Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may monitor for dynamic grants to obtain an average periodicity of dynamic grants received within a sliding window. The UE may transmit, based at least in part on detecting a power headroom report trigger, one or more power headroom reports identifying power headroom information based at least in part on the average periodicity of dynamic grants received within the sliding window and the power headroom report trigger.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may calculate one or more parameters associated with a quality of communications between the UE and a base station. The UE may determine a bitrate for performing the communications based on the one or more calculated parameters prior to receiving a bitrate recommendation from the base station, and the UE may transmit, prior to receiving the bitrate recommendation from the base station, a request to perform the communications in accordance with the determined bitrate. The base station may determine whether to accept the requested bitrate, and perform the communications with the UE in accordance with the determination.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may calculate one or more parameters associated with a quality of communications between the UE and a base station. The UE may determine a bitrate for performing the communications based on the one or more calculated parameters prior to receiving a bitrate recommendation from the base station, and the UE may transmit, prior to receiving the bitrate recommendation from the base station, a request to perform the communications in accordance with the determined bitrate. The base station may determine whether to accept the requested bitrate, and perform the communications with the UE in accordance with the determination.

Abstract: Allocation failures may occur on a network during handovers. Therefore, a user equipment (UE) may include a configurable timer that is configured to begin once an allocation or grant is revoked or a quality-of-service (QoS) condition is unsatisfied. A UE may be configured to wait for an allocation or grant or may be configured to elicit an allocation or grant. During a network connection, a UE may determine that the allocation or grant is unreceived before expiration of the configurable timer. Based on the determination that the allocation or grant is unreceived before expiration of the configurable timer, the UE may transit a session initiation protocol (SIP) re-invite message in order to allow a network to bring up dedicated bearers for the network connection.