Beam-based configured grant - small data transfer occasions

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled with the memory, configured to:
• transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration message indicating a configured grant-small data transfer (CG-SDT) group that includes the UE, wherein the CG-SDT group is associated with a downlink beam of the base station and one or more CG-SDT occasions;
• and
• receive, from the UE and within the one or more CG-SDT occasions, an uplink communication, using a spatial filter corresponding to the downlink beam of the base station.

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

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled with the memory, configured to:
• transmit, to a base station, a scheduling request for one or more configured grant-small data transfer (CG-SDT) occasions;
• and
• transmit, to the base station, measurements related to one or more beam candidates for use in the one or more CG-SDT occasions.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled with the memory, configured to:
• receive, from a user equipment (UE), a scheduling request associated with one or more configured grant-small data transfer (CG-SDT) occasions;
• and
• receive, from the UE, measurements related to one or more beam candidates for use in the one or more CG-SDT occasions.