Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for adjusting retransmission timing for a configured grant. One apparatus includes a processor that determines an offset value for a retransmission timer associated with a configured grant for communications between the UE and a mobile wireless communication network. The processor starts the retransmission timer adjusted by the offset value in response to transmission of data corresponding to a transport block (“TB”) on a hybrid automatic repeat request (“HARQ”) process. The processor detects expiration of the retransmission timer associated with the configured grant. In response to detecting expiration of the retransmission timer, the processor determines a transmission resource from a plurality of configured transmission resources for retransmitting a TB.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink HARQ operation. One apparatus includes a memory coupled to a processor, where the processor is configured to cause the second apparatus to receive a SL grant for a SL transmission using SL resources, the SL grant indicating a first HARQ process identified by a first HARQ process identifier, and to select a second SL HARQ process identified by a second SL HARQ process identifier for the SL transmission using the SL resources. The processor is configured to cause the second apparatus to transmit SCI containing the second SL HARQ process identifier and to perform the SL transmission using the SL resources.

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: A transceiver (1070) can receive a configuration of multiple beams, a respective duration of validity of each of the beams for an apparatus (1000), and an indication of location related information, where the beams provide communication between the apparatus (1000) and a network entity. A controller (1020) can determine a set of the multiple beams to apply for communications based on at least the location related information and the duration of validity of each beam. The transceiver (1070) can communicate on different beams of the set of the beams at different time instances based on at least the location related information and the duration of validity of each beam.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for indicating a subcarrier spacing value. One method includes receiving a configuration from a network device for a report including an indication of at least one subcarrier spacing value for transmitting a physical channel, receiving the physical channel, or a combination thereof. The method includes, in response to receiving the configuration, estimating the at least one subcarrier spacing value by calculating a Doppler spread, an average delay, a delay spread, a phase noise power, an inter carrier interference level, or some combination thereof. The method includes transmitting the report including the indication of the at least one subcarrier spacing value.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for non-LBT based fair coexistence. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a measurement configuration from a network node indicating a measurement resource and time window for performing interference measurement. The processor configures a ZP-CSI-RS for performing long-term interference measurement according to the measurement configuration and performs detection activity including A) performing an interference measurement on a plurality of beams within a configured time window using the configured measurement resource, and/or B) receiving acknowledgment feedback from the network node for intra-network transmission. The processor determines an interference amount based on the detection activity and adjusts a UE transmission power for an UL physical channel transmission based on the determined amount of interference.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for Synchronization Signal/Physical Broadcast Channel Block (“SSB”) pattern enhancements. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a SSB structure comprising more than four time domain symbols. Here, the SSB structure includes at least one time domain symbol for each of a Primary Synchronization Signal (“PSS”) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (“SSS”). The SSB structure also includes multiple time domain symbols for a Physical Broadcast Channel (“PBCH”). The processor performs cell search based on the received SSB structure and accesses a first cell based on the received SSB structure.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a feedback resource associated with groupcast data. One method includes receiving a configuration associated with a resource pool for PSFCH. The method includes receiving groupcast data via sidelink and determining HARQ feedback based at least in part on the received groupcast data. The method includes determining a PSFCH resource for the HARQ feedback based at least in part on the resource pool for the PSFCH and transmitting the HARQ feedback using the determined PSFCH resource.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for scheduling a sidelink transmission. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a TB on SL resources, where the TB is associated with a SL HARQ process. The processor stores the TB in a HARQ soft buffer and makes available the HARQ soft buffer for new data in response to a predefined trigger.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring random access procedures. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, a first configuration from a network. The first configuration corresponds to performing a physical random access channel transmission on multiple random access channel occasions. The method includes receiving a second configuration from the network. The second configuration corresponds to performing Msg3 repetition, MsgA repetition, or a combination thereof. The method includes performing a random access procedure based on the first configuration and the second configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multiple sidelink RSs. One method includes transmitting, from a transmitter user equipment to a receiver user equipment, information indicating RSs. The information further indicates beams and/or panels transmitting first layer control signaling indicating target user information, resource configuration of a RS for receiver decoding or transmitting using a default reference signal configuration, and a time slot offset and time frequency resource. Transmitting the information indicating the RSs includes determining to transmit: the RSs as part of the initial beam acquisition together with a higher layer discovery request message and/or prior to higher layer signaling. The receiver user equipment determines the target user information, and generates and transmits: a beam measurement feedback using a beam correspondence; or a RS indicating the beams and/or the panels in the time slot offset if not supporting beam correspondence.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for measuring and reporting channel access statistics. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a configuration message from a network, said configuration message indicating a measurement resource for channel sensing and a spatial beam for the measurement resource. Here, the apparatus does not transmit on the measurement resource and the network also does not transmit on the measurement resource. The processor performs channel-sensing measurement using the indicated measurement resource and spatial beam and generates a channel access report using a plurality of channel-sensing measurements. The transceiver sends the channel access report to the network.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for monitoring periodic reference signals. One method includes detecting, at a device, for reception of a periodic downlink reference signal from at least a first beam, a number of consecutive occurrences of: an interference level being greater than an interference level threshold; a listen-before-talk failure; or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the method includes determining whether the number of consecutive occurrences is greater than a predetermined threshold. In certain embodiments, the method includes, in response to the number of consecutive occurrences being greater than the predetermined threshold: monitoring to receive the periodic downlink reference signal from a second beam; terminating the monitoring for the reception of the downlink reference signal from at least the first beam for a time period; or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining which transmission to prioritize between overlapping SL and UL transmissions. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver operable on an uplink channel and on a sidelink channel. The processor identifies a sidelink transmission and an uplink transmission planned for an overlapping time and determines a transmission type of the sidelink transmission and of the overlapping uplink transmission. The processor prioritizes the uplink transmission over the sidelink transmission in response to the transmission type of the uplink transmission being a random-access procedure message for a primary cell. The processor prioritizes the sidelink transmission over the uplink transmission in response to the transmission type of the uplink transmission being a reference signal transmission.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multiple resource allocation mode configurations. One method includes receiving information indicating a plurality of resource allocation mode configurations. Each resource allocation mode configuration corresponds to a logical channel of a plurality of logical channels. The method includes determining a plurality of data transmission scheduling modes for the plurality of logical channels. Each data transmission scheduling mode corresponds to a logical channel of the plurality of logical channels based a resource allocation mode configuration of the logical channel, and each data transmission scheduling mode comprises: a first scheduling mode; a second scheduling mode different from the first scheduling mode; or a third scheduling mode comprising the first scheduling mode and the second scheduling mode. The method includes transmitting a buffer status report based on the plurality of the data transmission scheduling modes.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for requesting a waveform change. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, first information indicating configurations for a plurality of waveforms and an indication indicating that the user equipment is enabled to request a waveform change, a subcarrier spacing change, or a combination thereof. The method includes transmitting a request message to a base station. The request message requests the waveform change, the subcarrier spacing change, or the combination thereof. The method includes receiving a response message from the base station. The response message indicates whether the request for the waveform change, the subcarrier spacing change, or the combination thereof is approved.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a wakeup signal. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, a discontinuous reception configuration including a slot offset, and/or an on-duration a periodicity. The method includes receiving a wakeup signal configuration including a wakeup signal offset and/or a monitoring occasion. The wakeup signal configuration is received using scrambled downlink control information signaling. The method includes receiving information indicating to transmit a sounding reference signal during a discontinuous reception sleep period in a sounding reference signal resource using a transmit beam, and/or a transmit spatial filter. The method includes receiving a control signal using a corresponding receive beam and/or receive spatial filter. The method includes configuring, a spatial filter relationship between the sounding reference signal resource and wakeup signal reception using downlink control information signal.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for selective retransmission of groupcast data. One apparatus includes a transceiver that transmits groupcast data via sidelink communication to a set of UEs and receives negative acknowledgement feedback via sidelink communication from at least one UE of the set. The apparatus includes a processor that determines a retransmission mode based on the received feedback and controls the transceiver to send selectively beamformed retransmission of the groupcast data according to the determined retransmission mode.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for inserting beam switching gaps between beam transmissions. One apparatus includes a processor that that inserts a gap between contiguous transmissions from a mobile wireless communication network to a user equipment (“UE”) device, the contiguous transmissions scheduled on different beams. The apparatus includes a transceiver that indicates to the UE device a type of gap that is inserted between the contiguous transmissions that are scheduled on different beams and indicates to the UE device a number of empty symbols that are used between the contiguous transmissions that are scheduled on different beams.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for autonomous sidelink resource selection. One method includes receiving, at a sidelink communication device and from a location management function, a request including a plurality of parameters for performing autonomous resource selection for transmission of a sidelink positioning reference signal. The method includes performing the autonomous resource selection for determining a sidelink resource for the transmission of the sidelink positioning reference signal. The method includes determining the sidelink resource based on the autonomous resource selection and based on a priority, a packet delay budget, a reference signal received power, a positioning reference signal offset, a positioning reference signal comb pattern, or a combination thereof.