Redcap ue fallback

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

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the at least one memory, the at least one processor, individually or in any combination, is configured to:
• configure, based on a user equipment (UE) operating with a reduced capability, a communication setting for the network node accommodating the reduced capability of the UE, wherein the communication setting reduces a communication capability of the network node;
• and
• communicate, based on the communication setting and a device mode of the UE, with the UE, wherein the device mode includes a reduced capability (RC) mode or a fallback (FB)-allowed mode.

A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• identifying, based on a support of a cell for the UE operating with reduced capability, a cell type of the cell, wherein the cell type is one of a reduced capability (RC) type, a fallback (FB) type, or a neither (N) type, wherein the RC type indicates a full support for the UE operating with the reduced capability, the FB type indicates a compatible support for the UE operating with the reduced capability and a support for establishing a connection with the UE operating with the reduced capability, and the N type indicates a lack of the support for the UE operating with the reduced capability and a lack of the support for establishing the connection with the UE operating with the reduced capability;
• configuring a device mode of the UE, wherein the device mode includes an RC mode or a FB-allowed mode;
• and
• managing, based on the device mode and the cell type, the connection between the UE and the cell.