Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a misalignment between system frame numbers (SFNs) associated with multiple serving cells in an asynchronous carrier aggregation configuration. The UE may select an SFN to use as an input for calculating a transmission parameter associated with communicating with one or more of the serving cells. Additionally, the serving cells may identify which SFN the UE selects in order to communicate efficiently with the UE. In some examples, the UE may receive an explicit indication of which SFN to use, and select the SFN accordingly. In other examples, the UE may select which SFN to use based on one or more parameters associated with the serving cells in the asynchronous carrier aggregation configuration.

Abstract: Generating, by a user equipment (UE) of a wireless access network, for a set of contention-based random access occasions of a base station of the network, a random number over an interval. For the generated random number meeting a threshold value within the interval, transmitting, by the UE and to the base station, a random access preamble within one of the random access occasions of the set. For the generated random number not meeting the threshold value, attempting, by the UE, contention-based access to the network within a subsequent set of random access occasions of the base station, the subsequent set of random access occasions occurring after the set of contention-based random access occasions of the base station.

Abstract: Wireless communication devices, systems, and methods related to mechanisms to implement improved RAR decoding performance and resource utilization efficiency in a RACH procedure. A PDCCH with common search space encodes a DCI with configuration information that schedules separate PDSCHs for different UEs/UE groups. When sending a RAR message, the PDCCH includes a DCI with a configuration field to signal multiple DMRS resources with corresponding PDSCH. Each sub-field of the configuration field may include one or multiple bits. When one bit per sub-field, the bit is a flag that when asserted leads the UE to blind decode the PDSCH associated with that DMRS resource. When multiple bits, it includes a flag field as well as one or more bits that include least significant bits of a UE identifier (or group identifier). The UE locates its identifier (or group identifier), and limits decoding to that PDSCH with corresponding DMRS resource.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) configuration message indicating a PUR configuration for small data transmissions. The method also includes determining, by the UE, a PUR configuration release trigger for the PUR configuration. The method further includes receiving, by the UE, a PUR configuration release message configured to release the PUR configuration. In another aspect, a method of wireless communication includes transmitting, by a network entity, a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) configuration message indicating a PUR configuration for small data transmissions. The method also includes determining, by the network entity, a PUR configuration release trigger for the PUR configuration. The method further includes transmitting, by the network entity, a PUR configuration release message configured to release the PUR configuration. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a UE transmitting a request for a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle of a first duration; receiving an indication that a DRX cycle having a second duration has been assigned to the UE by a core network component; receiving a system information block (SIB) from a base station, the SIB comprising: a default paging cycle, and an indication that override of the default is supported; entering an inactive state in which a transceiver of the UE is in a low power state; and causing, while the UE is in the inactive state, the transceiver to periodically enter a higher power state to monitor its paging channel at a periodicity based on the second duration. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a relay device may receive, from a first user equipment (UE) on a sidelink channel, a buffer status report. Accordingly, the relay device may receive, from a base station, a grant of an uplink resource based at least in part on determining a priority of data associated with the buffer status report. Additionally, the relay device may transmit, to the base station, the buffer status report based at least in part on receiving the grant of the uplink resource. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to differentiate random access response types, such that a user equipment (UE) may identify a random access response for the UE. A UE may transmit a random access message that may be associated with a first type of random access response. The base station may be configured to communicate different types of random access responses, and may configure a random access response and an associated downlink control signal to correspond to the first type of random access response. The base station may transmit the downlink control signal to the UE by configuring different demodulation reference signals, different group identifiers, different search spaces or control resource sets, or different downlink control information. The UE may determine that the random access response is of the first type and may receive the random access response based on the decoded downlink control signal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. According to one or more aspects, a device, such as a user equipment (UE), may establish a primary cell (PCell) connection and a secondary cell (SCell) connection which may trigger a power headroom (PHR) report and initiate a timer for PHR reporting based on the triggering. The UE may configure a bandwidth part (BWP) associated with the SCell connection to operate in a first dormancy state. The UE may receive an indication to configure the SCell BWP to operate in a second dormancy state and may switch the SCell BWP operations to the second dormancy state. The UE ay determine a status of the timer for PHR reporting and may determine whether to transmit a PHR report based on the status of the timer and the indication to switch the BWP operations.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for a user equipment (UE) to receive a logical channel configuration indicating whether logical channels at the UE are configured to use an access link, a sidelink, or both. A UE may determine that data is available on one or more logical channels and may transmit a buffer status report and a scheduling request to a base station based on the determination. In response, the base station may transmit an uplink grant to the UE allocating resources for transmitting the available data based on the logical channel configuration. The UE may transmit the available data on the access link, the sidelink, or both, based on the received uplink grant, the logical channels to which the available data applies, and the logical channel configuration.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to procedures for random access channel (RACH) type selection and random access response (RAR) monitoring. Specifically, the present disclosure may configure a user equipment (UE) and network entity to perform RACH type selections, determine mapping ratios, perform mapping procedures for orphan PRACH resources, monitor one or multiple RAR messages within an extended RAR window, and facilitate RAR type differentiation.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may select a first communication, associated with a first traffic type, or a second communication, associated with a second traffic type, as a selected communication for transmission in an overlapping resource, wherein the first communication and the second communication at least partially overlap in time, and wherein the selection is performed based at least in part on a rule; and transmit the selected communication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for an enhanced measurement gap procedure. For example, according to one aspect, a method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) generally includes receiving signaling, from a network entity, configuring the UE to prioritize data traffic processing over at least one measurement procedure and processing data traffic to or from the network entity in accordance with the signaling.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive configuration information that indicates a transmission parameter associated with a random access response (RAR) type; transmit a random access message associated with the RAR type; use the transmission parameter to obtain a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communication that schedules a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communication that includes a RAR in a medium access control protocol data unit of the PDSCH communication; and obtain or refraining from obtaining the PDSCH communication based at least in part on whether the PDCCH communication is successfully obtained using the transmission parameter. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for user equipment (UE) specific transmissions via multiple component carriers. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a signal indicating a plurality of component carriers (CCs) and corresponding transmission configuration indicator states (TCI-states) for the CCs; and receiving a physical channel according to one of the corresponding TCI-states on one or more of the CCs.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine that a first beam failure recovery (BFR) has been triggered; determine BFR information associated with the BFR; determine whether at least part of the BFR information has not been transmitted since a second BFR was triggered; and transmit, based at least in part on the determination that the BFR has been triggered and the determination that at least part of the BFR information as not been transmitted since a second BFR was triggered, a BFR message including the BFR information. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration, for a multicast broadcast service (MBS) single frequency network (SFN) area, indicating configuration information for one or more multicast traffic channels. The UE may receive, in accordance with the configuration, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communication scheduling an MBS SFN data communication associated with a multicast traffic channel, of the one or more multicast traffic channels. The UE may receive the MBS SFN data communication via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) that is associated with both SFN communications and unicast communications or that is associated with only MBS SFN communications. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for coordinated sidelink power savings configurations. A wireless node may select a sidelink power savings configuration to use for a sidelink between the wireless node and a user equipment (UE), provide the selected configuration to the UE, and follow the configuration for the sidelink. The selection may be based on input from the UE or without input from the UE. The selection may be a current power savings configuration at the wireless node, a power savings configuration suggest by the UE, or a different power savings configuration determined by the wireless node based on the current and suggested power savings configuration. When a new UE connects to the wireless node, the wireless node may reselect a power savings configuration to use for the sidelinks and provide the reselected power savings configuration to the UEs having a sidelink with the wireless node.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a random access message including a preamble and a payload. A base station may detect the preamble of the random access message. The base station, and may fail or succeed to decode the payload of the random access message. The base station may transmit, based at least in part on detecting the preamble and the different decoding outcome for the payload, a random access response. The random access response may include an uplink group grant and an indication for a type of the uplink group grant for a plurality of UEs whose preamble transmission share the same time and frequency occasion. UEs may monitor the type and the contents of the uplink group grant and transmit data subsequently on a set of shared time frequency resources. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: In various embodiments, methods that may be performed by a processor of a wireless device for managing beam failure recovery may include determining that a contention based random access (CBRA)-based beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure has been completed, determining whether a new candidate beam reference signal identifier was identified and included in a BFR media access control-control element (MAC-CE), updating beam information based on the new candidate beam reference signal identifier in response to determining that the new candidate beam reference signal identifier (RS ID) was identified and included in a BFR MAC-CE in a message to the base station, and updating the beam information based on a synchronization signal block selected during the CBRA-based BFR procedure in response to determining that the new candidate beam RS ID was not identified and included in the BFR MAC-CE in the message to the base station.

Abstract: A UE and a base station are disclosed. The UE may receive, from a base station, an indication of a configuration of an SS and a set of candidate DL-RSs associated with a plurality of CG-SDT resources. The base station may monitor for the UL data transmission from the UE corresponding to a CG-SDT occasion of the CG-SDT resources. The UE may measure a RSRP of each of the set of candidate DL-RSs associated with the CG-SDT resources. The UE may select an UL beam based on the measured RSRP of each of the set of candidate DL-RSs associated with the CG-SDT resources. The UE may transmit, to the base station via the selected UL beam, the UL data transmission over a CG-SDT occasion of the plurality of CG-SDT resources. The UE may monitor the SS for a response to the UL data transmission from the base station.