Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. Particular aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented to realize one or more of the following potential advantages. In some examples, the described techniques can be used to improve latency and reduce power consumption of a DPoD process performed by the network node. For example, in association with identifying the one or more kernels for the subset of candidate kernels, the network node may consume a reduced amount of power and may identify the one or more kernels with reduced latency, when compared with testing each candidate kernel. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may conserve power resources by using PAs of the UE with reduced power (with an increased NL region) in association with the improved latency of the DPoD process performed by the network node.