Report message for indicating non-linearity cancelation capability
Methods, systems, and devices are described that support a report message for indicating non-linearity cancelation capability. A user equipment (UE) may receive one or more references signals from a network entity, where the reference signals are associated with a downlink resource allocation. The UE may measure a link quality metric for the reference signals. The UE may transmit a report message that includes at least a parameter indicating a non-linearity threshold associated with a capability of the UE to process non-linearity of downlink signals, where the parameter is based on the link quality metric and one or more characteristics of the downlink resource allocation. The network entity may receive the report message and transmit one or more downlink messages in accordance with the downlink resource allocation and based on the parameter.
1 . An apparatus for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
a processor;
memory coupled with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit an indication of a first capability of the UE to receive one or more reference signals according to a first mode or a second mode, wherein the first mode is associated with a network entity transmitting reference signals with a first power level, and wherein the second mode is associated with the network entity transmitting reference signals with a second power level that is less than the first power level;
receive the one or more reference signals according to the first mode or the second mode and based at least in part on the first capability, wherein the one or more reference signals are associated with a downlink resource allocation;
measure a link quality metric for the one or more reference signals;
transmit a report message that comprises at least a parameter indicating a non-linearity threshold associated with a second capability of the UE to process non-linearity of downlink signals, wherein the parameter is based at least in part on the link quality metric and one or more characteristics of the downlink resource allocation; and
receive one or more downlink messages in accordance with the downlink resource allocation and based at least in part on the parameter.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein receiving the reference signals according to the first mode comprises calculating the link quality metric without performing a non-linearity cancellation process on the reference signals.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein receiving the reference signals according to the second mode comprises calculating the link quality metric after performing a non-linearity cancellation process on the reference signals.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
retrieve a value of the parameter from a table comprising a plurality of values of the link quality metric and a plurality of values of the one or more characteristics of the downlink resource allocation.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the report message comprises a channel state feedback (CSF) report, and
the CSF report comprises a channel quality indicator, a precoding matrix indicator, a rank indicator, or a combination thereof.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-linearity threshold is associated with the second capability of the UE to process a maximum amount of non-linearity of downlink signals while maintaining a threshold signal-to-noise ratio loss.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second capability of the UE to process non-linearity of downlink signals is based at least in part on a third capability of an in-band non-linearity cancellation algorithm of the UE.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the downlink resource allocation comprises a modulation associated with the downlink resource allocation, an allocation bandwidth of the downlink resource allocation, or a combination thereof.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the link quality metric comprises a link signal-to-noise ratio.
10 . An apparatus for wireless communications at a network entity, comprising:
a processor,
memory coupled with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
receive an indication of a first capability of a UE to receive one or more reference signals according to a first mode or a second mode, wherein the first mode is associated with the network entity transmitting reference signals with a first power level, and wherein the second mode is associated with the network entity transmitting reference signals with a second power level that is less than the first power level;
transmit the one or more reference signals according to the first mode or the second mode based at least in part on the first capability, wherein the one or more reference signals are associated with a downlink resource allocation;
receive, from a user equipment (UE), a report message that comprises at least a parameter indicating a non-linearity threshold associated with a second capability of the UE to process non-linearity of downlink signals, wherein the parameter is based at least in part on a link quality metric and one or more characteristics of the one or more reference signals measured by the UE; and
transmit one or more downlink messages in accordance with the downlink resource allocation and based at least in part on the parameter.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:
the report message comprises a channel state feedback (CSF) report, and
the CSF report comprises a channel quality indicator, a precoding matrix indicator, a rank indicator, or a combination thereof.
12 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the non-linearity threshold is associated with the second capability of the UE to process a maximum amount of non-linearity of downlink signals while maintaining a threshold signal to noise ratio loss.
13 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the second capability of the UE to process non-linearity of downlink signals is based at least in part on a third capability of an in-band non-linearity cancellation algorithm of the UE.
14 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the downlink resource allocation comprises a modulation associated with the downlink resource allocation, an allocation bandwidth of the downlink resource allocation, or a combination thereof.
15 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the link quality metric comprises a link signal-to-noise ratio.
16 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
adjust a power level of one or more power amplifiers at the network entity based at least in part on the parameter.
17 . A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
transmitting an indication of a first capability of the UE to receive one or more reference signals according to a first mode or a second mode, wherein the first mode is associated with a network entity transmitting reference signals with a first power level, and wherein the second mode is associated with the network entity transmitting reference signals with a second power level that is less than the first power level;
receiving the one or more reference signals according to the first mode or the second mode and based at least in part on the first capability, wherein the one or more reference signals are associated with a downlink resource allocation;
measuring a link quality metric for the one or more reference signals;
transmitting a report message that comprises at least a parameter indicating a non-linearity threshold associated with a second capability of the UE to process non-linearity of downlink signals, wherein the parameter is based at least in part on the link quality metric and one or more characteristics of the downlink resource allocation; and
receiving one or more downlink messages in accordance with the downlink resource allocation and based at least in part on the parameter.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein receiving the reference signals according to the first mode comprises calculating the link quality metric without performing a non-linearity cancellation process on the reference signals.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein receiving the reference signals according to the second mode comprises calculating the link quality metric after performing a non-linearity cancellation process on the reference signals.
20 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
retrieving a value of the parameter from a table comprising a plurality of values of the link quality metric and a plurality of values of the one or more characteristics of the downlink resource allocation.
21 . The method of claim 17 , wherein:
the report message comprises a channel state feedback (CSF) report, and
the CSF report comprises a channel quality indicator, a precoding matrix indicator, a rank indicator, or a combination thereof.
22 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the non-linearity threshold is associated with the second capability of the UE to process a maximum amount of non-linearity of downlink signals while maintaining a threshold signal-to-noise ratio loss.
23 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the second capability of the UE to process non-linearity of downlink signals is based at least in part on a third capability of an in-band non-linearity cancellation algorithm of the UE.
24 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the downlink resource allocation comprises a modulation associated with the downlink resource allocation, an allocation bandwidth of the downlink resource allocation, or a combination thereof.
25 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the link quality metric comprises a link signal-to-noise ratio.
26 . A method for wireless communications at a network entity, comprising:
receiving an indication of a first capability of a UE to receive one or more reference signals according to a first mode or a second mode, wherein the first mode is associated with the network entity transmitting reference signals with a first power level, and wherein the second mode is associated with the network entity transmitting reference signals with a second power level that is less than the first power level;
transmitting the one or more reference signals according to the first mode or the second mode based at least in part on the first capability, wherein the one or more reference signals are associated with a downlink resource allocation;
receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a report message that comprises at least a parameter indicating a non-linearity threshold associated with a second capability of the UE to process non-linearity of downlink signals, wherein the parameter is based at least in part on a link quality metric and one or more characteristics of the one or more reference signals measured by the UE; and
transmitting one or more downlink messages in accordance with the downlink resource allocation and based at least in part on the parameter.