Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for controlling access and use of network resources and services by user equipment based on user equipment capabilities. In one aspect, a method for wireless communication by a network entity, includes: receiving, from a user equipment, a request to connect to a network, the request comprising a user equipment identifier and a reduced capability indication; determining a validity of the reduced capability indication based on at least one of: subscription data associated with the user equipment; or one or more capabilities associated with the user equipment; and making a connection decision based on the validity of the reduced capability indication.

Abstract: Wireless communication systems and methods related to enhancing initial access for multi-beam operations. A user equipment (UE) selects a synchronization signal block (SSB) that corresponds to a beam and has a reference signal received power (RSRP) above a threshold. The UE receives a system information block (SIB) that includes a plurality of SSB and beam-specific system information pairs. The UE selects beam-specific system information by matching the selected SSB to one of SSBs in the multiple SSB and beam-specific system information pairs. The UE establishes a connection with a base station (BS) using the beam-specific system information.

Abstract: An electrical cable (10) has at least one conductor (12), and further has a device for indicating the presence of an electrical voltage inside the cable (10). The device has at least one layer (14) at least partially covering the outer surface of the cable (10) in at least one region of the cable (10) and a means for transmitting a signal indicating the presence of an electrical voltage inside the cable (10).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In the context of a service-based wireless system, a user equipment (UE) may receive signaling from a network entity indicating a set of core network services offered by a service-based network that interfaces with a radio access network (RAN) associated with the network entity. A capability service may obtain UE capabilities, and provide relevant capabilities to one or more other core network services. The UE may transmit an updated UE capability to the capability service, which may provide updated capability indications to one or more services that have subscribed to receive indications of updated UE capabilities.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In the context of a service-based wireless system, a user equipment (UE) may communicate with one or more core network services offered by a service-based network, where respective core network services are in one of an active, inactive, or unconnected state at the UE. The UE may be configured to maintain service contexts for communicating with core network services that are in an active or an inactive state at the UE, where signaling between the UE and each respective core network service may be used to activate or deactivate the respective core network services at the UE between the active and inactive states. By maintaining service contexts for inactive core network services, the UE may be able to quickly and efficiently resume communications with a core network service in accordance with the stored service context upon activating the core network service.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a measurement configuration including trigger conditions for performance of handover procedures within a service-based wireless system. The UE may transmit a message indicating a satisfaction of a trigger condition to a source network entity, a mobility service offered by a service-based network, or both. After performance of a handover decision by the source network entity, the mobility service, or both, the mobility service may select a target network entity for the handover procedure. The mobility service may select a target network entity that supports at least one active core network service at the UE. The UE may then receive a handover command from the mobility service, and may perform a handover procedure to the target network entity.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In a service-based network, groups of core network services may share a user equipment (UE) credential or network subscription. Signaling between a UE and a service-based network (e.g., via a distributed unit) enables the UE to establish a service context for communications with multiple core network services in a same service group. A UE may receive control signaling from the network indicating service groups offered by the service-based network. The control signaling may indicate the services included in each service group and how to access the service group. The UE may transmit an access request indicating a selected service group to the network, and in response, the network may indicate a service context for communicating with the services included in the service group. The UE may use the same service context to access the different services in the service group.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An end-to-end routing layer may address packets between a user equipment (UE) and core network services offered by a service-based network on a per-core network service basis. A UE may communicate directly with a core network service (e.g., based on a network address associated with the core network service) or indirectly (e.g., through a proxy service). The UE may select access stratum (AS) resources over which to transmit an uplink packet data unit based on the target core network service. The UE may receive control signaling from a distributed unit, a system information block (SIB), or point-to-point signaling from the core network services indicating specific AS resources for each core network service. The UE may select logical channels for transmitting the uplink packet data units to specific core network services based on the AS resources associated with each service.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In the context of a service-based wireless system, a user equipment (UE) may identify (e.g., via signaling from the network or based on a subscriber identity module (SIM)) a set of core network services offered by a service-based network that interfaces with a radio access network (RAN) associated with the network entity. Each of the respective core network services may be associated with a corresponding network address. The UE may transmit a service request to a network address associated with a core network service included within the set of offered core network services, and may receive a service context for communicating with the core network service in response to the service request. The UE may then communicate service messages with the core network service (via the network entity) in accordance with the received service context.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Described techniques relate to signaling between user equipment (UE), distributed units, and a transport service of a service-based network that provides radio bearers for multiple core network services of the service-based network. The transport service may enable the UE to establish and maintain connections with the various core network services offered by the service-based network. A UE may indicate requested parameters, such as quality of service (QoS) targets, an amount of data, and the like, and the transport service may return service information indicating core network services that match the request capabilities. A distributed unit may map one or multiple transport radio bearers to a logical channel, and provide a physical resource configuration to the UE for communicating with one or more core network services via the distributed unit.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In the context of a service-based wireless system, a network entity of a random access network (RAN) may aggregate system information block (SIB) configurations from multiple core network services, where the core network services are offered or provided by a service-based network that interfaces with the RAN. After aggregating the SIB configurations, the network entity may relay or broadcast system information (e.g., SIB containers) to UEs communicatively coupled to the RAN on behalf of the core network services.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, via a first cell, multicast radio bearer (MRB) configuration information indicating one or more MRB configurations for receiving multicast communications. The UE may receive, via a second cell, a multicast communication based at least in part on an MRB configuration of the one or more MRB configurations. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Described techniques relate to signaling between user equipments (UEs), distributed units, and a discovery service of a service-based network that provides service information about other core network services of the service-based network. The service information may enable the UE to establish and maintain connections with the various core network services offered by the service-based network. A UE may indicate requested capabilities for the core network services, and the discovery service may return service information indicating core network services that match the requested capabilities. The UE may request information regarding specific core network services in the discovery request, and the discovery service may return information regarding the specific core network services.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A multicast architecture may support flexible change between unicast and multicast operations and may support additional traffic types (e.g., Internet Protocol and Ethernet traffic). For example, the multicast architecture may include transmitting data over a shared multicast radio bearer (MRB) and/or specific data radio bearers (DRBs), a multicast user plane function (UPF) for supplying the multicast data to a base station, multicast data from different radio access networks (RANs), protecting the multicast data through creating a group key, ciphering the multicast data sent on the MRB using the group key, and transitioning the multicast data from a source RAN to a target RAN.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a first control message to a radio access network (RAN) node which requests termination of paging by the core network. The RAN node may forward the first control message to the core network, and the core network may transmit a first non-access stratum (NAS) message including a reallocation of a temporary identifier associated with the paging message, and a set of release assistance parameters to the RAN. The set of release assistance parameters may notify the RAN to trigger a service release upon re-reallocation of the temporary identifier to the UE, and the UE may transmit the second uplink NAS message to the RAN. Based on receiving the second NAS message, the RAN may trigger the service release of the UE.

Abstract: Wireless communication systems and methods related to enhancing initial access for multi-beam operations. A user equipment (UE) selects a synchronization signal block (SSB) that corresponds to a beam and has a reference signal received power (RSRP) above a threshold. The UE receives a system information block (SIB) that includes a plurality of SSB and beam-specific system information pairs. The UE selects beam-specific system information by matching the selected SSB to one of SSBs in the multiple SSB and beam-specific system information pairs. The UE establishes a connection with a base station (BS) using the beam-specific system information.

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 or broadcast radio bearer (MRB) in a radio link control (RLC) acknowledged mode (AM). The UE may determine an adjustment of an RLC AM transmission window of a base station. The RLC AM transmission window may be associated with retransmission of RLC packets associated with the MRB. The UE may synchronize an RLC AM reception window of the UE with the RLC AM transmission window based at least in part on determining the adjustment of the RLC AM transmission window of the base station. The RLC AM reception window may be associated with reassembly of RLC packets associated with the MRB. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control information that identifies criteria to use for determining a delivery status of a protocol data unit (PDU) set that includes multiple PDUs. The PDU set may be associated with an application layer of the UE. Accordingly, the UE may receive at least a portion of the PDU set, and may determine the delivery status of the PDU set based on the received portion of the PDU set and the criteria identified by the control information. The delivery status of the PDU set may refer to whether the PDU set was successfully delivered to the UE. The delivery status of the PDU set may be based on a quantity of bits or PDUs in the received portion of the PDU set, a threshold quantity of bits or PDUs, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for managing quality of service for protocol data unit (PDU) Sets include providing alternative service requirements for Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Sets supporting data traffic of an application executing on a user equipment (UE) in which the alternative service requirements for PDU Sets include one or more quality of service (QoS) reference parameters and a combination of a PDU Set Delay Budget (PSDB) value, a PDU Set Error Rate (PSER) value, and a Guaranteed Flow Bit Rate (GFBR) value to which the application can adapt. Apparatuses and methods further include adapting parameters for PDU set in response to indications that a link between the UE and the network can no longer guarantee QoS flow transport of the PDU Sets.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, in a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode or an RRC inactive mode, a paging message that includes an indication identifying an intended slice for a protocol data unit (PDU) session associated with downlink traffic for the UE. The UE may transmit, to a base station, a request to initiate a random access channel (RACH) procedure based at least in part on the intended slice. Numerous other aspects are described.