Packet duplication carrier enhancements

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• a processor,
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive an uplink packet duplication configuration that indicates a plurality of configured carriers and a number of copies of an uplink packet to transmit;
• select a subset of the plurality of configured carriers based at least in part on a selection criterion and the number of copies of the uplink packet to transmit;
• and
• transmit an uplink packet transmission comprising the copy of the uplink packet on each carrier of the subset of the plurality of configured carriers based at least in part on the uplink packet duplication configuration.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• a processor,
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit, to a user equipment (UE), an uplink packet duplication configuration that indicates a plurality of configured carriers and a number of copies of an uplink packet to transmit;
• and
• monitor for an uplink packet transmission comprising a copy of the uplink packet via at least one carrier of a subset of the plurality of configured carriers based at least in part on the uplink packet duplication configuration.