Enabling transitions between half-duplex and full-duplex modes

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

• transmitting, to a base station, a first indication of a switching latency for transitioning between a half-duplex mode that supports half-duplex communication and a full-duplex mode that supports full-duplex communication, wherein the first indication of the switching latency comprises a maximum latency associated with a plurality of pairs of beams, associated with the UE, that support full-duplex communication;
• receiving, from the base station in accordance with the first indication of the switching latency, a second indication that the UE is to transition to one of the half-duplex mode or the full-duplex mode;
• and
• transitioning to the half-duplex mode or the full-duplex mode based at least in part on receiving the second indication.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a user equipment (UE), a first indication of a switching latency for transitioning between a half-duplex mode that supports half-duplex communication and a full-duplex mode that supports full-duplex communication, wherein the first indication of the switching latency comprises a maximum latency associated with a plurality of pairs of beams, associated with the UE, that support full-duplex communication;
• transmit, to the UE in accordance with the first indication of the switching latency, a second indication that the UE is to transition to one of the half-duplex mode or the full-duplex mode;
• and
• schedule the UE for half-duplex communication or full-duplex communication based at least in part transmitting the second indication.

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

• receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a first indication of a switching latency for transitioning between a half-duplex mode that supports half-duplex communication and a full-duplex mode that supports full-duplex communication, wherein the first indication of the switching latency comprises a maximum latency associated with a plurality of pairs of beams, associated with the UE, that support full-duplex communication;
• transmitting, to the UE in accordance with the first indication of the switching latency, a second indication that the UE is to transition to one of the half-duplex mode or the full-duplex mode;
• and
• scheduling the UE for half-duplex communication or full-duplex communication based at least in part transmitting the second indication.