Antenna element feed path component management for 5g-nr millimeter wave

An apparatus of wireless communication, comprising:

• means for monitoring one or more aspects of millimeter wave communication operations associated with a millimeter wave communication link formed using a plurality of active antenna elements of at least one sub-array of a plurality of antenna sub-arrays of a wireless communication device;
• means for determining if a monitored aspect of the one or more aspects of millimeter wave communication operations meets a control criteria;
• and
• means for initiating control to alter at least one of a number of active antenna elements of the plurality of active antenna elements or a particular sub-array of the plurality of antenna sub-arrays used for forming the millimeter wave communication link to provide at least one of thermal, power, or maximum permissible exposure (MPE) mitigation based at least in part upon the one or more aspects of millimeter wave communication operations determined to meet the control criteria.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code for wireless communication recorded thereon, the program code comprising:

• program code executable by a processor for causing execution to:
• monitor one or more aspects of millimeter wave communication operations associated with a millimeter wave communication link formed using a plurality of active antenna elements of at least one sub-array of a plurality of antenna sub-arrays of a wireless communication device;
• determine if a monitored aspect of the one or more aspects of millimeter wave communication operations meets a control criteria;
• and
• initiate control to alter at least one of a number of active antenna elements of the plurality of active antenna elements or a particular sub-array of the plurality of antenna sub-arrays used for forming the millimeter wave communication link to provide at least one of thermal, power, or maximum permissible exposure (MPE) mitigation based at least in part upon the one or more aspects of millimeter wave communication operations determined to meet the control criteria.

An apparatus configured for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured:
• to monitor one or more aspects of millimeter wave communication operations associated with a millimeter wave communication link formed using a plurality of active antenna elements of at least one sub-array of a plurality of antenna sub-arrays of a wireless communication device;
• to determine if a monitored aspect of the one or more aspects of millimeter wave communication operations meets a control criteria;
• and
• to initiate control to alter at least one of a number of active antenna elements of the plurality of active antenna elements or a particular sub-array of the plurality of antenna sub-arrays used for forming the millimeter wave communication link to provide at least one of thermal, power, or maximum permissible exposure (MPE) mitigation based at least in part upon the one or more aspects of millimeter wave communication operations determined to meet the control criteria.