User equipment capability for wireless sensing
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive, by the user equipment, a request for capability information associated with a wireless sensing operation, the capability information identifying at least one of: whether the user equipment is capable of the wireless sensing operation, a sensing mode associated with time division duplexing multiplexing for the wireless sensing operation, a waveform for a signal associated with the wireless sensing operation, a sensing granularity associated with the wireless sensing operation, a range associated with the wireless sensing operation, a sensing bandwidth associated with the wireless sensing operation, a power control parameter associated with the wireless sensing operation, or a hardware constraint associated with the wireless sensing operation; and transmit, based at least in part on the request, the capability information. Numerous other aspects are provided.
1. A user equipment for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:
receive, by the user equipment, a request for capability information associated with a wireless sensing operation, the capability information identifying at least one of:
whether the user equipment is capable of the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing mode associated with time division duplexing (TDD) multiplexing for the wireless sensing operation,
a waveform for a signal associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing granularity associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a range associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing bandwidth associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a power control parameter associated with the wireless sensing operation, or
a hardware constraint associated with the wireless sensing operation; and
transmit, based at least in part on the request, the capability information.
2. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
perform the wireless sensing operation based at least in part on the capability information.
3. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the sensing mode is based at least in part on a capability of the user equipment associated with switching between a sensing configuration and a communication configuration.
4. The user equipment of claim 3 , wherein the capability information indicates that the TDD multiplexing is performed based at least in part on one or more of:
a symbol-level granularity,
a slot-level granularity,
a configured granularity independent of timing associated with the communication configuration,
a discontinuous reception configuration of the user equipment, or
a combination thereof.
5. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the waveform includes at least one of:
an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform,
an OFDM waveform for a reference signal symbol,
a frequency modulated continuous wave waveform,
a pulse-based waveform, or
a combination thereof.
6. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the sensing granularity is defined as one or more of:
a distance value,
a velocity value,
an angular value, or
a combination thereof.
7. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the sensing granularity is defined by reference to a table entry.
8. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the capability information indicates a quantization of the sensing granularity.
9. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the range is defined as one or more of:
a distance value,
a velocity value,
an angular value, or
a combination thereof.
10. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the range is defined by reference to a table entry.
11. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the capability information indicates a maximum sensing bandwidth based at least in part on a hardware configuration of the user equipment, or a minimum sensing bandwidth for the wireless sensing operation.
12. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the sensing bandwidth indicates whether the wireless sensing operation is associated with a wideband configuration.
13. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the power control parameter indicates whether power control for the wireless sensing operation is assisted by a base station, or a maximum power level associated with the wireless sensing operation.
14. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the hardware constraint indicates an antenna configuration for the wireless sensing operation or whether the wireless sensing operation is associated with a full-duplex radio frequency configuration or a half-duplex radio frequency configuration.
15. A base station for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:
transmit, to a user equipment, a request for capability information associated with a wireless sensing operation, the capability information identifying at least one of:
whether the user equipment is capable of the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing mode associated with time division duplexing (TDD) multiplexing for the wireless sensing operation,
a waveform for a signal associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing granularity associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a range associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing bandwidth associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a power control parameter associated with the wireless sensing operation, or
a hardware constraint associated with the wireless sensing operation; and
receive, based at least in part on the request, the capability information.
16. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
configure the user equipment to perform the wireless sensing operation based at least in part on the capability information.
17. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the sensing mode is based at least in part on a capability of the user equipment associated with switching between a sensing configuration and a communication configuration.
18. The base station of claim 17 , wherein the capability information indicates that the TDD multiplexing is performed based at least in part on one or more of:
a symbol-level granularity,
a slot-level granularity,
a configured granularity independent of timing associated with the communication configuration,
a discontinuous reception configuration of the user equipment, or
a combination thereof.
19. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the waveform includes at least one of:
an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform,
an OFDM waveform for a reference signal symbol,
a frequency modulated continuous wave waveform,
a pulse-based waveform, or
a combination thereof.
20. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the sensing granularity is defined as one or more of:
a distance value,
a velocity value,
an angular value, or
a combination thereof.
21. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the sensing granularity is defined by reference to a table entry.
22. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the capability information indicates a quantization of the sensing granularity.
23. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the range is defined as one or more of:
a distance value,
a velocity value,
an angular value, or
a combination thereof.
24. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the range is defined by reference to a table entry.
25. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the capability information indicates a maximum sensing bandwidth based at least in part on a hardware configuration of the user equipment, or a minimum sensing bandwidth for the wireless sensing operation.
26. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the sensing bandwidth indicates whether the wireless sensing operation is associated with a wideband configuration.
27. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the power control parameter indicates whether power control for the wireless sensing operation is assisted by the base station, or a maximum power level associated with the wireless sensing operation.
28. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the hardware constraint indicates an antenna configuration for the wireless sensing operation, or whether the wireless sensing operation is associated with a full-duplex radio frequency configuration or a half-duplex radio frequency configuration.
29. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment, comprising:
receiving, by the user equipment, a request for capability information associated with a wireless sensing operation, the capability information identifying at least one of:
whether the user equipment is capable of the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing mode associated with time division duplexing (TDD) multiplexing for the wireless sensing operation,
a waveform for a signal associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing granularity associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a range associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing bandwidth associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a power control parameter associated with the wireless sensing operation, or
a hardware constraint associated with the wireless sensing operation; and
transmitting, based at least in part on the request, the capability information.
30. The method of claim 29 , further comprising:
performing the wireless sensing operation based at least in part on the capability information.
31. The method of claim 29 , wherein the sensing mode is based at least in part on a capability of the user equipment associated with switching between a sensing configuration and a communication configuration.
32. A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising:
transmitting, to a user equipment, a request for capability information associated with a wireless sensing operation, the capability information identifying at least one of:
whether the user equipment is capable of the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing mode associated with time division duplexing (TDD) multiplexing for the wireless sensing operation,
a waveform for a signal associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing granularity associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a range associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing bandwidth associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a power control parameter associated with the wireless sensing operation, or
a hardware constraint associated with the wireless sensing operation; and
receiving, based at least in part on the request, the capability information.
33. The method of claim 32 , further comprising:
configuring the user equipment to perform the wireless sensing operation based at least in part on the capability information.
34. The method of claim 32 , wherein the sensing mode is based at least in part on a capability of the user equipment associated with switching between a sensing configuration and a communication configuration.
35. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for receiving, by the apparatus, a request for capability information associated with a wireless sensing operation, the capability information identifying at least one of:
whether the apparatus is capable of the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing mode associated with time division duplexing (TDD) multiplexing for the wireless sensing operation,
a waveform for a signal associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing granularity associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a range associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a sensing bandwidth associated with the wireless sensing operation,
a power control parameter associated with the wireless sensing operation, or
a hardware constraint associated with the wireless sensing operation; and
means for transmitting, based at least in part on the request, the capability information.