Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to sidelink positioning reference signal (PRS) processing. A configuring device transmits a request message requesting sidelink PRS processing capability of a responding device, and receive a response message indicating the sidelink PRS processing capability. The configuring device can configure a sidelink PRS configuration indicating a duration and priority associated with processing a sidelink PRS with respect to an additional sidelink signal received by the responding device, and transmit the sidelink PRS configuration to the responding device. The responding device can receive the request message to indicate the sidelink PRS processing capability of the device, and transmit the response message indicating the sidelink PRS processing capability.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a user equipment (UE) that acquires, from a base station, a sidelink (SL) grant that includes a channel occupancy time (COT) for part of an unlicensed spectrum allowing the acquiring UE to transmit SL control and data information to a secondary UE. The acquiring UE can also share the COT with the secondary UE, allowing the secondary UE to transmit SL control and data to the acquiring UE or another UE. The acquiring UE performs clear channel assessment (CCA) on one or more SL resources associated with the SL grant. The UE returns an SL hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback to the base station based at least in part on a status of the CCA.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, apparatuses, and systems that support reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) management in wireless systems. For instance, aspects of the disclosure enable operational aspects of an RIS to be controlled to reduce signal interference caused by operation of the RIS. Aspects of the disclosure also enable RIS control to be allocated between different base stations, such as to enable base stations to access an RIS for providing signal communication for UEs served by the base stations.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a resource for a channel state information report. One method includes receiving, from a transmitter device, a channel state information reference signal within a data region and a channel state information request indicator in sidelink control information. The method includes determining, at a receiver device, a resource for transmitting a channel state information report in response to the channel state information request indicator using a mode 1 resource allocation procedure, a mode 2 resource allocation procedure, or a combination thereof. The method includes transmitting, from the receiver device, the channel state information report via a medium access control control element using the resource.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication. The UE includes a transceiver including a main radio and a low power wake-up radio, at least one memory, and at least one processor coupled to the transceiver and the at least one memory. The at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to, in response to configuring use of the low-power wake-up radio of the transceiver, initiate monitoring of a downlink from a network equipment for a low-power wake-up signal using the low power radio. The UE receives a wake-up indication within the LP-WUS. The UE is configured to identify from the wake-up indication whether the main radio (MR) needs to be woken up, and to identify from the LP-WUS whether channel state information needs to be reported, based at least on one or more channel state information reporting conditions and/or configurations.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a user equipment (UE) that acquires a channel occupancy time (COT) for part of an unlicensed spectrum, allowing the acquiring UE to transmit sidelink (SL) control and data information to a secondary UE, and furthermore share the COT with the secondary UE. Sharing the COT with the secondary UE allows the secondary UE to transmit SL control and data to the acquiring UE or another UE. To initiate COT sharing, the UE that acquires the COT transmits a COT sharing indicator to one or more destination identifiers (IDs), notifying one or more secondary UEs of the COT sharing. The COT sharing indicator may include any of various information, such as remaining channel occupancy duration, priority, one or more destination IDs, offset indicating when the COT sharing may be transmitted, one or more resource pool IDs, and so forth.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided, in which information of a feedback time for transmitting a feedback message from the user equipment for a physical shared channel message is received (402). A maximum allowed feedback time delay associated with the feedback message for the physical shared channel message is determined (404). A physical channel occasion available to be used by the user equipment for transmitting the feedback message is identified (406). The feedback message is transmitted when the identified available physical channel occasion, which is available to be used for the feedback message, allows for the feedback message to be transmitted within the maximum allowed feedback time delay, otherwise the feedback message is not transmitted, when the identified available physical channel occasion does not allow for the feedback message to be transmitted within the maximum allowed feedback time delay (408).

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for system information delivery over sidelink radio interface using a UE-to-Network relay UE. One method includes transmitting information for SIBs provided by a serving cell in a mobile wireless communication network and receiving, from a remote device, a request for a particular SIB. The method includes acquiring a set of SIBs from the serving cell and transmitting, using a sidelink channel, a valid version of the particular SIB to the remote device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for one shot hybrid automatic repeat request feedback reporting. One method includes transmitting, from a user equipment (“UE”), a configuration for a one shot hybrid automatic repeat request (“HARQ”) feedback request to at least one receiver. The method includes configuring one shot HARQ feedback including one or more of a one shot HARQ feedback request bit field in sidelink control information (“SCI’), a destination identifier (“ID”), a cast type indicator, or a bitmap containing HARQ processes. The method includes receiving the one shot HARQ feedback report associated with a subset of HARQ processes of a plurality of HARQ processes and based at least in part on a cast type and a groupcast HARQ feedback.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for semi-static channel access with directional FFP. One method (800) includes receiving (805) a configuration for a plurality of FFPs, where each FFP is associated with a separate transmit beam for transmission within that FFP. The method (800) includes identifying (810) an initiated FFP and performing (815) communication activity during the initiated FFP using a beam corresponding to the initiated FFP, where the communication activity includes a transmission, a reception, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for performing listen-before-talk operations for physical sidelink feedback channel transmissions. One method includes performing, at a user equipment (“UE”), a listen-before-talk (“LBT”) operation for a physical sidelink feedback channel (“PSFCH”) transmission. The method includes receiving configuration information for performing the LBT operation for the PSFCH transmission. The method includes determining the LBT operation for the PSFCH. A category (“CAT”) 4 LBT is performed at a beginning of a slot before a physical sidelink shared channel (“PSSCH”) symbol, before a PSFCH symbol, using a short control signaling exemption rule, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for pre-empting a resource of a user equipment (UE) supporting New Radio (NR). A method for sidelink communications performed by a UE according to an embodiment of the present application includes: receiving a sidelink control information (SCI) indicating one or more reserved resources, wherein the SCI explicitly or implicitly indicates a pre-emption indication (PI) resource on physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH); determining whether the one or more reserved resources can be pre-empted; upon determining that the one or more reserved resources can be pre-empted, transmitting a PI on the PI resource on the PSFCH to pre-empt the one or more reserved resources; and performing a sidelink transmission on the pre-empted one or more reserved resources.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to: receiving uplink data in a buffer of the UE; determining a priority of the uplink data, or an urgency of the uplink data, or both; and, in response to determining the priority of the uplink data, or the urgency of the uplink data, or both, delaying a wake-up of a main radio of the UE based at least in part on the priority of the uplink data in the buffer, or the urgency of the uplink data in the buffer, or both.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring sidelink (“SL”) connection timers. One method includes receiving a set of connection timers from a first system information block (“SIB”) transmission of a serving node and receiving first set of SL connection timers from an additional SIB of the serving node. The method includes determining a second set of SL connection timers for communication establishment with a network node-base station using a UE-to-Network (“U2N”) SL relay UE, where a respective value for each timer in the second set of SL connection timers is determined based at least in part on the first set of SL connection timers. The method includes using a respective connection timer to supervise communication establishment with the base station via the U2N SL relay UE.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for positioning reporting enhancements over unlicensed bands. A method in a user equipment (UE) includes determining a channel occupancy time (COT) value; determining a time to a next positioning measurement report, determining a maximum COT associated with the determined COT, and generating and transmitting a positioning measurement report at the determined COT responsive to the maximum COT being at least greater than a combination of a window size of a previously determined positioning reference signal (PRS), the determined time to the next positioning measurement report, and a predetermined reporting window size. The method also includes transmitting the generated positioning measurement report at a next available COT responsive to a time instance in which the positioning measurement report is ready and the determined COT meeting a predefined position latency requirement responsive to the maximum COT not being at least greater than the combination.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for positioning triggering and capability enhancements over unlicensed bands. A method performed in a user equipment (UE) includes detecting an available transmission opportunity or a set of triggering criteria and transmitting a request for assistance data at least partially over an unlicensed carrier based on the available transmission opportunity or the set of triggering criteria.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for UE assistance for no-LBT based unlicensed channel access. A processor (305) calculates a combined gain from a combination of an antenna configuration gain and a beamforming gain for at least one transmission beam. The processor (305) determines if the at least one transmission beam can be used for a no-LBT based channel access mechanism in an unlicensed band with or without a channel occupancy duration restriction based on the combined gain. The processor (305) transmits, via a transceiver (325), to a network node, information that indicates whether the at least one transmission beam can be used for a no-LBT based channel access mechanism in an unlicensed band with or without a channel occupancy duration restriction, or whether the network node can apply an LBT-based channel access mechanism, or some combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for communicating SL CSI using an uplink channel. One method includes receiving, from a Transmitting User Equipment (Tx UE), a Medium Access Control-Control Element (MAC-CE) including a Sidelink (SL) Channel State Information (CSI) report. In some implementations, the SL CSI report comprises a first SL CSI value. In some implementations, the first SL CSI value is tagged with an identifier that identifies a Receiving User Equipment (Rx UE).

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for performing channel occupancy time sensing. One method includes receiving information configuring a single channel occupancy time for multi-beam transmission in an unlicensed channel. The method includes performing sensing for the single channel occupancy time. The sensing includes: omni-directional sensing at a beginning of the single channel occupancy time; directional sensing on a plurality of beams at the beginning of the single channel occupancy time; directional sensing on the plurality of beams in a time domain multiplexing manner before each transmission based on a time gap between transmissions; or some combination thereof.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses, and systems that support angle-based positioning. For instance, an angular search window and associated uncertainty for positioning (e.g., sidelink positioning) can be determined based on an approximate position and/or range of a target-UE. Further, reporting of per path measurements is provided to in multipath environments. Implementations are also provided for triggering, configuring, and reporting angle information including angle of arrival (AoA) and/or angle of departure (AoD) (e.g., sidelink AoA and/or sidelink AoD) in terms of a Global Coordinate System (GCS) and a Local Coordinate System (LCS).