Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a first slot-related channel sensing procedure to perform during channel sensing. The first slot-related channel sensing procedure may be one of multiple available slot-related channel sensing procedures. The first slot-related channel sensing procedure may indicate time interval increments in which to perform the channel sensing. The UE may perform the first slot-related channel sensing procedure based on the indication. The UE may perform the first slot-related channel sensing procedure in the time interval increments of a sidelink resource pool to identify a first time-frequency resource of the sidelink resource pool that is available for transmission of a sidelink message.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication, including techniques for sidelink resource allocation and communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive from a base station a single message that indicates a first transmission opportunity for transmission of information from the UE to a second UE and that indicates one or more additional transmission opportunities for at least one subsequent transmission of information from the UE to the second UE. The UE may transmit the information to the second UE in the first transmission opportunity. The UE may also retransmit the information to the second UE in at least one of the one or more additional transmission opportunities responsive to the transmission of the information in the first transmission opportunity being unsuccessful. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for determining and using channel ratio metrics for beamformed communication. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes selecting a first beam of a plurality of beams for determining one or more channel ratio metrics, determining the one or more channel ratio metrics for the first beam, wherein determining the one or more channel ratio metrics is based, at least in part, on an angular separation between the first beam and one or more neighboring beams of the plurality of beams, and transmitting signaling via the first beam based on the one or more channel ratio metrics.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to millimeter wave (mmWave) device discovery for relay communication using pseudo-omnidirectional beams. A first user equipment (UE) may transmit a synchronization signal over each pseudo-omnidirectional beam to enable a second UE to discover a presence of the second UE within a range of the first UE. Upon the occurrence of an external event, a base station may either trigger a beam training procedure with the second UE to establish a relay link between the first and second UEs or broadcast a message to all UEs requesting a relay link be established with the first UE. The first and second UEs may then select a directional beam pair link (BPL) for the relay link and establish the relay link to enable information to be relayed between the base station and the first UE via the relay link.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some examples, a first UE may receive an indication of first resources from a second UE. In some examples, the second UE may be a UE configured to receive a transmission from a third UE over the first resources. In some such examples, the first UE may transmit, to a fourth UE, a sidelink transmission over available resources that exclude the first resources. Additionally, or alternatively, the second UE may be a UE that received sidelink control information from the third UE indicating the resources for transmission by the third UE to a fourth UE. In some such examples, the first UE may transmit, to the second UE, a sidelink transmission over available resources that exclude the first resources.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the cross carrier scheduling of sidelink carrier aggregation, and includes a method and apparatus for determining a component carrier (CC) index for at least one of a first sidelink transmission with a second UE and a Uu transmission with a network entity, the CC index indicating one or more CCs among which at least one of the first sidelink transmission and the Uu transmission occur; and communicating at least one of the first sidelink transmission to the second UE and the Uu transmission to the network entity based on the CC index.

Abstract: A sidelink user equipment (UE) receives a group wake-up signal (WUS) from a base station and decodes the group WUS based on zone identification (ID) information of the sidelink UE. A base station transmits a wake-up signal to a group of sidelink user equipments (UEs) and transmits zone ID information to the group. A group wake-up signal parameter is a function of the zone ID information. A base station generates a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence, selects a port for a DMRS, and/or scrambles a control channel or a data channel based on a zone ID of a sidelink UE. A sidelink UE compares a zone ID of the sidelink UE with a zone ID of a neighbor UE and initiates a conditional handover to another cell when the zone ID of the sidelink UE differs from the zone ID of the neighbor UE.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the set-up, activation, and deactivation of sidelink carrier aggregation, and includes a method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving a reference signal to a second UE on a designated sidelink component carrier as part of an initial beam scanning procedure; receiving a configuration message from a network entity indicating one or more additional sidelink component carriers for the first UE and the second UE; and communicating with the second UE via a sidelink corresponding to at least one of the one or more additional sidelink component carriers or the designated sidelink component carrier based on the configuration message on a sidelink beam pairing performed in the designated sidelink component carrier, wherein the first UE and the second UE are configured in coverage with the network entity.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, a UE capability to receive a first portion of a tracking reference signal (TRS) and a second portion of the TRS, the first portion and the second portion associated with a TRS pattern. The UE may receive, from the base station, an indication of the TRS pattern, where the TRS pattern includes the first portion of the TRS pattern and the second portion of the TRS pattern. The UE may receive one or more TRSs according to the first portion of the TRS pattern and the second portion of the TRS pattern.

Abstract: Aspects relate to mechanisms for wireless communication devices to update transmission configuration indicator states (TCI-states), spatial relation (SR) indicators (SRIs), or pathloss reference signals (PL-RSs) for a group of two or more component carriers (CCs) for multi-component carrier communication. A radio access network (RAN) node may generate a message indicating one or more TCI-states, one or more SRs, or one or more PL-RSs to utilize for multi-CC communication. The message may include an index identifying a group of two or more CCs of a plurality of access CCs or a plurality of sidelink CCs associated with the one or more TCI-states, the one or more SRs, or the one or more PL-RSs. A user equipment (UE) may receive the message and update the one or more TCI-states, the one or more SRs, or the one or more PL-RSs for the group of two or more CC for the multi-CC communication based on the message.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a network entity, a first signal including a request to update a resolution of a phase shifting operation associated with beam-based communications. The UE may receive, from the network entity, a second signal approving the request. The UE may communicate using a beam according to an updated resolution of the phase shifting operation based on the second signal approving the request. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE may transmit a first signal including a request to suspend a beam refinement process based on the resolution of the phase shifting operation. The UE may receive a second signal approving the request to suspend the beam refinement process. The UE may communicate with the network entity using a beam based on suspending further beam refinement in response to the second signal.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for signaling user equipment (UE) capability for sharing quasi co-location (QCL) parameter across a group of frequency bands. For example, the UE may report, to a network entity, a capability of the UE to apply a common spatial QCL parameter for at least one group of frequency bands. The UE receives an indication of a change to the common transmission control indicator (TCI) states or spatial relation parameter to be applied across the group of frequency bands. The UE applies the change across the group of frequency bands.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A receiving user equipment (UE) may broadcast messages containing inter-UE cooperation (IUC) information using multiple beams. The IUC information transmitted on each beam may be different for each beam of the receiving UE. For example, each IUC information may contain different preferred resources or non-preferred resources for the receiving UE to receive a transmission from a transmitting UE. The transmitting UE may receive a message containing IUC information from one of the beams of the receiving UE and transmit a signal using resources based on the IUC information contained in the received message. In some examples, the transmitting UE may transmit a channel busy ratio (CBR) request to a receiving UE. The CBR request may specify a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, spatial relation, spatial domain filter, or beam according to which the receiving UE is to measure the CBR.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications that support inter-user equipment (UE) coordination (IUC) for beamformed communications are described. A first UE may receive, using a first spatial filter, a first sidelink control message including a first sidelink resource reservation associated with a second UE. Additionally, or alternatively, the first UE may receive, using a second spatial filter, a second sidelink control message including a second sidelink resource reservation associated with a third UE. The first UE may transmit, to the second UE or the third UE, an IUC message that indicates a conflict between the first sidelink resource reservation and the second sidelink resource reservation. The IUC message that indicates a conflict may be based on a relationship between the first spatial filter used to receive the first sidelink resource reservation and the second spatial filter used to receive the second sidelink resource reservation.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a second UE, an indication of at least one sidelink unified transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, wherein the at least one sidelink unified TCI state includes at least one of: a joint forward link and reverse link TCI state, a separate forward link TCI state, or a separate reverse link TCI state. The first UE may communicate with the second UE on at least one of the forward link or the reverse link based at least in part on the indication of the sidelink unified TCI state. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Systems and method for configuring and providing discontinuous reception (DRX) operations in sidelink (SL) mode 1 and mode 2 are disclosed. A first user equipment (UE) may operate in DRX communications with a second UE over a SL while concurrently maintaining DRX communications with a base station. In some embodiments, DRX operations may include the first UE monitoring for either one or both of transmissions in a downlink from a base station and in the SL from the second UE during an active period of a DRX cycle of the DRX configuration. In embodiments, the UE may extend the active period associated with the DRX cycle when control information from either the base station or the second UE is received. Other aspects 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 select a first resource, of a plurality of resources, for transmission of a request to initiate a beam failure recovery procedure. The UE may determine that another transmission is scheduled contemporaneously with the transmission of the request to initiate the beam failure recovery procedure using the first resource and is to be transmitted using the first resource. The UE may select a second resource for transmission of the request to initiate the beam failure recovery procedure based at least in part on the determination that the other transmission is scheduled contemporaneously with the transmission of the request to initiate the beam failure recovery procedure and is to be transmitted using the first resource. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a transmit power control (TPC) command that is based at least in part on a scheduled transmission of a sidelink communication. The UE may determine, based at least in part on refraining from transmitting the sidelink communication or transmitting the sidelink communication at a power that is lower than a power configured for the scheduled transmission of the sidelink communication, whether to adjust a transmit power of the UE based at least in part on the TPC command. The UE may selectively adjust the transmit power of the UE based at least in part on determining whether to adjust the transmit power. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A scheme for beam training include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for establishing a communication link with a second user equipment (UE), transmitting first information associated with first beam configurations of the first UE to the second UE, receiving second information associated with second beam configurations of the second UE from the second UE, and performing a beam training process by transmitting a number of reference signals to the second UE, wherein the number is derived from the first information associated with the first beam configurations and the second information associated with the second beam configurations.

Abstract: To facilitate SL dormancy, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided. An example method of a UE includes monitoring for SCI in a first CC and refraining from monitoring for the SCI in a second CC, the first CC corresponding to a non-dormant CC, the second CC corresponding to a dormant CC. The method further includes receiving, from a second UE, the SCI in the first CC. The method further includes receiving, from the second UE, a PSSCH in the first CC or the second CC.