Scheduling request operation in connected mode discontinuous reception

A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• transmitting, while operating in a discontinuous reception mode, a scheduling request including an indication of a set of antenna subarrays of the UE, or a set of transmission reception points, or a combination thereof;
• receiving an uplink grant in response to the transmitted scheduling request;
• and
• transmitting uplink data based at least in part on the received uplink grant and the indication in the transmitted scheduling request.

A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration indicating a set of antenna subarrays of the UE, or a set of transmission reception points, or a combination thereof, for the UE to use to communicate while operating in a discontinuous reception mode;
• receiving a scheduling request from the UE based at least in part on the transmitted configuration;
• transmitting, to the UE, an uplink grant in response to the received scheduling request;
• and
• receiving uplink data from the UE based at least in part on the transmitted uplink grant.

A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• receiving a scheduling request from a user equipment (UE) operating in a discontinuous reception mode, the scheduling request including an indication of a set of antenna subarrays of the UE, or a set of transmission reception points, or a combination thereof;
• transmitting an uplink grant to the UE in response to the received scheduling request;
• and
• receiving uplink data based at least in part on the transmitted uplink grant and the indication in the received scheduling request.