Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a plurality of user devices, UEs, configured for a sidelink communication using resources from a set of sidelink resources of the wireless communication system. The plurality of UEs includes at least one transmitting UE and at least one receiving UE, the transmitting UE and the receiving UE configured to use at least a subset of the sidelink resources of the wireless communication system for the sidelink communication. The wireless communication system is configured to allow a data duplication on the sidelink, wherein the data duplication on the sidelink is activated or triggered dependent on one or more of a sidelink quality of the sidelink between the transmitting UE and the receiving UE, and/or an occupancy of the sidelink resources, and/or data received by a network element/network function, and/or the application service running on one of the UEs.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring shared reference beams. One method includes receiving a first configuration including a first shared reference beam (“SRB”) and a first beam ID associated with the first SRB. The method includes receiving a second configuration including a second SRB relative to the first SRB and a second beam ID associated with the second SRB. The method includes receiving a third configuration including shared reference signals for channel measurement and reporting. The shared reference signals are quasi-co-located with the first SRB. The method includes receiving a fourth configuration including a shared beam ID for wireless communication with the network entity, the shared beam ID including the first beam ID and/or the second beam ID. The method includes performing the wireless communication using a shared beam associated with the shared beam ID.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types. One apparatus (1100) includes a transceiver (1125) that receives a positioning reference signal (“PRS”) configuration for at least one PRS type for transmitting a PRS to at least one second network device, receives a resource pool configuration for transmitting the PRS associated with relative positioning measurements, and receives a multiplexing configuration for multiplexing a physical sidelink control channel (“PSCCH”) with the PRS. The apparatus (1100) includes a processor (1105) that multiplexes the PSCCH with the PRS according to the multiplexing configuration. The transceiver (1125) transmits the multiplexed PSCCH and PRS to the at least one second device according to the PRS configuration and the resource pool configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types. One apparatus (1400) includes a transceiver (1425) that transmits a sidelink (“SL”) ranging configuration comprising one or more SL ranging methods corresponding to a ranging session to a responder device, transmits a SL positioning reference signal (“PRS”) to the responder device, and receives, according to the one or more SL ranging methods and in response to the SL PRS, a ranging reply and measurement report from the responder device. The apparatus (1400) includes a processor (1405) that estimates ranging information based on the ranging reply and measurement report received from the responder device to determine a range between the initiator apparatus and the responder device.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types. The initiating apparatus receives (1305), from an application layer, a ranging request to initiate a sidelink ranging session with a responder device along a sidelink connection and transmits (1310) a sidelink request message comprising a request to perform ranging setup and participate in the sidelink ranging session. The apparatus initiates (1315) the sidelink ranging session with the responder device in response to receiving a confirmation that the responder device will participate in the sidelink ranging session and determines (1320) completion of the sidelink ranging session with the responder device. The apparatus transmits (1325) a final ranging round message to the responder device indicating a final round of the sidelink ranging session and receives (1330) a location measurement report in response to the final ranging round message.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring information for location determination. One method includes transmitting, from a location server, a request including an indication to provide beam configuration information and associated received signal strength measurements of a target user equipment. The method includes receiving a response message including the beam configuration information and associated received signal strength measurements. The method includes determining the location of the target UE based on a mapping between the beam configuration information and the associated received signal strength measurements.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a plurality of user devices, UEs, and at least one logical group defined in accordance with one or more logical group criteria. The logical group includes a plurality of member UEs to be connected via sidelink for sidelink communication with each other, and all member UEs of the logical group have assigned the same destination identification, ID, the destination ID being unique for the logical group.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for enhancing location estimate accuracy. One method includes transmitting known location information of the device to a location server for the location server to determine correction information. The known location information includes location determination information, 3D location information, a height estimate, and/or a velocity estimate. The method includes receiving assistance data from the location server for performing reference measurements. The method includes receiving a request from the location server to perform the reference measurements based on a configured signaling protocol defined by the location server. The method includes transmitting the reference measurements to the location server based on the configured signaling protocol defined by the location server. The method includes receiving the correction information derived from the location server to enhance a location estimate accuracy for UE based positioning.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes one or more base stations, and a plurality of UEs for a sidelink communication using sidelink resources. The UEs includes a transmitting UE and a receiving UE using a subset of the sidelink resources of the wireless communication system. The receiving UE sends over the sidelink a sidelink feedback to the transmitting UE. The sidelink feedback indicates for a data transmission a successful or non-successful reception at the receiving UE. The transmitting UE reports the sidelink feedback to a base station. The base station provides to the transmitting UE, responsive to the sidelink feedback, sidelink resources for a possible retransmission of a data packet over the sidelink to the receiving UE. The reporting of the sidelink feedback to the base station by the transmitting UE is activated or deactivated responsive to one or more conditions.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a location server that transmits a control signaling request to a NTS in a non-terrestrial network, the control signaling requesting an entity type of the NTS, and ephemeris data associated with the NTS. The location server may transmit a control signaling request to a non-terrestrial network configuration entity in the non-terrestrial network, the control signaling requesting an identifier of the NTS, an entity type of the non-terrestrial network configuration entity, and/or a number of non-terrestrial network nodes communicatively connected to the non-terrestrial network configuration entity. The location server receives a control signaling response from the NTS and/or the non-terrestrial network configuration entity, the control signaling response indicating configuration parameter values.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to data-aided radar sensing. One apparatus is configured to receive a first configuration comprising an indication of at least one set of time-frequency resources for sensing, receive a second configuration comprising an indication of a type of sensing to perform on the at least one set of time-frequency resources, perform sensing according to the first configuration and the second configuration, and transmit a report that indicates one or more sensing measurements based on the performed sensing.

Abstract: A group of stator vanes for a row of stator vanes of a stage of a turbomachine compressor, the vanes of the group of stator vanes being close together and affording easy assembly. The group of stator vanes include a platform of a first vane having an aperture for accommodating the head of a second vane, the outer surface of the platform of the first vane being in contact with the inner surface of the platform of the second vane.

Abstract: Communication devices are provided that facilitate receiving information units and providing feedback to other communication devices.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a positioning reference signal type. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a configuration for transmission of at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) type. The configuration includes at least one parameter including: a PRS bandwidth; a number of time domain symbol for PRS transmission in a slot; a mapping type comprising at least one Zadoff-chu sequence length for: at least one frequency domain repetition; a number of repetitions; a cyclic shift; or some combination thereof; or some combination thereof. The method includes transmitting a ranging signal to at least one device, receiving a ranging signal from at least one device, or some combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for extended paging messages. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that triggers a SL positioning resource request by a higher-layer radio protocol. The transceiver requests set of SL resources from a RAN and receives a SL positioning resource grant for performing a SL positioning session with a responder UE. Here, the SL positioning resource grant is applicable to both the initiator UE and responder UE, where the SL positioning resource grant is associated with source and destination physical layer SL positioning identifiers. The processor reserves a set of SL positioning resources for performing a SL positioning session between the initiator UE and the responder UE. The processor performs a SL positioning procedure using the reserved set of SL positioning resources.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a reference signal corresponding to a waveform type. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment from a network device, first configuration information indicating a first physical channel with a first waveform type. The method includes receiving, from a network device, second configuration information indicating a first reference signal with the first waveform type. The method includes determining whether a frequency domain multiplexing pattern with combs, frequency domain orthogonal cover code, or a combination thereof is supported for transmission of the first reference signal with the first waveform type.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for location-based beam failure detection (BFD) and recovery. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives a configuration from a RAN for multiple sets of BFD reference signal (RS), multiple beam failure instance (BFI) counters, and an association of at least one BFD RS set and a corresponding BFI counter to one of a plurality of groups. The processor measures a signal strength on the BFD RS for each group and compares the measured signal strength with a BFD RS threshold value. The processor increments a BFI counter associated with a particular group if the measured signal strength is below a BFD RS threshold value and initiates random-access procedure if the BFI counter reaches a maximum value of beam failure for each group.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a shared group specific beam. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, a first configuration from a network device for a shared UE beam based on a downlink (DL) beam and an associated beam identifier (ID) that is group specific. The method includes receiving uplink control information (UCI) from the network device. The method includes receiving a second configuration from the network device. The second configuration includes information for reporting to the network device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring shared and UE specific beams and TCI states. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE) from a network device, configuration information for shared UE beams, shared transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states, UE-specific beams, and/or UE-specific TCI states. The method includes receiving, from the network device, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) that activates a subset of the shared UE beams, the shared TCI states, the UE-specific beams, and/or the UE-specific TCI states. The method includes receiving, from the network device, downlink control information (DCI) for indicating at least one beam, and/or at least one TCI state from the activated subset of the shared UE beams, the shared TCI states, the UE-specific beams, and/or the UE-specific TCI states.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to positioning measurement reporting using small data transmissions. One apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor that is configured to a receive a positioning report segmentation configuration comprising a set of segmentation criteria for segmenting a positioning report, segment the positioning report according to the set of segmentation criteria, and transmit the segmented positioning report using a small data transmission (“SDT”) uplink connection in a low power state.