Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device (WCD) may communicate, during a channel occupancy time (COT) associated with one or more resources, via a no listen before talk (no-LBT) channel access mode. The WCD may initiate, after the COT, a reduced COT associated with the one or more resources, wherein the WCD is configured to reduce channel occupancy during the reduced COT. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), data from one or more beam pairs of a plurality of beams at least partially concurrently; determining, by the UE, one or more signal parameters for the one or more beam pairs; determining, by the UE, one or more joint quasi co-located (QCL) indicators for the one or more beam pairs and one or more non-joint QCL indicators for the one or more beam pairs; and transmitting, by the UE, a measurement report including the one or more joint QCL indicators and the one or more non-joint QCL indicators. In another aspect, a method of wireless communication includes determining a particular beam or beams for transmitting second data based on the measurement report; and transmitting the second data using the particular beam or beams. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may identify, during a connected mode or an idle mode of a user equipment, a set of synchronization signal block communications, wherein the set of synchronization signal block communications includes two or more synchronization signal block communications; and transmit, to a user equipment, the set of synchronization signal block communications using spatial multiplexing, wherein the set of synchronization signal block communications are each transmitted concurrently using different spatial resources associated with beam sweeping transmission. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes determining a first SSB burst set information corresponding to a first PCI; determining a second SSB burst set information corresponding to a second PCI, the second PCI different from the first PCI; and monitoring at least a first SSB from the first SSB burst set and at least a second SSB from the second SSB burst set. In another aspect, a method includes determining a number of RSRP reports to send based a CSI report request; transmitting a first RSRP report for a first beam of a plurality of beams, the first beam associated with a first group of beams of a plurality of groups; and transmitting a second RSRP report for a second beam of the plurality of beams, the second beam associated with a second group of beams of the plurality of groups.

Abstract: Methods related to wireless communications systems and transmissions in an unlicensed radio frequency band of a shared spectrum are provided. A device determines whether one or more criteria are satisfied for accessing an unlicensed band of a shared spectrum without performing a listen-before-talk (LBT). The device transmits a communication signal in the unlicensed band without performing LBT in response to determining that the one or more criteria are satisfied.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communications in a network are provided. A first wireless communication device may communicate to a second wireless communication device, a modification to a time parameter associated with at least one of a minimum idle period (MIP) of a frame period or a maximum channel occupancy time (MCOT) of the frame period. Additionally, the first wireless communication device may communicate with the second wireless communication device, a communication signal during the frame period based on the modification to the time parameter.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for determining and using channel ratio metrics for beamformed communication.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at a device. A Long Term Evolution Unlicensed (LTE-U) device may transmit an enhanced preamble that may be understood by Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) devices, in addition to conveying a characteristic that is detectable by receiving LTE-U devices. The transmitting LTE-U device may generate the enhanced preamble by generating a first training field and a second training field. The characteristic that is detectable by receiving LTE-U devices may be a phase shift between the first and second training fields. Additionally or alternatively, the characteristic may be a sequence or tone mapping of the first or second training field. In some cases, the transmitting LTE-U device may introduce a third training field to the preamble which serves as the characteristic.

Abstract: An interference metric at a specific time instance may differ from interference metrics at different time instances. As a result, any actions based on the interference metric may unduly be influenced by such difference. In some implementations, an apparatus or device reports an overall interference metric that accounts for temporal variations in interference metrics at different time instances. An example method includes measuring, by a user equipment, an interference metric at two or more time instances for wireless signals transmitted by a base station, generating an overall interference metric based on the interference metrics at the two or more time instances, and transmitting, by the user equipment, the overall interference metric to the base station.

Abstract: Methods and devices for discontinuous reception signaling for wireless communications systems are described. A base station may determine a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration and a discontinuous reception configuration (DRX) associated with the semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration for a user equipment (UE). The base station may transmit the SPS configuration to the UE. The SPS configuration may indicate one or more DRX parameters for the DRX configuration. A UE may receive the semi-persistent scheduling configuration from the base station. The UE may identify one or more DRX parameters for the discontinuous reception configuration based on the SPS configuration. The UE may monitor a downlink control channel in accordance with the DRX configuration.

Abstract: Aspects relate to the amount of shared bandwidth to be used for channel occupancy time (COT) sharing. An initiator device may use a clear channel assessment procedure to gain access to wireless communication resources for a COT that will be shared between the initiator device and a responder device. In some examples, the responder device may determine the shared bandwidth based on information that is implicit in a transmission from the initiator device. For example, the responder device may determine the shared bandwidth based at least in part on a bandwidth of a transmission from the initiator device.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a transmit UE, a sidelink wake-up signal (WUS) that indicates the UE is to monitor a first subset of resources, of a set of resources, for sidelink control information (SCI) from the transmit UE, the set of resources being associated with an active monitoring state of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. The UE may monitor the first subset of resources for the SCI. The UE may sense for signals associated with a sidelink control signal, the sidelink control signal being associated with at least one other UE, using a second subset of resources, of the set of resources. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for a beam-based channel access countdown procedure. In one aspect, a channel sensing beam may be permitted to include one or more transmit beams and, thus, may differ from a transmit beam that is to be used for a transmission. As such, defining a manner in which a channel access countdown procedure is performed is desirable. Some aspects described herein provide techniques and apparatus for a beam-based channel access countdown procedure. In some aspects, the systems, methods, and apparatuses described herein provide a beam-based channel access countdown procedure that allows a single channel sensing beam, including multiple transmit beams, to be utilized in association with determining channel availability for the multiple transmit beams, thereby improving performance of beam-based directional transmissions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for hierarchical communications and low latency support within a wireless communications system. An eNB and/or a UE may be configured to operate within the wireless communications system which is at least partially defined through a first layer with first layer transmissions having a first subframe type and a second layer with second layer transmissions having a second subframe type. The first subframe type may have a first round trip time (RTT) between transmission and acknowledgment of receipt of the transmission, and the second layer may have a second RTT that is less than the first RTT. Subframes of the first subframe type may be multiplexed with subframes of the second subframe type, such as through time division multiplexing. In some examples symbols of different duration may be multiplexed such that they different symbol durations coexist.

Abstract: Aspects relate to implementing multiplexing with a single carrier waveform. In some examples, a total bandwidth may be divided into a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs), each including a plurality of tones. Each of the BWPs may further be divided into two or more interlaces, where each interlace includes a respective number of interleaved tones. A base station may assign each of a plurality of UEs a respective set of one or more interlaces within at least one BWP for multiplexing communication with the base station.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for facilitating of measuring occasions for transmissions based on frequency division multiplexing and spatial division multiplexing are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes receiving, from a base station, a hopping pattern indication configuring a hopping pattern. The example method also includes measuring interference of respective CSI-RS transmitted to other UEs included in a UE group based on at least the hopping pattern indication. The example method also includes reporting the measured interference to the base station. An example method for wireless communication at a base station includes transmitting a hopping pattern indication to each of a plurality of UEs. The example method also includes transmitting reference signals for the plurality of UEs using the hopping pattern among multiple subbands, and receiving a report of interference measured by each of the plurality of UEs based on the reference signals.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication includes a first wireless communication device receiving, from a second wireless communication device, one or more signals for each of a plurality of candidate sensing beams and a transmission beam. The method also includes determining, for each of the plurality of candidate sensing beams based on at least one of the one or more signals for the respective candidate sensing beam, a first signal measurement. The method also includes determining, based on at least one of the one or more signals for the transmission beam, a second signal measurement with respect to a direction of the transmission beam, and determining, for each of the plurality of candidate sensing beams based on the respective first signal measurement and the second signal measurement, beam coverage information with respect to the transmission beam direction.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may be provisioned with multiple semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configurations. The UE may determine a differentiation characteristic for determining which SPS configuration is indicated by a downlink control information or associated with a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). For example, the UE may receive a first activation of a first SPS configuration and a second activation of a second SPS configuration. The UE may determine the differentiation characteristic between the first SPS configuration and the second SPS configuration. The UE may determine that one of the first SPS configuration or the second SPS configuration is the SPS configuration for a received PDSCH based on the differentiation characteristic. The UE may transmit an acknowledgment of the PDSCH based on the determined SPS configuration.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for wireless communication of an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a base station. In one aspect, the apparatus may measure a plurality of beams from a base station or a UE, the plurality of beams corresponding to a plurality of subbands of a wideband channel. The apparatus may also determine whether the plurality of beams include one or more candidate beam groups for each subband of the plurality of subbands. Additionally, the apparatus may transmit, upon determining that the plurality of beams include one or more candidate beam groups for at least one subband of the plurality of subbands, an indication of the one or more candidate beam groups for the at least one subband of the plurality of subbands.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier set associated with a first configured scheduling process and may determine a second HARQ process identifier set associated with a second configured scheduling process. The UE may assign an HARQ process identifier, included in the first HARQ process identifier set, to a process instance associated with the first configured scheduling process and may assign an HARQ process identifier, included in the second HARQ process identifier set, to a process instance associated with the second configured scheduling process. Numerous other aspects are provided.