Always-on short messages

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

monitoring a reception occasion for a short message that includes a system information change notification or a public warning system notification,

wherein the system information change notification indicates an upcoming system information change or that there is no upcoming system information change, and

wherein the public warning system notification indicates an upcoming public warning system message or that there is no upcoming public warning system message; and

initiating a mitigation action related to a radio link with a network based at least in part on non-reception by the UE of the short message in the monitored reception occasion,

wherein the non-reception of the short message in the monitored reception occasion indicates one or more problems associated with radio link, the one or more problems including a presence of an unauthorized device on the radio link, and

wherein the mitigation action includes reporting, to one or more servers on the network, the non-reception of the short message in the monitored reception occasion.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more problems include poor performance for the radio link.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mitigation action includes modifying one or more communication parameters to access the network using a different cell, a different frequency, a different band, or a different radio access technology.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the short message is scheduled to be transmitted to a group that includes multiple UEs in the monitored reception occasion.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the network, information indicating a periodicity associated with the monitored reception occasion, wherein the monitored reception occasion is monitored for the short message according to the periodicity while the UE is in an idle or inactive state.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the reception occasion to be monitored for the short message while in an idle or inactive state based at least in part on an identity associated with the UE.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the network, information identifying multiple reception occasions in which the short message is scheduled to be transmitted; and

selecting one of the multiple reception occasions that is closest in time to a paging occasion associated with the UE as the reception occasion to be monitored for the short message while the UE is in an idle or inactive state.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the network, information identifying multiple reception occasions in which the short message is scheduled to be transmitted; and

selecting any one of the multiple reception occasions as the reception occasion to be monitored for the short message while the UE is in a connected state.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving another short message during another monitored reception occasion; and

performing an integrity check on the other short message using one or more security keys, wherein another mitigation action is initiated based at least in part on the other short message failing to pass the integrity check.

10. A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, comprising:

scheduling a short message to be transmitted in a reception occasion;

transmitting the short message in the reception occasion,

wherein the short message includes a system information change notification or a public warning system notification to be used by a user equipment (UE) to assess a status of a radio link with the network entity,

wherein the system information change notification indicates an upcoming system information change or that there is no upcoming system information change, and

wherein the public warning system notification indicates an upcoming public warning system message or that there is no upcoming public warning system message;

receiving a report indicating a non-reception of the short message in the reception occasion,

wherein the non-reception of the short message in the reception occasion indicates one or more problems associated with radio link, the one or more problems including a presence of an unauthorized device on the radio link; and

initiating a mitigation action related to the radio link based on receiving the report.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more problems include poor performance for the radio link.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the short message is scheduled to be transmitted to a group that includes multiple UEs in the reception occasion.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining a periodicity associated with the reception occasion based at least in part on a latency requirement associated with the short message; and

transmitting, to the UE, information indicating the periodicity associated with the reception occasion to be monitored while the UE is in an idle or inactive state.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

identifying the reception occasion in which to schedule the short message based at least in part on an identity associated with the UE while in an idle or inactive state.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the UE, information identifying multiple reception occasions in which the short message is scheduled to be transmitted; and

transmitting, to the UE, information permitting the UE to select one of the multiple reception occasions that is closest in time to a paging occasion associated with the UE as the reception occasion to be monitored for the short message while the UE is in an idle or inactive state.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the UE, information identifying multiple reception occasions in which the short message is scheduled to be transmitted; and

transmitting, to the UE, information permitting the UE to select any one of the multiple reception occasions as the reception occasion to be monitored for the short message while the UE is in a connected state.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the report indicates a failure of the short message to pass an integrity check.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the mitigation action includes causing the UE to be handed over to one or more of a different cell, a different frequency, a different band, or a different radio access technology.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the mitigation action includes changing one or more communication parameters to cause the UE to deprioritize selection or reselection of a cell used to transmit the short message.

20. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

monitor a reception occasion for a short message that includes a system information change notification or a public warning system notification,

wherein the system information change notification indicates an upcoming system information change or that there is no upcoming system information change, and

wherein the public warning system notification indicates an upcoming public warning system message or that there is no upcoming public warning system message; and

initiate a mitigation action related to a radio link with a network based at least in part on non-reception by the UE of the short message in the monitored reception occasion,

wherein the non-reception of the short message in the monitored reception occasion indicates one or more problems associated with radio link, the one or more problems including a presence of an unauthorized device on the radio link, and

wherein the mitigation action includes reporting, to one or more servers on the network, the non-reception of the short message in the monitored reception occasion.

21. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

identify the reception occasion to be monitored for the short message while in an idle or inactive state based at least in part on an identity associated with the UE.

22. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, from the network, information identifying multiple reception occasions in which the short message is scheduled to be transmitted; and

select one of the multiple reception occasions that is closest in time to a paging occasion associated with the UE as the reception occasion to be monitored for the short message while the UE is in an idle or inactive state.

23. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, from the network, information identifying multiple reception occasions in which the short message is scheduled to be transmitted; and

select any one of the multiple reception occasions as the reception occasion to be monitored for the short message while the UE is in a connected state.

24. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive another short message during another monitored reception occasion; and

perform an integrity check on the other short message using one or more security keys, wherein another mitigation action is initiated based at least in part on the other short message failing to pass the integrity check.

25. A network entity for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

schedule a short message to be transmitted in a reception occasion;

transmit the short message in the reception occasion,

wherein the short message includes a system information change notification or a public warning system notification to be used by a user equipment (UE) to assess a status of a radio link with the network entity,

wherein the system information change notification indicates an upcoming system information change or that there is no upcoming system information change, and

wherein the public warning system notification indicates an upcoming public warning system message or that there is no upcoming public warning system message;

receive a report indicating a non-reception of the short message in the reception occasion,

wherein the non-reception of the short message in the reception occasion indicates one or more problems associated with radio link, the one or more problems including a presence of an unauthorized device on the radio link; and

initiate a mitigation action related to the radio link based on receiving the report.

26. The network entity of claim 25 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

identify the reception occasion in which to schedule the short message based at least in part on an identity associated with the UE while in an idle or inactive state.

27. The network entity of claim 25 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit, to the UE, information identifying multiple reception occasions in which the short message is scheduled to be transmitted; and

transmit, to the UE, information permitting the UE to select one of the multiple reception occasions that is closest in time to a paging occasion associated with the UE as the reception occasion to be monitored for the short message while the UE is in an idle or inactive state.

28. The network entity of claim 25 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit, to the UE, information identifying multiple reception occasions in which the short message is scheduled to be transmitted; and

transmit, to the UE, information permitting the UE to select any one of the multiple reception occasions as the reception occasion to be monitored for the short message while the UE is in a connected state.

29. The network entity of claim 25 , wherein the report indicates a failure of the short message to pass an integrity check.

30. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the one or more problems include poor performance for the radio link.