Wireless communication methods and systems having a first instance of information on a sub-band and a second instance of the information on a different sub-band

A first network entity comprising:

• at least one memory;
• at least one transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and the at least one transceiver, wherein the first network entity is configured to:
• receive, from a second network entity, a first instance of information on a first sub-band of a bandwidth part and a second instance of the information on a second sub-band of the bandwidth part, wherein the first instance of the information and the second instance of the information fully overlap in time;
• and
• operate in a mode, wherein:
• the mode is a first mode in which the first network entity is configured to:
• filter the first instance of the information to generate first sub-band information and filter the second instance of the information to generate second sub-band information;
• generate, based on combining information including an amplitude parameter and a phase parameter, an analog combination of the first sub-band information and the second sub-band information, wherein the analog combination is a weighted sum of the first sub-band information and the second sub-band information;
• and process the analog combination;
• the mode is a second mode in which the first network entity is configured to:
• convert the first instance of the information on the first sub-band to baseband and separately convert the second instance of the information on the second sub-band to baseband;
• sample the first instance of the information at baseband to generate first sampled information and sample the second instance of the information at baseband to generate second sampled information;
• process the first sampled information according to a first timeline;
• and process the second sampled information according to a second timeline;
• the mode is a third mode in which the first network entity is configured to:
• simultaneously convert the first instance of the information on the first sub-band and the second instance of the information on the second sub-band together to baseband;
• sample the first instance of the information and the second instance of the information together at baseband to generate third sampled information, wherein a first portion of the third sampled information corresponds to the first instance of the information, and wherein a second portion of the third sampled information corresponds to the second instance of the information;
• process the first portion according to a third timeline;
• and process the second portion according to a fourth timeline;
• or
• the mode is a fourth mode in which the first network entity is configured to:
• process data associated with the first instance of the information;
• and perform energy harvesting on the second instance of the information.