A method of wireless communication, the method comprising: establishing a radio connection for the wireless communication; determining, by a subordinate entity, a configuration for whether to segment one or more packets for the wireless communication using the established radio connection, the configuration being determined based on a configuration message from a scheduling entity to the subordinate entity, communicated over the established radio connection prior to wireless communication of the one or more packets; wherein the configuration message comprises one or more criteria for performing segmentation and an indicator, wherein the indicator is configurable to indicate one of two modes of operation for each of a plurality of radio bearers associated with the subordinate entity; the two modes of operation including: 1) a segmentation-free operation during which each of the plurality of radio bearers is to disallow segmentation, the one or more packets are not to be segmented for the wireless communication, and 2) a segmentation-allowed operation during which each of the plurality of radio bearers is to allow segmentation, the one or more criteria included in the configuration message comprise one or more thresholds and the one or more packets are allowed to be segmented for the wireless communication depending on whether the one or more thresholds are met; communicating the one or more packets based on the determined configuration. establishing a radio connection for the wireless communication; determining, by a subordinate entity, a configuration for whether to segment one or more packets for the wireless communication using the established radio connection, the configuration being determined based on a configuration message from a scheduling entity to the subordinate entity, communicated over the established radio connection prior to wireless communication of the one or more packets; wherein the configuration message comprises one or more criteria for performing segmentation and an indicator, wherein the indicator is configurable to indicate one of two modes of operation for each of a plurality of radio bearers associated with the subordinate entity; the two modes of operation including: 1) a segmentation-free operation during which each of the plurality of radio bearers is to disallow segmentation, the one or more packets are not to be segmented for the wireless communication, and 2) a segmentation-allowed operation during which each of the plurality of radio bearers is to allow segmentation, the one or more criteria included in the configuration message comprise one or more thresholds and the one or more packets are allowed to be segmented for the wireless communication depending on whether the one or more thresholds are met; 1) a segmentation-free operation during which each of the plurality of radio bearers is to disallow segmentation, the one or more packets are not to be segmented for the wireless communication, and 2) a segmentation-allowed operation during which each of the plurality of radio bearers is to allow segmentation, the one or more criteria included in the configuration message comprise one or more thresholds and the one or more packets are allowed to be segmented for the wireless communication depending on whether the one or more thresholds are met; communicating the one or more packets based on the determined configuration.