Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for power allocation for sidelink feedback transmission. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) include receiving one or more data transmissions from one or more other UEs, generating a feedback signal for each of one or more data transmissions, determining a transmission power of the feedback signal for each of one or more data transmissions based on at least one configuration associated with the feedback signal, and transmitting the feedback signal to each of the one or more other UEs using the determined transmission power.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some cases, a first user equipment (UE) within a coverage area of a base station may determine a power control configuration. The first UE may transmit an indication of the power control configuration to a second UE, which may adjust one or more power control parameters based on the indication. The one or more power control parameters may include a target received power, a compensation factor, a downlink path loss between the base station and the first UE, or a combination thereof. The second UE may use the adjusted one or more power control parameters to determine a transmit power and may transmit a message to the first UE with the determined transmit power. In some cases, the second UE may be outside of the coverage area of the base station.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a UE establishes, with a peer sidelink UE, at least one sidelink communications link that each comprises one or more hops. The UE determines estimates a propagation delay between the UE and the peer sidelink UE based in part upon a relationship between a propagation time, between the UE and the peer sidelink UE, and Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) irrespective of whether the UE remains synchronized with respect to the network clock.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station (BS), an indication of an access link discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration and a sidelink DRX configuration. The access link DRX configuration and the sidelink DRX configuration may synchronize access link DRX operation and sidelink DRX operation of the UE. The UE may perform access link communication with the BS based at least in part on the access link DRX configuration and/or may perform sidelink communication with another UE based at least in part on the sidelink DRX configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may determine a link quality for one or more links associated with the first UE. A link quality for a link of the one or more links may be based at least in part on one or more measurements associated with at least a subset of a plurality of beams of the link. The first UE may generate, based at least in part on the link quality for the one or more links associated with the first UE, a connectivity graph of at least a portion of a wireless network in which the first UE is included. The first UE may identify, using the connectivity graph, a route to a third UE included in at least the portion of the wireless network. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for communicating feedback for data transmissions over a sidelink in a wireless communication system. For example, devices and methods are provided for wireless communication by a first wireless device. In one example, the first wireless device determines that only one of either feedback can be transmitted to a second wireless device or a second communication can be communicated, wherein the feedback is indicative of whether a data transmission is successfully decoded, and based on that prioritizes one of the feedback or the second communication. In another example, the first wireless device determines that only one of either feedback can be received from the second wireless device or a second communication can be communicated, wherein the feedback is indicative of whether the data transmission is successfully decoded by the second wireless device, and based on that prioritizes one of the feedback or the second communication.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a UE identifies a pool of resources where transmission of sidelink synchronization signals is permitted, the pool of resources comprising at least UE-specific resources, and transmits a sidelink synchronization signal to one or more peer sidelink UEs based on a subset of the pool of resources. In another embodiment, a UE transmits a synchronization request message to at least one peer sidelink UE, and receives at least one sidelink synchronization signal from the at least one peer sidelink UE in response to the transmitting.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an indication that the UE is to transition to a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) sleep mode. The UE may transition to the sidelink DRX sleep mode based at least in part on transmitting the indication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a first kind of synchronization signals from a first synchronization source and may receive a second kind of synchronization signals from a second synchronization source. Additionally, the UE may determine a first priority for the first synchronization source and a second priority for the second synchronization source based on whether each synchronization source is connected to a global navigation satellite system from information in the synchronization signals. Accordingly, the UE may then select the synchronization source with the higher priority and communicate with one or more additional UEs based on synchronizing with the selected synchronization source. In some cases, the first kind of synchronization signals may include sidelink synchronization signals, and the second kind of synchronization signals may include data-based synchronization signals (e.g., demodulation reference signals).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for efficiently performing and reporting reference signal received power (RSRP) measurements. In particular, the techniques described herein may allow a user equipment (UE) to efficiently identify reference signals on which to perform RSRP measurements (e.g., based on signaling from a base station), identify when to report RSRP measurements (e.g., aperiodically, periodically, or semi-persistently), and identify a channel on which to report RSRP measurements (e.g., a sidelink channel or an uplink channel). In addition, the techniques described herein may also allow a UE to efficiently identify open loop parameters to use to determine an appropriate transmit power for transmitting to another UE over a sidelink.

Abstract: A sidelink device is capable of balancing latency and reliability while accounting for priority in sidelink based communication. A sidelink device determines an exclusion parameter for excluding communication resources for transmitting a data packet over a sidelink channel. The sidelink device selects, based on the exclusion parameter, communication resources for an initial transmission of the data packet in a first contention window (CW). The sidelink device transmits the data packet using the communication resources selected for the initial transmission in the first CW. The sidelink device selects, based on the exclusion parameter, communication resources for a retransmission for the data packet in a second CW after the first CW. The sidelink device transmits the data packet using the communication resources selected for the retransmission in the second CW.

Abstract: In an aspect, the present disclosure includes a method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for wireless communications for receiving, by a user equipment (UE) from a base station, a plurality of synchronization reference signals; measuring, by the UE, a respective Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) value of each of the plurality synchronization reference signals; determining, by the UE, a highest RSRP value from each of the respective RSRP values; and calculating, by the UE, a downlink pathloss associated with a sidelink open loop power control based on the highest RSRP value.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a source UE, a first sidelink communication. The UE may generate a transmit power control command based at least in part on a signal to interference noise ratio measurement associated with the first sidelink communication. The UE may transmit, to control a transmit power for a second sidelink communication, the transmit power control command to the source UE. 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: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a source user equipment (UE) may transmit a first sidelink communication to a target UE. The source UE may receive, based at least in part on transmitting the first sidelink communication to the target UE, a transmit power control command for a second sidelink communication. The source UE may transmit the second sidelink communication using a transmit power determined based at least in part on the transmit power control command. 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, from a source UE, a sidelink communication. The UE may generate a transmit power control command based at least in part on a measurement of the sidelink communication. The UE may transmit, via a sidelink feedback channel, the transmit power control command to control a transmit power, for another sidelink communication, of the source UE. 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, during an accumulation period, a plurality of transmit power control (TPC) commands that are based at least in part on one or more sidelink communications transmitted by the UE. The UE may determine a transmit power adjustment for the UE based at least in part on the plurality of TPC commands. The UE may selectively adjust a transmit power of the UE based at least in part on the transmit power adjustment. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for scheduling traffic between a transmitting device and a receiving device. A transmitting device negotiates with a receiving device to reserve a slot for communicating data with the receiving device and determines whether the transmitting device is a master or a slave with respect to the receiving device. If the transmitting device is the master, the transmitting device sends, at a beginning of the slot, a transmission priority (TxP) signal, wherein the TxP signal indicates that the transmitting device intends and has priority to transmit the data in the slot. The transmitting device then receives, from the receiving device, a clear-to-send (CTS) message in the slot based on the TxP signal, and transmits the data to the receiving device in the slot upon receiving the CTS message. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: An apparatus for wireless communication based on sidelink accumulates a value, e.g., a token value, based on an accumulation rate of a transmit beam. When the apparatus has a packet for transmission over sidelink, the apparatus determines whether to transmit the packet over the sidelink based on a current accumulation of the value. The accumulation may be based on any of a CBR, a CR, and/or a feedback rate. A base station may measure interference on an access link of the base station and transmit a side link parameter that controls accumulation of a value at a transmitting device for the transmission of sidelink communication based on the measured interference.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which two or more UEs of a wireless communications system may establish a sidelink connection. A first UE that is initiating sidelink communications may evaluate whether the sidelink connection can support a quality of service (QoS) for a data flow prior to admitting the data flow. The first UE may evaluate a link quality with one or more other UEs that are to use the data flow on the sidelink connection, evaluate system congestion of time/frequency resources that are available for the sidelink connection, or any combinations thereof, and admit the data flow based on the evaluation. A link quality of the sidelink connection may be determined based on a type of communication associated with the data flow, such as unicast communications with one other UE, multicast communications with multiple other UEs, or broadcast transmissions to multiple UEs.