Enhanced beam failure detection

A method for wireless communications at a network entity, comprising:

• transmitting an activation message to activate a beam blocking prediction procedure corresponding to a modification of a beam failure detection procedure;
• transmitting a message indicating a configuration associated with the beam blocking prediction procedure to be performed by a user equipment (UE), the beam blocking prediction procedure associated with prediction, by the UE, of temporary blockage of one or more beams based at least in part on one or more reference signals;
• and
• transmitting the one or more reference signals based at least in part on the configuration and a modified beam failure detection procedure associated with the beam blocking prediction procedure.

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

• one or more processors;
• and
• instructions stored in one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
• receive a message indicating a configuration associated with a beam blocking prediction procedure for the UE;
• monitor for one or more reference signals based at least in part on the configuration and a beam failure detection procedure associated with the beam blocking prediction procedure;
• perform the beam blocking prediction procedure in accordance with the configuration based at least in part on the monitoring for the one or more reference signals;
• modify the beam failure detection procedure based at least in part on a blocking prediction determined in accordance with the beam blocking prediction procedure;
• and
• perform the modified beam failure detection procedure based at least in part on the blocking prediction.

An apparatus for wireless communications at a network entity, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• instructions stored in one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit an activation message to activate a beam blocking prediction procedure corresponding to a modification of a beam failure detection procedure;
• transmit a message indicating a configuration associated with the beam blocking prediction procedure to be performed by a user equipment (UE), the beam blocking prediction procedure associated with prediction, by the UE, of temporary blockage of one or more beams based at least in part on one or more reference signals;
• and
• transmit the one or more reference signals based at least in part on the configuration and a modified beam failure detection procedure associated with the beam blocking prediction procedure.