Hybrid automatic repeat request process management for broadcast

A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• receiving one or more repetitions of a broadcast message for broadcast service in one or more transmission occasions;
• determining a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) configuration that indicates whether HARQ combining is supported for the broadcast message based at least in part on one or more properties of the broadcast message;
• combining, using one or more HARQ processes, the one or more repetitions of the broadcast message when the HARQ configuration indicates that HARQ combining is supported for the broadcast message,
• wherein the one or more HARQ processes are associated with supporting HARQ combining for unicast or multicast service;
• and
• performing a decode attempt on a transport block carried in the one or more repetitions of the broadcast message based at least in part on the HARQ configuration.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:
• receive one or more repetitions of a broadcast message for broadcast service in one or more transmission occasions;
• determine a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) configuration that indicates whether HARQ combining is supported for the broadcast message based at least in part on one or more properties of the broadcast message;
• combine, using one or more HARQ processes, the one or more repetitions of the broadcast message based at least in part on the HARQ configuration indicating that HARQ combining is supported for the broadcast message,
• wherein the one or more HARQ processes are associated with supporting HARQ combining for unicast or multicast service;
• and
• perform a decode attempt on a transport block carried in the one or more repetitions of the broadcast message based at least in part on the HARQ configuration.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving one or more repetitions of a broadcast message for broadcast service in one or more transmission occasions;
• means for determining a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) configuration that indicates whether HARQ combining is supported for the broadcast message based at least in part on one or more properties of the broadcast message;
• means for combining, using one or more HARQ processes, the one or more repetitions of the broadcast message based at least in part on the HARQ configuration indicating that HARQ combining is supported for the broadcast message,
• wherein the one or more HARQ processes are associated with supporting HARQ combining for unicast or multicast service;
• and
• means for performing a decode attempt on a transport block carried in the one or more repetitions of the broadcast message based at least in part on the HARQ configuration.