Techniques for integrated access and backhaul capability indication
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first node may transmit, to a second node, a first message providing a first indication of integrated access and backhaul (IAB) capability. The first node may receive, from the second node and in response to the first message, a second message providing a second indication of IAB capability. The first node may establish an IAB capable connection with the second node based at least in part on the first message and the second message. Numerous other aspects are provided.
1. A method of wireless communication performed by a first node of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor, comprising:
transmitting, to a second node of the IAB donor, a first message providing a first indication of IAB capability of the first node,
wherein the first message is an F1 setup request message;
receiving, from the second node and in response to the first message, a second message providing a second indication of IAB capability of the second node,
wherein the second message is an F1 setup response message; and
establishing an IAB capable connection with the second node based at least in part on the first message and the second message.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message or the second message further identifies one or more types of IAB capabilities.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more types of IAB capabilities include one or more of an air interface capacity, or a number of supported backhaul radio link control channels.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the IAB capable connection includes activating IAB functionality for communications with the second node.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting an IAB configuration based at least in part on establishing the IAB capable connection.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first node is a distributed unit and the second node is a control-plane central unit.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first node is a control-plane central unit and the second node is a distributed unit.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first node is a user-plane central unit and the second node is a control-plane central unit.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first node is a control-plane central unit and the second node is a user-plane central unit.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first message or the second message is associated with at least one of an F1 startup and cells activation procedure, or a transport network layer associations establishment procedure.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first message or the second message is associated with at least one of an F1 setup procedure, or an F1 configuration update procedure.
12. A first node of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:
transmit, to a second node of the IAB donor, a first message providing a first indication of IAB capability of the first node,
wherein the first message is an F1 setup request message;
receive, from the second node and in response to the first message, a second message providing a second indication of IAB capability of the second node,
wherein the second message is an F1 setup response message; and
establish an IAB capable connection with the second node based at least in part on the first message and the second message.
13. The first node of claim 12 , wherein the first message or the second message further identifies one or more types of IAB capabilities.
14. The first node of claim 13 , wherein the one or more types of IAB capabilities include one or more of an air interface capacity, or a number of supported backhaul radio link control channels.
15. The first node of claim 12 , wherein establishing the one or more processors, to establish the IAB capable connection, are configured to activate IAB functionality for communications with the second node.
16. The first node of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit an IAB configuration based at least in part on establishing the IAB capable connection.
17. The first node of claim 12 , wherein the first node is a distributed unit and the second node is a control-plane central unit.
18. The first node of claim 12 , wherein the first node is a control-plane central unit and the second node is a distributed unit.
19. The first node of claim 12 , wherein the first node is a user-plane central unit and the second node is a control-plane central unit.
20. The first node of claim 12 , wherein the first node is a control-plane central unit and the second node is a user-plane central unit.
21. The first node of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first message or the second message is associated with at least one of an F1 startup and cells activation procedure, or a transport network layer associations establishment procedure.
22. The first node of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first message or the second message is associated with at least one of an F1 setup procedure, or an F1 configuration update procedure.
23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a first node of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor, cause the first node to:
transmit, to a second node of the IAB donor, a first message providing a first indication of IAB capability of the first node,
wherein the first message is an F1 setup request message;
receive, from the second node and in response to the first message, a second message providing a second indication of IAB capability of the second node,
wherein the second message is an F1 setup response message; and
establish an IAB capable connection with the second node based at least in part on the first message and the second message.
24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the first message or the second message further identifies one or more types of IAB capabilities.
25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24 , wherein the one or more types of IAB capabilities include one or more of an air interface capacity, or a number of supported backhaul radio link control channels.
26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the first node to establish the IAB capable connection, are configured to activate IAB functionality for communications with the second node.
27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the first node to transmit an IAB configuration based at least in part on establishing the IAB capable connection.
28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the first node is a distributed unit and the second node is a control-plane central unit.
29. An apparatus of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor for wireless communication, comprising:
means for transmitting, to a node of the IAB donor, a first message providing a first indication of IAB capability of the apparatus,
wherein the first message is an F1 setup request message;
means for receiving, from the node and in response to the first message, a second message providing a second indication of IAB capability of the node,
wherein the second message is an F1 setup response message; and
means for establishing an IAB capable connection with the node based at least in part on the first message and the second message.
30. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the first message or the second message further identifies one or more types of IAB capabilities.
31. A method of wireless communication performed by a first node of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor, comprising:
transmitting, to a second node of the IAB donor, a first message providing a first indication of IAB capability of the first node,
wherein the first node is a distributed unit and the second node is a control-plane central unit, and
wherein the first message is an F1 setup request message;
receiving, from the second node and in response to the first message, a second message providing a second indication of IAB capability of the second node
wherein the second message is an F1 setup response message; and
establishing an IAB capable connection with the second node based at least in part on the first message and the second message,
wherein the first message or the second message further identifies one or more types of IAB capabilities,
wherein the one or more types of IAB capabilities include one or more of an air interface capacity, or a number of supported backhaul radio link control channels.
32. A first node of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:
transmit, to a second node of the IAB donor, a first message providing a first indication of IAB capability of the first node,
wherein the first node is a distributed unit and the second node is a control-plane central unit, and
wherein the first message is an F1 setup request message;
receive, from the second node and in response to the first message, a second message providing a second indication of IAB capability of the second node
wherein the second message is an F1 setup response message; and
establish an IAB capable connection with the second node based at least in part on the first message and the second message,
wherein the first message or the second message further identifies one or more types of IAB capabilities,
wherein the one or more types of IAB capabilities include one or more of an air interface capacity, or a number of supported backhaul radio link control channels.