Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for modifying a position of an adaptive phase-changing device, APD. In aspects, a base station receives, from a user equipment, UE, at least one link quality parameter that is indicative of a channel impairment. The base station then identifies, using the at least one link quality parameter, a surface configuration for a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) of an adaptive phase-changing device (APD) and transmits a first indication of the surface configuration using an adaptive phase-changing device control channel, APD control channel. In aspects, the base station determines using the at least one link quality parameter, a position configuration for the APD and transmits a second indication of the position configuration to the APD. The base station then communicates with the UE using the APD.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for machine-learning architectures for simultaneous connection to multiple carriers. In implementations, a network entity determines at least one deep neural network (DNN) configuration for processing information exchanged with a user equipment (UE) over a wireless communication system using carrier aggregation that includes at least a first component carrier and a second component carrier. At times, the at least one DNN configuration includes a first portion for forming a first DNN at the network entity, and a second portion for forming a second DNN at the UE. The network entity forms the first DNN based on the first portion and communicates an indication of the second portion to the UE. The network entity directs the UE to form the second DNN based on the second portion, and uses the first DNN to exchange, over the wireless communication system, the information with the UE using the carrier aggregation.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein provides systems and techniques to automatically configure a proximal device, such as a smart watch, a tablet, or any other smart device, based on configuration information sent from the user equipment (UE) to the proximal device when the local communications connection, such as a wireless connection, between the devices is weak. If it is determined that there is a weak local communications connection between the UE and the proximal device the UE may automatically send network configuration information to the proximal device. If it is determined that there is a weak local communications connection between the UE and the proximal device the UE may automatically turn on its mobile hotspot, and automatically send the mobile hotspot configuration information to the proximal device.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for deep neural network (DNN) processing for a user equipment-coordination set (UECS). A network entity selects (910) an end-to-end (E2E) machine-learning (ML) configuration that forms an E2E DNN for processing UECS communications. The network entity directs (915) each device of multiple devices participating in an UECS to form, using at least a portion of the E2E ML configuration, a respective sub-DNN of the E2E DNN that transfers the UECS communications through the E2E communication, where the multiple devices include at least one base station, a coordinating user equipment (UE), and at least one additional UE. The network entity receives (940) feedback associated with the UECS communications and identifies (945) an adjustment to the E2E ML configuration. The network entity then directs at least some of the multiple devices participating in an UECS to update the respective sub-DNN of the E2E DNN based on the adjustment.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a porous electrode that includes a porous layer, and a pattern of flow channels defined in the porous layer, wherein a first flow channel in the pattern of flow channels has a shape that at least partially approximates a cube-root profile. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: This document describes methods, devices, systems, and means for performing a regrouping of a user equipment (UE) (113) between user equipment-coordination sets (UECS) by a base station (121) in which the base station (121) determines to regroup a user equipment (113) from a source UECS to a target UECS and transmits a release message to a coordinating UE (111) of the source UECS requesting the coordinating UE (111) of the source UECS to release the user equipment (113) from the source UECS (605). The base station (121) transmits a request message to a coordinating UE (114) of the target UECS requesting the coordinating UE (114) of the target UECS to add the user equipment (113) to the target UECS (610), and transmits a regrouping message to the user equipment (113) that is effective to direct the user equipment (113) is to perform a regrouping from the source UECS to the target UECS (615).

Abstract: This document describes methods, devices, systems, and means for user-equipment-coordination-set (404) selective participation in which a coordinating user equipment (111) determines which user equipments in the user-equipment-coordination-set (404) participate in a joint communication with a base station (121). The coordinating user equipment (111) receives an indication from the base station (121) specifying multiple user equipments to include in the user-equipment-coordination set (702) and determines a first subset of the multiple user equipments to participate in the joint communication with the base station (121) (704). The coordinating user equipment (111) transmits one or more joint-communication-selection messages to the first subset of the multiple user equipments that directs the first subset of the multiple user equipments to participate in the joint communication with the base station (121) (706).

Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for beam search pilots for paging channel communications. In some aspects, a user device receives, from a base station of a wireless network, a beam search pilot on a beam. The user device determines that a signal quality of the beam search pilot meets a signal quality threshold. Based on this determination, the user device transmits, to the base station, an indication that the beam search pilot meets the signal quality threshold. The user device then receives a paging channel communication on the beam provided by the base station.

Abstract: This document describes methods, devices, and systems for configuring a smartphone (102) for network connectivity via a charging station (120), in which the smartphone (102) detects a connection or a coupling to the charging station (120). In response to the detection of the connection or coupling to the charging station (120), the smartphone (102) configures a WLAN transceiver (228) as a WLAN access point and forms a mesh WLAN network with one or more other WLAN access points (114). In other aspects, the charging station (120) detects the presence of the smartphone (102) that is connected or coupled to the charging station (120). In response to sensing the presence of the smartphone (102), the charging station (120) configures power and charging circuitry (244) to charge a battery of the smartphone (102) and configures WLAN radio circuitry (232) to relay WLAN communications for the smartphone (102).

Abstract: This document describes methods, devices, systems, and means for user equipment-autonomously triggered-sounding reference signals. A user equipment maintains a connection to a first base station. In implementations, the user equipment generates link quality parameters for each broadcast signal in a set of broadcast signals received from a set of base stations and selects one or more base stations to include in an active coordination set (ACS). The user equipment then identifies a sounding reference signal (SRS) air interface resource that corresponds to the selection and requests the inclusion of the selected base stations in the ACS by autonomously transmitting, to the first base station, an uplink SRS using the identified SRS air interface resource. In implementations, the user equipment communicates over a wireless network using the active coordination set formed with the selected one or more base stations.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for joint-processing of random access channel communications to improve the reliability and/or the geographic range of a random access procedure for a user equipment. Joint-processing, including joint-transmission and/or joint-reception, by a user equipment-coordination set on behalf of a single user equipment, or by an Active Coordination Set of base stations with the single user equipment, can improve the link budget of Random Access Channel communications and facilitate network access for a user equipment at a greater distance from a base station or in the face of challenging channel conditions.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for secondary cell-user equipment (SC-UE) handovers. In aspects, a base station provides, as a primary cell, primary cell services to a first group of user equipments (UEs) in a first base station-user equipment dual connectivity (BUDC) group. In implementations, the base station determines to perform an SC-UE handover that disconnects a first UE from a first secondary cell-user equipment (SC-UE) that provides a first secondary cell to the first BUDC group and connects the first UE to a second SC-UE that provides a second secondary cell to a second BUDC group. The base station directs the first SC-UE to release the first UE from the first BUDC group, and communicates, as the primary cell, control-plane information or user-plane data with one or more UEs in the first group of UEs that remain in the first BUDC group.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for user equipment-coordination set, UECS, hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, that establish a HARQ timeline that is specific to the capabilities of a respective UECS. Compared to a single user equipment, UE, the HARQ timeline for a UECS depends on a number of factors, such as the joint processing capability in the UECS, latency of communication over a local wireless network between the UEs in the UECS, or the like. Based on its capabilities, the UECS can request uplink and/or downlink processing delay times or a UECS-specific HARQ timeline from a base station. The base station grants the uplink and/or downlink processing delay times or the UECS-specific HARQ timeline to the UECS in a layer-1, layer-2, or a layer-3 control message. The use of a UECS-specific HARQ timeline increases the reliability of HARQ signaling for uplink and downlink communication between the UECS and a base station.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for generating an end-to-end machine-learning configuration for wireless networks. An end-to-end machine-learning controller determines an end-to-end machine-learning configuration for processing information exchanged through an end-to-end communication in a wireless network. The end-to-end machine-learning controller obtains capabilities of one or more devices that are utilized in the end-to-end communication. The end-to-end machine-learning controller determines the end-to-end machine-learning configuration for processing the information exchanged through the end-to-end communication, and directs the one or more devices to process the information exchanged through the end-to-end communication by forming one or more deep neural networks based on the end-to-end machine-learning configuration.

Abstract: This document describes methods and devices for group handover/cell reselection. A source base station (401) identifies a plurality of user equipments (110) as a group, sends a group identifier to the group, and determines to initiate a handover/cell reselection for the group. The source base station (401) then negotiates handover parameters with a target base station (402) and sends, to user equipments of the group that are in an engaged mode, a group handover command with directions to connect with the target base station (402). The source base station (401) also identifies a plurality of candidate target base stations (501) and sends, to user equipments of the group that are in a disengaged mode, a group reselection command with directions to reselect one of the plurality of candidate target base stations (501).

Abstract: This document describes methods, devices, systems, and means for user-equipment-coordination-set (UESC) scheduling in which a coordinating user equipment receives an indication from a base station specifying multiple user equipments to include in the user-equipment-coordination set. The coordinating user equipment allocates resources to each of the multiple user equipments for communication using the local wireless network and transmits a UECS resource grant to each of the multiple user equipments for communication using the local wireless network. The coordinating user equipment communicates with the multiple user equipments, using the resources granted in the UECS resource grants for the local wireless network, to coordinate a joint communication between the user-equipment-coordination set and the base station.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for wireless communications between a base station [120] and a user equipment [110] using an enhanced radio-resource control idle mode. The described techniques and systems enable a user equipment [110] to receive a radio-resource control release message [410] that includes a cell radio-network temporary-identifier and, in response, enter [415] the enhanced radio-resource control idle mode. While in the enhanced radio-resource control idle mode, the user equipment [110] may receive a message [420] in accordance with the cell radio-network temporary-identifier and present the received message.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for enabling user equipment to coordinate for interference cancelation. In some aspects, base stations form a user equipment coordination set by pairing a UE of a base station with another UE of another base station. The UE receives, from the other UE, information regarding an uplink transmission of the other UE to the other base station, the information including I/Q samples for the uplink transmission. Based on the received information, the UE can model interference from the uplink transmission of the other UE to a reception of a downlink transmission by the base station to the UE. After the UE receives the downlink transmission, the UE cancels, based on the modeling of the interference, the interference to the received downlink transmission from the uplink transmission of the other UE. By so doing, receiver performance or link quality of the interference-canceling UE can be improved.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for determining a machine-learning architecture for network slicing. A user equipment (UE) and a network-slice manager communicate with each other to determine a machine-learning (ML) architecture, which the UE then employs to wirelessly communicate data for an application. In particular, the UE selects a machine-learning architecture that provides a quality-of-service level requested by an application. The network-slice manager accepts or rejects the request based on one or more available end-to-end machine-learning architectures associated with a network slice that supports the quality-of-service level requested by the application. By working together, the UE and the network-slice manager can determine an appropriate machine-learning architecture that satisfies a quality-of-service level associated with the application and forms a portion of an end-to-end machine-learning architecture that meets the quality-of-service requested by the application.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for user device-initiated bandwidth requests. In some aspects, a user device determines conditions related to communicating with a base station over a wireless connection. The user device selects, based on the determined conditions, a frequency bandwidth for communicating with the base station. The user device then transmits, to the base station, a request to communicate over the selected frequency bandwidth. In some implementations, the user device may receive, in response to transmitting the request, a resource grant allocating at least a portion of the selected frequency bandwidth for communicating over the wireless connection.