Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for flexible uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) communications with full duplex operation. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives a first indication to operate in a full duplex aware mode and receives slot format information of a slot. The apparatus includes a processor that controls the transceiver to perform at least one action selected from: uplink transmission in a first set of symbols of the slot and downlink reception in a second set of symbols of the slot, where at least one symbol of the first set of symbols of the slot is a downlink symbol according to the slot format information, and where at least one symbol of the second set of symbols of the slot is an uplink symbol according to the slot format information.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types. One apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor that is configured to receive a positioning reference signal (“PRS”) configuration for at least one PRS type for transmitting a PRS to at least one second network equipment, receive a resource pool configuration for transmitting the PRS associated with relative positioning measurements, receive a multiplexing configuration for multiplexing a physical sidelink control channel (“PSCCH”) with the PRS, multiplex the PSCCH with the PRS according to the multiplexing configuration, and transmit the multiplexed PSCCH and PRS to the at least one second network equipment according to the PRS configuration and the resource pool configuration.

Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing one or more low-power wake-up receivers (LP-WUR) at the UE and for implementing mechanisms for improving receiver sensitivity loss for the LP-WUR. According to some aspects, apparatuses and methods are provided to improve the receiver sensitivity loss for the LP-WUR using time domain coverage improvement, power domain coverage improvement, spatial domain coverage improvement, and/or frequency domain coverage improvement.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing lower level measurement configuration and activation in a wireless communication system. A network may provide one or more measurement configuration for one or more non-active inter-frequency cell. The network and/or UE may activate the measurement configuration(s). The UE may perform measurement and reporting according to the activated configuration(s).

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), a base station, a baseband processor or other network device can determine a codebook subset configuration of a plurality of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers for antenna ports of a codebook. The codebook subset configuration can include a nested structure based on a codebook configured for a fully-coherent UE, or a codebook configured for a partially-coherent UE. Fully-coherent precoders, a set of partially-coherent precoders or a set of non-coherent precoders can be configured in the codebook subset configuration to reduce a number of precoders from the partially-coherent precoders or the non-coherent precoders.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for UCI repetitions multiplexing on PUSCH. An apparatus includes a transceiver that receives an indication comprising at least a beta-offset value and multiplexing of a plurality of repetitions of uplink control information (“UCI”) on a single transmission occasion of physical uplink shared channel (“PUSCH”). The transceiver receives a configuration to determine a starting symbol index and a maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions of UCI on PUSCH. The apparatus includes a processor that multiplexes UCI on PUSCH for transmitting UCI to a node of a mobile wireless communication network based on the starting symbol index and the maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions according to an indicated beta-offset value.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a network-controlled repeater (NCR) to provide hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgment/negative acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) to a base station, in 5G NR systems and beyond. The NCR receives a control message from a base station scheduling resources for an uplink or downlink message. The uplink or downlink message is received, and the NCR determines whether the received message has a signal quality that exceeds a quality threshold. When the signal quality exceeds the quality threshold, the uplink or downlink message is forwarded to the base station or to a UE, respectively. HARQ ACK/NACK feedback is provided to the base station, and may be provided as joint HARQ feedback or separate HARQ messages for each of the control message and the uplink or downlink message. Separate or joint HARQ feedback may be provided when the NCR receives multiple control messages from the base station.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a signal configuring a UE to simultaneously perform a first PUSCH transmission with a first TRP and a second PUSCH transmission with a second TRP. The method includes determining a first and a second SRS resource sets for the first and the second PUSCH transmissions, respectively. The method includes determining a first maximum number of layers associated with the first SRS resource set, a second maximum number of layers associated with the second SRS resource set, and a third maximum number of layers to be used when the UE switches to a single-TRP PUSCH transmission with only one of the first TRP or the second TRP. The method includes performing the first and second PUSCH transmissions using the first and second maximum numbers of layers, respectively. The method includes switching to the single-TRP PUSCH transmission and transmitting the same using the third maximum number of layers.

Abstract: Systems and methods for uplink (UL) multiple transmission reception point (multi-TRP) operation enhancements are disclosed herein. Embodiments may provide enhancements for the handling of a time alignment timer (TAT) expiration for two timing advance groups (TAGs). A UE may perform one or more actions associated with a multiple downlink control information (multi-DCI) multi-TRP operation based on whether a first TAG and a second TAG are, respectively, associated with a primary timing advance group (PTAG) or a secondary timing advance group (STAG).

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: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types. One apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor that is configured to transmit a sidelink (“SL”) ranging configuration comprising one or more SL ranging methods corresponding to a ranging session to a responder device, transmit a SL positioning reference signal (“PRS”) to the responder device, receive, 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, and estimate ranging information based on the ranging reply and measurement report received from the responder device to determine a range between the apparatus and the responder device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting irregular subcarrier spacing. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that receives an indication of at least one value of irregular subcarrier spacing. The processor controls the transceiver to communicate with a Radio Access Network (“RAN”) by applying the indicated irregular subcarrier spacing to resource elements (“REs”) in multiple physical resource block groups (“PRGs”).

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to decode, from signaling received from a base station, configuration information for layer 1 (L1)/layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility (LTM) comprising a first parameter configured to indicate a number of candidate cells to be included in a channel state information (CSI) report for LTM and a second parameter configured to indicate a number of beams per candidate cell to be included in the CSI report for LTM and configure transceiver circuitry to transmit the CSI report for LTM, comprising at least a first candidate cell, to the base station based on the configuration information.

Abstract: A base station (BS) may be configured to establish a cellular link with a user equipment (UE) and transmit radio resource control (RRC) signaling including channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration information to the UE. The BS may further transmit at least one burst of one or more CSI reference signals (CSI-RS) to the UE according to the CSI reporting configuration information and receive a first CSI report using time-domain properties of the channel and corresponding to the burst of the one or more CSI-RS. The BS may then determine modified CSI reporting configuration information based on the first CSI report and transmit an adjusted burst of one or more additional CSI-RS to the UE according to the modified CSI reporting configuration information. The BS may then receive, from the UE, an additional CSI report according to the modified CSI reporting configuration information.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to inserting beam switching gaps between beam transmissions. A network equipment (NE) is configured to determine a number of empty symbols to insert between contiguous transmissions to a user equipment (UE) based on a subcarrier spacing, wherein the contiguous transmissions are scheduled on different beams; insert the determined number of empty symbols as a gap between the contiguous transmissions; and indicate the number of empty symbols to the UE.

Abstract: The techniques described herein provide solutions for SL signaling that supports two candidate starting symbols within a slot. Slots with two candidate starting symbols may not be applicable to slots with feedback channel resources. Slots with two candidate starting symbols may be preconfigured. Slot structures and solutions for determining transport block size (TBS), for slots supporting two candidate starting symbols, are provided. Also described are solutions for processing time constraints and time gaps between reception of slots supporting two candidate starting symbols and providing feedback regarding such slots. Techniques described herein also include solutions for sharing information during overlapping long-term evolution (LTE) and new radio (NR) sensing windows, sharing LTE and NR sub-channel resources, and avoiding NR feedback transmission that may overlap with LTE transmissions. These and other features and techniques are described herein.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for UE assistance for no-LBT based unlicensed channel access. A processor (305) calculates a combined gain from a combination of an antenna configuration gain and a beamforming gain for at least one transmission beam. The processor (305) determines if the at least one transmission beam can be used for a no-LBT based channel access mechanism in an unlicensed band with or without a channel occupancy duration restriction based on the combined gain. The processor (305) transmits, via a transceiver (325), to a network node, information that indicates whether the at least one transmission beam can be used for a no-LBT based channel access mechanism in an unlicensed band with or without a channel occupancy duration restriction, or whether the network node can apply an LBT-based channel access mechanism, or some combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for a power spectrum density based configuration. One method includes transmitting, from a user equipment, UCI bits via a PUCCH in a shared spectrum using multiple PRBs. The method includes receiving a configuration message comprising a number of resource blocks for a PUCCH format 0, a PUCCH format 1, or a PUCCH format 4 depending on a SCS, wherein the configuration message indicates mapping information that maps time and frequency domain resources for larger sequence to multiple RBs or a repetition of sequences to multiple RBs, or information corresponding to subcarrier interlacing.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to report UE capability information related to uplink (UL) transmission (Tx) switching to a network, wherein the UE capability information comprises an indication that the UE supports a 3 or 4 band combination for UL Tx switching and an indication that the UE supports simultaneous Tx on at least one two-band combination from the 3 or 4 band combination, receive, from the network, a UL Tx switching configuration based on at least the UE capability information and perform UL transmissions based on the UL Tx switching configuration.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) bundling in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). A user equipment (UE) reports its capability of phase difference pre-compensation in NTN under timing drift or Doppler shift. A network node in an NTN transmits an indication to the UE of an uplink segmentation duration for DMRS bundling. The network node receives, from the UE in response to the indication, a UE capability report on a maximum time domain window (TDW) duration ability of the UE and a phase difference pre-compensation ability of the UE. The network node schedules a configured grant PUSCH for the UE indicating a PUSCH DMRS bundling size based on the maximum TDW duration ability of the UE, the phase difference pre-compensation ability of the UE, and the uplink segmentation duration.