Techniques for adaptive beam level selection

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors;
• and
• instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
• identify a set of beam level selection parameters, the set of beam level selection parameters comprising uplink traffic information, uplink channel information, application information, or any combination thereof;
• select, based at least in part on the identified set of beam level selection parameters, a beam level, from a set of beam levels, different from a baseline beam level associated with the wireless communication, the selected beam level is associated with a number of antenna elements different from a number of antenna elements associated with the baseline beam level;
• and
• transmit an uplink signal associated with the wireless communication based at least in part on the selected beam level and the associated number of antenna elements.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• means for identifying a set of beam level selection parameters, the set of beam level selection parameters comprising uplink traffic information, uplink channel information, application information, or any combination thereof;
• means for selecting, based at least in part on the identified set of beam level selection parameters, a beam level, from a set of beam levels, different from a baseline beam level associated with the wireless communication, the selected beam level is associated with a number of antenna elements different from a number of antenna elements associated with the baseline beam level;
• and
• means for transmitting an uplink signal associated with the wireless communication based at least in part on the selected beam level and the associated number of antenna elements.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to:

• identify a set of beam level selection parameters, the set of beam level selection parameters comprising uplink traffic information, uplink channel information, application information, or any combination thereof;
• select, based at least in part on the identified set of beam level selection parameters, a beam level, from a set of beam levels, different from a baseline beam level associated with the wireless communication, the selected beam level is associated with a number of antenna elements different from a number of antenna elements associated with the baseline beam level;
• and
• transmit an uplink signal associated with the wireless communication based at least in part on the selected beam level and the associated number of antenna elements.