US 12,425,972 B2
Bandwidth part (BWP) dynamic adaptation in accordance with an energy level at a user equipment (UE)
Ahmed Elshafie, San Diego, CA (US); Ahmed Attia Abotabl, San Diego, CA (US); Muhammad Sayed Khairy Abdelghaffar, San Jose, CA (US); and Hung Dinh Ly, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/735,999.
Prior Publication US 2023/0362820 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 52/00 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 52/0251 (2013.01) [H04W 72/0453 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
a processing system configured to:
select a bandwidth size of an active bandwidth part (BWP) in accordance with an energy level of a user equipment (UE) satisfying a threshold energy level; and
switch the active BWP from a first bandwidth size to the selected bandwidth size in accordance with a confirmation to reduce the first bandwidth size of the active BWP; and
an interface configured to:
output a request to reduce the first bandwidth size of the active BWP;
obtain, in response to the request, the confirmation to reduce the first bandwidth size of the active BWP; and
output an indication that the bandwidth size of the active BWP is selected.