Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for communication using a MIMO channel, such as an acoustic channel for underwater communication. An acoustic receiver may receive a signal comprising information encoded in at least one transmitted symbol. Using a two-layer iterative process, the at least one transmitted symbol is estimated. The first layer of the two-layer process uses iterative exchanges of soft-decisions between an adaptive turbo equalizer and a MAP decoder. The second layer of the two-layer process uses a data-reuse procedure that adapts an equalizer vector of both a feedforward filter and a serial interference cancellation filter of the adaptive turbo equalizer using a posteriori soft decisions of the at least one transmitted symbol. After a plurality of iterations, a hard decision of the bits encoded on the at least one transmitted symbol is output from the MAP decoder.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless positioning. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) associated with the DMRS, the DMRS and the PDSCH spanning a plurality of symbols of a slot, decodes the PDSCH, performs a positioning measurement based on the DMRS and the decoded PDSCH, and reports, to a location server, the positioning measurement or location information derived at least based on the positioning measurement.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a New Radio (NR) user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration that configures the NR UE with a capability to use a Long Term Evolution (LTE) cell-specific reference signal (CRS) for updating a tracking loop. The NR UE may receive an LTE CRS. The NR UE may update the tracking loop based at least in part on the LTE CRS. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Disclosed are various techniques for wireless positioning. In an aspect, the time that a user equipment (UE) spends on performing positioning reference signal (PRS) measurements is reduced, by lengthening the PRS measurement period (P) and/or by reducing the PRS symbol duration (K). These modifications may be performed by the UE or by a location management server or other network node and may be made in consideration of the UE's mobility status and other environmental or operating conditions of the UE. In an aspect, a network entity may determine P and K to be used by the UE, and may indicate, to the UE, the P and the K to be used by the UE for measuring at least one PRS. The UE may then use the P and the K for measuring at least one PRS.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for determining the location of an object using RF sensing. More specifically, an object may be detected in a wireless data communication network using radar techniques in which one or more base stations act as a transmitter and a mobile device (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) acts as a receiver in a bistatic or multi-static radar configuration. By comparing the time a line-of-sight (LOS) signal is received by the mobile device with that of an echo signal from a reflection of an RF signal from the object, a position of the object can be determined. Depending on desired functionality, this position can be determined by the UE, or by a network entity.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for channel sounding for wireless communications. Some implementations more specifically relate to scheduling sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets for wireless devices having more than 4 receive (RX) antenna ports. In some implementations, a base station may determine an antenna switching capability of a user equipment (UE). The antenna switching capability indicates a number of RX antenna ports of the UE. The base station schedules a number of SRS resource sets for the UE based at least in part on the number of RX antenna ports in excess of four. For example, the number of RX antenna ports may be equal to 8. As another example, the number of RX antenna ports may be equal to 6. The base station further receives, from the UE, uplink transmissions of one or more SRS resources for each of the scheduled SRS resource sets.

Abstract: A UE transmits a sidelink synchronization signal in response to a communication trigger, the sidelink synchronization signal including an indication of the communication trigger to be provided to a network. The UE receives a sidelink message from an aerial device in response to the sidelink synchronization signal. An aerial device receives, from a UE, a sidelink synchronization signal including an indication of a communication trigger associated with communication for a network. The aerial device transmits a sidelink message to the UE in response to reception of the sidelink synchronization signal that includes the indication of the communication trigger.

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: 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: A user equipment (UE) generates a positioning state information (PSI) report that is transmitted in a lower layer channel container, e.g., in the Physical channel or Medium Access Control channel, to a network entity to reduce latency. The PSI report is generated based on a plurality of PSI report elements determined from uplink (UL), downlink (DL) or UL and DL positioning measurements performed by the UE. Each PSI report element includes information related to positioning measurements performed by the UE. The transmission of at least one PSI report element generated by the UE may be postponed and not included in a current PSI report. The PSI report includes one or more indications of postponement, indicating that one or more PSI report elements have been postponed. A serving base station may grant a lower layer channel container for a second PSI report to contain the previously postponed PSI report elements.

Abstract: A UE includes a processor configured to: receive, in a primary cell, a dormant indication of a dormant state of a secondary cell; and respond to receiving the dormant indication by implementing the dormant state of the secondary cell by inhibiting monitoring of a physical downlink control channel of the secondary cell; where the processor is configured to respond to a positioning signal including a first portion that is configured within a bandwidth of the secondary cell and that is received while the secondary cell is in the dormant state by: withholding processing of the positioning signal; or withholding processing of the first portion of the positioning signal and processing a second portion, if any, of the positioning signal that is configured outside the bandwidth of the secondary cell; or processing the positioning signal.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information (DCI) carrying information indicating an updated configuration for the UE, wherein the DCI is associated with a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process for which HARQ feedback regarding the DCI is disabled. The UE may transmit the HARQ feedback regarding the DCI based at least in part on the DCI carrying the information indicating the updated configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for reducing latency for closed loop sidelink communications for non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are described. In some examples, a first user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a network entity, a message requesting an allocation of sidelink resources for the first UE and an allocation of sidelink resources for a second UE. The first UE may receive, from the network entity in response to the request message, an indication of a first set of sidelink resources for the first UE. In some examples, the first UE may transmit one or more data messages to the second UE, including an indication of a second set of sidelink resources, an indication that the network entity may directly allocate the second set of sidelink resources, or both. In some example, the first UE may receive one or more data messages from the second UE on the second set of sidelink resources.

Abstract: Example implementations include a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium of wireless communication for applying resource element (RE) skipping to a symbol where a beam change is to occur. A transmitter and a receiver determine that a beam change is to occur during the symbol. The transmitter allocates bits to a subset of REs for the symbol in a frequency domain allocation. Each RE of the subset is spaced apart by a number of empty REs. The transmitter performs an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) on the REs to generate a time domain signal including a number of repetitions of a transmitted waveform. The receiver receives the time domain signal during at least a portion of the symbol. The receiver performs a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the time domain signal and determines transmitted bits or a channel from the subset of REs output from the FFT.

Abstract: Wireless positioning accuracy of a user equipment (UE) is impacted by locations of the transmit/receive points (TRPs) and UE for wireless positioning. To improve the accuracy of estimated locations, a geometric dilution of precision (GDOP) may be determined for different groups of candidate TRPs, with the GDOP indicating a potential positioning error associated with the group of candidate TRPs. A UE may determine GDOPs for different combinations of candidate TRPs. One or more devices of a wireless network (e.g., a location server and/or a UE for positioning) may select or exclude one or more candidate TRPs from being used for wireless positioning of a UE based on the determined GDOPs. Exclusion or selection of candidate TRPs for wireless positioning may also be based on quality measurements of PRSs (such as an RSRP or SNR) or a time duration associated with measuring the PRSs from the candidate TRPs to be selected.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for fast adaptation of transmission properties of sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information, configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources; receiving signaling comprising a field indicating which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resource sets are active and which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resources sets are inactive; and transmitting one or more SRSs using only the one or more SRS resources that are active.

Abstract: A UE includes: a transceiver; a memory; and a processor configured to: receive first and second discontinuous reception configurations for first and second discontinuous reception groups; receive first and second positioning signal configurations for first and second positioning signals associated with the first and second discontinuous reception groups, respectively; measure the first positioning signal during a first active time of the first discontinuous reception group; and measure the second positioning signal during a fixed second active time or during a variable third active time, the fixed second active time having a fixed duration of the second discontinuous reception group and the variable third active time having a variable duration of the second discontinuous reception group.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive, from abase station, a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration indicating a number of candidate slots for transmission of a multi-slot aperiodic SRS (A-SRS); receive, from the base station, an SRS trigger, the SRS trigger comprising an indication of an A-SRS resource set, the A-SRS resource set comprising a plurality of A-SRS resources corresponding to the number of candidate slots; and transmit, in response to the SRS trigger, the multi-slot A-SRS in one or more of a plurality of candidate slots using at least a portion of the A-SRS resource set. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for transmitting sounding reference signal (SRS) resources with frequency hopping. In some implementations, a user equipment (UE) may use different SRS ports, different antenna ports, different numbers and sizes of SRS resources, different periodicities, different offsets, different transmission comb values, different number of symbols, different power control parameters, and/or different transmission comb offset values for SRS transmissions on different frequency subbands of the frequency hopping pattern to ensure that sounding operations cover all antennas of the UE, cover the entire frequency range of interest, and provide sufficiently dense SRS transmissions from which a base station can determine the best channel for DL transmissions while also using a minimum amount of SRS resources and consuming minimal power in the UE.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives, from a serving transmission-reception point (TRP), downlink control information (DCI) triggering the UE to measure positioning reference signals (PRS), wherein a code point in the DCI is associated with one or more PRS resources, one or more PRS resource sets, one or more positioning frequency layers, or one or more TRPs, and measures PRS transmitted on the one or more PRS resources, the one or more PRS resource sets, the one or more positioning frequency layers, or the one or more TRPs.