Abstract: An antenna system includes: a patch antenna element disposed at a first level of the antenna system; an energy coupler configured and coupled to the patch antenna element to transfer energy between the patch antenna element and a front-end circuit; a ground conductor disposed at a second level of the antenna system, the patch antenna element and the ground conductor being disposed a separation distance away from each other and bounding respective sides of a volume defined by a projection, normal to a surface of the patch antenna element, of the patch antenna element to the ground conductor; and a floating conductor that is displaced from the ground conductor and the patch antenna element, the floating conductor comprising a body extending over a portion of the separation distance outside of, and in close proximity to, the volume.

Abstract: Methods and systems for operating a base station to reduce beam squinting include determining a lower bound on the number of directional beams used by the base station for millimeter wave wideband communications (e.g., based on operating conditions of the base station or wireless devices within the coverage area of the base station) and transmitting synchronization signal block (SSB) messages in an SSB Burst Set consistent with the determined lower bound on the number of directional beams used by the base station for millimeter wave wideband communications.

Abstract: Aspects described herein include methods and devices for radar integration with a mmW communication module. In some aspects, an apparatus is provided that includes a millimeter wave (mmW) printed circuit board (PCB), with first and second mmW elements, and a radar antenna. The first mmW element is coupled to a first side of the mmW PCB, where the first mmW element is configured for wireless mmW communications at frequencies above approximately 24 gigahertz (GHz). A second mmW element coupled to the first side of the mmW PCB, where the second mmW element is positioned adjacent to the first mmW element and is separated from the first mmW element by a gap spacing. A radar antenna is disposed in the mmW PCB and aligned with the gap spacing between the first mmW element and the second mmW element.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) transmits, to a network entity, a capability message indicating one or more coverage holes in a spherical coverage region around the UE, wherein the spherical coverage region is realized with one or more antenna modules of the UE, and wherein each coverage hole indicates a range of angles of the spherical coverage region within which a gain provided by the one or more antenna modules is below a signal strength threshold, and receives, from the network entity, a configuration of one or more reference signal resources to be measured by the one or more antenna modules in at least one coverage hole, wherein a density of the one or more reference signal resources is greater than a density of reference signal resources to be measured within the spherical coverage region outside the one or more coverage holes.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A receiver may orient its antenna arrays based on signaling from a transmitter and a distance between the receiver and the transmitter. The transmitter may transmit an indication of an orientation of its antenna array. The receiver may receive the indication and may determine the distance between the receiver and the transmitter. Based on whether the distance between the receiver and the transmitter satisfies a threshold distance from the transmitter, the receiver may select an orientation for its antenna array.

Abstract: A dual-polarized multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) mobile device is provided that includes a first array of antennas and a second array of antennas. Based upon a blockage of at least one of the array of antennas being less than a blockage threshold, the mobile device operates in a default configuration in which a default polarization selection from the second array is used in combination with a fixed polarization selection from the first array to form a first MIMO layer signal and a second MIMO layer signal. Should the blockage exceed the blockage threshold and an optional performance threshold be satisfied, the mobile device may operate in a dynamic configuration in which a dynamic polarization selection from the second array is reversed as compared to the default polarization selection.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some wireless communications systems may support methods for selection of antenna arrays and beamforming feedback. In some cases, a user equipment (UE) may monitor for an antenna blockage condition at the UE and may select a set of antenna arrays for the UE for communications between the UE and a network entity based at least in part on whether the antenna blockage condition is detected, the set of antenna arrays selected from a multiple predetermined sets of antenna arrays of the UE. Additionally, the UE may transmit, to the network entity, a message indicative of whether the antenna blockage condition is detected and may communicate with the network entity using the set of antenna arrays in accordance with whether the antenna blockage condition is detected.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A network entity may utilize parameterized codebooks to support reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted communications. For example, a network entity may receive an indication of one or more codebooks associated with respective sets of parameters including one or more of a respective field of view (FOV) or a respective configuration switching latency, among other parameters. The network entity may select a codebook for RIS-assisted communications based on whether the codebook satisfies one or more thresholds. The network entity may indicate the codebook to a RIS controller and may communicate one or more messages with a user equipment (UE) using a RIS in accordance with the indicated codebook.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network device may transmit, to a base station, an indication of a capability of a beamforming architecture of the network device. The network device may communicate with the base station based at least in part on the capability of the beamforming architecture of the network device. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A dual-polarized multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) mobile device is provided that includes a first array of antennas and a second array of antennas. Based upon a blockage of at least one of the array of antennas being less than a blockage threshold, the mobile device operates in a default configuration in which a default polarization selection from the second array is used in combination with a fixed polarization selection from the first array to form a first MIMO layer signal and a second MIMO layer signal. Should the blockage exceed the blockage threshold and an optional performance threshold be satisfied, the mobile device may operate in a dynamic configuration in which a dynamic polarization selection from the second array is reversed as compared to the default polarization selection.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a control message indicating a power scaling parameter dedicated to a frequency subband of a band for wireless communications by an antenna panel at the UE. In some cases, the UE may switch from a second frequency subband of the band to the frequency subband based on receiving the control message, and the UE may switch from a second power scaling parameter associated with the second frequency subband to the power scaling parameter based on switching to the frequency subband. The UE may transmit, by the antenna panel, a signal via the frequency subband at a transmit power that is based on the power scaling parameter dedicated to the frequency subband.

Abstract: A method of transducing signals includes: transducing first signals, of frequencies above at least 24 GHz, between first wireless signals and first guided signals, using a plurality of first antenna elements comprising at least one first substrate and at least one ground conductor; and transducing second signals, of frequencies within at least a portion of a frequency range between 8 GHz and 24 GHz, between second wireless signals and second guided signals, using at least one second antenna element each comprising a transducer disposed on a second substrate that at least partially overlaps an active component set and the at least one first substrate, or disposed on at least one of the at least one first substrate, the active component set being configured to provide signals for wireless transmission, or configured to process wirelessly-received signals, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may receive a control message indicating a reference signal configuration for beam calibration by the UE based on a beamforming characterization status. The UE may receive a set of beam calibration reference signals based on the reference signal configuration. The UE may measure the set of beam calibration reference signals and generate a set of beamforming weights for use in communications by the UE based on the measuring and the beamforming characterization status. In some cases, the UE may transmit or forward a beamforming codebook based on the beamforming weights to a network entity. The network entity or the UE may forward the beamforming codebook to other UEs of a same design class as the UE.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. Various aspects support beam switching and changing antenna array configurations for communicating in a near field range. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a beam group indicator to a network entity, and the UE and the network entity may perform beam switching operations associated with switch communication beams in association with changes to a distance between the UE and the network entity. In some such examples, the beam switching may switch from using beam weights for communications in a far field range to beam weights for communications in a near field range. Additionally or alternatively, the network entity may change configurations of an antenna array used to communicate with the UE in association with changes to the distance. 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 transmit a first indication of a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) configuration threshold that is associated with a selection between a polarization MIMO configuration and a spatial MIMO configuration, the MIMO configuration threshold being based at least in part on a performance threshold. The UE may receive a second indication of a MIMO communication configuration that specifies the selection. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and testing. In some aspects, a device may receive information identifying a mount orientation of a wireless communication device, wherein the mount orientation indicates an orientation of a coordinate system of the wireless communication device relative to a coordinate system of a positioner. The device may capture measurement information at each position of a set of positions of the wireless communication device, wherein the set of positions comprises positions of the wireless communication device as the wireless communication device is rotated around an axis by the positioner, and wherein the measurement information is captured based at least in part on the mount orientation. The device may provide information identifying the measurement information. Some techniques and apparatuses described herein may use the measurement information to generate a codebook for beam generation. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. According to one or more aspects, the described apparatus includes one or more stacks of patch radiators (such as patch antennas) comprising at least a first patch radiator and a second patch radiator. The first patch radiator is associated with a low-band frequency; the second patch radiator is associated with a high-band frequency. The first patch radiator and the second patch radiator may overlap a ground plane, which may be asymmetric. Some or all patch radiators in a stack may be rotated relative to the ground plane, such that some or all edge of a patch radiator may be nonparallel with one or more edges of the ground plane. Further, each patch radiator stack may include separate feeds for each of at least two frequencies and two polarizations, and thus at least four feeds (one for each frequency/polarization combination) in total.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may generate blockage transformation information associated with one or more blockage scenarios based on one or more adaptive beam weights used for blockage mitigation at the UE associated with respective positions of a body or hand relative to one or more antennas of the UE. The blockage transformation information may include an indication of a transformation matrix used for a transformation of a first electric field matrix associated with a non-blockage scenario to a second electric field matrix associated with a blockage scenario. The UE may transmit a message indication the blockage transformation information to a machine learning server, which may generate adaptive beam weights for hand or body blockage mitigation based on messages received from multiple UEs. The machine learning server may transmit the adaptive beam weights to a UE entering a network.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a method for wireless communication by a first wireless entity, comprising: receiving signaling from a second network entity to configure reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) elements based on a direction of a target incident signal and a direction of a target reflected signal, and configuring the RIS elements based on the direction of the target incident signal and the direction of the target reflected signal and to randomize reflections, based on the signaling.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. Various aspects support beam switching and changing antenna array configurations for communicating in a near field range. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a beam group indicator to a network entity, and the UE and the network entity may perform beam switching operations associated with switch communication beams in association with changes to a distance between the UE and the network entity. In some such examples, the beam switching may switch from using beam weights for communications in a far field range to beam weights for communications in a near field range. Additionally or alternatively, the network entity may change configurations of an antenna array used to communicate with the UE in association with changes to the distance. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.