Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating in a frequency band based on bandwidth parts are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates with a second wireless communication device, a first configuration indicating a plurality of bandwidth parts in a frequency band, the plurality of bandwidth parts based on an expected channel access pattern associated with a listen-before-talk (LBT) in the frequency band. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, a first communication signal in a first bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts based on an LBT result.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may monitor a first control channel in a first frequency band. The UE may determine that a bandwidth capability of the UE supports communicating on the first frequency band and at least a second frequency band. The UE may perform a channel measurement procedure on the first frequency band and the second frequency band concurrently. The UE may transmit a channel feedback message including information associated with the channel measurement procedure.

Abstract: Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) feedback enhancements are disclosed for new radio (NR) unlicensed (NR-U). In the downlink control channel, two sets of identifiers (IDs) may be explicitly or implicitly signaled. The two IDs identify a current set ID and an additional set ID. Where the two IDs match, then the ACK feedback transmitted in the current ACK message will reflect the current transmissions. Otherwise, where the two IDs are different, the additional set ID identifies any previous or different ACK information that should be transmitted for prior transmissions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for a base station transmitting to a user equipment (UE) a partial bandwidth configuration for uplink transmissions, where the partial bandwidth configuration may indicate a channel interlace and a portion of a channel bandwidth, for example, for autonomous uplink (AUL) transmissions. The base station may also transmit to the UE an AUL configuration including a group identifier. The UE may determine a starting offset with respect to an AUL subframe for a partial bandwidth transmission based on the group identifier. In some cases, different UEs may be grouped into groups of UEs allocated non-overlapping resources, and UEs allocated overlapping resources may have different starting offsets to begin transmitting. According to the determined starting offset, the UE may perform the partial bandwidth transmission over the channel interlace and the portion of the channel bandwidth.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to channel access for discovery reference signal (DRS) transmissions in a spectrum shared by multiple network operating entities are provided. A first wireless communication device identifies a plurality of allowable transmission starting locations within a DRS measurement time configuration (DMTC) window, where at least one of the plurality of allowable transmission starting locations is offset from boundaries of a plurality of transmission slots of the DMTC window. The plurality of allowable transmission starting locations is associated with an allowable number of category 2 (CAT2) listen-before-talks (LBTs) within the DMTC window and a duration of the DRS transmission. The first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a DRS beginning at a first transmission starting location of the plurality of allowable transmission starting locations.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to multi-grant scheduling are provided. A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station (BS), an uplink (UL) scheduling grant indicating one or more transmission occasions. The UE performs a category 2 (CAT2) listen-before-talk (LBT) based on the one or more transmission occasions being within a channel occupancy time (COT) of the BS. The UE transmits one or more UL transmissions during the one or more transmissions occasions based on the CAT2 LBT.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to system information communications and decoding are provided. In one embodiment, a wireless communication device receives one or more known bits. The wireless communication device receives a first encoded information block. The wireless communication device decodes the first encoded information block to generate a first information block based on the one or more known bits. In one embodiment, a wireless communication device receives a first encoded information block including a first bit pattern. The wireless communication device receives a second encoded information block including a second bit pattern. The wireless communication device jointly decodes the first encoded information block and the second encoded information block based on an assumption that a difference between the first bit pattern and the second bit pattern is within a subset of a plurality of bit-change patterns.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for time-domain resource allocation (TDRA) for multi-transmission time interval (TTI) grants.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to scheduling and communicating in an uplink direction over a medium shared by multiple network operating entities are provided. A first wireless communication device transmits, to a second wireless communication device, a message indicating an uplink allocation in a transmission slot, the uplink allocation including an allocation size based on an allowable listen-before-talk (LBT) delay in the transmission slot. The first wireless communication device receives, from the second wireless communication device, an uplink communication signal in the transmission slot, the uplink communication signal including an uplink data portion based on the allocation size and a filler portion associated with an LBT delay in the transmission slot.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication in a shared spectrum. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive an indication of a set of starting offsets for an uplink communication, wherein the set of starting offsets includes at least one negative starting offset relative to a start of a slot or a mini-slot in which the uplink communication is configured to start; select a starting offset from the set of starting offsets; and transmit the uplink communication, wherein the uplink communication starts at a time indicated by the selected starting offset. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support listen before talk (LBT) for uplink transmissions using multiple subbands. A base station may support communication with a user equipment (UE) via multiple subbands and may transmit an uplink grant to the UE that allocates resources of the multiple subbands for transmission of a shared data channel by the UE. The base station may include an indication within the uplink grant that indicates to the UE to perform a given type of LBT for each subband. After transmitting the uplink grant, the base station may transmit control information or other signaling (e.g., channel occupancy time system information (COT-SI)) that indicates subbands on which the UE is to perform a given type of LBT or other subbands on which the UE is to perform a different type of LBT.

Abstract: The described techniques provide for efficiently contending for access to a shared radio frequency spectrum for communicating on multiple allocated sub-bands across multiple carriers. As described herein, a user equipment (UE) may first identify allocated sub-bands across multiple carriers in a shared radio frequency spectrum. The UE may then select a carrier and at least one of the multiple allocated sub-bands within the carrier on which to perform a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure of a first type, and the UE may perform the LBT procedure of the first type on the at least one sub-band. In addition, the UE may also perform LBT procedures of a second type on allocated sub-bands within carriers different from the selected carrier. Based on the results of the LBT procedures, the UE may communicate with the base station on the allocated sub-bands across the multiple carriers in the shared radio frequency spectrum.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods are provided. A method of wireless communication may include performing a first listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure associated with a channel, wherein a channel occupancy time (COT) for the channel is acquired based on the first LBT being successful, communicating a first communication signal in a first link direction during the COT, switching from the first link direction to a second link direction different from the first link direction, and communicating after the switching, a second communication signal in the second link direction without performing a second LBT.

Abstract: Various procedures associated with autonomous uplink (AUL) are disclosed. In order to address the mismatch between listen before talk (LBT) and AUL bandwidth a fractional sensing channel is defined less than 20 MHz. Accordingly, a user equipment (UE) may use the fractional sensing channel to perform LBT only on the resources allocated for AUL. Contention window update may further be modified for transmissions spanning multiple transmission opportunities (TxOPs). A contention window update may occur over all transmission channels considering full acknowledgement information of each TxOP, a percentage of acknowledgement information weighted on the number of channels, a percentage of acknowledgement information weighted on the ratio of resources on each channel, or by selecting a primary channel of the multiple channels for the contention window update.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating in a frequency band based on bandwidth parts are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates with a second wireless communication device, a first configuration indicating a plurality of bandwidth parts in a frequency band, the plurality of bandwidth parts based on an expected channel access pattern associated with a listen-before-talk (LBT) in the frequency band. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, a first communication signal in a first bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts based on an LBT result.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communications and more specifically for handling hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes with discontinuous reception (DRX) operations. In some implementations, a user equipment (UE) may use a timer to maintain an ON duration in a DRX cycle based on receiving a downlink control information (DCI) message with a data-to-feedback timing indicator (for example, a K1 value) indicating a non-numeric value for a data message. For example, the UE may receive a DCI message with feedback timing for the data message based on maintaining the ON duration. In some other implementations, a UE may use a timer to maintain an ON duration following a feedback opportunity to support dynamic group-based HARQ messaging. For example, the UE may receive a DCI message requesting a retransmission of feedback information based on maintaining the ON duration.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to DL control message monitoring are provided. A first wireless communication device monitors for a downlink control message from a base station during a first monitoring duration. Additionally, the first wireless communication device monitors for a network activity indication signal from the base station during the first monitoring duration. The first wireless communication device detects the network activity indication signal based on the monitoring of the network activity indication signal. The first wireless communication device switches from the first monitoring duration to a second monitoring duration for the monitoring of the downlink control message in response to detecting the network activity indication signal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for encoding uplink data for transmission based on control information included in a first uplink grant corresponding to a first set of uplink resources, receiving a second uplink grant associated with a second set of uplink resources, wherein the second uplink grant is associated with the encoded uplink data for transmission, determining a starting time (e.g., a first delay or a second delay) for the second set of uplink resources based at least in part on a timing of the encoding with respect to the second uplink grant, and transmitting uplink data during the second set of uplink resources based on the determined starting time.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related user multiplexing with discrete Fourier transform (DFT) precoded frequency interlaces are provided. A first wireless communication device identifies a first block-spreading code from a set of block-spreading codes associated with user multiplexing. The first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device using a frequency interlace in a frequency spectrum, a first communication signal including a first block of information symbols spread across a set of resource blocks (RBs) within the frequency interlace based on the first block-spreading code. The first communication signal is generated by block-spreading the first block of information symbols based on the first block-spreading code to produce a first block of spread information symbols, performing a DFT on the first block of spread information symbols, and mapping the first block of spread information symbols to the set of RBs.

Abstract: Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) feedback enhancements are disclosed for new radio (NR) unlicensed (NR-U). In the downlink control channel, two sets of identifiers (IDs) may be explicitly or implicitly signaled. The two IDs identify a current set ID and an additional set ID. Where the two IDs match, then the ACK feedback transmitted in the current ACK message will reflect the current transmissions. Otherwise, where the two IDs are different, the additional set ID identifies any previous or different ACK information that should be transmitted for prior transmissions.