Abstract: Some wireless communications systems may support deployment of ambient internet of things (IoT) devices, which include relatively low power and low complexity devices that are capable of harvesting energy from different sources, including radio frequency (RF) waves, solar energy, heat, or other ambient sources. Energy harvesting (EH)-capable devices such as ambient IoT devices may be used for applications such as inventory tracking, sensing, positioning, or command systems. Ambient IoT devices may be deployed for inventory reading or tracking. In some of the approaches described herein, unsynchronized duty cycle-based operations at EH-capable devices (e.g., ambient IoT devices) and multiple queries in a round from a reader may be utilized. For example, some of the techniques described herein may provide approaches for efficiently multiplexing multiple queries from different inventory rounds. For example, an inventory round may include multiple signaling instances to query one or more ambient IoT devices.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a network node, a message indicating a set of multi-slot monitoring configurations supported by a base station based on a minimum monitoring occasion periodicity associated with a search space being greater than or equal to one slot. The method also includes transmitting, to the network node, a selection message indicating selection of a single multi-slot monitoring configuration from the set of multi-slot monitoring configurations. The method still further includes monitoring the search space for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission in a plurality of non-consecutive monitoring occasion groups, each monitoring occasion group comprising a plurality of non-consecutive monitoring occasions based on the single multi-slot monitoring configuration.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may map a code block to resources, of a physical shared channel, that are allocated for data-modulated demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) in which each of the resources carries both at least a portion of a DMRS sequence and data. The wireless communication device may transmit a communication, via the physical shared channel, that includes the code block that is mapped to the resources that are allocated for the data-modulated DMRSs. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration that indicates a code-division multiplexing (CDM) group configured for the UE; receive a first indication of an antenna port, included in the CDM group, assigned to the UE for reception of a first set of DMRS transmissions; receive a second indication of whether a second set of DMRS transmissions for another antenna port, included in the CDM group, is present or absent for another UE; and perform channel estimation based at least in part on the first indication of the antenna port and the second indication of whether the second set of DMRS transmissions for the other antenna port is present or absent. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: In an aspect, a PDCCH and a PDSCH are transmitted by a BS to a UE, whereby the PDDCH includes a first DCI part and the PDSCH includes a second DCI part. In an example, a TBS associated with the PDSCH may be determined (e.g., either by factoring or ignoring resource elements associated with the second DCI part). In another example, the PDSCH may be associated with a modulation scheme with a constellation having constellation points, whereby the second DCI part in the PDSCH is restricted to a subset of the constellation points. In another example, rate-matching may be performed for one or more resource elements of the second DCI part.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) and a base station may communicate in an unlicensed spectrum (e.g., a shared radio frequency spectrum band). As such, the UE may determine a codebook size for transmitting hybrid access request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) feedback with respect to the unlicensed spectrum. Accordingly, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a number of HARQ processes with which the UE has been configured. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a number and/or duration of downlink channel monitoring occasions indicated by the base station. In some cases, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a combination of the techniques described herein.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for enabling user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS) to communicate using a set of frequency resources in which a subset of frequency resources include a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS). In one aspect, the UE may measure the PTRS in the subset of frequency resources, and select a phase noise compensation that is used to demodulate a communication from the BS. The subset of frequency resources may be selected from the set frequency resources based on channel conditions of different subsets of frequency resources. The BS may provide an indication of the selected subset of frequency resources to the UE, such as in control information that schedules the communication from the BS.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for multi-carrier on-off keying communications. A method for wireless communications by an apparatus includes receiving a signal comprising multiple carrier frequencies modulated with on-off keying; decoding the signal based at least in part on a delta frequency being associated with a first carrier frequency and a second carrier frequency among the multiple carrier frequencies; and recovering data from the decoded signal.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable a UE to limit MCS and/or K1 offset used for communicating with a base station to a threshold based at least in part on an SCS used for the communication. In one aspect, a UE limit at least one of an MCS to being less than or equal to an MCS threshold or a K1 offset to being greater than or equal to a K1 offset threshold based on a subcarrier spacing selected for communication with a base station, the K1 offset being a number of slots between receiving DL data and transmitting ACK/NACK feedback. The UE communicate with the base station based at least on one of the MCS being less than or equal to the MCS threshold or the K1 offset being greater than or equal to the K1 offset threshold.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may measure a frequency selectivity of a channel between the UE and a base station and may transmit signaling to the base station indicating one or both of a frequency selectivity metric or a recommended demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port multiplexing pattern based on measuring the frequency selectivity. In some aspects, the UE may transmit the signaling to assist the base station in configuring a DMRS port multiplexing pattern based on current channel conditions. For example, if the frequency selectivity metric satisfies a threshold, the UE may recommend a DMRS port multiplexing pattern absent of code division multiplexing (CDM). Alternatively, if the frequency selectivity metric fails to satisfy the threshold, the UE may recommend a DMRS port multiplexing patter including CDM.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a reader device may transmit a delta message that indicates a frequency difference between a data tone frequency for the reader device and a helper tone frequency. The reader device may transmit a data tone signal at the data tone frequency and a helper tone signal at the helper tone frequency. The helper tone signal may be a waveform that is shared among multiple reader devices. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a frequency offset of a helper tone associated with a data communication, the helper tone associated with assisting the UE to filter one or more of noise or interference from data signaling associated with the data communication. The UE may receive the helper tone and the data communication, comprising data signals at different frequencies that are based at least in part on the frequency offset of the helper tone. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described that support user equipment (UE)-assisted transmission and reception point (TRP) synchronization. A first TRP and a second TRP may send a first downlink reference signal (RS) and a second downlink RS to an assisting UE. The assisting UE may transmit a first uplink RS to the first TRP and a second uplink RS to the second TRP, where the first uplink RS and the second uplink RS are precoded based on the first downlink RS and the second downlink RS. A central node may calculate a relative timing offset, relative phase offset, or both, between the first TRP and the second TRP based on the first uplink RS and the second uplink RS. Then, one of the first TRP or the second TRP may use the relative timing offset, phase offset, or both to synchronize with the other TRP.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device such as a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a scheduling device such as a base station, control signaling which indicates a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration scheduling a burst of multiple downlink shared channel transmission opportunities during an SPS interval. Based on receiving the SPS configuration, the UE may receive downlink signaling from the base station in a downlink shared channel transmission opportunity of the SPS interval. In some other aspects, a UE may receive control signaling which indicates a configured grant (CG) that schedules a burst of multiple uplink shared channel transmission opportunities during a CG timing interval. Based on receiving the CG, the UE may transmit uplink signaling to the base station in an uplink shared channel transmission opportunity indicated by the CG.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a grant that schedules multiple downlink communications, wherein the grant includes multiple start and length indicator values (SLIVs) that indicate respective time domain resource allocations (TDRAs) for the multiple downlink communications and a feedback timing indicator that indicates timing of uplink feedback communications for the multiple downlink communications. The UE may determine that there is a conflict between a timing of a first uplink feedback communication for a first downlink communication of the multiple downlink communications and a TDRA for a second downlink communication of the multiple downlink communications. The UE may adjust at least one of the TDRA for the second downlink communication or the timing of the first uplink feedback communication. 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 determine an amount of time between uplink allocations that is needed for performing frequency retuning during operation at a subcarrier spacing (SCS). The UE may perform frequency retuning in association with hopping from a first set of frequency resources, associated with transmitting a first uplink transmission, to a second set of frequency resources, associated with transmitting a second uplink transmission, during operation at the SCS, wherein the frequency retuning is performed during a set of consecutive unallocated resources determined based at least in part on the amount of time between uplink allocations that is needed for performing frequency retuning. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first network entity may receive, from a second network entity, an indication of a first frequency offset associated with the second network entity. In some aspects, the first network entity may receive, from the second network entity, a first transmission including a first communication and a first helper signal that are separated in a frequency domain based on the first frequency offset. In some aspects, the first network entity may decode, via envelope tracking, the first transmission to obtain the first communication from the first transmission. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive first control signaling identifying a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) pattern that may be uniformly distributed in a time domain and a frequency domain. The DMRS pattern may include a first set of resource elements for the DMRS, a second set of resource elements for guard tones adjacent to and greater in frequency than the first set of resource elements, and a third set of resource elements for guard tones adjacent to and lower in frequency than the first set of resource elements. The UE may receive second control signaling that schedules a data signal to be communicated between the UE and a network node in a set of time-frequency resources. The UE may communicate the data signal according to the second control signaling and the DMRS according to the DMRS pattern.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive information indicating a timing configuration for candidate positions of a discovery reference signal (DRS) window, wherein the DRS window is within an unlicensed millimeter wave (mmW) band, and wherein the timing configuration provides for repetition of a synchronization signal block (SSB) within the DRS window based at least in part on a wraparound scheme; and scan for the SSB in accordance with the timing configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure can be implemented in a method for wireless communication by a first wireless node. The method generally includes receiving, from a second wireless node, information regarding PTRS tones, designating one or more of the PTRS tones as ZP tones and one or more of the PTRS tones as NZP tones based, at least in part, on the information, and transmitting a PTRS on the NZP tones. In some cases, the first wireless node is a user equipment (UE) and the second wireless node is a network entity. In some cases, the first wireless node is a network entity and the second wireless node is a UE.