Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some wireless communications systems support beamforming to improve the reliability of transmissions from a transmitting device to a receiving device. In some cases, a wireless device broadcasts information using beamforming. In such cases, in order to limit the overhead and power consumption associated with the broadcast, the wireless device utilizes the techniques described herein for broadcasting information using beamforming. In particular, rather than broadcasting large amounts of data in a beam-sweep, a wireless device broadcasts a relatively lightweight signal in a beam-sweep to first identify a receiving device and/or a suitable beam for communicating with a receiving device. Once the transmitting device identifies the receiving device and/or the suitable beam, the transmitting device broadcasts the data to be received by the receiving device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A transmitting device may select an orthogonal metric based at least in part on at least one of each direction of a plurality of directions to transmit millimeter wave discovery signals or a location parameter associated with the transmitting device. The transmitting device may transmit, in the each direction of the plurality of directions, the millimeter wave discovery signals, where the each transmitted millimeter wave discovery signal has a different orthogonal metric applied that was selected based at least in part on the at least one of the each direction or the location parameter.

Abstract: Techniques are described for performing beam sweep procedures as part of a device discovery procedure. A communication device may receive a discovery preamble as part of a device discovery procedure. The discovery preamble may include information indicating that a discovery message will be transmitted. The communication device may determine whether to monitor for the discovery message of the device discovery procedure based at least in part on receiving the discovery preamble. The communication device may monitor for the discovery message based at least in part on the determination.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for wireless communication are disclosed by the present disclosure. In an example, the present disclosure includes selecting, at a first device, a Random Access Channel (RACH) preamble identifier (ID) from a set of RACH preamble IDs based on a discovery procedure associated with a second device, wherein each RACH preamble ID from the set of RACH preamble IDs corresponds to at least one RACH preamble and is associated with the second device; and transmitting, from the first device, a RACH preamble associated with the selected RACH preamble ID to the second device.

Abstract: In an example, a method for wireless communications by a first wireless device, is disclosed comprising obtaining information regarding an environment for wireless communications between the first wireless device and at least one second wireless device and adjusting one or more operating parameters for the wireless communications, based on the information. As described herein, information from one service or application in a first RAT is used by the first wireless device to enhance performance in another service or application in a second RAT by the first wireless device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for ranging are described. A multi-phase distributed ranging technique includes transmitting and receiving vehicle information messages during a first time interval, where the vehicle information messages include at least a vehicle identifier and resource information. The multi-phase technique further includes transmitting and receiving ranging signals during a second time interval, and determining times of arrival of received ranging signals. A centralized ranging technique includes receiving resource assignments from an access point, transmitting ranging signals according to the resource assignments, and determining times of arrival of received ranging signals.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to techniques for sharing sensor information. The techniques may be practiced, for example, in a vehicle to vehicle (V2V) environment, where frequency resources are mapped based on vehicle location(s).

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to transmission of platoon information. A first vehicle in a vehicle platoon obtains a first radio resource spanning a frequency channel and a time period for synchronous transmission with at least a second vehicle in the vehicle platoon. The first vehicle transmits, synchronously with at least the second vehicle, information associated with the vehicle platoon in the frequency channel and the time period of the first radio resource. The first vehicle may obtain the first radio resource by requesting a transmission request from a wireless communication device and receiving a transmission grant indicating the first radio resource. Alternatively, the first vehicle may obtain the first radio resource by selecting the first radio resource based on at least one of a sensing report or a resource reservation received from the second vehicle.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A transmitting device may select an orthogonal metric based at least in part on at least one of each direction of a plurality of directions to transmit millimeter wave discovery signals or a location parameter associated with the transmitting device. The transmitting device may transmit, in the each direction of the plurality of directions, the millimeter wave discovery signals, where the each transmitted millimeter wave discovery signal has a different orthogonal metric applied that was selected based at least in part on the at least one of the each direction or the location parameter.

Abstract: Techniques are described for performing beam sweep procedures as part of a device discovery procedure. A transmitting device (e.g., user equipment (UE) or base station) may generate a discovery preamble that is configured to indicate that a discovery message will be transmitted. The discovery preamble may be a smaller message (e.g., less bits) than the discovery message and thus may use fewer resources when it is being communicated. The transmitting device may transmit a plurality of signals that include a discovery preamble as part of beam sweep procedure. Once the transmitting device identifies a receiving device, the transmitting device may broadcast the discovery message. The discovery preamble may include a variety of different types of information including information relating to an identifier for the transmitting device, a discovery mode of the transmitting device, beam configurations, communication resources, beam sweep indexes, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE), e.g., a vehicle in a group of platooning vehicles configured for wireless communications, may identify a travel direction of the group of platooning vehicles. The UE may identify a set of time-frequency radio resources allocated to the travel direction. The UE may perform inter-vehicle communications with one or more neighboring vehicles of the group of platooning vehicles using the set of time-frequency radio resources.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to device-to-device (D2D) and, more particularly, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication in which an efficient ranging protocol allows efficient ranging-assisted vehicle positioning. A vehicle transmits a first slot ID in a first control period, to indicate a first time slot for transmitting a first ranging signal in a ranging cycle including a plurality of time slots. The vehicle transmits the first ranging signal in the first time slot in the ranging cycle. From a second vehicle, the first vehicle receives a second ranging signal in a second time slot that is different from the first time slot in the ranging cycle. The first vehicle determines a first time-of-arrival (ToA) of the second ranging signal when received by the first vehicle, and transmits the first ToA in a second control period.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a transmitter user equipment may determine a beam to be used to transmit a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication to a receiver UE; may determine one or more eligible resource blocks of the beam that are candidates for the V2X communication based at least in part on a schedule associated with the beam; may transmit, to the receiver UE, a proposed schedule that indicates the one or more eligible resource blocks of the beam that are candidates for the V2X communication; and may transmit the V2X communication to the receiver UE via the beam based at least in part on transmitting the proposed schedule. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be an eNB. The eNB informs UE(s) of a change in at least one of a first configuration for transmission of ACKs/NACKs by the UE(s) for DL transmissions received by the UE(s) or a second configuration for reception of ACKs/NACKs by the UE(s) for UL transmissions sent by the UE(s). The eNB indicates to the UE(s) one or more resources in which the UE(s) is to transmit the ACKs/NACKs for the received DL transmissions or is to receive the ACKs/NACKs for sent UL transmissions. The eNB indicates to the UE(s) a subset of the DL transmissions to the UE(s) for which the UE(s) is to transmit the ACKs/NACKs or a subset of the UL transmissions by the UE(s) for which the UE(s) is to receive the ACKs/NACKs.

Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to techniques for connection setup procedures in a wireless communication system (e.g., a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system in millimeter wave). In an aspect, the method includes identifying information for V2X communications, and initiating a random access procedure based on the identified information. The method further includes identifying one or more random access channel (RACH) resources based on the information, identifying one or more RACH response resources based on the one or more RACH resources, and performing directional communications using at least the one or more RACH resources or the one or more RACH response resources.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to device-to-device (D2D) and, more particularly, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication in which an efficient ranging protocol allows efficient ranging-assisted vehicle positioning. A vehicle transmits a first slot ID in a first control period, to indicate a first time slot for transmitting a first ranging signal in a ranging cycle including a plurality of time slots. The vehicle transmits the first ranging signal in the first time slot in the ranging cycle. From a second vehicle, the first vehicle receives a second ranging signal in a second time slot that is different from the first time slot in the ranging cycle. The first vehicle determines a first time-of-arrival (ToA) of the second ranging signal when received by the first vehicle, and transmits the first ToA in a second control period.

Abstract: Techniques provided herein are directed toward addressing these and other issues by providing robust means for initializing an accelerometer that can take place even while a vehicle is in motion. Specifically, linear acceleration and velocity data can be estimated from wheel speeds, and angular velocity can be estimated with a gyroscope. The vehicle's acceleration can then be computed from these estimates, and subtracted from a total acceleration measured by the accelerometer to determine gravitational acceleration, which can then be accounted for in subsequent measurements taken by the accelerometer. A vehicle velocity may also be determined based on the vehicle's estimated angular velocity and linear velocity. Embodiments may also employ techniques for translating measurements taken in one coordinate frame to another coordinate frame for estimate determination and/or outlier compensation.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable mediums for wireless communication are provided. One apparatus is configured to receive at least one SA from at least one UE. The apparatus is further configured to determine an energy associated with each at least one SA. The apparatus is also configured to rank data transmission time-frequency resources based on the determined energy associated with said each received at least one SA. Each at least one SA are associated with a different subset of the data transmission time-frequency resources. The apparatus is further configured to select a set of data transmission time-frequency resources based on the ranked data transmission time-frequency resources and to send a data transmission on the selected set of data transmission time-frequency resources. Another apparatus is configured to partitioning time-frequency resources into different resource groups, to divide UEs into UE groups based on location, and map the UE groups to the resource groups.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for using ranging signals to determine a position of a pedestrian user equipment (P-UE). In an aspect, a UE receives a plurality of ranging signals transmitted by one or more UEs, measures one or more properties of each of the plurality of ranging signals, and calculates an estimate of the position of the P-UE based on the one or more properties of each of the plurality of ranging signals. In an aspect, the P-UE transmits a plurality of ranging signals, receives a first message and a second message from first and second vehicle UEs (V-UEs), the first and second messages including first and second estimated positions of the P-UE and associated first and second confidences, and calculates an estimate of the position of the P-UE based on the first estimated position, the first confidence, the second estimated position, the second confidence, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine to use multi-cluster communications in a vehicle based communication network. The UE may identify a configuration parameter associated with the multi-cluster communications. The UE may select a cluster resource from a set of available cluster resources based on the configuration parameter. The cluster resource may include one or more clusters used for multi-cluster transmissions in the vehicle based communication network. The UE may transmit an indication of the selected cluster resource to a wireless node of the vehicle based communication network, for example, to another UE. The UE may transmit the multi-cluster transmission on the selected cluster resource.