Buffer release for inter-satellite link transition

A wireless communication device for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
• obtain, at an access stratum (AS) layer, an indication of an inter-satellite link (ISL) deactivation that is to take place at an ISL deactivation time;
• buffer communications in a buffer;
• release the communications from the buffer at a rate of release that is to change between the ISL deactivation time and a transition end time, wherein a transition that ends at the transition end time is associated with a latency change from a first propagation latency before the ISL deactivation to a second propagation latency after the ISL deactivation;
• and
• transmit the communications.

A method of wireless communication performed at a wireless communication device, comprising:

• obtaining, at an access stratum (AS) layer, an indication of an inter-satellite link (ISL) activation that is to take place at an ISL activation time;
• receiving communications;
• buffering the communications in a buffer at the AS layer;
• and
• releasing the communications from the buffer to an upper protocol layer at a rate of release that changes between a transition start time and the ISL activation time, wherein a transition that starts at the transition start time is associated with a latency change from a first propagation latency before the ISL activation to a second propagation latency after the ISL activation.

A method of wireless communication performed at a wireless communication device, comprising:

• obtaining, at an access stratum (AS) layer, an indication of an inter-satellite link (ISL) deactivation that is to take place at an ISL deactivation time;
• buffering communications in a buffer;
• releasing the communications from the buffer at a rate of release that changes between the ISL deactivation time and a transition end time, wherein a transition that ends at the transition end time is associated with a latency change from a first propagation latency before the ISL deactivation to a second propagation latency after the ISL deactivation;
• and
• transmitting the communications.

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 wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to:
• obtain, at an access stratum (AS) layer, an indication of an inter-satellite link (ISL) activation that is to take place at an ISL activation time;
• receive communications;
• buffer the communications in a buffer at the AS layer;
• and
• release the communications from the buffer to an upper protocol layer at a rate of release that is to change between a transition start time and the ISL activation time, wherein a transition that starts at the transition start time is associated with a latency change from a first propagation latency before the ISL activation to a second propagation latency after the ISL activation.

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 wireless communication device, cause the wireless communication device to:
• obtain, at an access stratum (AS) layer, an indication of an inter-satellite link (ISL) deactivation that is to take place at an ISL deactivation time;
• buffer communications in a buffer;
• release the communications from the buffer at a rate of release that is to change between the ISL deactivation time and a transition end time, wherein a transition that ends at the transition end time is associated with a latency change from a first propagation latency before the ISL deactivation to a second propagation latency after the ISL deactivation;
• and
• transmit the communications.