Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a first indication of one or more carriers, including a first carrier, that are affected by an operation associated with one or more other carriers. The UE may receive a second indication to switch a transmitting radio frequency (RF) chain of the UE from a second carrier to the first carrier at a first time. The UE may perform the operation at a second time that at least partially overlaps with the first time. The UE may suspend the switch of the transmitting RF chain to the first carrier based on performing the operation. The UE may configure the transmitting RF chain to be tuned to the first carrier or the second carrier at a third time that occurs after the second time. Numerous other aspects are described.

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: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Random access channel (RACH) occasions may be scheduled on each component carrier (CC) of a carrier aggregation (CA) configuration that includes both a time division duplexing (TDD) TD Raid band and at least one frequency division duplexing (FDD) band based on a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) received in the TDD band. In some cases, the TDD band may be used to configure the RACH occasions in same and/or different CCs. Additionally or alternatively, the FDD band may configure the RACH occasions on its uplink CC based on SSBs received on other CCs. Additionally, the RACH occasions may be configured such that the UE avoids unavailable uplink slots when transmitting a first RACH message in a RACH occasion.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a message to a network entity, such as a base station, indicating a capability of the UE to support multiple supplemental uplink frequency bands bundled to a serving cell. The UE may transmit the capability in a capability report with other capability information, or independent of a capability report. The UE may receive an information element (IE) in control signaling. The IE may indicate a set of supplemental uplink frequency bands for the serving cell. Each supplemental uplink frequency band may span one or more supplemental uplink carriers. The UE may receive additional control signaling scheduling one or more uplink transmissions on at least one supplemental uplink frequency band for the serving cell.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station associated with a cell of a time division duplex communication system may determine a guard interval that is less than a maximum time delay, based at least in part on a radius of the cell, for air-to-ground communications; and transmit a scheduling configuration to a user equipment that identifies the guard interval. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for switching configurations for uplink transmission switching. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity such as a base station, a switching configuration for an uplink transmission switching for three or more carriers. The switching configuration may be associated with switching one or more uplink transmission chains of the UE from or to one or more carriers of the three or more carriers within a time period. The switching configuration may be associated with a UE capability. The switching configuration may permit switching from or to one carrier within the time period associated with the UE capability. The switching configuration may permit switching from or to two carriers within the time period associated with the UE capability. The switching configuration may depend on the UE capability, thereby not causing the uplink transmission switching to degrade a performance of the UE.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some cases, a user equipment (UE) may In support multiple component carriers that may be used to transmit uplink transmissions. One carrier may be used at a time such that the may switch between the carriers based on an uplink transmission schedule. In some cases, switching may be limited by a consecutive uplink switching rule or UE capability. In some cases, the gap between two consecutive uplink carrier switching operations may be limited to a resource (e.g., slot, symbol), such that the UE may expect to perform at most one switching operation per resource. In some implementations, the gap between two consecutive uplink carrier switching operations may be limited to a duration (e. g., 14 symbols, 4 symbols), such that the UE may expect to perform at most one switching operation per a duration less than or equal to a threshold.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may configure an uplink transmission pattern related to an uplink transmission resource on multiple component carriers. The base station may transmit, to a user equipment (UE), information related to activating the uplink transmission pattern in a single scheduling message. Accordingly, the UE may transmit information on the multiple component carriers in one or more uplink symbols based at least in part on the uplink transmission pattern. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device may communicate with multiple beacon devices (e.g., road side beacons), where messages from the road side beacons may be transmitted over a sidelink communications link and may be used to determine a speed and/or location of the wireless device. In some examples, the messages may carry public safety information, location information, navigation information, or other types of information, which may be used, for example, to notify the wireless device of a nearby event, to enable navigation, or the like. When receiving messages from the road side beacons, the wireless device may report a status to a base station, which may determine a relationship between transmissions from the wireless device and predict future transmissions based on the relationship. As a result, the base station may modify communications parameters in accordance with the status of the wireless device.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for supporting multiple types of random access occasions. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station (BS), an indication of at least two types of random access occasions (ROs) including a first RO type and a second RO type for communicating in a first coverage area of the BS as part of a random access process for the UE to establish a connection with the BS in the first coverage area. The method further includes transmitting, to the BS, a preamble on an RO of one of the first RO type or the second RO type, wherein a preamble format of the preamble is based on whether the RO is of the first RO type or the second RO type.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, an indication of a monitoring window used by the base station to monitor for uplink transmissions from the UE. The UE may receive a control signal scheduling uplink resources for an uplink transmission by the UE on at least a first component carrier, the first component carrier in a first radio frequency spectrum band. The UE may reconfigure, in response to the received control signal, a first transmit chain of the UE from a second component carrier in a second radio frequency spectrum band to the first component carrier in the first radio frequency spectrum band for the uplink transmission. The UE may transmit, based at least in part on the indicated monitoring window and using at least the reconfigured first transmit chain, the uplink transmission on the first component carrier using the scheduled uplink resources.

Abstract: Aspects are provided to support payloads for msgA transmission in a two-step random access (RACH) procedure by providing a one-to-many mapping arrangement between preambles and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource units (PRUs). A preamble is determined by the UE which is mapped to one or more groups of PRUs to support piggybacking of uplink control information (UCI), frequency hopping on PUSCH, and multiple-slot repetition for msgA transmissions. By piggybacking UCI to a payload in msgA, flexibility may be provided in the selection of MCS and waveform as well as resource allocation for demodulation reference signals (DMRS) and PUSCH in PRUs. Moreover, by allowing a payload to hop to different frequencies on PUSCH during the transmission of msgA, a gain in frequency diversity and interference averaging may be provided, and by enabling a payload to repeat across multiple slots in msgA transmission, coverage enhancement and/or reliability may be increased.

Abstract: Aspects are presented that enable a user equipment (UE) to perform simultaneous transmission of supplementary uplink carriers. The UE can transmit, to a base station, a capability message of the UE, the capability message indicating whether the UE supports simultaneous transmission of uplink signaling on supplementary uplink carriers. The UE can receive, from the base station, schedule information scheduling simultaneous transmission of a first uplink transmission on a first carrier in a first cell and a second uplink transmission on a second carrier in a second cell different from the first cell based on the capability message. The UE can transmit, to the base station, the first uplink transmission on the first carrier via the first cell simultaneous with the second uplink transmission on the second carrier via the second cell.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for positioning. A receiver measures a time of arrival (ToA) of a positioning reference signal (PRS) transmission of a first PRS sequence transmitted by a first transmitter, measures a ToA of a PRS transmission of a second PRS sequence transmitted by a second transmitter, and determines an observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA) as a difference between the ToA of the PRS transmission of the first PRS sequence and the ToA of the PRS transmission of the second PRS sequence, wherein the OTDOA is less than half a maximum differential delay expected between the PRS transmission of the first PRS sequence and the PRS transmission of the second PRS sequence, and wherein a repetition duration of the first PRS sequence and the second PRS sequence is greater than 10 milliseconds (ms) and at least twice the maximum differential delay.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine a configuration of a retransmission of a first message of a random access procedure based on a set of transmission configuration options transmitted by a base station. For example, the UE may transmit the first message but may reconfigure the first message for the retransmission based on the transmission configuration options. Additionally, the UE may configure a set of transmission configuration states based on the transmission configuration options for transmitting/retransmitting the first message. In some cases, the UE may determine to switch transmission configuration states based on a trigger signaled by the base station and/or a determination by the UE. Additionally, the UE may transmit an indication of a log of state transitions performed prior to a retransmission of the first message to facilitate combining of the retransmissions at the base station.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may receive one or more signals indicating first and second uplink messages that at least partially overlap in time. The first uplink message may be associated with a first set of parameters and a first quantity of antenna ports and the second uplink message may be associated with a second set of parameters and a second quantity of antenna ports. The UE may transmit the first and second uplink messages using a third set of scheduling parameters based on a sum of the first quantity and the second quantity of antenna ports being greater than a quantity of available radio frequency (RF) chains at the UE. The third set of scheduling parameters may be associated with a third quantity of antenna ports that is less than the sum of the first and second quantities.

Abstract: A first user equipment (UE) is configured to communicate with a base station over a Uu link and communicate with a second UE over a sidelink. The first UE transmits a joint scheduling request and a joint buffer status report (BSR) for an uplink transmission on the Uu link with the base station and a sidelink transmission on the sidelink with the second UE. The joint BSR is associated with a relative latency of the uplink transmission and the sidelink transmission. The first UE receives from the base station, a joint transmission grant scheduling the uplink transmission on a first set of resources and scheduling the sidelink transmission on a second set of resources. The first UE transmits a first transmission on the first set of resources for the uplink transmission and a second transmission on the second set of resources for the sidelink transmission.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may group, into a common slot, a first plurality of consecutive uplink slots included in a first component carrier and a second plurality of consecutive uplink slots included in a second component carrier. The UE may determine whether an uplink transmission is scheduled in at least one of the first plurality of consecutive uplink slots or the second plurality of consecutive uplink slots. The UE may transmit on the first component carrier or on the second component carrier in the common slot or determine whether to switch a transmit chain based at least in part on whether an uplink transmission is scheduled in at least one of the first plurality of consecutive uplink slots or the second plurality of consecutive uplink slots. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive at least one control message from a base station, the at least one message jointly scheduling the UE for access network communications between the UE and the base station and for sidelink communications between the UE and another UE, such as another UE in a group of UEs. The UE may determine network control information based on the at least one control message. The UE may also determine sidelink control information based on the at least one control message. The UE may communicate with the base station and the other UE in accordance with the network control information and the sidelink control information, respectively.

Abstract: A base station (BS) may determine (estimate) a preparation time for at least one uplink (UL) transmission by a user equipment (UE) on at least one radio frequency (RF) carrier. The BS may use the preparation time to ensure that the BS sends a grant for the at least one transmission to the UE a sufficient amount of time before the at least one transmission is scheduled to occur to give the UE sufficient time to conduct the at least one UL transmission. In some examples, the BS determines the preparation time based on adjusting an uplink preparation time according to a defined value. In some examples, the BS determines the preparation time based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) index. The BS may select the SCS index used to determine the preparation time from smallest of the SCS indexes configured for the different RF carriers.