Abstract: Beam management enhancements for advanced millimeter wave (mmWave) operations are disclosed. As a part of channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration, a user equipment may include an interference plus noise measurement of beams for consideration in beam management. The UE measures a set of signaling resources of each beam for power contribution and interference plus noise. According to the particular configuration, the UE may rank all of the available beams into a subset of the highest ranked beams, ranked either by the interference plus noise measurement, by the power contribution metric, or by a combination of both. The UE reports an identification of the subset to the serving base station which determines the beam to use for subsequent communications with the UE.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for concurrent communications between multiple transmission-reception points (TRPs) and a user equipment (UE). A default beam for each of the TRPs may be determined, and in the case that the default beams are unable to be concurrently received at the UE, a prioritization rule may be applied to determine which TRP uses the initially determined default beam, where the other TRP(s) may use a different beam. A UE also may be configured with a subset of control resource sets for each TRP, such that beams associated with different configured subsets are compatible and able to be concurrently received at the UE. Other techniques for providing compatibility between beams of multiple concurrent TRP transmissions include determination of a first beam, and selection of a second beam based on a mapping to the first beam, or explicit configuration by a base station.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) transmissions with different reliability levels are provided. A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station (BS), a negative acknowledgement (NACK) transmission configuration. The UE receives, from the BS, a data transmission. The UE transmits, to the BS, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) signal including a NACK for the data transmission based on the received NACK transmission configuration. Other aspects and features are also described.

Abstract: Techniques and device for wireless communications are described. A wireless device may establish multiple connections with multiple transmission reception points (TRPs). The wireless device may receive downlink control information (DCI) messages from the multiple transmission points and may generate joint hybrid automatic repeat request feedback (HARQ) based on the received downlink control information messages. To support joint HARQ feedback, counter indices may be jointly assigned to the DCI messages generated by the multiple transmission reception points. The method for jointly assigning the DCI messages may be selected based on a level of interference detected in a communications channel. Also, to support joint HARQ feedback, a total counter index in an uplink DCI message may be configured to indicate a total number of DCI message transmitted from a first TRP and a second TRP during a time period.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device, such as a base station or a user equipment, may identify an energy detection threshold for a sensing beam associated with a channel access procedure, such as a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure. The wireless device may also identify a set of transmit power parameters for one or more transmit beams. The wireless device may determine a degree of overlap between a coverage area of one or more transmit beams and a coverage area of the sensing beam. The wireless device may adjust the set of transmit power parameters, the energy detection threshold, or a combination thereof based on the degree of overlap. The wireless device may perform the channel access procedure based on the determining, the adjusting, or both.

Abstract: Enhanced measurements for new radio-unlicensed (NR-U) operations are disclosed. Compatible user equipments (UEs) may be configured to perform virtual full listen before talk (LBT) procedures for measurement purposes. The UEs may then compile LBT statistics derived from the virtual LBT procedures and include such statistics in an enhanced measurement report the their serving base stations. The LBT statistics provide a more direct and detailed reflection of the usage of a shared communication channel. Such UEs may further be configured to gather additional LBT statistics from transmission-based LBT procedures in addition to the virtual LBT procedures. The additional direct and detailed usage of a shared channel may then be provided in the enhanced measurement reports in accordance with described aspects.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may transmit, and a user equipment (UE) may receive, initial timing advance information in a msg2 communication of a four-step random access channel procedure based at least in part on a subcarrier spacing in a cell associated with the base station. The UE may transmit, and the base station may receive, a msg3 communication with an initial timing advance that is based at least in part on the initial timing advance information. The base station may transmit, and the UE may receive, updated timing advance information resolving a timing advance wrap-around between the UE and the base station based at least in part on the base station detecting the msg3 communication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may determine a measurement scheme or uplink mode and then transmit an indication of the scheme or uplink mode to an associated user equipment (UE). The base station may identify a set of hidden nodes for the UE and configure the UE for autonomous or grant-based uplink transmissions accordingly. A UE may initiate a channel clearance scheme by transmitting a first channel clearance signal (e.g., a request-to-send message), which may include a UE identifier before transmitting an uplink message in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In response, the base station may transmit a second channel clearance signal (e.g., a clear-to-send message). In some cases, the second channel clearance signal may include control information or may be transmitted at a power level that is based on a characteristic of the UE.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to listen-before-talk (LBT) are provided. A first wireless communication device performs an LBT in a channel to contend for a first transmission opportunity (TXOP). The first wireless communication device receives, from a second wireless communication device, a first reservation signal reserving a second TXOP in the channel in response to the LBT, the second TXOP being different from the first TXOP. The first wireless communication device adjusts a signal detection threshold based on transmit power information associated with at least one of the first wireless communication device, the second wireless communication device, first data traffic to be communicated in the first TXOP, or second data traffic to be communicated in the second TXOP. The first wireless communication device determines whether to yield channel access during the second TXOP based on a signal measurement of the first reservation signal and the adjusted signal detection threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for managing millimeter wave (mmWave) communications with wireless devices capable of mmWave digital beamforming. Various embodiments may enable a wireless device to indicate to a base station that the wireless device is capable of wake-up signal (WUS) reception at mmWave frequencies using digital beamforming. Various aspects may include sending an indication to a base station that the wireless device is capable of using digital beamforming for WUS reception. Various aspects may include scheduling one or more WUS monitoring occasions for a single discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle and a single beam configuration for each of the one or more WUS monitoring occasions.

Abstract: Embodiment methods for managing communication with a base station may include a wireless device determining whether a beam received from the base station can be successfully received using analog beamforming, determining whether the beam from the base station can be received using digital beamforming in response to determining that the beam received from the base station cannot be successfully received using analog beamforming, and receiving the beam using the digital beamforming in response to determining that the beam can be received using digital beamforming.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station (BS) may detect, for physical downlink shared channel transmissions in a multi-panel frequency division multiplexing deployment with multi-user, multiple input, multiple output transmission, a semi-persistent scheduling occasion update event. The BS may switch from performing semi-persistent scheduling for the physical downlink shared channel transmissions on a first subband to performing semi-persistent scheduling for the physical downlink shared channel transmissions on a second subband. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for selecting a minimum measurement duration in listen-before-talk (LBT) sensing slots for high band unlicensed channel access. In some examples, a device may select a minimum sensing duration for an LBT procedure according to a sensing bandwidth or an energy threshold (such as an energy detection threshold or an energy power spectral density threshold), or both. As part of the LBT procedure, the device may measure or sense a wireless channel for at least the selected minimum sensing duration in each sensing slot of the LBT procedure. The device may selectively transmit on the wireless channel according to a result of the LBT procedure. For example, the device may either transmit or refrain from transmitting on the wireless channel depending on whether the device senses the wireless channel to be available.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless communication device may transmit an anchor status notification associated with a first future communication between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device may receive, using at least one set of dedicated resources, at least one announcement from at least one additional wireless communication device, wherein the at least one announcement indicates at least one second future communication associated with the at least one additional wireless communication device. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a network may schedule a user equipment (UE) for multiple transmission/reception point (TRP) communication. The network may transmit a single downlink control information (DCI) message to the UE to dynamically configure multiple transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for the multiple TRPs. In a first example, the DCI message may include a bit field indicating a set of antenna ports and the multi-TRP scheme for transmission. In a second example, the DCI message may include a separate field indicating the multi-TRP scheme (e.g., based on UE capabilities). In a third example, the DCI may indicate redundancy versions (RVs) for different TRPs in an RV field or across multiple fields. In a fourth example, the DCI may include an indication of a precoding resource block group (PRG) size that may be interpreted differently based on the indicated multi-TRP scheme.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wake-up resource randomization for discontinuous reception operation. An example method generally includes obtaining configuration information for receiving at least one wake up signal (WUS) during an OFF duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode of the UE; monitoring, during a WUS monitoring occasion occurring during the OFF duration of the DRX mode, the one or more resources for the at least one WUS based on the configuration information; and transitioning to an ON state of the DRX mode when the at least one WUS is detected in the one or more resources during the monitoring; or remaining in an OFF state of the DRX mode when the at least one WUS is not detected in the one or more resources during the monitoring.

Abstract: Aspects relate to spectrum sharing for use in a wireless communication network that serves both prioritized and non-prioritized user access terminals. In one example, a user access terminal, e.g., a user equipment (UE), senses an amount of signal energy within a frequency band during one or more sensing intervals in response to a determination that the access terminal is a non-prioritized access terminal. If the amount of signal energy does not exceed a sensed energy threshold, the user access terminal transmits wireless signals following the sensing intervals. On the other hand, if the amount of signal energy exceeds the sensed energy threshold, the user access terminal modifies transmissions while the amount of signal energy sensed during one or more subsequent sensing intervals exceeds the sensed energy threshold. For example, the access terminal may delay or adjust transmissions until the amount of signal energy no longer exceeds the sensed energy threshold.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhancements to channel state information (CSI) reporting. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes obtaining, from a network entity, a CSI reporting configuration for reporting CSI for a channel. The method further includes generating a model of an interference pattern for the channel, and predicting one or more candidate interference levels for one or more upcoming slots using the model. The method further includes reporting information regarding the candidate interference levels to the network entity.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station (BS) may transmit a first set of synchronization signal block (SSB) burst sets with a first set of SSB parameters; and transmit a second set of SSB burst sets with a second set of SSB parameters, wherein the first set of SSB burst sets and the second set of SSB burst sets are transmitted in a common carrier. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive at least one SSB of the first set of SSB burst sets or the second set of SSB burst sets. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication, the method including: communicating, by a first wireless communication device with a second wireless communication device, communication signals using a first beam; detecting a failure of the first beam; in response to the failure of the first beam, determining that the first beam is associated with a first beam recovery group of a plurality of beam recovery groups; transmitting a beam failure recovery signal to the second wireless communication device based on determining that the first beam is associated with the first beam recovery group; and communicating, by the first wireless communication device with the second wireless communication device, the communication signals at least in part using a second beam.