Abstract:
A procedure to select a UE as a relay between a machine-type communication (MTC) device and a base station is desired to improve communication between the MTC device and the base station. The apparatus may be a machine-type communication user equipment (M-UE). The apparatus transmits, to one or more user equipments (UEs), an access request to request access to a base station through one or more of the one or more UEs as a relay. The apparatus receives an access request response from the base station, the access request response including selection information about selection of at least one of the one or more UEs as a relay between the M-UE and the base station.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The apparatus may transmit a message in a first subset of a set of resources. The message may include a position of the apparatus and a resource ID indicating at least one symbol in a second subset of the set of resources for transmitting a sequence. The apparatus may transmit the sequence in the at least one symbol in the second subset of the set of resources identified by the resource ID, receive at least one other sequence, adjust a transmission timing based on the received at least one other sequence, and transmit, based on the adjusted transmission timing, the sequence in one or more symbols in a third subset of the set of resources.
Abstract:
When a UE in a first cell operating at a first frequency attempts to discover another UE in a second cell operating at a second frequency, the UE in the first cell may need to constantly monitor communication on the second frequency to discover the UE in the second cell, which may not be desirable. According to an aspect of the disclosure, the apparatus receives, on a first frequency of a first channel from a first base station serving a first cell, discovery information associated with a second frequency of a second channel corresponding to a second cell, wherein the first frequency is a downlink (DL) frequency and the second frequency is an uplink (UL) frequency. The apparatus discovers, based on the received discovery information, one or more UEs on the second frequency of the second channel.
Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) may be outside of the coverage area of a base station or other access point, which may impede access by the UE of a core network, server, or the like. Therefore, a UE may establish a relay connection to access resources when the UE is outside of a coverage area provided by a base station or access point. In aspects, an apparatus may be configured to transmit, to a set of relay UEs, a first message associated with establishment of a relay connection. The apparatus may be further configured to receive a set of messages from the set of relay UEs. The apparatus may be further configured to establish the relay connection with a first relay UE of the set of relay UEs based on a message of the set of messages from the first relay UE.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives information from a serving base station and at least one neighboring base station. The information indicates a time allocation of discovery resources allocated by each of the serving base station and the at least one neighboring base station for performing direct discovery. The apparatus further determines a subframe timing of the serving base station and the at least one neighboring base station, and performs direct discovery using the time allocation of the discovery resources allocated by each of the serving base station and the at least one neighboring base station based on a determined subframe timing of the serving base station or a neighboring base station corresponding to the discovery resources.
Abstract:
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network node may receive navigation information associated with a user equipment (UE). The network node may transmit, based at least in part on the navigation information and a handover boundary, an indication for the UE to perform a handover between a terrestrial network (TN) and a non-terrestrial network (NTN). Numerous other aspects are described.
Abstract:
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus of a vehicle may include one or more meta-surfaces disposed on one or more glass surfaces of the vehicle. The one or more meta-surfaces may be configured to redirect electromagnetic waves incident on the one or more meta-surfaces toward one or more target points within the vehicle.
Abstract:
Wireless communications systems and methods related to channel occupancy time (COT) sharing for sidelink communications are provided. A first user equipment (UE) receives, from a second UE, a first sidelink transmission during a first channel occupancy time (COT), where the first COT is associated with the second UE. The first UE determines whether the second UE is one of two or more UEs intended to receive a second sidelink transmission. The first UE transmits, to the two or more UEs, the second sidelink transmission during a portion of the first COT based on COT sharing. The COT sharing is in response to determining the second UE is one of the two or more UEs intended to receive the second sidelink transmission.
Abstract:
A method of assisting joint network entity/user equipment and user equipment/user equipment (NE/UE-and-UE/UE) ranging includes: transmitting, from a first UE to a network entity, a capability indication that indicates a capability of the first UE to serve as an anchor UE for joint NE/UE-and-UE/UE ranging; obtaining, at the first UE, a location of the first UE; transmitting, from the first UE, the location of the first UE; transmitting, from the first UE to the network entity, at least one indication that a second UE is in a line of sight of the first UE or that the second UE is in close proximity to the first UE; and transmitting, from the first UE, at least one of a first positioning reference signal to the second UE, or a measurement report indicating a measurement of a second positioning reference signal received by the first UE from the second UE.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for assisted connectivity techniques. For example, a UE may transmit, to an AN, a request to establish a RRC connection with a PN, and the AN may further transmit, to the PN, the request received from the UE to establish the RRC connection with the PN. After receiving the request, the PN may transmit, to the AN, one or more RRC connection parameters for the RRC connection with the UE, and the AN may further transmit, to the UE, the one or more connection parameters received from the PN for establishing the RRC connection with the PN. Based on the one or more parameters received from the AN, the UE may establish the RRC connection with the PN.