Coverage adaptation and impact on idle user equipment (ue)

A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

• communicating with a user equipment (UE) within a first coverage area associated with a first wireless cell;
• transmitting, to the UE, a system information update message indicating a modification of the first coverage area to a second coverage area associated with the first wireless cell, and an indication of one or more thresholds indicating transmission of an updated system information message associated with the modification of the first coverage area to the second coverage area of the first wireless cell;
• and
• modifying the coverage area of the first wireless cell from the first coverage area to the second coverage area.

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

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• communicate with a network entity within a first coverage area associated with a first wireless cell;
• receive a system information update indication that indicates a modification of the first coverage to a second coverage area associated with the first wireless cell, and one or more thresholds indicating whether the UE is to receive an updated system information message associated with the modification of the first coverage area to the second coverage area of the first wireless cell, or whether the UE is to skip receiving the updated system information message associated with the modification of the first coverage area to the second coverage area of the first wireless cell;
• and
• determine whether to receive the updated system information message based at least in part on the one or more thresholds.

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

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• communicate with a user equipment (UE) within a first coverage area associated with a first wireless cell;
• transmit, to the UE, a system information update message indicating a modification of the first coverage area to a second coverage area associated with the first wireless cell, and an indication of one or more thresholds indicating transmission of an updated system information message associated with the modification of the first coverage area to the second coverage area of the first wireless cell;
• and
• modify the coverage area of the first wireless cell from the first coverage area to the second coverage area.