Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating autonomous synchronization are disclosed herein. For example, a UE may be configured to perform an initial synchronization directly to PSCCH and PSSCH when other synchronization sources, such as GNSS, a base station, and/or SLSS, are unavailable. An example method for wireless communication at a user equipment includes receiving a PSCCH. The example method also includes performing an initial synchronization based on the PSCCH. In some examples, the method may also include receiving a PSSCH, and determining a logical subframe number modulo 10 based on the PSSCH. The logical subframe number modulo 10 may correspond to a sequence seed.

A method for obtaining information is applicable to a first device and includes: detecting a second device capable of providing first information; transmitting a request for obtaining the first information to the second device and obtaining the first information from the second device.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station (e.g., a central unit (CU) function of the base station) may select, from a set of distributed units (DUs) associated with the CU, a DU of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node to control sidelink communications for a user equipment (UE). The base station may determine a configuration of sidelink parameters for the sidelink communications with the UE, the sidelink parameters comprising an identification of the selected DU. The base station may transmit, to the TAB node performing sidelink communications with the UE, an indication of the configuration of sidelink parameters for the sidelink communications.

A method by which a first apparatus performs wireless communication is proposed. The method may comprise the steps of: selecting a first synchronization source, on the basis of a sidelink synchronization priority; obtaining a first synchronization, on the basis of the first synchronization source; receiving a plurality of synchronization signals from a plurality of synchronization sources; obtaining a plurality of synchronizations, on the basis of the plurality of synchronization signals; selecting a second synchronization source from among the plurality of synchronization sources, on the basis of a gap between a time related to the first synchronization and a time related to a second synchronization being greater than or equal to a threshold value, wherein the second synchronization is obtained on the basis of the second synchronization source; and transmitting, to a second apparatus, a sidelink-synchronization signal block (S-SSB), on the basis of the first synchronization or the second synchronization. For example, the first synchronization source and the second synchronization source may comprise at least one of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), a base station, or user equipment. For example, the S-SSB may comprise a sidelink primary synchronization signal (S-PSS), a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (S-SSS), and a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH).

A method of operating a distributed MIMO system is disclosed. The distributed MIMO system is configured to serve a plurality of wireless communication devices (u.sub.1, . . . , u.sub.N). The distributed MIMO system comprises a number of access points (A.sub.1, . . . , A.sub.K), each comprising a time circuit (180) configured to keep track of a local time of the access point (A.sub.1, . . . , A.sub.K). The method comprises performing (210) an intra-group synchronization procedure for a group (G.sub.1) of at least three access points (A.sub.1-A.sub.3). The intra-group synchronization procedure comprises, for each access point (A.sub.i) in the group (G.sub.1), transmitting (T.sub.i), from that access point (A.sub.i), a synchronization signal and obtaining (O.sub.i) a transmission time indicator indicating a transmission time of that synchronization signal in the local time of that access point (A.sub.i). Furthermore, the intra-group synchronization procedure comprises receiving (R.sub.im, R.sub.in), by each of the other access points (A.sub.m, A.sub.n) in the group, the synchronization signal and obtaining (O.sub.im, O.sub.in) reception time indicators indicating reception times, in the local times of the other access points (A.sub.m, A.sub.n), when the synchronization signal was received by the other access points (A.sub.m, A.sub.n) in the group.

A wireless device may include a selection processor configured to process selection information to set a duration of a selection period and to start the selection period, a receiver configured to receive a synchronization initiation signal, and a transmitter configured to transmit a synchronization initiation signal after the selection period has expired if the receiver has not received a synchronization initiation signal during the selection period.

A system within an ego vehicle for robust association of a physical identity and a virtual identity of a target vehicle includes a data processor, including a wireless communication module and a visible light communication module, positioned within an ego vehicle, and a plurality of perception sensors, positioned within the ego vehicle and adapted to collect data related to a physical identity of the target vehicle and to communicate the data related to the physical identity of the target vehicle to the data processor via a communication bus, the data processor within the ego vehicle adapted to receive, via a wireless communication channel, data related to a virtual identity of the target vehicle, associate the physical identity of the target vehicle with the virtual identity of the target vehicle, and initiate, via the wireless communication channel and a visible light communication channel, a challenge-response protocol between the ego vehicle and the target vehicle.

A system, method and apparatus for configuring a node in a sensor network. A sensor service can enable sensor applications to customize the collection and processing of sensor data from a monitoring location. In one embodiment, sensor applications can customize the operation of nodes in the sensor network via a sensor data control system.

Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) to support dual-connectivity with a Master Evolved Node-B (MeNB) and a Secondary eNB (SeNB) are disclosed herein. The UE may receive downlink traffic packets from the MeNB and from the SeNB as part of a split data radio bearer (DRB). At least a portion of control functionality for the split DRB may be performed at each of the MeNB and the SeNB. The UE may receive an uplink eNB indicator for an uplink eNB to which the UE is to transmit uplink traffic packets as part of the split DRB. Based at least partly on the uplink eNB indicator, the UE may transmit uplink traffic packets to the uplink eNB as part of the split DRB. The uplink eNB may be selected from a group that includes the MeNB and the SeNB.

Disclosed are techniques for determining a position of a user equipment (UE). A differential round-trip-time (RTT) based positioning procedure is proposed to determine the UE position. In this technique, the UE position is determined based on the differences of the RTTs between the UE and a plurality of base stations. The differential RTT based positioning procedure has much looser inter-gNodeB timing synchronization requirements than the OTDOA technique and also has much looser group delay requirements than traditional RTT procedures.