Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for group semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) for path diversity. A method that may be performed by a node includes configuring one or more groups of user equipments (UEs) with one or more SPS resources. The node sends a downlink control information (DCI) to activate one of the SPS resources for one of the groups of UEs and transmits data to the group of UEs using the activated SPS resource. A first UE may receive data from the node using the activated SPS resource and retransmit the data to the second UE. The first helping UE and the second targeted UE may be identified based on the higher layer configuration with the SPS resources, based on information in the DCI, and/or based on information sent with the data.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a position estimation entity (e.g., UE, gNB, LMF, etc.) identifies a pool of UEs for a SL-assisted position estimation procedure of a set of target UEs. SL SRS-Ps are communicated (e.g., transmitted and measured) between the pool of UEs (e.g., for relative SL ranging). UL SRS-Ps are communicated by at least some of the UEs in the pool of UEs. The position estimation entity obtains measurement data for both the SL SRS-P and UL-SRS-P communications. The position estimation entity determines a position estimate for each UE in the set of UEs based on the measurement information.

Abstract: Aspects are provided which allow a base station to indicate use of a mini-slot based resource allocation in sidelink communications between a Tx UE and a Rx UE. Initially, the base station configures control information indicating a sidelink data resource for a mini-slot, and transmits the control information to a Tx UE. After the Tx UE receives the control information, the Tx UE transmits sidelink data in the sidelink data resource to a Rx UE. Similarly, the Rx UE receives the control information from either the Tx UE or the base station, and the Rx UE receives the sidelink data in the sidelink data resource from the Tx UE. Accordingly, the base station may schedule the Tx UE and Rx UE to communicate sidelink data in mini-slots rather than slots, thereby reducing scheduling latency, increasing the number of available resources, and achieving more flexibility in sidelink communications.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless communication device may receive, from a second wireless communication device, an announcement associated with a first future communication and that indicates a set of resources associated with the first future communication. The first wireless communication device may communicate using the set of resources based at least in part on a determination that an estimated interference that will result from a second future communication using the set of resources satisfies an interference condition. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station, a grant message indicating a set of sidelink resources. The method further includes transmitting multiple unicast messages via multiple subgroups of the set of sidelink resources.

Abstract: Systems and methods configured for supporting multi-hop communications are described. Embodiments provide unavailable packet signaling by a base station aiding a multi-hop communication link. For example, the base station may transmit a predetermined “unavailable” message (e.g., an explicit and affirmatively transmitted message having predetermined content and/or format transmitted according to the schedule of the failed message) when an uplink data transmission in a multi-hop communication link fails or is otherwise currently unavailable. The unavailable packet signaling may be provided in association with a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) and control channel scheduled retransmission technique, such as for supporting Internet of things (IoT), such as industrial Internet of things (IIoT), traffic. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for sidelink configured grant skipping are described. In some examples, a first user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, an indication of periodic data resources for a plurality of sidelink data transmissions and an indication of negative scheduling request resources for the first UE to report a skipped sidelink data transmission associated with the plurality of sidelink data transmissions. In some examples, the first UE may transmit, to a second UE, an indication of the skipped sidelink data transmission and may transmit, to a base station, a negative scheduling request using the negative scheduling request resources, where the negative scheduling request may report the skipped data transmissions associated with the plurality of sidelink data transmissions.

Abstract: A method that may be performed by a UE includes obtaining map information regarding, at least, one or more reflectors in an environment including at least the UE and another node, detecting at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) transmission that travels one or more non line-of-sight (NLOS) transmission paths in the environment, and participating in a positioning procedure that estimates a position of the UE based, at least in part, on the at least one PRS transmission that travels the one or more NLOS transmission paths and the map information.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for switching between SS-TWR and DS-TWR. The apparatus reserves resources for transmission of a first SL-PRS in a first time slot. The apparatus transmits, to a second UE, the first SL-PRS within the first time slot. The apparatus receives, from the second UE, a second SL-PRS at a second time based on the first time slot and a response time associated with transmission of the second SL-PRS in response to the first SL-PRS. The apparatus measures a time difference between the transmission of the first SL-PRS and reception of the second SL-PRS to determine if a third SL-PRS is to be transmitted to the second UE.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support mechanisms for configuring an uplink relay for wireless powered IoT operations in a wireless communication system. A base station transmits a power signal to wireless powered IoT devices. The wireless powered IoT devices harvest energy from the power signal to power their reception/transmission circuitry. The base station transmits an information signal to trigger the wireless powered IoT devices to reflect a backscatter transmission. The wireless powered IoT devices transmit a backscatter transmission in response to receiving the information signal from the base station. The base station transmits configurations to a UE including configuration information respectively corresponding to the wireless powered IoT devices, and include information that the UE may use to detect the backscatter transmissions from the wireless powered IoT devices and relay them to the base station based on the configurations.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may transmit a grant to a first user equipment (UE) that indicates a resource allocation for a sidelink communication, either from the first UE to a second UE or from the second UE to the first UE. The grant may include a destination identifier associated with the sidelink communication, as well as a mapping between the resource allocation and the destination identifier. The destination identifier may be based on information in an indication received from the first UE. In some examples, the base station may configure a default receiver UE for transmissions from the first UE, and the base station may identify a receiver UE in the grant if the intended receiver UE is different than the default receiver UE.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to support resource selection for a sidelink transmission based on a priority of available resources. A physical (PHY) layer of a user equipment (UE) may report different subsets of available resources to a medium access control (MAC) layer. Each subset may be associated with a different priority and the MAC layer may use the subsets to select a resource for the sidelink transmission. The MAC layer may additionally or alternatively maintain a list of UE identifiers (IDs) and may provide the list of the UE IDs to the PHY layer for resource identification. The PHY layer may use the list to implement different reference signal parameters for UEs associated with the list of UE IDs than for other UEs. The PHY layer may report the set of available resources to the MAC layer, based on the list of UE IDs.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive a configuration indicating a resource pool and a channel occupancy control parameter for configured grant sidelink communications, select one or more resources from the resource pool based at least in part on the channel occupancy control parameter, and transmit a configured grant sidelink communication using the one or more resources from the resource pool. 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 sidelink feedback power control. The UE may transmit a sidelink feedback transmission, in accordance with the configuration, using a transmit power that is based at least in part on at least one of: a quantity of resource blocks (RBs) associated with the sidelink feedback transmission, a quantity of symbols associated with the sidelink feedback transmission, a sidelink pathloss value, or a size of the sidelink feedback transmission. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Information is communicated via a plurality of communication opportunities of a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) occasion. A base station may transmit first information via a first communication opportunity of an SPS occasion and transmit second information via a second communication opportunity of that same SPS occasion. A wireless communication device may monitor all communication opportunities of an SPS occasion to decode the information sent in two or more of the communication opportunities of the SPS occasion.

Abstract: Base stations of neighbor cells can coordinate with each other in allocating grant-free uplink (GUL) resources for a device-to-device (D2D) connection or channel between user equipments (UEs) across the neighbor cells. The base stations coordinate to determine a condition conducive to D2D communication between the UEs. If the condition exists, the base stations coordinate to allocate network resources for D2D communication between the UEs, and establish a D2D connection between the UEs using the allocated network resources for D2D communication.

Abstract: A base station may configure a first node and at least one second node with an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network with the multipath multi-hop transmission configuration. The first node and the at least one second node may communicate with the first node through a direct path and a multi-hop transmission including the base station. The first node and the at least one second node may detect transmission failure on the direct path and retransmit the data packet to the multi-hop transmission, on a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) configured by the base station. The first node may transmit remote buffer state report (rBSR) to the base station, and the base station may configure the set of PRBs for retransmissions based on the rBSR.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for query language interoperability in a graph database are disclosed. Data elements are inserted into a graph database using one or more of a plurality of graph database query languages. The graph database query languages comprise a first graph database query language associated with a first data model and a second graph database query language associated with a second data model. The data elements are stored in the graph database using an internal data model that differs from the first and second data models. One or more of the data elements are retrieved from the graph database based at least in part on a query. The query is expressed using a different graph database query language than the graph database query language used to insert the one or more retrieved data elements.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support controlling transmit power of one or more groups of user equipment (UE) sidelinks using a single sidelink control transmission of group transmit power control (TPC) information. A first UE may transmit group TPC information to one or more groups of UEs, such as by including the group TPC information in sidelink control information (SCI). The group TPC information may include a group TPC indicator and one or more TPC messages for providing one or more group TPC commands with respect to groups of sidelinks. The group TPC commands may provide for power control with respect to a respective group of UEs for one or more channels. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station associated with the first UE and a second UE, a downlink control information activating a set of configured grant resources for transmissions from the second UE to the first UE. The UE may transmit, according to the downlink control information, a feedback message to the base station confirming receipt of the downlink control information.