Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) determine that at least one packet of a set of packets for a downlink message is unsuccessfully received at a radio link control (RLC) layer of the UE due to a specific situation of a set of specific situations and may transmit the NACK message based on the missing packet (s) on an as needed basis rather than waiting for a timer to expire (e.g., a fast NACK mechanism). In some examples, the specific situations may include the UE missing packets after a measurement gap, missing packets based on wake up latencies for a discontinuous reception mode of the UE, missing packets due to interference from reference signals transmitted by neighboring cells, missing packets due to the UE not decoding retransmissions that have a same redundancy version (RV) of a downlink message, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) and related apparatus are provided. In the method, the UE identify, based on a support of a cell for the UE operating with reduced capability, a cell type of the cell. The cell type is one of a reduced capability (RC) type, a fallback (FB) type, or a neither (N) type, corresponding to various support for the UE operating with the reduced capability. The UE further configures a device mode, where the device mode includes an RC mode or a FB-allowed mode, and manages the connection between the UE and the cell based on the device mode and the cell type.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) and related apparatus are provided. In the method, the UE identifies the cell type of a cell based on the support for the UE operating with reduced capability. The cell type may be the reduced-capability (RC) type, indicating the support for the UE operating with the reduced capability, the fallback (FB) type, indicating a lack of support for the UE operating with the reduced capability and support for establishing a connection with the UE operating with the reduced capability, and the neither (N) type, indicating the lack of support for the UE operating with the reduced capability and a lack of support for establishing a connection with the UE operating with the reduced capability. The UE further manages a connection between the UE and the cell based on the cell type.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for releasing an RRC connection by a user equipment (UE). A method that may be performed by the UE includes establishing an RRC connection, determining a time duration for a release timer, resetting the release timer, monitoring the RRC connection, and releasing the RRC connection.

Abstract: Techniques for wireless communications are described. Control information used to preschedule communication resources may be received and communications may be performed based on the control information using a prescheduling technique. A scheduling type used for the control information may be determined using configuration information, an indication included in the control information, or both. A wireless device that is prescheduled communication resources may not start or not restart an inactivity timer based on the received control information. Also, a wireless device that is prescheduled communication resources may not start a retransmission timer based on the received control information. Additionally, a wireless device that is prescheduled communication resources may also refrain from transmitting a scheduling request based on a duration until a next instance of prescheduled communication resources is expected to occur.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may measure a parameter associated with a secondary cell group. The UE may perform an optimization response action for a dual connectivity mode of a first frequency parameter or a second frequency parameter when the parameter satisfies a threshold, wherein the optimization response action is associated with whether the secondary cell group is operating with the first frequency parameter or the second frequency parameter. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for configuring a device-configured split data threshold for utilizing split data radio bearers (DRBs). A method that may be performed at a user equipment (UE) includes setting a device-configured split data threshold to a value that is less than or equal to a network-configured split data threshold value in response to the network-configured split data threshold value being greater than a first buffer threshold value associated with a data buffer of the UE, monitoring an amount of data in the data buffer, and triggering a first scheduling request (SR) associated with a first communication link and a second SR associated with a second communication link in response to the amount of data in the data buffer being greater than the device-configured split data threshold value.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling configuring the UE to skip uplink transmission when the UE does not have data to transmit. The UE may receive a grant for uplink resources. In some examples, the grant may be a configured grant or a dynamic grant. The UE transmit, when the UE does not have data to transmit, an uplink message via the uplink resources based on traffic characteristics of the UE, the uplink message comprising null data.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to extended signaling protocols for multi-subscriber identity module (MSIM) user-equipment (UE) for new radio (NR). For example, certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a UE. The method generally includes receiving a first message from a network entity enquiring regarding information associated with a multi-subscriber identify module (SIM) capability of the UE, determining the information associated with the multi-SIM capability of the UE in response to the inquiry from the network entity, and communicating one or more messages to indicate the information regarding the multi-SIM capability to the network entity.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for packet buffering. A method that may be performed by a receiving node includes dynamically determining one or more time durations to buffer packets. The one or more time durations can be different than a time duration of a configured timer for buffering the packets. The receiving node may input one or more parameters to a machine learning algorithm and obtain, as output of the machine learning algorithm based on the input one or more parameters, one or more time durations to buffer packets. The receiving node buffers packets for the determined one or more time durations. The receiving node may use machine learning to dynamically determine the one or more time durations to buffer packet. The buffering may be at a radio link control (RLC) reassembling buffer and/or a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) buffer.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a throttling indicator for a shared resource associated with a modem at the UE. The CE may determine a configuration of the modem based on a configuration received from a Radio Resource Control layer of the UE. Based on the modem configuration and the throttling indicator, the UE may identify a throttling level to apply to the modem. The UE may adjust the modem configuration for communicating with a base station based on the throttling level in order to reduce resource usage below a usage threshold. By reducing usage of the shared resource by the modem, the UE may have a greater availability of the shared resource to meet the needs of other components of the UE. This may provide an improved user experience at the UE, among other benefits.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. Some aspects more specifically relate to selectively discarding a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) state in association with a HARQ state retention timer or downlink control information (DCI) misdetection information. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may discard a HARQ state in association with an expiration of the HARQ state retention timer. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may identify DCI misdetection information that indicates a likelihood that the UE did not receive first DCI transmitted by the network node. The UE may discard the HARQ state in association with the likelihood being greater than a threshold. In some aspects, the UE may receive second DCI that includes an NDI, and may transmit a communication in association with selectively discarding the HARQ state and receiving the DCI.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support mechanisms for uplink traffic alignment and/or uplink traffic aggregation in wireless communication systems. A user equipment (UE) is configured with a mechanism for signaling uplink transmit opportunities to an application client using an application programming interface (API) disposed between a modem of the UE and the application client that enables uplink traffic generated by the application client to be aligned. The API includes semi-static parameters that may be used when a common timer is configured between the application client and the modem, and/or dynamic parameters that may be used when a common timer is not configured between the application client and the modem. The API may also include an extended signaling scheme that may include no-transmission (No-Tx) indications that indicate intervals during which no transmissions are allowed.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication, by a user equipment (UE), includes setting up a secondary cell group (SCG) with a second radio access technology (RAT) that differs from a first RAT associated with a master cell group (MCG). The method also includes communicating wirelessly via the secondary cell group and the master cell group. The method further includes predicting a radio link failure (RLF) for the secondary cell group based on multiple inputs to a machine learning model. The method still further includes routing data transmission from the secondary cell group to the master cell group, after predicting the SCG RLF.

Abstract: Various embodiments may provide methods, systems, and devices for supporting application level discovery of Radio Access Network (RAN) statistics and/or events. Various embodiments may provide methods, systems, and devices for supporting application level signaling of Quality of Service (QoS) requirements.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may establish a voice call. The UE may receive a configuration for a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle indicating at least an ON duration and a DRX cycle duration. The UE may receive a configuration for a scheduling request (SR) indicating an SR period duration for transmitting an SR. The UE may detect that the SR period duration is greater than the DRX cycle duration. The UE may generate, based at least in part on the SR period duration being greater than the DRX cycle duration, a voice data packet to be available for transmission within a threshold time of a start of the ON duration. The UE may transmit the voice data packet on a resource identified by a grant received from the network. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for transmitting, to a receiving device, a first plurality of packets immediately after a first compression memory reset, transmitting, to the receiving device, a second plurality of packets different than the first plurality of packets, receiving, from the receiving device, a memory reset request associated with a second plurality of packets for a second compression memory reset, wherein the memory reset request comprises one or more recent sequence numbers of the second plurality of packets, and refraining from performing a second compression memory reset in response to determining that the at least one of the one or more recent sequence numbers is less than at least one of one or more reset sequence numbers of the first plurality of packets.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating network slice based reselection using machine learning are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes predicting a next active PDU session of two or more PDU sessions based on next connection setup times for each PDU session. The next connection setup times may be estimated based on connection setup events occurring over a period. The example method also includes selecting a frequency channel to camp on based on the next active PDU session.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a user equipment (UE) or component thereof. The apparatus may be configured to transmit to a base station a first request to transmit data in a buffer. The apparatus may be further configured to transmit to the base station a second request to transmit the data in the buffer in absence of a grant in response to the first transmit request. The apparatus may be further configured to remain awake for at least a portion of a scheduled discontinuous reception (DRX) sleep state following the transmission of the second request.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may establish a voice call. The UE may receive a configuration for a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle indicating at least an ON duration and a DRX cycle duration. The UE may receive a configuration for a scheduling request (SR) indicating an SR period duration for transmitting an SR. The UE may detect that the SR period duration is greater than the DRX cycle duration. The UE may generate, based at least in part on the SR period duration being greater than the DRX cycle duration, a voice data packet to be available for transmission within a threshold time of a start of the ON duration. The UE may transmit the voice data packet on a resource identified by a grant received from the network. Numerous other aspects are described.