Uplink and/or downlink scheduling alignment for periodic multimedia traffic
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a plurality of first scheduling cycles that are based at least in part on a second scheduling cycle. The second scheduling cycle is based at least in part on a periodicity of multimedia traffic associated with the UE. The UE may communicate with a network entity based at least in part on the plurality of first scheduling cycles. Numerous other aspects are described.
1 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
receive an indication of a plurality of first scheduling cycles that are based at least in part on a second scheduling cycle,
wherein a sum of respective durations of each of the plurality of first scheduling cycles is equal to a duration of the second scheduling cycle, and
wherein the second scheduling cycle is based at least in part on a periodicity of multimedia traffic associated with the UE; and
communicate with a network entity based at least in part on the plurality of first scheduling cycles.
2 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein a duration of a third scheduling cycle of the plurality of first scheduling cycles, and a duration of a fourth scheduling cycle of the plurality of first scheduling cycles, are different durations.
3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein a starting time of a third scheduling cycle of the plurality of first scheduling cycles is aligned with a starting time of the second scheduling cycle; and
wherein an ending time of a fourth scheduling cycle of the plurality of first scheduling cycles is aligned with an ending time of the second scheduling cycle.
4 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the duration of the second scheduling cycle corresponds to an integer value sum of a plurality of periods of the multimedia traffic.
5 . The UE of claim 4 , wherein a quantity of the plurality of first scheduling cycles corresponds to a quantity of the plurality of periods of the multimedia traffic.
6 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the respective durations of each of the plurality of first scheduling cycles comprise respective integer value durations; and
wherein durations of the plurality of periods of the multimedia traffic comprise non-integer value durations.
7 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to receive the indication of the plurality of first scheduling cycles, are configured to:
receive the indication of the plurality of first scheduling cycles in a plurality of time domain offset information elements.
8 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein respective starting times of each of the plurality of first scheduling cycles are aligned with a time division duplexing resource configuration for a wireless connection on which the UE communicates with the network entity.
9 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the duration of the second scheduling cycle is based at least in part on a time division duplexing resource configuration for a wireless connection on which the UE communicates with the network entity.
10 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first scheduling cycles comprise a plurality of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) cycles for downlink communication with the network entity; and
wherein the one or more processors, to communicate with the network entity based at least in part on the plurality of first scheduling cycles, are configured to:
receive one or more downlink communications from the network entity based at least in part on the plurality of SPS cycles.
11 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first scheduling cycles comprise a plurality of configured grant (CG) cycles for uplink communication with the network entity; and
wherein the one or more processors, to communicate with the network entity based at least in part on the plurality of first scheduling cycles, are configured to:
transmit one or more uplink communications to the network entity based at least in part on the plurality of CG cycles.
12 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors, to receive the indication of the plurality of first scheduling cycles, are configured to:
receive respective indications of each of the plurality of CG cycles in respective downlink control information (DCI) communications,
wherein each of the plurality of CG cycles schedules a respective physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource.
13 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the respective durations of each of the plurality of first scheduling cycles comprise respective integer value durations.
14 . A network entity for wireless communication, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
transmit, to a user equipment (UE), an indication of a plurality of first scheduling cycles that are based at least in part on a second scheduling cycle,
wherein a sum of respective durations of each of the plurality of first scheduling cycles is equal to a duration of the second scheduling cycle, and
wherein the second scheduling cycle is based at least in part on a periodicity of multimedia traffic associated with the UE; and
communicate with the UE based at least in part on the plurality of first scheduling cycles.
15 . The network entity of claim 14 , wherein a duration of a third scheduling cycle of the plurality of first scheduling cycles, and a duration of a fourth scheduling cycle of the plurality of first scheduling cycles, are different durations.
16 . The network entity of claim 14 , wherein a starting time of a third scheduling cycle of the plurality of first scheduling cycles is aligned with a starting time of the second scheduling cycle; and
wherein an ending time of a fourth scheduling cycle of the plurality of first scheduling cycles is aligned with an ending time of the second scheduling cycle.
17 . The network entity of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the indication of the plurality of first scheduling cycles, are configured to:
transmit the indication of the plurality of first scheduling cycles in a plurality of time domain offset information elements.
18 . The network entity of claim 14 , wherein respective starting times of each of the plurality of first scheduling cycles are aligned with a time division duplexing resource configuration for a wireless connection on which the UE communicates with the network entity.
19 . The network entity of claim 14 , wherein the duration of the second scheduling cycle is based at least in part on a time division duplexing resource configuration for a wireless connection on which the network entity communicates with the UE.
20 . The network entity of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of first scheduling cycles comprise a plurality of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) cycles for downlink communication with the network entity; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
transmit one or more downlink communications to the UE based at least in part on the plurality of SPS cycles.
21 . The network entity of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of first scheduling cycles comprise a plurality of configured grant (CG) cycles for uplink communication with the network entity; and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive one or more uplink communications from the UE based at least in part on the plurality of CG cycles.
22 . The network entity of claim 21 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the indication of the plurality of first scheduling cycles, are configured to:
transmit respective indications of each of the plurality of CG cycles in respective downlink control information (DCI) communications,
wherein each of the plurality of CG cycles schedules a respective physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource.
23 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
obtain a scheduling cadence value that corresponds to a periodicity of multimedia traffic associated with the UE, wherein the scheduling cadence value is a value in hertz (Hz) or frames per second (FPS); and
communicate with a network entity based at least in part on the scheduling cadence value.
24 . The UE of claim 23 , wherein the one or more processors, to obtain the scheduling cadence value, are configured to:
receive an indication of the scheduling cadence value from the network entity.
25 . The UE of claim 23 , wherein the scheduling cadence value comprises:
a configured grant cadence value, or
a semi-persistent scheduling cadence value.
26 . The UE of claim 23 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine a slot within a subframe based at least in part on a time division duplexing configuration pattern; and
wherein the one or more processors, to communicate with the network entity in the subframe, are configured to:
communicate with the network entity in the slot.
27 . The UE of claim 23 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive an indication of an available slot within a subframe for the multimedia traffic,
wherein the available slot is based at least in part on a time division duplexing configuration pattern; and
wherein the one or more processors, to communicate with the network entity in the subframe, are configured to:
communicate with the network entity in the slot.
28 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
determine a time domain resource based at least in part on a periodicity of multimedia traffic associated with the UE,
wherein the periodicity comprises a non-integer value; and
communicate with a network entity in the time domain resource.
29 . The UE of claim 28 , wherein the one or more processors, to determine the time domain resource, are configured to:
determine a slot based at least in part on a time division duplexing configuration pattern; and
wherein the one or more processors, to communicate with the network entity in the time domain resource, are configured to:
communicate with the network entity in the slot.
30 . The UE of claim 28 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive an indication of an available slot within a subframe for the multimedia traffic,
wherein the available slot is based at least in part on a time division duplexing configuration pattern; and
wherein the one or more processors, to communicate with the network entity in the time domain resource, are configured to:
communicate with the network entity in the available slot.