Techniques for configuring soft resources in multi-hop integrated access and backhaul network

A method of wireless communications by a parent node, comprising:

• receiving, by the parent node and from a network entity that the parent node schedules, a configuration for communicating with a child node of the network entity based at least in part on a first scheduling gap value for a set of resources, including a resource for the child node, based on a topological state of one or more of the parent node or the child node, wherein the resource is indicated as a soft resource, and wherein the first scheduling gap value is a number value representing a number of slots before the resource for the child node in which a control resource is to be transmitted to schedule data in the resource for the child node;
• determining, by the parent node, a resource type of the resource for the child node;
• determining, by the parent node, a second scheduling gap value for the set of resources based on one or more of the first scheduling gap value or the resource type of the resource for the child node;
• and
• transmitting, by the parent node and via the network entity, the second scheduling gap value to the child node.

A method of wireless communications by a child node, comprising:

• transmitting, by the child node that is scheduled by a network entity, a topological state of the child node to one or more of a parent node that schedules the network entity or a central entity;
• transmitting, by the child node, a message indicating a requested scheduling gap value;
• and
• receiving, by the child node, a configuration for communicating with the parent node based at least in part on a scheduling gap value for a set of resources, including a resource for the child node, based on the topological state of the child node, wherein the scheduling gap value is a number value representing a number of slots before the resource for the child node in which a control resource is to be transmitted to schedule data in the resource for the child node and wherein the resource is indicated as a soft resource, wherein the configuration indicates the scheduling gap value as the requested scheduling gap value.

A network entity for wireless communications, comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
• determine a topological state of one or more of a parent node of the network entity or a child node of the network entity, wherein the parent node schedules the network entity and the network entity schedules the child node;
• determine a scheduling gap value for a set of resources based on a received message from the child node, including a resource for the child node, based on the topological state of one or more of the parent node or the child node, wherein the scheduling gap value is a number value representing a number of slots before the resource for the child node in which a control resource is to be transmitted to schedule data in the resource for the child node, wherein the received message indicates a requested scheduling gap value, and wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to determine the scheduling gap value as the requested scheduling gap value;
• and
• transmit a configuration to the parent node for communicating with the child node, wherein the configuration indicates the scheduling gap value.

A parent node for wireless communications, comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
• receive, from a network entity that the parent node schedules, a configuration for communicating with a child node of the network entity based at least in part on a first scheduling gap value for a set of resources, including a resource for the child node, based on a topological state of one or more of the parent node or the child node, wherein the first scheduling gap value is a number value representing a number of slots before the resource for the child node in which a control resource is to be transmitted to schedule data in the resource for the child node and wherein the resource is indicated as a soft resource;
• determine a resource type of the resource for the child node;
• determine a second scheduling gap value for the set of resources based on one or more of the first scheduling gap value or the resource type of the resource for the child node;
• and
• transmit, via the network entity, the second scheduling gap value to the child node.

A child node for wireless communications, comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
• transmit a topological state of the child node to one or more of a parent node that schedules a network entity or a central entity, wherein the child node is scheduled by the network entity;
• transmit a message indicating a requested scheduling gap value;
• and
• receive a configuration for communicating with the parent node based at least in part on a scheduling gap value for a set of resources, including a resource for the child node, based on the topological state of the child node, wherein the scheduling gap value is a number value representing a number of slots before the resource for the child node in which a control resource is to be transmitted to schedule data in the resource for the child node and wherein the resource is indicated as a soft resource, wherein the configuration indicates the scheduling gap value as the requested scheduling gap value.