Recommended bitrate with user experience awareness

A network node, comprising:

• a processing system that includes processor circuitry and memory circuitry that stores code, the processing system configured to cause the network node to:
• obtain a first message comprising bitrate query information associated with an application at a user equipment (UE), the bitrate query information indicating one or more quality of experience (QoE) metrics and one or more bitrates that correspond to the one or more QoE metrics;
• output a second message comprising bitrate information associated with the application at the UE based at least in part on the bitrate query information;
• and
• communicate data for the application in accordance with the bitrate information.

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

• transmitting a first message comprising bitrate query information associated with an application, the bitrate query information indicating one or more quality of experience (QoE) metrics and one or more bitrates that correspond to the one or more QoE metrics;
• receiving a second message comprising bitrate information associated with the application based at least in part on the bitrate query information;
• and
• communicating data for the application in accordance with the bitrate information.