Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Discontinuous reception (DRX) operation may be configured differently on enhanced component carriers (eCCs) than on other component carriers, including a primary cell (PCell). In some cases, a user equipment (UE) may be configured with several different eCC DRX modes. An eCC DRX configuration may, for example, be coordinated with downlink (DL) transmission time interval (TTI) scheduling so each DRX ON duration may correspond to a DL burst duration of the corresponding eCC. The eCC DRX ON durations may also be scheduled according to hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process scheduling. In some examples, eCC DRX ON durations may be based on listen-before-talk (LBT) procedures. In some cases, eCC DRX ON durations may be configured to contain an uplink (UL) burst to enable channel state information (CSI) reporting. The eCC DRX may also be configured to minimize interruption of the PCell.
Abstract:
Techniques for reporting channel state information (CSI) for multiple cells (e.g., carriers) using multiple control channel formats are disclosed. A user equipment (UE) may be configured for operation on a plurality of cells. The UE may be configured to periodically report CSI for the plurality of cells and may also report CSI whenever requested. The UE may be configured with a plurality of control channel formats for sending CSI and possibly other control information in different subframes. The plurality of control channel formats may be associated with at least two different capacities. The UE may report CSI for the plurality of cells in the plurality of subframes based on the plurality of control channel formats.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided for aggregating carriers with different carrier configurations. The carriers may include both time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) carriers which may be configured such that control information for both carrier types is conveyed by the TDD carrier. In one aspect, an association between a set of subframes, including both TDD and FDD subframes, is determined. The association may operate to distribute control information for the FDD carrier over uplink subframes of the TDD carrier to achieve a load balancing. Alternatively, the association may operate to minimize a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback delay. The TDD carrier may provide resource grants for the aggregated carriers and the association may be used to identify subframes from both carriers which may be scheduled in a given DL subframe.
Abstract:
Uplink reporting and logical channel prioritization in multiflow operation is described. In some embodiments, uplink reporting for multiflow operation utilizes bearer level splitting where the UE associates bearers or logical channel groups (LCGs) with cells for uplink reporting. In some embodiments, uplink reporting for multiflow operation utilizes packet level splitting where the UE groups buffers for all LCGs into a common pool for uplink reporting. In packet level splitting embodiments, the UE may perform uplink reporting based on the total amount of data available for transmission in the common buffer pool or by applying scaling coefficients associated with the serving cells. Some embodiments manage mapping of logical channel payloads to uplink grants for multiflow operation.
Abstract:
Aspects presented herein may improve the latency and power consumption for communications by enabling a wireless device to apply outer coding (OC) (with forward error correction (FEC)) to transmission(s). In one aspect, a wireless device segments each packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) packet in a plurality of PDCP packets into a set of OC symbols, where the plurality of PDCP packets corresponds to a packet data unit (PDU) set. The wireless device assembles multiple sets of OC symbols into an OC block. The wireless device applies an FEC encoding to the OC block. The wireless device outputs the OC block based on the FEC encoding. In some examples, the wireless device also adds an OC header to the OC block, where the OC header includes a symbol size, a set of source symbols, and/or a symbol index associated with the FEC encoding.
Abstract:
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may transmit a reference signal (RS) for initial beam-pairing (IBP) on an IBP-RS resource specific to transmission of the RS for IBP. The UE may receive, from a second UE, a beam-pairing response associated with the RS for IBP. Numerous other aspects are described.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE). The UE may receive a configuration from a base station (BS). The configuration may indicate transmission parameters associated with different symbols such as sub-band full duplex (SBFD) symbols and non-SBFD symbols. For example, the transmission parameters may indicate power control parameters (e.g., a received power target value, a power control factor value, a closed-loop power control value) and a unified transmission configuration indicator (TCI) (e.g., a joint uplink and downlink TCI state, separate uplink and downlink TCI states). The UE may transmit uplink transmissions to the BS, in accordance with the transmission parameters.
Abstract:
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a serving cell, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order initiating a random access procedure in a candidate cell. The UE may determine a timing delay associated with a timing difference between the serving cell and the candidate cell. The UE may transmit a physical random access channel (PRACH) communication to the candidate cell in accordance with the PDCCH order and the timing delay. 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 a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order that indicates to perform a random access channel (RACH) procedure that is associated with a candidate cell and is not associated with a configured random access response (RAR), the PDCCH order indicating a retransmission state associated with a physical random access channel (PRACH) message that is associated with the candidate cell. The UE may transmit the PRACH message that is associated with the candidate cell based at least in part on the retransmission state. 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 initiate a first random access channel (RACH) procedure with a serving cell of the UE. The UE may receive, prior to terminating the first RACH procedure, a trigger for a second RACH procedure with a candidate cell of the UE. The UE may initiate the second RACH procedure with the candidate cell. Numerous other aspects are described.