Techniques for configuring use of an energy saving mode

A method for wireless communications at a wireless network device, comprising:

• transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a first control message comprising an indication of a set of energy saving modes of the wireless network device;
• transmitting a second control message indicating a first energy saving mode from the set of energy saving modes, the first energy saving mode indicative of a number of channel state information reference signal resources to be used by the wireless network device;
• transmitting one or more channel state information reference signals in accordance with the first energy saving mode;
• and
• receiving, from the UE, channel state information feedback determined based at least in part on measurements made by the UE of the one or more channel state information reference signals.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a wireless network device, a first control message comprising an indication of a set of energy saving modes of the wireless network device;
• receive a second control message indicating a first energy saving mode from the set of energy saving modes, the first energy saving mode indicative of a number of channel state information reference signal resources to be used by the wireless network device;
• monitor one or more of the channel state information reference signal resources for a channel state information reference signal in accordance with the first energy saving mode;
• and
• transmit, to the wireless network device, channel state information feedback determined based at least in part on measurements made by the UE of the channel state information reference signal.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a first control message comprising an indication of a set of energy saving modes of a wireless network device;
• transmit a second control message indicating a first energy saving mode from the set of energy saving modes, the first energy saving mode indicative of a number of channel state information reference signal resources to be used by the wireless network device;
• transmit one or more channel state information reference signals in accordance with the first energy saving mode;
• and
• receive, from the UE, channel state information feedback determined based at least in part on measurements made by the UE of the one or more channel state information reference signals.