Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may receive a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration indicating one or more resources over which the UE may transmit one or more SRSs to one or more transmission and reception points (TRPs) within a multi-TRP communications system applying a multi-TRP communication scheme. The SRS resource configuration may configure the one or more resources based on a type of multi-TRP communication scheme being applied by multiple TRPs within the multi-TRP communications system and the UE may support SRS-based channel state information (CSI) acquisition within the multi-TRP communication scheme based on transmitting one or more SRSs over the configured resources. The UE may also receive configurations indicating spatial relations between each configured resource, two or more downlink reference signals, and a demodulation reference signal of an associated downlink transmission.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects. a user equipment (UE) may receive. from a network entity. downlink-grant (DL-grant) downlink control information (DCI) that indicates to activate a first multi-instance channel state information (CSI) report that is based at least in part on a first CSI report setting. the first CSI report setting being related to a second CSI report setting associated with a second multi-instance CSI report. The UE may transmit. to the network entity. the first multi-instance CSI report based at least in part on the first CSI report setting. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: An apparatus that may be a wireless device. The apparatus configured to obtain an indication of a location of the wireless device, measure a magnetic field at the location of the wireless device, and output, for a network device, information regarding the location of the wireless device and the measured magnetic field at the location of the wireless device. An apparatus that may be a network device. The apparatus configured to obtain one or more sets of information regarding one or more magnetic field measurements at one or more wireless devices, generate, based on the one or more sets of information, a mapping of positions in space to magnetic field information, and output, for at least one wireless device, mapping information based on the mapping of the positions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Techniques described herein provide assisted access to a serving cell for wireless communications. A UE may receive a broadcast system information message from the first cell. The broadcast system information message may include system information usable for communicating with the second cell. Using the received system information, the UE may transmit, to the first cell, a random access channel (RACH) preamble message in order to establish a connection with the second cell. The first cell may transmit, to the second cell in response to receiving the RACH preamble message, a wake-up signal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a broadcast system information (SI) message from a first cell, wherein the broadcast SI message includes SI for connecting to a second cell. The broadcast SI message may include a synchronization signal block (SSB) message, a system information block (SIB) message, a master information block (MIB) message, or any combination thereof. The UE may then transmit a random access channel (RACH) message to the first cell or the second cell based on receiving the SI included within the broadcast SI message, and perform a random access procedure with the second cell to establish a wireless connection with the second cell based on transmitting the RACH message. Subsequently, the UE may communicate one or more messages with the second cell based on the random access procedure.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and to layer 1 or layer 2 (L1/L2) triggered mobility (LTM) for non-terrestrial networks (NTNs). In some aspects, a network node may transmit, and a user equipment (UE) may receive, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message associated with one or more LTM candidate NTN cells. The network node may transmit, and the UE may receive, an indication to perform LTM. In some aspects, the UE may perform, responsive to the one or more LTM candidate NTN cells being within a range of the UE, one or more layer 1 (L1) measurements associated with the one or more LTM candidate NTN cells. In some aspects, the UE may transmit, and the network node may receive, one or more L1 measurement reports associated with the one or more L1 measurements.

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: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) comprising an activation indicator corresponding to at least one codepoint mapped to a plurality of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states. The UE may communicate with at least one transmission reception point (TRP) based at least in part on an application of the plurality of TCI states to at least one of a channel or a reference signal, wherein the application of the plurality of TCI states is based at least in part on the MAC CE comprising the activation indicator. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Method and apparatus to provide an indication of a PUCCH repetition factor within DCI. The apparatus allocates downlink resources for at least one UE. The downlink resources comprising an indication of a PUCCH repetition factor within a DCI. The apparatus transmits the downlink resources to the at least one UE. The indication of the PUCCH repetition factor may comprises a dynamic indication or an implicit indication of the PUCCH repetition factor. The dynamic indication of the PUCCH repetition factor may be indicated in a separate bitfield within the DCI. The implicit indication of the PUCCH repetition factor may be based on a time domain resource allocation of an associated PDSCH.

Abstract: Various aspects relate to indicating bundling across carriers (e.g., across cells). In some aspects, bundling may involve sending information sent over multiple carriers (e.g., information sent from or to multiple cells) where the information sent over the carriers is combinable at a receiver. For example, a communication device may send the same set of information (e.g., transport blocks with the same content) via multiple carriers, send different redundancy versions of a set of information via different carriers, send information via different beams on different carriers, or send information using a combination of these techniques. The disclosure relates in some aspects to indicating whether bundling is applied across carriers. For example, downlink control information (DCI) that schedules transmissions on multiple carriers (e.g., multiple component carriers) may include an indication of whether bundling is applied across all or a subset of the scheduled carriers.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives reference signal resource configuration for transmitting reference signals for positioning from, e.g., a location server. The UE transmits or attempts to transmit reference signals for positioning to one or more transmission-reception points, such as a gNB. The UE may, however, may be unable to transmit reference signals in accordance with the reference signal resource configuration. For example, the UE may be unable to transmit the reference signals or may transmit the reference signals with lower power or a different spatial relation than configured. The UE may provide a reference signal transmission report indicating that the reference signals were not transmitted according to the reference signal resource configuration.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for cellular communications. In one aspect, a UE determines an FFP of a cell signal for the UE in a frame based equipment mode, determines one or more SSB positions in the cell signal based on the FFP, and performs radio management of the UE based at least in part on the one or more invalid SSB candidate positions. Performing radio management may include using one or more SSB positions in the FFP exclusive of the one or more invalid SSB candidate positions. Radio management may include PDSCH rate matching, radio link monitoring or measurement, or radio resource management. In some implementations, the one or more SSB positions are SSB positions after a first eight SSB positions in an FFP. In some other implementations, the one or more SSB positions are SSB positions that at least partially overlap an idle period between FFPs.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for providing improved power efficiency during DRX wake-up are disclosed. An example method of wireless communication at a UE includes receiving a WUS from a base station while performing a DRX cycle, the WUS indicating data for transmission to the UE. The example method also includes at least one receiving a downlink reference signal or transmitting an uplink reference signal based on the WUS and prior to reception of the data, the uplink reference signal transmitted or the downlink reference signal received during an on-duration of the DRX cycle and in response to receiving the WUS. The example method also includes sending a CSI report to the base station based on the WUS and prior to the receiving of the data. The example method also includes receiving the data following the respective receiving or transmitting of the downlink reference signal or uplink reference signal.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may measure, while communicating with a serving transmit receive point (TRP) in a half-duplex communication mode, one or more synchronization signal block (SSB) beams associated with one or more neighbor TRPs. The UE may transmit, to a base station, a mobility report indicating at least one candidate TRP based at least in part on determining that an SSB beam transmitted by the at least one candidate TRP satisfies criteria to be paired in a full-duplex communication mode or a simultaneous half-duplex multi-TRP (mTRP) communication mode. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, for measurement and reporting procedures associated with a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS). In one aspect, a first user equipment (UE), which may function as a sidelink anchor node, may transmit an SL-PRS to a second UE in accordance with a slot format or structure that is dedicated for SL-PRS transmissions. The first UE may select resources for the transmission of the SL-PRS via sensing and exclusion or using a set of resources that are dedicated for SL-PRS transmissions. The second UE may receive the SL-PRS and use the SL-PRS to acquire positioning information, in accordance with an observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA)-based positioning method, or may transmit a second SL-PRS to the first UE to facilitate acquisition of positioning information at the first UE, in accordance with a round-trip-time (RTT)-based positioning method.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating a programmable smart repeater with in-band control are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a repeater includes establishing a control link with a control node and receiving, via the control link, a configuration for the repeating unit component of the repeater to forward communication between a first wireless device and a second wireless device on an access link. The example method also includes transitioning an MT component of the repeater to an RRC inactive mode or an RRC idle mode for at least a period of time after receiving the configuration and forwarding the communication between the first wireless device and the second wireless device on the access link based on the configuration while the MT component of the repeater is in the RRC inactive mode or the RRC idle mode.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable a UE to limit MCS and/or K1 offset used for communicating with a base station to a threshold based at least in part on an SCS used for the communication. In one aspect, a UE limit at least one of an MCS to being less than or equal to an MCS threshold or a K1 offset to being greater than or equal to a K1 offset threshold based on a subcarrier spacing selected for communication with a base station, the K1 offset being a number of slots between receiving DL data and transmitting ACK/NACK feedback. The UE communicate with the base station based at least on one of the MCS being less than or equal to the MCS threshold or the K1 offset being greater than or equal to the K1 offset threshold.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for indicating a time gap in case of a BWP switch are provided. A base station may transmit to a UE, and the UE may receive from the base station, an indication of a BWP switch from a first BWP to a second BWP. The UE and the base station may communicate with each other via a PDSCH or a PUSCH, in the second BWP based on a time gap. The time gap may be based on at least one of a first time parameter associated with the indication or a second time parameter associated with the BWP switch. The time gap may have a duration that is at least as long as a first duration of a BWP switch delay associated with switching from the first BWP to the second BWP.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A waveform for communications between a user equipment (UE) and a base station may be generated or decoded based on a resource allocation of a slot for the communications. In some cases, the UE may receive control information from the base station that indicates the resource allocation for the slot, where the slot contains a defined number of symbol periods (e.g., 14 symbol periods), or the defined number of symbol periods and at least one additional symbol period. The waveform may then be generated (e.g., transmitted) or decoded (e.g., received) based on the number of symbol periods in the slot. Additionally or alternatively, the UE and base station may identify an operating mode of the UE, identify allowed resource allocation sizes for generating or decoding the waveform, and generate or decode the waveform based on the allowed resource allocation sizes.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) identifying a TCI state. The UE may associate the TCI state with one or more channels or reference signals based at least in part on a configured association. The UE may communicate using the one or more channels or reference signals based at least in part on associating the TCI state with the one or more channels or reference signals. Numerous other aspects are described.