Facilitating quality of service flow remapping utilizing a service data adaptation protocol layer

A scheduled entity within a wireless communication network, comprising:

• a processor;
• a transceiver communicatively coupled to the processor;
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
• detect a mapping reconfiguration of a first Quality of Service (QoS) flow from a first data radio bearer (DRB) to a second DRB;
• generate a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) control protocol data unit (PDU) in response to the mapping reconfiguration, wherein the SDAP control PDU provides an indication that a final SDAP data PDU associated with the first QoS flow has been transmitted on the first DRB, wherein the SDAP control PDU includes a control identifier facilitating a distinction between the SDAP control PDU and an SDAP data PDU;
• and
• transmit the SDAP control PDU via the first DRB to a scheduling entity via the transceiver.

An apparatus configured for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for detecting a mapping reconfiguration of a first Quality of Service (QoS) flow from a first data radio bearer (DRB) to a second DRB;
• means for generating a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) control protocol data (PDU) in response to the mapping reconfiguration, wherein the SDAP control PDU provides an indication that a final SDAP data PDU associated with the first QoS flow has been transmitted on the first DRB, wherein the SDAP control PDU includes a control identifier facilitating a distinction between the SDAP control PDU and an SDAP data PDU;
• and
• means for transmitting the SDAP control PDU via the first DRB to a receiver.