Channel aware modulation order selection

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

• wirelessly transmitting, to a network node via a plurality of antennas, one or more channel-related parameters associated with a wireless channel between the UE and the network node;
• wirelessly receiving, from the network node via the plurality of antennas, one or more network parameters;
• selecting a modulation order in accordance with the one or more channel-related parameters and the one or more network parameters;
• wirelessly receiving, from the network node via the plurality of antennas and in accordance with the transmission of the one or more channel-related parameters, a modulated bitstream via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH);
• and
• demodulating the modulated bitstream in accordance with the modulation order to generate a demodulated bitset that comprises control information.

A network node for wireless communication, comprising:

• a plurality of antennas;
• and
• a processing system coupled with the plurality of antennas that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, the processing system configured to cause the network node to:
• wirelessly transmit, to a user equipment (UE) via the plurality of antennas, an indicator associated with a channel aware modulation mode;
• wirelessly receive, from the UE via the plurality of antennas and in accordance with the transmission of the indicator, one or more channel-related parameters associated with a wireless channel between the UE and the network node;
• wirelessly transmit, to the UE via the plurality of antennas, one or more network parameters;
• select a modulation order in accordance with the one or more channel-related parameters and the one or more network parameters;
• modulate a bitset that comprises control information in accordance with the modulation order to generate a modulated bitstream;
• and
• wirelessly transmit, to the UE via the plurality of antennas, the modulated bitstream via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

A method of wireless communication by a network node, comprising:

• wirelessly transmitting, to a user equipment (UE) via the plurality of antennas, an indicator associated with a channel aware modulation mode;
• wirelessly receiving, from the UE via the plurality of antennas and in accordance with the transmission of the indicator, one or more channel-related parameters associated with a wireless channel between the UE and the network node;
• wirelessly transmitting, to the UE via the plurality of antennas, one or more network parameters;
• select a modulation order in accordance with the one or more channel-related parameters and the one or more network parameters;
• modulate a bitset that comprises control information in accordance with the modulation order to generate a modulated bitstream;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting, to the UE via the plurality of antennas, the modulated bitstream via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).