Sensing-based predictive thermal management

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

• transmitting a waveform via a first antenna;
• receiving the waveform via a second antenna;
• detecting at least one temperature prediction parameter associated with one or more transmit chains based on the received waveform;
• configuring the one or more transmit chains based on the at least one temperature prediction parameter;
• and
• performing a signal transmission via the one or more configured transmit chains.

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

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to:
• receive a representation of a waveform transmitted from a user equipment (UE);
• detect at least one temperature prediction parameter associated with one or more transmit chains of the UE based on the received representation of the waveform;
• identify a configuration of the UE to perform a signal transmission based on the at least one temperature prediction parameter;
• and
• output an indication of the configuration.