Nr user equipment (ue) power savings reporting and configuration

Abstract

Embodiments include methods, performed by a user equipment (UE), for reporting UE energy consumption information to a network node in a radio access network (RAN). Such methods include acquiring a set of candidate configurations related to UE operation in the RAN and determining UE energy consumption information related to the set. The UE energy consumption information can include respective energy consumption metrics associated with the candidate configurations, and/or a relative priority of the candidate configurations with regards to UE energy consumption reduction. Such methods also include reporting at least a portion of the UE energy consumption information to the network node. Other embodiments include complementary methods, performed by a network node, that include selecting a particular candidate configuration, for the UE, based on the reported UE energy consumption information, and scheduling the UE for operation in the RAN according to the selected configuration.