Techniques for indicating signal processing procedures for network deployed neural network models

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

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the network entity to:
• output a configuration message to a device, wherein the configuration message indicates one or more neural network models for the device;
• output signaling that comprises an indication of a temporal order of operations for a signal processing procedure for at least one neural network model of the one or more neural network models, wherein the signal processing procedure comprises one of an input pre-processing procedure associated with the at least one neural network model or an output post-processing procedure associated with the at least one neural network model;
• and
• output a signal to the device based at least in part on the indication of the temporal order of operations for the signal processing procedure for the at least one neural network model.

A method for wireless communication at a device in a wireless network, comprising:

• obtaining a configuration message for the device, the configuration message indicating one or more neural network models for the device;
• obtaining signaling that comprises an indication of a temporal order of operations for a signal processing procedure for at least one neural network model of the one or more neural network models, the signal processing procedure comprising one of an input pre-processing procedure associated with the at least one neural network model or an output post-processing procedure associated with the at least one neural network model;
• and
• performing the signal processing procedure for the at least one neural network model using a signal obtained at the device according to the temporal order of operations.

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

• outputting a configuration message to a device, the configuration message indicating one or more neural network models for the device;
• outputting signaling that comprises an indication of a temporal order of operations for a signal processing procedure for at least one neural network model of the one or more neural network models, the signal processing procedure comprising one of an input pre-processing procedure associated with the at least one neural network model or an output post-processing procedure associated with the at least one neural network model;
• and
• outputting a signal to the device based at least in part on the indication of the temporal order of operations for the signal processing procedure for the at least one neural network model.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a device, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the device to:

• obtain a configuration message for the device, wherein the configuration message indicates one or more neural network models for the device;
• obtain signaling that comprises an indication of a temporal order of operations for a signal processing procedure for at least one neural network model of the one or more neural network models, wherein the signal processing procedure comprises one of an input pre-processing procedure associated with the at least one neural network model or an output post-processing procedure associated with the at least one neural network model;
• and
• perform the signal processing procedure for the at least one neural network model using a signal obtained at the device according to the temporal order of operations.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a network entity, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the network entity to:

• output a configuration message to a device, wherein the configuration message indicates one or more neural network models for the device;
• output signaling that comprises an indication of a temporal order of operations for a signal processing procedure for at least one neural network model of the one or more neural network models, wherein the signal processing procedure comprises one of an input pre-processing procedure associated with the at least one neural network model or an output post-processing procedure associated with the at least one neural network model;
• and
• output a signal to the device based at least in part on the indication of the temporal order of operations for the signal processing procedure for the at least one neural network model.