Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating control information are provided. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) may include monitoring a first set of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate resources for a PDCCH communication from a network unit, receiving, from the network unit, a plurality of demodulation reference signals (DMRSs), and decoding, based on a metric associated with the plurality of demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) satisfying a threshold, the PDCCH communication.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information indicating whether the network node is configured to perform a retransmission of decoding information prior to an end of HARQ processes associated with the network node. The UE may receive, for a HARQ process associated with a downlink communication from the network node, a retransmission of a transport block (TB) that is associated with a reserved MCS when full decoding information for the TB is unavailable. The UE may perform, based on a reception of a retransmission, an action to proceed with the HARQ process, to restart the HARQ process, or to terminate the HARQ process, wherein the action is based on whether the network node is configured to perform the retransmission of the indication of the MCS. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support overlapping physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate thresholds. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may determine, for each subcarrier spacing (SCS) configuration of a set of SCS configurations, a threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates within a time interval. The UE may receive, from a base station, signaling indicating one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations. In some examples, the UE may monitor the PDCCH for control information according to the one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations and a number of overlapping PDCCH candidates, where the number of overlapping PDCCH candidates may satisfy (e.g., be less than or equal to) the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates.

Abstract: A new radio (NR) bit prioritization procedure that may be executed by a UE and a base station is disclosed, resulting in transmission and reception of modulation symbols having prioritized bits. For example, a transmitter may encode a code block using low-density parity-check code to generate a stream of encoded bits. The transmitter may arrange the encoded bits in one or more modulation symbols according to a relative priority of the encoded bits. The highest priority bits may be located in the most significant bits of the modulation symbol, and therefore be less likely to experience errors. A receiver may receive the modulation symbols and reorder the encoded bits according to the coding scheme based on the relative priority prior to decoding the encoded bits. The prioritization of the bits within the modulation symbols may provide improved block error rates over sequential mapping of encoded bits to symbols.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) determine that at least one packet of a set of packets for a downlink message is unsuccessfully received at a radio link control (RLC) layer of the UE due to a specific situation of a set of specific situations and may transmit the NACK message based on the missing packet (s) on an as needed basis rather than waiting for a timer to expire (e.g., a fast NACK mechanism). In some examples, the specific situations may include the UE missing packets after a measurement gap, missing packets based on wake up latencies for a discontinuous reception mode of the UE, missing packets due to interference from reference signals transmitted by neighboring cells, missing packets due to the UE not decoding retransmissions that have a same redundancy version (RV) of a downlink message, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some examples of the described techniques provide for time-division multiplexing (TDM) modem envelope enhancements. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, a message scheduling a transport block or multiple transport blocks in a downlink slot that immediately precedes one or more non-downlink slots (e.g., uplink (U), special(S), or flexible (F) slots) in a TDD slot configuration. The UE may receive the transport block or the multiple transport blocks in the downlink slot, and may process at least a portion of the transport block or the multiple transport blocks during one or more time intervals that occur after the downlink slot. The transport block may satisfy a per-slot transport block size threshold that is associated with a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processing timeline.

Abstract: A new radio (NR) bit prioritization procedure that may be executed by a UE and a base station is disclosed, resulting in transmission and reception of modulation symbols having prioritized bits. For example, a transmitter may encode a code block using low-density parity-check code to generate a stream of encoded bits. The transmitter may arrange the encoded bits in one or more modulation symbols according to a relative priority of the encoded bits. The highest priority bits may be located in the most significant bits of the modulation symbol, and therefore be less likely to experience errors. A receiver may receive the modulation symbols and reorder the encoded bits according to the coding scheme based on the relative priority prior to decoding the encoded bits. The prioritization of the bits within the modulation symbols may provide improved block error rates over sequential mapping of encoded bits to symbols.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for received signal quality dependent PDCCH monitoring adaptation are described. An apparatus is configured to receive, from a network node, multiple SSS group configurations, and receive an indication of a first SSS group configuration from the multiple SSS group configurations based on a first received signal quality of the UE. The apparatus is also configured to monitor first PDCCH candidates associated with the first SSS group configuration. Another apparatus is configured to configure, for a UE, multiple SSS group configurations, and provide an indication of a first SSS group configuration from the multiple SSS group configurations based on a first received signal quality of the UE. The apparatus is also configured to provide a PDCCH for the UE in at least one PDCCH candidate of the first SSS group configuration.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for mitigating interference caused by legacy reference signals from neighbor cells (e.g., LTE cell-specific reference signals) to non-legacy downlink transmissions in a serving cell (e.g., NR/5G PDSCH transmissions).

Abstract: A method for wireless communication at a transmitting wireless device and related apparatus are provided. In the method, the device determines, based on the first parameter associated with a Forward Error Correction (FEC) process and a second parameter associated with a probabilistic shaping process, the transport block (TB) size for a TB associated with a signal to be transmitted, and performs the probabilistic shaping process on a first set of data bits of the signal on the TB to obtain a second set of transmit bits. The TB cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is inserted into the TB before or after the probabilistic shaping process, and the probabilistic shaping process is applied on the TB level across multiple code blocks (CBs) associated with the TB or on the CB level individually inside each CB of the multiple CBs. The device further transmits the signal using the second set of transmit bits.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for terminating HARQ retransmissions. A wireless receiver may determine that a transmission of a first TB based on a first redundancy version is not received from a wireless transmitter. Based on the determination, the wireless receiver may transmit, to the wireless transmitter, a HARQ ACK to terminate one or more HARQ retransmissions associated with the different redundancy versions of the first TB.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) receives physical downlink control channels from transmission and reception points (TRPs). The physical downlink control channels may be jointly decoded to facilitate joint demodulation of physical shared channels. The UE receives a first downlink control information (DCI) over a first downlink control channel associated with a first TRP and a second DCI over a second downlink control channel associated with a second TRP. The first downlink control channel overlaps in time with the second downlink control channel. The first DCI schedules a first downlink shared channel associated with the first TRP and the second DCI schedules a second downlink shared channel associated with the second TRP. The UE receives the first downlink shared channel and the second downlink shared channel that overlap in time. The UE performs joint demodulation of the first and second downlink shared channels.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a throttling indicator for a shared resource associated with a modem at the UE. The CE may determine a configuration of the modem based on a configuration received from a Radio Resource Control layer of the UE. Based on the modem configuration and the throttling indicator, the UE may identify a throttling level to apply to the modem. The UE may adjust the modem configuration for communicating with a base station based on the throttling level in order to reduce resource usage below a usage threshold. By reducing usage of the shared resource by the modem, the UE may have a greater availability of the shared resource to meet the needs of other components of the UE. This may provide an improved user experience at the UE, among other benefits.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. Some aspects more specifically relate to selectively discarding a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) state in association with a HARQ state retention timer or downlink control information (DCI) misdetection information. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may discard a HARQ state in association with an expiration of the HARQ state retention timer. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may identify DCI misdetection information that indicates a likelihood that the UE did not receive first DCI transmitted by the network node. The UE may discard the HARQ state in association with the likelihood being greater than a threshold. In some aspects, the UE may receive second DCI that includes an NDI, and may transmit a communication in association with selectively discarding the HARQ state and receiving the DCI.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for two-stage PDCCH with dynamic DCI size indication. The apparatus receives DCI including a first DCI portion comprising an indication indicating a size of a second DCI portion, and the second DCI portion having the size based on the indication in the first DCI portion. The apparatus transmits or receives communication with a network entity using resources scheduled in the second DCI portion. The apparatus receives RRC signaling indicating a first DCI size of the first DCI portion from a defined set of sizes.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) repetition of a PDCCH in a slot. The UE may receive a second PDCCH repetition of the PDCCH in the slot. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support overlapping physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate thresholds. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may determine, for each subcarrier spacing (SCS) configuration of a set of SCS configurations, a threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates within a time interval. The UE may receive, from a base station, signaling indicating one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations. In some examples, the UE may monitor the PDCCH for control information according to the one or more PDCCH monitoring configurations and a number of overlapping PDCCH candidates, where the number of overlapping PDCCH candidates may satisfy (e.g., be less than or equal to) the threshold number of overlapping PDCCH candidates.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable medium are provided for rate matching. An example method may include receiving a rate matching pattern configuration indicating at least a first control resource set (CORESET) in a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second CORESET in a second BWP. The example method may also include receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the first BWP. The example method may include processing the PDSCH transmission based on the rate matching pattern configuration, where the processing may include rate matching around resources of the first CORESET and first associated search space (SS) sets and the second CORESET and second associated SS sets.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring configuration, the PDCCH monitoring configuration being associated with a set of downlink control information (DCI) formats for monitoring on a set of component carriers, the PDCCH monitoring configuration being associated with a split parameter for DCI monitoring or a hierarchy for DCI monitoring. The UE may monitor, on the set of component carriers, for DCI having a format from the set of DCI formats, the monitoring being based at least in part on the split parameter or the hierarchy. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment may receive signaling that indicates one of a plurality of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configurations for demodulating a downlink data channel in a slot or subslot. The UE may receive the signaling from a network entity, such as a base station, and the network entity may select the indicated DMRS configuration. The plurality of DMRS configurations may indicate whether DMRS combining is supported across the slot or subslot and a subsequent adjacent slot or subslot, and the plurality of DMRS configurations may include a configuration that is capable of indicating to the UE that a single DMRS is configured in the slot or subslot and is to be combined with a DMRS in a subsequent adjacent slot or subslot to demodulate the downlink data channel.