Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for low latency switching between a plurality of secondary nodes (SNs) based on a configuration for the plurality of the SNs provided to a user equipment (UE). In one aspect, the UE may obtain measurements for the plurality of the SNs according to the configuration during dual connectivity communications with a master node (MN). The MN or the UE may facilitate switching between the plurality of the SNs based on the measurements.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, and systems for performing early measurements during inter-RAT reselection. During cell reselection, a user equipment (UE) switches from a first cell using a first radio access technology (RAT) to a second cell using a second RAT that is different from the first RAT. The UE receives a measurement configuration from the first cell, and the measurement configuration configures the UE to perform early measurements for at least one RAT. After reselecting to the second cell, the UE determines whether to continue the early measurements based on the measurement configuration.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for operating a user equipment (UE) in a next generation (NG) radio access network (RAN) (NG-RAN) to validate a system information block (SIB) for non-public networks (NPNs). In one aspect, a UE receiving a SIB-one (SIB1) from a cell of the NG-RAN may determine whether the cell supports non-public networks (NPNs) based on the received SIB1. If so case, the UE may determine whether an NPN-identifier (NPN-ID) in the received SIB1 matches an NPN-ID of a SIB stored in memory. If so, the UE may validate the stored SIB based at least in part on the received SIB1. If not, the UE may invalidate the stored SIB and obtain a new SIB per standard procedures.

Abstract: Various aspects and techniques for facilitating handovers in communication networks are disclosed. In a particular implementation, a method of wireless communication includes transmitting, from a first base station to a second base station, a handover request message corresponding to a user equipment (UE) associated with the first base station. The handover request message includes a request for full configuration. The method further includes receiving, from the second base station, a handover response message. The handover response message includes an indicator of acceptance of the full configuration. 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 concurrently communicates with a source base station (BS) and a target BS on a connection with the source BS and a connection with the target BS as part of a make-before-break (MBB) handover procedure; and performs a common packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) function for the connection with the source BS and the connection with the target BS before the connection with the source BS is released as part of the MBB handover procedure. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may configure a secondary component carrier (CC) for a user equipment (UE) which is not aligned on a valid channel raster entry. The location of the secondary CC may be indicated based on a reference location relative to another frequency or another CC. The reference location of the secondary CC may be the center of the new CC, an edge of the secondary CC, the position of a subcarrier within the secondary CC, or the position of a resource. In some examples, the reference location of the secondary CC may be indicated relative a currently used CC, an arbitrary channel entry, or an absolute frequency location. In some examples, the relative location may be provided in resource blocks or subcarriers and the subcarrier spacing (SCS). The base station may indicate the width of the secondary CC to the UE.

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 provide techniques performing measurement reporting. One aspect is a method for performing measurement reporting at a user equipment, including: receiving, from a master node, a message comprising a measurement configuration for a secondary node; entering an inactive state; performing measurements according to the measurement configuration for the secondary node immediately after entering the inactive state; generating a measurement report based on the measurements; transmitting, to the master node, an RRC resume request message; receiving, from the master node, an RRC resume message comprising a request for measurement reporting; and transmitting, to the master node, an RRC resume complete message comprising the measurement report; and receiving data from the secondary node.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) selects or reselects a target cell of a non-terrestrial network or resumes connectivity with the target cell after a satellite handover for a permanently fixed low Earth orbit (LEO) cell. The target cell is a serving or non-serving cell. The UE determines a cell type of the target cell. The cell type may be a LEO cell type, a geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) cell type, a moving cell type, a fixed cell type, a temporarily fixed LEO cell type, or a permanently fixed LEO cell type. The UE completes selection or reselection of the target cell or completes the connectivity with the target cell, based on the cell type.

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 relate to reporting difference in timing between cells using multiple connectivity in a wireless network. A first connection served by at least a first cell and a second connection served by at least a second cell to facilitate communicating with at least the first cell and at least the second cell are established. A reporting configuration specifying one or more parameters related to reporting a timing difference between cells is received. A timing difference between at least the first cell and at least the second cell is determined, and the timing difference is reported to at least the first cell over the first connection or to at least the second cell over the second connection. This can facilitate scheduling time aligned operations over the first and second cells, or related cell groups, in multiple connectivity.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes determining, based on a plurality of network measurements performed by a user equipment (UE), one or more measurement log files associated with the plurality of network measurements. The method further includes receiving, by the UE from a network device, a request associated with the one or more measurement log files. The request indicates at least one measurement filter. The method further includes transmitting, by the UE to the network device, a response to the request. The response includes first measurement results of the one or more measurement log files selected based on the at least one measurement filter and excludes second measurement results of the one or more measurement log files based on the at least one measurement filter.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for enabling access control in a connected mode, idle mode, and an inactive state. An exemplary method generally includes receiving access control information associated with one or more services used by the UE for communicating with the wireless communications network, receiving a request to transmit traffic using the one or more services, checking a type of the traffic against the access control information, and scheduling the traffic for transmission if the type of the traffic satisfies one or more criteria in the access control information based on the checking.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, and computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for managing communications with a base station by a processor of a wireless device. In one aspect, a processor of a wireless device may receive from the base station a system information change indication in first system information. The processor may determine from the first system information scheduling information of second system information. The processor may determine a factor that a request for the second system information will collide with a request from another wireless device for the second system information. The processor may send the request for the second system information using the determined factor.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may determine to transmit a pre-allocated uplink (UL) grant to a user equipment (UE), wherein the pre-allocated UL grant includes: a secondary node (SN) transmission configuration indicator (TCI) list, and a type 1 configured grant (CG). The base station may transmit, to the UE, the pre-allocated UL grant based at least in part on determining to transmit the pre-allocated UL grant. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for inserting an offset between a channel resource element of a channel resource block and a synchronization resource element of a synchronization signal block, transmitting a bandwidth value of the offset to a user equipment.

Abstract: As wireless communication technology advances, the bandwidth usage of wireless communications systems becomes increasingly flexible. For example, different user equipment (UEs) may support different bandwidths or radio frequency capabilities. However, a scheduling entity may not know wireless capabilities or characteristics (e.g., supported bandwidths, RF chain configurations, reconfiguration times, and/or the like) of the UEs for which the scheduling entity is to manage communications, which may hamper the ability of the scheduling entity to take advantage of the advances in flexible bandwidth usage described above. Techniques for synchronization, scheduling, bandwidth allocation, and reference signal transmission in a wireless communications system associated with flexible bandwidth allocation, such as a 5G network, are described herein.

Abstract: Coverage enhancements and coverage mode switching related optimizations are discussed for user equipments (UEs) that may switch between various coverage extension (CE) and non-CE modes of operation. In such enhancements, paging uncertainty and delays may be reduced by sending pages either simultaneously or using historical information over multiple coverage modes available to UEs. Random access procedures may be improved by providing CE mode random access procedures that are available when normal mode random access attempts fail and before declaring radio link failure. Additional aspects include improvements for more advanced UEs to improve coverage within normal mode operations by leveraging techniques used for narrowband CE mode operations, including transmission repetition and gapless transmission scheduling over hopped narrowband frequencies.

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: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive information from a network node. The system information may include inter-frequency configuration and measurement reporting configuration. The UE may perform a measurement of a frequency or multiple frequencies that are associated with the inter-frequency configuration. Subsequent to the measurement, the UE may transmit a report of the measurement of the frequency or multiple frequencies to the network node during a radio resource control (RRC) connection procedure based on the measurement reporting configuration.