Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a first UE determines a set of resources for transmission of one or more sidelink PRSs. The first UE transmits a sidelink control message to reserve the set of resources for the transmission of the one or more sidelink PRSs. In another aspect, the second UE may receive the sidelink control message, and may (e.g., transmit and/or receive/measure) the one or more PRSs in accordance with the sidelink control message. In another aspect, a third UE may receive the sidelink control message, and may determine whether a transmission by the third UE on some or all of the set of resources is permitted based on the sidelink control message.

Abstract: A positioning session signaling method includes: obtaining, at a first wireless communication device, first security material comprising a ranging cryptographic key, or one or more cryptographic certificates, or a combination thereof; and transmitting, from the first wireless communication device to a second wireless communication device, a ranging signal that is based on at least a first portion of the first security material, or based on second security material, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein may improve the performance of mobile/computer applications. Aspects presented herein may enable mobile/computer applications to differentiate entities that are associated with UEs or entities running the navigations applications, thereby enabling the mobile/computer applications (or their associated servers) to have a more accurate understanding of the conditions surrounding the UEs and their users. In one aspect, a network node obtains first information including at least one feature associated with a plurality of devices. The network node selects a first subset of the plurality of devices for a measurement based on the at least one feature associated with the plurality of devices (or the network node may exclude a second subset of the plurality of devices from the measurement).

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for wireless communications. For example, a network entity can receive, from first network devices, first sensor sharing messages including sensor information. Each first sensor sharing message includes respective sensor information associated with object(s) detected in a respective sensing range of each first network device of the first network devices. The network entity can combine the respective sensor information from the first sensor sharing messages to generate combined sensor information. The network entity can determine second network device(s) for receiving the combined sensor information based on the combined sensor information and a respective distance of each second network device of the second network device(s) from the object(s). The network entity can output, for transmission to at least one of the second network device(s) or another network entity, a second sensor sharing message including the combined sensor information.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) transmits first non-positioning data in a first-occurring transmission opportunity of a plurality of transmission opportunities based on the first non-positioning data having a higher priority than a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) scheduled to be transmitted in the first-occurring transmission opportunity, and transmits second non-positioning data in a second-occurring transmission opportunity of the plurality of transmission opportunities, wherein the second non-positioning data has a lower priority than sidelink positioning protocol (SLPP) data scheduled to be transmitted in the second-occurring transmission opportunity, and wherein the second non-positioning data is transmitted in the second-occurring transmission opportunity instead of the SLPP data scheduled to be transmitted in the second-occurring transmission opportunity based on the SLPP data being associated with the SL-PRS.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may establish a sidelink with a second UE using at least a set of reference sidelink configuration parameters. The UE may update the sidelink using a set of location-based delta sidelink configuration parameters that are based at least in part on a sidelink location that includes at least one of: a first location of the first UE, or a second location of the second UE. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may communicate with a second UE using a sidelink and a retransmission feedback process. The first UE may derive, based at least in part on the communicating, that a sidelink congestion metric satisfies a saturation threshold. The first UE may modify the retransmission feedback process based at least in part on the sidelink congestion metric satisfying the saturation threshold. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A first user equipment (UE) for wireless communication includes a transmitter configured to transmit, to a second UE, a request associated with a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration of the first UE for sidelink communication between the first UE and one or more UEs that are distinct from the first UE. The first UE further includes a receiver configured to receive, from the second UE based on the request, a message indicating one or more parameters associated with the sidelink DRX configuration. The transmitter is further configured to transmit, to the second UE based on the message, a response indicating one of acceptance of or rejection of at least one parameter of the one or more parameters.

Abstract: Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a user-equipment (UE). The method generally includes receiving one or more configurations for sidelink discontinuous reception (SL DRX); determining an SL DRX pattern for a communication on the sidelink, based on the one or more configurations for DRX, the communication comprising a service for broadcast communication, a group of UEs for groupcast communication, or a UE pair for unicast communication; and communicating with one or more other UEs on the sidelink using the determined SL DRX pattern.

Abstract: A first user equipment (UE) transmits, to a second UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE. The first UE transmits, to the second UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE. The first UE receives a response from the second UE confirming or rejecting the DRX configuration.

Abstract: Sidelink (SL) positioning of user equipments (UEs) is supported by providing with SL positioning reference signals (PRS) an indication of the identity of the SL positioning session and the SL PRS source identifier. A UE may transmit a payload-based indication or a sequence-based indication of the identity of the SL positioning session and the source identifier. The pay-load based indication is included in, e.g., a Layer 1 (L1) and/or Layer 2 (L2) control message associated with the SL PRS. The sequence-based indication may be generated using the indication of the identity of the SL positioning session and the source identifier to initialize or seed the generation of the PRS sequence, scramble the PRS sequence, or generate a cover code that is applied to the PRS sequence.

Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for image processing. For instance, a process can include detecting a first object in an image using a first object detection machine learning model; upscaling the image to generate an upscaled image; generating a plurality of sub-images from the upscaled image based on the first object; performing object detection on the plurality of sub-images using a second object detection machine learning model to detect a second object; fusing locations of objects detected in the plurality of sub-images into a single object location; and outputting a location of the first object and second object in the upscaled image.

Abstract: In an aspect, a first sidelink device may receive a sidelink transmission having a configured sidelink slot format, wherein the configured sidelink slot format includes an allocated sidelink slot bandwidth spanning a set of one or more contiguous subchannels, a first set of symbols allocated to at least a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), and a second set of symbols allocated to a first set of one or more positioning reference signals (PRS), wherein the first set of one or more PRS are assigned a bandwidth at least equal to the allocated sidelink slot bandwidth. The first sidelink device may transmit or measure one or more PRS of the first set of one or more PRS.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for device to grid charge transfer. Certain aspects are directed towards a method for device to grid charge transfer. The method generally includes: receiving, from a controller associated with an electric grid, a request for charge transfer from a wireless communication device to the electric grid, wherein the request indicates a power requirement for the electric grid during a time period; sending a message indicating whether the request for the charge transfer is accepted based on the power requirement; and initiating the charge transfer from the wireless communication device to the electric grid during the time period when the message indicates that the charge transfer is accepted.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a target user equipment (UE) receives, from an initiator UE, a first groupcast message for a sidelink group of a plurality of UEs, including the target UE and the initiator UE, wherein the first groupcast message includes a groupcast destination identifier that indicates that the first groupcast message is intended for all of the plurality of UEs of the sidelink group, and transmits a second groupcast message to the initiator UE, wherein the second groupcast message includes a pairwise groupcast destination identifier based on a first identifier common to the initiator UE and the target UE and a second identifier specific to the target UE and known to the target UE and the initiator UE, and wherein the pairwise groupcast destination identifier indicates that the second groupcast message is intended only for the initiator UE.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), for example, used with a Vulnerable Road User, determines a relative position of the UE and sends a report of the relative position to one or more vehicle On-Board Units (OBUs), wherein the report further includes an identification of the one or more reference points. The relative position may be with respect to one or more reference points, which may be stationary or moving. The relative position may be determined and reported based on identifiers for the one or more reference points and distance or distance vectors to each of the one or more reference points. The relative position may be determined based on data from one or more one board sensors, such as radar, lidar, ultrasound, or camera, as well as with wireless transceivers. The relative position may additionally include a heading and a placement with respect to one or more street elements.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for wireless communication are disclosed by the present disclosure. In an aspect, an application layer in a user equipment (UE) receives, from an access layer in the UE, a quality of service (QoS) indication comprising a metric that represents a quality of one or more radio bearers used for a vehicular communication with one or more other UEs. The application layer performs a transmission control over the vehicular communication based on the QoS indication.

Abstract: Aspects relate to sidelink transmissions directed towards vehicle-to-everything (V2X) applications. A UE may determine an application-layer capability of the UE in which the application-layer capability corresponds to a V2X application implemented on the UE, and transmit an announcement including an indication of the application-layer capability via a transceiver. A UE may also receive an announcement via a transceiver that includes an indication of an application-layer capability corresponding to a second UE in which the application-layer capability corresponds to a V2X application implemented on the second UE, and engage with the second UE via the V2X application.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a sidelink transmission associated with a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index. The UE may monitor a quantity of retransmissions associated with the sidelink transmission within a time window. The UE may selectively retransmit the sidelink transmission based at least in part on the MCS index and the quantity of retransmissions. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a transmitter mobile station may transmit at least one platoon control message (PCM) having a flexible structure, the at least one PCM comprising a first part and a second part that is different from the first part, wherein the first part comprises non-platoon-specific data elements and the second part comprises platoon-specific data elements. The transmitter mobile station may transmit at least one basic safety message (BSM). Numerous other aspects are described.