Transmitting optical beacons that indicate optical identifiers

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

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
• identify an optical beacon emitted from the network node, wherein the optical beacon is associated with a modulation with a repeated pattern that indicates an optical cell identifier associated with the network node;
• and
• communicate, with a user equipment (UE), based at least in part on a beam association between the network node and the UE, wherein the beam association is based at least in part on the optical cell identifier associated with the network node.

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

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
• detect, via a camera of the network node, an optical beacon emitted from a user equipment (UE), wherein the optical beacon is associated with a modulation with a repeated pattern that indicates an optical radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) associated with the UE;
• determine the optical RNTI associated with the UE based at least in part on the optical beacon;
• and
• perform a beam sweeping in a direction of the UE based at least in part on the optical RNTI associated with the UE.

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

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
• identify an optical beacon emitted from the UE, wherein the optical beacon is associated with a modulation with a repeated pattern that indicates an optical radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) associated with the UE;
• and
• receive, from a network node, a beam that is based at least in part on the optical RNTI associated with the UE.