Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In a wireless communications system, a first user equipment (UE) may receive a message from a second UE via a set of one or more antennas, where a first symbol period and a second symbol period of the message include a duplicated signal, and the first symbol period is immediately prior to the second symbol period in a time domain. The first UE may calculate a correlation between first data included in the first symbol period and second data included in the second symbol period of the message for each antenna of the set of one or more antennas. In some cases, the first UE may power down at least one radio frequency chain based on the result of the calculated correlation satisfying a threshold value.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In one example, a transmitting device may identify first and second portions of data to include in a data transmission. The transmitting device may encode the second portion by a configuration of a first subset of resource elements. The transmitting device may transmit, via the data transmission, first signals representative of the first portion over the first subset and one or more second signals over a second subset of resource elements. A receiving device may receive the data transmission and may identify that the one or more second signals include content other than data of the data transmission. The receiving device may decode the first signals in order to identify the first portion and the configuration in order to identify the second portion. The receiving device may refrain from decoding the one or more second signals based on the identifying.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In a wireless communications system, a first user equipment (UE) may receive a message from a second UE via a set of one or more antennas, where a first symbol period and a second symbol period of the message include a duplicated signal, and the first symbol period is immediately prior to the second symbol period in a time domain. The first UE may calculate a correlation between first data included in the first symbol period and second data included in the second symbol period of the message for each antenna of the set of one or more antennas. In some cases, the first UE may power down at least one radio frequency chain based on the result of the calculated correlation satisfying a threshold value.

Abstract: IQ impairments compensation in sub-terahertz (sub-THz) communication is disclosed. According to some aspects, a user equipment (UE) determines an estimated in-phase (I) and quadrature phase (Q) impairment of the UE, the IQ impairment of the UE comprising a mismatch of phase and/or amplitude, between an I path and a Q path within an analog receiver circuitry of the UE, and reports the estimated IQ impairment of the UE to a base station (BS). The BS determines a pre-compensation to compensate for the estimated IQ impairment of the UE and uses the determined pre-compensation when transmitting to the UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless device may receive a sounding waveform via a reciprocal wireless channel. The wireless device may estimate one or more channel parameters associated with the reciprocal wireless channel based at least in part on the sounding waveform. The wireless device may generate a cryptographic key based at least in part on the one or more channel parameters associated with the reciprocal wireless channel. The wireless device may establish a secure communication session over the reciprocal wireless channel based at least in part on the cryptographic key. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication by a first wireless device. The first wireless device may participate in a beam forming procedure with a second wireless device to evaluate a plurality of transmit (TX) and receive (RX) beam pairs. The first wireless device may select one of the TX and RX beam pairs based on the evaluation. The first wireless device may determine at least one cryptographic key based on channel parameters associated with a selected one of the TX and RX beam pairs. The first wireless device may use the at least one cryptographic key for communications with the second wireless device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may identify a reference signal sequence (e.g., a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence) based on a cyclic shift associated with a control channel for communications with a second wireless device. For example, the first wireless device may identify the cyclic shift associated with transmitting a message to the second wireless device via the control channel. In another example, the first wireless device may estimate the cyclic shift associated with receiving a message from the second wireless device via the control channel. The first wireless device may then communicate with the second wireless device based on the reference signal sequence. For example, the first wireless device may transmit or receive (e.g., via a shared channel) the reference signal sequence to or from the second wireless device.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless device may receive a beamformed signal from a transmitting device. The wireless device may estimate a weighted sum based at least in part on one or more coefficients that relate to impairments associated with the transmitting device, a spatial location of the wireless device, and/or the like. The wireless device may determine a cryptographic key based at least in part on a ratio among the plurality of coefficients in the weighted sum, and one or more communications between the wireless device and the transmitting device may be secured based on the cryptographic key. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication by a first wireless device. The first wireless device may participate in a beam forming procedure with a second wireless device to evaluate a plurality of transmit (TX) and receive (RX) beam pairs. The first wireless device may select one of the TX and RX beam pairs based on the evaluation. The first wireless device may determine at least one cryptographic key based on channel parameters associated with a selected one of the TX and RX beam pairs. The first wireless device may use the at least one cryptographic key for communications with the second wireless device.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station (BS) may determine a first planned transmit beam configuration of the first BS. The BS may obtain a second planned transmit beam configuration of a second BS. The BS may determine that a first planned transmit beam of the first planned transmit beam configuration will interfere with a second planned transmit beam of the second planned transmit beam configuration. The BS may modify the first planned transmit beam, the second planned transmit beam, or both, based on the interference determination.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may identify a reference signal sequence (e.g., a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence) based on a cyclic shift associated with a control channel for communications with a second wireless device. For example, the first wireless device may identify the cyclic shift associated with transmitting a message to the second wireless device via the control channel. In another example, the first wireless device may estimate the cyclic shift associated with receiving a message from the second wireless device via the control channel. The first wireless device may then communicate with the second wireless device based on the reference signal sequence. For example, the first wireless device may transmit or receive (e.g., via a shared channel) the reference signal sequence to or from the second wireless device.

Abstract: A communications device inputs channel state information to an artificial neural network. The communications device predicts weather conditions with the artificial neural network based on the channel state information. The communications device further adjusts communications based on the predicted weather conditions.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves determining base station (BS) beams for communicating between a UE and the BS. The BS may use sensor data or beam management reporting history to assist with determining one or more appropriate beams. The sensor data may include camera images, radar data, or lidar data, and be used to model the cell environment served by the BS. The BS may obtain reporting data from multiple UEs over time indicating the quality of beams received by the UEs at various locations in the cell environment and model the cell environment based on the reporting data. The BS may associate beams with possible UE locations within the cell environment and use the associations to determine beams for communicating with a UE after determining the UE's location.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for power saving by detecting empty symbols. In accordance with some implementation, a UE may determine that a data channel is not allocated to it by determining that there is no beam directed to it and there was no prior resource allocation to it. The UE upon such determination may enter sleep mode until the start of the next scheduling unit. This may result in reduction in power consumption compared to entering sleep mode after demodulating and decoding the control channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves determining base station (BS) beams for communicating between a UE and the BS. The BS may use sensor data or beam management reporting history to assist with determining one or more appropriate beams. The sensor data may include camera images, radar data, or lidar data, and be used to model the cell environment served by the BS. The BS may obtain reporting data from multiple UEs over time indicating the quality of beams received by the UEs at various locations in the cell environment and model the cell environment based on the reporting data. The BS may associate beams with possible UE locations within the cell environment and use the associations to determine beams for communicating with a UE after determining the UE's location.

Abstract: User equipment (UE) may benefit from power management techniques, for example, in the context of cellular vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) communication. In various aspects of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE configured to determine whether a first subframe includes at least one sub-channel carrying information intended for the UE, receive the information via at least one receive (Rx) chain associated with the at least one sub-channel when the information intended for the UE is carried on the at least one sub-channel included in the first subframe, and deactivate the at least one Rx chain associated with the at least one sub-channel based on whether the information intended for the UE is absent from the at least one sub-channel included in the first subframe.

Abstract: A method of wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting a wakeup message to awaken a base station from a sleep mode. The method also includes communicating with the base station after the base station awakens. A method of wireless communications by a base station includes entering a sleep mode when no user equipments (UEs) are connected to the base station. The method also includes receiving a signal from a UE to awaken from the sleep mode.

Abstract: IQ impairments compensation in sub-terahertz (sub-THz) communication is disclosed. According to some aspects, a user equipment (UE) determines an estimated in-phase (I) and quadrature phase (Q) impairment of the UE, the IQ impairment of the UE comprising a mismatch of phase and/or amplitude, between an I path and a Q path within an analog receiver circuitry of the UE, and reports the estimated IQ impairment of the UE to a base station (BS). The BS determines a pre-compensation to compensate for the estimated IQ impairment of the UE and uses the determined pre-compensation when transmitting to the UE.

Abstract: The present aspects provide apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), including receiving, from a base station, an in-phase and quadrature-phase tracking reference signal (IQTRS) configured for an estimation of an IQ impairment at the UE; estimating the IQ impairment based on the IQTRS; and compensating for the IQ impairment in a decoding process configured to decode one or more signals received from the base station.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In one example, a transmitting device may identify first and second portions of data to include in a data transmission. The transmitting device may encode the second portion by a configuration of a first subset of resource elements. The transmitting device may transmit, via the data transmission, first signals representative of the first portion over the first subset and one or more second signals over a second subset of resource elements. A receiving device may receive the data transmission and may identify that the one or more second signals include content other than data of the data transmission. The receiving device may decode the first signals in order to identify the first portion and the configuration in order to identify the second portion. The receiving device may refrain from decoding the one or more second signals based on the identifying.