Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may initiate a random access procedure with a base station. The UE may transmit a random access channel (RACH) preamble to the base station. The UE may receive, from the base station and in response to the RACH preamble, a random access response (RAR) message. The UE may then identify a beam configuration for transmission of repetitions of an uplink transmission response to the RAR message. The UE may then transmit the repetitions of the uplink transmission using one or more beams in accordance with the beam configuration.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, abase station may employ a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) that uses passive components to reflect incoming signals in one or more directions. The base station may dynamically configure the RIS to reflect an incoming signal in a specific direction. The base station may transmit, to one or more user equipments (UEs), a message indicating a configuration of one or more RISs. In some aspects, the configuration may include a location of a RIS, reflection angles of a RIS, or both. Based on the configuration, a UE may select a RIS to facilitate communications with the base station. The base station and the UE may communicate via the selected RIS. In some examples, the base station may communicate with one or more UEs via one or more RISs using RIS division multiple access (RDMA).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a random access channel preamble to abase station. The UE may receive, from the base station and in response to the random access channel preamble, a grant comprising a first frequency hopping indication associated with intra-slot frequency hopping and a second frequency hopping indication associated with inter-slot frequency hopping. The UE may identify, based at least in part on the first frequency hopping indication or the second frequency hopping indication, a frequency hopping configuration for transmission of repetitions of an uplink transmission responsive to the grant. The UE may transmit the repetitions of the uplink transmission using one or more frequency Chops in accordance with the frequency hopping configuration.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to random access procedures. In one example, a user equipment (UE) can multiplex an uplink (UL) message with uplink control information (UCI) on a data region of a first slot and transmit the multiplexed UL message with the UCI to a base station in UL transmission or UL retransmission as part of the random access procedure. The UE may further employ UL message repetition to be transmitted with the multiplexed UL message with the UCI. The base station may receive the multiplexed UL message with the UCI with or without UL message repetition. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, a channel state information (CSI) report configuration including multiple CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) transmit power configurations. The UE may transmit, to the network entity, the CSI report, wherein the CSI report is associated with at least one CSI processing parameter that is based at least in part on the multiple CSI-RS transmit power configurations. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Aspects are provided that allow a UE to perform DMRS bundling in different transport blocks of uplink data on PUSCH in response to a configuration from a base station indicating or enabling the UE to perform the DMRS bundling. The UE receives a configuration from a base station indicating to bundle DMRS in different uplink data channel transmissions for joint channel estimation. The UE determines a DMRS bundling window based on the configuration. The UE transmits the bundled DMRS in the DMRS bundling window. The base station performs the joint channel estimation based on the bundled DMRS. Improved link quality between the UE and base station and signal gains may accordingly result from applying DMRS bundling over different PUSCH transmissions.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support reduced bandwidth devices and particularly, allocation of control resource sets for reduced bandwidths. In a first aspect, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, from a base station at a user equipment (UE) having a first type, a master information block (MIB) within a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). The MIB includes CORESET size information and search space information for devices having a second type. The method also includes selecting a CORESET size from a plurality of preconfigured CORESET sizes based on a subcarrier spacing used to communicate with the base station. The method further includes monitoring a set of time and frequency resources to receive a message from the base station. The set of time and frequency resources has the selected CORESET size. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for multi-slot transport block transmission for multiple transmission reception points (multi-TRP). A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving scheduling for at least one transport block to be transmitted across a plurality of slots. The method also includes transmitting a first portion of encoded bits associated with the at least one transport block across at least one of the plurality of slots with a first set of transmission parameters. The method further includes transmitting a second portion of the encoded bits associated with the at least one transport block across at least another one of the plurality of slots with a second set of transmission parameters.

Abstract: Aspects are provided that allow a UE to perform DMRS bundling in PUSCH repetitions in response to a configuration from a base station indicating or enabling the UE to perform the DMRS bundling. The UE receives a configuration from a base station indicating to bundle DMRS in repetitions of an uplink data channel transmission for joint channel estimation. The UE determines a DMRS bundling window based on the configuration. The UE transmits the bundled DMRS in the DMRS bundling window. The base station performs the joint channel estimation based on the bundled DMRS. Improved link quality between the UE and base station and signal gains may accordingly result from applying DMRS bundling over multiple repetitions of PUSCH transmissions.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to transmitting and/or receiving devices securing or authenticating communications at a physical layer based on generated or received path information.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) determines (e.g., based on an indication from base station) one or more physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble transmission parameters associated with one or more PRACH coverage enhancement (CE) levels of a RACH procedure. The UE and the base station perform a RACH procedure in accordance with the one or more PRACH preamble transmission parameters.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station, multiple network power mode configurations and communicates with the base station based on one of the multiple network power mode configurations. The base station transmits, to a UE, multiple network power mode configurations and communicates with the UE based on one of the multiple network power mode configurations.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit uplink transmissions according to a frequency hopping pattern. The UE may identify that a first set of uplink transmissions are to be transmitted to a base station by a first set of resources (e.g., a first set of slots, a first set of frequency resources) as indicated by the frequency hopping pattern. The UE may further identify, based on the frequency hopping pattern, that a second set of uplink transmissions are to be transmitted to the base station by a second set of resources (e.g., a second set of slots, a second set of frequency resources). The first set of slots and the second set of slots may each include more than one slot. Additionally, the first and second set of resources may be within a same bandwidth part or in different bandwidth parts.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a first message indicating that a configuration for a time restriction is disabled for the UE, such that the UE may measure one or more resources transmitted from a network entity with respect to a reference resource. The UE may receive a second message indicating that the UE is to measure one or more resources transmitted by a network entity at a first of multiple transmit power levels, the one or more resources transmitted before the reference resource, and the reference resource associated with one of the multiple transmit power levels. The UE may perform a first average measurement of the one or more resources and transmit a first report indicating the first average measurement, where the UE performs the average measurement of the one or more resources based on the second message.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) determines a transmit power of at least one sensing reference signal (S-RS) transmitted by a network node, wherein the transmit power of the at least one S-RS is determined based on a transmit power offset relative to a transmit power of a reference channel or reference signal transmitted by the network node, and determines an enhanced channel estimate of the at least one S-RS based on the transmit power of the at least one S-RS.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to receiving a channel state information (CSI) report configuration indicating a plurality of codebooks and a plurality of sub-bands associated with the plurality of codebooks, the CSI report configuration associated with a CSI report size limit, and transmit, based on the CSI report configuration, a CSI report within the CSI report size limit, the CSI report including CSI for at least a portion of the plurality of sub-bands associated with the plurality of codebooks. Other aspects relate to transmitting the CSI report configuration and receiving the CSI report.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for performing wireless communications. In one aspect, a method of wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) includes performing wireless communications with a network entity using an inter-band aggregated carrier group, wherein: the inter-band aggregated carrier group comprises at least a first carrier on a first band and a second carrier on a second band, the first carrier comprises a synchronization signal block, and the second carrier does not comprise any synchronization signal block.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive first control signaling indicating a first network operation sequence associated with a first component carrier, the first network operation sequence including a first set of time intervals corresponding to a first set of network operation modes for the first component carrier. The UE may additionally receive second control signaling indicating a second network operation sequence associated with a second component carrier, the second network operation sequence including a second set of time intervals corresponding to a second set of network operation modes for the second component carrier. The UE may then communicate via the first component carrier in accordance with the first network operation sequence, and communicate via the second component carrier in accordance with the second network operation sequence.

Abstract: A sidelink device switches from a first bandwidth part (BWP) for sidelink communication to a second BWP for the sidelink communication and suspends, releases, or continues to use one or more reserved resources in the first BWP based on the switch from the first BWP to the second BWP for the sidelink communication.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble. At least one property associated with the PRACH preamble corresponds to a request for repetition of Msg3. Accordingly, the UE may transmit, to the base station and based at least in part on the random access preamble, two or more repetitions of a Msg3. Numerous other aspects are provided.