Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for techniques for wireless communications based on orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes. One aspect provides a method for wireless communications by a first wireless node. The method generally includes transmitting traffic to a user equipment (UE) on an access link, using a first portion of a uniform circular array (UCA) antenna panel and transmitting traffic to a second wireless node on a backhaul link, using a second portion of the UCA antenna panel.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for adapting bandwidth operation for full duplex user equipments (UEs) are described. One technique involves a base station (BS) determining a plurality of resource bandwidths (BWs) within an active BWP that are available to be used for communications by one or more UEs. An indication of at least one resource BW of the plurality of resource BWs is signaled to a UE. Communications between the BS and the UE are performed on the at least one resource BW.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A device may transmit first control signaling indicating a capability for switching between carriers of a group of carriers during uplink communications using carrier aggregation. The group of carriers include three or more carriers that are each associated with different radio frequency bands. The device may receive second control signaling that includes an indication for the device to switch to a subset of carriers of the group of carriers for transmission of an uplink message. The subset of carriers may be associated with a combination of radio frequency bands. The device may transmit the uplink message on at least one of the subset of carriers in accordance with a mapping between the combination of radio frequency bands and the at least one of the subset of carriers, where the mapping is based on the capability.

Abstract: Aspects are presented which enable a UE to determine a supplementary uplink (SUL) configuration for an uplink cancellation indication (ULCI) for cancelling uplink communications in SUL. The UE receives from a base station a first configuration associated with a first block of an ULCI and associated with at least one of a SUL carrier a non-supplementary uplink (NUL) carrier in a cell. The base station configures the UE with a second configuration associated with a second block of the ULCI and associated with a SUL carrier in the cell, and the UE determines the second configuration. The UE monitors the ULCI based on the first configuration and the second configuration.

Abstract: Aspects present herein relate to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a base station. The apparatus may identify at least one scheduling offset associated with a propagation delay between a base station of a NTN and the UE. The apparatus may also select a first scheduling offset of the at least one scheduling offset associated with the propagation delay between the base station and the UE. Additionally, the apparatus may transmit, to the base station, an uplink transmission based on the first scheduling offset, the uplink transmission being associated with a PUSCH, a PUCCH, or a PRACH.

Abstract: Some aspects of the present disclosure disclose methods and systems related to separate and joints releases of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configured transmission occasions by an SPS release. For example, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station (BS) and via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) release configured to jointly release at the UE a plurality of SPS configurations, each SPS configuration of the plurality of SPS configurations configured to schedule one or more SPS physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission occasions of a plurality of SPS PDSCH transmission occasions. In some instances, the plurality of SPS PDSCH transmission occasions may occur in a same slot as the SPS release. Further, the UE may not expect to receive, or refrain from receiving, SPS PDSCH via the plurality of SPS PDSCH transmission occasions.

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: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In some cases, a sidelink user equipment (UE) operating in a power saving mode may identify a resource reservation configuration for communicating within a resource pool allocated for sidelink communications. The UE may operate in a first power state of the power saving mode during a sensing window. The sensing window may correspond to a resource selection window of the resource pool. The UE may transition, after the sensing window, from the first power state to a second power state that may consume more power than the first power state. The UE may identify a subset of resources of the resource pool in the resource selection window that are available for sidelink transmission by the UE based on transitioning between the first power state and the second power state.

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: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For a set of scheduled transmission instances of a data communication, a transmitting network node may determine a first spatial filter to apply for a first subset of the scheduled transmission instances configured to provide the data communication and a second spatial filter to apply for a second subset of the scheduled transmission instances configured to allow energy harvesting at an energy harvesting device. In some cases, the transmitting network node may indicate a first quasi co-location (QCL) relation to use for the first subset of the scheduled transmission instances configured to provide the data communication to the network node receiving the data transmissions, and the transmitting network node may indicate a second QCL relation to use for the second subset of the scheduled transmission instances configured to allow energy harvesting to the energy harvesting device.

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: An apparatus for wireless communication is provided. The apparatus may be a user equipment (UE). The apparatus receives a first number of repetitions of a signal transmission from a base station and receives a second number of repetitions of the signal transmission transmitted from a reconfigurable intelligent surface device. The apparatus decodes the signal transmission based at least in part on the first number of repetitions of the signal transmission from the base station and the second number of repetitions of the signal transmission transmitted from the reconfigurable intelligent surface device.

Abstract: Idle discontinuous reception (I-DRX) cycles at a user equipment (UE) may be extended via leveraging of paging assistance from a second UE. For example, a low complexity UE may have a connection to a network (e.g., via a link to a base station) as well as a connection to another UE (e.g., via a device-to-device link to a regular UE). In cases where such a low complexity UE receives paging messages from the network, a UE associated with a device-to-device link of the low complexity UE may monitor paging messages on behalf of the low complexity UE. As such, the low complexity UE may extend its I-DRX cycle, as the assisting UE monitors paging information for the low complexity UE. The assisting UE may forward paging information for the low complexity UE according to paging occasions of the extended I-DRX cycle of the low complexity UE.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for determining a transport block (TB) configuration and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgment (ACK)/negative acknowledgment (NACK) configuration for full duplex (FD) UE(s) are described. One technique involves receiving channel state information (CSI) report(s) from a UE operating in FD mode. At least one of a TB configuration or feedback type for a communication slot is determined based on the CSI report(s). The communication slot can include half duplex (HD) symbol(s) and FD symbol(s). An indication of at least one of the TB configuration or the feedback type is signaled to the UE. Another technique involves receiving, from a base station (BS), downlink data transmission(s) across a slot(s). A type of duplexing mode associated with each of the slot(s) is determined. The downlink data transmission(s) are acknowledged, based at least in part on the type of duplexing mode associated with each of the slot(s).

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a channel state information (CSI) report configuration with a codebook list, for example, for non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT). A method for wireless communication that can be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a CSI report configuration. The CSI report configuration is associated with one or more CSI reference signal (RS) resources. Each CSI-RS resource includes a set of ports or port groups. The UE receives a list of codebooks associated with the configuration. The UE determines at least one codebook, from the list of codebooks, to apply for one or more triggered CSI-RS resources.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network node may receive information indicating a reservation or allocation of a resource for transmission of a first signal by another network node, wherein the information identifies whether the network node is to use the resource for transmission of a second signal concurrently with the first signal. The network node may transmit the second signal in the resource based at least in part on the information identifying whether the network node is to use the resource for transmission of the second signal. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to obtaining a duplex mode of a scheduled entity, selecting a downlink-uplink (DU) slot interpretation to be applied by the scheduled entity to a slot including a DU symbol based on the duplex mode of the scheduled entity, and transmitting the DU slot interpretation to the scheduled entity. The DU symbol may be configured to include a downlink transmission and an uplink transmission within a same carrier bandwidth. Other aspects relate to receiving a message, indicating that the slot is formatted with a DU symbol, selecting a DU slot interpretation to be applied to the slot including the DU symbol based on a duplex mode of the scheduled entity, and applying the DU slot interpretation to the slot. Other aspects, examples, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a power saving indication relating to sidelink communication. The UE may perform a power saving operation based at least in part on the power saving indication. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be capable of operating according to a first transmission efficiency operating mode and a second transmission efficiency operating mode that is less power efficient than the first transmission efficiency operating mode. The first transmission efficiency operating mode may be associated with a first undesired emission level that is greater than a second undesired emission level associated with the second transmission efficiency operating mode. The UE may select to operate in one of the two transmission efficiency operating modes based on one or more communication parameters (e.g., indicated by control signaling received from a base station). For example, the UE may select to operate in the first transmission efficiency operating mode based on determining that one or more of the communication parameters satisfies at least one parameter criterion for operating in the first transmission efficiency operating mode.

Abstract: An apparatus, e.g., a UE, for transmission of information modulated onto RSs using index modulation is disclosed. The UE may receive, from a base station, a configuration of one or more RS resources of an RS resource set. The one or more RS resources may be associated with an index modulation technique including a plurality of UL or DL information bits. The UE may transmit, to the base station, or receive, from the base station, the plurality of UL or DL information bits. The plurality of UL or DL information bits may include at least one of one or more first bits or one or more second bits. At least one of the one or more RS resources may be selected based on at least one of the one or more first bits or the one or more second bits.