WO2025129561A1

WO2025129561A1 - Lower layer triggered mobility beam reports

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Publication number: WO2025129561A1
Application number: PCT/CN2023/140588
Authority: WO
Inventors: Fang Yuan; Yan Zhou; Jelena Damnjanovic
Original assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Current assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Priority date: 2023-12-21
Filing date: 2023-12-21
Publication date: 2025-06-26
Anticipated expiration: 2026-06-21

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a radio resource control (RRC) configuration for event-driven lower layer triggered mobility (LTM) beam reports. The UE may transmit an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition. Numerous other aspects are described.

Description

LOWER LAYER TRIGGERED MOBILITY BEAM REPORTS

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and specifically relate to techniques, apparatuses, and methods for providing lower layer triggered mobility beam reports.

BACKGROUND

Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various services that may include carrying voice, text, messaging, video, data, and/or other traffic. The services may include unicast, multicast, and/or broadcast services, among other examples. Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access radio access technologies (RATs) capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (for example, time domain resources, frequency domain resources, spatial domain resources, and/or device transmit power, among other examples) . Examples of such multiple-access RATs include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, and time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems.

The above multiple-access RATs have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide common protocols that enable different wireless communication devices to communicate on a municipal, national, regional, or global level. An example telecommunication standard is New Radio (NR) . NR, which may also be referred to as 5G, is part of a continuous mobile broadband evolution promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . NR (and other mobile broadband evolutions beyond NR) may be designed to better support Internet of things (IoT) and reduced capability device deployments, industrial connectivity, millimeter wave (mmWave) expansion, licensed and unlicensed spectrum access, non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployment, sidelink and other device-to-device direct communication technologies (for example, cellular vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) communication) , massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) , disaggregated network architectures and network topology expansions, multiple-subscriber implementations, high-precision positioning, and/or radio frequency (RF) sensing, among other examples. As the demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase, further improvements in NR may be implemented, and other radio access technologies such as 6G may be introduced, to further advance mobile broadband evolution.

SUMMARY

Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) . The method may include receiving a radio resource control (RRC) configuration for event-driven lower layer triggered mobility (LTM) beam reports. The method may include transmitting an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition.

Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a UE. The method may include receiving a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven LTM beam report in a serving cell for Layer 1 (L1) measurements of one or more candidate cells. The method may include transmitting the LTM beam report in the uplink resources.

Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a network entity. The method may include transmitting a configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The method may include receiving an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration.

Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a UE. The apparatus may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be individually or collectively configured to receive an RRC configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The one or more processors may be individually or collectively configured to transmit an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition.

Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a UE. The apparatus may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be individually or collectively configured to receive a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven LTM beam report in a serving cell for L1 measurements of one or more candidate cells. The one or more processors may be individually or collectively configured to transmit the LTM beam report in the uplink resources.

Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity. The apparatus may include one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be individually or collectively configured to transmit a configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The one or more processors may be individually or collectively configured to receive an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration.

Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions for wireless communication by a UE. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to receive an RRC configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to transmit an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition.

Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions for wireless communication by a UE. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to receive a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven LTM beam report in a serving cell for L1 measurements of one or more candidate cells. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to transmit the LTM beam report in the uplink resources.

Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions for wireless communication by a network entity. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the network entity, may cause the network entity to transmit a configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors of the network entity, may cause the network entity to receive an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration.

Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for receiving an RRC configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The apparatus may include means for transmitting an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition.

Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for receiving a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven LTM beam report in a serving cell for L1 measurements of one or more candidate cells. The apparatus may include means for transmitting the LTM beam report in the uplink resources.

Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for transmitting a configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The apparatus may include means for receiving an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration.

Aspects of the present disclosure may generally be implemented by or as a method, apparatus, system, computer program product, non-transitory computer-readable medium, user equipment, base station, network node, network entity, wireless communication device, and/or processing system as substantially described with reference to, and as illustrated by, the specification and accompanying drawings.

The foregoing paragraphs of this section have broadly summarized some aspects of the present disclosure. These and additional aspects and associated advantages will be described hereinafter. The disclosed aspects may be used as a basis for modifying or designing other aspects for carrying out the same or similar purposes of the present disclosure. Such equivalent aspects do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. Characteristics of the aspects disclosed herein, both their organization and method of operation, together with associated advantages, will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The appended drawings illustrate some aspects of the present disclosure, but are not limiting of the scope of the present disclosure because the description may enable other aspects. Each of the drawings is provided for purposes of illustration and description, and not as a definition of the limits of the claims. The same or similar reference numbers in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication network in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example network node in communication with an example user equipment (UE) in a wireless network in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example disaggregated base station architecture in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating examples of Layer 1 (L1) Layer 2 (L2) inter-cell mobility, in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating examples of channel state information (CSI) reference signal beam management procedures, in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with enabling event-driven L1 and/or L2 triggered mobility (LTM) beam reports, in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with event-driven LTM beam reports, in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a UE or an apparatus of a UE, in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a UE or an apparatus of a UE, in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, at a network entity or an apparatus of a network entity, in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 11 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communication, in accordance with the present disclosure.

Fig. 12 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communication, in accordance with the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various aspects of the present disclosure are described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, aspects of the present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and is not to be construed as limited to any specific aspect illustrated by or described with reference to an accompanying drawing or otherwise presented in this disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. One skilled in the art may appreciate that the scope of the disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein, whether implemented independently of or in combination with any other aspect of the disclosure. For example, an apparatus may be implemented or a method may be practiced using various combinations or quantities of the aspects set forth herein. In addition, the scope of the disclosure is intended to cover an apparatus having, or a method that is practiced using, other structures and/or functionalities in addition to or other than the structures and/or functionalities with which various aspects of the disclosure set forth herein may be practiced. Any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of a claim.

Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented with reference to various methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques. These methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, or algorithms (collectively referred to as “elements” ) . These elements may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system.

In a legacy channel state information (CSI) procedure, a user equipment (UE) may receive and measure a reference signal, such as a CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) , and then provide a beam report. A network entity may use the beam report for scheduling communications. In lower layer (e.g., Layer 1 (L1) and/or Layer 2 (L2) ) triggered mobility (LTM) scenarios, the UE may collect L1 measurements for LTM. A beam report may be generated for LTM. However, a network entity is expected to request an LTM beam report from the UE. If a network entity is separately requesting each LTM beam report, the network entity consumes significant signaling resources.

Various aspects relate generally to mobility operations in wireless communications. Some aspects more specifically relate to enabling a UE to transmit event-driven LTM beam reports. In some aspects, the transmission of event-driven LTM beam reports at the UE may be enabled by an RRC configuration. The UE may then generate and transmit an LTM beam report based at least in part on detection of a beam reporting event.

Particular aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented to realize one or more of the following potential advantages. By enabling the UE to transmit event-driven LTM beam reports autonomously rather than only by request, the network entity may conserve signaling resources. By enabling and disabling event-driven LTM beam reporting, the network entity may have flexibility to control when the UE is to operate more autonomously. Increased flexibility may balance control with a reduction of latency.

In some aspects, the UE may initiate event-driven LTM beam reporting and the network entity may configure uplink resources (e.g., time-frequency resources) for the LTM beam reporting. The UE may detect a beam reporting event and first transmit a message (e.g., scheduling request) to the network entity about the LTM beam report. The UE may transmit the LTM beam report in preconfigured uplink resources or in indicated uplink resources. By configuring uplink resources or providing uplink resources in response to a request, the network entity may more efficiently manage the reception of LTM beam reports. Efficiently managing LTM beam reports conserves signaling resources and reduces latency.

Multiple-access radio access technologies (RATs) have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide common protocols that enable wireless communication devices to communicate on a municipal, enterprise, national, regional, or global level. For example, 5G New Radio (NR) is part of a continuous mobile broadband evolution promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . 5G NR supports various technologies and use cases including enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) , ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) , massive machine-type communication (mMTC) , millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, beamforming, network slicing, edge computing, Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and management, and network function virtualization (NFV) .

As the demand for broadband access increases and as technologies supported by wireless communication networks evolve, further technological improvements may be adopted in or implemented for 5G NR or future RATs, such as 6G, to further advance the evolution of wireless communication for a wide variety of existing and new use cases and applications. Such technological improvements may be associated with new frequency band expansion, licensed and unlicensed spectrum access, overlapping spectrum use, small cell deployments, non-terrestrial network (NTN) deployments, disaggregated network architectures and network topology expansion, device aggregation, advanced duplex communication, sidelink and other device-to-device direct communication, IoT (including passive or ambient IoT) networks, reduced capability (RedCap) UE functionality, industrial connectivity, multiple-subscriber implementations, high-precision positioning, radio frequency (RF) sensing, and/or artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI/ML) , among other examples. These technological improvements may support use cases such as wireless backhauls, wireless data centers, extended reality (XR) and metaverse applications, meta services for supporting vehicle connectivity, holographic and mixed reality communication, autonomous and collaborative robots, vehicle platooning and cooperative maneuvering, sensing networks, gesture monitoring, human-brain interfacing, digital twin applications, asset management, and universal coverage applications using non-terrestrial and/or aerial platforms, among other examples. The methods, operations, apparatuses, and techniques described herein may enable one or more of the foregoing technologies and/or support one or more of the foregoing use cases.

Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication network 100 in accordance with the present disclosure. The wireless communication network 100 may be or may include elements of a 5G (or NR) network or a 6G network, among other examples. The wireless communication network 100 may include multiple network nodes 110, shown as a network node (NN) 110a, a network node 110b, a network node 110c, and a network node 110d. The network nodes 110 may support communications with multiple UEs 120, shown as a UE 120a, a UE 120b, a UE 120c, a UE 120d, and a UE 120e.

The network nodes 110 and the UEs 120 of the wireless communication network 100 may communicate using the electromagnetic spectrum, which may be subdivided by frequency or wavelength into various classes, bands, carriers, and/or channels. For example, devices of the wireless communication network 100 may communicate using one or more operating bands. In some aspects, multiple wireless networks 100 may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless communication network 100 may support a particular radio access technology (RAT) (which may also be referred to as an air interface) and may operate on one or more carrier frequencies in one or more frequency ranges. Examples of RATs include a 4G RAT, a 5G/NR RAT, and/or a 6G RAT, among other examples. In some examples, when multiple RATs are deployed in a given geographic area, each RAT in the geographic area may operate on different frequencies to avoid interference with one another.

Various operating bands have been defined as frequency range designations FR1 (410 MHz through 7.125 GHz) , FR2 (24.25 GHz through 52.6 GHz) , FR3 (7.125 GHz through 24.25 GHz) , FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz through 71 GHz) , FR4 (52.6 GHz through 114.25 GHz) , and FR5 (114.25 GHz through 300 GHz) . Although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “Sub-6 GHz” band in some documents and articles. Similarly, FR2 is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “millimeter wave” band in some documents and articles, despite being different than the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz through 300 GHz) , which is identified by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as a “millimeter wave” band. The frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are often referred to as mid-band frequencies, which include FR3. Frequency bands falling within FR3 may inherit FR1 characteristics or FR2 characteristics, and thus may effectively extend features of FR1 or FR2 into mid-band frequencies. Thus, “sub-6 GHz, ” if used herein, may broadly refer to frequencies that are less than 6 GHz, that are within FR1, and/or that are included in mid-band frequencies. Similarly, the term “millimeter wave, ” if used herein, may broadly refer to frequencies that are included in mid-band frequencies, that are within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1, or FR5, and/or that are within the EHF band. Higher frequency bands may extend 5G NR operation, 6G operation, and/or other RATs beyond 52.6 GHz. For example, each of FR4a, FR4-1, FR4, and FR5 falls within the EHF band. In some examples, the wireless communication network 100 may implement dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) , in which multiple RATs (for example, 4G/LTE and 5G/NR) are implemented with dynamic bandwidth allocation (for example, based on user demand) in a single frequency band. It is contemplated that the frequencies included in these operating bands (for example, FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1, and/or FR5) may be modified, and techniques described herein may be applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

A network node 110 may include one or more devices, components, or systems that enable communication between a UE 120 and one or more devices, components, or systems of the wireless communication network 100. A network node 110 may be, may include, or may also be referred to as an NR network node, a 5G network node, a 6G network node, a Node B, an eNB, a gNB, an access point (AP) , a transmit receive point (TRP) , a mobility element, a core, a network entity, a network element, a network equipment, and/or another type of device, component, or system included in a radio access network (RAN) .

A network node 110 may be implemented as a single physical node (for example, a single physical structure) or may be implemented as two or more physical nodes (for example, two or more distinct physical structures) . For example, a network node 110 may be a device or system that implements part of a radio protocol stack, a device or system that implements a full radio protocol stack (such as a full gNB protocol stack) , or a collection of devices or systems that collectively implement the full radio protocol stack. For example, and as shown, a network node 110 may be an aggregated network node (having an aggregated architecture) , meaning that the network node 110 may implement a full radio protocol stack that is physically and logically integrated within a single node (for example, a single physical structure) in the wireless communication network 100. For example, an aggregated network node 110 may consist of a single standalone base station or a single TRP that uses a full radio protocol stack to enable or facilitate communication between a UE 120 and a core network of the wireless communication network 100.

Alternatively, and as also shown, a network node 110 may be a disaggregated network node (sometimes referred to as a disaggregated base station) , meaning that the network node 110 may implement a radio protocol stack that is physically distributed and/or logically distributed among two or more nodes in the same geographic location or in different geographic locations. For example, a disaggregated network node may have a disaggregated architecture. In some deployments, disaggregated network nodes 110 may be used in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network, in an open radio access network (O-RAN) (such as a network configuration in compliance with the O-RAN Alliance) , or in a virtualized radio access network (vRAN) , also known as a cloud radio access network (C-RAN) , to facilitate scaling by separating base station functionality into multiple units that can be individually deployed.

The network nodes 110 of the wireless communication network 100 may include one or more central units (CUs) , one or more distributed units (DUs) , and/or one or more radio units (RUs) . A CU may host one or more higher layer control functions, such as radio resource control (RRC) functions, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) functions, and/or service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) functions, among other examples. A DU may host one or more of a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer, and/or one or more higher physical (PHY) layers depending, at least in part, on a functional split, such as a functional split defined by the 3GPP. In some examples, a DU also may host one or more lower PHY layer functions, such as a fast Fourier transform (FFT) , an inverse FFT (iFFT) , beamforming, physical random access channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, and/or scheduling of resources for one or more UEs 120, among other examples. An RU may host RF processing functions or lower PHY layer functions, such as an FFT, an iFFT, beamforming, or PRACH extraction and filtering, among other examples, according to a functional split, such as a lower layer functional split. In such an architecture, each RU can be operated to handle over the air (OTA) communication with one or more UEs 120.

In some aspects, a single network node 110 may include a combination of one or more CUs, one or more DUs, and/or one or more RUs. Additionally or alternatively, a network node 110 may include one or more Near-Real Time (Near-RT) RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs) and/or one or more Non-Real Time (Non-RT) RICs. In some examples, a CU, a DU, and/or an RU may be implemented as a virtual unit, such as a virtual central unit (VCU) , a virtual distributed unit (VDU) , or a virtual radio unit (VRU) , among other examples. A virtual unit may be implemented as a virtual network function, such as associated with a cloud deployment.

Some network nodes 110 (for example, a base station, an RU, or a TRP) may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In the 3GPP, the term “cell” can refer to a coverage area of a network node 110 or to a network node 110 itself, depending on the context in which the term is used. A network node 110 may support one or multiple (for example, three) cells. In some examples, a network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (for example, several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 with service subscriptions. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 with service subscriptions. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (for example, a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs 120 having association with the femto cell (for example, UEs 120 in a closed subscriber group (CSG) ) . A network node 110 for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro network node. A network node 110 for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico network node. A network node 110 for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto network node or an in-home network node. In some examples, a cell may not necessarily be stationary. For example, the geographic area of the cell may move according to the location of an associated mobile network node 110 (for example, a train, a satellite base station, an unmanned aerial vehicle, or a non-terrestrial network (NTN) network node) .

The wireless communication network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes network nodes 110 of different types, such as macro network nodes, pico network nodes, femto network nodes, relay network nodes, aggregated network nodes, and/or disaggregated network nodes, among other examples. In the example shown in Fig. 1, the network node 110a may be a macro network node for a macro cell 130a, the network node 110b may be a pico network node for a pico cell 130b, and the network node 110c may be a femto network node for a femto cell 130c. Various different types of network nodes 110 may generally transmit at different power levels, serve different coverage areas, and/or have different impacts on interference in the wireless communication network 100 than other types of network nodes 110. For example, macro network nodes may have a high transmit power level (for example, 5 to 40 watts) , whereas pico network nodes, femto network nodes, and relay network nodes may have lower transmit power levels (for example, 0.1 to 2 watts) .

In some examples, a network node 110 may be, may include, or may operate as an RU, a TRP, or a base station that communicates with one or more UEs 120 via a radio access link (which may be referred to as a “Uu” link) . The radio access link may include a downlink and an uplink. “Downlink” (or “DL” ) refers to a communication direction from a network node 110 to a UE 120, and “uplink” (or “UL” ) refers to a communication direction from a UE 120 to a network node 110. Downlink channels may include one or more control channels and one or more data channels. A downlink control channel may be used to transmit downlink control information (DCI) (for example, scheduling information, reference signals, and/or configuration information) from a network node 110 to a UE 120. A downlink data channel may be used to transmit downlink data (for example, user data associated with a UE 120) from a network node 110 to a UE 120. Downlink control channels may include one or more physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) , and downlink data channels may include one or more physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) . Uplink channels may similarly include one or more control channels and one or more data channels. An uplink control channel may be used to transmit uplink control information (UCI) (for example, reference signals and/or feedback corresponding to one or more downlink transmissions) from a UE 120 to a network node 110. An uplink data channel may be used to transmit uplink data (for example, user data associated with a UE 120) from a UE 120 to a network node 110. Uplink control channels may include one or more physical uplink control channels (PUCCHs) , and uplink data channels may include one or more physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) . The downlink and the uplink may each include a set of resources on which the network node 110 and the UE 120 may communicate.

Downlink and uplink resources may include time domain resources (frames, subframes, slots, and/or symbols) , frequency domain resources (frequency bands, component carriers, subcarriers, resource blocks, and/or resource elements) , and/or spatial domain resources (particular transmit directions and/or beam parameters) . Frequency domain resources of some bands may be subdivided into bandwidth parts (BWPs) . A BWP may be a continuous block of frequency domain resources (for example, a continuous block of resource blocks) that are allocated for one or more UEs 120. A UE 120 may be configured with both an uplink BWP and a downlink BWP (where the uplink BWP and the downlink BWP may be the same BWP or different BWPs) . A BWP may be dynamically configured (for example, by a network node 110 transmitting a DCI configuration to the one or more UEs 120) and/or reconfigured, which means that a BWP can be adjusted in real-time (or near-real-time) based on changing network conditions in the wireless communication network 100 and/or based on the specific requirements of the one or more UEs 120. This enables more efficient use of the available frequency domain resources in the wireless communication network 100 because fewer frequency domain resources may be allocated to a BWP for a UE 120 (which may reduce the quantity of frequency domain resources that a UE 120 is required to monitor) , leaving more frequency domain resources to be spread across multiple UEs 120. Thus, BWPs may also assist in the implementation of lower-capability UEs 120 by facilitating the configuration of smaller bandwidths for communication by such UEs 120.

As described above, in some aspects, the wireless communication network 100 may be, may include, or may be included in, an IAB network. In an IAB network, at least one network node 110 is an anchor network node that communicates with a core network. An anchor network node 110 may also be referred to as an IAB donor (or “IAB-donor” ) . The anchor network node 110 may connect to the core network via a wired backhaul link. For example, an Ng interface of the anchor network node 110 may terminate at the core network. Additionally or alternatively, an anchor network node 110 may connect to one or more devices of the core network that provide a core access and mobility management function (AMF) . An IAB network also generally includes multiple non-anchor network nodes 110, which may also be referred to as relay network nodes or simply as IAB nodes (or “IAB-nodes” ) . Each non-anchor network node 110 may communicate directly with the anchor network node 110 via a wireless backhaul link to access the core network, or may communicate indirectly with the anchor network node 110 via one or more other non-anchor network nodes 110 and associated wireless backhaul links that form a backhaul path to the core network. Some anchor network node 110 or other non-anchor network node 110 may also communicate directly with one or more UEs 120 via wireless access links that carry access traffic. In some examples, network resources for wireless communication (such as time resources, frequency resources, and/or spatial resources) may be shared between access links and backhaul links.

In some examples, any network node 110 that relays communications may be referred to as a relay network node, a relay station, or simply as a relay. A relay may receive a transmission of a communication from an upstream station (for example, another network node 110 or a UE 120) and transmit the communication to a downstream station (for example, a UE 120 or another network node 110) . In this case, the wireless communication network 100 may include or be referred to as a “multi-hop network. ” In the example shown in Fig. 1, the network node 110d (for example, a relay network node) may communicate with the network node 110a (for example, a macro network node) and the UE 120d in order to facilitate communication between the network node 110a and the UE 120d. Additionally or alternatively, a UE 120 may be or may operate as a relay station that can relay transmissions to or from other UEs 120. A UE 120 that relays communications may be referred to as a UE relay or a relay UE, among other examples.

The UEs 120 may be physically dispersed throughout the wireless communication network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. A UE 120 may be, may include, or may be included in an access terminal, another terminal, a mobile station, or a subscriber unit. A UE 120 may be, include, or be coupled with a cellular phone (for example, a smart phone) , a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (for example, a smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, and/or smart jewelry, such as a smart ring or a smart bracelet) , an entertainment device (for example, a music device, a video device, and/or a satellite radio) , an extended reality (XR) device, a vehicular component or sensor, a smart meter or sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) device (such as a Global Positioning System device or another type of positioning device) , a UE function of a network node, and/or any other suitable device or function that may communicate via a wireless medium.

A UE 120 and/or a network node 110 may include one or more chips, system-on-chips (SoCs) , chipsets, packages, or devices that individually or collectively constitute or comprise a processing system. The processing system includes processor (or “processing” ) circuitry in the form of one or multiple processors, microprocessors, processing units (such as central processing units (CPUs) , graphics processing units (GPUs) , neural processing units (NPUs) and/or digital signal processors (DSPs) ) , processing blocks, application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) , programmable logic devices (PLDs) (such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) ) , or other discrete gate or transistor logic or circuitry (all of which may be generally referred to herein individually as “processors” or collectively as “the processor” or “the processor circuitry” ) . One or more of the processors may be individually or collectively configurable or configured to perform various functions or operations described herein. A group of processors collectively configurable or configured to perform a set of functions may include a first processor configurable or configured to perform a first function of the set and a second processor configurable or configured to perform a second function of the set, or may include the group of processors all being configured or configurable to perform the set of functions.

The processing system may further include memory circuitry in the form of one or more memory devices, memory blocks, memory elements or other discrete gate or transistor logic or circuitry, each of which may include tangible storage media such as random-access memory (RAM) or read-only memory (ROM) , or combinations thereof (all of which may be generally referred to herein individually as “memories” or collectively as “the memory” or “the memory circuitry” ) . One or more of the memories may be coupled (for example, operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, or electrically coupled) with one or more of the processors and may individually or collectively store processor-executable code (such as software) that, when executed by one or more of the processors, may configure one or more of the processors to perform various functions or operations described herein. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, one or more of the processors may be preconfigured to perform various functions or operations described herein without requiring configuration by software. The processing system may further include or be coupled with one or more modems (such as a Wi-Fi (for example, IEEE compliant) modem or a cellular (for example, 3GPP 4G LTE, 5G, or 6G compliant) modem) . In some implementations, one or more processors of the processing system include or implement one or more of the modems. The processing system may further include or be coupled with multiple radios (collectively “the radio” ) , multiple RF chains, or multiple transceivers, each of which may in turn be coupled with one or more of multiple antennas. In some implementations, one or more processors of the processing system include or implement one or more of the radios, RF chains or transceivers. The UE 120 may include or may be included in a housing that houses components associated with the UE 120 including the processing system.

Some UEs 120 may be considered machine-type communication (MTC) UEs, evolved or enhanced machine-type communication (eMTC) , UEs, further enhanced eMTC (feMTC) UEs, or enhanced feMTC (efeMTC) UEs, or further evolutions thereof, all of which may be simply referred to as “MTC UEs” ) . An MTC UE may be, may include, or may be included in or coupled with a robot, an uncrewed aerial vehicle, a remote device, a sensor, a meter, a monitor, and/or a location tag. Some UEs 120 may be considered IoT devices and/or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband IoT) devices. An IoT UE or NB-IoT device may be, may include, or may be included in or coupled with an industrial machine, an appliance, a refrigerator, a doorbell camera device, a home automation device, and/or a light fixture, among other examples. Some UEs 120 may be considered Customer Premises Equipment, which may include telecommunications devices that are installed at a customer location (such as a home or office) to enable access to a service provider's network (such as included in or in communication with the wireless communication network 100) .

Some UEs 120 may be classified according to different categories in association with different complexities and/or different capabilities. UEs 120 in a first category may facilitate massive IoT in the wireless communication network 100, and may offer low complexity and/or cost relative to UEs 120 in a second category. UEs 120 in a second category may include mission-critical IoT devices, legacy UEs, baseline UEs, high-tier UEs, advanced UEs, full-capability UEs, and/or premium UEs that are capable of ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) , enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) , and/or precise positioning in the wireless communication network 100, among other examples. A third category of UEs 120 may have mid-tier complexity and/or capability (for example, a capability between UEs 120 of the first category and UEs 120 of the second capability) . A UE 120 of the third category may be referred to as a reduced capacity UE ( “RedCap UE” ) , a mid-tier UE, an NR-Light UE, and/or an NR-Lite UE, among other examples. RedCap UEs may bridge a gap between the capability and complexity of NB-IoT devices and/or eMTC UEs, and mission-critical IoT devices and/or premium UEs. RedCap UEs may include, for example, wearable devices, IoT devices, industrial sensors, and/or cameras that are associated with a limited bandwidth, power capacity, and/or transmission range, among other examples. RedCap UEs may support healthcare environments, building automation, electrical distribution, process automation, transport and logistics, and/or smart city deployments, among other examples.

In some examples, two or more UEs 120 (for example, shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly with one another using sidelink communications (for example, without communicating by way of a network node 110 as an intermediary) . As an example, the UE 120a may directly transmit data, control information, or other signaling as a sidelink communication to the UE 120e. This is in contrast to, for example, the UE 120a first transmitting data in an UL communication to a network node 110, which then transmits the data to the UE 120e in a DL communication. In various examples, the UEs 120 may transmit and receive sidelink communications using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication protocols, device-to-device (D2D) communication protocols, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication protocols (which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocols, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols, and/or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocols) , and/or mesh network communication protocols. In some deployments and configurations, a network node 110 may schedule and/or allocate resources for sidelink communications between UEs 120 in the wireless communication network 100. In some other deployments and configurations, a UE 120 (instead of a network node 110) may perform, or collaborate or negotiate with one or more other UEs to perform, scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and/or other operations for sidelink communications.

In various examples, some of the network nodes 110 and the UEs 120 of the wireless communication network 100 may be configured for full-duplex operation in addition to half-duplex operation. A network node 110 or a UE 120 operating in a half-duplex mode may perform only one of transmission or reception during particular time resources, such as during particular slots, symbols, or other time periods. Half-duplex operation may involve time-division duplexing (TDD) , in which DL transmissions of the network node 110 and UL transmissions of the UE 120 do not occur in the same time resources (that is, the transmissions do not overlap in time) . In contrast, a network node 110 or a UE 120 operating in a full-duplex mode can transmit and receive communications concurrently (for example, in the same time resources) . By operating in a full-duplex mode, network nodes 110 and/or UEs 120 may generally increase the capacity of the network and the radio access link. In some examples, full-duplex operation may involve frequency-division duplexing (FDD) , in which DL transmissions of the network node 110 are performed in a first frequency band or on a first component carrier and transmissions of the UE 120 are performed in a second frequency band or on a second component carrier different than the first frequency band or the first component carrier, respectively. In some examples, full-duplex operation may be enabled for a UE 120 but not for a network node 110. For example, a UE 120 may simultaneously transmit an UL transmission to a first network node 110 and receive a DL transmission from a second network node 110 in the same time resources. In some other examples, full-duplex operation may be enabled for a network node 110 but not for a UE 120. For example, a network node 110 may simultaneously transmit a DL transmission to a first UE 120 and receive an UL transmission from a second UE 120 in the same time resources. In some other examples, full-duplex operation may be enabled for both a network node 110 and a UE 120.

In some examples, the UEs 120 and the network nodes 110 may perform MIMO communication. “MIMO” generally refers to transmitting or receiving multiple signals (such as multiple layers or multiple data streams) simultaneously over the same time and frequency resources. MIMO techniques generally exploit multipath propagation. MIMO may be implemented using various spatial processing or spatial multiplexing operations. In some examples, MIMO may support simultaneous transmission to multiple receivers, referred to as multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) . Some radio access technologies (RATs) may employ advanced MIMO techniques, such as mTRP operation (including redundant transmission or reception on multiple TRPs) , reciprocity in the time domain or the frequency domain, single-frequency-network (SFN) transmission, or non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT) .

In some aspects, a UE (e.g., a UE 120) may include a communication manager 140. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 140 may receive a radio resource control (RRC) configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The communication manager 140 may transmit an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition.

In some aspects, the communication manager 140 may receive a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven LTM beam report in a serving cell for L1 measurements of one or more candidate cells. The communication manager 140 may transmit the LTM beam report in the uplink resources. Additionally, or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

In some aspects, a network entity (e.g., a network node 110) may include a communication manager 150. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 150 may transmit a configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The communication manager 150 may receive an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration. Additionally, or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

As indicated above, Fig. 1 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 1.

Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example network node 110 in communication with an example UE 120 in a wireless network in accordance with the present disclosure.

As shown in Fig. 2, the network node 110 may include a data source 212, a transmit processor 214, a transmit (TX) MIMO processor 216, a set of modems 232 (shown as 232a through 232t, where t ≥ 1) , a set of antennas 234 (shown as 234a through 234v, where v ≥ 1) , a MIMO detector 236, a receive processor 238, a data sink 239, a controller/processor 240, a memory 242, a communication unit 244, a scheduler 246, and/or a communication manager 150, among other examples. In some configurations, one or a combination of the antenna (s) 234, the modem (s) 232, the MIMO detector 236, the receive processor 238, the transmit processor 214, and/or the TX MIMO processor 216 may be included in a transceiver of the network node 110. The transceiver may be under control of and used by one or more processors, such as the controller/processor 240, and in some aspects in conjunction with processor-readable code stored in the memory 242, to perform aspects of the methods, processes, and/or operations described herein. In some aspects, the network node 110 may include one or more interfaces, communication components, and/or other components that facilitate communication with the UE 120 or another network node.

The terms “processor, ” “controller, ” or “controller/processor” may refer to one or more controllers and/or one or more processors. For example, reference to “a/the processor, ” “a/the controller/processor, ” or the like (in the singular) should be understood to refer to any one or more of the processors described in connection with Fig. 2, such as a single processor or a combination of multiple different processors. Reference to “one or more processors” should be understood to refer to any one or more of the processors described in connection with Fig. 2. For example, one or more processors of the network node 110 may include transmit processor 214, TX MIMO processor 216, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, and/or controller/processor 240. Similarly, one or more processors of the UE 120 may include MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, and/or controller/processor 280.

In some aspects, a single processor may perform all of the operations described as being performed by the one or more processors. In some aspects, a first set of (one or more) processors of the one or more processors may perform a first operation described as being performed by the one or more processors, and a second set of (one or more) processors of the one or more processors may perform a second operation described as being performed by the one or more processors. The first set of processors and the second set of processors may be the same set of processors or may be different sets of processors. Reference to “one or more memories” should be understood to refer to any one or more memories of a corresponding device, such as the memory described in connection with Fig. 2. For example, operation described as being performed by one or more memories can be performed by the same subset of the one or more memories or different subsets of the one or more memories.

For downlink communication from the network node 110 to the UE 120, the transmit processor 214 may receive data ( “downlink data” ) intended for the UE 120 (or a set of UEs that includes the UE 120) from the data source 212 (such as a data pipeline or a data queue) . In some examples, the transmit processor 214 may select one or more MCSs for the UE 120 in accordance with one or more channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE 120. The network node 110 may process the data (for example, including encoding the data) for transmission to the UE 120 on a downlink in accordance with the MCS (s) selected for the UE 120 to generate data symbols. The transmit processor 214 may process system information (for example, semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) ) and/or control information (for example, CQI requests, grants, and/or upper layer signaling) and provide overhead symbols and/or control symbols. The transmit processor 214 may generate reference symbols for reference signals (for example, a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) , a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) , or a CSI-RS) and/or synchronization signals (for example, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) or a secondary synchronization signals (SSS) ) .

The TX MIMO processor 216 may perform spatial processing (for example, precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, and/or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (for example, T output symbol streams) to the set of modems 232. For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a respective modulator component (shown as MOD) of a modem 232. Each modem 232 may use the respective modulator component to process (for example, to modulate) a respective output symbol stream (for example, for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing ( (OFDM) ) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 may further use the respective modulator component to process (for example, convert to analog, amplify, filter, and/or upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a time domain downlink signal. The modems 232a through 232t may together transmit a set of downlink signals (for example, T downlink signals) via the corresponding set of antennas 234.

A downlink signal may include a DCI communication, a MAC control element (MAC CE) communication, an RRC communication, a downlink reference signal, or another type of downlink communication. Downlink signals may be transmitted on a PDCCH, a PDSCH, and/or on another downlink channel. A downlink signal may carry one or more transport blocks (TBs) of data. A TB may be a unit of data that is transmitted over an air interface in the wireless communication network 100. A data stream (for example, from the data source 212) may be encoded into multiple TBs for transmission over the air interface. The quantity of TBs used to carry the data associated with a particular data stream may be associated with a TB size common to the multiple TBs. The TB size may be based on or otherwise associated with radio channel conditions of the air interface, the MCS used for encoding the data, the downlink resources allocated for transmitting the data, and/or another parameter. In general, the larger the TB size, the greater the amount of data that can be transmitted in a single transmission, which reduces signaling overhead. However, larger TB sizes may be more prone to transmission and/or reception errors than smaller TB sizes, but such errors may be mitigated by more robust error correction techniques.

For uplink communication from the UE 120 to the network node 110, uplink signals from the UE 120 may be received by an antenna 234, may be processed by a modem 232 (for example, a demodulator component, shown as DEMOD, of a modem 232) , may be detected by the MIMO detector 236 (for example, a receive (Rx) MIMO processor) if applicable, and/or may be further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and/or control information. The receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 239 (which may be a data pipeline, a data queue, and/or another type of data sink) and provide the decoded control information to a processor, such as the controller/processor 240.

The network node 110 may use the scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink or uplink communications. In some aspects, the scheduler 246 may use DCI to dynamically schedule DL transmissions to the UE 120 and/or UL transmissions from the UE 120. In some examples, the scheduler 246 may allocate recurring time domain resources and/or frequency domain resources that the UE 120 may use to transmit and/or receive communications using an RRC configuration (for example, a semi-static configuration) , for example, to perform semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) or to configure a configured grant (CG) for the UE 120.

One or more of the transmit processor 214, the TX MIMO processor 216, the modem 232, the antenna 234, the MIMO detector 236, the receive processor 238, and/or the controller/processor 240 may be included in an RF chain of the network node 110. An RF chain may include one or more filters, mixers, oscillators, amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) , and/or other devices that convert between an analog signal (such as for transmission or reception via an air interface) and a digital signal (such as for processing by one or more processors of the network node 110) . In some aspects, the RF chain may be or may be included in a transceiver of the network node 110.

In some examples, the network node 110 may use the communication unit 244 to communicate with a core network and/or with other network nodes. The communication unit 244 may support wired and/or wireless communication protocols and/or connections, such as Ethernet, optical fiber, common public radio interface (CPRI) , and/or a wired or wireless backhaul, among other examples. The network node 110 may use the communication unit 244 to transmit and/or receive data associated with the UE 120 or to perform network control signaling, among other examples. The communication unit 244 may include a transceiver and/or an interface, such as a network interface.

The UE 120 may include a set of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a through 252r, where r ≥ 1) , a set of modems 254 (shown as modems 254a through 254u, where u ≥ 1) , a MIMO detector 256, a receive processor 258, a data sink 260, a data source 262, a transmit processor 264, a TX MIMO processor 266, a controller/processor 280, a memory 282, and/or a communication manager 140, among other examples. One or more of the components of the UE 120 may be included in a housing 284. In some aspects, one or a combination of the antenna (s) 252, the modem (s) 254, the MIMO detector 256, the receive processor 258, the transmit processor 264, or the TX MIMO processor 266 may be included in a transceiver that is included in the UE 120. The transceiver may be under control of and used by one or more processors, such as the controller/processor 280, and in some aspects in conjunction with processor-readable code stored in the memory 282, to perform aspects of the methods, processes, or operations described herein. In some aspects, the UE 120 may include another interface, another communication component, and/or another component that facilitates communication with the network node 110 and/or another UE 120.

For downlink communication from the network node 110 to the UE 120, the set of antennas 252 may receive the downlink communications or signals from the network node 110 and may provide a set of received downlink signals (for example, R received signals) to the set of modems 254. For example, each received signal may be provided to a respective demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of a modem 254. Each modem 254 may use the respective demodulator component to condition (for example, filter, amplify, downconvert, and/or digitize) a received signal to obtain input samples. Each modem 254 may use the respective demodulator component to further demodulate or process the input samples (for example, for OFDM) to obtain received symbols. The MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from the set of modems 254, may perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and may provide detected symbols. The receive processor 258 may process (for example, decode) the detected symbols, may provide decoded data for the UE 120 to the data sink 260 (which may include a data pipeline, a data queue, and/or an application executed on the UE 120) , and may provide decoded control information and system information to the controller/processor 280.

For uplink communication from the UE 120 to the network node 110, the transmit processor 264 may receive and process data ( “uplink data” ) from a data source 262 (such as a data pipeline, a data queue, and/or an application executed on the UE 120) and control information from the controller/processor 280. The control information may include one or more parameters, feedback, one or more signal measurements, and/or other types of control information. In some aspects, the receive processor 258 and/or the controller/processor 280 may determine, for a received signal (such as received from the network node 110 or another UE) , one or more parameters relating to transmission of the uplink communication. The one or more parameters may include a reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameter, a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameter, a channel quality indicator (CQI) parameter, or a transmit power control (TPC) parameter, among other examples. The control information may include an indication of the RSRP parameter, the RSSI parameter, the RSRQ parameter, the CQI parameter, the TPC parameter, and/or another parameter. The control information may facilitate parameter selection and/or scheduling for the UE 120 by the network node 110.

The transmit processor 264 may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals, such as an uplink DMRS, an uplink sounding reference signal (SRS) , and/or another type of reference signal. The symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be precoded by the TX MIMO processor 266, if applicable, and further processed by the set of modems 254 (for example, for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM) . The TX MIMO processor 266 may perform spatial processing (for example, precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, and/or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (for example, U output symbol streams) to the set of modems 254. For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a respective modulator component (shown as MOD) of a modem 254. Each modem 254 may use the respective modulator component to process (for example, to modulate) a respective output symbol stream (for example, for OFDM) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 254 may further use the respective modulator component to process (for example, convert to analog, amplify, filter, and/or upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain an uplink signal.

The modems 254a through 254u may transmit a set of uplink signals (for example, R uplink signals or U uplink symbols) via the corresponding set of antennas 252. An uplink signal may include a UCI communication, a MAC CE communication, an RRC communication, or another type of uplink communication. Uplink signals may be transmitted on a PUSCH, a PUCCH, and/or another type of uplink channel. An uplink signal may carry one or more TBs of data. Sidelink data and control transmissions (that is, transmissions directly between two or more UEs 120) may generally use similar techniques as were described for uplink data and control transmission, and may use sidelink-specific channels such as a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) , a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) , and/or a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) .

One or more antennas of the set of antennas 252 or the set of antennas 234 may include, or may be included within, one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays, among other examples. An antenna panel, an antenna group, a set of antenna elements, or an antenna array may include one or more antenna elements (within a single housing or multiple housings) , a set of coplanar antenna elements, a set of non-coplanar antenna elements, or one or more antenna elements coupled with one or more transmission or reception components, such as one or more components of Fig. 2. As used herein, “antenna” can refer to one or more antennas, one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, or one or more antenna arrays. “Antenna panel” can refer to a group of antennas (such as antenna elements) arranged in an array or panel, which may facilitate beamforming by manipulating parameters of the group of antennas. “Antenna module” may refer to circuitry including one or more antennas, which may also include one or more other components (such as filters, amplifiers, or processors) associated with integrating the antenna module into a wireless communication device.

In some examples, each of the antenna elements of an antenna 234 or an antenna 252 may include one or more sub-elements for radiating or receiving radio frequency signals. For example, a single antenna element may include a first sub-element cross-polarized with a second sub-element that can be used to independently transmit cross-polarized signals. The antenna elements may include patch antennas, dipole antennas, and/or other types of antennas arranged in a linear pattern, a two-dimensional pattern, or another pattern. A spacing between antenna elements may be such that signals with a desired wavelength transmitted separately by the antenna elements may interact or interfere constructively and destructively along various directions (such as to form a desired beam) . For example, given an expected range of wavelengths or frequencies, the spacing may provide a quarter wavelength, a half wavelength, or another fraction of a wavelength of spacing between neighboring antenna elements to allow for the desired constructive and destructive interference patterns of signals transmitted by the separate antenna elements within that expected range.

The amplitudes and/or phases of signals transmitted via antenna elements and/or sub-elements may be modulated and shifted relative to each other (such as by manipulating phase shift, phase offset, and/or amplitude) to generate one or more beams, which is referred to as beamforming. The term “beam” may refer to a directional transmission of a wireless signal toward a receiving device or otherwise in a desired direction. “Beam” may also generally refer to a direction associated with such a directional signal transmission, a set of directional resources associated with the signal transmission (for example, an angle of arrival, a horizontal direction, and/or a vertical direction) , and/or a set of parameters that indicate one or more aspects of a directional signal, a direction associated with the signal, and/or a set of directional resources associated with the signal. In some implementations, antenna elements may be individually selected or deselected for directional transmission of a signal (or signals) by controlling amplitudes of one or more corresponding amplifiers and/or phases of the signal (s) to form one or more beams. The shape of a beam (such as the amplitude, width, and/or presence of side lobes) and/or the direction of a beam (such as an angle of the beam relative to a surface of an antenna array) can be dynamically controlled by modifying the phase shifts, phase offsets, and/or amplitudes of the multiple signals relative to each other.

Different UEs 120 or network nodes 110 may include different numbers of antenna elements. For example, a UE 120 may include a single antenna element, two antenna elements, four antenna elements, eight antenna elements, or a different number of antenna elements. As another example, a network node 110 may include eight antenna elements, 24 antenna elements, 64 antenna elements, 128 antenna elements, or a different number of antenna elements. Generally, a larger number of antenna elements may provide increased control over parameters for beam generation relative to a smaller number of antenna elements, whereas a smaller number of antenna elements may be less complex to implement and may use less power than a larger number of antenna elements. Multiple antenna elements may support multiple-layer transmission, in which a first layer of a communication (which may include a first data stream) and a second layer of a communication (which may include a second data stream) are transmitted using the same time and frequency resources with spatial multiplexing.

While blocks in Fig. 2 are illustrated as distinct components, the functions described above with respect to the blocks may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combination component or in various combinations of components. For example, the functions described with respect to the transmit processor 264, the receive processor 258, and/or the TX MIMO processor 266 may be performed by or under the control of the controller/processor 280.

Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example disaggregated base station architecture 300 in accordance with the present disclosure. One or more components of the example disaggregated base station architecture 300 may be, may include, or may be included in one or more network nodes (such one or more network nodes 110) . The disaggregated base station architecture 300 may include a CU 310 that can communicate directly with a core network 320 via a backhaul link, or that can communicate indirectly with the core network 320 via one or more disaggregated control units, such as a Non-RT RIC 350 associated with a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) Framework 360 and/or a Near-RT RIC 370 (for example, via an E2 link) . The CU 310 may communicate with one or more DUs 330 via respective midhaul links, such as via F1 interfaces. Each of the DUs 330 may communicate with one or more RUs 340 via respective fronthaul links. Each of the RUs 340 may communicate with one or more UEs 120 via respective RF access links. In some deployments, a UE 120 may be simultaneously served by multiple RUs 340.

Each of the components of the disaggregated base station architecture 300, including the CUs 310, the DUs 330, the RUs 340, the Near-RT RICs 370, the Non-RT RICs 350, and the SMO Framework 360, may include one or more interfaces or may be coupled with one or more interfaces for receiving or transmitting signals, such as data or information, via a wired or wireless transmission medium.

In some aspects, the CU 310 may be logically split into one or more CU user plane (CU-UP) units and one or more CU control plane (CU-CP) units. A CU-UP unit may communicate bidirectionally with a CU-CP unit via an interface, such as the E1 interface when implemented in an O-RAN configuration. The CU 310 may be deployed to communicate with one or more DUs 330, as necessary, for network control and signaling. Each DU 330 may correspond to a logical unit that includes one or more base station functions to control the operation of one or more RUs 340. For example, a DU 330 may host various layers, such as an RLC layer, a MAC layer, or one or more PHY layers, such as one or more high PHY layers or one or more low PHY layers. Each layer (which also may be referred to as a module) may be implemented with an interface for communicating signals with other layers (and modules) hosted by the DU 330, or for communicating signals with the control functions hosted by the CU 310. Each RU 340 may implement lower layer functionality. In some aspects, real-time and non-real-time aspects of control and user plane communication with the RU (s) 340 may be controlled by the corresponding DU 330.

The SMO Framework 360 may support RAN deployment and provisioning of non-virtualized and virtualized network elements. For non-virtualized network elements, the SMO Framework 360 may support the deployment of dedicated physical resources for RAN coverage requirements, which may be managed via an operations and maintenance interface, such as an O1 interface. For virtualized network elements, the SMO Framework 360 may interact with a cloud computing platform (such as an open cloud (O-Cloud) platform 390) to perform network element life cycle management (such as to instantiate virtualized network elements) via a cloud computing platform interface, such as an O2 interface. A virtualized network element may include, but is not limited to, a CU 310, a DU 330, an RU 340, a non-RT RIC 350, and/or a Near-RT RIC 370. In some aspects, the SMO Framework 360 may communicate with a hardware aspect of a 4G RAN, a 5G NR RAN, and/or a 6G RAN, such as an open eNB (O-eNB) 380, via an O1 interface. Additionally or alternatively, the SMO Framework 360 may communicate directly with each of one or more RUs 340 via a respective O1 interface. In some deployments, this configuration can enable each DU 330 and the CU 310 to be implemented in a cloud-based RAN architecture, such as a vRAN architecture.

The Non-RT RIC 350 may include or may implement a logical function that enables non-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources, artificial intelligence and/or machine learning (AI/ML) workflows including model training and updates, and/or policy-based guidance of applications and/or features in the Near-RT RIC 370. The Non-RT RIC 350 may be coupled to or may communicate with (such as via an A1 interface) the Near-RT RIC 370. The Near-RT RIC 370 may include or may implement a logical function that enables near-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources via data collection and actions via an interface (such as via an E2 interface) connecting one or more CUs 310, one or more DUs 330, and/or an O-eNB with the Near-RT RIC 370.

In some aspects, to generate AI/ML models to be deployed in the Near-RT RIC 370, the Non-RT RIC 350 may receive parameters or external enrichment information from external servers. Such information may be utilized by the Near-RT RIC 370 and may be received at the SMO Framework 360 or the Non-RT RIC 350 from non-network data sources or from network functions. In some examples, the Non-RT RIC 350 or the Near-RT RIC 370 may tune RAN behavior or performance. For example, the Non-RT RIC 350 may monitor long-term trends and patterns for performance and may employ AI/ML models to perform corrective actions via the SMO Framework 360 (such as reconfiguration via an O1 interface) or via creation of RAN management policies (such as A1 interface policies) .

As indicated above, Fig. 3 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 3.

The network entity (e.g., network node 110) , the controller/processor 240 of the network node 110, the UE 120, the controller/processor 280 of the UE 120, the CU 310, the DU 330, the RU 340, or any other component (s) of Figs. 1, 2, or 3 may implement one or more techniques or perform one or more operations associated with event-driven LTM beam reports, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the controller/processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller/processor 280 of the UE 120, any other component (s) of Fig. 2, the CU 310, the DU 330, or the RU 340 may perform or direct operations of, for example, process 800 of Fig. 8, process 900 of Fig. 9, process 1000 of Fig. 10, or other processes as described herein (alone or in conjunction with one or more other processors) . The memory 242 may store data and program codes for the network node 110, the network node 110, the CU 310, the DU 330, or the RU 340. The memory 282 may store data and program codes for the UE 120. In some examples, the memory 242 or the memory 282 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions (for example, code or program code) for wireless communication. The memory 242 may include one or more memories, such as a single memory or multiple different memories (of the same type or of different types) . The memory 282 may include one or more memories, such as a single memory or multiple different memories (of the same type or of different types) . For example, the set of instructions, when executed (for example, directly, or after compiling, converting, or interpreting) by one or more processors of the network node 110, the UE 120, the CU 310, the DU 330, or the RU 340, may cause the one or more processors to perform process 800 of Fig. 8, process 900 of Fig. 9, process 1000 of Fig. 10, or other processes as described herein. In some examples, executing instructions may include running the instructions, converting the instructions, compiling the instructions, and/or interpreting the instructions, among other examples.

In some aspects, a UE (e.g., a UE 120) includes means for receiving an RRC configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports; and/or means for transmitting an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition.

In some aspects, a UE (e.g., a UE 120) includes means for receiving a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven LTM beam report in a serving cell for L1 measurements of one or more candidate cells; and/or means for transmitting the LTM beam report in the uplink resources. The means for the UE to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 140, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller/processor 280, or memory 282.

In some aspects, a network entity (e.g. a network node 110) includes means for transmitting a configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports; and/or means for receiving an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration. In some aspects, the means for the network entity to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 150, transmit processor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, modem 232, antenna 234, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, controller/processor 240, memory 242, or scheduler 246.

Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating examples 400, 410, and 420 of L1/L2 inter-cell mobility, in accordance with the present disclosure.

In some aspects, as described herein, examples 400, 410, 420 relate to different scenarios in which L1 signaling (e.g., a DCI message) or L2 signaling (e.g., a MAC CE) is used to indicate a change to a serving cell or a serving cell group (e.g., changing from a source cell to a target cell) . For example, as described in further detail herein, examples 400, 410, 420 generally relate to different scenarios in which L1/L2 signaling may be used to dynamically switch among candidate serving cells (e.g., including a special cell (SpCell) , which may be a PCell or a primary secondar cell (PSCell) , and/or an SCell) .

As shown in Fig. 4, and by example 400, a network node may configure the UE with a candidate SpCell set that includes various candidate SpCells to enable individual SpCell selection in a first L1/L2 inter-cell mobility scenario where separate signaling is used to indicate a SpCell change without carrier aggregation or dual connectivity. For example, the UE may be communicating with a source SpCell (shown as an old SpCell) , and the serving SpCell may be switched to a target SpCell (shown as a new SpCell) that corresponds to a candidate SpCell included in the candidate SpCell set. Accordingly, in example 400, L1/L2 signaling may be used to select a single SpCell among various candidate SpCells in a preconfigured candidate SpCell set without carrier aggregation or dual connectivity (e.g., the candidate SpCell set does not include any SCells) . In this case, the new SpCell may be selected based on a beam indication, and selection of an SCell may be based on legacy (e.g., L3) signaling or separate L1/L2 signaling. Additionally, or alternatively, as shown by example 410, the UE may be configured with a candidate SpCell set, and a SpCell may be changed from a source cell to a target cell by swapping roles of a SpCell and an SCell among the cells included in the candidate SpCell set (e.g., in a carrier aggregation or dual connectivity scenario) . For example, as shown by example 410 in Fig. 4, a current SpCell may be swapped with a current SCell such that the old SpCell becomes a new SCell and the old SCell becomes the new SpCell. Additionally, or alternatively, as shown by example 420, the UE may be configured with a candidate cell group, which may enable an SpCell (e.g., a PCell or a PSCell) and an SCell to be switched together in a carrier aggregation or dual connectivity scenario. For example, in this case, a cell group including multiple cells can be activated or deactivated together using L1/L2 signaling, where a current serving cell may be selected from a current cell group and the current serving cell may be selected from a new cell group based on mobility of the UE. In this case, the L1/L2 signaling used to change the cell group may be similar to examples 400 and 410, except that the L1/L2 signaling is used to switch cell groups that may include multiple cells rather than individual cells.

As indicated above, Fig. 4 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 4.

Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating examples 500, 510, and 520 of CSI-RS beam management procedures, in accordance with the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 5, examples 500, 510, and 520 include a UE 120 in communication with a network node 110 in a wireless network (e.g., wireless network 100) . However, the devices shown in Fig. 5 are provided as examples, and the wireless network may support communication and beam management between other devices (e.g., between a UE 120 and a network node 110 or TRP, between a mobile termination node and a control node, between an IAB child node and an IAB parent node, and/or between a scheduled node and a scheduling node) . In some aspects, the UE 120 and the network node 110 may be in a connected state (e.g., an RRC connected state) .

As shown in Fig. 5, example 500 may include a network node 110 (e.g., one or more network node devices such as an RU, a DU, and/or a CU, among other examples) and a UE 120 communicating to perform beam management using CSI-RSs. Example 500 depicts a first beam management procedure (e.g., P1 CSI-RS beam management) . The first beam management procedure may be referred to as a beam selection procedure, an initial beam acquisition procedure, a beam sweeping procedure, a cell search procedure, and/or a beam search procedure. As shown in Fig. 5 and example 500, CSI-RSs may be configured to be transmitted from the network node 110 to the UE 120. The CSI-RSs may be configured to be periodic (e.g., using RRC signaling) , semi-persistent (e.g., using MAC CE signaling) , and/or aperiodic (e.g., using DCI) .

The first beam management procedure may include the network node 110 performing beam sweeping over multiple transmit (Tx) beams. The network node 110 may transmit a CSI-RS using each transmit beam for beam management. To enable the UE 120 to perform receive (Rx) beam sweeping, the network node may use a transmit beam to transmit (e.g., with repetitions) each CSI-RS at multiple times within the same RS resource set so that the UE 120 can sweep through receive beams in multiple transmission instances. For example, if the network node 110 has a set of N transmit beams and the UE 120 has a set of M receive beams, the CSI-RS may be transmitted on each of the N transmit beams M times so that the UE 120 may receive M instances of the CSI-RS per transmit beam. In other words, for each transmit beam of the network node 110, the UE 120 may perform beam sweeping through the receive beams of the UE 120. As a result, the first beam management procedure may enable the UE 120 to measure a CSI-RS on different transmit beams using different receive beams to support selection of network node 110 transmit beams/UE 120 receive beam (s) beam pair (s) . The UE 120 may report the measurements to the network node 110 to enable the network node 110 to select one or more beam pair (s) for communication between the network node 110 and the UE 120. While example 500 has been described in connection with CSI-RSs, the first beam management process may also use synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) for beam management in a similar manner as described above.

As shown in Fig. 5, example 510 may include a network node 110 and a UE 120 communicating to perform beam management using CSI-RSs. Example 510 depicts a second beam management procedure (e.g., P2 CSI-RS beam management) . The second beam management procedure may be referred to as a beam refinement procedure, a network node beam refinement procedure, a TRP beam refinement procedure, and/or a transmit beam refinement procedure. As shown in Fig. 5 and example 510, CSI-RSs may be configured to be transmitted from the network node 110 to the UE 120. The CSI-RSs may be configured to be aperiodic (e.g., using DCI) . The second beam management procedure may include the network node 110 performing beam sweeping over one or more transmit beams. The one or more transmit beams may be a subset of all transmit beams associated with the network node 110 (e.g., determined based at least in part on measurements reported by the UE 120 in connection with the first beam management procedure) . The network node 110 may transmit a CSI-RS using each transmit beam of the one or more transmit beams for beam management. The UE 120 may measure each CSI-RS using a single (e.g., a same) receive beam (e.g., determined based at least in part on measurements performed in connection with the first beam management procedure) . The second beam management procedure may enable the network node 110 to select a best transmit beam based at least in part on measurements of the CSI-RSs (e.g., measured by the UE 120 using the single receive beam) reported by the UE 120.

As shown in Fig. 5, example 520 depicts a third beam management procedure (e.g., P3 CSI-RS beam management) . The third beam management procedure may be referred to as a beam refinement procedure, a UE beam refinement procedure, and/or a receive beam refinement procedure. As shown in Fig. 5 and example 520, one or more CSI-RSs may be configured to be transmitted from the network node 110 to the UE 120. The CSI-RSs may be configured to be aperiodic (e.g., using DCI) . The third beam management process may include the network node 110 transmitting the one or more CSI-RSs using a single transmit beam (e.g., determined based at least in part on measurements reported by the UE 120 in connection with the first beam management procedure and/or the second beam management procedure) . To enable the UE 120 to perform receive beam sweeping, the network node may use a transmit beam to transmit (e.g., with repetitions) CSI-RS at multiple times within the same RS resource set so that UE 120 can sweep through one or more receive beams in multiple transmission instances. The one or more receive beams may be a subset of all receive beams associated with the UE 120 (e.g., determined based at least in part on measurements performed in connection with the first beam management procedure and/or the second beam management procedure) . The third beam management procedure may enable the network node 110 and/or the UE 120 to select a best receive beam based at least in part on reported measurements received from the UE 120 (e.g., of the CSI-RS of the transmit beam using the one or more receive beams) .

A UE may be configured for LTM. A network entity may request an LTM beam report from the UE. If a network entity requests each LTM beam report, the network entity consumes significant signaling resources.

As indicated above, Fig. 5 is provided as an example of beam management procedures. Other examples of beam management procedures may differ from what is described with respect to Fig. 5. For example, the UE 120 and the network node 110 may perform the third beam management procedure before performing the second beam management procedure, and/or the UE 120 and the network node 110 may perform a similar beam management procedure to select a UE transmit beam.

Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 associated with enabling event-driven LTM beam reports, in accordance with the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 6, a network entity 610 (e.g., network node 110) and a UE 620 (e.g., UE 120) may communicate with one another. The network entity 610 may provide a serving cell 612. Network entity 615 may provide a candidate cell 616. The serving cell 612 and the candidate cell 616 may be associated with LTM.

According to various aspects described herein, a UE may be enabled to transmit an event-driven LTM beam report in a serving cell to a network entity for L1 measurements in candidate cells and/or transmit an event-driven LTM beam report for a serving cell. In some aspects, the transmission of event-driven LTM beam reports may be enabled by an RRC configuration. The UE may then generate and transmit an LTM beam report based at least in part on detection of a beam reporting event. The beam reporting event may include an event satisfying a reporting condition. The configuration may be per component carrier (CC) , per CC group, per band, or per bandwidth combination (BW) . The network entity may indicate a beam reporting setting (e.g., measurement reference signal, reporting sources, triggering conditions) in the RRC configuration or in a separate message. In some aspects, the UE may receive an RRC configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports but may be activated (or deactivated) by an additional message (e.g., MAC CE) . By enabling the UE to transmit event-driven LTM beam reports autonomously rather than only by request, the network entity may conserve signaling resources.

Example 600 shows an example of enabling of event-driven LTM beam reports. That is, the UE 620 may be enabled to initiate LTM beam reports without relying on a request or command for each LTM beam report. The UE 620 may be configured to detect a beam reporting event. As shown by reference number 625, the network entity 610 may transmit an RRC configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The configuration may apply to a specific CC, a specific CC group, a specific band, and/or a specific bandwidth combination (BC) . In some aspects, the RRC configuration enables event-driven LTM beam reports. Optionally, in some aspects, the network entity 610 may transmit an activation MAC CE to enable the event-driven LTM beam reports, as shown by reference number 630. The MAC CE may be a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state activation MAC CE for the serving cell 612 or the candidate cell 616.

In some aspects, event-driven LTM beam reporting may be associated with a specified amount of time after the acknowledgement (ACK) of the activation MAC CE. The UE 620 may start a timer that is set for the amount of time. When the timer expires, the UE 620 may start with transmitting LTM beam reports that are triggered.

As shown by reference number 635, the network entity 610 may transmit CSI-RSs in the serving cell 612. The network entity 615 may also transmit CSI-RSs in the candidate cell 616. The UE 620 may measure CSI-RSs as part of an event 642 (e.g., an L1 measurement event for a serving cell, an L1 measurement event for a candidate cell) . As shown by reference number 640, the UE 620 may detect a beam reporting event if the event 642 (e.g., measurement) satisfies a reporting condition 644 (e.g., measurement falls below a minimum signal threshold, measurement exceeds a maximum signal threshold) . In some aspects, the threshold that is used may be a floating threshold that is determined based at least in part on the beams of activated TCI states and/or an offset. As shown by reference number 645, the UE 620 may generate an event-driven LTM beam report. As shown by reference number 650, the UE 620 may transmit the LTM beam report. The LTM beam report may be included in a MAC CE or uplink control information (UCI) .

The network entity 610 may indicate (e.g., in the RRC configuration or a separate message) which measurement reference signals are to be measured. The network entity 610 may indicate reporting sources (e.g., serving cell, candidate cells) to measure. The network entity 610 may indicate the reporting conditions for triggering LTM beam reports.

In some aspects, the MAC CE may be dedicated to activating and/or deactivating event-driven beam reports. In some aspects, the threshold that is used for the reporting condition 644 may be updated by the MAC CE. When the UE 620 is deactivated with a MAC CE, the UE 620 may clear the beam reporting settings, such as a timer, a threshold, and/or any temporary filtering results of any measurements associated with an LTM beam report.

In some aspects, the UE 620 may transmit the event-driven LTM beam report in UCI. The RRC configuration may indicate (e.g., by multiplexing indication 652) whether the UE 620 is to multiplex the LTM beam report with other UCI (e.g., legacy UCI such as other CSI information) in a single instance. If multiplexing is indicated, the UE 620 may multiplex the event-driven beam report with a legacy UCI. Otherwise, the UE 620 may prioritize the transmission of an event-driven LTM beam report over other UCI. The UE 620 may alternatively drop the event-driven LTM beam report and transmit only the legacy UCI.

In some aspects, for an event-driven LTM beam report transmitted in a MAC CE, the logical channel for the MAC CE may be prioritized in uplink channel multiplexing and assembly so as to be the same priority as a logical channel for a MAC CE for (enhanced) beam failure recovery (BFR) , a MAC CE for configured grant (CG) confirmation, or a MAC CE for multiple entry CG confirmation. In some aspects, the logical channel for the MAC CE for the event-driven LTM beam report may have a lower priority than a logical channel for a MAC CE for (enhanced) BFR, a MAC CE for CG confirmation, or a MAC CE for multiple entry CG confirmation.

By enabling event-driven LTM reports at the UE, the network entity may conserve signaling resources. By enabling and disabling event-driven LTM beam reporting, the network entity may have flexibility to control when the UE is to operate more autonomously. Increased flexibility may balance control with a reduction of latency.

As indicated above, Fig. 6 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 6.

Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example 700 associated with event-driven LTM beam reports, in accordance with the present disclosure.

In some aspects, the UE 620 may initiate event-driven LTM beam reporting and the network entity 610 may configure uplink resources (e.g., time-frequency resources) for the LTM beam reporting. As shown by reference number 705, the network entity 610 may transmit a configuration for uplink resources for event-driven LTM beam reporting. The LTM beam reports may be in a serving cell (e.g., serving cell 612) for L1 measurements of one or more candidate cells (e.g., candidate cell 616) . As shown by reference number 710, the network entity 610 may transmit CSI-RSs.

As shown by reference number 715, the UE 620 may detect a beam reporting event. The UE 620 may first transmit a message to the network entity 610 about the LTM beam report. As shown by reference number 720, the UE 620 may transmit a beam request, before transmitting an LTM beam report. The request may be in a dedicated scheduling request (SR) in UCI on a PUCCH or in a MAC CE.

As shown by reference number 725, the UE 620 may generate an LTM beam report. As shown by reference number 730, the network entity 610 may transmit a response to the request. The response may indicate uplink resources for the LTM beam report. As shown by reference number 735, the UE 620 may transmit the LTM beam report. The UE 620 may transmit the LTM beam report in preconfigured uplink resources or in indicated uplink resources. The UE 620 may transmit the beam report directly in UCI or a MAC CE. The MAC CE may be in a dynamic grant or a CG on a PUSCH. By configuring uplink resources or providing uplink resources in response to a request, the network entity 610 may more efficiently manage the reception of LTM beam reports. Efficiently managing LTM beam reports conserves signaling resources and reduces latency.

In some aspects, to further conserve signaling resources when transmitting event-driven LTM beam reports, the UE 620 may be configured to send a request to the network entity 610 for indicating various events. Beam reporting events may be predefined or preconfigured. For example, an event may involve cell-level measurements. The UE 620 may obtain a cell measurement by averaging beam measurements that are above a threshold. The UE 620 may trigger an LTM beam report if the target cell measurement is greater than a source cell measurement (plus an offset) or if the target cell measurement satisfies a threshold.

In some aspects, an event may involve only beam measurements. The UE 620 may trigger an LTM beam report based at least in part on beam measurements. For example, a candidate cell may have more than a specified quantity of “good beams” (e.g., a beam measurement is greater than a source cell measurement (plus an offset) or greater than a threshold) .

In some aspects, an event may involve both cell-level and beam-level measurements. The UE 620 may trigger LTM beam reporting based at least in part on cell-level and beam-level measurements. When there are multiple events, the UE 620 may also indicate a type of the event in the request. For example, in a request, codepoint 0 may indicate event 1, codepoint 1 may indicate event 2, and so forth.

In some aspects, different beam reporting formats may be defined for different events. In some aspects, the UE 620 may transmit the LTM beam report together with the event indication in a single reporting instance. The event indication may be in a single part of UCI or in different parts of UCI (e.g., event indication in UCI part 1, and beam report in UCI part 2) . In some aspects, the UE 620 may transmit the LTM beam report and the event indication in separate instances. For example, the UE 620 may transmit the LTM beam report after receiving a response from the network entity 610.

In some aspects, the UE 620 may experience multiple simultaneous events in one CC. In such cases, the UE 620 may transmit LTM beam reports (and indicate the events) for multiple simultaneous events together. In some aspects, the UE 620 may transmit LTM beam reports only for a subset of events. The UE 620 may transmit LTM beam reports and report the events based at least in part on a priority value. For example, only one event may be reported per reporting instance for colliding events.

In some aspects, the UE 620 may transmit multiple simultaneous event-driven LTM beam reports for different candidate cells. For example, the configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports may be per CC. In another example, the configuration may be per CC group.

As indicated above, Fig. 7 is provided as an example. Other examples may differ from what is described with regard to Fig. 7.

Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process 800 performed, for example, at a UE or an apparatus of a UE, in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 800 is an example where the apparatus or the UE (e.g., UE 120, UE 620) performs operations associated with event-driven LTM beam reports.

As shown in Fig. 8, in some aspects, process 800 may include receiving an RRC configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports (block 810) . For example, the UE (e.g., using reception component 1102 and/or communication manager 1106, depicted in Fig. 11) may receive an RRC configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports, as described above.

As further shown in Fig. 8, in some aspects, process 800 may include transmitting an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition (block 820) . For example, the UE (e.g., using transmission component 1104 and/or communication manager 1106, depicted in Fig. 11) may transmit an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition, as described above.

Process 800 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

In a first aspect, the RRC configuration is per CC or per CC group.

In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the RRC configuration is per frequency band or per BC.

In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the RRC configuration enables transmission of event-driven LTM beam reports.

In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through third aspects, the RRC configuration indicates one or more of beam reporting settings or the reporting condition.

In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourth aspects, transmitting the LTM beam report includes transmitting the LTM beam report further based at least in part on receiving an activation MAC CE that enables event-driven LTM beam reports.

In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifth aspects, the MAC CE is dedicated to activation or deactivation of event-driven LTM beam reports.

In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through sixth aspects, the reporting condition is associated with L1 measurements satisfying a threshold.

In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through seventh aspects, the RRC configuration indicates whether an LTM beam report is multiplexed with UCI.

In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eighth aspects, process 800 includes multiplexing the LTM beam report with the UCI based at least in part on the RRC configuration indicating that the LTM beam report is to be multiplexed with the UCI.

In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through ninth aspects, process 800 includes prioritizing transmission of the LTM beam report based at least in part on the RRC configuration indicating that the LTM beam report is to not be multiplexed with the UCI.

In an eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through tenth aspects, transmitting the LTM beam report includes transmitting the LTM beam report in a MAC CE on a logical channel having a same priority for uplink channel multiplexing as for BFR or CG confirmation.

In a twelfth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eleventh aspects, transmitting the LTM beam report includes transmitting the LTM beam report in a MAC CE on a logical channel having a lower priority for uplink channel multiplexing than for BFR or having a lower priority for uplink channel multiplexing than for CG confirmation.

Although Fig. 8 shows example blocks of process 800, in some aspects, process 800 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Fig. 8. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 800 may be performed in parallel.

Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example process 900 performed, for example, at a UE or an apparatus of a UE, in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 900 is an example where the apparatus or the UE (e.g., UE 120) performs operations associated with event-driven LTM beam reports.

As shown in Fig. 9, in some aspects, process 900 may include receiving a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven LTM beam report in a serving cell for L1 measurements of one or more candidate cells (block 910) . For example, the UE (e.g., using reception component 1102 and/or communication manager 1106, depicted in Fig. 11) may receive a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven LTM beam report in a serving cell for L1 measurements of one or more candidate cells, as described above.

As further shown in Fig. 9, in some aspects, process 900 may include transmitting the LTM beam report in the uplink resources (block 920) . For example, the UE (e.g., using transmission component 1104 and/or communication manager 1106, depicted in Fig. 11) may transmit the LTM beam report in the uplink resources, as described above.

Process 900 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

In a first aspect, process 900 includes transmitting a beam request, where transmitting the LTM beam report includes transmitting the LTM beam report in accordance with the beam request or in response to a response to the beam request.

In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the beam request is associated with triggering the LTM beam report based at least in part on cell-level measurements and not based at least in part on beam measurements.

In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the beam request is associated with triggering the LTM beam report based at least in part on beam measurements and not based at least in part on cell-level measurements.

In a fourth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through third aspects, the beam request is associated with triggering the LTM beam report based at least in part on beam measurements and cell-level measurements.

In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fourth aspects, the beam request indicates an event type.

In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through fifth aspects, a format of the LTM beam report is associated with an event type.

In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through sixth aspects, process 900 includes transmitting an event indication with the LTM beam report.

In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through seventh aspects, transmitting the LTM beam report includes transmitting one or more LTM beam reports for multiple simultaneous events.

In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through eighth aspects, the multiple simultaneous events are in one CC.

In a tenth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first through ninth aspects, the one or more LTM beam reports are for different candidate cells, and the one or more LTM beam reports are per CC or per CC group.

Although Fig. 9 shows example blocks of process 900, in some aspects, process 900 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Fig. 9. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 900 may be performed in parallel.

Fig. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example process 1000 performed, for example, at a network entity or an apparatus of a network entity, in accordance with the present disclosure. Example process 1000 is an example where the apparatus or the network entity (e.g., network node 110, network entity 610) performs operations associated with event-driven LTM beam reports.

As shown in Fig. 10, in some aspects, process 1000 may include transmitting a configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports (block 1010) . For example, the network entity (e.g., using transmission component 1204 and/or communication manager 1206, depicted in Fig. 12) may transmit a configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports, as described above.

As further shown in Fig. 10, in some aspects, process 1000 may include receiving an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration (block 1020) . For example, the network entity (e.g., using reception component 1202 and/or communication manager 1206, depicted in Fig. 12) may receive an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration, as described above.

Process 1000 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and/or in connection with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

In a first aspect, the configuration enables event-driven LTM beam reports.

In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, process 1000 includes transmitting an activation MAC CE that enables event-driven LTM beam reports.

In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the configuration indicates uplink resources for transmission of the LTM beam report in a serving cell for L1 measurements of one or more candidate cells.

Although Fig. 10 shows example blocks of process 1000, in some aspects, process 1000 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Fig. 10. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 1000 may be performed in parallel.

Fig. 11 is a diagram of an example apparatus 1100 for wireless communication, in accordance with the present disclosure. The apparatus 1100 may be a UE, or a UE may include the apparatus 1100. In some aspects, the apparatus 1100 includes a reception component 1102, a transmission component 1104, and/or a communication manager 1106, which may be in communication with one another (for example, via one or more buses and/or one or more other components) . In some aspects, the communication manager 1106 is the communication manager 140 described in connection with Fig. 1. As shown, the apparatus 1100 may communicate with another apparatus 1108, such as a UE or a network node (such as a CU, a DU, an RU, or a base station) , using the reception component 1102 and the transmission component 1104.

In some aspects, the apparatus 1100 may be configured to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with Figs. 1-7. Additionally, or alternatively, the apparatus 1100 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as process 800 of Fig. 8, process 900 of Fig. 9, or a combination thereof. In some aspects, the apparatus 1100 and/or one or more components shown in Fig. 11 may include one or more components of the UE described in connection with Fig. 2. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more components shown in Fig. 11 may be implemented within one or more components described in connection with Fig. 2. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in one or more memories. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by one or more controllers or one or more processors to perform the functions or operations of the component.

The reception component 1102 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof, from the apparatus 1108. The reception component 1102 may provide received communications to one or more other components of the apparatus 1100. In some aspects, the reception component 1102 may perform signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, de-mapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, among other examples) , and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components of the apparatus 1100. In some aspects, the reception component 1102 may include one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more demodulators, one or more MIMO detectors, one or more receive processors, one or more controllers/processors, one or more memories, or a combination thereof, of the UE described in connection with Fig. 2.

The transmission component 1104 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof, to the apparatus 1108. In some aspects, one or more other components of the apparatus 1100 may generate communications and may provide the generated communications to the transmission component 1104 for transmission to the apparatus 1108. In some aspects, the transmission component 1104 may perform signal processing on the generated communications (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, among other examples) , and may transmit the processed signals to the apparatus 1108. In some aspects, the transmission component 1104 may include one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more modulators, one or more transmit MIMO processors, one or more transmit processors, one or more controllers/processors, one or more memories, or a combination thereof, of the UE described in connection with Fig. 2. In some aspects, the transmission component 1104 may be co-located with the reception component 1102 in one or more transceivers.

The communication manager 1106 may support operations of the reception component 1102 and/or the transmission component 1104. For example, the communication manager 1106 may receive information associated with configuring reception of communications by the reception component 1102 and/or transmission of communications by the transmission component 1104. Additionally, or alternatively, the communication manager 1106 may generate and/or provide control information to the reception component 1102 and/or the transmission component 1104 to control reception and/or transmission of communications.

In some aspects, the reception component 1102 may receive an RRC configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The transmission component 1104 may transmit an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition.

The communication manager 1106 may multiplex the LTM beam report with the UCI based at least in part on the RRC configuration indicating that the LTM beam report is to be multiplexed with the UCI. The communication manager 1106 may prioritize transmission of the LTM beam report based at least in part on the RRC configuration indicating that the LTM beam report is to not be multiplexed with the UCI.

In some aspects, the reception component 1102 may receive a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven LTM beam report in a serving cell for L1 measurements of one or more candidate cells. The transmission component 1104 may transmit the LTM beam report in the uplink resources.

The transmission component 1104 may transmit a beam request and transmit the LTM beam report in accordance with the beam request or in response to a response to the beam request. The transmission component 1104 may transmit an event indication with the LTM beam report.

The number and arrangement of components shown in Fig. 11 are provided as an example. In practice, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in Fig. 11. Furthermore, two or more components shown in Fig. 11 may be implemented within a single component, or a single component shown in Fig. 11 may be implemented as multiple, distributed components. Additionally, or alternatively, a set of (one or more) components shown in Fig. 11 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another set of components shown in Fig. 11.

Fig. 12 is a diagram of an example apparatus 1200 for wireless communication, in accordance with the present disclosure. The apparatus 1200 may be a network entity, or a network entity may include the apparatus 1200. In some aspects, the apparatus 1200 includes a reception component 1202, a transmission component 1204, and/or a communication manager 1206, which may be in communication with one another (for example, via one or more buses and/or one or more other components) . In some aspects, the communication manager 1206 is the communication manager 150 described in connection with Fig. 1. As shown, the apparatus 1200 may communicate with another apparatus 1208, such as a UE or a network node (such as a CU, a DU, an RU, or a base station) , using the reception component 1202 and the transmission component 1204.

In some aspects, the apparatus 1200 may be configured to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with Figs. 1-7. Additionally, or alternatively, the apparatus 1200 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as process 1000 of Fig. 10. In some aspects, the apparatus 1200 and/or one or more components shown in Fig. 12 may include one or more components of the network entity described in connection with Fig. 2. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more components shown in Fig. 12 may be implemented within one or more components described in connection with Fig. 2. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in one or more memories. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by one or more controllers or one or more processors to perform the functions or operations of the component.

The reception component 1202 may receive communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof, from the apparatus 1208. The reception component 1202 may provide received communications to one or more other components of the apparatus 1200. In some aspects, the reception component 1202 may perform signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, de-mapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, among other examples) , and may provide the processed signals to the one or more other components of the apparatus 1200. In some aspects, the reception component 1202 may include one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more demodulators, one or more MIMO detectors, one or more receive processors, one or more controllers/processors, one or more memories, or a combination thereof, of the network entity described in connection with Fig. 2.

The transmission component 1204 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or a combination thereof, to the apparatus 1208. In some aspects, one or more other components of the apparatus 1200 may generate communications and may provide the generated communications to the transmission component 1204 for transmission to the apparatus 1208. In some aspects, the transmission component 1204 may perform signal processing on the generated communications (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, among other examples) , and may transmit the processed signals to the apparatus 1208. In some aspects, the transmission component 1204 may include one or more antennas, one or more modems, one or more modulators, one or more transmit MIMO processors, one or more transmit processors, one or more controllers/processors, one or more memories, or a combination thereof, of the network entity described in connection with Fig. 2. In some aspects, the transmission component 1204 may be co-located with the reception component 1202 in one or more transceivers.

The communication manager 1206 may support operations of the reception component 1202 and/or the transmission component 1204. For example, the communication manager 1206 may receive information associated with configuring reception of communications by the reception component 1202 and/or transmission of communications by the transmission component 1204. Additionally, or alternatively, the communication manager 1206 may generate and/or provide control information to the reception component 1202 and/or the transmission component 1204 to control reception and/or transmission of communications.

The transmission component 1204 may transmit a configuration for event-driven LTM beam reports. The reception component 1202 may receive an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration.

The transmission component 1204 may transmit an activation MAC CE that enables event-driven LTM beam reports.

The number and arrangement of components shown in Fig. 12 are provided as an example. In practice, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown in Fig. 12. Furthermore, two or more components shown in Fig. 12 may be implemented within a single component, or a single component shown in Fig. 12 may be implemented as multiple, distributed components. Additionally, or alternatively, a set of (one or more) components shown in Fig. 12 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another set of components shown in Fig. 12.

The following provides an overview of some Aspects of the present disclosure:

Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) , comprising: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) configuration for event-driven lower layer triggered mobility (LTM) beam reports; and transmitting an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition.

Aspect 2: The method of Aspect 1, wherein the RRC configuration is per component carrier (CC) or per CC group.

Aspect 3: The method of any of Aspects 1-2, wherein the RRC configuration is per frequency band or per bandwidth combination.

Aspect 4: The method of any of Aspects 1-3, wherein the RRC configuration enables transmission of event-driven LTM beam reports.

Aspect 5: The method of any of Aspects 1-4, wherein the RRC configuration indicates one or more of beam reporting settings or the reporting condition.

Aspect 6: The method of any of Aspects 1-5, wherein transmitting the LTM beam report includes transmitting the LTM beam report further based at least in part on receiving an activation medium access control control element (MAC CE) that enables event-driven LTM beam reports.

Aspect 7: The method of Aspect 6, wherein the MAC CE is dedicated to activation or deactivation of event-driven LTM beam reports.

Aspect 8: The method of any of Aspects 1-7, wherein the reporting condition is associated with Layer 1 measurements satisfying a threshold.

Aspect 9: The method of any of Aspects 1-8, wherein the RRC configuration indicates whether an LTM beam report is multiplexed with uplink control information (UCI) .

Aspect 10: The method of Aspect 9, further comprising multiplexing the LTM beam report with the UCI based at least in part on the RRC configuration indicating that the LTM beam report is to be multiplexed with the UCI.

Aspect 11: The method of Aspect 9, further comprising prioritizing transmission of the LTM beam report based at least in part on the RRC configuration indicating that the LTM beam report is to not be multiplexed with the UCI.

Aspect 12: The method of any of Aspects 1-11, wherein transmitting the LTM beam report includes transmitting the LTM beam report in a medium access control control element (MAC CE) on a logical channel having a same priority for uplink channel multiplexing as for beam failure recovery or configured grant confirmation.

Aspect 13: The method of any of Aspects 1-12, wherein transmitting the LTM beam report includes transmitting the LTM beam report in a medium access control control element (MAC CE) on a logical channel having a lower priority for uplink channel multiplexing than for beam failure recovery or having a lower priority for uplink channel multiplexing than for configured grant confirmation.

Aspect 14: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) , comprising: receiving a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven lower layer triggered mobility (LTM) beam report in a serving cell for Layer 1 measurements of one or more candidate cells; and transmitting the LTM beam report in the uplink resources.

Aspect 15: The method of Aspect 14, further comprising transmitting a beam request, wherein transmitting the LTM beam report includes transmitting the LTM beam report in accordance with the beam request or in response to a response to the beam request.

Aspect 16: The method of Aspect 15, wherein the beam request is associated with triggering the LTM beam report based at least in part on cell-level measurements and not based at least in part on beam measurements.

Aspect 17: The method of Aspect 15, wherein the beam request is associated with triggering the LTM beam report based at least in part on beam measurements and not based at least in part on cell-level measurements.

Aspect 18: The method of Aspect 15, wherein the beam request is associated with triggering the LTM beam report based at least in part on beam measurements and cell-level measurements.

Aspect 19: The method of Aspect 15, wherein the beam request indicates an event type.

Aspect 20: The method of any of Aspects 14-19, wherein a format of the LTM beam report is associated with an event type.

Aspect 21: The method of any of Aspects 14-20, further comprising transmitting an event indication with the LTM beam report.

Aspect 22: The method of any of Aspects 14-21, wherein transmitting the LTM beam report includes transmitting one or more LTM beam reports for multiple simultaneous events.

Aspect 23: The method of Aspect 22, wherein the multiple simultaneous events are in one component carrier.

Aspect 24: The method of Aspect 22, wherein the one or more LTM beam reports are for different candidate cells, and wherein the one or more LTM beam reports are per component carrier (CC) or per CC group.

Aspect 25: A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, comprising: transmitting a configuration for event-driven lower layer triggered mobility (LTM) beam reports; and receiving an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration.

Aspect 26: The method of Aspect 25, wherein the configuration enables event-driven LTM beam reports.

Aspect 27: The method of any of Aspects 25-26, further comprising transmitting an activation medium access control control element (MAC CE) that enables event-driven LTM beam reports.

Aspect 28: The method of any of Aspects 25-27, wherein the configuration indicates uplink resources for transmission of the LTM beam report in a serving cell for Layer 1 measurements of one or more candidate cells.

Aspect 29: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors; one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-28.

Aspect 30: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-28.

Aspect 31: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising at least one means for performing the method of one or more of Aspects 1-28.

Aspect 32: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-28.

Aspect 33: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-28.

Aspect 34: A device for wireless communication, the device comprising a processing system that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, the processing system configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-28.

Aspect 35: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, the apparatus comprising one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to cause the device to perform the method of one or more of Aspects 1-28.

The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations may be made in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the aspects.

As used herein, the term “component” is intended to be broadly construed as hardware or a combination of hardware and at least one of software or firmware. “Software” shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, or functions, among other examples, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise. As used herein, a “processor” is implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and software. It will be apparent that systems or methods described herein may be implemented in different forms of hardware or a combination of hardware and software. The actual specialized control hardware or software code used to implement these systems or methods is not limiting of the aspects. Thus, the operation and behavior of the systems or methods are described herein without reference to specific software code, because those skilled in the art will understand that software and hardware can be designed to implement the systems or methods based, at least in part, on the description herein. A component being configured to perform a function means that the component has a capability to perform the function, and does not require the function to be actually performed by the component, unless noted otherwise.

As used herein, “satisfying a threshold” may, depending on the context, refer to a value being greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, or not equal to the threshold, among other examples.

As used herein, a phrase referring to “at least one of” a list of items refers to any combination of those items, including single members. As an example, “at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover a, b, c, a + b, a + c, b + c, and a + b + c, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (for example, a + a, a + a + a, a + a + b, a + a + c, a + b + b, a + c + c, b + b, b + b + b, b + b + c, c + c, and c + c + c, or any other ordering of a, b, and c) .

No element, act, or instruction used herein should be construed as critical or essential unless explicitly described as such. Also, as used herein, the articles “a” and “an” are intended to include one or more items and may be used interchangeably with “one or more. ” Further, as used herein, the article “the” is intended to include one or more items referenced in connection with the article “the” and may be used interchangeably with “the one or more. ” Furthermore, as used herein, the terms “set” and “group” are intended to include one or more items and may be used interchangeably with “one or more. ” Where only one item is intended, the phrase “only one” or similar language is used. Also, as used herein, the terms “has, ” “have, ” “having, ” and similar terms are intended to be open-ended terms that do not limit an element that they modify (for example, an element “having” A may also have B) . Further, the phrase “based on” is intended to mean “based on or otherwise in association with” unless explicitly stated otherwise. Also, as used herein, the term “or” is intended to be inclusive when used in a series and may be used interchangeably with “and/or, ” unless explicitly stated otherwise (for example, if used in combination with “either” or “only one of” ) . It should be understood that “one or more” is equivalent to “at least one. ”

Even though particular combinations of features are recited in the claims or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of various aspects. Many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in the claims or disclosed in the specification. The disclosure of various aspects includes each dependent claim in combination with every other claim in the claim set.

Claims

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) , comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, individually or collectively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to cause the UE to:

receive a radio resource control (RRC) configuration for event-driven lower layer triggered mobility (LTM) beam reports; and

transmit an LTM beam report based at least in part on reception of the RRC configuration and based at least in part on an event satisfying a reporting condition.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the RRC configuration is per component carrier (CC) or per CC group.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the RRC configuration is per frequency band or per bandwidth combination.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the RRC configuration enables transmission of event-driven LTM beam reports.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the RRC configuration indicates one or more of beam reporting settings or the reporting condition.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein to transmit the LTM beam report, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the UE to transmit the LTM beam report further based at least in part on receiving an activation medium access control control element (MAC CE) that enables event-driven LTM beam reports.
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the MAC CE is dedicated to activation or deactivation of event-driven LTM beam reports.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reporting condition is associated with Layer 1 measurements satisfying a threshold.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the RRC configuration indicates whether an LTM beam report is multiplexed with uplink control information (UCI) .
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the UE to multiplex the LTM beam report with the UCI based at least in part on the RRC configuration indicating that the LTM beam report is to be multiplexed with the UCI.
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the UE to prioritize transmission of the LTM beam report based at least in part on the RRC configuration indicating that the LTM beam report is to not be multiplexed with the UCI.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein to transmit the LTM beam report, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the UE to transmit the LTM beam report in a medium access control control element (MAC CE) on a logical channel having a same priority for uplink channel multiplexing as for beam failure recovery or configured grant confirmation.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein to transmit the LTM beam report, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the UE to transmit the LTM beam report in a medium access control control element (MAC CE) on a logical channel having a lower priority for uplink channel multiplexing than for beam failure recovery or having a lower priority for uplink channel multiplexing than for configured grant confirmation.
An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) , comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, individually or collectively configured to cause the UE to:

receive a configuration of uplink resources for transmission of an event-driven lower layer triggered mobility (LTM) beam report in a serving cell for Layer 1 measurements of one or more candidate cells; and

transmit the LTM beam report in the uplink resources.
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the UE to transmit a beam request, and wherein to transmit the LTM beam report, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to transmit the LTM beam report in accordance with the beam request or in response to a response to the beam request.
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the beam request is associated with triggering the LTM beam report based at least in part on cell-level measurements and not based at least in part on beam measurements.
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the beam request is associated with triggering the LTM beam report based at least in part on beam measurements and not based at least in part on cell-level measurements.
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the beam request is associated with triggering the LTM beam report based at least in part on beam measurements and cell-level measurements.
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the beam request indicates an event type.
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein a format of the LTM beam report is associated with an event type.
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the UE to transmit an event indication with the LTM beam report.
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein to transmit the LTM beam report, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the UE to transmit one or more LTM beam reports for multiple simultaneous events.
The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the multiple simultaneous events are in one component carrier.
The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the one or more LTM beam reports are for different candidate cells, and wherein the one or more LTM beam reports are per component carrier (CC) or per CC group.
An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, individually or collectively configured to cause the network entity to:

transmit a configuration for event-driven lower layer triggered mobility (LTM) beam reports; and

receive an LTM beam report based at least in part on transmission of the configuration.
The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the configuration enables event-driven LTM beam reports.
The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the network entity to transmit an activation medium access control control element (MAC CE) that enables event-driven LTM beam reports.
The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the configuration indicates uplink resources for transmission of the LTM beam report in a serving cell for Layer 1 measurements of one or more candidate cells.