Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to resource block allocation for time domain single-carrier waveform processing in new radio (NR). Specifically, in an aspect, a guard band may be allocated for a single-carrier waveform in a time or frequency domain. In another aspect, a resource block may be allocated for a time domain single-carrier waveform.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for autonomous reference signal transmission configuration. Certain aspects provide a method of receiving a configuration message from the base station, wherein the configuration message comprises an indication of a set of candidate resources for transmitting the reference signal. Certain aspects provide a method of detecting a future downlink transmission from the base station, and other aspects provide a method of transmitting, in response to detecting the future downlink transmission, the reference signal utilizing a first resource of the set of candidate resources prior to receiving the future downlink transmission via a second resource in the set of candidate resources.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods, processing systems, and computer readable mediums for forming a virtual user equipment (UE) group and enhancing communication using joint reception and transmission mechanisms. For example, a UE may establish sidelink channels for communications with one or more other UEs. The UE and the one or more other UEs may form a virtual UE group (also interchangeably referred to as a virtual UE) using the sidelink channels. The UE may exchange information with other UEs in the virtual UE group to enhance communications between the one or more UEs of the virtual UE group and a network entity. The information exchanged depends on at least one of a joint reception mechanism or a joint transmission mechanism used by the virtual UE group. The UE communicates with the network entity based, at least in part, on the exchanged information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a base station may transmit a control channel such as a PDCCH using one or more control resource sets (CORESETs). A CORESET may be associated with a number of different transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states which may specify information that a UE may use to receive the PDCCH. In some cases, the UE may identify an association between resources of the CORESET and a number of TCI states assigned to a CORESET using various different multiplexing techniques, such as time division multiplexing (TDM). Some associations between the resources of the CORESET and the TCI states may include a mapping of the resources of the CORESET to the different TCI states. The UE may decode the PDCCH based on the different TDM techniques used to configure the CORESET.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for determining reference assumption, such as quasi co-location (QCL) assumption, prioritization based on downlink physical layer (PHY) priority.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, first control signaling indicating a single frequency network (SFN) configuration associated with a first sounding reference signal (SRS) resource of an SRS resource set, where the SFN configuration indicates multiple sets of transmission parameters for SFN transmissions associated with the first SRS resource. The UE may then transmit an SRS associated with the first SRS resource in accordance with a first set of transmission parameters indicated by the SFN configuration. The UE may further transmit the SRS associated with the first SRS resource in accordance with a second set of transmission parameters indicated by the SFN configuration.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some wireless communications systems may support reference signal port association determination for single frequency network (SFN) uplink. For example, a user equipment may receive first control signaling scheduling transmission of sounding reference signals (SRS) from a plurality of SRS resource sets. The UE may receive second control signaling comprising an indication of one or more SRS resources from the plurality of SRS resource sets and scheduling transmission of one or more SFN uplink messages based at least in part on the indication of the one or more SRS resources. The UE may determine a frequency resource association between one or more phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) ports and one or more demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports of a plurality of DMRS ports based at least in part on a port association rule and the indication of one or more SRS resources.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information (DCI) that includes an indication to transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication, associated with the DCI, using a single-frequency network (SFN) communication scheme in which each layer of the PUSCH communication is transmitted simultaneously from multiple antenna modules of the UE. The UE may transmit the PUSCH communication in accordance with the DCI. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a beam configuration for each physical cell identifier (PCI) of a set of candidate PCIs. A beam configuration for a PCI may include, for example, transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for downlink channels and reference signals or spatial relations for uplink channels and reference signals. The UE may receive an indication of a selected subset of PCIs of the set of candidate PCIs. The UE may apply the beam configuration for each PCI of the selected subset of PCIs based on the indication of the selected subset of PCIs. The UE may then communicate according to the beam configurations for the selected subset of PCIs.

Abstract: Inter-cell mobility across serving and non-serving cells based on layer 3 measurements is accomplished at the cost of increased delay. Inter-cell mobility across serving and non-serving cells based on layer 1 measurements minimized delay. A user equipment (UE) apparatus that is served by a serving cell of a base station receives, from the serving cell, a configuration to perform layer 1 (L1) measurements based on one or more reference signals from a non-serving cell. The UE also receives the one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell. The UE performs the L1 measurements on the one or more reference signals received from the non-serving cell based on the configuration received from the base station. The UE may perform the L1 measurements on a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or a positioning reference signal (PRS) from the non-serving cell.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The UE may receive signaling configuring the UE with first and second sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets. The UE may receive a first downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and indicates a first sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator (SRI) value, and a second DCI that schedules a second PUSCH and indicates a second SRI value. The UE may determine SRS resources indicated by the first and second SRI values based on an association between control resource set (CORESET) pool index values and the first and second SRS resource sets. The UE may transmit the first PUSCH indicated by the first SRI value and the second PUSCH indicated by the second SRI value, in accordance with the determination.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network node, configuration information that indicates one or more physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources that support a single frequency network (SFN) mode. The UE may receive, from the network node, beam information that indicates a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states to apply to transmit a PUCCH using a PUCCH resource associated with a PUCCH format. The UE may determine a transmission mode in which to transmit the PUCCH based at least in part on the beam information, wherein the transmission mode includes one or more of the SFN mode, a time division multiplexing (TDM) mode, or a single TCI state mode. The UE may transmit, to the network node, the PUCCH using the transmission mode. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A receiving device may receive (e.g., from a transmitting device) one or more control messages indicating a first physical resource block (PRB) bundling size for a first set of two or more layers of a downlink shared channel and a second PRB bundling size for a second set of two or more layers of the downlink shared channel. The receiving device may receive a downlink transmission (e.g., a downlink shared channel transmission) that includes multiple codewords, such as a first codeword corresponding to the first set of two or more layers and a second codeword corresponding to the second set of two or more layers. The receiving device may receive the downlink transmission and may decode each codeword based on one or more channel estimates using the first PRB bundling size and the second PRB bundling size.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a resource configuration for communications with a base station on a multiple sets of resources across multiple component carriers, the resource configuration including at least a first set of resources on a first component carrier and a second set of resources on a second component carrier. The UE may receive, from the base station, a downlink control information (DCI) message on the first component carrier, the DCI message including a DCI format that controls the multiple of sets of resources across the plurality of component carriers. The UE may determine that the first set of resources and the second set of resources are one of activated or released based on a first indication in the DCI message.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain a set of binary sequences, each binary sequence in the set of binary sequences indicating a number of candidate sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission occasions for a time period, wherein a first value for a location in a binary sequence indicates that an SRS is to be transmitted for an SRS transmission occasion corresponding to the location and a second value for the location in the binary sequence indicates that the SRS is not to be transmitted for the SRS transmission occasion corresponding to the location. The UE may select a binary sequence from the set of binary sequences based at least in part on a pseudo-random sequence. The UE may transmit the SRS in accordance with the selected binary sequence. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may receive at least one channel repetition of a plurality of channel repetitions, wherein the at least one channel repetition comprises an indication associated with a beam parameter. The wireless communication device may perform a wireless communication action based at least in part on a determination associated with the beam parameter, wherein the determination associated with the beam parameter is based at least in part on an identification of a reference repetition occasion of a plurality of repetition occasions corresponding to the plurality of channel repetitions. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for sidelink multiple transmission reception points (TRPs) relaying are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a base station includes transmitting communication for a target user equipment (UE) to multiple TRPs for relaying the communication to the target UE over a sidelink. The method may further include configuring, for one or more of the target UE or at least one of the multiple TRPs, a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) between the UE and the at least one of the multiple TRPs.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling scheduling a frequency division multiplexed (FDM) uplink shared channel message. The control signaling may include a resource allocation for a set of resource blocks (RBs), the resource allocation indicating an interlace assignment and an RB set assignment. The UE may allocate, according to a rule, the set of RBs into a first group of RBs and a second group of RBs based on the interlace assignment and the RB set assignment. The UE may transmit the FDM uplink shared channel message including the first group of RBs and the second group of RBs. The first group of RBs may be transmitted in accordance with a first set of transmission parameters and the second group of RBs may be transmitted in accordance with a second set of transmission parameters.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques allow a user equipment (UE) to efficiently identify a trigger state that is linked to a configuration for receiving and measuring reference signals from a transmission and reception point (TRPs). The UE may receive an indication of different lists of trigger states associated with different TRPs, and, when the UE receives downlink control information (DCI) indicating a trigger state index, the UE may reference an appropriate list to identify the trigger state corresponding to the trigger state index. In particular, the UE may determine a control resource set (CORESET) pool index of a CORESET in which the DCI is received, and the UE may identify the trigger state corresponding to the trigger state index from a list of trigger states associated with the CORESET pool index.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for wireless communications. In one aspect, a device, such as a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration including one or more channel state information (CSI) measurement resources associated with a set of CSI hypotheses. The set of CSI hypotheses may correspond to a set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states, or a CSI interference measurement (CSIIM) resource, or both. The UE may select a first CSI measurement resource of the one or more CSI measurement resources for a channel measurement based on a CSI hypothesis of the set of CSI hypotheses. The UE also may select the CSIIM resource or a second CSI measurement resource for an interference measurement based on the CSI hypothesis of the set of CSI hypotheses. The UE may, as a result, transmit a report based on the channel measurement or the interference measurement, or both.