Abstract: A device is configured to perform positioning sessions and radio frequency (RF) sensing sessions in a cellular network. The positioning sessions may be previously defined positioning sessions, in which a device uses reference signals (RSs) to generate positioning measurements. RF sensing sessions may be defined sessions using the existing infrastructure for positioning sessions in order to generate RF sensing measurements. With the device to report both the positioning measurements and the RF sensing measurements, the device may adjust a previously defined measurement report for positioning measurements to also include RF sensing measurements, or the device may generate newly defined measurement reports to include the RF sensing measurements. The device may also prioritize reporting the positioning measurements and the RF sensing measurements, which may be based on a latency requirement of the different measurements, a quality of the measurements, or a use case of the device.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating reusing an air-to-ground communication system to support message-relaying for UEs in remote areas are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes establishing an access link with a terrestrial network. The example method also includes establishing a message layer of the access link for communicating with a payload deployed on-board an aerial device. The example method also includes communicating a communication with the aerial device using the message layer, the communication including a message to be provided to the terrestrial network or received from the terrestrial network.

Abstract: Radio frequency (RF) sensing of a target object by a wireless network is supported by a sensing node based on a sensing-purpose beam measurement configuration and/or valid reporting configuration received from a network node. Based on the sensing-purpose beam measurement configuration, the sensing node measures sensing-purpose beams received from a transmitting entity and selects one or more of the sensing-purpose beams for sensing the target. The sensing node sends a sensing-purpose beam measurement report to a network node that identifies the selected sensing-purpose beams and may provide measured metrics, such as signal strength and absolute or relative delay of the selected beams along the target paths. The sensing node may determine whether valid reporting conditions are present based on changes in the measurement the channel state information and may report sensing measurement if valid reporting conditions exist.

Abstract: A method of selectively transmitting a positioning signal from a TRP includes: transmitting, unmuted, a first intra-slot positioning signal resource segment in a first slot of a transmission schedule in accordance with a muting configuration, the transmission schedule indicating which one or more resource elements to sound for transmitting at least a portion of the positioning signal, the muting configuration indicating whether to mute intra-slot positioning signal resource segments; and muting transmission by the TRP of a second intra-slot positioning signal resource segment in the first slot of the transmission schedule in accordance with the muting configuration.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration of a duration or a duration timer, and of an inactivity timer of a first search space (SS) set or SS set group (SSSG). The UE may start the duration or the duration timer in each monitoring occasion of the first SS set or SSSG. The UE may receive, in a monitoring occasion of the first SS set or SSSG within the duration or before the duration timer expires, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) message indicating a new transmission in the first SS set or SSSG. The UE may start or restart the inactivity timer for the monitoring occasion of the first SS set or SSSG after an end of receiving the PDCCH message. The UE may monitor for PDCCH messages during the inactivity timer.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless sensing. In an aspect, a transmitter device modulates one or more information bits onto one or more sensing symbols based on a delay shift coding scheme to generate a joint communication and sensing (JCS) waveform, wherein the delay shift coding scheme provides a delay shift from a symbol boundary of each of the one or more sensing symbols to a sensing period within each of the one or more sensing symbols, and transmits the JCS waveform, wherein the JCS waveform comprises a sensing waveform within the sensing period within each of the one or more sensing symbols.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, processes, and computer-readable media for wireless communications. For example, a network entity may receive, from a network device, Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) measurements and Doppler measurements for a plurality of pairs of sensing beams. The network entity may determine, based on at least a portion of the RSRP measurements and the Doppler measurements, a pair of sensing beams from the plurality of pairs of sensing beams for sensing a target. In some cases, the network device may determine the RSRP measurements and Doppler measurements of the plurality of pairs of sensing beams. The network device may receive, from the network entity, an indication of a pair of sensing beams from the plurality of pairs of sensing beams based on at least the portion of the RSRP measurements and the Doppler measurements.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless sensing. In an aspect, a network node detects a collision between at least one wireless communication signal scheduled to be transmitted by the network node and two or more bundled radar reference signals scheduled to be transmitted by the network node, wherein the at least one wireless communication signal is scheduled to be transmitted during a gap between a first radar reference signal and a second radar reference signal of the two or more bundled radar reference signals; performs a collision avoidance operation based on detection of the collision, and transmits the two or more bundled radar reference signals.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless positioning. In an aspect, a base station determines a channel profile for a multipath channel between the base station and a user equipment (UE) based on at least one positioning reference signal transmitted to the UE or received from the UE by the base station on one or more radio beams, compresses the channel profile into a compressed representation of the channel profile, and transmits the compressed representation of the channel profile to a network entity. The network entity receives the compressed representation of the time-angle channel profile and determines a location of the UE based on the compressed representation of the channel profile.

Abstract: An example method for on-demand joint positioning and sensing a User Equipment (UE), the method performed by the UE and comprising determining a triggering event for radio frequency (RF) sensing of a target; responsive to the triggering event, determining a first request for the RF sensing of the target, determining identification information of the target, and transmitting to a server, the first request along with the identification information of the target.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a radio frequency sensing (RF-S) coverage map based on RF-S coverage areas associated with multiple RF-S nodes. Other aspects of the disclosure are directed to grouping of RF-S nodes, where one or more of the grouped RF-S nodes include non-gNB RF-S nodes.

Abstract: A method for CLI signal measurement includes: receiving, at an apparatus, a CLI configuration indicative of an uplink CLI signal corresponding to a transmitting user equipment; receiving, at the apparatus, the uplink CLI signal; measuring, at the apparatus, the uplink CLI signal to determine a Doppler measurement; and measuring, at the apparatus, the uplink CLI signal to determine a received power of the uplink CLI signal.

Abstract: A method of providing positioning state information in a channel usable for conveying the positioning state information includes: obtaining a positioning state information resource allocation parameter; determining a positioning resource amount based on the positioning state information resource allocation parameter, the positioning resource amount being an amount of resources of the channel usable for conveying the positioning state information; and transmitting the positioning state information over the channel while occupying no more than the positioning resource amount of resources of the channel.

Abstract: The apparatus may be a wireless device configured to detect a first trigger condition at the wireless device and transmit, for a network device, a first indication to switch from a first mode of operation associated with a first data bandwidth and a first reference signal bandwidth to a second mode of operation associated with a second data bandwidth and a second reference signal bandwidth, where at least one of the second data bandwidth is smaller than the first data bandwidth and the second reference signal bandwidth is larger than the second data bandwidth, the first data bandwidth is smaller than the first reference signal bandwidth and the second data bandwidth is smaller than the second reference signal bandwidth, or the first data bandwidth is smaller than the second data bandwidth and the first reference signal bandwidth that is larger than the first data bandwidth.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for communication. In an aspect, a UE reports a combination pattern for a combined measurement associated with samples across PRS occasions of a PRS measurement procedure. In another aspect, a UE reports a combined calibration error of a combined measurement associated with samples across PRS occasions of a PRS measurement procedure. The reported combination pattern and/or combined calibration error may be used by a position estimation entity for derivation of a position estimate of the UE.

Abstract: Techniques are described for supporting user equipment (UE) positioning in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). To allow calculating a position/location of a UE based on reference signal (RS) measurements to and from one satellite (or a terrestrial base station), a device may be configured to calculate a doppler measurement and a range measurement and report such measurements to be used by a location server to calculate a UE position. An example device may receive a first RS (with the first RS being one of a positioning reference signal (PRS) or a sounding reference signal (SRS)), receive a second RS associated with the first RS, calculate a doppler measurement based on one or both of the first RS or the second RS, and report the doppler measurement. The doppler measurement (such as a measured frequency offset) may be used by a location server to calculate a UE position on the earth surface.

Abstract: A communications transceiver system that employs self-interference mitigation techniques can detect static objects by using techniques that introduce angular or Doppler diversity. This can include moving Tx and Rx antennas and/or performing beam sweeping. When processing RF sensing data from reflected RF signals, self-interference mitigation techniques can be used and compensation can be made for the movement and/or beam sweeping to allow for both self-interference mitigation and detection of static objects.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a first user equipment (UE) obtains one or more first reception characteristics of a channel sounding signal transmitted by a second UE during a first transmission occasion of a detection duration, obtains one or more second reception characteristics of the channel sounding signal transmitted by the second UE during a second transmission occasion of the detection duration, and performs one or more sensing operations based on a difference between the one or more first reception characteristics and the one or more second reception characteristics indicating a presence, absence, or movement of an object.

Abstract: A UE determines a group identifier based at least in part on a timing advance (TA) associated with the UE, the group identifier associated with at least the UE and a second UE and receives a sidelink resource allocation associated with the group identifier. The UE transmits sidelink communication using the sidelink resource allocation. A network node associates a UE with a group identifier based on a timing advance (TA) associated with the UE and transmits a sidelink resource allocation associated with the group identifier, the group identifier associated with at least the UE and a second UE.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for generating radio frequency (RF) sensing waveforms to enable receiver training in cellular based RF sensing applications. An example method of transmitting a RF sensing signal includes transmitting a first radio frequency signal utilizing a first bandwidth at a first transmit power level, transmitting a second radio frequency signal utilizing a second bandwidth at a second transmit power level, wherein the second bandwidth is larger than the first bandwidth and the second transmit power level is greater than the first transmit power level, and transmitting one or more radio frequency sensing signals utilizing the second bandwidth and the second transmit power level.