Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for wireless communications performed at a network entity. For example, the systems and techniques can include obtaining, at the network entity, a target relative time difference (RTD). A transmission timing pre-compensation can be determined at the network entity between a first reference signal and a second reference signal, wherein the transmission timing pre-compensation is determined based on the target RTD and one or more network delay components. The first reference signal and the second reference signal can be transmitted using the transmission timing pre-compensation to offset the first reference signal from the second reference signal by the target RTD.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for wireless communications at a network entity. For example, then systems and techniques can include determining, at the network entity, a transmission timing compensation between a first reference signal and a second reference signal. The first reference signal can be transmitted using a first communication link. The second reference signal can be transmitted based on an offset determined based on the transmission timing compensation, wherein the second reference signal is transmitted suing a second communication link. The offset can be used to offset transmission of the second reference signal from transmission of the first reference signal.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to receiving, from a network node, a first transmission for configuring a configured grant, wherein the configured grant allocates one or more resources associated with an uplink transmission process having a transmission process identifier, obtaining a first indication that the network node uses a fallback downlink control information (DCI) format, and modifying, based at least in part on obtaining the first indication and the transmission process identifier, the uplink transmission process. Other aspects relate to configuring a device for modifying the uplink transmission process, receiving uplink communications based on the modified uplink transmission process, and/or the like.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus at a UE in NTN are provided. An example method at a UE may include obtaining an indication of a subset of one or more SSB beams included in a set of SSB beams. The example method may further include outputting for transmission or obtaining a communication independent of using any resources associated with SSB transmission via the subset of one or more SSB beams.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating reusing an air-to-ground communication system to support message-relaying for UEs in remote areas are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes establishing an access link with a terrestrial network. The example method also includes establishing a message layer of the access link for communicating with a payload deployed on-board an aerial device. The example method also includes communicating a communication with the aerial device using the message layer, the communication including a message to be provided to the terrestrial network or received from the terrestrial network.

Abstract: In some implementations, a non-terrestrial network (NTN) platform may transmit radio frequency (RF) signals toward earth, the RF signals comprising an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform with a plurality of symbols including a JCS symbol and one or more non-JCS symbols, wherein: the RF signals are incident on an area of the earth defining a footprint, and a duration of a cyclic prefix (CP) of the JCS symbol is a function of a width of the footprint. The NTN platform may receive, at the NTN platform, one or more reflections of the JCS symbol.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some wireless devices may support a prediction capability for prediction-based control information. A first device may receive, from a second device, first control signaling that activates the predication capability of the first device to generate a set of one or more control parameters for communications. The second device may transmit second control signaling to the first device to indicate initial values of the control parameters and a channel condition model for the first device. The first device and the second device may generate a set of multiple values associated with the control parameters over a time period based on the initial values of the control parameters and the channel condition model. The first device and the second device may communicate during at least the time period according to the set of generated values associated with the control parameters.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network node, downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a downlink transmission and one or more repetitions of the downlink transmission. The DCI may indicate a first uplink resource for a first feedback message indicating whether the UE receives the downlink transmission and the one or more repetitions. Based on receiving the DCI, the UE may select a second uplink resource for a second feedback message indicating feedback that the UE received the DCI, where the second uplink resource occurs prior to the first uplink resource in a time domain. The UE may transmit the second feedback message on the second uplink resource. The UE and the network node may be part of a non-terrestrial network and, in some examples, may apply a configuration indicated in the DCI based on the second feedback message.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a measurement resource. The UE may perform a Layer 3 (L3) measurement of the measurement resource using a first polarization that is dedicated for performing L3 measurements and that is supported by the UE. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for PDSCH rate-matching in NTN systems. A UE may receive an indication of a subset of one or more SSB beams included in a set of SSB beams having one or more PDCCH resources reserved for potentially scheduling one or more SIBs associated with the set of SSB beams. The UE may further receive a PDSCH associated with resources that overlap with at least a portion of the one or more PDCCH resources associated with the indication of the subset of one or more SSB beams, and rate-match around the one or more PDCCH resources associated with the indication of the subset of one or more SSB beams for receiving the PDSCH.

Abstract: A UE transmits a sidelink synchronization signal in response to a communication trigger, the sidelink synchronization signal including an indication of the communication trigger to be provided to a network. The UE receives a sidelink message from an aerial device in response to the sidelink synchronization signal. An aerial device receives, from a UE, a sidelink synchronization signal including an indication of a communication trigger associated with communication for a network. The aerial device transmits a sidelink message to the UE in response to reception of the sidelink synchronization signal that includes the indication of the communication trigger.

Abstract: A UE determines a group identifier based at least in part on a timing advance (TA) associated with the UE, the group identifier associated with at least the UE and a second UE and receives a sidelink resource allocation associated with the group identifier. The UE transmits sidelink communication using the sidelink resource allocation. A network node associates a UE with a group identifier based on a timing advance (TA) associated with the UE and transmits a sidelink resource allocation associated with the group identifier, the group identifier associated with at least the UE and a second UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information (DCI) carrying information indicating an updated configuration for the UE, wherein the DCI is associated with a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process for which HARQ feedback regarding the DCI is disabled. The UE may transmit the HARQ feedback regarding the DCI based at least in part on the DCI carrying the information indicating the updated configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for reducing latency for closed loop sidelink communications for non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are described. In some examples, a first user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a network entity, a message requesting an allocation of sidelink resources for the first UE and an allocation of sidelink resources for a second UE. The first UE may receive, from the network entity in response to the request message, an indication of a first set of sidelink resources for the first UE. In some examples, the first UE may transmit one or more data messages to the second UE, including an indication of a second set of sidelink resources, an indication that the network entity may directly allocate the second set of sidelink resources, or both. In some example, the first UE may receive one or more data messages from the second UE on the second set of sidelink resources.