Techniques for indicating or using information about a subsequent physical downlink control channel transmission

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, by the UE, a first transmission on a beam over a radio frequency spectrum during a first time interval, wherein the first transmission comprises an indication of a subsequent physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission on the beam, the indication comprising information about the PDCCH in a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval, the information indicating for the UE to remain in a power saving state during the second time interval;
• activate the power saving state of the UE after receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) that is scheduled by the first transmission and based at least in part on the indication;
• and
• deactivate the power saving state during the second time interval to receive the PDCCH on the beam, the PDCCH comprising second information about a second PDCCH in a third time interval subsequent to the second time interval.

A method for wireless communication at a network access device, comprising:

• transmitting, to at least one user equipment (UE), a first transmission on a beam over a radio frequency spectrum during a first time interval, wherein the first transmission comprises an indication of a subsequent physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission on the beam, the indication of the subsequent PDCCH transmission comprising information about the PDCCH in a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval, the information indicating for the UE to remain in a power saving state during the second time interval;
• transmitting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the first transmission, wherein the power saving state of the at least one UE is activated after transmitting the PDSCH;
• and
• transmitting the PDCCH on the beam during the second time interval, the PDCCH comprising second information about a second PDCCH in a third time interval subsequent to the second time interval.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a network access device, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit, to at least one user equipment (UE), a first transmission on a beam over a radio frequency spectrum during a first time interval, wherein the first transmission comprises an indication of a subsequent physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission on the beam, the indication of the subsequent PDCCH transmission comprising information about the PDCCH in a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval, the information indicating for the UE to remain in a power saving state during the second time interval;
• transmit a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the first transmission, wherein the power saving state of the at least one UE is activated after transmitting the PDSCH;
• and
• transmit the PDCCH on the beam during the second time interval, the PDCCH comprising second information about a second PDCCH in a third time interval subsequent to the second time interval.