Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), generally including receiving signaling configuring the UE with a first serving cell measurement object (MO) and a second serving cell MO, performing serving cell measurement according to the first serving cell MO, when operating in a first bandwidth part (BWP), performing a BWP switch from the first BWP to a second BWP, and performing serving cell measurement according to the second serving cell MO after the BWP switch.

Abstract: Aspects include systems and methods for compressed direct current (DC) location reporting, such as DC location reporting in uplink (UL) carrier aggregation (CA) deployments in a wireless network. Various aspects may include a UE computing device determining and indicating DC locations only for a subset of a plurality of component carriers (CCs) in a channel bandwidth to a base station and/or a UE computing device determining and indicating DC locations for a subset of activation permutations for bandwidth parts (BWPs) of a plurality of CCs in a channel bandwidth that is less than all possible activation permutations of the BWPs of the plurality of CCs in the channel bandwidth.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to communication systems, and more particularly, to system information acquisition over bandwidth parts (BWPs) in communications system operating according to new radio (NR) technologies. In an exemplary method, a user equipment (UE) receives system information (SI) via a transmission in a downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP) of a system bandwidth and transmits, to a serving base station (BS) and in response to receiving the SI, an indication that the UE has completed SI acquisition.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for multi-cell scheduling for power saving. A UE may receive a configuration of one or more first parameters for control channel monitoring based on a first type of scheduling and one or more second parameters for the control channel monitoring based on a second type of scheduling. The UE may monitor for DCI of the first type of scheduling based on a first condition of a scheduling cell and switch from monitoring for the DCI of the first type of scheduling to monitoring for the DCI of the second type of scheduling based on a second condition of a scheduled cell. The UE may receive scheduling information for at least one of a PDSCH or a PUSCH based on the second type of scheduling.

Abstract: Various designs for optimization of carrier aggregation (CA) capability signaling are discussed. A user equipment (UE) configured for CA determines to signal supported CA combinations that include a band, the band being one of a first band and a second band. The first band is a superset of the second band. The UE signals the supported CA combinations that include the band to the network. A base station receives a signal indicating the CA combinations supported by the UE that include the band. The base station determines CA combinations that include the first band and CA combinations that include the second band based on the CA combinations received from the UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to handover of a user equipment (UE) between a standalone mode of operation and a non-standalone mode of operation. For example, a UE may be handed-over from standalone to non-standalone, or vice versa. Moreover, this handover may be an inter-system handover (e.g., between an LTE core network and an NR core network).

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), generally including receiving, from a network entity, a configuration for a first downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP), a first control resource set (CORESET) configured on the first DL BWP, and one or more first search space (SS) sets within the first CORESET, receiving, from the network entity, a configuration for a second downlink BWP, a second CORESET configured on the second DL BWP, and one or more second SS sets within the second CORESET, receiving signaling configuring the UE for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring adaptation, and monitoring for PDCCHs, subject to the PDCCH monitoring adaptation, when performing one or more idle mode or inactive mode procedures on at least one of the first DL BWP or the second DL BWP.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), generally including receiving, from a network entity, a configuration for a first downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP), a first control resource set (CORESET) configured on the first DL BWP, and one or more first search space (SS) sets within the first CORESET, receiving, from the network entity, a configuration for a second downlink BWP, a second CORESET configured on the second DL BWP, and one or more second SS sets within the second CORESET configured on a second DL BWP, and performing one or more idle mode or inactive mode procedures on the first DL BWP or the second DL BWP, based on signaling received while the UE is in an idle state or an inactive state.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a UE capability request message. The UE may transmit, to the base station in response to the UE capability request message, a UE capability information message that indicates one or more UE capabilities associated with one of a non-terrestrial network (NTN), a terrestrial network (TN), or both the NTN and the TN. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provided techniques for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). An exemplary method, performed by the UE, generally includes identifying a level of coverage enhancement (CE) for the UE to communicate on at least one narrowband region within a wider system bandwidth in which the UE communicates with a base station (BS) and taking one or more actions to alter one or more procedures related to mobility of the UE, based on the level of CE.

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: Logical channel prioritization and mapping to different numerologies is disclosed for 5G networks having multiple network slices operable for communication via logical channels associated with different numerologies. For user equipments (UEs) configured to handle multiple numerologies, different rules for mapping logical channels associated with different numerologies may be defined for data and non-data channels. Thus, when new data arrives at a UE for communication via a logical channel associated with a different numerology, the UE checks whether the mapping rules would allow multiplexing of the new numerology data onto an existing data channel. If no data channel has already been allocated or if an allocated data channel may not include data from the new numerology, then a mapping is followed for specifically requesting resources for communication of the new numerology data. The new mapping may trigger scheduling request or random access procedures specifically associated with the new numerology.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a serving cell, signaling identifying a core network type cell ranking offset parameter. The UE may rank, based at least in part on the core network type cell ranking offset parameter, a neighbor cell for reselection relative to the serving cell, wherein the neighbor cell is associated with a different core network type than the serving cell. The UE may selectively reselect to the neighbor cell based at least in part on ranking the neighbor cell for reselection relative to the serving cell. 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: A UE transmits to a source base station a capability of the UE associated with a bandwidth class or a band combination. The capability is associated with a handover in which the UE maintains connections with the source base station and a target base station. The UE receives a handover message comprising at least one of a target base station configuration to apply during handover execution or a source base station configuration to apply during handover execution based on the capability of the UE. The UE establishes a connection with the target base station and maintains a connection with the source base station over a period of time during the handover. The UE communicates with the source base station and the target base station during handover execution using at least one of the target base station configuration or the source base station configuration.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive synchronization signal block (SSB) related measurement configurations exclusively in a system information block (SIB). The UE may receive SSB frequency lists for idle measurements in both a SIB or a radio resource control (RRC) message, such as an RRC release message. In some examples, the UE may receive SSB related measurement configurations or SSB frequency lists for idle measurements in a SIB and an RRC message. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may receive SSB frequency lists in a SIB and an RRC message, while SSB measurement configurations for SSB frequencies out of a sync raster may exclusively be indicated in the RRC message. The UE may therefore experience improved coverage and reliability and, in some examples, may promote low latency for wireless communications relating to multiple radio access technologies, among other benefits.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may perform a calibration to improve the accuracy, reliability, or both of signal transmissions. The UE may determine timing for the calibration procedure based on a received identifier for the UE (e.g., a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), such as a cell RNTI (C-RNTI)). For example, the UE may determine a calibration offset between a reference time and a calibration gap according to an equation using at least the identifier as input. During the calibration gap, the UE may transmit a calibration signal using one or more antenna ports and may calibrate (e.g., adjust power amplification for) the one or more antenna ports based on an estimated actual transmit power for the calibration signal (e.g., received by other antenna ports of the UE or received by another device).

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, an indication that a cell associated with the base station does not support reduced capability UEs, wherein the UE is capable of operating in a first mode that is associated with reduced capability UEs and a second mode that is not associated with reduced capability UEs. The UE may communicate, in the second mode, with the base station to establish a connection with the cell based at least in part on at least one of: the UE supporting one or more capabilities associated with connecting with the cell, or no cells that support reduced capability UEs being available. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine an average energy level radiated by the UE over a time period. The UE may determine whether the average energy level radiated by the UE over the time period exceeds a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) limit. The UE may transmit, to base station, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE) that includes information related to a power management maximum power reduction (P-MPR) applied at the UE and/or an uplink duty cycle in effect at the UE based at least in part on the average energy level radiated by the UE over the time period exceeding the MPE limit. 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, from a base station, information that configures multiple random access channel (RACH) partitions, wherein the multiple RACH partitions are each associated with a respective combination of one or more RACH features. The UE may select, from the multiple RACH partitions, a RACH partition based at least in part on the UE satisfying one or more criteria for the combination of one or more RACH features associated with the RACH partition. The UE may transmit, to the base station, a preamble on physical RACH (PRACH) resources associated with the RACH partition to initiate a RACH procedure supporting the combination of one or more RACH features associated with the RACH partition. Numerous other aspects are described.