Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may transmit, to a base station, assistance information that indicates a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) preference for multiple connectivity communications from a master node and one or more secondary nodes; and receive, from the base station, a communication that indicates a routing of a sequence of PDCP packages across the master node and one or more active secondary nodes. 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 to switch from a first cell of a first distributed unit (DU) to a second cell of a second DU, wherein the first DU and the second DU are included in a set of DUs of a central unit (CU). The UE may communicate, using layer 1 (L1) or layer 2 (L2) signaling to change an activation status of at least one cell of the first DU or the second DU. The UE may switch from the first cell to the second cell in connection with the change to the activation status of the at least one cell of the first DU or the second DU. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A cellular wakeup receiver (C-WuRx) for reducing power consumption of a wireless wide area network (WWAN) radio of a user equipment (UE) includes receiver circuitry to receive a wakeup signal from a base station in response to the UE performing link aggregation by which downlink communications from the base station are offloaded to a wireless local area network (WLAN). The C-WuRx also includes processing circuitry to configure the receiver circuitry to periodically monitor at least a portion of a WWAN band for the wakeup signal and process the wakeup signal to cause the WWAN radio to resume receiving the downlink communications from the base station.

Abstract: A configuration to adjust expiration of a PDCP reorder timer based on scheduler variations in dual connectivity. The apparatus receives, from a base station, a plurality of data packets. The plurality of data packets received from a first path and a second path. The apparatus detects at least one packet of the plurality of data packets at a PDCP is dropped based on an OOW. The apparatus determines a scheduling gap between the first path and the second path. The apparatus determines a timing relationship between the UE, the first path, and the second path. The apparatus determines consecutive sequence numbers associated with packets corresponding to the frame numbering sequence of the first path and the frame numbering sequence of the second path and a respective associated time. The apparatus adjusts a reorder timer based on the scheduling gap between the first path and the second path.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in a UE includes processing circuitry coupled to a memory. To configure the UE for a 4-step random access procedure with a gNB in a 5G-NR network, the processing circuitry is to encode a first message for transmission to the gNB using a PRACH, the first message including a random access preamble. A second message received from the gNB in response to the first message is decoded. The second message includes a MAC RAR with an uplink (UL) grant and an indication of an LBT procedure type or a channel access and CP extension. An LBT procedure based on the LBT procedure type or the channel access and CP extension provided in the indication is performed. Data is encoded for transmission to the gNB based on successful completion of the LBT procedure, the transmission using a PUSCH, and a UL resource indicated by the UL grant.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein use pairing to associate a wireless sensor with a patient monitoring device such as a bedside patient monitor or a mobile device. A signal emitted by a patient monitoring device can be detected by a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor can be associated with the detected signal and pair the wireless sensor with the patient monitoring device. The wireless sensor can be configured to enter into a patient parameter sensing mode of operation after the association of the wireless sensor with the patient monitoring device.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain a discontinuous reception (DRX) short cadence value that corresponds to a number of Hertz (Hz). The UE may sleep as part of a DRX cycle. The UE may wake up, starting at a subframe, based at least in part on the DRX short cadence value and a subframe identifier of the subframe. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. One or more user equipments (UEs) may support reserved resource indications for sidelink systems. In some examples, a first UE may transmit a first sidelink control message to at least a second UE in a first transmission time interval (TTI), which may schedule a first set of time-frequency resources for a sidelink message. The first UE may transmit the sidelink message to the second UE using the first set of time frequency resources. After transmitting the sidelink message, the first UE may transmit a second sidelink control message to the second UE in a second TTI, which may indicate the first set of time-frequency resources used for transmission of the sidelink message. In some examples, the second UE may perform a decoding procedure for the sidelink message based on the second sidelink control message.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support cross-slot scheduling of sidelink transmissions in a wireless communication system. A transmitting user equipment (UE) in communication with a receiving UE over a sidelink transmits cross-slot schedule information to the receiving UE at a time prior to a first slot over which a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) transmission is to be transmitted to the receiving UE. The cross-slot schedule information includes information that is sufficient to decode the PSSCH transmission received by the receiving UE at the first slot, without requiring the receiving UE to decode a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) transmission including a sidelink control information (SCI) message received during the first slot. In aspects, the PSSCH transmission may be decoded in parallel with the PSCCH transmission received in the first slot.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may receive protocol data units (PDUs) in multiple TTIs (e.g., slots). The wireless communication device may generate, for each TTI of the multiple TTIs, a descriptor that identifies serial numbers (SNs) of PDUs that are received in the TTI. The wireless communication device may aggregate the descriptors for the multiple TTIs into an aggregated descriptor that identifies the SNs of the PDUs across the multiple TTIs. The wireless communication device may process the PDUs received in the multiple TTIs based at least in part on the aggregated descriptor. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A method for data processing includes the following. A terminal device determines a data duplication behavior of a first entity according to first information, where the data duplication behavior is indicative of that the first entity transmits data to at least one second entity in at least three second entities corresponding to the first entity. The first information includes information from a media access control (MAC) control element (CE). The terminal device determines the data duplication behavior of the first entity as follows. The terminal device determines a data duplication behavior of a first set according to the information from the MAC CE, where the first set is formed according to the at least three second entities and contains at least one second entity. A terminal device and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are further provided.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. In one aspect of the disclosure, a user equipment (UE) is configured to manage a state variable (associated with a radio link control (RLC) entity or a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity) that enables the UE to maintain synchronization with a base station during a communication session. For example, a base station may transmit, to the UE, a control PDU or a synchronization PDU that includes a value of a state variable maintained by a base station to enable the UE to update its state variable to maintain synchronization with the base station. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: A method and device for transmitting a scheduling request, the method includes: transmitting a scheduling request to a network device via a random access procedure when a maximum counter value of a scheduling request configuration is reached; information on the scheduling request configuration is transmitted to the network device during the random access procedure. Therefore, the network device can know which SR configuration that the terminal device would like to reconfigure upon reception of the RACH message; and only one or more resources corresponding to the SR configuration may be released, such that service interruption for other LCGs/LCHs may not happen.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable a transmitting device to encode and transmit coordination information and data in separate transport blocks, such that the transmitting device may update the coordination information without altering the transport block carrying the data. In one aspect, an apparatus encodes coordination information for sidelink resources in a first transport block. The apparatus encodes data in a second transport block. The apparatus transmits a first transmission on a PSSCH, the first transmission including the first transport block comprising coordination information and the second transport block.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and an apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for wireless communications involves, at a first station (STA), transmitting a first Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) that includes a first frame to a second STA, wherein the first frame indicates a first duration of a second PPDU that is transmitted subsequent to the first PPDU by a single STA, wherein a non-Trigger-Based (non-TB) PPDU format is used for the second PPDU, and wherein the first frame solicits a response frame included as part of the second PPDU, and at the first STA, receiving from the second STA, the second PPDU that includes the response frame.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure present techniques for coordination between a user equipment (UE) and one or more network entities to allow necessary interruptions on a first link associated with a first subscriber identification module (SIM) of the UE in order to establish or use a second link associated with a second SIM of the UE. A UE may include two or more SIMs, such as, for example, when offering Dual-SIM-Dual-Active (DSDA) functionalities. The UE may be limited by a single receiving chain, disregarding the multiple SIMs carried therein. The present disclosure alleviates or removes such limitations by coordinating between the UE and one or more network entities to optimize the use of the multiple SIMs.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node may include a first component for communications with a parent node and a second component for communications with a child node. The IAB node may perform a first channel access procedure for a first fixed frame period associated with the first component. The IAB node may perform a second channel access procedure for a second fixed frame period associated with the second component, the second fixed frame period staggered in time with respect to the first fixed frame period in accordance with an offset. The IAB node may communicate with one or more wireless devices during a first channel occupancy time associated with the first fixed frame period, during a second channel occupancy time associated with the second fixed frame period, or a combination thereof based on performing the channel access procedures.

Abstract: In an aspect, a network entity may receive download control information (DCI) indicating a first scrambling identification value, a second scrambling identification value, and a scrambling selection value, wherein the scrambling selection value has either a first scrambling selection value or a second scrambling selection value. The network entity may configure a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) symbol sequence based on a first initial seed value, a second DMRS symbol sequence based on a second initial seed value, and a third DMRS symbol sequence based on a third initial seed value. The network entity may be configured, based on the scrambling selection value, to transmit or receive DMRS on a group of code division multiplexed (CDM) antenna ports based on either the first DMRS symbol sequence, the second DMRS symbol sequence, or the third DMRS symbol sequence.

Abstract: Aspects provide for wireless communication between a UE and a radio access network (RAN) node in a wireless communication network. The RAN node may generate a re-synchronization signal (RSS) for a bandwidth part (BWP) of a plurality of BWPs and transmit the RSS in the BWP of a downlink to the UE. A first bandwidth of the RSS may be based on a second bandwidth of the BWP. The UE may receive the RSS in different RRC states and perform a measurement of the RSS for synchronization, for an early detection of a paging or wake-up signal, and/or for radio resource management (RRM) measurements or radio link monitoring (RLM) measurements. The UE may utilize a communication link with the RAN node based on the measurement and the RAN node may utilize the communication link to communicate with a group of UEs sharing at least one same RSS beam.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of communication over common control channels. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a User Equipment (UE) to determine a selected Common Control Channel (CCCH) message configuration from a first predefined message configuration and a second predefined message configuration, the first predefined message configuration having a first predefined message bit-size, the second predefined message configuration having a second predefined message bit-size; to generate an Uplink (UL) CCCH message according to the selected CCCH message configuration, the UL CCCH message comprising a Medium Access Control (MAC) header comprising a Logical Channel Identify (ID) (LCID) field having a value corresponding to the selected CCCH message configuration; and to transmit the UL CCCH message to a Next Generation Node B (gNB) over a logical channel corresponding to the selected CCCH message configuration.