Dynamic overriding of control beam monitoring configuration

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• identify a first beam monitoring pattern for transmitting control channel transmissions, the first beam monitoring pattern indicating that the control channel transmissions are to be transmitted using a first subset of transmission beams in a first subset of time periods and that the control channel transmissions are to be transmitted using a second subset of transmission beams in a second subset of time periods;
• transmit the control channel transmissions during the first subset of time periods using the first subset of transmission beams;
• determine, during the first subset of time periods, that the transmitted first subset of transmission beams exceeds a reliability threshold;
• and
• continue transmissions using the first subset of transmission beams for at least a portion of the second subset of time periods responsive to the determining.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• identifying a beam monitoring pattern for monitoring control channel transmissions on transmission beams from a base station, the beam monitoring pattern indicating that the control channel transmissions are to be transmitted using a first subset of transmission beams in a first subset of time periods and that the control channel transmissions are to be transmitted using a second subset of transmission beams in a second subset of time periods;
• receiving the control channel transmissions during the first subset of time periods over the first subset of transmission beams;
• determining, during the first subset of time periods, that the transmitted first subset of transmission beams exceeds a reliability threshold;
• and
• continuing receiving the control channel transmissions using the first subset of transmission beams for at least a portion of the second subset of time periods responsive to the determining.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• identify a beam monitoring pattern for monitoring control channel transmissions on transmission beams from a base station, the beam monitoring pattern indicating that the control channel transmissions are to be transmitted using a first subset of transmission beams in a first subset of time periods and that the control channel transmissions are to be transmitted using a second subset of transmission beams in a second subset of time periods;
• receive the control channel transmissions during the first subset of time periods over the first subset of transmission beams;
• determine, during the first subset of time periods, that the transmitted first subset of transmission beams exceeds a reliability threshold;
• and
• continue receiving the control channel transmissions using the first subset of transmission beams for at least a portion of the second subset of time periods responsive to the determining.