Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station (BS) may transmit a first set of synchronization signal block (SSB) burst sets with a first set of SSB parameters; and transmit a second set of SSB burst sets with a second set of SSB parameters, wherein the first set of SSB burst sets and the second set of SSB burst sets are transmitted in a common carrier. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive at least one SSB of the first set of SSB burst sets or the second set of SSB burst sets. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Various embodiments are generally directed to improved channel quality information feedback techniques. In one embodiment, for example, an evolved node B (eNB) may comprise a processor circuit, a communication component for execution by the processor circuit to receive a channel quality index for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the channel quality index associated with a defined reference resource, and a selection component for execution by the processor circuit to select a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for transmission over the PDSCH of user equipment (UE) data in one or more resource blocks, the selection component to compensate for a difference between a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) overhead of the defined reference resource and a CRS overhead of the one or more resource blocks when selecting the MCS. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

The present application provides a method for determining a random access resource by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, configuration information corresponding to a synchronization signal block (SSB) including a SSB index, a random access preamble index and a random access channel mask index; determining a random access resource based on the SSB index and the random access channel mask index; determining a random access preamble based on the random access preamble index; and transmitting, to the base station, the random access preamble on the random access resource.

Technologies for managing internal time synchronization include an internet-of-things (IoT) device configured to determine a transport delay value as a function of a transmit path delay corresponding to a first message transmitted from an I/O device of the IoT device to a central timer of the IoT device and a receive path delay corresponding to a second message transmitted from the central timer to the I/O device. The IoT device is further configured to update, in response to having received a broadcast message from the central timer subsequent to having determined the transport delay value, a timestamp value of the received broadcast message as a function of the transport delay value. Other embodiments are described herein.

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, initial timing advance information in a msg2 communication of a four-step random access channel procedure based at least in part on a subcarrier spacing in a cell associated with the base station. The UE may transmit, and the base station may receive, a msg3 communication with an initial timing advance that is based at least in part on the initial timing advance information. The base station may transmit, and the UE may receive, updated timing advance information resolving a timing advance wrap-around between the UE and the base station based at least in part on the base station detecting the msg3 communication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

In an electronic device and an operation method thereof, the electronic device may include: a memory; communication circuitry configured to transmit and receive data via a node; and a communication processor, wherein the communication processor may be configured to: identify a first time of receiving a paging message and a second time of receiving a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block; determine, based on the first time and the second time satisfying a specified condition, the activation time of the communication circuitry based on the reception time of the paging message; receive a paging message; temporarily store the received paging message in the memory; and process the stored paging message based on an SS/PBCH block received after reception of the paging message.

A method of wireless communication includes, in response to a trigger event detected at a first base station, performing, by the first base station, a scan of a plurality of frequencies for a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission from a second base station. The plurality of frequencies correspond to a plurality of global synchronization channel numbers (GSCNs) associated with the first base station and the second base station. The first base station is associated with a first coverage area that is at least partially within a second coverage area associated with the second base station. The method further includes transmitting, by the first base station, one or more SSBs having an SSB configuration that is based on a result of the scan.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for over-the-air synchronization of integrated access and backhaul communications. An example method that may be performed by a network entity includes receiving, from a first wireless node, an indication of a value of a timing adjustment factor associated with a communication between the first wireless node and a second wireless node and communicating with the first wireless node or the second wireless node based on the value of the timing adjustment factor.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus synchronization configuration in different operation modes using communications systems operating according to new radio (NR) technologies. For example, a method for wireless communications by a base station (BS) may include determining an operation mode of the BS, determining a transmission configuration of at least one of a one or more synchronization channels or a one or more synchronization signals based on the operation mode, and transmitting the one or more synchronization channels or the one or more synchronization signals based on the determined transmission configuration.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first node of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network may identify a second, neighboring non-parent node of the TAB network. The second node may be associated with a timing source which may provide more accurate timing information than the parent node of the first node. The first node may transmit a first random access message to the second node to initiate a random access procedure. The second node may transmit a second random access message to the first node, the second random access message including timing information based on the timing source. The first and second nodes may terminate the random access procedure based at least in part on receiving the second random access message.