Abstract: Some aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a first wireless device. The method generally includes selecting, from a resource pool allocated for sidelink data transmission from a second wireless device to the first wireless device, a subset of the resource pool for the sidelink data transmission. The method generally includes transmitting an indication to the second wireless device of the selected subset of the resource pool. The method generally includes monitoring the subset of the resource pool for the sidelink data transmission.

Abstract: Some aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a first wireless device. The method generally includes transmitting one or more sidelink channel state information (CSI) reference signals (CSI-RSs) targeting a group of user equipments (UEs). The method generally includes requesting one or more CSI reports from a selected one or more UEs of the group of UEs. The method generally includes receiving one or more CSI reports from the selected one or more UEs.

Abstract: Wireless communication apparatus and methods related to wireless communication, for example, device-to-device feedback are described. In aspects, a method of wireless communication may include communicating a sidelink traffic communication using a sidelink communication structure, and communicating an allotting for sidelink feedback using at least one feedback symbol of the sidelink communication structure. In aspects, the method includes communicating, by a first wireless communication device, a sidelink feedback communication using at least one feedback symbol of the sidelink communication structure, wherein the sidelink feedback communication is associated with the sidelink traffic communication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some wireless communications systems support beamforming to improve the reliability of transmissions from a transmitting device to a receiving device. In some cases, a wireless device broadcasts information using beamforming. In such cases, in order to limit the overhead and power consumption associated with the broadcast, the wireless device utilizes the techniques described herein for broadcasting information using beamforming. In particular, rather than broadcasting large amounts of data in a beam-sweep, a wireless device broadcasts a relatively lightweight signal in a beam-sweep to first identify a receiving device and/or a suitable beam for communicating with a receiving device. Once the transmitting device identifies the receiving device and/or the suitable beam, the transmitting device broadcasts the data to be received by the receiving device.

Abstract: Advertising wireless devices (e.g., user equipments (UEs)) within a distributed wireless network may indicate radio frequency and/or baseband capabilities (e.g., via transmitting capabilities messages). A responding UE may receive one or more capabilities messages, and identify radio frequency (RF) capabilities (e.g., indicated via a bitmap) and/or baseband capabilities of the advertising UEs. The responding UE may then determine a transmission scheduling policy based on the one or more received capabilities messages. For example, the responding UE may generate a combined list of frequencies based on the one or more received capabilities messages, and distribute transmissions over the list of frequencies. Additionally or alternatively, the responding UE may determine block decoding baseband capabilities of the one or more advertising UEs, and may accordingly enable block coding schemes for transmissions on frequencies supported by the advertising UEs with such block decoding baseband capabilities.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to sidelink-assisted virtual multi-link. In one aspect, for example, a relay node may serve as an additional virtual antenna panel for a UE by receiving downlink data from a base station via an access link, or receiving uplink data from the UE via a sidelink. The relay node may forward the downlink data to the UE via sidelink, or the uplink data to the base station via the access link. In another aspect, a base station may determine, for a UE, quasi-colocation (QCL) information and a grant for one or both of one or more access link resources or one or more sidelink resources. The base station may further transmit, to the UE, the QCL information and the grant on a downlink communication channel.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine that a profile for vehicle-based sidelink communications supports packet duplication using a set of carrier frequencies. The UE may transmit a request to a base station for resources to use to perform the vehicle-based sidelink communications, the request comprising an indication of the profile, a reliability metric associated with the profile, and an identifier that identifies the set of carrier frequencies. The UE may receive one or more grants from the base station for semi-persistent scheduling resources allocated on the set of carrier frequencies in response to the request.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for managing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer. An example method that may be performed by a first user equipment (UE) includes dropping, in response to a HARQ budget that is exceeded relative to a number of active HARQ processes, according to one or more rules, at least one of the transmissions or one or more transport blocks (TBs) associated with the at least one of the transmissions from being processed. The method further includes processing the remaining transmissions and taking one or more actions based on the processed remaining transmissions.

Abstract: Some aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication, in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure. The apparatus generally includes at least one processor, and at least one memory communicatively coupled with the at least one processor and storing processor-readable code. The processor-readable code, when executed by the at least one processor, may be configured to transmit a packet including at least one medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), receive hybrid automatic request (HARQ) signaling indicating whether the packet was decoded successfully, determine, in response to the HARQ signaling, whether to retransmit the at least one MAC-CE or transmit at least one other MAC-CE based on whether the packet comprises data, and transmit another packet having the at least one MAC-CE or the at least one other MAC-CE based on the determination.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for managing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer. An example method that may be performed by a first user equipment (UE) includes dropping, in response to a HARQ budget that is exceeded relative to a number of active HARQ processes, according to one or more rules, at least one of the transmissions or one or more transport blocks (TBs) associated with the at least one of the transmissions from being processed. The method further includes processing the remaining transmissions and taking one or more actions based on the processed remaining transmissions.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a transmitter user equipment (UE) determines a first zone identifier (ID) corresponding to a first zone in which the transmitter UE is located, determines a distance threshold based on a distance requirement of an application associated with the transmitter UE, determines a second zone ID based on the first zone ID, the distance threshold, a size of the first zone, or any combination thereof, and transmits the second zone ID and the distance threshold to one or more receiver UEs. In an aspect, the receiver UE receives the second zone ID and the distance threshold, determines a distance between the receiver UE and the transmitter UE based on the second zone ID and a location of the receiver UE, and transmits, based on the distance being less than the distance threshold, a feedback message to the transmitter UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) configuration for a sidelink channel; and communicate on the sidelink channel using a MAC-CE configured according to the MAC-CE configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: An example method may include determining a first precoding processing for communication between a beamformer and a beamformee, and transmitting a first sounding signal precoded according to the first precoding processing. The method also includes obtaining first beamforming feedback from the beamformee in response to the first sounding signal, and selecting a second precoding processing for communication between the beamformer and the beamformee. The method also includes obtaining second beamforming feedback from the beamformee based on a second sounding signal from the beamformer preprocessed according to the second precoding processing, and analyzing the first beamforming feedback and the second beamforming feedback.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for wireless communication are disclosed by the present disclosure. In an example, a relay node may determine a first predicted motion of a first vehicle including a first wireless communication device having a first established communication channel with the relay node. The relay node may determine that the first predicted motion will trigger a communication condition for the first vehicle and a second wireless communication device having a second established communication channel with the relay node. The relay node may reserve radio resources for a third communication channel between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine that a profile for vehicle-based sidelink communications supports packet duplication using a set of carrier frequencies. The UE may transmit a message to a base station that identifies the profile and the set of carrier frequencies. The UE may receive a configuration message from the base station that identifies a packet duplication configuration. The UE may transmit, based on the packet duplication configuration, a request to the base station for resources to perform the vehicle-based sidelink communications, the request comprising one or more buffer status report (BSRs), wherein each BSR identifies a carrier frequency for the BSR and a logical channel group identifier that identifies the BSR as being for packet duplication.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for transmission control include receiving, at a non-access stratum protocol layer, a packet including a reliability request from an application, and determining if the application is authorized to make the reliability request. Further, the aspects include, in response to determining the application is authorized to make the reliability request, performing one of: sending the packet including the reliability request to an access stratum protocol layer, or sending the packet with a modified reliability request to the second protocol layer. Additionally, the aspects include transmitting the packet. Further aspects describe a control plane delivery mechanism for provisioning UE, such as with policies and/or configurations including transmission control reliability authorization information.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for wireless communication that may allow a user equipment (UE) to determine its relative position and distances to other UEs more accurately than standard vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications allow. In some implementations, a UE (or other wireless communication device) participating in a positioning operation may transmit and receive positioning signals on an unlicensed radio band, and may transmit and receive non-positioning signals on a V2X channel (or on another suitable channel) of a radio access network (RAN). The positioning signals may include positioning reference signals (PRSs) associated with observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA) positioning operations, ranging signals associated with round-trip time (RTT) positioning operations, or other suitable signals from which the position of the UE can be determined.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting a packet on a first resource, determining one or more repetition resources on which to send one or more redundancy versions of the packet, wherein the one or more repetition resources are at a time subsequent to the first resource, transmitting repetition resource information identifying the one or more repetition resources to one or more neighboring UEs, and transmitting the one or more redundancy versions of the packet on respective ones of the one or more repetition resources.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) of a group of UEs may receive, from a group member of the group of UEs, traffic information including a transmission schedule associated with traffic of the group member UE. The UE may determine a discontinuous reception configuration for the group of UEs based at least in part on the transmission schedule. The discontinuous reception configuration may include a discontinuous reception schedule for the group of UEs. The UE may transmit, to the group of UEs, the discontinuous reception configuration.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A method may include identifying, by a first user equipment (UE), a schedule associated with the first UE and a second UE of the group of UEs in direct communications with the first UE. The schedule may include an awake period reserved for directional communications between the first UE and the second UE. The first UE may manage the awake period reserved for the directional communications based on traffic information associated with the first UE, and may communicate with the second UE in accordance with the managing. The awake period reserved for directional communications may include an awake period reserved for uni-directional communications or an awake period reserved for bi-directional communications.