Abstract: An apparatus and system for inter-UE coordination feedback for sidelink communications are described. In particular, inter-UE coordination feedback signaling for reliable sidelink communication including transmitter-based resource allocation and signaling of conflicts, prioritization of the inter-UE coordination feedback, and timing of the inter-UE coordination feedback are described. Sidelink hybrid acknowledgment request (HARQ) acknowledgment/negative acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) or NACK only signaling is prioritized over a half-duplex (HD) or co-channel collision (CC) feedback indication, and uplink transmissions are prioritized over sidelink transmissions. In response to detection of a conflict, the inter-UE coordination feedback is transmitted relative to the slot where the HD or CC event occurs or relative to the slot where reservation of the resources for the sidelink transmissions.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for handling overlap of uplink (UL) channels (e.g., UL control channels and/or UL data channels), such as prioritizing and/or multiplexing uplink channels. In some embodiments, the overlapped channels may have different priorities. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for downlink and uplink resource mapping for full duplex communication, e.g., non-overlapping sub-band-full duplex (NOSB-FD) communication that includes a frequency resource for uplink communication and a frequency resource for downlink communication. Also described are techniques for user equipment (UE) behavior associated with a non-cell defining synchronization signal block (NCD-SSB). Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for sending and receiving inter-user equipment (UE) coordination information for sidelink communication. The inter-UE coordination information may be provided via sidelink control information (SCI) and/or medium access control-control element (MAC-CE). Aspects regarding resource reservation and/or indication for UE coordination information are described. Additionally, new SCI formats for inter-UE coordination information are provided. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) and methods for communication are generally described herein. The UE may select, from a plurality of short transmission time intervals (TTIs), a short TTI for a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) sidelink transmission by the UE. The short TTIs may occur within a legacy TTL. The short TTIs may be allocated for V2V sidelink transmissions by nonlegacy UEs. The legacy TTI may be allocated for V2V sidelink transmissions by legacy UEs. The UE may transmit, in accordance with the legacy TTI, a legacy physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) to indicate, to legacy UEs, the V2V sidelink transmission by the UE. The UE may transmit, in accordance with the selected short TTI, a short PSCCH (sPSCCH) to indicate, to non-legacy UEs, the V2V sidelink transmission by the UE.

Abstract: An apparatus and system are described to provide enhanced Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook transmission are described. A gNB configures a UE for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-acknowledgment (ACK) (HARQ-ACK) retransmission using the enhanced Type-3 codebook using radio resource control signaling. The enhanced Type-3 codebook is triggered by downlink control information (DCI) format 1_1 or 1_2 and transmitted using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). Information in the DCI includes: whether to use configured, activated, or indicated carriers, cell indexes for the carriers, whether to use all HARQ processes, use only semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) processes, or use only non-SPS processes, whether to use all priority HARQ processes, use only high priority HARQ processes, or use only low priority HARQ processes, and HARQ process range.

Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium stores instructions for execution by one or more processors of a UE to configure the UE for SBFD operation in a 5G NR network, and to cause the UE to decode RRC signaling received from a base station and including at least one CSI-RS resource set with time-frequency resource allocation associated with a CSI-RS transmission. A CSI reporting band is determined with a plurality of PRBs based on the RRC signaling. The CSI reporting band including a subset of the plurality of PRBs associated with one or more DL subband(s) in symbols or slots identified via higher layer signaling or a combination of higher layer and Layer 1 signaling for SBFD operation. Channel measurements are performed based on CSI-RSs transmitted during the CSI-RS transmission. The measurements are associated with the subset of the plurality of PRBs in the CSI reporting band.

Abstract: An apparatus and system for new radio (NR) vehicle-to-everything (V2X) sidelink communications are described. UE procedures for transmission of standalone and non-standalone inter-UE coordination feedback and content, as well as for resource selection with the inter-UE coordination feedback are described. The content and container of the inter-UE coordination feedback are provided, in addition to the ordering of resource selection processes carrying the inter-UE coordination feedback and transmission priority and conditions of the inter-UE coordination feedback. The inter-UE coordination feedback request, initial pre-processing of the inter-UE coordination feedback, assisting UE selection, and resource selection are presented.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for an access point (AP) for a wireless communication system. The AP includes processor circuitry configured to configure a bandwidth part (BWP) for downlink (DL) positioning reference signals (PRS) and a BWP for DL data transmission to a user equipment (UE), wherein the BWP for DL PRS provides DL PRS to the UE for a UE-based positioning operation. The processor circuitry is configured to select an action to be performed by the UE in response to receiving the configured BWP for DL PRS and the configured BWP for DL data transmission by the UE. The AP includes radio front end circuitry that is coupled to the processor circuitry and configured to transmit, to the UE, the configured BWP for DL PRS, the configured BWP for DL data transmission, and the selected action. The wireless communication is a 5G system or a 5G new radio (5G-NR) system.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to sidelink communication between nodes. Aspects of the sidelink communication, in accordance with embodiments herein, may include one or more of resource selection, congestion control, and resource signaling. Specific embodiments may relate to use of at least one priority level during the sidelink communication. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium stores instructions to configure a UE for sidelink operation in a 5G NR network, and to cause the UE to perform operations including encoding a first SCI for transmission. The first SCI includes a first resource reservation for a subsequent sidelink transmission by the UE in a pre-selected slot. A second SCI received from a second UE is decoded. The second SCI includes a second resource reservation for a subsequent sidelink transmission by the second UE in the pre-selected slot. A reservation conflict is detected based on the first resource reservation and the second resource reservation using the pre-selected slot. A third SCI is encoded for transmission based on the detection of the reservation conflict. The third SCI includes a modified version of the first resource reservation for the subsequent sidelink transmission by the UE.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for a user equipment (UE) for a wireless communication system. The UE determines at least one sidelink primary synchronization signal (S-PSS) sequence of at least one S-PSS signal. The at least one S-PSS sequence is different from a primary synchronization signal (PSS) sequence. The UE also determines at least one sidelink secondary synchronization signal (S-SSS) sequence of at least one SSSS signal. The UE determines a plurality of S-PSS symbols and a plurality of SSSS symbols corresponding to a sub carrier spacing (SCS). The UE transmits to another UE the determined plurality of S-SSS symbols after the determined plurality of S-PSS symbols. The SCS may be associated with a physical resource block (PRE) allocation size. A maximum of 11 PRBs for a sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB) may be set based on the SCS.

Abstract: The disclosure describes mechanisms for reliability enhancement on control channel and data channel and mechanisms in URLLC. An apparatus of a RAN node for URLLC includes baseband circuitry to configure at least one DCI for scheduling transmission of at least one PDSCH content having same information. For each DCI, the baseband circuitry determines a CORESET for transmitting the DCI. The disclosure further describes mechanisms for the support of low latency transmission in URLLC. To improve peak data rate and spectrum efficiency in FDD system, the RAN node configures a DCI for scheduling data transmission using blank resources of a self-contained slot structure. Further, CBG-based transmission with separate HARQ-ACK feedback is provided to configure a DCI for scheduling data transmission of a TB and to divide the TB into multiple CBGs, and to configure uplink control data to carry separate HARQ feedback for the CBGs.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can generate a number of repeated physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions based on a configured grant (CG) PUSCH configuration and a radio resource control (RRC) signaled time-domain resource allocation table received from a base station. An entry of the time-domain resource allocation table may be jointly configured with the number of repeated PUSCH transmissions, a starting symbol, a length of PUSCH, and a PUSCH mapping type. The UE can receive, from the base station, a downlink control information (DCI) including a field pointing to the entry of the time-domain resource allocation table. The DCI may further include an indication to activate the CG PUSCH configuration.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can generate a number of repeated physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions based on a radio resource control (RRC) signaled time-domain resource allocation table and a downlink control information (DCI) received from a base station. The DCI includes a time-domain resource assignment field, which can point to an entry of the time-domain resource allocation table. The entry of the time-domain resource allocation table may be jointly configured with the number of repeated PUSCH transmissions, a starting symbol, a length of PUSCH, and a PUSCH mapping type.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques related to methods or techniques to be performed by a user equipment (UE). In some embodiments, a technique may include identifying that a failure of a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure is related to alignment with a u-FFP. The technique may further include notifying, based on the identification, a higher layer about the failure of the LBT procedure. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured for operation in a fifth-generation new radio (5GNR) system may multiplex high-priority (HP) hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) bits corresponding to a first HARQ-ACK code-book with low-priority (LP) HARQ-ACK bits corresponding to a second HARQ-ACK codebook onto a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission to a gNode B (gNB). The UE may be configured with the first HARQ-ACK codebook and the second HARQ-ACK codebook of different priorities. The HP HARQ-ACK bits may be encoded with a first maximum code rate (maxCodeRate) and the LP HARQ-ACK bits may be encoded with a second maximum code rate. The maximum code rates may be configured to the UE via RRC signalling per PUCCH format.

Abstract: Described is an apparatus of a base station. The base station transmits, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration transmission carrying an indicator of a pre-emption condition. The base station transmits, to the UE, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission carrying a pre-emption indication in accordance with the pre-emption condition, wherein a puncturing instance occurs prior to a slot carrying the pre-emption indication, the pre-emption indication providing an offset between the slot and the puncturing instance, and wherein the pre-emption indication includes an antenna port index.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein relate to techniques that may improve coverage for a physical random access channel (PRACH). Additionally, some embodiments may relate to techniques for repetition of a channel state information (CSI) report on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for coverage enhancement. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: An apparatus of user equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry coupled to a memory, where to configure the UE for New Radio (NR) vehicle-to-everything (V2X) sidelink communication. The processing circuitry is to determine a set of candidate resources of the UE from a sidelink resource pool, the sidelink resource divided into multiple time slots, frequency channels, and frequency sub-channels. Sidelink control information (SCI) is encoded for transmission to a second UE via a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH). The SCI indicates a plurality of transmission resources of the set of candidate resources. A transport block is mapped across the plurality of transmission resources. A physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) is encoded for transmission to the second UE using the plurality of transmission resources, the PSSCH encoded to include the mapped transport block.