Uplink transmission using low power radio

A processor for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one controller coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the processor to:
• receive uplink (UL) data into a medium access control (MAC) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer;
• wake up a low power radio based at least in part on the UL data received in the MAC HARQ buffer;
• initiate at least one of a buffer status report or a scheduling request;
• and
• transmit, to a network equipment (NE), at least one of the buffer status report or the scheduling request.

A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

• receiving uplink (UL) data into a medium access control (MAC) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer;
• waking up a low power radio of the UE based at least in part on the UL data received in the MAC HARQ buffer;
• initiating at least one of a buffer status report or a scheduling request;
• and
• transmitting, to a network equipment (NE), at least one of the buffer status report or the scheduling request.

A network equipment (NE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the NE to:
• receive, from a user equipment (UE), at least one of a buffer status report or a scheduling request;
• and
• transmit, to the UE, a configuration of uplink (UL) resources via which the UE transmits, with a low power radio, UL data from a medium access control (MAC) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer of the UE.