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: A low complexity user equipment (UE) may be in communication with another UE (e.g., with a premium UE or more capable UE) via a device-to-device communication link (e.g., via sidelink), and the low complexity UE may leverage the device-to-device link to improve (e.g., simplify, expedite, etc.) random access procedures performed by the low complexity UE. For example, a low complexity UE may request contention free random access (CFRA) resources via the device-to-device link with another UE. Another device (e.g., another UE in device-to-device communication with the low complexity UE) may receive the request from the low complexity UE and forward the request to the network (e.g., to a base station). The network may then configure CFRA resources for the low complexity UE. Upon receiving the CFRA configuration, the low complexity UE may perform a random access procedure (e.g., a CFRA procedure) with the network (e.g., with the base station) accordingly.

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. 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: 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: 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. Generally, the described techniques provide for managing remote interference using a previously detected relationship between an aggressor base station and a victim base station. The described techniques provide for allocating reference signal sequences for various victim base stations to send to an aggressor base station. The victim base station may trigger the aggressor base station to perform reference signal monitoring based on the previously detected victim-aggressor relationship, and may transmit a reference signal carrying a unique identifier based on the triggering. The first base station may send a request that the second base station to transmit a reference signal for enabling the first base station to measure interference of a wireless channel, and performing interference mitigation techniques at the first base station, the second base station, or both, to mitigate the remote interference.

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: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for uplink scheduling for communication on an uplink from a user equipment (UE) to a base station (BS). The uplink scheduling is based on uplink transmission (UL Tx) switching time and/or uplink data preparation time of the UE. The uplink data preparation time is calculated based on the UL Tx switching time. For example, a UE can report to a BS at least one of an indication of a UL Tx switching time and an uplink data preparation time of the UE. In return, the UE can receive an indication of uplink scheduling from the BS, which the UE can use to communicate with the BS.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, and computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for managing cross-carrier scheduling. In one aspect, a processor of a wireless device may determine whether downlink control information (DCI) received from a secondary cell schedules communications on a primary cell, and may determine cross-carrier scheduling of communications on the primary cell in response to determining that the DCI received from the secondary cell schedules communications on the primary cell. In another aspect, processor of a network device may schedule communications on the primary cell in the DCI of the secondary cell, and may perform cross-carrier scheduling of communications on the primary cell based on the DCI of the secondary cell.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) configuration for a random access channel (RACH) procedure, wherein the PTRS configuration indicates a PTRS density per modulation and coding scheme (MCS). The UE may perform the RACH procedure according to the PTRS configuration and an MCS used for the RACH procedure. Numerous other aspects are provided.

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 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: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may apply one or more spreading sequences to a set of modulation symbols of a data set to generate spread modulation symbols; apply a scrambling sequence to the spread modulation symbols to generate a set of scrambled symbols; and transmit a waveform based at least in part on the set of scrambled symbols. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Some aspects described herein relate to receiving, from a base station, a configuration to transmit uplink signaling to the base station, determining, based on the configuration, to setup a group for sidelink communication with one or more other user equipments (UEs), transmitting, based on determining to setup the group, a first uplink message based on the configuration from the base station, and receiving, from the one or more other UEs, a second uplink message based on the configuration to indicate setup of the group. Some aspects described herein also relate to conflict avoidance between sidelink and uplink/downlink communications.

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: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information identifying configurations associated with respective uplink carriers for a random access channel (RACH) message, wherein a configuration associated with a first uplink carrier, of the respective uplink carriers, is different than a configuration associated with a second uplink carrier of the respective uplink carriers. The UE may select a set of uplink carriers, of the respective uplink carriers, on which to transmit the RACH message based at least in part on the configuration information. The UE may transmit the RACH message on the selected set of uplink carriers in accordance with the configuration information. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for cross-carrier feedback.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems for wireless communications, and more particularly to aggregating physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource units relating to a random access message. A user equipment (UE) may identify a random access message of a random access procedure. The random access message may include a random access preamble and a random access payload. The UE may aggregate multiple PUSCH resource units of a set of PUSCH resource units associated with one or more PUSCH occasions (POs) based on one or more of a payload size of the random access payload or a modulation and coding scheme associated with the random access payload. As a result, the UE may transmit the random access payload of the random access message on a PUSCH using time and frequency resources of the aggregated multiple PUSCH resource units over the one or more POs.

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.