Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a central network node, configuration information for reporting UE positioning information or distributed network node positioning information. The UE may identify one or more distributed network nodes based at least in part on respective connections between the one or more distributed network nodes and the UE or based at least in part on measurement information. The UE may obtain one or more encrypted identifiers respectively associated with the one or more distributed network nodes. The UE may transmit, to the central network node, the one or more encrypted identifiers in accordance with the configuration information. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for wireless communication at a user equipment. The method comprises determining an interference cancellation, IC, capability for a sidelink communication, wherein the sidelink communication is to be transmitted to one or more other UEs and reporting the determined IC capability for the sidelink communication to a base station. The method also comprises receiving, from the base station, an indication of resources allocated for the sidelink communication based on the reported IC capability and transmitting the sidelink communication to the one or more other UEs using the allocated resources.

Abstract: Aspects relate to mechanisms for a wireless communication device to generate a superposition transmission of a sidelink signal to be transmitted to at least one receiving wireless communication device and an uplink signal to be transmitted to a base station. The wireless communication device may transmit the superposition transmission on resources allocated by the base station on a common carrier utilized for both sidelink and uplink transmissions. The superposition transmission includes a base layer corresponding to the uplink signal and an enhanced layer corresponding to the sidelink signal. The wireless communication device may further generate and transmit interference assistance information to the receiving wireless communication device for use by the receiving wireless communication device in canceling the base layer from the superposition transmission.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect a trigger event associated with a satellite communication link, the trigger event being based at least in part on at least one of: a status of an access link associated with the UE, or information associated with another device or a component of the UE. The UE may transmit a communication via the satellite communication link based at least in part on detecting the trigger event. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which multiuser superposition transmission (MUST) is used to provide multiple concurrent sidelink transmissions using a same set of time and frequency resources. A transmitting user equipment (UE) may provide an indication of concurrent MUST transmissions in sidelink control information (SCI), and a receiving UE may decode one or both of a MUST base layer communication and a MUST enhancement layer communication. The base layer communication may include broadcast or groupcast transmissions to multiple UEs, and the enhancement layer communication may include a unicast transmission between the transmitting UE and a single receiving UE. The indication of concurrent transmissions may be provided in a first stage SCI, and parameters for decoding the base layer and enhancement layer transmissions may be provided in one or multiple second stage SCI transmissions.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, information related to a concurrent reception capability using different receive beams. The UE may receive, from the base station, information indicating one or more slots in which concurrent sidelink and downlink reception is enabled based at least in part on the information related to the concurrent reception capability. The UE may receive, in the one or more slots in which concurrent sidelink and downlink reception is enabled, a downlink transmission from the base station using a first receive beam and a sidelink transmission from a peer UE using a second receive beam. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device supports sidelink communications, including device-to-device (D2D) communications and vehicle-based communications. The communication device receives, from another device, a discontinuous transmission (DTX) configuration for a sidelink connection between the communications device and the other device. Based on the received DTX configuration, the communications device determines a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration and transmit, to the other device, the determined DRX configuration. The devices experience power savings, among other results according to the DTX configuration or the DRX configuration.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a transmitter user equipment (UE) determines a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) pattern for a first slot allocated for transmission over a sidelink between the transmitter UE and a receiver UE, wherein the first DMRS pattern is determined based at least on the first slot having a first slot format of two or more slot formats, and transmits, to the receiver UE, DMRS in the first slot according to the first DMRS pattern. In an aspect, the receiver UE determines the first DMRS pattern for the first slot based at least on the first slot having the first slot format, and receives, from the transmitter UE, DMRS in the first slot according to the first DMRS pattern.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhanced resource reservation for sidelink communication. A method that may be performed by a transmitter user equipment (UE) includes transmitting a transport block (TB) in a first slot of a current reservation period, wherein the transmission of the TB reserves a future resource in the current reservation period for retransmission of the TB, indicating, when transmitting the TB, a period to periodically reserve one or more resources, in one or more future reservation periods, for transmissions of one or more other TBs, and taking action to limit or release a number of the one or more resources periodically reserved in the one or more future reservation periods for the transmissions of the one or more other TBs.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a transmitter user equipment (UE) may identify beamforming information for transmitting a pre-reservation signal that indicates a set of non-preferred resources associated with a data transmission. The UE may transmit, to a receiver UE in accordance with the beamforming information, the pre-reservation signal that indicates the set of non-preferred resources associated with the data transmission. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, which may be otherwise known as user equipment (UE), may identify a default modulation and coding scheme table and a preconfigured modulation and coding scheme table associated with a resource pool. The UE may receive, from a transmitting communication device, an indication of the preconfigured modulation and coding scheme table to use for upcoming sidelink communications. The UE may then communicate based on the preconfigured modulation and coding scheme table.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A server may request sensed location information from a first device to verify location information reported by the first device or one or more additional devices. For example, a first user equipment (UE) may receive a message requesting sensed location information for verification of the location information associated with and reported by the first UE. Based on a sensing procedure performed by the first UE, the first UE may transmit a report indicating the sensed location information and a sensing time. In another example, a first device may receive a message requesting sensed location information for verification of the location information associated with and reported by one or more additional devices. Based on a sensing procedure performed by the first UE, the first UE may transmit a report indicating the sensed location information and the sensing time.

Abstract: Techniques for sidelink (SL) and uplink (UL) full duplex communication with multiple transmission and reception points (multi-TRP) may be performed. In an example, a user equipment (UE) may determine full duplex communication, including simultaneous reception of a SL communication from an SL UE via a first TRP of the UE and transmission of a UL transmission to a base station via a second TRP of the UE, is available. The UE may enable the full duplex communication. The UE may receive, from the SL UE, the SL communication via the first TRP. The UE may transmit, to the base station while simultaneously receiving the SL communication, the UL transmission via the second TRP.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a second UE via reflection by one or more passive devices, a first reference signal (RS) that is based at least in part on a shared first key that corresponds to a configuration of the one or more passive devices. The first UE may receive, from the second UE via reflection, a second RS that is based at least in part on the first key. The first UE may generate a second key based at least in part on a measurement of the second RS. The first UE may transmit a positioning reference signal that is based at least in part on the second key and that is associated with a measurement of a range between the first UE and the second UE. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for assisted mmW sidelink beam discovery in non-standalone mode. A UE may transmit, to an AN, a request to access one or more ADs. The request may be based on an absence of at least one BPL that has a threshold QoS for a DRB with a second UE. The UE may receive, from the AN based on the transmitted request, an authorization to access the one or more ADs, and exchange, via an SRB, beam training information with the second UE based on the authorization to access the one or more ADs for performing a beam training procedure via the one or more ADs.

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, a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration to be used by the UE for cellular communication with the base station, wherein the DRX configuration indicates a DRX cycle that includes an active time during which the UE is to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and an inactive time during which the UE is to refrain from monitoring the PDCCH; identify a time window for sidelink communication with another UE based at least in part on the DRX configuration; and communicate using one or more sidelink resources in the identified time window. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE) are described. A first UE may transmit control signaling to reserve a first set of time and frequency resources for a sidelink transmission. In some examples, the control signaling may indicate one or more parameters to be used by a second UE to identify a second set of time and frequency resources for performing a full-duplex communication with the first UE. In some examples, the first UE may then communicate with the second UE based on the reserved first set of time and frequency resources and the indicated one or more parameters associated with the second set of time and frequency resources.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may receive, from a second UE, sidelink control information for performing full-duplex communications with the second UE. The sidelink control information may include an indication of resources reserved by the second UE, an indication of one or more transmit beam directions associated with the resources reserved by the second UE, or both. The first UE may receive, via the resources reserved by the second UE, a first message using a first receive beam based on the sidelink control information. The first UE may transmit, via the resources reserved by the second UE, a second message using a first transmit beam of the first UE, a direction of the first transmit beam being different from a direction of the first receive beam.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a receiver user equipment (UE) may receive at least one control communication that includes a first part and a second part. The UE may determine an authenticity status of the at least one control communication based at least in part on at least one of a common security key corresponding to the first part or a private security key corresponding to the second part. The UE may perform a wireless communication task based at least in part on the authenticity status of the at least one control communication. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication by a positioning entity includes determining an accuracy of a positioning estimate of a first non-anchor sidelink user equipment (UE). The method also includes determining the accuracy satisfies an accuracy condition. The method further includes configuring the first non-anchor sidelink UE as a first anchor UE based on the positioning estimate satisfying the accuracy condition.