Abstract: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising identifying a priority level associated with the UE; and performing a clear channel assessment for a channel occupancy time (COT) according to an offset parameter, wherein the offset parameter is based on the priority level associated with the UE.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for signaling backscatter modulation capabilities of a user equipment (UE) or other device that supports backscatter modulation. Backscatter modulation capabilities may include frequency shift capabilities, and one or more backscatter capabilities may be signaled in a capability report that is transmitted responsive to a signal from a network node or other interrogating device or reader. The capability report may indicate whether backscatter modulation with frequency shifting is supported or not supported at the UE. The capability report also may indicate one or more types of frequency shifting supported at the UE. The network node may receive the capability report and schedule a UE for communications based on the reported capabilities.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for determining a relay capability configuration for using a control signal to schedule a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) that carries information to organize sidelink connections. The control signal allows user equipments (UEs) to organize a sidelink network absent base station configurations or vendor configurations. For example, the control signal may schedule a discovery signal (DS) associated with a sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB). The control signal may be referred to as DS-physical sidelink control channel (DS-PSCCH), different from a normal PSCCH. The DS-PSCCH may have distinct structure and content to allow UEs to organize sidelink networks.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. For example, a UE may receive a wake-up signal including an indication that the wake-up signal is addressed to the UE. The indication may be associated with one or more characteristics of an energy harvesting circuit of the UE. The UE may monitor, in response to the indication that the wake-up signal is addressed to the UE, one or more resources. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a physical random access channel (PRACH) configuration indicating a set of resources for a random access channel (RACH) preamble. The UE may receive an input radio frequency (RF) signal. The UE may select a starting frequency for a frequency hopping pattern for the RACH preamble. The UE may transmit the RACH preamble in the set of resources at the starting frequency and in accordance with the frequency hopping pattern, wherein transmitting the RACH preamble comprises a backscatter modulation of the input RF signal. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Aspects relate to beam management schemes for wireless energy transfer and information (e.g., data) transfer. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a UE capability thereof to a network entity that indicates a receiver architecture of the UE. The network entity may then select a beam management scheme based on the receiver architecture of the UE and communicate with the UE using the selected beam management scheme. The selected beam management scheme may include one or more beams to provide both an energy transmission and an information transmission to the UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive first control information comprising a first sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing offset configuration indication that indicates a state of an inapplicable sidelink offset value that is not applicable for indicating a timing for transmitting sidelink HARQ feedback information. The UE may transmit a first sidelink transmission including first sidelink control information (SCI) comprising a first sidelink HARQ timing offset indication for transmission of first sidelink HARQ feedback information associated with the first sidelink transmission, the first sidelink HARQ timing offset indication comprising, based on the first sidelink HARQ timing offset configuration indication, the inapplicable sidelink offset value or an applicable sidelink offset value that is applicable for indicating a timing for transmitting sidelink HARQ feedback information.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication, by a user equipment (UE), includes selecting a resource from a dedicated physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) resource pool that has multiple potential PSCCH time domain resources with a mini-slot structure. The method also includes transmitting a mini-slot first stage sidelink control information (SCI-1) message on the selected resource. The mini-slot SCI-1 message is decoupled from a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) associated with a data resource pool.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for wireless communication. For example, an energy harvesting (EH)-capable device for wireless communication can provide, to a network entity, EH information corresponding to one or more EH characteristics of the EH-capable device. The EH-capable device can receive, from the network entity, a first radio frequency (RF) signal, wherein the first RF signal is based on the EH information. The EH-capable device can perform energy harvesting using the first RF signal.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to routing communications in a multiple-relay environment are provided. A base station (BS) transmits, to one or more wireless communication devices, a reference signal configuration indicating one or more reference signal resources. The base station receives, from a first wireless communication device of the one or more wireless communication devices, a channel state report based on one or more reference signals in the one or more reference signal resources. The channel state report includes channel measurement information for one or more links, each link connecting a wireless communication device of the one or more wireless communication devices to a user equipment (UE). The BS transmits, to the UE via a second wireless communication device of the one or more wireless communication devices based on the channel state report, a data signal.

Abstract: Mechanisms for transmitting a plurality of uplink (UL) transmission block (TB) repetitions associated with a plurality of TBs in a configured grant (CG) resource are provided. In one aspect, a method for multi-TB PUSCH repetition performed by a CE includes determining, based on a first parameter and a second parameter, a number of transport blocks (TBS) for a multi-TB repetition uplink (UL) communication in a configured grant (CG) resource, where the first parameter indicates a first number of TB repetitions, and where the second parameter indicates a second number of TB repetitions. The method further includes transmitting, to a base station (BS) using the CG resource in an unlicensed band, a plurality of TB repetitions based on the determined number of TBs.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication performed by a wireless device includes aggregating a number of component carriers (CCs) to generate a virtual CC. The method also includes allocating data channel resources in the virtual CC based on a virtual bandwidth part (BWP) and allocating control channel resources in the virtual CC based on the virtual BWP. The method further includes communicating on a data channel based on the allocated data channel resources and communicating on a control channel based on the allocated control channel resources.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for connected mode discontinuous reception (DRX) enhancement with wakeup signal for sidelink communication are disclosed herein. A receiver user equipment (UE) may receive a sidelink DRX configuration that configures the receiver UE with a first sidelink DRX configuration or a second sidelink DRX configuration, the first sidelink DRX configuration configuring the receiver UE to transition into a sleep state and the second sidelink DRX configuration configuring the receiver UE to transition into a wakeup state, both upon indication of the sidelink WUS. The receiver UE transitions into the sleep state in a second DRX cycle based on the sidelink WUS being received within a sidelink WUS monitoring occasion and the first sidelink DRX configuration, or transitions into the wakeup state based on the sidelink WUS being received within the sidelink WUS monitoring occasion and the second sidelink DRX configuration.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications supporting scheduling and resource reservation for multi-slot transmissions are described. A first user equipment (UE) may transmit a sidelink control information (SCI) message to one or more other UEs. The SCI message may reserve sidelink resources across multiple slots. Then, the UE may perform a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure before the multiple slots. In some examples, the LBT procedure may indicate that the reserved sidelink resources are available, and the UE may transmit sidelink data to one or more other UEs via the multiple slots. The sidelink data (e.g., cyclic prefix (CP) associated with the sidelink data) transmitted via the multiple slots may occupy one or more of a gap symbol of the multiple slots, or an automatic gain control (AGC) symbol of the multiple slots.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to determining and transmitting delay measurements, such as propagation delay, between a base station (BS) and a user equipment (UE) are provided. In some aspects, a UE may receive, from a BS, a positioning reference signal (PRS). The UE may further transmit, in response to and at a predetermined time after the receiving the PRS, a sounding reference signal (SRS) to the BS. Further, the UE may receive, from the BS, a delay measurement corresponding to the PRS.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) techniques. A first device may determine SL DRX configuration parameters for SL communication between the first device and a second device. The SL DRX configuration parameters include a plurality of first transmission durations and a plurality of first DRX on-durations, the plurality of first transmission durations include times during which the first device is permitted to transmit via SL communication to the second device and the plurality of first DRX on-durations include times during which the first device monitors for SL communication from the second device. The first device may, at least one of, monitor for SL communication from the second device during at least one of the plurality of first transmission durations, or transmit via SL communication to the second device during at least one of the plurality of first DRX on-durations.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In sidelink communications, multiple user equipments (UE) smay access and utilize communications resources, sense other UEs, and coordinate utilization of resources. A conflict may occur between resource reservations of two UEs. Described techniques provide for a determined transmission by a first UE of a conflict indication message to one UEs. The first UE may account for one or more channel access parameters affecting the likelihood of the second UE and the third UE being able to access the reserved reservations when determining to which UE to transmit the conflict indication message (e.g., which UE is the UE-B). The first channel access parameter and the second channel access parameter may be based on a channel occupancy time, a channel sensing duration, a cyclic prefixed extension, and/or a number of retransmissions, associated with the first resource reservation and the second resource reservation.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device (WCD) may receive, from one or more additional WCDs, one or more indications of available resource block sets and associated cyclic prefix extension (CPE) configurations, the available resource block sets associated with a mixed channel-occupancy time (COT). The WCD may modify at least one of the CPE configurations to time-align the available resource block sets for transmission of one or more communications. The WCD may transmit the one or more communications via the available resource block sets. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a base station. In one aspect, the apparatus may receive, from a base station, SPS via RRC signaling. The apparatus may also determine a UE Rx-Tx time difference, the UE Rx-Tx time difference being equal to a difference between a downlink subframe reception time and an uplink subframe transmission time. The apparatus may also transmit, to the base station, the UE Rx-Tx time difference or receive, from the base station, a base station Rx-Tx time difference, the base station Rx-Tx time difference being equal to a difference between an uplink subframe reception time and a downlink subframe transmission time.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify one or more sets of parameters for resource selection for a multiple consecutive slot transmission (MCST). The UE may identify a resource selection window based at least in part on the one or more sets of parameters. The UE may select a set of candidate multi-slot resources in accordance with the resource selection window and based at least in part on a threshold associated with the MCST. The UE may perform a transmission associated with at least one of the set of candidate multi-slot resources. Numerous other aspects are described.