Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Aspects of the present disclosure provide a user equipment (UE) with a capability to identify an enhanced sidelink resource pool including resources that are otherwise excluded from configured sidelink resource pools. In some examples, the UE may identify the enhanced sidelink resource pool based on sidelink parameters for transmitting one or more sidelink messages, and the UE may use the enhanced sidelink resource pool for additional sidelink transmissions. The additional sidelink transmissions may include standalone sidelink control information (SCI) transmissions or other types of transmissions associated with sidelink communications. The resources associated with the enhanced sidelink resource pool may have a relatively finer granularity than those included within a base sidelink resource pool that is, for example, configured by a network.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may transmit an announcement that indicates a plurality of future resource reservations. The wireless communication device may transmit multiple sets of announcements that indicate one or more reservations and may vary the transmission frequency thereof based on proximity to the communications. The wireless communication device may transmit an announcement that indicates a future communication and a cancellation indication that indicates a cancellation of the communication. The wireless communication device may transmit a preemption indication that indicates that resources reserved for an announced future communication have been preempted for another communication. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: In some aspects of the disclosure, an apparatus for wireless communication includes a receiver and a transmitter. The transmitter is configured to transmit a first transmission during a first time slot and to transmit a second transmission during a second time slot that is after the first time slot. The first transmission includes first data and a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associated with the first data, and the second transmission includes second data and a second DMRS associated with the second data. One or more of the first transmission or the second transmission further includes an indication of whether a joint channel estimation operation is to be performed based on the first DMRS and the second DMRS.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating phase jump estimation for SL DMRS bundling are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving, from another device, first information at a first symbol of a first slot, the first slot including at least the first symbol and a first reference signal. The example method also includes receiving second information at a second symbol of a second slot, the second slot including at least the second symbol and a second reference signal, the first information and the second information being repetitions. The example method also includes generating a first reference signal copy based at least on the second reference signal and a phase jump between the first slot and the second slot. Additionally, the example method includes performing channel estimation across the first slot and the second slot based on an aggregation of the first reference signal and the first reference signal copy.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a first user equipment (UE) may monitor and perform blind decoding for a sidelink transmission, such as a first part of sidelink control information (SCI), from a second UE over a configured search space. The first UE may receive signaling indicating an update to the search space via lower layer signaling, such as via a second part of SCI or a sidelink data channel, and may monitor for the sidelink transmission over the updated search space. The update to the search space may indicate a blocking of one or more monitoring occasions from the configured search space, an addition of one or more monitoring occasions to the configured search space, a reactivation of one or more previously blocked monitoring occasions, or a switching from a first search space to a second search space.

Abstract: Techniques for location determination of user equipment (UE) are provided. In an aspect, a position estimation entity (e.g., UE, gNB, LMF, etc.) identifies a pool of UEs for a SL-assisted position estimation procedure of a set of target UEs. SL SRS-Ps are communicated (e.g., transmitted and measured) between the pool of UEs (e.g., for relative SL ranging). UL SRS-Ps are communicated by at least some of the UEs in the pool of UEs. The position estimation entity obtains measurement data for both the SL SRS-P and UL-SRS-P communications. The position estimation entity determines a position estimate for each UE in the set of UEs based on the measurement information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications networks, a first wireless device may transmit sidelink control information to a second wireless device, which includes a first scheduling for an uplink transmission by a second wireless device during a first slot. The second wireless device may decode the sidelink control information to determine an operating mode of the first wireless device during the first slot, such as a transmitting mode or a receiving mode. Based on the operating mode, the second wireless device may drop or delay the uplink transmission. In some cases, the first wireless device may schedule an uplink transmission to be performed by the second wireless device during a second slot, and the first wireless device may switch from a transmitting mode to a receiving mode in order to receive the scheduled uplink transmission from the second wireless device.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information including a sidelink cancellation indication indicating a cancellation of a communication in a communication resource that has an overlap with a physical sidelink control channel. The UE may transmit on the communication resource in accordance with the sidelink cancellation indication and a rule associated with the overlap with the physical sidelink control channel. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may monitor a first control resource pool associated with sidelink control signaling during a first sensing window and monitor a portion of a second resource pool associated with sidelink data signaling during a second sensing window. The UE may perform joint resource selection on the first resource pool and the second resource pool based on the monitoring during the first and second sensing windows. The UE may transmit a sidelink control information message including resource indication fields to reserve the selected sidelink control channel resources and selected sidelink shared channel resources. The UE may transmit the sidelink data message on one or more of the reserved sidelink shared channel resources.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some cases, a first user equipment (UE) may receive a control message from a second UE indicating resources that are reserved for communications between the first UE and the second UE. The first UE may transmit a first control message and a second control message for reassurance of the reserved resources. The first UE may transmit a first control message for reservation reassurance, and the first control message may indicate a resource configuration for a second control message for reservation reassurance. The first UE may transmit an indication of the reserved resources, resource reservation reassurance information, or both via the second control message. A third UE may receive the first and second control messages and may refrain from communicating on the reserved resources based on the indication.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support mechanisms for enabling sidelink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) bundling in a wireless communication system. In aspects, a transmitting user equipment (UE) may be configured for sidelink communication with a receiving UE, and a sidelink DMRS transmission may be determined to be transmitted from the transmitting UE to the receiving UE. In aspects, determining whether to enable bundling of the sidelink DMRS transmission from the transmitting UE to the receiving UE or not (e.g., whether to enable or to forego enabling bundling of the sidelink DMRS transmission) may be determined in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Positioning of one or more user equipments (UEs) is performed using broadcast common sounding reference signals (SRS) resources for positioning. The common SRS that is broadcast by a UE is received and measured by one or more base stations and one or more other UEs. The other UEs may have known positions and may server as anchor nodes for positioning. The other UEs may have known positions and may serve as a positioning (anchor) node or may have unknown positions and may be jointly positioned with the target UE. During joint positioning, each of the other UEs may similarly broadcast a common set of SRS that is received and measured by the base stations and other UEs for positioning. An angular measurement of the SRS broadcast by one or more UEs may be measured and used to resolve mirror symmetry in positioning solutions.

Abstract: A user equipment may be configured to perform active interference cancellation for random-access channel. In some aspects, the user equipment may receive, from a base station, physical layer random-access channel (PRACH) configuration information including one or more active interference cancellation (AIC) parameters for applying AIC to a PRACH message to the base station. Further, the user equipment may transmit, to the base station, the PRACH message with one or more AIC subcarriers based on the one or more AIC parameters.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support resource selection and indication for sidelink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) bundling. A transmitting UE determines sidelink resources for bundling a sidelink DMRS transmission to be transmitted to a receiving UE. In sidelink mode 1, the sidelink resources may be determined based on indications from a base station, which may include whether the transmitting UE is to maintain phase continuity over the sidelink resources during the bundling, or whether the transmitting UE is to include a phase jump reference signal with the bundled DMRS transmission to the receiving UE. In sidelink mode 2, the transmitting UE may select the sidelink resources based on the phase continuity capabilities of the transmitting UE and/or of the receiving UE, and/or based on a sensing of the sidelink channel. In some cases, the receiving UE may provide a resource recommendation to the transmitting UE.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable medium for soft cancellation of sidelink transmissions are provided. An example method may include receiving, from a base station, DCI comprising at least one of: an open loop power control parameter, a maximum transmit power, or a closed loop power control parameter. The open loop power control parameter, the maximum transmit power, or the closed loop power control parameter may be associated with a PSSCH or a PSCCH. The example method may further include reducing a transmit power of a scheduled transmission associated with the PSSCH or the PSCCH to a reduced transmit power if the reduced transmit power is above a threshold or cancel the scheduled transmission if the reduced transmit power is below the threshold. The reduced transmit power may be based on the open loop power control parameter, the maximum transmit power, or the closed loop power control parameter.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a UE determines a sidelink resource configuration for a slot, wherein the sidelink resource configuration includes a first set of resources carrying a first PSSCH in a first mini-slot of the slot, a second set of resources carrying a second PSSCH in a second mini-slot of the slot, and a third set of resources carrying a PSFCH associated with one or more PSSCHs of one or more preceding slots. The UE may communicate data over at least a portion of the slot in accordance with the sidelink resource configuration. In some designs, a sidelink management device (e.g., the UE, another UE, or a network component) may transmit the sidelink resource configuration.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first device may receive, from a second device, a sounding reference signal (SRS) prior to a scheduled communication. The first device may transmit, to the second device, an indication that a measurement of the SRS does not satisfy a threshold, if the measurement of the SRS does not satisfy the threshold. The first device may activate, based at least in part on the transmitting the indication and before the scheduled communication, a multi-point communication mode. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A transmitting user equipment (UE) may determine a set of resources for sidelink communication with one or more neighboring UEs. The transmitting UE may transmit multiple sidelink control messages to the neighboring UEs indicating the set of resources are reserved for a sidelink data message. The neighboring UEs may receive at least one of the sidelink control messages. A neighboring UE may determine a portion of the resources are reserved for a sidelink data message with the transmitting UE and may transmit or receive the sidelink data message using the portion of the resources. Additionally or alternatively, a neighboring UE may determine the resources are reserved for a sidelink data message between the transmitting UE and another neighboring UE and may select alternative resources for sidelink data messages to may avoid using the reserved resources.

Abstract: Aspects relate to techniques for signaling the capability of a wireless communication device (e.g., a UE) to support demodulation reference signal (DMRS) bundling for channel estimation across two or more slots in the sidelink or uplink. In some examples, a transmitting UE may transmit a DMRS bundling indication to a receiving device (e.g., a receiving UE for sidelink DMRS bundling or a base station for uplink DMRS bundling). The DMRS bundling indication may indicate a capability of the transmitting UE to support DMRS bundling. The transmitting UE may then transmit a respective set of DMRSs within each of two or more slots during a DMRS bundling window to the receiving device based on the transmitting wireless communication device and the receiving device supporting DMRS bundling.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for configuring a search space for sidelink communications between a plurality of user equipments (UEs). Particularly, the techniques described herein configure a search space (e.g., subset of all available sub-channels) to decode the sidelink packets (e.g., physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH)) transmitted between a first UE and a second UE over sidelink communication without the need for the receiver UE (e.g., second UE) to perform blind decoding of all sidelink sub-channels as is currently required in conventional systems. Thus, the disclosed techniques reduce latency and maximize the resource utilization (e.g., by using less processing power and bandwidth) for sidelink communications.