Abstract: Aspects relate to dynamically modifying channel state information (CSI) settings, such as CSI report settings and/or CSI resource settings, utilized by a user equipment (UE) in reporting CSI to a base station. For example, a UE may identify at least one parameter associated with a CSI setting and provide a recommendation to modify the CSI setting based on the at least one parameter to a base station. The recommendation may include, for example, an optimized configuration of the CSI setting or soft output, such as an uncertainty level or confidence level associated with the CSI setting. The base station may then select the optimized CSI setting based on the recommendation and provide the optimized CSI setting to the UE for use in generating and transmitting CSI reports to the base station. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration, the SRS resource configuration indicating at least a comb pattern for at least one SRS resource allocated to the UE and a puncturing unit for the comb pattern, wherein the comb pattern is divided into one or more puncturing units, wherein each puncturing unit comprises one or more time units of the comb pattern, and wherein each of the one or more time units comprises two or more symbols, and refrains from transmitting all SRS transmissions of the at least one SRS resource within a first puncturing unit of the one or more puncturing units based on a determination that one or more SRS transmissions of the at least one SRS resource within the first puncturing unit are to be dropped.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a band-pass filter of a radio frequency front end (RFFE) of a user equipment (UE) receives an analog radio frequency (RF) signal having a first bandwidth associated with a first sampling rate, the analog RF signal comprising a positioning reference signal (PRS). An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) of the UE samples the analog RF signal at a second sampling rate to generate a digital RF signal representing the analog RF signal, wherein the ADC operates at a second bandwidth lower than the first bandwidth, and wherein the second sampling rate is lower than the first sampling rate by an inverse of a folding factor for the first bandwidth. The digital RF signal is then output to a baseband processor of the UE.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for passive positioning of user equipment (UE). An example method for passive positioning of a user equipment includes receiving a first positioning reference signal from a first station at a first time, receiving a second positioning reference signal from a second station at a second time, receiving a turnaround time value associated with the first positioning reference signal and the second positioning reference signal, and a distance value based on a location of the first station and a location of the second station, and determining a time difference of arrival based at least in part on the turnaround time value, the distance value, the first time, and the second time.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) transmits reference signals for positioning while in Idle or Inactive state. While in a connected state, the UE is pre-configured with Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resource configuration including at least one of timing adjustment (TA) and an uplink (UL) transmission spatial filter. The UE transmits positioning SRS while in Idle or Inactive mode based on the pre-configuration. The TA and UL transmission spatial filter may be updated by a serving base station using control signals or a paging message received by the UE while in in Idle or Inactive mode. The validity of the TA and UL transmission spatial filter may be monitored using expiration timers or a relative position change threshold. The reference signals transmitted may be based on a UE may Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), which is insensitive to TA changes. A long sequence PRACH may be used for improved positioning accuracy.

Abstract: Techniques are provide for passive positioning of user equipment (UE) with analog beamforming. An example method for positioning a user equipment includes receiving a first positioning reference signal from a first base station at a first time, receiving a first timing difference value based on two or more positioning reference signals transmitted from the first base station, receiving a second positioning reference signal from a second base station at a second time, receiving a second timing difference value based on two or more positioning reference signals transmitted from the second base station, and determining a time difference of arrival between the first positioning reference signal and the second positioning reference signal based at least in part on the first timing difference value and the second timing difference value.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a network node receives a reference signal comprising a plurality of time and frequency resources, the plurality of time and frequency resources spanning a plurality of disjoint bandwidth segments, the plurality of disjoint bandwidth segments being time aligned or having a known time offset with respect to each other, and determines a time of arrival (ToA) of the reference signal based on jointly processing the plurality of time and frequency resources of the reference signal across the plurality of disjoint bandwidth segments.

Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses are described for reporting, in support of positioning a UE, information about consistencies of positioning reference signal (PRS) measurements, PRS resources, PRS resource sets, or transmission and reception points (TRPs). In some embodiments, a UE receives PRS resources from TRPs and performs PRS measurements based on the PRS resources. The UE determines whether certain PRS measurements, PRS resources, PRS resource sets, or TRPs contribute to a consistent position estimate and/or consistent positioning measurements. The UE reports to a device, such as to a location server, information about consistent groups, where each consistent group identifies a set of such consistent elements.

Abstract: A example method of determining a positioning signal measurement includes: sending, from a user equipment to a network entity, a processing-capability message indicating a processing capability of the user equipment for processing an aggregated positioning reference signal, where the processing-capability message corresponds to one or more assistance-data types; obtaining, at the user equipment, the aggregated positioning reference signal; and processing, at the user equipment, the aggregated positioning reference signal based on assistance data to determine the positioning signal measurement, the assistance data including the one or more assistance-data types.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a serving BS of a UE may transmit a PDCCH communication to the UE. The PDCCH communication triggers a partial RACH procedure, whereby a RACH transmission is performed. In some designs, the RACH transmission is for positioning, and positioning measurements are performed at the serving BS and (optionally) at one or more non-serving BSs. In some designs, measurement data based on the positioning measurements are conveyed to a position estimation entity (e.g., LMF), which performs a positioning estimate of the UE.

Abstract: A wireless network including user equipment (UE) and base stations is configured to perform position determination with low latency and synchronized to a common time within a wireless network. The UE and base stations are configured to perform positioning measurements at a specific time point or within a window around the time point in a measurement period. The time point may be relative to a timing event within the wireless network, such as the beginning or end of a positioning reference signal window or a specific message in a layer 1 or layer 2 transmission. A location server may be provided with the positioning measurements or a position estimate from the UE and provide the position estimate to an external client within the measurement period.

Abstract: A wireless network including user equipment (UE) and base stations is configured to perform position determination with low latency and high availability within the Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) framework. For example, the UE may be integrated as a sensor in a motion control system or similar applications. The UE and base stations are synchronized with the TSN clock, and are configured to perform positioning measurements at a specific time point within the TSN framework. The time point, for example, may be a global sampling point, at which all sensor nodes in the TSN framework perform position measurements. A location server may be provided with the positioning measurements or a position estimate from the UE and provide the position estimate to an external client, such as a motion controller in a motion control system.

Abstract: Techniques are provide for neural network based positioning of a mobile device. An example method for determining a line of sight delay, an angle of arrival, or an angle of departure value, according to the disclosure includes receiving reference signal information, determining a channel frequency response or a channel impulse response based on the reference signal information, processing the channel frequency response or the channel impulse response with a neural network, and determining the line of sight delay, the angle of arrival, or the angle of departure value based on an output of the neural network.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may perform a clear channel assessment on a medium to determine if the medium is available for communications with a second wireless device. Based on a successful clear channel assessment, the first wireless device may transmit a medium reservation message to the second wireless device. The second wireless device may then transmit a reservation response message to the first wireless device, where the reservation response message includes synchronization information for the first device to synchronize with the second wireless device. The synchronization information may include a duration of a channel occupancy time, a duration of a synchronous contention window, and/or a duration in which the first wireless device is to maintain synchronization with the second wireless device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured with a set of parameters to determine a valid timing advance (TA) to transmit data using preconfigured uplink resources (PUR) during an idle or inactive mode. In some cases, the parameters are one or more TA commands and one or more conditions associated with each TA command. The UE may identify the current condition of the UE and determine whether the current condition of the UE matches one of indicated conditions. The UE may select a TA command based on finding a match and use the TA command to transmit an uplink PUR transmission. Additionally or alternatively, the parameters may be neural network parameters that indicate a neural network model that the UE may use to determine a TA command associated with a valid TA based on the current condition of the UE.

Abstract: A detection system (101, 101b) of enteric diseases in animals includes a sensor device (102) having suction (103) for suctioning air from the animals' environment (11, 12). A sensor is (104) configured to determine information about the type and concentration of smelling molecules in the air and further configured to emit a signal representative of the information of smelling molecules. A transmission device (105) is configured to convey the signal representative of smelling molecules. A self-learning processing device (108) is configured to receive and process the signal representative of smelling molecules, and to detect a risk of enteric diseases in the animals associated with the information about the type and concentration of the smelling molecules. A signaling device (111) is configured to report to a user (10) the risk of enteric diseases in the animals, before the enteric diseases arise. A relative method detects enteric diseases in animals.

Abstract: A method of determining a location of a user equipment includes: obtaining, at the user equipment, a position-determination model associated with a coarse location of the user equipment; determining one or more first positioning measurements at the user equipment; and determining, at the user equipment, the location of the user equipment based on the one or more first positioning measurements and the position-determination model.

Abstract: This invention relates to elastomeric coatings for electronics. Disclosed is a electronic device comprising a substrate layer, a conductive layer and an encapsulant layer. The encapsulant layer comprises at least a butyl rubber material. The butyl rubber encapsulant prevents a change in resistivity of the conductive layer following exposure to nitric acid vapour for 12 hours or hydrochloric acid vapour for 10 hours.

Abstract: Techniques for position estimation using uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) signals via a fully or partially reciprocal wireless channel between a User Equipment (UE) and terrestrial transceiver can be enhanced by leveraging information obtained from UL or DL signals having the stronger Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR). This information can include the number of paths and/or complex sinusoids, and can be shared with the base station or location server to parameterize the model of the wireless channel. In some embodiments, the UE can further determine a quality metric for the model and send it to the location server or terrestrial transceiver.

Abstract: A light emitting diode may include a light emission layer and a charge transport layer disposed on the light emission layer. A grating including a plurality of nanoholes may be formed by removing a portion of the charge transport layer and/or the light emission layer and depositing a plasmonic metamaterial on a remaining portion of the charge transport layer and/or the light emission layer. The nanoholes may include the plasmonic metamaterial deposited inside the recesses formed by the remaining portion of the charge transport layer and/or the light emission layer, with an additional portion of the charge transport layer disposed on top. A pitch, diameter, and/or depth of the nanoholes may be configured to maximize the quantum efficiency of the light emitting diode, especially at a microscale of less than 100 microns.