# US 2025/0168680 A1 · Quality of experience reporting during a network overload > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0168680 A1 - Document ID: US20250168680A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/838,379 - Filed: 2022-04-24 - Published: 2025-05-22 - Earliest claimed: 2022-04-24 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Jianhua LIU; Shankar KRISHNAN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250168680A1 ## CPC - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 28/0284: {detecting congestion or overload during communication (monitoring arrangements H04L43/00)} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine, by a UE radio resource control (RRC) layer of the UE, that a quality of experience (QoE) reporting is paused based at least in part on a network overload, wherein buffered QoE data for a QoE configuration is stored at the UE when the QoE reporting is paused. The UE may receive, at the UE RRC layer from a UE application layer of the UE, an attention command that indicates a QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration. The UE may transmit, based at least in part on the attention command, the buffered QoE data without discarding the buffered QoE data stored at the UE. Numerous other aspects are described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: a memory; and one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to: determine, by a UE radio resource control (RRC) layer of the UE, that a quality of experience (QoE) reporting is paused based at least in part on a network overload, wherein buffered QoE data for a QoE configuration is stored at the UE when the QoE reporting is paused; receive, at the UE RRC layer from a UE application layer of the UE, an attention command that indicates a QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration; and transmit, based at least in part on the attention command, the buffered QoE data without discarding the buffered QoE data stored at the UE. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: determine, by the UE RRC layer, to resume transmitting the buffered QoE data based at least in part on the attention command that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration; and transmit, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity, a first RRC message that includes a QoE report with the buffered QoE data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity and based at least in part on the attention command that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration, a first RRC message that indicates one or more of: the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration, or a buffered QoE data indication that indicates whether the buffered QoE data is available for the QoE configuration. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive, at the UE RRC layer from the network entity and based at least in part on the first RRC message that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration and no buffered QoE data indication, a second RRC message that includes a release command to release the QoE configuration. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive, at the UE RRC layer from the network entity and based at least in part on the first RRC message that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration and the buffered QoE data indication, a second RRC message that indicates a resume command, wherein transmitting the buffered QoE data from the UE RRC layer to the network entity is resumed based at least in part on the resume command. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: determine, by the UE RRC layer, to pause transmitting an RRC message that includes the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration based at least in part on the QoE reporting being paused; and transmit, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity, the RRC message that includes the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration based at least in part on the QoE reporting being resumed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive, at the UE RRC layer from the network entity, a configuration that configures the UE RRC layer to pause transmitting the RRC message that includes the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration based at least in part on the QoE reporting being paused. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive, at the UE RRC layer from the UE application layer, multiple QoE measurement session indications for the QoE configuration during the pause for transmitting the RRC message; and overwrite, by the UE RRC layer, a previously received QoE measurement session indication of the multiple QoE measurement session indications with a newly received QoE measurement session indication of the multiple QoE measurement session indications. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity and based at least in part on the attention command that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration, a first RRC message that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive, at the UE RRC layer from the network entity, a first RRC message that includes a release command to release the QoE configuration based at least in part on the UE moving outside of a certain area, wherein the first RRC message includes an indication to transmit the buffered QoE data for the QoE configuration; and transmit, from the UE RRC layer to the network entity and based at least in part on the first RRC message, a second RRC message that includes a QoE report with the buffered QoE data for the QoE configuration. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit, from the UE RRC layer to the network entity, an indication that all buffered QoE data for the QoE configuration for has been transmitted to the network entity, wherein the UE and the network entity release the QoE configuration based at least in part on the indication. ### Claim 12 A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: determining, by a UE radio resource control (RRC) layer of the UE, that a quality of experience (QoE) reporting is paused based at least in part on a network overload, wherein buffered QoE data for a QoE configuration is stored at the UE when the QoE reporting is paused; receiving, at the UE RRC layer from a UE application layer of the UE, an attention command that indicates a QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration; and transmitting, based at least in part on the attention command, the buffered QoE data without discarding the buffered QoE data stored at the UE. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: determining, by the UE RRC layer, to resume transmitting the buffered QoE data based at least in part on the attention command that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration; and transmitting, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity, a first RRC message that includes a QoE report with the buffered QoE data. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: transmitting, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity and based at least in part on the attention command that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration, a first RRC message that indicates one or more of: the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration, or a buffered QoE data indication that indicates whether the buffered QoE data is available for the QoE configuration. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: receiving, at the UE RRC layer from the network entity and based at least in part on the first RRC message that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration and no buffered QoE data indication, a second RRC message that includes a release command to release the QoE configuration. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: receiving, at the UE RRC layer from the network entity and based at least in part on the first RRC message that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration and the buffered QoE data indication, a second RRC message that indicates a resume command, wherein transmitting the buffered QoE data from the UE RRC layer to the network entity is resumed based at least in part on the resume command. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: determining, by the UE RRC layer, to pause transmitting an RRC message that includes the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration based at least in part on the QoE reporting being paused; and transmitting, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity, the RRC message that includes the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration based at least in part on the QoE reporting being resumed. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: receiving, at the UE RRC layer from the network entity, a configuration that configures the UE RRC layer to pause transmitting the RRC message that includes the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration based at least in part on the QoE reporting being paused. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: receiving, at the UE RRC layer from the UE application layer, multiple QoE measurement session indications for the QoE configuration during the pause for transmitting the RRC message; and overwriting, by the UE RRC layer, a previously received QoE measurement session indication of the multiple QoE measurement session indications with a newly received QoE measurement session indication of the multiple QoE measurement session indications. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12, 20) The method of claim 12, further comprising: transmitting, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity and based at least in part on the attention command that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration, a first RRC message that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration. 21 The method of claim 20, further comprising: receiving, at the UE RRC layer from the network entity, a first RRC message that includes a release command to release the QoE configuration based at least in part on the UE moving outside of a certain area, wherein the first RRC message includes an indication to transmit the buffered QoE data for the QoE configuration; and transmitting, from the UE RRC layer to the network entity and based at least in part on the first RRC message, a second RRC message that includes a QoE report with the buffered QoE data for the QoE configuration. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, further comprising: transmitting, from the UE RRC layer to the network entity, an indication that all buffered QoE data for the QoE configuration for has been transmitted to the network entity, wherein the UE and the network entity release the QoE configuration based at least in part on the indication. ### Claim 23 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising: one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to: determine, by a UE radio resource control (RRC) layer of the UE, that a quality of experience (QoE) reporting is paused based at least in part on a network overload, wherein buffered QoE data for a QoE configuration is stored at the UE when the QoE reporting is paused; receive, at the UE RRC layer from a UE application layer of the UE, an attention command that indicates a QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration; and transmit, based at least in part on the attention command, the buffered QoE data without discarding the buffered QoE data stored at the UE. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions further cause the UE to: determine, by the UE RRC layer, to resume transmitting the buffered QoE data based at least in part on the attention command that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration; and transmit, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity, a first RRC message that includes a QoE report with the buffered QoE data. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions further cause the UE to: transmit, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity and based at least in part on the attention command that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration, a first RRC message that indicates one or more of: the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration, or a buffered QoE data indication that indicates whether the buffered QoE data is available for the QoE configuration. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the one or more instructions further cause the UE layer to: determine, by the UE RRC layer, to pause transmitting an RRC message that includes the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration based at least in part on the QoE reporting being paused; and determine, from the UE RRC layer to a network entity, the RRC message that includes the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration based at least in part on the QoE reporting being resumed. ### Claim 27 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: means for determining, by an apparatus radio resource control (RRC) layer of the apparatus, that a quality of experience (QoE) reporting is paused based at least in part on a network overload, wherein buffered QoE data for a QoE configuration is stored at the apparatus when the QoE reporting is paused; means for receiving, at the apparatus RRC layer from an apparatus application layer of the apparatus, an attention command that indicates a QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration; and means for transmitting, based at least in part on the attention command, the buffered QoE data without discarding the buffered QoE data stored at the apparatus. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising: means for determining, by the apparatus RRC layer, to resume transmitting the buffered QoE data based at least in part on the attention command that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration; and means for transmitting, from the apparatus RRC layer to a network entity, a first RRC message that includes a QoE report with the buffered QoE data. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising: means for transmitting, from the apparatus RRC layer to a network entity and based at least in part on the attention command that indicates the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration, a first RRC message that indicates one or more of: the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration, or a buffered QoE data indication that indicates whether the buffered QoE data is available for the QoE configuration. ### Claim 30 (depends on 27) The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising: means for determining, by the apparatus RRC layer, to pause transmitting an RRC message that includes the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration based at least in part on the QoE reporting being paused; and means for transmitting, from the apparatus RRC layer to a network entity, the RRC message that includes the QoE measurement session stop indication for the QoE configuration based at least in part on the QoE reporting being resumed.