Beam configurations for radio frequency sensing operations

A sensing receive node, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• one or more transceivers;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, being configured to:
• receive, via the one or more transceivers, a first sensing configuration associated with a sensing session for sensing of an object, the first sensing configuration configuring the sensing receive node to measure first sensing signals on a plurality of receive beams;
• perform first measurements of the first sensing signals on the plurality of receive beams in accordance with the first sensing configuration;
• transmit, via the one or more transceivers, at least one first sensing report comprising (i) first measurement information based on the first measurements of the first sensing signals, (ii) receive beam identification information associated with the first measurement information and (iii) transmit beam identification information associated with the first measurement information;
• receive, via the one or more transceivers, a second sensing configuration associated with the sensing session, the second sensing configuration configuring second sensing signals on a subset of the plurality of receive beams;
• perform second measurements of the second sensing signals on the subset of receive beams in accordance with the second sensing configuration;
• and
• transmit, via the one or more transceivers, at least one second sensing report comprising second measurement information based on the second measurements.

A sensing management component, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• one or more transceivers;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, being configured to:
• transmit, via the one or more transceivers, first sensing configurations to a sensing transmit node and a sensing receive node associated with a sensing session for sensing of an object, the first sensing configurations configuring the sensing transmit node to transmit first sensing signals on a plurality of transmit beams and configuring the sensing receive node to measure the first sensing signals on a plurality of receive beams;
• receive, via the one or more transceivers, from the sensing receive node, at least one first sensing report comprising (i) first measurement information based on first measurements by the sensing receive node of the first sensing signals, (ii) receive beam identification information associated with the measurement information and (iii) transmit beam identification information associated with the measurement information;
• select a subset of the plurality of transmit beams and a subset of the plurality of receive beams based on the at least one first sensing report;
• transmit, via the one or more transceivers, second sensing configurations to the sensing transmit node and the sensing receive node associated with the sensing session, the second sensing configurations configuring the sensing transmit node to transmit second sensing signals on the subset of transmit beams and configuring the sensing receive node to measure the second sensing signals on the subset of receive beams;
• and
• receive, via the one or more transceivers, from the sensing receive node, at least one second sensing report comprising second measurement information based on second measurements by the sensing receive node of the second sensing signals.

A method performed by a sensing transmit node, comprising:

• receiving a first sensing configuration associated with a sensing session for sensing of an object, the first sensing configuration configuring first sensing signals on a plurality of transmit beams;
• transmitting the first sensing signals on the plurality of transmit beams in accordance with the first sensing configuration, each of the first sensing signals comprising an indication of a respective transmit beam identifier;
• receiving a second sensing configuration associated with the sensing session, the second sensing configuration configuring second sensing signals on a subset of the plurality of transmit beams;
• and
• transmitting the second sensing signals on the subset of the plurality of transmit beams in accordance with the second sensing configuration.