Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for interference mitigation between neighboring cells through the use of cell clusters and virtual logical cell clusters. Cells may be added to a cell cluster with a first cell when a level of interference coupling between the first cell and one or more neighboring cells exceeds a first threshold. One or more other cells may be added to a virtual logical cell cluster with the first cell when the level of interference coupling is between a second threshold and the first threshold, the second threshold being less than the first threshold. Interference mitigation between cells of cell clusters and/or virtual logical cell clusters may be performed. Interference mitigation may be accomplished through, for example, coordination of TDD uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configurations for cell clusters and scheduling-dependent interference management (SDIM) for virtual logical cell clusters.
Abstract:
A method for improved random access procedures by a UE is provided. The method comprises: measuring a common CSI-RS; selecting a best horizontal/vertical beam from a set of fixed beams; determining a preamble mapped to the selected horizontal/vertical beam; transmitting the preamble; and receiving a random access response.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for discontinuous transmission and/or discontinuous reception in time division duplex (TDD) systems that may have data transmission formats dynamically reconfigured. An initial uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration for TDD communication between an eNB and user equipment (UE) may be established. This initial UL-DL configuration may be reconfigured to a different UL-DL configuration for one or more UEs in communication with the eNB. When a UE switches to discontinuous reception (DRX) mode, it may monitor control information from the eNB during DRX on periods, a frequency of the DRX on periods based on a reference UL-DL configuration irrespective of any reconfiguration of UL-DL configuration for a particular UE. In some aspects, a UE that is operating in a UL-DL reconfiguration mode may, upon entering DRX mode, autonomously discontinue operating in the UL-DL re-configuration mode.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) aggregation across monitoring occasions. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes determining a policy for monitoring one or more physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs), wherein the policy allows for mapping control channel elements (CCEs) of a single PDCCH candidate across multiple PDCCH monitoring occasions; and monitoring for signals from a network entity via the one or more PDCCHs according to the determined policy.
Abstract:
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may transmit, and a user equipment (UE) may receive, configuration information related to a random access procedure. For example, in some aspects, the configuration information may include a physical random access channel mask configuration based at least in part on a random access occasion density in a time and frequency domain in a cell served by the base station, a random access response configuration based at least in part on an indication transmitted from the UE to the base station, and/or the like. Accordingly, the UE may perform the random access procedure based at least in part on the configuration information, which may be indicated to the UE in system information, radio resource control signaling, and/or the like. Numerous other aspects are provided.
Abstract:
In an aspect, a BS is configured as a serving cell of a UE. The BS transmits data to the UE in accordance with a frequency hopping scheme over a first set of T-F resources of a first BWP and a second set of T-F resources of a second BWP. The BS (or another BS) further transmits, to the UE over a third BWP that is different than the second BWP, a PDCCH including a PI field with a PI associated with the transmitted data over the second set of T-F resources of the second BWP. The UE receives the data and the PDCCH. The UE processes the received data over (at least) the second set of T-F resources based on the PI.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, for a base station, a configuration message indicating a set of random access resources associated with monitoring by a relay node. The UE may transmit a random access message using the random access resources to the relay node and a timing advance associated with uplink data transmissions by the UE. The UE may then communicate with the base station via the relay node based on the random access message. In some examples, a UE may monitor for a relay reference signal from a relay node. The UE may determine a signal strength and a timing of the relay reference signal. The UE may determine whether an RSRP satisfies a threshold receive power, and may determine whether the timing of the relay reference signal is less than a timing threshold. The UE may transmit a downlink relay request to the base station to initiate relay communications.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for reporting channel state information (CSI) with spatial and time domain compression.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device may obtain group control information in a group common physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), determine resources for communicating on a shared channel based on the group control information, and communicate on the resources of the shared channel. A base station may configure a user equipment (UE) group comprising at least one UE, transmit, in a group common physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), group control information for scheduling the at least one UE for communicating on a shared channel, and communicate on the shared channel with the at least one UE.
Abstract:
In conventional wireless communication systems, only a single transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) with a single associated sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator (SRI) is configured/activated in downlink control signal (DCI) for retransmission of data. To enable better performance in retransmission, the UE may dynamically turn on/off/switch panels for retransmissions.