Qualcomm Incorporated

Qingjiang Tian

Xiaoxia Zhang

Jing X Sun

Tao Luo

Ahmed Abdelaziz Ibrahim Abdelaziz Zewail

Wooseok Nam

Zhifei Fan

Yan Zhou

George Cherian

Simone Merlin

Gwendolyn Denise Barriac

Alfred Asterjadhi

Srinivas Yerramalli

Gang Ding

Mostafa Khoshnevisan

Chih-Hao Liu

David Jonathan Julian

Zhanfeng Jia

Tamer Adel Kadous

Mohamed Fouad Ahmed Marzban

Hemant Saggar

Yongbin Wei

Kapil Bhattad

Jun Ma

Aleksandar Damnjanovic

Iyab Issam Sakhnini

Peerapol Tinnakornsrisuphap

Kaushik Chakraborty

Edward Harrison Teague

Jae Ho Ryu

Anantha Krishna Karthik Nagarajan

Juan Montojo

Seyedkianoush Hosseini

Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian

Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan

Abhishek Pramod Patil

Yisheng Xue

Sai Yiu Duncan Ho

Olufunmilola Omolade Awoniyi-Oteri

Vinay Chande

Yanjun Sun

Andrei Dragos Radulescu

Harinath Garudadri

Amal Ekbal

Vito Remo Bica

Chinnappa K Ganapathy

Eyal Hochdorf

Xuetao Chen

James William Dolter

Vinay Praneeth Boda

A UE receives, from a base station, a single downlink control information (DCI) indicating a multiple PDSCH grant for at least a first PDSCH in a first slot and a second PDSCH in a second slot. The UE receives the first PDSCH in a first set of symbols in the first slot and receives the second PDSCH in a second set of symbols in the second slot. A UE receives, from a base station, a single DCI indicating a multiple PUSCH grant for at least a first PUSCH in a first slot and a second PUSCH in a second slot. The UE transmits the first PUSCH in a first set of symbols in the first slot and transmits the second PUSCH in a second set of symbols in the second slot.

Multi-PDSCH or multi-PUSCH grant for non-contiguous resources on multiple slots

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.

Non-consecutive slot monitoring configuration for early access

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit capability information indicating a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability, wherein the PDCCH monitoring capability indicates a minimum length for a group of slots and a maximum number of consecutive slots including at least one search space within the group of slots. The UE may receive a search space set configuration associated with a plurality of search spaces, wherein the search space set configuration is based at least in part on a slot group length that is greater than or equal to the minimum length. The UE may monitor for control information based at least in part on the search space set configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.

Flexible slot group for multiple slot control channel monitoring

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for frequency tracking and timing tracking using wideband reference signals (RSs). A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes monitoring for a wideband RS from a network entity when one or more conditions are met, the wideband RS occupying a wider band of frequency resources than a tracking reference signal (TRS) transmitted by the network entity; and performing at least one of frequency tracking or timing tracking based on the monitoring.

Frequency tracking and timing tracking using wideband reference signal(s)

In some designs, UE receives an active BWP SCS value of an active BWP SCS that is 120 kHz or higher, and a reference SCS value of a reference SCS that is the same or lower than the active BWP SCS, and determines a number of consecutive slots in the active BWP associated with the same SFI based on the active BWP SCS value and the reference SCS value. UE and BS communicate on slot(s) of the active BWP based on the active BWP SCS value and the reference SCS value. In some designs, a multi-slot SFI configuration is defined for multiple SFIs.

Slot format indicator configurations

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.

Semi-persistent scheduling and configured grants configuring bursts of multiple transmission opportunities

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.

Joint HARQ timing and SLIV design for multi-PDSCH grant

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.

Uplink frequency hopping and scheduling

Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating reference signal multiplexing with downlink data are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station, a reference signal configuration associated with at least one of a tracking reference signal (TRS) and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), the reference signal configuration comprising a symbol level rate matching configuration, a precoder configuration, or a guard tone configuration. The example method also includes receiving, from the base station, a transmission comprising at least a reference signal and data based on the reference signal configuration.

Reference signal multiplexing with downlink data

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a first configuration communication associated with a first shared channel communication that includes a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) having a first configurable DMRS lifespan, wherein the first configuration communication comprises a DMRS sharing indication associated with reuse of the first DMRS associated with a second shared channel communication. The UE may receive the first shared channel communication. The UE may receive the second shared channel communication based at least in part on the DMRS sharing indication. Numerous other aspects are described.

DMRS sharing for downlink control information scheduling

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless communications device, such as a user equipment (UE) may transmit a capability message indicating a capability of the UE to receive one or more downlink messages during a time slot, and may receive one or more control signalings which schedule a first and a second downlink message during the time slot, indicate a first resource allocation scheduled by a first scheduling configuration, and indicate a second resource allocation scheduled by a second scheduling configuration. The UE may monitor for one or both of the first downlink message or the second downlink message during the time slot based on the one or more control signalings and the capability message. The capability message may indicate a capability of the UE to receive a single downlink message or receive more than one downlink message during the time slot.

Operations for overlapping downlink communications with different resource allocations

Apparatus and method to allow for the activation of SPS/G with multi-PDSCH/PUSCH. The apparatus receives DCI comprising a TDRA assignment that is configured with multiple PUSCHs or multiple PDSCHs. The apparatus selects a first SLIV of a TDRA row indicated by the TDRA assignment comprising one or more SLIVs to activate SPS or a CG. The apparatus transmits the multiple PUSCHs or receiving the multiple PDSCHs based on a selected SLIV of the TDRA row. The apparatus may select the first SLIV for transmission of the multiple PUSCHs or reception of the multiple PDSCHs if a row indicated by the DCI comprises a plurality of SLIVs.

SPS/CG activation with multi-PDSCH/PUSCH DCI

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for transmitting downlink control information (DCI) to schedule retransmissions of semi-persistently scheduled (SPS) physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) that were not successfully received. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a downlink control information (DCI) that schedules retransmission of at least two semi-persistently scheduled (SPS) physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) that have hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARD) identifier (IDs); and receiving the retransmissions of the at least two PDSCHs.

Downlink control information for retransmission of semi-persistently scheduled physical downlink shared channels

Wireless communications systems and methods related to multiplexing of synchronization blocks (SSBs), control resource sets (CORESETs), and system information blocks (SIBs) are provided. A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station (BS), a first SSB of a first group of SSBs of an SSB burst set, wherein the first group of SSBs and a second group of SSBs of the SSB burst set are spaced apart in time by a group of CORESETs and SIBs. The group of CORESETs and SIBs comprises one CORESET and at least one SIB for each SSB of the first group of SSBs. The UE receives, in a first CORESET of the group of CORESETs and SIBs based on the first SSB, SIB scheduling information. The UE receives, based on the SIB scheduling information, a first SIB of the group of CORESETs and SIBs.

Multiplexing synchronization signal blocks, control resource set, and system information blocks

A user equipment (UE) transmits, to a base station, an indication of a capability for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. The UE receives, from the base station, a configuration of a plurality of search space set groups based on the capability. The apparatus then monitors PDCCH candidates for a PDCCH from the base station based on a search space set group and the configuration. A base station receives, from a UE, an indication of a capability for PDCCH monitoring and transmits, to the UE, a configuration of a plurality of search space set groups based on the capability. The apparatus transmits a PDCCH to the UE based on the search space set group and the configuration associated with the search space set group.

PDCCH monitoring capability indication per search space set group

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