Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to sidelink-assisted virtual multi-link. In one aspect, for example, a relay node may serve as an additional virtual antenna panel for a UE by receiving downlink data from a base station via an access link, or receiving uplink data from the UE via a sidelink. The relay node may forward the downlink data to the UE via sidelink, or the uplink data to the base station via the access link. In another aspect, a base station may determine, for a UE, quasi-colocation (QCL) information and a grant for one or both of one or more access link resources or one or more sidelink resources. The base station may further transmit, to the UE, the QCL information and the grant on a downlink communication channel.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for determining what resources and beams to use when monitoring for wake up signals (WUSs). Particular aspects provide a method performed by a user equipment (UE), which generally includes measuring one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) transmitted from a network entity, determining one or more WUS occasions and receive (RX) beams to monitor based on the SSB measurements, and deciding to wake up for an ON duration if a WUS is detected in one of the monitored occasions.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify a plurality of resource sets, wherein a resource set, of the plurality of resource sets, includes one or more type-0 resources and one or more type-1 resources, wherein the one or more type-0 resources are configured with a single transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state and the one or more type-1 resources are configured with at least two TCI states; identify a plurality of hypotheses; identify a set of hypothesis groups, wherein the plurality of hypotheses are divided into the set of hypothesis groups; and report, to one or more transmit receive points (TRPs) and for the set of hypothesis groups, a set of channel state information (CSIs) corresponding to the set of hypothesis groups. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first network node (e.g., a first user equipment (UE)) may determine a first sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) priority assigned to the first network node, wherein the sidelink DRX priority is based on one or more criteria associated with the first network node. The first network node may communicate on a sidelink channel using a first set of one or more DRX configurations based on the first sidelink DRX priority assigned to the first network node, wherein the first set of one or more DRX configurations are at least partially aligned in time with a second set of one or more DRX configurations of a second network node (e.g., a second UE) assigned a second sidelink DRX priority that is equivalent to the first sidelink DRX priority. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for communication. In an aspect, a wireless node transmits an indication of a capability of the wireless node to support carrier phase measurements of positioning reference signals (PRSs) at one or more carrier frequencies for position estimation of user equipments (UEs). In an aspect, a position estimation entity receives the indication and transmits a message associated with carrier phase measurement-based PRS procedure of a UE. In an aspect, the UE receives the message and determines a subset of plurality of wireless nodes for a carrier phase measurement-based PRS procedure. In an aspect, the UE transmits at least one measurement report associated with the carrier phase measurement-based PRS procedure to a position estimation entity.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of whether an uplink multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication is to be codebook-based (CB) or non-codebook-based (NCB). The UE may transmit the uplink MIMO communication as CB or NCB based at least in part on the indication. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication for a network entity, comprising transmitting signaling indicating a synchronization signal block (SSB) pattern that identifies SSB slots for sweeping a set of SSB beams over one or more SSB bursts with configurable gaps between at least some of the SSB slots, and transmitting SSBs in accordance with the pattern.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an indication of a quantity of reference signals that the UE supports for measuring for beam failure detection within one or more slots. A base station may determine a quantity of reference signals to transmit to the UE based at least in part on the indication. The UE may receive, and the base station may transmit, one or more reference signals in a slot of the one or more slots based at least in part on transmitting the indication of the quantity of reference signals. The UE may transmit an indication of beam failure detection of the wireless connection based at least in part on measurements of the received one or more reference signals. 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 grant that schedules multiple downlink communications, wherein the grant includes multiple start and length indicator values (SLIVs) that indicate respective time domain resource allocations (TDRAs) for the multiple downlink communications and a feedback timing indicator that indicates timing of uplink feedback communications for the multiple downlink communications. The UE may determine that there is a conflict between a timing of a first uplink feedback communication for a first downlink communication of the multiple downlink communications and a TDRA for a second downlink communication of the multiple downlink communications. The UE may adjust at least one of the TDRA for the second downlink communication or the timing of the first uplink feedback communication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a position estimation entity determines a set of position estimates associated with a set of user equipments (UEs), obtains first measurement information associated with a set of signals as reflected off of a target intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), determines a position estimate of the target IRS based on the set of position estimates and the first measurement information, and determines an orientation, relative to a common orientation reference frame, of the target IRS based on the set of position estimates and at least the first measurement information.

Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to beam information for independent links. For example, beam information for one link may be sent on at least one other link. In some aspects, the independent links may involve a first device (e.g., a user equipment) communicating via different independent links with different devices (e.g., transmit receive points (TRPs) or sets of TRPs). For example, the first device may communicate with a second device (e.g., a TRP) via a first link and communicate with a third device (e.g., a TRP) via a second link. In some scenarios, one link can indicate beam switching for at least one other link. In some scenarios, one link can indicate link recovery for at least one other link. In some scenarios, one link can indicate link failure for at least one other link.

Abstract: A configuration to enable a UE to acknowledge receipt of group common DCI. The apparatus receives, from a base station, group common DCI. The group common DCI being for a set of UEs. The set of UEs including the UE. The apparatus determines whether the group common DCI includes at least one DAI. The apparatus transmits an ACK or a NACK in response of the determination of the group common DCI including the DAI. The apparatus communicates, with the base station, based on the group common DCI.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A UE may communicate with a set of transceiver nodes (e.g., transmission reception points (TRPs)) in a first transceiver node operation mode (e.g., a multi-TRP mode). A first transceiver node of the set of transceiver nodes may receive, from a second of the set of transceiver nodes, an indication to switch between rate matching states. The first transceiver node may switch from a first rate matching state to a second rate matching state and may transmit a downlink shared channel based on a resource configuration associated with the second rate matching state. The UE may receive the shared channel based on an antenna port configuration determined by the UE based on the first transceiver node operation and rate matching information. The rate matching information may be provided by the first transceiver node.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may communicating a first uplink message using a first uplink carrier and a first timing advance (TA) value associated with a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state and a second uplink message using a second uplink carrier and a second TA value associated with a second TCI state for the UE. The UE may receive a timing advance group (TAG) configuration which indicates a TA value to apply for a supplementary uplink (SUL) carrier of the serving cell, which is one of the first TA or second TA values. The UE may then transmit a SUL message using the SUL carrier of the serving cell in accordance with the TA value determined for the SUL carrier based on the TAG configuration for the UE.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for performing operations based on TA timer expiration are provided. An example method may include receiving, from a network entity, a first TAG configuration associated with a first TRP associated with the network entity. The example method may further include receiving, from the network entity, a second TAG configuration associated with a second TRP associated with the network entity, the first TAG configuration and the second TAG configuration being associated with a BWP or a CC, the first TAG configuration being associated with a first time alignment timer and the second TAG configuration being associated with a second time alignment timer. The example method may further include performing one or more timer expiration operations for a serving cell based on at least one of the first time alignment timer or the second time alignment timer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for wireless communication for determining the position of a wireless node. The method comprises receiving a set of reference signals from a set of at least four positioning devices, wherein the positioning devices are not arranged in a single plane. A signal propagation delay of each one of the set of reference signals is determined and a position of each one of the set of positioning devices is obtained. A convex localization problem is solved for the wireless node based at least in part on the determined signal propagation delay of each one of the set of reference signals and the position of each one of the set of positioning devices. The position of the wireless node is determined based at least in part on solving of the convex localization problem.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide enhancements to enable per transmission reception point (per-TRP or per beam group)-based beam failure recovery, and more particularly, techniques for TRP-specific beam failure recovery request (BFRQ). A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes communicating using beams associated with at least two beam groups, each associate with one of the TRPs, detecting a beam failure in a first one of the beam groups, and transmitting an indication of a BFRQ specific to a beam group in which the beam failure was detected.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating control information are provided. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) may include receiving, from a base station (BS), a configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report setting, wherein a report quantity configured by the CSI report setting comprises at least measured channel characteristics of channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources or synchronization signal block (SSB) resources for channel measurement associated with the CSI report setting and parameters of predicted channel characteristics associated with the CSI-RS resources or the SSB resources for channel measurement associated with the CSI report setting and transmitting, to the BS, a CSI report based on the CSI report setting.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a beam failure recovery (BFR) message that indicates beam failure of a transmit receive point (TRP) among multiple TRPs and that includes a TRP identifier for the TRP and an index for a new beam. The UE may receive, in response to the BFR message, a physical downlink control channel communication. The UE may set the new beam for the TRP for one or more channels or reference signals that share a unified transmission configuration indicator state with a channel or a reference signal associated with the index. The UE may transmit or receive a communication using the new beam. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication performed by a wireless communication device includes: communicating a plurality of timing advance group (TAG) indicators, wherein each TAG indicator is associated with at least one cell of a plurality of cells, wherein at least one of the plurality of cells is configured with two CORESET pool index values and two TAG indicators. The method further includes communicating, at a first time based on a first TAG indicator associated with a first reference cell of the plurality of cells, a first communication signal, wherein the first reference cell is based on a number of CORESET pool index values and TAG indicators associated with at least one of the plurality of cells.