Predictive methods for SSB beam measurements

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

receiving a first set of one or more transmit beam identifiers corresponding to a first set of one or more transmit beams belonging to a second set of one or more transmit beams, wherein a number of transmit beams in the first set of one or more transmit beams is less than a total number of transmit beams in the second set of one or more transmit beams;

receiving the second set of one or more transmit beams including the first set of one or more transmit beams;

predicting a third set of one or more transmit beams based on a prediction model at the UE and measurements of the first set of one or more transmit beams; and

transmitting one or more of: reporting information for the third set of one or more transmit beams or indications corresponding to the third set of one or more transmit beams.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating reporting information for the third set of one or more transmit beams.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein predicting the third set of one or more transmit beams based on the prediction model and the first set of one or more transmit beams comprises determining the third set of one or more transmit beams based on at least one of one or more reference signal received power (RSRP) measurements, one or more angular measurements, historic measurement information, or a spatial signature.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prediction model is configured to predict one or more transmit beams having highest measurement values within the second set of one or more transmit beams.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a coverage zone associated with a current location of the UE; and

determining the prediction model is associated with the coverage zone,

wherein determining the third set of one or more transmit beams based on the prediction model and the first set of one or more transmit beams further comprises determining the third set of one or more transmit beams in response to determining the prediction model is associated with the coverage zone.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a fourth set of one or more transmit beams;

generating, based on the fourth set of one or more transmit beams, one or more training measurements for generating the prediction model; and

transmitting the one or more training measurements.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicating with a network node via at least one of the third set of one or more transmit beams.

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

a memory storing computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor coupled with the memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

receive a first set of one or more beam identifiers corresponding to a first set of one or more transmit beams belonging to a second set of one or more transmit beams, wherein a number of transmit beams in the first set of one or more transmit beams is less than a total number of transmit beams in the second set of one or more transmit beams;

receive the second set of one or more transmit beams including the first set of one or more transmit beams;

predict a third set of one or more transmit beams based on a prediction model at the UE and measurements of the first set of one or more transmit beams; and

transmit one or more of: reporting information for the third set of one or more transmit beams or indications corresponding to the third set of one or more transmit beams.

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to generate the reporting information for the third set of one or more transmit beams.

10. The UE of claim 8 , wherein to predict the third set of one or more transmit beams based on the prediction model and measurements of the first set of one or more transmit beams, the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to predict the third set of one or more transmit beams based on at least one of one or more reference signal received power (RSRP) measurements, one or more angular measurements, historic measurement information, or a spatial signature.

11. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the prediction model is configured to predict one or more transmit beams having a highest measurement value within the second set of one or more transmit beams.

12. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

receive a fourth set of one or more transmit beams;

generate, based on the fourth set of one or more transmit beams, one or more training measurements for generating the prediction model; and

transmit the one or more training measurements.

13. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to communicate with a network node via at least one of the third set of one or more transmit beams.

14. A method of wireless communication at a network node, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a first set of one or more transmit beam identifiers corresponding to a first set of one or more transmit beams of a second set of one or more transmit beams;

transmitting the second set of one or more transmit beams including the first set of one or more transmit beams to the UE;

receiving, from the UE, a first set of measurements corresponding to a third set of one or more transmit beams or indications corresponding to the third set of one or more transmit beams, the third set of one or more transmit beams predicted based on a prediction model at the UE and the first set of one or more transmit beams.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein receiving the first set of measurements, comprises receiving a channel state information (CSI) report including the first set of measurements.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the prediction model is trained to predict the third set of one or more transmit beams based on at least one of a plurality of reference signal received power (RSRP) measurements, a plurality of angular measurements, or historic measurement information.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the prediction model is trained to predict the third set of one or more transmit beams based on a spatial signature.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the prediction model is trained to predict one or more transmit beams having highest measurement values within the second set of one or more transmit beams.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

transmitting a fourth set of one or more transmit beams;

receiving, from one or more UEs, based on the fourth set of one or more transmit beams, one or more training measurements for generating the prediction model; and

generating the prediction model based on the one or more training measurements.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving, from the UE, reporting information for the third set of one or more transmit beams; and

transmitting data to the UE via at least one of the third set of one or more transmit beams.

21. A network node for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory storing computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor coupled with the memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a first set of one or more transmit beam identifiers corresponding to a first set of one or more transmit beams of a second set of one or more transmit beams;

transmit the second set of one or more transmit beams including the first set of one or more transmit beams to the UE;

receive, from the UE, a first set of measurements corresponding to a third set of one or more transmit beams or indications corresponding to the third set of one or more transmit beams, the third set of one or more transmit beams predicted based on a prediction model at the UE and the first set of one or more transmit beams.

22. The network node of claim 21 , wherein to receive the first set of measurements, the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to receive a channel state information (CSI) report including the first set of measurements.

23. The network node of claim 21 , wherein the prediction model is trained to predict one or more transmit beams having highest measurement values within the second set of one or more transmit beams.

24. The network node of claim 23 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

transmit a fourth set of one or more transmit beams;

receive, from one or more UEs, based on the fourth set of one or more transmit beams, a one or more training measurements for generating the prediction model; and

generate the prediction model based on the one or more training measurements.

25. The network node of claim 21 , wherein the prediction model is trained to predict the third set of one or more transmit beams based on at least one of a plurality of reference signal received power (RSRP) measurements, a plurality of angular measurements, or historic measurement information.

26. The network node of claim 21 , wherein the prediction model is trained to predict the third set of one or more transmit beams based on a spatial signature.

27. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of one or more transmit beams are synchronization signal block (SSB) beams and the second set of one or more transmit beams is a SSB burst, or the first set of one or more transmit beams are channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) beams.

28. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the first set of one or more transmit beams are synchronization signal block (SSB) beams and the second set of one or more transmit beams is a SSB burst, or the first set of one or more transmit beams are channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) beams.

29. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first set of one or more transmit beams are synchronization signal block (SSB) beams and the second set of one or more transmit beams is a SSB burst, or the first set of one or more transmit beams are channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) beams.

30. The network node of claim 21 , wherein the first set of one or more transmit beams are synchronization signal block (SSB) beams and the second set of one or more transmit beams is a SSB burst, or the first set of one or more transmit beams are channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) beams.

31. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reporting information for the third set of one or more transmit beams includes a beam identifier of one or more beams of the third set of one or more transmit beams.

32. The method of claim 31 , wherein the reporting information for the third set of one or more transmit beams includes a measurement value corresponding to the beam identifier.