Abstract: A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) may include receiving a message requesting estimated channel characteristics of a secondary band based on measuring characteristics of a channel in the primary band. The method also includes measuring characteristics of the channel in the primary band. The method estimates channel characteristics of the secondary band based on the primary band characteristics measurements. The estimating may occur without measuring signals in the secondary band. Further, the method may report the estimated channel characteristics of the secondary band and receive an indication of a secondary cell group, based on the estimated channel characteristics of the secondary band.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for signaling timing error group (TEG) updates for positioning. An example for providing reference signal measurement values with a mobile device incudes measuring one or more reference signals, determining a timing error change associated with one or more reference signal measurement values, and transmitting the one or more reference signal measurement values and an indication of the timing error change.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a TRP. The apparatus may receive a plurality of DRX configurations associated with a plurality of DRX groups. The apparatus may also monitor for one or more WUSs associated with the plurality of DRX groups based on the plurality of DRX configurations, at least one WUS of the one or more WUSs including one or more WUS indicators for the plurality of DRX groups. The apparatus may also determine whether to wake-up for or to sleep through one or more DRX cycles for the plurality of DRX groups based on the at least one WUS indicator or the one or more WUS indicators. The apparatus may also receive the one or more WUSs including the at least one WUS.

Abstract: A positioning reference signal measurement reporting method includes: determining, at a UE based on at least one signal received by the UE, an indication of a spatial relationship between the UE and a first candidate anchor device that is configured to transmit a positioning reference signal (PRS) wirelessly; and reporting a measurement of the PRS based on the indication of the spatial relationship between the UE and the first candidate anchor device meeting at least one criterion of anchor device quality.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for wireless communications. For example, a process can include determining a subset of radio frequency (RF) sensing devices from a plurality of available RF sensing devices for performing an RF sensing technique for a target object. The subset of RF sensing devices may be determined based on a plurality of factors associated with the plurality of available RF sensing devices. The process can include transmitting, to at least one RF sensing device of the subset of RF sensing devices, at least one message instructing the subset of RF sensing devices to perform the RF sensing technique for the target object to obtain one or more characteristics of the target object.

Abstract: Positioning of a target user equipment (UE) using a mobile anchor node is supported by providing motion information for the mobile anchor node and/or measurement restrictions. The target UE receives motion information for the mobile anchor node, which may be an ordered list of points or, e.g., a motion path. The target UE may generate positioning measurements using the motion information for the mobile anchor node to determine the position of the mobile anchor node when it transmits positioning reference signals (PRS). The target UE may receive an indication of position measurement restriction if the mobile anchor node is moving. The target UE may receive PRS over a plurality of PRS occasions. The target UE may restrict measurement to only one PRS occasion, may generate and separately report measurements for each PRS occasions or may combine a plurality of measurements using filter coefficients provided by a location server.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may select one or more transmission types for communication on a plurality of beams during a time period based at least in part on transmission type priorities, and communicate on the plurality of beams during the time period based at least in part on selecting the one or more transmission types for communication. In some other aspects, a base station may receive an indication of one or more transmission types that a user equipment selected for communication on a plurality of beams during a time period and receive the one or more transmission types the UE selected for communication on the plurality of beams. In some further aspects, a network node for wireless communications may determine configuration information for a positioning reference signal, PRS, operation by a user equipment and transmit the configuration information to a base station that schedules communications for the UE.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a position determination entity (PDE) receives a request to schedule an on-demand PRS positioning session of a UE at a future time, wherein the request is configured to request a first set of parameters for the scheduled on-demand PRS positioning session, with an availability of one or more parameters of the first set of parameters at the future time being indeterminable when the request is received. PDE determines the availability of the one or more parameters at the future time. PDE determines a PRS configuration for the scheduled on-demand PRS positioning session in advance of the future time.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a position estimation entity configures a sidelink anchor group with sidelink anchor(s), to which respective sidelink PRS pre-configuration(s) are sent. A UE transmits a request to schedule an on-demand sidelink PRS position estimation session of the UE. The position estimation entity provides the UE with assistance data associated with the sidelink anchor group for the on-demand sidelink PRS position estimation session. The UE sends the sidelink anchor group a sidelink PRS trigger to perform a sidelink PRS exchange with some or all of the sidelink anchor group in accordance with the respective sidelink PRS pre-configuration(s).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for communicating capability information (e.g., regarding neural network blocks supported by a user equipment (UE) and a base station). A base station may configure one or more neural network block parameters, and may transmit the neural network block parameters to the UE. The UE may configure or reconfigure a neural network block according to the neural network block parameters, and may process one or more signals, e.g., baseband signals, generated by the UE using the neural network block and the neural network block parameters.

Abstract: Timing advance (TA) handling for sidelink (SL)-assisted positioning of a first user equipment (UE), comprises determining the first UE is configured to transmit an SL positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) to a second UE for the SL-assisted positioning. A guard period length can be determined based on a configuration of the first UE for transmitting the SL-PRS, where the guard period may comprise a period of time during which the SL-PRS is transmitted by the first UE. A message can be sent to a serving transmission reception point (TRP) of the first UE, where the message indicates the guard period and comprises a TA-related request. The TA-related request includes a request to postpone applying a TA command received by the first UE until after the guard period, or a request for the serving TRP not to send a TA command to the first UE during the guard period.

Abstract: A method of measurement gap (MG) configuration of a first user equipment (UE) for sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) measurements comprises determining, at a network node, information regarding a first positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement to be made by the first UE. The first PRS measurement may comprise an SL-PRS measurement. The method also comprises determining, at the network node, information regarding a second PRS measurement. The method also comprises determining an MG configuration, where the MG configuration schedules at least one MG for at least one period of time during which during which the first UE is to make the first PRS measurement, and the MG configuration is based at least in part on the information regarding the first PRS measurement and the information regarding the second PRS measurement. The method also comprises sending the MG configuration to the first UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to beam management procedures in wireless communications systems. Some implementations of the present disclosure more specifically provide techniques for reporting measurements for proposed beams (such as beams predicted to be the best beams for communications to and from a UE and a network entity) and other beams detected by the UE. The techniques may be used, for example, to identify mismatches between a proposed set of beams and actual best beams for communications to and from a UE and a network entity and allow for the retraining of machine learning models used to identify the proposed set of beams for communications to and from a UE and a network entity.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, devices, and computer-readable media that support base station-assisted and unassisted sharing of particular information between neighboring user equipments (UEs). In a particular implementation, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, at a base station from a first UE, an information request corresponding to neighbor UEs of the first UE. The method also includes retrieving, at the base station from one or more serving UEs, corresponding information. The method further includes transmitting, from the base station to the first UE, an information package that includes the information corresponding to at least one of the one or more serving UEs. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein may improve UE positioning by providing enhanced resource patterns that may reduce positioning latency and resource overhead for the UE positioning. In one aspect, a transmitter divides a reference signal associated with UE positioning into a plurality of sub-bandwidths, each of the plurality of sub-bandwidths being associated with a comb offset. The transmitter transmits, to a receiver, the reference signal via the plurality of sub-bandwidths. In another aspect, a receiver receives a configuration to measure a reference signal associated with UE positioning. The receiver receives, from a transmitter, the reference signal via a plurality of sub-bandwidths, each of the plurality of sub-bandwidths being associated with a comb offset.

Abstract: In an aspect, a first UE transmits SL-PRS to a second UE based on a bandwidth associated with DL-PRS(s) from one or more gNBs to the second UE in association with a positioning procedure of the second UE. In other aspects, a network component (e.g., LMF, UE, etc.) triggers transmission of a WLAN ranging signal from a first UE to a second UE (e.g., to supplement an NR-based positioning procedure).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may explicitly or implicitly identify one or more parameters associated with a user equipment (UE), and may classify the UE into a cluster of UEs based on identifying the one or more parameters. The base station may determine a customized function block based on classifying the UE into the cluster of UEs. For example, the base station may determine the customized function block based on determining whether the cluster of UEs is associated with a pre-trained customized function block. The base station may then transmit the customized function block to the UE. The UE may receive the customized function block and may process one or more signals at the UE based on the received customized function block.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first device may generate an indication of an error vector magnitude (EVM) capability of the first device, where the first device is configured to transmit a positioning reference signal. The first device may transmit the indication to a second device. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) transmits a request for a first set of base stations to transmit on demand positioning reference signals (PRS) in a first band, measures the on demand PRS from the first set of base stations in the first band, measures periodic PRS from a second set of base stations operating in a second band, and sends, to a positioning entity, positioning measurements of at least the on demand PRS and the periodic PRS.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from an anchor node, control information that triggers a UE-specific aperiodic positioning signal. The UE may perform, to the anchor node, the UE-specific aperiodic positioning signal based at least in part on the control information. The UE may transmit, to the anchor node, a response based at least in part on the UE-specific aperiodic positioning signal. Numerous other aspects are described.