Communication of delta information associated with user equipment capability

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor with coupled to the memory, the processor and the memory configured to:
• transmit a first message to a network entity, the first message comprising a base identification and a delta flag, wherein:
• the base identification identifies base capabilities of the apparatus wherein the base identification is selected from a plurality of base identifications based on a mapping of base identifications to different sets of apparatus capabilities;
• and
• the delta flag indicates whether there is delta information to be shared by the apparatus, the delta information corresponding to changes to the base capabilities of the apparatus;
• and
• determine whether to transmit a third message to the network entity based on whether the apparatus receives a second message from the network entity, the second message comprising a full capability flag indicating whether the apparatus should send an indication of its full capabilities to the network entity.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to perform a method comprising:

• transmitting a first message to a network entity, the first message comprising a base identification and a delta flag, wherein:
• the base identification identifies base capabilities of the UE, wherein the base identification is selected from a plurality of base identifications based on a mapping of base identifications to different sets of UE capabilities;
• and
• the delta flag indicates whether there is delta information to be shared by the UE, the delta information corresponding to changes to the base capabilities of the UE;
• and
• determining whether to transmit a third message to the network entity based on whether the UE receives a second message from the network entity, the second message comprising a full capability flag indicating whether the UE should send an indication of its full capabilities to the network entity.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for transmitting a first message to a network entity, the first message comprising a base identification and a delta flag, wherein:
• the base identification identifies base capabilities of the apparatus, wherein the base identification is selected from a plurality of base identifications based on a mapping of base identifications to different sets of apparatus capabilities;
• and
• the delta flag indicates whether there is delta information to be shared by the apparatus, the delta information corresponding to changes to the base capabilities of the apparatus;
• and
• means for determining whether to transmit a third message to the network entity based on whether the apparatus receives a second message from the network entity, the second message comprising a full capability flag indicating whether the apparatus should send an indication of its full capabilities to the network entity.