Unified buffer and delay status reporting

A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• receiving a buffer status report configuration that indicates at least a first time threshold and a second time threshold for reporting a presence of data that is buffered at the UE for uplink transmission, the first time threshold associated with a first duration between obtaining the data and transmission of the data, and the second time threshold associated with a second duration between obtaining the data and transmission of the data;
• obtaining, at a first data arrival time, first data to be transmitted in one or more uplink transmissions;
• and
• initiating a unified delay and buffer status report to notify a network entity of a quantity of data that is buffered at the UE for uplink transmission based at least in part on one or more of the first time threshold or the second time threshold and an elapsed time from the first data arrival time.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to:

• receive a buffer status report configuration that indicates at least a first time threshold and a second time threshold for reporting a presence of data that is buffered at a user equipment (UE) for uplink transmission, the first time threshold associated with a first duration between obtaining the data and transmission of the data, and the second time threshold associated with a second duration between obtaining the data and transmission of the data;
• obtain, at a first data arrival time, first data to be transmitted in one or more uplink transmissions;
• and
• initiate a unified delay and buffer status report to notify a network entity of a quantity of data that is buffered at the UE for uplink transmission based at least in part on one or more of the first time threshold or the second time threshold and an elapsed time from the first data arrival time.