25. An apparatus for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
means for receiving a plurality of reference signals from a plurality of cells;
means for performing a set of measurements of the plurality of reference signals based at least in part on the receiving; and
means for transmitting, after performing the set of measurements, a measurement report associated with both a first cell of the plurality of cells and a second cell of the plurality of cells, the measurement report comprising a first field indicating a first identifier corresponding to the first cell a second field indicating a second identifier corresponding to the second cell, a first resource indicator associated with the first identifier, and a second resource indicator associated with the second identifier.
26. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the means for transmitting the measurement report comprise:
means for transmitting, in the measurement report, a first resource indicator for a first reference signal of the plurality of reference signals and a second resource indicator for a second reference signal of the plurality of reference.
27. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the means for transmitting the measurement report comprise:
means for transmitting, in the measurement report, a first signal measurement associated with the first resource indicator and a second signal measurement associated with the second resource indicator, wherein the first resource indicator and the first reference signal correspond to a first beam of the first cell, and the second resource indicator and the second reference signal correspond to a second beam of the second cell.
28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:
receive a plurality of reference signals from a plurality of cells;
perform a set of measurements of the plurality of reference signals based at least in part on the receiving; and
transmit, after performing the set of measurements, a measurement report associated with both a first cell of the plurality of cells and a second cell of the plurality of cells, the measurement report comprising a first field indicating a first identifier corresponding to the first cell a second field indicating a second identifier corresponding to the second cell, a first resource indicator associated with the first identifier, and a second resource indicator associated with the second identifier.
29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 28 , wherein the instructions to transmit the measurement report are executable by the processor to:
transmit, in the measurement report, a first resource indicator for a first reference signal of the plurality of reference signals and a second resource indicator for a second reference signal of the plurality of reference signals.
30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29 , wherein the instructions to transmit the measurement report are executable by the processor to:
transmit, in the measurement report, a first signal measurement associated with the first resource indicator and a second signal measurement associated with the second resource indicator, wherein the first resource indicator and the first reference signal correspond to a first beam of the first cell, and the second resource indicator and the second reference signal correspond to a second beam of the second cell.