Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a node may configure an operation mode associated with releasing soft resources associated with an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network that supports implicit release of soft resources and explicit release of soft resources. The node may provide information that identifies the operation mode. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may be configured to receive, from a second wireless device via a sidelink communication link, a sidelink control information (SCI) scheduling an uplink transmission from the first wireless device to the second wireless device. The first wireless device may then generate the uplink transmission based on the SCI. The first wireless device may then transit the uplink transmission to the second wireless device via the sidelink communication link in accordance with the SCI.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for temporary transmit power control adjustments for one or more transmissions, such as transmissions when a device that is to receive the transmissions is operating in a full duplex mode. A network entity may operate in a full duplex mode for a first slot, and may provide a user equipment (UE) with a transmit power control command to make an adjustment in uplink transmit power for uplink transmissions in the first slot. The UE may transmit according to a first uplink transmit power prior to the first slot, transmit at an adjusted second transmit power during the first slot, and then transmit according to the first uplink transmit power for uplink transmissions subsequent to the first slot.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for indicating a sidelink configuration for synchronization signal transmission. For example, a user equipment (UE) may establish an access link with a base station or transmission/reception point. The UE may measure a plurality of beams of the access link or of a sidelink channel to generate a signal metric of the access link or of the sidelink channel. Based on the generated signal metric, the UE may identify a sidelink configuration for synchronization signal transmission within the sidelink channel. In some cases, the UE may transmit a synchronization signal via the sidelink channel based at least in part on the sidelink configuration.

Abstract: A cross-linked SBR microsphere binder and a preparation method, and a lithium-ion battery containing the binder, the cross-linked SBR microsphere binder has a porous cross-linked structure, the cross-linked SBR microsphere has a particle size of 10 nm-1 ?m, and a porosity of 0.01%-40%, and a pore diameter of the pore is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 200 nm. The lithium-ion battery containing the binder has advantages of better rate performance, low temperature performance, fast charge performance, and long cycle performance, compared with a lithium-ion battery containing a conventional SBR binder.

Abstract: In an aspect, a parent node sends a conditional grant for UL transmission to an IAB MT of IAB node. A triggering event for the conditional grant is based at least in part on a communication status of IAB DU of the IAB node (e.g., whether IAB DU is receiving or transmitting data, depending on IAB node duplex capability). In another aspect, IAB DU of IAB node sends a conditional grant for DL transmission to child node. A triggering event for the conditional grant is based at least in part on a communication status of IAB MT of the IAB node (e.g., whether IAB MT is receiving or transmitting data, depending on IAB node duplex capability).

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor central unit (CU) may receive, from a first IAB node, an indication of a first distributed unit (DU) cell resource configuration for communications corresponding to a first cell that is associated with a second IAB donor CU. The IAB donor CU may transmit, to a second IAB node, an indication of a second DU cell resource configuration for communications corresponding to a second cell, wherein the second DU cell resource configuration is based at least in part on the first DU cell resource configuration and a multiplexing constraint associated with communications corresponding to the first cell and communications corresponding to the second cell. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device may implement one or more listen before talk (LBT) techniques. The wireless device may identify a set of transmission parameters of a signal for transmission from the wireless device. The wireless device may generate a first transmission waveform of the signal on a set of radio resources based on the set of transmission parameters. The wireless device may perform a LBT based at least in part on the generation of the first transmission waveform. In some cases, performing the LBT includes adjusting a detected signal associated with the set of radio resources based at least in part on the first transmission waveform. The wireless device may transmit the signal based on a result of the LBT.

Abstract: Aspects relate to techniques for facilitating sidelink cancellation of an automatic gain control (AGC) symbol of a sidelink transmission. A network entity, such as a base station, may transmit sidelink scheduling information scheduling a sidelink transmission from a transmitting wireless communication device to a receiving wireless communication device. The network entity may further transmit a cancellation indication indicating an overlap between an AGC symbol of time resources allocated for the sidelink transmission and an additional transmission. Based on the cancellation indication, the transmitting wireless communication device may selectively transmit the sidelink transmission.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may receive, from a second wireless device and over a plurality of different beams, a set of reference signals as part of a beam management procedure. The first wireless device may select one or more bit values for indicating to the second wireless device a corresponding one or more individual beams of the plurality of different beams for communications between the first wireless device and the second wireless device, the one or more bit values selected based on a distribution of probabilities for switching between the plurality of different beams for the communications between the first wireless device and the second wireless device. The first wireless device may transmit control signaling indicating a ranking of the one or more individual beams for the communications between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive channel state information (CSI) measurement resource (CMR) configurations for a first set of reference signals indicated to be associated with a first beam group and a second set of reference signals indicated to be associated with a second beam group. The UE may transmit a CSI report indicating a set of beams that includes a first beam associated with the first beam group and a second beam associated with the second beam group. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a method for wireless communication by a first wireless entity, comprising: receiving signaling from a second network entity to configure reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) elements based on a direction of a target incident signal and a direction of a target reflected signal, and configuring the RIS elements based on the direction of the target incident signal and the direction of the target reflected signal and to randomize reflections, based on the signaling.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to mobility techniques that allow for mobility of a user equipment (UE) between a set of cells. A method that may be performed by a UE includes receiving signaling configuring the UE with a set of cells that support physical (PHY) layer or medium access control (MAC) layer mobility signaling and with a measurement configuration for the set of cells, reporting, to a network entity, measurements for at least some of the set of cells in accordance with the measurement configuration, and receiving, from the network entity, PHY layer or MAC layer mobility signaling to move the UE to one of the cells in the set, wherein the mobility signaling is based, at least in part, on the reported measurements.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. Various aspects support beam switching and changing antenna array configurations for communicating in a near field range. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a beam group indicator to a network entity, and the UE and the network entity may perform beam switching operations associated with switch communication beams in association with changes to a distance between the UE and the network entity. In some such examples, the beam switching may switch from using beam weights for communications in a far field range to beam weights for communications in a near field range. Additionally or alternatively, the network entity may change configurations of an antenna array used to communicate with the UE in association with changes to the distance. 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 first wireless node may transmit, to a second wireless node, a cross-link interference (CLI) management configuration message including a permutation indicator, wherein the permutation indicator indicates that an order of slot formats is an uplink-flexible-downlink order of slot formats or indicates that the order of slot formats is a downlink-flexible-uplink order of slot formats; and communicate with one or more third wireless nodes in accordance with the order of slot formats indicated to the second wireless node. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A reference signal transmission method includes: obtaining, at a first UE, a first configuration of a first resource pool that comprises a plurality of first OFDM resources for sidelink signal transfer; obtaining, at the first UE, a second configuration of a second resource pool that comprises a plurality of second OFDM resources for sidelink signal transfer, the second configuration of the second resource pool being different from the first configuration of the first resource pool; transmitting, from the first UE to a second UE, control information in one or more of the plurality of first OFDM resources of the first resource pool, the control information indicating one or more of the plurality of second OFDM resources of the second resource pool; and transmitting, from the first UE to the second UE, a reference signal in one or more third OFDM resources of the second resource pool.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may receive a sidelink control indicator (SCI) from a second UE and selects resources and directions for communication. The SCI may include one or more resources and corresponding directions reserved by the second UE. The first UE may use the resources and directions indicated in the received SCI to select available resources with which to reserve forward direction transmissions, reverse direction transmissions, or both. For example, the first UE may avoid reserving resources and directions corresponding to the resources and directions indicated in the received SCI, or may reserve such resources despite receiving the SCI, such as if the received SCI has a relatively low reference signal received power (RSRP). The first UE may transmit an SCI indicating resources reserved by the first UE and associated directionalities.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for a first user equipment (UE) receiving, from an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, an indication that the IAB node supports sidelink communications. The indication may be broadcast by the IAB node or indicated via an established connection, such as a radio resource control (RRC) connection. The first UE may select the IAB node to relay communications between the first UE and a second wireless node based at least in part on the indication that the IAB node supports sidelink communications. The UE may communicate one or more data messages with the second wireless node via the IAB node in accordance the selecting of the IAB node to relay the communications.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to sidelink carrier aggregation, and includes a method and apparatus for receiving a configuration indicating a subset of Uu component carriers (CCs) of a plurality of Uu CCs from a network entity; receiving a downlink control information (DCI) via the subset of Uu CCs from the network entity based on receiving the configuration, wherein the DCI schedules sidelink transmissions for the first UE via a plurality of sidelink CCs; and communicating on a subset of sidelink CCs with a second user equipment (UE) based on the DCI.

Abstract: Disclosed are some examples of techniques for positioning of a user equipment (UE) using positioning reference signal (PRS). One or more units of messages may be communicated between an initiator UE and a responder UE. A unit of message may include a pre-PRS message, a PRS message and a post-PRS message. The pre-PRS message and the post-PRS message may be sent or received using a license spectrum. The PRS message may be sent or received using an unlicensed spectrum. The communication between the initiator UE and the responder UE may be initiated by the initiator UE identifying the responder UE from a plurality of UEs based on positioning properties of the responder UE. The positioning properties of the responder UE may include one or more of a direction, a velocity, a location confidence and a location of the responder UE.