Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to full-duplex user equipment operation. An apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor that is configured to cause the apparatus to receive a joint configuration defining uplink (“UL”) and downlink (“DL”) reference signal (“RS”) resources for facilitating self-interference measurements for full-duplex UE operation, perform self-interference measurements according to the received joint configuration, report at least one UL transmission (“Tx”) beam and DL reception (“Rx”) beam pair, and receive at least one downlink control information (“DCI”) for full-duplex operation for simultaneous UL transmission and DL reception associated with at least two beams of at least one transmit/receive point (“TRP”) based on the reported at least one UL Tx beam and DL Rx beam pair.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a positioning reference signal type. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a configuration for transmission of at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) type. The configuration includes at least one parameter including: a PRS bandwidth; a number of time domain symbol for PRS transmission in a slot; a mapping type comprising at least one Zadoff-chu sequence length for: at least one frequency domain repetition; a number of repetitions; a cyclic shift; or some combination thereof; or some combination thereof. The method includes transmitting a ranging signal to at least one device, receiving a ranging signal from at least one device, or some combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for location-based beam failure detection (BFD) and recovery. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives a configuration from a RAN for multiple sets of BFD reference signal (RS), multiple beam failure instance (BFI) counters, and an association of at least one BFD RS set and a corresponding BFI counter to one of a plurality of groups. The processor measures a signal strength on the BFD RS for each group and compares the measured signal strength with a BFD RS threshold value. The processor increments a BFI counter associated with a particular group if the measured signal strength is below a BFD RS threshold value and initiates random-access procedure if the BFI counter reaches a maximum value of beam failure for each group.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for extended paging messages. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that triggers a SL positioning resource request by a higher-layer radio protocol. The transceiver requests set of SL resources from a RAN and receives a SL positioning resource grant for performing a SL positioning session with a responder UE. Here, the SL positioning resource grant is applicable to both the initiator UE and responder UE, where the SL positioning resource grant is associated with source and destination physical layer SL positioning identifiers. The processor reserves a set of SL positioning resources for performing a SL positioning session between the initiator UE and the responder UE. The processor performs a SL positioning procedure using the reserved set of SL positioning resources.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a reference signal corresponding to a waveform type. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment from a network device, first configuration information indicating a first physical channel with a first waveform type. The method includes receiving, from a network device, second configuration information indicating a first reference signal with the first waveform type. The method includes determining whether a frequency domain multiplexing pattern with combs, frequency domain orthogonal cover code, or a combination thereof is supported for transmission of the first reference signal with the first waveform type.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a shared group specific beam. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, a first configuration from a network device for a shared UE beam based on a downlink (DL) beam and an associated beam identifier (ID) that is group specific. The method includes receiving uplink control information (UCI) from the network device. The method includes receiving a second configuration from the network device. The second configuration includes information for reporting to the network device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring shared and UE specific beams and TCI states. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE) from a network device, configuration information for shared UE beams, shared transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states, UE-specific beams, and/or UE-specific TCI states. The method includes receiving, from the network device, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) that activates a subset of the shared UE beams, the shared TCI states, the UE-specific beams, and/or the UE-specific TCI states. The method includes receiving, from the network device, downlink control information (DCI) for indicating at least one beam, and/or at least one TCI state from the activated subset of the shared UE beams, the shared TCI states, the UE-specific beams, and/or the UE-specific TCI states.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for shared beam failure detection (BFD) and recovery. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives a configuration from a radio access network (RAN) for a set of shared BFD reference signals (RS), where the set of shared BFD RS is quasi-co-located with a set of shared user equipment (UE) receive beams applicable to a group of UEs. The processor measures a signal strength on the set of shared BFD RS, increments a shared beam failure instance (BFI) counter if the measured signal strength is below a BFD RS threshold value, and also increments the shared BFI upon receiving a BFI indication from a UE in the group of UEs. The processor declares BFD for the group of UEs in response to the shared BFI counter reaching a maximum value of beam failure.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring shared reference beams. One method includes receiving a first configuration including a first shared reference beam (“SRB”) and a first beam ID associated with the first SRB. The method includes receiving a second configuration including a second SRB relative to the first SRB and a second beam ID associated with the second SRB. The method includes receiving a third configuration including shared reference signals for channel measurement and reporting. The shared reference signals are quasi-co-located with the first SRB. The method includes receiving a fourth configuration including a shared beam ID for wireless communication with the network entity, the shared beam ID including the first beam ID and/or the second beam ID. The method includes performing the wireless communication using a shared beam associated with the shared beam ID.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for CSI-RS enhancement. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that receives a first configuration comprising a configuration of indices and a length of at least one first DFT for mapping on CSI-RS symbols, and/or a configuration of a number and a length of at least one second DFT for CSI-RS transmission. The processor receives a CSI-RS transmission and a PDSCH transmission during a symbol by applying multiple DFTs based on the first configuration. The processor generates a CSI report based on the received CSI-RS and transmits the generated CSI report to the network entity.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types. The initiating apparatus receives (1305), from an application layer, a ranging request to initiate a sidelink ranging session with a responder device along a sidelink connection and transmits (1310) a sidelink request message comprising a request to perform ranging setup and participate in the sidelink ranging session. The apparatus initiates (1315) the sidelink ranging session with the responder device in response to receiving a confirmation that the responder device will participate in the sidelink ranging session and determines (1320) completion of the sidelink ranging session with the responder device. The apparatus transmits (1325) a final ranging round message to the responder device indicating a final round of the sidelink ranging session and receives (1330) a location measurement report in response to the final ranging round message.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types. One apparatus (1100) includes a transceiver (1125) that receives a positioning reference signal (“PRS”) configuration for at least one PRS type for transmitting a PRS to at least one second network device, receives a resource pool configuration for transmitting the PRS associated with relative positioning measurements, and receives a multiplexing configuration for multiplexing a physical sidelink control channel (“PSCCH”) with the PRS. The apparatus (1100) includes a processor (1105) that multiplexes the PSCCH with the PRS according to the multiplexing configuration. The transceiver (1125) transmits the multiplexed PSCCH and PRS to the at least one second device according to the PRS configuration and the resource pool configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for updating a channel state information report. One method (600) includes receiving (602), at a user equipment, a first configuration from a network device to activate an update of a channel state information (CSI) report. The method (600) includes receiving (604) a second configuration from the network device to perform a resource utilization update on resources from the update of the CSI report. The method (600) includes performing (606) the update of the CSI report. The method (600) includes performing (608) an uplink (UL) transmission based on the resources updated from the resource utilization update. The method (600) includes transmitting (610) an indication to the network device. The indication indicates a type of CSI update and a type of resource utilization update.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types. One apparatus (1400) includes a transceiver (1425) that transmits a sidelink (“SL”) ranging configuration comprising one or more SL ranging methods corresponding to a ranging session to a responder device, transmits a SL positioning reference signal (“PRS”) to the responder device, and receives, according to the one or more SL ranging methods and in response to the SL PRS, a ranging reply and measurement report from the responder device. The apparatus (1400) includes a processor (1405) that estimates ranging information based on the ranging reply and measurement report received from the responder device to determine a range between the initiator apparatus and the responder device.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to artificial intelligence (AI) enabled beam management. A base station may notify a user equipment (UE) of an availability of AI-enabled beam management and provide configuration parameters for an AI algorithm. The UE may utilize the configuration parameters to configure an AI algorithm. The UE may process a first set of beams utilizing the configured AI algorithm to identify a second set of beams. The UE may notify the base station (and/or other network entity) of the second set of beams, and one or more beams of the second set of beams can be utilized for wireless communication between the UE and the base station and/or other network entity or UE.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring demodulation reference signal bundling and transport block scheduling. One method includes receiving a first configuration from a network. The first configuration includes: a first indication to enable demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) bundling for a physical channel; a second indication of a duration for a time-domain window (TDW) length for DM-RS bundling, wherein the duration of the TDW indicates a number of symbols across which joint channel estimation is performed; or a combination thereof. The method includes receiving a second configuration from the network. The second configuration includes: a third indication to enable a single transport block (TB) scheduling across multiple transmission occasion for a physical channel; and a fourth indication of a number of transmission occasion over which a single transport block is transmitted, received, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a precoder for wireless communications. An apparatus includes a processor that determines a precoder for a set of modulation symbols, the determined precoder comprising a plurality of codewords and configured to reduce an ensemble interference and a pairwise interference among the plurality of codewords. The processor precodes the set of modulation symbols based on the determined precoder. The processor maps the precoded set of modulation symbols to a set of physical transmission resources, wherein a number of modulation symbols in the set of modulation symbols is greater than a number of physical transmission resources in the set of physical transmission resources. The apparatus includes a transceiver that transmits, to a receiver node, an indication of the determined precoder and the set of physical transmission resources.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for enhanced UL repetition indication and repetition procedure provides one or more signaling mechanisms to support dynamic PUCCH repetition factor indication. A User Equipment apparatus 500 includes a transceiver 525 and a processor 505 that receives from a network 120, a Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) configuration for one or more physical uplink control channel (“PUCCH”) resources sets and corresponding one or more PUCCH resource configurations 402 for each of the configured PUCCH resource sets, where one or more of the corresponding PUCCH resource configurations 402 indicate a number of slots over which PUCCH can be repeated and receives from the network a downlink control information (“DCI”), where the DCI includes a PUCCH resource indicator (“PRI”) 404 to indicate one of a RRC configured PUCCH resources 402 within a PUCCH resource set and a corresponding number of slots 406 for PUCCH repetition.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for associating transmit beams and sensing beams for channel access. One apparatus (700) includes a transceiver (725) and a processor (705) that receives (905) a mapping configuration from a RAN, said the mapping configuration associating at least one transmit beam to at least one sensing beam. The processor (705) receives (910) an indication of a transmit beam to perform uplink transmission and determines (915) a sensing beam based on the indicated transmit beam and the mapping configuration. Via the transceiver (725), the processor (705) performs (920) an LBT procedure prior to transmission using the determined sensing beam, where the determined sensing beam has a beamwidth that covers the indicated transmit beam, and performs (925) uplink transmission during a COT using at least the indicated transmit beam in response to LBT success.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for assistance for performing listen-before-talk operations. One method includes exchanging, at a network device and with a UE in a second carrier without performing a listen-before-talk operation, assistance information for performing listen-before-talk for a first carrier. The method includes transmitting, to the UE on the second carrier without performing the listen-before-talk operation, an indication to perform interference measurement on the first carrier. The method includes receiving, from the UE on the second carrier, first assistance information including an indication of the results of interference measurement at the UE of the first carrier. The method includes transmitting, to the UE on the second carrier without performing the listen-before-talk operation, second assistance information including an indication of the results of interference measurement at the network device of the first carrier.