Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to techniques for paging operations in a wireless communication network that uses frequency hopping between bandwidth parts (BWPs). A paging indicator message, carried in a paging indicator search space of a given BWP, indicates to a mobile device monitoring the paging indicator search space that a paging message may arrive at the device's next paging occasion. A mobile device using frequency hopping may locate, and hop to, an anchor BWP with a paging indicator search space according to a paging indication periodicity. When it receives a paging indicator message, the device may locate, and hop to, a paging BWP and monitor a paging search space for a paging message. 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 determine an asymmetric sequence of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for repeating a message or an asymmetric sequence of spatial relations for repeating the message. The UE may repeat the message according to the asymmetric sequence of TCI states or spatial relations. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to support using one of multiple types of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) to perform one or more management procedures. A base station may configure and transmit one or more SSBs of second type that are smaller than SSBs of a first type. For instance, SSBs of a second type may include a first subset of signals and may exclude a second subset of the signals that are included in an SSB of the first type. An SSB of the second type may be transmitted in an active bandwidth region used for communications between a user equipment (UE) and the base station. The UE may receive an SSB of the second type in an active bandwidth region, may perform one or more measurements using the SSB of the second type, and may perform one or more management procedures.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a multi-slot grant for one of uplink communication or downlink communication. The UE may communicate in the multi-slot grant based at least in part on information that provides an indication of one or more time gaps for the multi-slot grant. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For instance, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a first downlink control information message in a downlink control channel, the first downlink control information message scheduling first resources of a downlink shared channel for a second downlink control information message. The UE may identify a first, UE-specific scrambling sequence for the second downlink control information message. The UE may receive, from the base station, the second downlink control information message based on the first scrambling sequence, the second downlink control information message scheduling second resources of the downlink shared channel for a data message. The UE may receive, from the base station, the data message in the second resources scheduled by the second downlink control information message.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for wireless communications. For example, a first network node (e.g., a user equipment (UE) or other network node) may receive a reference signal and cause uplink information to be transmitted to a second network node (e.g., a base station, such as a gNodeB (gNB)). The uplink information is indicative of first measurement information associated with the reference signal and feedback information associated with a transmission.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to aperiodic transmission of one or more instances of at least one synchronization signal to a user equipment (UE). For example, the base station may allocate a plurality of time resources for aperiodic transmission of one or more instances of at least one synchronization signal different from a synchronization signal block transmitted by the base station. The base station may further transmit the aperiodic transmission of the one or more instances of the at least one synchronization signal to at least one UE using the plurality of time resources.

Abstract: A base station may transmit, to a UE, at least one of the SS, the PBCH, the CORESET, or the SIB, via the plurality of resources based on the indication of the at least one initial access structure. In some aspects, the SS may be time-division multiplexed with the PBCH and may be frequency-division multiplexed with the CORESET and the SIB. In one aspect, the CORESET may be time-division multiplexed with the SIB. In another aspect, the CORESET may be frequency-division multiplexed with the SIB. In some aspects, at least one switching gap may be configured after the at least one initial access structure, the at least one switching gap being configured based on an SCS.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive, from a base station, an indication of a time gap value associated with a random access channel (RACH) procedure, wherein the time gap value is based at least in part on a capability of the base station, determine whether a physical RACH (PRACH) occasion associated with the RACH procedure is valid based at least in part on receiving the indication of the time gap value associated with the RACH procedure, and selectively transmit, to the base station, a PRACH transmission in the PRACH occasion based at least in part on determining whether the PRACH occasion is valid. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit an uplink trigger (ULT) message that indicates a request for a network entity to transmit a system information message including timing information for the UE. In response to the ULT message, the UE may receive the system information message indicating a timing advance (TA) command applicable to the UE. In some examples, the system information message may indicate that the TA command is applicable to a group of UEs that include the UE and one or more additional UEs. In some other examples, the system information message may indicate the TA command and a set of one or more additional TA commands, each applicable to a respective additional UE. The UE may communicate with the network entity according to a timing based on the TA command received via the system information message.

Abstract: Method and apparatus to use different GI sequences for different FDM UEs. The apparatus calculates a GI of each UE from a set of UEs based at least on a delay spread associated with each UE from the set of UEs. The apparatus multiplexes data and the GI of each respective UE from the set of UEs to generate a waveform. The apparatus transmits the waveform to the set of UEs. The apparatus may receive, from each UE from the set of UEs, the delay spread associated with each UE from the set of UEs. The apparatus may multiplex the GI of each respective UE from the set of UEs prior to performing a DFT operation on the GI and the data. The apparatus may multiplex the GI of each respective UE from the set of UEs after performing an IDFT operation to generate the waveform.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A communication device, such as, a base station and a UE may support transmitting and receiving information bits according to one or more index modulation schemes. For example, the communication device may support conveying information bits using a reference signal index modulation scheme, which uses reference signals transmissions using particular resources or reference signal sequences, or both, to convey the information bits. The communication device may improve reference signal resource usage by supporting a multi-mode reference signal index modulation scheme, which utilizes all reference signal resources to convey the information bits. By using the multi-mode reference signal index modulation scheme, the communication device may, as a result, include features for improvements to conveying information bits, among other benefits.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for waveform parameters adaptation. Aspects provide for adapting waveforms to account for impairments that can occur when communicating in a high frequency band. A method that may be performed by a base station (BS) includes detecting one or more impairment conditions. The method includes determining a plurality of waveform parameters to adapt in response to the detected one or more impairment conditions. The method includes signaling the plurality of adapted waveform parameters to a user equipment (UE).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a network entity may output one or more transmissions as part of a beam sweeping operation using transmission parameters that consume less power, less system resources, or both. One or more transmission parameters, such as a modulation and coding scheme, amount of occupied resources, or any combinations thereof, may have a first value on a first subset of the set of system information messages, and a different value on a different subset of the set of system information messages. A synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission associated with an instance of a system information message may provide an indication of the one or more transmission parameters of the system information message. A receiving device, such as a user equipment (UE) may attempt to decode the system information message based on the indication provided in the SSB.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented in a method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes monitoring for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in each of a plurality of monitoring occasions in a search space, wherein the PDCCHs are associated with the same downlink control information (DCI), and wherein the plurality of monitoring occasions are monitored using different beams; and decoding the PDCCHs after the monitoring.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information (DCI) scheduling multiple physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resources for a set of uplink data messages. In some examples, the scheduled PUSCH resources may overlap with reserved or preconfigured uplink resources. The UE may determine, in accordance with a multiplexing configuration, a multiplexing schedule for multiplexing the scheduled PUSCH resources with the reserved or preconfigured uplink resources. The UE may transmit the set of uplink data messages on one or more of the scheduled PUSCH resources based on the multiplexing schedule. The described techniques may enable the UE to transmit the set of uplink data messages with improved reliability based on reducing a number of collisions between the set of uplink data messages and other uplink signals transmitted on the reserved or preconfigured uplink resources.

Abstract: Example implementations include a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium of wireless communication. A user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration indicating whether a beam switching gap is expected at a first symbol position within a subframe of a physical channel for the UE, the first symbol position having a first cyclic prefix length that is longer than a second cyclic prefix length of a second symbol position within the subframe of the physical channel for the UE. The UE may determine whether a transmission includes a missing symbol for the beam switching gap based on the configuration and the symbol position of a symbol where a beam switch is scheduled.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may transmit maximum permissible exposure related information that indicates at least one of: a transmit power limit corresponding to a specified time interval, an average transmit power limit corresponding to the specified time interval, or a combination thereof; and receive an allocation of transmission resources. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The UE receives downlink control information (DCI) scheduling multiple transmissions belonging to a plurality of sub-groups. Each sub-group includes one or more transmissions. The DCI indicates at least one feedback timing. The UE receives the multiple transmissions belonging to the plurality of sub-groups. The UE transmits feedback for each sub-group of the one or more transmissions, in accordance with the at least one feedback timing.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication a UE is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a single DCI scheduling resources for a plurality of physical shared channel transmissions and indicating one or more parameters of each of the plurality of physical shared channel transmissions based on at least one of an entry in a table, a pattern, a linkage parameter, or a rule. The method further includes transmitting or receiving data over at least one of a plurality of physical shared channels based upon the one or more parameters indicated in the single DCI.