Abstract: A method of wireless communication by a first user equipment (UE) in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) includes receiving a first random access response that differs from a second random access response transmitted to a second UE having position location functionality, the second random access response has different content than the first random access response. Additionally, a method of wireless communication by a network device in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) includes transmitting a first random access response to a first user equipment (UE) having position location functionality. The method also includes transmitting a second random access response to a second UE not having position location functionality. The second random access response has different content than the first random access response.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a network node, one or more capability reports associated with support for time interleaving for a multicast transport channel. The UE may receive, from the network node, a configuration for the multicast transport channel in accordance with the one or more capability reports. The one or more capability reports may indicate support for at least a maximum scaled transport block size in accordance with an MCS and bandwidth. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a UE capability indication associated with multiplexing. The UE may receive an orthogonal cover code (OCC) configuration that indicates an OCC-multiplexing factor. The UE may transmit or refrain from transmitting a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) in accordance with a PTRS rule associated with the OCC configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A device may receive control signaling indicating a cell configuration associated with a first cell of a set of cells. The cell configuration may indicate a scheduling configuration associated with the first cell and a second cell of the set of cells for multicast communication. The device may monitor for a downlink control channel associated with the multicast communication on one or both of the first cell or the second cell based on the control signaling. The device may monitor for a downlink data channel associated with the multicast communication on one or both of the first cell or the second cell based on the monitoring of the downlink control channel. The device may receive the multicast communication on one or both of the first cell or the second cell based on the monitoring of the downlink data channel.

Abstract: Aspects are provided for enhancing a physical uplink control channel PUCCH) with frequency hopping for PUCCH repetition prior to dedicated PUCCH resource configuration. For example, the PUCCH may carry a HARQ ACK for Message 4 or Message B. An apparatus such as a user equipment (UE) receives an indication that a cell supports an enhanced physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) frequency hopping pattern for PUCCH with repetition prior to dedicated PUCCH resource configuration. The UE indicates at least one of a capability or a request of the UE for the enhanced PUCCH frequency hopping pattern. The UE receives downlink control signaling that indicates whether the enhanced PUCCH frequency hopping pattern is configured. The UE transmits a PUCCH with repetition and frequency hopping based on whether the enhanced PUCCH frequency hopping pattern is configured.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for baseband signal generation with orthogonal cover codes (OCC). An example method, performed at a user equipment (UE), generally includes obtaining first signaling indicating an orthogonal cover code (OCC) configuration and a modulation scheme, generating a signal using the OCC configuration and the modulation scheme, wherein the signal is generated with a phase rotation based on at least one of the OCC configuration or the modulation scheme, and outputting the signal for transmission via a physical channel.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. Some aspects more specifically relate to constraining transmission times for narrowband physical uplink shared channel (NPUSCH) communications in accordance with an orthogonal cover code (OCC) multiplexing factor. In some aspects, a network node may configure a user equipment (UE) with the OCC multiplexing factor, and the UE may transmit an NPUSCH communication at a time that depends on the OCC multiplexing factor.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications. An example method includes receiving a configuration for transmission of a plurality of transport blocks (TBs) that is associated with an orthogonal cover coding (OCC) configuration for the plurality of TBs, the OCC configuration indicating an OCC factor that indicates a length of an OCC; and transmitting the plurality of TBs using the OCC configuration, wherein at least one of an interleaver depth of the plurality of TBs or a quantity of segments on which each TB of the plurality of TBs is interleaved is associated with the OCC factor.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration for a group of transmission occasions (TOs) including one or multiple TOs, each TO in the group of TOs including resources shared by multiple UEs for random access messaging. Further, the configuration may be associated with a random access scheme for transmission of random access messages within the multiple TOs. In accordance with the configuration and the random access scheme, the UE may transmit, via one or more (e.g., at least two) TOs of the group of TOs, one or more (e.g., at least two) random access messages. The UE may then monitor for a random access message response within a response window associated with the group of TOs, a beginning of the response window having a start time that is offset in time relative to a last TO of the multiple TOs.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) and/or a network entity may determine whether to puncture resources within one or more repetitions of an uplink transmission scheduled for performance in accordance with an orthogonal cover coder configuration or whether to postpone the one or more repetitions of an uplink transmission based on whether the quantity of resources that would be punctured exceeds a threshold. For example, the resources may be associated with a scheduling conflict, such as resources scheduled for sounding reference signal transmissions, resources reserved for New Radio communications, and/or resources associated with a pre-compensation gap for the UE. The threshold may relate to whether the network entity is able to combine and successfully decode the multiple repetitions even though some of the resources are punctured.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for wireless communications. For example, a first network entity can receive, from a second network entity, information indicative of an orthogonal cover coding (OCC) configuration, where the OCC configuration corresponds to an uplink transmission from the first network entity to the second network entity. The first network entity can determine, based on the OCC configuration, pre-compensation information for the uplink transmission, the pre-compensation information corresponding to the first network entity and the second network entity. The first network entity can transmit the uplink transmission to the second network entity according to the pre-compensation information, wherein the uplink transmission is multiplexed according to the OCC configuration.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications by a device. A method generally includes receiving a downlink control information message that schedules a plurality of transport blocks and indicates an orthogonal cover code configuration for the plurality of transport blocks, and transmitting the plurality of transport blocks using the orthogonal cover code configuration.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. Some aspects more specifically relate to system frame number configurations. In some aspects, a network node may transmit, and a UE may receive, configuration information that indicates to in accordance with a frame periodicity of ninety milliseconds and in accordance with a quantity of system frame numbers that is a multiple of nine and that is less than one thousand and twenty-four. In some aspects, the configuration information may indicate that the quantity of system frame numbers is to be used in connection with narrowband Internet of Things (IoT) non-terrestrial network node (NTN) time-division duplexing (TDD) communications. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) feedback operations for multicast communications are provided. A first user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station (BS), a multicast feedback configuration indicating a first resource configuration for a negative-acknowledgement (NACK) feedback mode; and a second resource configuration for an acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) feedback mode. The first UE receives, from the BS, a first multicast communication. The first UE transmits, to the BS, a NACK feedback for the first multicast communication based on the first resource configuration. The first UE receives, from the BS, a second multicast communication. The first UE transmits, to the BS, an ACK feedback or a NACK feedback for the second multicast communication based on the second resource configuration.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for GNSS validity reporting in NTNs. A UE may transmit, to a network entity, a report of a validity duration for GNSS tracking information. The GNSS tracking information may be associated with an NTN including the UE and the network entity. The report may include an indication of a remaining time period of the validity duration based on a threshold. The UE may switch to an RRC idle mode based on the report of the validity duration. The RRC idle mode may be switched to after an expiration of the remaining time period of the validity duration or based on an RRC release message received from the network entity.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless device are described. A wireless device may receive a configuration for a data radio bearer associated with voice traffic in a wireless communications network. In some examples, the configuration may indicate one or more parameters associated with the voice traffic. Additionally, or alternatively, the wireless device may receive a configuration for a data radio bearer and a configured grant associated with voice traffic. The wireless device may identify a mapping between a configured grant identifier and the data radio bearer based on the configuration In some examples, the wireless device may generate a transport block including the voice traffic based on the one or more parameters associated with the voice traffic or the mapping between the configured grant identifier and the data radio bearer. The wireless device may then transmit the generated transport block including the voice traffic.

Abstract: A method comprising: obtaining a graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges, wherein: the nodes include behavior nodes that correspond to respective behavior reasons in a plurality of predefined behavior reasons, the edges correspond to transitions between the nodes and are associated with weights; obtaining one or more interaction records, wherein the one or more interaction records are records of interactions of representatives of an organization with a current client; applying a trained machine learning (ML) model to the one or more interaction records to identify one or more behavior reasons associated with the current client; generating a behavior vector based on the one or more behavior reasons associated with the current client; and performing a communication action based on the graph and the behavior vector.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain a first value associated with transmitting an uplink communication that corresponds to a downlink communication received in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). The UE may compare the first value to a second value. The UE may selectively transmit the uplink communication, or selectively process the downlink communication, based at least in part on a result of comparing the first value to the second value. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, otherwise known as a user equipment (UE) may determine a beam configuration associated with a set of directional beams of a base station. The beam configuration may include a set of identifiers associated with the set of directional beams. The UE may determine beam position information associated with a coverage area of each directional beam of the set of directional beams based on the beam configuration. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may determine beam classification information associated with the coverage area of each directional beam of the set of directional beams based on the beam configuration. The UE may select a directional beam of the set of directional beams based on the beam position information and the beam classification information, and communicate with the base station using the selected directional beam.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The techniques described herein relate multiplexing transmissions from multiple user equipments (UEs) on the same time-frequency resources. A UE may receive control signaling from a network entity indicating a multiplexing order, a repetition configuration, and a orthogonal cover coding (OCC) configuration to apply to an uplink grant. The repetition configuration may indicate a set of redundancy versions (RVs), a quantity of resource elements (REs) for each RV, and a quantity of repetitions for each RV. The UE may generate a transport block (TB) using the OCC configuration, and the instances of the RVs of the TB may be mapped to REs of the TB based on the multiplexing order and OCC configuration.