Abstract: A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). The method also includes receiving a number of control resource sets (CORESETS) based on the received PBCH. The method further includes receiving one or more physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) based on receiving the number of CORESETS.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a number of channel state information (CSI) reports for a CSI reporting procedure as part of a beam management procedure. The UE may transmit a first number of CSI reports of the CSI reporting procedure to the base station using a first set of transmission parameters associated with a first reliability level. The base station may transmit a control message to the UE indicating a second set of transmission parameters associated with a second reliability level and the UE may transmit a second number of CSI reports of the CSI reporting procedure to the base station using the second set of transmission parameters.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support determination of a UE beam for Msg3 transmission. In a first aspect, a method of wireless communication includes transmitting, to a network node, a first physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission and one or more repetitions of the first PRACH transmission using a plurality of beams, receiving, from the network node, a response to the first PRACH transmission comprising an indication of a selected beam of the plurality of beams, determining the selected beam based on the indication of the selected beam and based on transmission of the first PRACH transmission and one or more repetitions of the first PRACH transmission using the plurality of beams, and transmitting one or more message three (Msg3) transmissions to the network node using the selected beam.

Abstract: A network node may configure a UE for discontinuous reception (DRX). The network node may transmit, to the UE, a plurality of DRX configurations. Further, the network node may transmit, to the UE, information associated with an active time of a first DRX configuration of the plurality of DRX configurations, with the active time being different from an inactive time of the first DRX configuration. Further, the network node may transmit, to the UE, data based on the active time of the first DRX configuration. The UE may receive the plurality of DRX configurations. Further, the UE may receive the information associated with the active time of the first DRX configuration. The UE may monitor for data based on the active time of the first DRX configuration.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for managing a bandwidth of a user equipment (UE). The UE has a narrower bandwidth part (NBWP) that follows a NBWP hopping pattern and allows the UE to hop frequency over time within a larger bandwidth. The UE receives a configuration of one or more NBWP hopping patterns for one or more configured NBWPs, each configured NBWP having a bandwidth less than or equal to a maximum configurable bandwidth of a bandwidth part. The UE determines an active NBWP hopping pattern for an active NBWP of the one or more configured NBWPs. The UE communicates on frequency domain resources for a frequency domain hop indicated by the active NBWP hopping pattern applied to the active NBWP. The UE may receive an indication of whether to switch the active NBWP hopping pattern.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may update a capability to a network entity periodically when the complexity, power, or memory needs of the UE change. The UE may additionally update the capability upon being triggered by a network entity, during a time scheduled by the network entity, upon the expiration of a timer, etc. The capabilities may be or include explicit values for beam switching delay, or an index selecting delay values from a table previously configured to the UE, for example. Additionally, The UE and network entity may support communications according to capability values associated with a time delay between a transmitted reference signal with repetition and the UE being ready for a downlink transmission using a beam selected based on the reference signal. This capability may indicate to the network entity to avoid scheduling downlink messages during the delay.

Abstract: Aspects present herein relate to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a base station. The apparatus may encode a plurality of bits associated with QAM, the plurality of bits corresponding to a circular buffer associated with at least one RV, the plurality of bits including a plurality of systematic bits. The apparatus may also transfer the plurality of bits from the circular buffer associated with the at least one RV to a first buffer and a second buffer. Additionally, the apparatus may map the plurality of bits from the first buffer and the second buffer to a plurality of modulation symbols.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for waveform parameters adaptation. Aspects provide for adapting waveforms to account for impairments that can occur when communicating in a high frequency band. A method that may be performed by a base station (BS) includes detecting one or more impairment conditions. The method includes determining a plurality of waveform parameters to adapt in response to the detected one or more impairment conditions. The method includes signaling the plurality of adapted waveform parameters to a user equipment (UE).

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to techniques for paging operations in a wireless communication network that uses frequency hopping between bandwidth parts (BWPs). A paging indicator message, carried in a paging indicator search space of a given BWP, indicates to a mobile device monitoring the paging indicator search space that a paging message may arrive at the device's next paging occasion. A mobile device using frequency hopping may locate, and hop to, an anchor BWP with a paging indicator search space according to a paging indication periodicity. When it receives a paging indicator message, the device may locate, and hop to, a paging BWP and monitor a paging search space for a paging message. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to support using one of multiple types of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) to perform one or more management procedures. A base station may configure and transmit one or more SSBs of second type that are smaller than SSBs of a first type. For instance, SSBs of a second type may include a first subset of signals and may exclude a second subset of the signals that are included in an SSB of the first type. An SSB of the second type may be transmitted in an active bandwidth region used for communications between a user equipment (UE) and the base station. The UE may receive an SSB of the second type in an active bandwidth region, may perform one or more measurements using the SSB of the second type, and may perform one or more management procedures.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a multi-slot grant for one of uplink communication or downlink communication. The UE may communicate in the multi-slot grant based at least in part on information that provides an indication of one or more time gaps for the multi-slot grant. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine an asymmetric sequence of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for repeating a message or an asymmetric sequence of spatial relations for repeating the message. The UE may repeat the message according to the asymmetric sequence of TCI states or spatial relations. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For instance, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a first downlink control information message in a downlink control channel, the first downlink control information message scheduling first resources of a downlink shared channel for a second downlink control information message. The UE may identify a first, UE-specific scrambling sequence for the second downlink control information message. The UE may receive, from the base station, the second downlink control information message based on the first scrambling sequence, the second downlink control information message scheduling second resources of the downlink shared channel for a data message. The UE may receive, from the base station, the data message in the second resources scheduled by the second downlink control information message.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for wireless communications. For example, a first network node (e.g., a user equipment (UE) or other network node) may receive a reference signal and cause uplink information to be transmitted to a second network node (e.g., a base station, such as a gNodeB (gNB)). The uplink information is indicative of first measurement information associated with the reference signal and feedback information associated with a transmission.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to aperiodic transmission of one or more instances of at least one synchronization signal to a user equipment (UE). For example, the base station may allocate a plurality of time resources for aperiodic transmission of one or more instances of at least one synchronization signal different from a synchronization signal block transmitted by the base station. The base station may further transmit the aperiodic transmission of the one or more instances of the at least one synchronization signal to at least one UE using the plurality of time resources.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive, from a base station, an indication of a time gap value associated with a random access channel (RACH) procedure, wherein the time gap value is based at least in part on a capability of the base station, determine whether a physical RACH (PRACH) occasion associated with the RACH procedure is valid based at least in part on receiving the indication of the time gap value associated with the RACH procedure, and selectively transmit, to the base station, a PRACH transmission in the PRACH occasion based at least in part on determining whether the PRACH occasion is valid. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A base station may transmit, to a UE, at least one of the SS, the PBCH, the CORESET, or the SIB, via the plurality of resources based on the indication of the at least one initial access structure. In some aspects, the SS may be time-division multiplexed with the PBCH and may be frequency-division multiplexed with the CORESET and the SIB. In one aspect, the CORESET may be time-division multiplexed with the SIB. In another aspect, the CORESET may be frequency-division multiplexed with the SIB. In some aspects, at least one switching gap may be configured after the at least one initial access structure, the at least one switching gap being configured based on an SCS.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit an uplink trigger (ULT) message that indicates a request for a network entity to transmit a system information message including timing information for the UE. In response to the ULT message, the UE may receive the system information message indicating a timing advance (TA) command applicable to the UE. In some examples, the system information message may indicate that the TA command is applicable to a group of UEs that include the UE and one or more additional UEs. In some other examples, the system information message may indicate the TA command and a set of one or more additional TA commands, each applicable to a respective additional UE. The UE may communicate with the network entity according to a timing based on the TA command received via the system information message.

Abstract: Method and apparatus to use different GI sequences for different FDM UEs. The apparatus calculates a GI of each UE from a set of UEs based at least on a delay spread associated with each UE from the set of UEs. The apparatus multiplexes data and the GI of each respective UE from the set of UEs to generate a waveform. The apparatus transmits the waveform to the set of UEs. The apparatus may receive, from each UE from the set of UEs, the delay spread associated with each UE from the set of UEs. The apparatus may multiplex the GI of each respective UE from the set of UEs prior to performing a DFT operation on the GI and the data. The apparatus may multiplex the GI of each respective UE from the set of UEs after performing an IDFT operation to generate the waveform.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A communication device, such as, a base station and a UE may support transmitting and receiving information bits according to one or more index modulation schemes. For example, the communication device may support conveying information bits using a reference signal index modulation scheme, which uses reference signals transmissions using particular resources or reference signal sequences, or both, to convey the information bits. The communication device may improve reference signal resource usage by supporting a multi-mode reference signal index modulation scheme, which utilizes all reference signal resources to convey the information bits. By using the multi-mode reference signal index modulation scheme, the communication device may, as a result, include features for improvements to conveying information bits, among other benefits.