Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable an IAB node to modify a resource allocation or change one or more parameters related to the resource allocation when the IAB node detects that the resource allocation overlaps with guard symbols or another resource allocation. In one aspect, an IAB node determines that a first channel allocation will be punctured based on an overlap of the first channel allocation with at least one of a guard symbol or a second channel allocation. The IAB node uses, for the first channel allocation or the second channel allocation, one or more of a modified parameter or a modified grant in response to determining that the first channel allocation will be punctured.

Abstract: Present disclosure provides techniques for migrating integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes from the source centralized unit (CU) to a target IAB-donor-CU of a base station. Features of the present disclosure achieve such migration by configuring the IAB distributed unit (IAB-DU) to establish F1-connection (F1-C) with the target IAB-donor-CU via the source path before the user equipment (UE) context transfer occurs. To this end, the source IAB-donor-CU may initiate an F1-C establishment between IAB-node DU and target IAB-donor-CU. The source IAB-donor-CU may do so by acting or presenting as an IAB-node-DU proxy to the target IAB-donor-CU. At the same time, the source IAB-donor-CU may act or present as a target-IAB-donor-CU proxy to the IAB-node-DU. Thus, in some cases, the source IAB-donor-CU may present as both the IAB-node-DU proxy (to the target IAB-donor-CU) and as a target-IAB-donor-CU proxy (to the IAB-node-DU).

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a central network node may transmit, to a distributed network node, a configuration of a statistic associated with a traffic instance for communicating with a user equipment (UE). The central network node may receive an indication associated with the distributed network node communicating with the UE using the traffic instance and in accordance with the statistic. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Aspects provide for autonomous adjustment of the uplink and downlink transmission timing in wireless communication networks. A radio access network (RAN) entity (e.g., a scheduling entity, such as a base station or parent integrated access backhaul (IAB) node, or a centralized network node, such as an IAB donor node central unit) may provide support to a scheduled entity (e.g., a user equipment (UE) or child IAB node) to operate in an autonomous time adjustment (ATA) mode to autonomously adjust its uplink transmission timing to compensate for the change in downlink reception timing. The RAN entity may generate ATA mode information related to the ATA mode for the scheduled entity and transit the ATA mode information to the scheduled entity.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus of a first network node are provided. The first network node may send quality of service (QoS) information and a request to a second network node to configure, based on the QoS information, a backhaul routing path for traffic between the first network node and a third network node via the second network node, the third network node having a signaling connection with the first network node. The first network node may communicate, with the second network node in response to the request, QoS mapping information. The first network node may configure an Internet protocol (IP) header of an IP packet based on the communicated QoS mapping information. The first network node may send the IP packet with the configured header to the second network node for routing through the backhaul routing path.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first network node may receive, from a first integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor central unit (CU), information indicating a first resource configuration used by an IAB node that has a first connection with a first parent IAB node that is a child of the first IAB donor CU. The first network node may transmit, to a second parent IAB node that is a child of the first network node, the information. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for interference measurements based on synchronization signal blocks (SSB) in a network (e.g., an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) network. In some cases, a node determines resources used for periodic SSB transmissions by at least one parent node of the network, uses the determined resources to perform SSB-based interference measurements, and communicates with at least one of the parent node, a central unit (CU), or another node of the network based on the SSB-based interference measurements.

Abstract: A configuration for local coordination between the child node and parent node to enable SDM communication between the parent and child node, without input or interaction from the CU. The apparatus receives, from a CU, an indication including an allocation of resources. The apparatus determines a type of communication with a second node based on the allocation of resources. The apparatus communicates with the second node based on the determined type of communication and utilizing the allocated resources. The apparatus coordinates with a parent node to utilize the allocated resources in an SDM operation between the child node and the parent node.

Abstract: A base station may configure a first node and at least one second node with an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network with the multipath multi-hop transmission configuration. The first node and the at least one second node may communicate with the first node through a direct path and a multi-hop transmission including the base station. The first node and the at least one second node may detect transmission failure on the direct path and retransmit the data packet to the multi-hop transmission, on a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) configured by the base station. The first node may transmit remote buffer state report (rBSR) to the base station, and the base station may configure the set of PRBs for retransmissions based on the rBSR.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some networks, such as over-deployed integrated access and backhaul (IAB) networks operating in millimeter wave (mmW) bands, may experience high energy consumption if all nodes in the network are fully active at all times. Power utilization modes may mitigate energy consumption by allowing nodes to operate at varying levels of activity. A power utilization mode may include a fully active mode or may drop one or more functions that a fully active node may support, or may support less extensive configurations associated with one or more supported functions, as compared to the configurations associated with a fully active node. Nodes may request information regarding one or more nodes, request a change in power utilizations modes for itself, indicate another node should change modes, or may receive an indication to change modes.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for resource allocation in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network. A relay node in an IAB network may be assigned a first resource partition that is different from a second resource partition for the child and parent nodes. Based on a resource configuration (e.g., for a slot) of the second resource partition, the relay node may opportunistically utilize the second resource partition for communications. For instance, the relay node may determine a direction table based on the resource configurations of the child and parent nodes, which may be used to perform uplink or downlink communications in one or more symbols of the second resource partition. The relay node may also identify flexible symbols as free or non-free when determining the direction table.

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: Aspects relate to cell activation. A first apparatus (e.g., a distributed unit) may obtain a first indication that is indicative of whether a user equipment is present within a coverage of a cell served by the first apparatus. The first apparatus may then output a second indication based on the first indication to a second apparatus (e.g., a central unit). In some aspects, the outputting of the second indication may be based on the first indication indicating that the user equipment is present within the coverage of the cell.

Abstract: Backhaul resources may be allocated to different wireless communication links between different base stations, and local redistribution of resources among base stations may be utilized to account for variations in signal quality and/or variations in traffic experienced by different nodes of the backhaul network. A first access node function (ANF) may determine a need for additional backhaul resources, and may transmit a request message to one or more user equipment functions (UEFs) for additional backhaul resources. A UEF that receives the request message may forward the request to an associated second ANF. The second ANF, if it has backhaul resources available that the first ANF can use, may send a response to the first ANF, via the associated UEF, and the first ANF may use the additional resources that were originally allocated to the second ANF.

Abstract: Method and apparatus to rewrite BAP headers in IAB networks. The apparatus receives, from a second base station, a routing configuration indicating a mapping between a first routing ID and a second routing ID. The apparatus receives a packet with a packet header indicating the first routing ID. The apparatus determines the second routing ID based on the routing configuration mapping the first routing ID in the packet header to the second routing ID. The apparatus modifies, based on a determination of the second routing ID, the packet header to replace the first routing ID with the second routing ID. The apparatus transmits the packet based on the second routing ID.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for method of wireless communication at a first centralized unit (CU) generally including receiving, from a second CU having a connection to an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) mobile termination (IAB-MT) of an IAB node, a first identifier of the IAB-MT and a second identifier of a third CU; and transmitting, to the third CU, a request to perform a migration of transport of traffic of a IAB distributed unit (IAB-DU) of the IAB node via a topology of the third CU, wherein the request includes the first identifier.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless node may receive, while connected to a first cell associated with a physical cell identifier (PCI) and a first cell global identifier (CGI), a message that includes an indication to connect to a second cell, associated with the PCI and a second CGI, responsive to detecting the second CGI in a system information message associated with the PCI. The wireless node may connect to the second cell based at least in part on detecting the second CGI in the system information message associated with the PCI. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to receiving, by a mobile termination (MT) function of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a first indication to migrate from a first IAB donor node associated with a first cell group and a first central unit (CU) to a second IAB donor node associated with a second cell group and a second CU, performing, by the IAB node and based at least in part on receiving the first indication, a first random access procedure to connect to the second cell group associated with the second IAB donor node, establishing, by the IAB node in addition to a first distributed unit (DU) function of the IAB node that serves a third cell group and based on performing the first random access procedure, a second DU function that serves a fourth cell group.

Abstract: Aspects relate to establishing a signaling connection between a radio access network (RAN) node and a first scheduling entity. The RAN node may communicate in a dual connectivity (DC) mode of operation with the first scheduling entity (e.g., a secondary gNB) using a first radio access technology (RAT) and with a second scheduling entity (e.g., a master eNB) using a second RAT. The RAN node and the first scheduling entity may support sending information for a first signaling connection between the RAN node and the first scheduling entity over a second signaling connection through the second scheduling entity (e.g., when the second signaling connection is more reliable than the first signaling connection). To establish the second signaling connection, the RAN node and the first scheduling entity may signal support for the second signaling connection and exchange Internet Protocol information for the second signaling connection.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for interference measurements based on synchronization signal blocks (SSB) in a network (e.g., an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) network. In some cases, a node determines resources used for periodic SSB transmissions by at least one parent node of the network, uses the determined resources to perform SSB-based interference measurements, and communicates with at least one of the parent node, a central unit (CU), or another node of the network based on the SSB-based interference measurements.