Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may provide information identifying a band combination capability for carrier aggregation during a handover of the UE, wherein the band combination capability identifies a plurality of bands or carriers; and perform the handover based at least in part on the information identifying the band combination capability, wherein at least one first band or carrier, of the plurality of bands or carriers, is used for a source base station of the handover and at least one second band or carrier, of the plurality of bands or carriers, is used for a target base station of the handover. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Techniques for optimizing user equipment radio capability signaling for wireless communications are described. In one technique, a type of network to access for communications is determined. A capability identifier(s) associated with a set(s) of user equipment (UE) radio capabilities is determined based, at least in part, on the type of network. The capability identifier(s) is sent to the network. Upon receiving an indication of the capability identifier(s), the set(s) of UE radio capabilities associated with the capability identifier(s) is identified and stored.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses that use various connection reconfiguration signaling schemes to enable fast user equipment reconfiguration in wireless networks. A network can reduce reconfiguration signaling traffic or overhead by reducing the amount of configuration data sent to each user equipment (UE) in a reconfiguration message. In some examples, when a UE first enters a network area, the network may provide the UE with a list of commonly used baseline configurations. Each baseline configuration may be identified by an index and a value tag. Subsequently, the network may transmit a reconfiguration message including, for example, only the index and value tag to indicate the desired configuration.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes receiving, at a medium access control (MAC) entity, protocol data units (PDUs) corresponding to one or more Internet protocol (IP) flows, routing the PDUs from the MAC entity to respective radio link control (RLC) entities based on a logical channel prioritization, and forwarding the PDUs from respective RLC entities to one or more packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entities mapped to each RLC entity. Another method includes receiving, at a protocol layer entity above an RLC layer of a transmitting device, a PDU, labeling the PDU with a unique PDCP instance identifier packet, and passing the PDU to a protocol layer entity below the PDCP layer of the transmitting device.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may identify a trigger condition relating to one or more of cell information regarding a cell to which the apparatus is connected, channel allocation information regarding the device, or a device display status of the apparatus. The apparatus may selectively activate or deactivate an advanced receiver of the apparatus based at least in part on the trigger condition.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for per-flow jumbo maximum transmission unit (MTU) in new radio (NR) systems. A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method generally includes determining a default MTU size to be used for communications in a packet data network (PDN). The method includes determining one or more per-flow MTU sizes, different than the default MTU size, to be used for communications in the PDN. The method includes communicating in the PDN according to the determined per-flow MTU sizes.

Abstract: A UE apparatus determines UE capability and signals UE capability information to a base station. The UE may signal RF capability information to the base station with reference to at least one band combination and signal other baseband parameter(s) (obp(s)) to the base station. The RF capability information indicate RF capability with reference to at least one other band combination parameter. The obp may be indicated on a per UE basis, a per band basis, a per band combination basis, a per band, per band combination basis; and/or a per CC, per band, per band combination basis. Each band combination may indicate a combination of a numerology, a layer and a bandwidth. In another example, a plurality of basebands may be defined, each baseband indicating a combination of a numerology, a layer and a bandwidth.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for generating and communicating transport blocks. Certain aspects provide a method for allocating an ordered set of packets to a plurality of layers across a plurality of time resources. The method includes allocating one or more packets of the ordered set of packets in order across each of the plurality of layers prior to allocating packets of the ordered set of packets to each of the time resources of any one of the plurality of layers. The method further includes transmitting the plurality of layers.

Abstract: A UE may receive, via a first communication link that uses a first radio access technology (RAT), information that identifies a threshold associated with a second communication link that uses a second RAT. The UE may monitor one or more communications on the second communication link. The UE may determine whether a parameter associated with the second communication link satisfies the threshold based at least in part on monitoring the one or more communications on the second communication link. The UE may provide a message via the first communication link when the parameter associated with the second communication link satisfies the threshold.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate employing a paging indicator channel in connection with high speed channels in a wireless communications network. A paging indicator transmission can be sent on the paging channel to one or more mobile devices. The paging indicator indicates that additional information such as a full paging messages, other control plane data or other user plane data is expected to be transmitted at a specific time instant (e.g., subframe) on the associated high speed channel. A set of parameters can be transmitted on common channels that specify a set of associated subframes in a high speed channel. Mobile devices can analyze the set of parameters to determine the associated subframes and receive the subframes in accordance with a schedule.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for preparing data for transmission from a user equipment in a wireless communication system. In some embodiments, a method may limit memory access starts during a time interval to ensure that all memory access operations are completed with a transmission time interval.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to reduced signaling to carry out the linking between new radio (NR) carrier aggregation (CA) band combinations and NR band processing combinations (BPCs), and includes apparatus and methods of receiving, at a modem of a user equipment (UE), a UE configuration from a base station based on UE band combination constraint information, configuring the UE, by a processor of the UE, according to the UE configuration, and performing a communication with the base station, via the modem of the UE, according to the UE configuration. In an implementation, the disclosure includes transmitting the UE band combination constraint information, such as in the form of receiving a total number of layers supported in a CA band combination, and wherein receiving the UE configuration further comprises receiving a CA combination and a BPC configuration in response to the UE band combination constraint information.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for reducing user equipment (UE) capability information message size. A method for wireless communications by a UE is provided. The UE sends a first UE capability information message to a base station (BS) including a first set of UE capability information. The UE sends at least a second UE capability information message to the BS subsequent to sending the first UE capability information message including a second set of UE capability information. The second set of UE capability information does not include one or more UE capabilities included in the first set of UE capability information. The BS receives the first and second UE capability information.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to enhanced procedures for search, measurement, and positioning with aid of motion detection information. According to certain aspects, a method is provided for wireless communications which may be performed, for example, by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes determining one or more parameters of the UE; dynamically adjusting a periodicity of at least one of: cell search and measurements or global positioning system (GPS) signal acquisition based, at least in part, on the one or more parameters; and performing at least one of: the cell search and measurements or GPS signal acquisition according to the adjusted periodicity. In aspects, an enhanced technique for motion state detection is provided. The method may result in power savings, for example, when the UE is stationary and can reduce the periodicity that the UE performs search, measurement and GPS signal acquisition.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate employing a paging indicator channel in connection with high speed channels in a wireless communications network. A paging indicator transmission can be sent on the paging channel to one or more mobile devices. The paging indicator indicates that additional information such as a full paging messages, other control plane data or other user plane data is expected to be transmitted at a specific time instant (e.g., subframe) on the associated high speed channel. A set of parameters can be transmitted on common channels that specify a set of associated subframes in a high speed channel. Mobile devices can analyze the set of parameters to determine the associated subframes and receive the subframes in accordance with a schedule.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for wireless communication using a protocol data unit (PDU) including a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) PDU that has an unciphered header. The unciphered SDAP header facilitates various optimizations in wireless communication.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to dual connectivity reporting. In one example, a dual connectivity communication is established, which includes a communication with a master node according to a first radio access technology (RAT), and a communication with a secondary node according to a second RAT. A change in measurement capability is then detected, and subsequently reported to the master node and/or secondary node. In another example, a scheduling entity establishes a first or second communication of a dual connectivity communication with a scheduled entity. The first communication is established according to a first RAT when operating as a master node, and the second communication is established according to a second RAT when operating as a secondary node. An indication is then received from the scheduled entity of a change in measurement capability, and the first and/or second communications are reconfigured in response to the change in measurement capability.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a device may receive a first uplink grant for a first cell that uses a first component carrier, and may receive a second uplink grant for a second cell that uses a second component carrier. The device may determine at least one of: a number of subframes for which uplink data is transmitted on both the first cell and the second cell during a time period, or a resource block allocation associated with the first cell and the second cell. The device may drop at least one of the first uplink grant or the second uplink grant based at least in part on at least one of: a determination that the number of subframes satisfies a threshold number of subframes, or a determination that the resource block allocation satisfies a condition.

Abstract: Cell reselection for transitioning a user device from a macro cell to a small cell may be performed by comparing a first reselection candidate small cell and a second reselection candidate small cell based on reselection criteria, and selecting a final reselection candidate based on the comparison.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may camp on a cell of a first radio access technology (RAT). The UE may perform a cell search for a second RAT while camped on the cell of the first RAT, wherein the second RAT operates in a non-standalone mode with the first RAT. The UE may present, for display, an indication of whether the second RAT is available in the cell based at least in part on performing the cell search for the second RAT. Numerous other aspects are provided.