Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may determine an energy pattern corresponding to a characteristic of the first wireless device. The energy pattern may include at least two sub-periods of different energy levels. The first wireless device may transmit the energy pattern on a channel (e.g., an unlicensed channel) prior to transmitting a first message on the channel to indicate the upcoming message to other devices. A second wireless device may monitor the channel during energy detection intervals and may detect the energy pattern. The second wireless device may determine the characteristic of the first wireless device based on detecting the energy pattern and may modify timing for transmission of a second message on the channel based on determining the characteristic. The first wireless device may transmit the first message on the channel based on transmitting the energy pattern.

Abstract: An apparatus for wireless communication at a UE is provided. The apparatus is configured to receive a configuration to report interference measurement information indicating interference measurements for each interference measurement resource of a set of interference measurement resources and Rx beam information used by the UE for performing interference measurements on each interference measurement resource of the set of interference measurement resources. The apparatus is configured to receive a set of interference measurement reference signals on the set of interference measurement resources, and to measure interference on each interference measurement resource of the set of interference measurement resources to obtain the interference measurement information. Each interference measurement is through one Rx beam of a set of Rx beams.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for channel access. One example method by a wireless node generally includes selecting a mode of operation associated with a configuration for communicating with one or more other wireless nodes, determining a procedure for gaining access to a medium to be used for the communication, wherein the procedure is determined based on the mode of operation, and communicating with the one or more other wireless nodes using the mode of operation after gaining access to the medium based on the procedure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of wireless communication. The method is performed at a user equipment (UE). The method comprises receiving, from a network entity, downlink control information (DCI) for a downlink transmission, wherein the downlink transmission is based on a rate-splitting multiple access scheme, and wherein the downlink transmission comprises a common stream, a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) for the common stream, a private stream and a DM-RS for the private stream, determining, based on the DCI, a DM-RS configuration for the DM-RS for the common stream and for the DM-RS for the private stream, and receiving, based on the DM-RS configuration, the downlink transmission.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Aspects of the disclosure describe narrow beam-based channel access that enables a device to communicate in a shared radio frequency spectrum band without performing channel access procedures. Specifically, aspects of the disclosure describe techniques for defining one or more directional beams as a narrow beam, where the relative narrowness of the beam may be determined in the context of interference (e.g., as opposed to being defined from a geometric perspective). For example, a particular beam may be determined to be a narrow beam, and therefore associated with communications in shared radio frequency spectrum bands without channel access procedures, based on one or more metrics and a number of spatial streams associated with the beam. A device may use such narrow beams for communications without channel access procedures in shared radio frequency spectrum bands.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, which may be otherwise known as user equipment (UE) may receive a downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The DCI may include one or more of an indication of a set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states related to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), one or more receive beams associated with the set of TCI states, or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheme. The UE may decode the DCI and may determine a temporal period associated with the indication of the set of TCI states. The UE may receive, based on the temporal period, the PDSCH according to one or more of the set of TCI states, the one or more receive beams associated with the set of TCI states, the PDSCH scheme, or one or more default receive beams.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for synchronization signal block (SSB) patterns with gaps. A method that may be performed by a network entity (e.g., a BS) generally includes determining a synchronization signal block (SSB) pattern that identifies SSB positions for sweeping a set of SSB beams over multiple SSB bursts with gaps between at least some of the SSB positions, wherein the SSB pattern identifies a subset of the set of SSB beams to use per SSB burst. The method generally includes transmitting SSBs over the multiple SSB bursts in accordance with the pattern.

Abstract: A phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) may be transmitted to enable a receiver to correct phase noise in wireless communication. A UE scheduled for one PDSCH with DMRS ports in two or more DMRS CDM groups that are associated with two TCI states may be configured for PT-RS using two PT-RS ports. Therefore, rather than limiting PT-RS to a single port, the PT-RS may be transmitted to the UE using two PT-RS ports. The apparatus transmits a capability indication for more than one PT-RS port for receiving a downlink shared channel based on a first TCI and a second TCI. The apparatus receives a configuration for a maximum number of downlink PT-RS ports from a base station.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a transmitting (Tx) node may perform a channel measurement in a channel sensing contention slot based at least in part on a measurement time, wherein the measurement time is based at least in part on one or more of a sensing bandwidth or a beam switching time. The Tx may perform, to a receiving (Rx) node, a transmission based at least in part on a value of the channel measurement satisfying a threshold. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Wireless communication methods and devices for selective receiver-assisted channel sensing are provided. In some aspects, one or more receivers (e.g., UEs) can be selectively configured to perform receiver-assisted channel sensing (e.g., class A channel sensing) using at least one of trigger signaling and channel sensing configuration by a BS, UE capabilities, or operational mode. For example, a method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: sensing a channel based on at least one of a receiver-assisted channel sensing trigger, or a UE capability; and transmitting, to a base station (BS) based on the sensing, channel sensing information.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, at least one of a first indication of a set of beams allowed for sidelink communication or a second indication of a range allowed for a sidelink transmission parameter. The UE may communicate on a sidelink in accordance with at least one of the set of beams or the range. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) may be provided with a set of configured resources that use shared radio frequency spectrum. A base station may perform a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure to verify that a channel is available for transmissions, and may determine a channel occupancy time (COT) during which associated resources are reserved by the base station. An indication of the resources associated with the COT may be provided by the base station to the UE. The UE may then validate the configured resources based on whether they are located within resources associated with the COT.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a control channel that uses an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform. The UE may transmit or receiving a data channel, associated with the control channel, that uses a single-carrier (SC) waveform. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to transmit, to a base station, a capability report indicating a capability of the UE to support multi-transmission time interval scheduling. The UE may then receive, from the base station based on the capability report, a first configuration of a first processing mode for the UE that is associated with communications scheduled for a single transmission time interval, and a second configuration of a second processing mode for the UE that is associated with communications scheduled for a scheduling interval spanning a plurality of transmission time intervals. The UE may receive, from the base station, an indication to apply the first processing mode or the second processing mode, and may communicate with the base station based on the indication.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, which may be otherwise known as user equipment (UE) may receive a downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The DCI may include one or more of an indication of a set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states related to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), one or more receive beams associated with the set of TCI states, or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheme. The UE may decode the DCI and may determine a temporal period associated with the indication of the set of TCI states. The UE may receive, based on the temporal period, the PDSCH according to one or more of the set of TCI states, the one or more receive beams associated with the set of TCI states, the PDSCH scheme, or one or more default receive beams.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may start, in a no-listen-before-talk (no-LBT) mode and after a first channel occupancy time (COT), an away period during which no transmissions are to occur in abeam direction used in the first COT. The wireless communication device may perform, during the away period, channel sensing. The wireless communication device may transmit a communication in a second COT after the away period, based at least in part on a result of the channel sensing. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for managing beam selection. In one aspect, an initiating wireless device may determine whether a pre-grant acknowledgement associated with a first beam has been received from a responding wireless device within an expected receive time. The initiating wireless device may generate an indication to prevent the initiating wireless device from using the first beam for a blocking duration in response to determining that the pre-grant acknowledgement associated with the first beam has not been received within the expected receive time.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enhance the configuration of the scheduling offset for communication devices within a channelized frequency band. In one aspect, a UE receives a PDCCH including a scheduling offset parameter. The PDCCH schedules one of a PDSCH for reception in a first sub-band within a BWP or provides an uplink scheduling grant of a PUSCH for transmission in a second sub-band within the BWP. The UE communicates with a base station based on one of a slot for receiving the PDSCH based on the first sub-band within the BWP and the scheduling offset parameter when the PDCCH schedules the PDSCH, or a slot for transmitting the PUSCH based on the second sub-band within the BWP and the scheduling offset parameter when a PUCCH is used to schedule the PUSCH.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may measure, for a first beam group of a set of beam groups associated with the UE, a first channel busy ratio (CBR) for the first beam group. The UE may receive, from a second UE, an indication of a second CBR for a second beam group associated with the second UE. The UE may transmit, to the second UE using a beam included in the first beam group, a signal using one or more transmit parameters that are based at least in part on at least one of the first CBR or the second CBR. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a base station may transmit a control channel such as a PDCCH using one or more control resource sets (CORESETs). A CORESET may be associated with a number of different transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states which may specify information that a UE may use to receive the PDCCH. In some cases, the UE may identify an association between resources of the CORESET and a number of TCI states assigned to a CORESET using various different multiplexing techniques, such as time division multiplexing (TDM). Some associations between the resources of the CORESET and the TCI states may include a mapping of the resources of the CORESET to the different TCI states. The UE may decode the PDCCH based on the different TDM techniques used to configure the CORESET.