Inter-cell mobility across serving and non-serving cells

Abstract

Inter-cell mobility across serving and non-serving cells based on Layer 3 measurements is performed at the expense of increased delay. Inter-cell mobility across serving and non-serving cells based on Layer 1 measurements minimizes delay. A user equipment (UE) device served by a serving cell of a base station receives a configuration from the serving cell to perform Layer 1 (L1) measurements based on one or more reference signals from non-serving cells. The UE also receives one or more reference signals from the non-serving cells. The UE performs L1 measurements on one or more reference signals received from the non-serving cells based on the configuration received from the base station. The UE may perform L1 measurements on synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs), or positioning reference signals (PRSs) from the non-serving cells.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to communication systems, and more particularly, to inter-cell mobility based on beam switching across serving and non-serving cells. [Background technology]

[0002] Wireless communication systems have been widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services, such as telephone, video, data, messaging, and broadcast. A typical wireless communication system may utilize multiple access technologies capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources. Examples of such multiple access technologies 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.

[0003] These multiple access technologies are being adopted in various telecommunications standards to provide common protocols that allow different wireless devices to communicate on a city, national, regional, or even global scale. An exemplary telecommunications standard is 5G New Radio (NR). 5G NR is part of the continuing mobile broadband evolution promulgated by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP®) to meet new requirements related to latency, reliability, security, scalability (e.g., with the Internet of Things (IoT)), and other requirements. 5G NR includes services associated with enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine-type communications (mMTC), and ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC). Some aspects of 5G NR may be based on the 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. There is a need for further improvements in 5G NR technology. These improvements may also be applicable to other multiple access technologies and telecommunications standards that utilize these technologies. Summary of the Invention [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] The following presents a simplified summary of one or more aspects in order to provide a basic understanding of such aspects. This summary is not an exhaustive overview of all contemplated aspects, nor is it intended to identify key or critical elements of all aspects or to delineate the scope of any or all aspects. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of one or more aspects in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

[0005] Inter-cell mobility in wireless communication systems may be accomplished based on Layer 3 (L3) reports generated by a user equipment (UE). The UE establishes a connection with a serving cell and generates L3 reports with metrics for neighboring non-serving cells. Although L3 measurements are useful for decisions that benefit from a long-term view of channel conditions, a disadvantage of using L3 measurements for inter-cell mobility decisions is increased latency.

[0006] In an aspect of the present disclosure, a method is provided. In the method, inter-cell mobility of a UE across serving and non-serving cells is based on layer 1 measurements to minimize delay. A UE device served by a serving cell of a base station receives a configuration from the serving cell to perform layer 1 (L1) measurements based on one or more reference signals from the non-serving cells. The UE also receives one or more reference signals from the non-serving cells. The UE performs L1 measurements on one or more reference signals received from the non-serving cells based on the configuration received from the base station. The UE may perform L1 measurements on a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or a positioning reference signal (PRS) from the non-serving cells. The UE may also receive a configuration to report L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from the non-serving cells and to report L1 measurements of one or more reference signals received from the non-serving cells to the serving cell.

[0007] In an aspect of the present disclosure, a method is provided. In the method, inter-cell mobility of a UE across serving and non-serving cells is based on layer 1 measurements to minimize delay. A base station device exchanges communication with a UE via a serving cell, and transmits a configuration to the UE via the serving cell for the UE to perform layer 1 (L1) measurements based on one or more reference signals from a non-serving cell. The base station may also transmit a configuration to the UE via the serving cell for performing L1 measurements on at least one of a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or a positioning reference signal (PRS) from the non-serving cell. The base station may also transmit a configuration to the UE via the serving cell for reporting L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell. The base station may also receive a report including L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell from the UE via the serving cell. The base station may also activate a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state associated with a non-serving cell based on a report including L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell.

[0008] To the accomplishment of the above and related ends, the one or more aspects comprise the features hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative features of the one or more aspects. These features are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the various aspects may be utilized, and the description is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communication system and access network in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 2A] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a first frame, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 2B]FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a DL channel in a subframe, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 2C] FIG. 11 illustrates an example of a second frame, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 2D] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a UL channel in a subframe, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a base station and user equipment, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a beam switching process, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a beam switching process, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 6] 1 is a flowchart of a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 7] 1 is a flowchart of a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a hardware implementation for an exemplary apparatus. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a hardware implementation for an exemplary apparatus. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 illustrates an example communication flow between a UE and a serving cell and a non-serving cell, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] The detailed description, set forth below in connection with the accompanying drawings, illustrates various configurations and does not represent the only configurations in which the concepts described herein may be practiced. The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing a thorough understanding of the various concepts. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that these concepts may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and components are shown in block diagram form to avoid obscuring such concepts.

[0011] Below, several aspects of a telecommunications system are presented with reference to various apparatus and methods that are described in the detailed description that follows and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, components, circuits, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as "elements"). These elements may be implemented using electronic hardware, computer software, or any combination thereof. Whether such elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0012] As an example, an element, or any portion of an element, or any combination of elements, may be implemented as a "processing system" including one or more processors. Examples of processors include microprocessors, microcontrollers, graphics processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs), application processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), reduced instruction set computing (RISC) processors, systems on chips (SoCs), baseband processors, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), state machines, gate logic, discrete hardware circuits, and other suitable hardware configured to perform various functions described throughout this disclosure. One or more processors in a processing system may execute software. Software shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software components, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, functions, and the like, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise.

[0013] Thus, in one or more exemplary embodiments, the functions described may be implemented in hardware, software, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on a computer-readable medium or encoded as one or more instructions or codes on a computer-readable medium. A computer-readable medium includes a computer storage medium. A storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example and not limitation, such a computer-readable medium may comprise a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage, other magnetic storage devices, combinations of the above types of computer-readable media, or any other medium that can be used to store computer-executable code in the form of instructions or data structures that can be accessed by a computer.

[0014] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication system and access network 100. The wireless communication system (also referred to as a wireless wide area network (WWAN)) includes a base station 102, a UE 104, an evolved packet core (EPC) 160, and another core network 190 (e.g., 5G core (5GC)). The base station 102 may include a macro cell (high power cellular base station) and / or a small cell (low power cellular base station). The macro cell includes a base station. The small cell includes a femto cell, a pico cell, and a micro cell.

[0015] A base station 102 configured for 4G LTE (collectively referred to as Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN)) may interface with the EPC 160 through a first backhaul link 132 (e.g., an S1 interface). A base station 102 configured for 5G NR (collectively referred to as Next Generation RAN (NG-RAN)) may interface with the core network 190 through a second backhaul link 184. In addition to other functions, the base station 102 may perform one or more of the following functions: forwarding of user data, encryption and decryption of radio channels, integrity protection, header compression, mobility control functions (e.g., handover, dual connectivity), inter-cell interference coordination, connection setup and release, load balancing, distribution for non-access stratum (NAS) messages, NAS node selection, synchronization, radio access network (RAN) sharing, multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS), subscriber and equipment tracking, RAN information management (RIM), paging, positioning, and delivery of alert messages. The base stations 102 may communicate with each other directly or indirectly (e.g., through the EPC 160 or the core network 190) via a third backhaul link 134 (e.g., an X2 interface). The first backhaul link 132, the second backhaul link 184, and the third backhaul link 134 may be wired or wireless.

[0016] The base stations 102 may wirelessly communicate with the UE 104. Each of the base stations 102 may provide communication coverage in a respective geographic coverage area 110. There may be overlapping geographic coverage areas 110. For example, a small cell 102' may have a coverage area 110' that overlaps with the coverage area 110 of one or more macro base stations 102. A network including both small cells and macro cells may be referred to as a heterogeneous network. A heterogeneous network may also include a home evolved Node B (eNB) (HeNB) that may serve a closed group known as a closed subscriber group (CSG). A communication link 120 between the base station 102 and the UE 104 may include an uplink (UL) (also referred to as a reverse link) transmission from the UE 104 to the base station 102, and / or a downlink (DL) (also referred to as a forward link) transmission from the base station 102 to the UE 104. The communication link 120 may use multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna techniques, including spatial multiplexing, beamforming, and / or transmit diversity. The communication link may be through one or more carriers. The base station 102 / UE 104 may use spectrum with bandwidth up to Y MHz (e.g., 5, 10, 15, 20, 100, 400 MHz, etc.) per carrier allocated in carrier aggregation with up to a total of Yx MHz (x component carriers) used for transmission in each direction. The carriers may or may not be adjacent to each other. The carrier allocation may be asymmetric with respect to DL and UL (e.g., more or fewer carriers may be allocated for DL ​​than for UL). The component carriers may include a primary component carrier and one or more secondary component carriers. The primary component carrier may be referred to as a primary cell (PCell) and the secondary component carrier may be referred to as a secondary cell (SCell).

[0017] Several UEs 104 may communicate with each other using device-to-device (D2D) communication links 158. The D2D communication links 158 may use DL / UL WWAN spectrum. The D2D communication links 158 may use one or more sidelink channels, such as a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), a physical sidelink discovery channel (PSDCH), a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), and a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH). The D2D communication may be through various wireless D2D communication systems, such as, for example, WiMedia, Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wi-Fi based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard, LTE, or NR.

[0018] The wireless communication system may further include a Wi-Fi access point (AP) 150 in communication with a Wi-Fi station (STA) 152, such as in the 5 GHz unlicensed frequency spectrum, via a communication link 154. When communicating in the unlicensed frequency spectrum, the STA 152 / AP 150 may perform clear channel assessment (CCA) before communicating to determine if a channel is available.

[0019] The small cell 102' may operate in licensed and / or unlicensed frequency spectrums. When operating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, the small cell 102' may utilize NR and may use the same unlicensed frequency spectrum (e.g., 5 GHz, etc.) used by the Wi-Fi AP 150. A small cell 102' utilizing NR in an unlicensed frequency spectrum may provide enhanced coverage to and / or increase the capacity of an access network.

[0020] The electromagnetic spectrum is often subdivided into various classes, bands, channels, etc. based on frequency / wavelength. For 5G NR, two initial operating bands have been identified with frequency range designations FR1 (410 MHz-7.125 GHz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz-52.6 GHz). Frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are often referred to as mid-band frequencies. Although portions of FR1 are higher than 6 GHz, FR1 is often referred to (interchangeably) as the "sub-6 GHz" band in various documents and papers. Similar nomenclature issues may arise with respect to FR2, which is often referred to (interchangeably) as the "mmWave" band in documents and papers, even though it is different from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz-300 GHz) identified as the "mmWave" band by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

[0021] With the above aspects in mind, it should be understood that unless otherwise specified, terms such as "sub-6 GHz," as used herein, may broadly refer to frequencies that may be below 6 GHz, may be in FR1, or may include mid-band frequencies. Additionally, it should be understood that unless otherwise specified, terms such as "mm-wave," as used herein, may broadly refer to frequencies that may include mid-band frequencies, may be in FR2, or may be in the EHF band.

[0022] The base station 102, whether a small cell 102' or a large cell (e.g., a macro base station), may include and / or be referred to as an eNB, gNodeB (gNB), or another type of base station. Some base stations, such as the gNB 180, may communicate with the UE 104 and operate in the conventional sub-6 GHz spectrum, at mmWave frequencies, and / or at sub-mmWave frequencies. When the gNB 180 operates in mmWave frequencies or sub-mmWave frequencies, the gNB 180 may be referred to as a mmWave base station. The mmWave base station 180 may use beamforming 182 with the UE 104 to compensate for path loss and short distances. The base station 180 and the UE 104 may each include multiple antennas, such as antenna elements, antenna panels, and / or antenna arrays, to facilitate beamforming.

[0023] The base station 180 may transmit a beamformed signal to the UE 104 in one or more transmit directions 182′. The UE 104 may receive a beamformed signal from the base station 180 in one or more receive directions 182″. The UE 104 may also transmit a beamformed signal to the base station 180 in one or more transmit directions. The base station 180 may receive a beamformed signal from the UE 104 in one or more receive directions. The base station 180 / UE 104 may perform beam training to determine the best receive direction and transmit direction for each of the base station 180 / UE 104. The transmit direction and receive direction for the base station 180 may be the same or different. The transmit direction and receive direction for the UE 104 may be the same or different.

[0024] The EPC 160 may include a Mobility Management Entity (MME) 162, other MMEs 164, a Serving Gateway 166, a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) Gateway 168, a Broadcast Multicast Service Center (BM-SC) 170, and a Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway 172. The MME 162 may be in communication with a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) 174. The MME 162 is a control node that handles signaling between the UE 104 and the EPC 160. In general, the MME 162 provides bearer and connection management. All user Internet Protocol (IP) packets are forwarded through the Serving Gateway 166, which is itself connected to the PDN Gateway 172. The PDN Gateway 172 provides UE IP address allocation as well as other functions. The PDN Gateway 172 and the BM-SC 170 are connected to the IP Services 176. The IP services 176 may include Internet, intranet, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), PS streaming services, and / or other IP services. The BM-SC 170 may provide functionality for MBMS user service provisioning and delivery. The BM-SC 170 may act as an entry point for content provider MBMS transmissions, may be used to authorize and initiate MBMS bearer services in the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), and may be used to schedule MBMS transmissions. The MBMS Gateway 168 may be used to deliver MBMS traffic to base stations 102 that belong to a Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area that broadcasts a particular service, and may be responsible for session management (start / stop) and collecting eMBMS-related charging information.

[0025] The core network 190 may include an access and mobility management function (AMF) 192, other AMFs 193, a session management function (SMF) 194, and a user plane function (UPF) 195. The AMF 192 may be in communication with an integrated data management (UDM) 196. The AMF 192 is a control node that handles signaling between the UE 104 and the core network 190. In general, the AMF 192 provides QoS flow and session management. All user Internet Protocol (IP) packets are forwarded through the UPF 195. The UPF 195 provides UE IP address allocation as well as other functions. The UPF 195 is connected to IP services 197. The IP services 197 may include the Internet, intranets, IP multimedia subsystem (IMS), packet switched (PS) streaming (PSS) services, and / or other IP services.

[0026] A base station may include and / or be referred to as a gNB, Node B, eNB, access point, base transceiver station, radio base station, radio transceiver, transceiver function, basic service set (BSS), extended service set (ESS), transmit reception point (TRP), or some other suitable terminology. A base station 102 provides an access point to an EPC 160 or core network 190 for a UE 104. Examples of UEs 104 include mobile phones, smartphones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, laptops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), satellite radios, global positioning systems, multimedia devices, video devices, digital audio players (e.g., MP3 players), cameras, gaming consoles, tablets, smart devices, wearable devices, vehicles, electric meters, gas pumps, large or small cooking appliances, health management devices, implants, sensors / actuators, displays, or any other similarly functional devices. Some of the UEs 104 may be referred to as IoT devices (e.g., parking meters, gas pumps, toasters, vehicles, heart monitors, etc.). The UE 104 may also be referred to as a station, mobile station, subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable terminology.

[0027] Referring again to FIG. 1, in some aspects, the UE 104 may include an L1 measurement component 198 configured to receive a configuration from a serving cell and perform layer 1 (L1) measurements based on one or more reference signals from a non-serving cell. The L1 measurement component 198 may be configured to receive one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell and perform L1 measurements on the one or more reference signals received from the non-serving cell based on a configuration received from the base station. For example, the L1 measurement component 198 may perform L1 measurements on a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or a positioning reference signal (PRS) from the non-serving cell. The L1 measurement component 198 may be configured to report the L1 measurements of the one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell to the serving cell.

[0028] Referring again to FIG. 1, in some aspects, the base station 102 or 180 may include an L1 measurement configuration component 199 configured to exchange communications with the UE 104 via the serving cell and to transmit, via the serving cell, a configuration to the UE 104 for the UE 104 to perform L1 measurements based on one or more reference signals from non-serving cells. The L1 measurement configuration component 199 may be configured to transmit, via the serving cell, a configuration to the UE 104 for performing L1 measurements on at least one of a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or a positioning reference signal (PRS) from the non-serving cell. The L1 measurement configuration component 199 may be configured to transmit, via the serving cell, a reporting configuration to the UE 104 for reporting L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell. The base station 102 or 180 may also receive a report from the UE 104 via the serving cell that includes L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell, for example, based on a configuration sent by the L1 measurement configuration component 199. The base station 102 or 180 may then activate a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state for the UE 104 associated with the non-serving cell based on the report that includes the L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell.

[0029] FIG. 2A is a diagram 200 illustrating an example of a first subframe in a 5G NR frame structure. FIG. 2B is a diagram 230 illustrating an example of a DL channel in a 5G NR subframe. FIG. 2C is a diagram 250 illustrating an example of a second subframe in a 5G NR frame structure. FIG. 2D is a diagram 280 illustrating an example of a UL channel in a 5G NR subframe. The 5G NR frame structure may be frequency division duplex (FDD) where for a particular set of subcarriers (carrier system bandwidth), subframes within the set of subcarriers are dedicated to either DL or UL, or may be time division duplex (TDD) where for a particular set of subcarriers (carrier system bandwidth), subframes within the set of subcarriers are dedicated to both DL and UL. In the example given by FIG. 2A, FIG. 2C, the 5G NR frame structure is assumed to be TDD, subframe 4 is configured with slot format 28 (with mostly DL), where D is DL, U is UL, and F is flexible for use between DL / UL, and subframe 3 is configured with slot format 1 (with all UL). Subframes 3 and 4 are shown with slot formats 1 and 28, respectively, but any particular subframe may be configured with any of the various available slot formats 0-61. Slot formats 0 and 1 are all DL, UL, respectively. The other slot formats 2-61 include a mix of DL, UL, and flexible symbols. The UE is configured with the slot format through a received slot format indicator (SFI) (dynamically through DL control information (DCI) or semi-statically / statically through radio resource control (RRC) signaling). Note that the following description also applies to a 5G NR frame structure that is TDD.

[0030] Other wireless communication technologies may have different frame structures and / or different channels. A frame (10 ms) may be divided into 10 subframes (1 ms) of equal size. Each subframe may include one or more time slots. A subframe may also include a minislot, which may include 7, 4, or 2 symbols. Each slot may include 7 or 14 symbols depending on the slot configuration. For slot configuration 0, each slot may include 14 symbols, and for slot configuration 1, each slot may include 7 symbols. Symbols on the DL may be Cyclic Prefix (CP) OFDM (CP-OFDM) symbols. Symbols on the UL may be CP-OFDM symbols (for high throughput scenarios) or Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) Spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM) symbols (also called Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbols) (for power-limited scenarios and limited to single stream transmission). The number of slots in a subframe is based on the slot configuration and numerology. In slot configuration 0, the different numerologies μ0-4 allow 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 slots per subframe, respectively. In slot configuration 1, the different numerologies 0-2 allow 2, 4, and 8 slots per subframe, respectively. Thus, for slot configuration 0 and numerology μ, 14 symbols / slot and 2 μ There are slots / subframes. Subcarrier spacing and symbol length / duration are functions of numerology. Subcarrier spacing is 2 μ* may be equal to 15 kHz, where μ is the numerology 0 to 4. Thus, numerology μ=0 has a subcarrier spacing of 15 kHz and numerology μ=4 has a subcarrier spacing of 240 kHz. The symbol length / duration is inversely proportional to the subcarrier spacing. Figures 2A to 2D give an example of slot configuration 0 with 14 symbols per slot and numerology μ=2 with 4 slots per subframe. The slot duration is 0.25 ms, the subcarrier spacing is 60 kHz and the symbol duration is approximately 16.67 μs. Within a set of frames, there may be one or more different bandwidth parts (BWPs) (see Figure 2B) that are frequency division multiplexed. Each BWP may have a specific numerology.

[0031] A resource grid can be used to represent the frame structure. Each time slot contains a resource block (RB), also called a physical RB (PRB), that spans 12 consecutive subcarriers. The resource grid is divided into multiple resource elements (REs). The number of bits carried by each RE depends on the modulation scheme.

[0032] As shown in Figure 2A, some of the REs carry reference (pilot) signals (RS) for the UE. The RS may include demodulation RS (DM-RS) (depicted as R for one particular configuration, but other DM-RS configurations are possible), and channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) for channel estimation at the UE. The RS may also include beam measurement RS (BRS), beam improvement RS (BRRS), and phase tracking RS (PT-RS).

[0033] FIG. 2B illustrates an example of various DL channels in a subframe of a frame. A physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) carries DCI in one or more control channel elements (CCEs) (e.g., 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 CCEs), where each CCE includes 6 RE groups (REGs), and each REG includes 12 consecutive REs in an OFDM symbol of an RB. The PDCCHs in one BWP may be referred to as a control resource set (CORESET). The UE is configured to monitor PDCCH candidates in a PDCCH search space (e.g., common search space, UE-specific search space) during PDCCH monitoring opportunities in the CORESET, where the PDCCH candidates have different DCI formats and different aggregation levels. Additional BWPs may be at higher and / or lower frequencies across the channel bandwidth. A primary synchronization signal (PSS) may be in symbol 2 of a particular subframe of a frame. The PSS is used by the UE 104 to determine subframe / symbol timing and physical layer identification information. The secondary synchronization signal (SSS) may be within symbol 4 of a particular subframe of a frame. The SSS is used by the UE to determine the physical layer cell identity group number and radio frame timing. Based on the physical layer identity and the physical layer cell identity group number, the UE can determine the physical cell identifier (PCI). Based on the PCI, the UE can determine the location of the DM-RS mentioned above. The physical broadcast channel (PBCH), which carries the master information block (MIB), may be logically grouped with the PSS and the SSS to form a synchronization signal (SS) / PBCH block (also called SS block (SSB)). The MIB provides the number of RBs in the system bandwidth and the system frame number (SFN). The physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) carries user data, broadcast system information not transmitted over the PBCH, such as the system information block (SIB), and paging messages.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 2C, some of the REs carry DM-RS (denoted as R for one particular configuration, but other DM-RS configurations are possible) for channel estimation at the base station. The UE may transmit DM-RS for the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and DM-RS for the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The PUSCH DM-RS may be transmitted in the first one or two symbols of the PUSCH. The PUCCH DM-RS may be transmitted in different configurations depending on whether a short or long PUCCH is transmitted and depending on the particular PUCCH format used. The UE may transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS). The SRS may be transmitted in the last symbol of a subframe. The SRS may have a comb structure, and the UE may transmit the SRS in one of the combs. The SRS may be used by the base station for channel quality estimation to enable frequency-dependent scheduling on the UL.

[0035] 2D shows an example of various UL channels within a subframe of a frame. The PUCCH, in one configuration, may be located as shown. The PUCCH carries uplink control information (UCI) such as scheduling requests, channel quality indicators (CQI), precoding matrix indicators (PMI), rank indicators (RI), and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) ACK / NACK feedback. The PUSCH carries data and may be further used to carry buffer status reports (BSR), power headroom reports (PHR), and / or UCI.

[0036] 3 is a block diagram of a base station 310 in communication with a UE 350 in an access network. In the DL, IP packets from the EPC 160 may be provided to a controller / processor 375. The controller / processor 375 implements Layer 3 and Layer 2 functionality. Layer 3 includes a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer, and Layer 2 includes a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer, a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, and a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer. The controller / processor 375 provides RRC layer functionality related to broadcasting of system information (e.g., MIBs, SIBs), RRC connection control (e.g., RRC connection paging, RRC connection establishment, RRC connection modification, and RRC connection release), inter-radio access technology (RAT) mobility, and measurement configuration for UE measurement reporting; PDCP layer functionality related to header compression / decompression, security (encryption, decryption, integrity protection, integrity verification), and handover support functions; RLC layer functionality related to transfer of upper layer packet data units (PDUs), error correction via ARQ, concatenation, segmentation, and reassembly of RLC service data units (SDUs), re-segmentation of RLC data PDUs, and reordering of RLC data PDUs; and MAC layer functionality related to mapping between logical channels and transport channels, multiplexing of MAC SDUs onto transport blocks (TBs), demultiplexing of MAC SDUs from TBs, scheduling information reporting, error correction via HARQ, priority handling, and logical channel prioritization.

[0037] The transmit (TX) processor 316 and receive (RX) processor 370 implement Layer 1 functionality associated with various signal processing functions. Layer 1, including the physical (PHY) layer, may include error detection on transport channels, forward error correction (FEC) coding / decoding of transport channels, interleaving, rate matching, mapping onto physical channels, modulation / demodulation of physical channels, and MIMO antenna processing. The TX processor 316 handles mapping to signal constellations based on various modulation schemes (e.g., binary phase shift keying (BPSK), quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), M-phase shift keying (M-PSK), M-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (M-QAM)). The coded and modulated symbols may then be separated into parallel streams. Each stream may then be mapped to OFDM subcarriers, multiplexed with reference signals (e.g., pilots) in the time and / or frequency domains, and then combined together using an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) to generate a physical channel carrying a time-domain OFDM symbol stream. The OFDM stream is spatially precoded to generate multiple spatial streams. Channel estimates from a channel estimator 374 may be used to determine the coding and modulation scheme, as well as for spatial processing. The channel estimates may be derived from a reference signal and / or channel condition feedback transmitted by the UE 350. Each spatial stream may then be provided to a different antenna 320 via a separate transmitter 318TX. Each transmitter 318TX may modulate an RF carrier with a respective spatial stream for transmission.

[0038] At the UE 350, each receiver 354RX receives a signal through its respective antenna 352. Each receiver RX recovers information modulated onto an RF carrier and provides the information to a receive (RX) processor 356. The TX processor 368 and the RX processor 356 implement Layer 1 functionality associated with various signal processing functions. The RX processor 356 can perform spatial processing on the information to recover any spatial streams destined for the UE 350. Multiple spatial streams can be combined by the RX processor 356 into a single OFDM symbol stream if destined for the UE 350. The RX processor 356 then converts the OFDM symbol stream from the time domain to the frequency domain using a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). The frequency domain signal comprises a separate OFDM symbol stream for each subcarrier of the OFDM signal. The symbols on each subcarrier, as well as the reference signal, are recovered and demodulated by determining the most likely signal constellation point transmitted by the base station 310. These soft decisions may be based on channel estimates calculated by a channel estimator 358. The soft decisions are then decoded and deinterleaved to recover the data and control signals originally transmitted by the base station 310 on the physical channel. The data and control signals are then provided to a controller / processor 359, which implements Layer 3 and Layer 2 functionality.

[0039] The controller / processor 359 may be associated with a memory 360 that stores program codes and data. The memory 360 may be referred to as a computer-readable medium. In the UL, the controller / processor 359 performs demultiplexing between transport and logical channels, packet reassembly, decryption, header decompression, and control signal processing to recover IP packets from the EPC 160. The controller / processor 359 is also responsible for error detection using an ACK and / or NACK protocol to support HARQ operations.

[0040] Similar to the functionality described with respect to DL transmission by the base station 310, the controller / processor 359 provides RRC layer functionality related to system information (e.g., MIBs, SIBs) collection, RRC connection, and measurement reporting; PDCP layer functionality related to header compression / decompression and security (encryption, decryption, integrity protection, integrity verification); RLC layer functionality related to transfer of upper layer PDUs, error correction via ARQ, concatenation, segmentation, and reassembly of RLC SDUs, resegmentation of RLC data PDUs, and reordering of RLC data PDUs; and MAC layer functionality related to mapping between logical channels and transport channels, multiplexing of MAC SDUs onto the TB, demultiplexing of MAC SDUs from the TB, scheduling information reporting, error correction via HARQ, priority handling, and logical channel prioritization.

[0041] Channel estimates derived by the channel estimator 358 from a reference signal or feedback transmitted by the base station 310 may be used by the TX processor 368 to select an appropriate coding and modulation scheme and to facilitate spatial processing. The spatial streams generated by the TX processor 368 may be provided to different antennas 352 via separate transmitters 354TX. Each transmitter 354TX may modulate an RF carrier with a respective spatial stream for transmission.

[0042] The UL transmission is processed at the base station 310 in a manner similar to that described for the receiver function at the UE 350. Each receiver 318RX receives a signal through its respective antenna 320. Each receiver 318RX recovers the information modulated onto the RF carrier and provides the information to the RX processor 370.

[0043] The controller / processor 375 may be associated with a memory 376 that stores program codes and data. The memory 376 may be referred to as a computer-readable medium. In the UL, the controller / processor 375 performs demultiplexing between transport and logical channels, packet reassembly, decryption, header decompression, and control signal processing to recover IP packets from the UE 350. The IP packets from the controller / processor 375 may be provided to the EPC 160. The controller / processor 375 is also responsible for error detection to support HARQ operations using an ACK and / or NACK protocol.

[0044] At least one of the TX processor 368, the RX processor 356, and the controller / processor 359 may be configured to implement aspects associated with the L1 measurement component 198 of FIG.

[0045] At least one of the TX processor 316, the RX processor 370, and the controller / processor 375 may be configured to implement aspects associated with the L1 measurement configuration component 199 of FIG.

[0046] FIG. 4 is a diagram 400 illustrating an example of a beam switching process. The diagram 400 includes a UE 402 and multiple base stations 404. The UE is served by PCI 0 associated with the base station 404, and PCI 3 and PCI 4 are neighbor cells. In the diagram 400 of FIG. 4, L1 / L2 inter-cell mobility can occur with beam switching across serving and non-serving cells. In some instances, each serving cell can have a single or multiple TRPs (e.g., base stations) that share the same PCI. The example of FIG. 4 includes a configuration with a single TRP per serving cell. The TCI state or spatial relationship for the downlink / uplink beam of the serving cell may be quasi-co-located (QCL) with SSBs from the same serving cell or PCIs of neighbor non-serving cells. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the TCI state may be QCL with SSBs from PCI 0. In some instances, the neighbor non-serving cells may be used to provide beam direction.

[0047] FIG. 5 is a diagram 500 illustrating an example of a beam switching process. Diagram 500 includes a UE 502 and multiple base stations 504, configured similarly to the UE and multiple base stations of FIG. 4. For example, the UE 502 may enter a connected mode state after an initial access (IA) on a serving cell with PCI0 504. The UE 502 may measure and report Layer 3 (L3) metrics for detected neighbor PCIs (e.g., PCI1-PCI6). PCIs that may be included in the L3 measurements 506 may include PCI1-PCI6, as shown in FIG. 5. Based on the L3 measurements 506, the network may configure TCI states associated with a subset of the measured neighbor PCIs. For example, the network may configure TCI states associated with PCI0, PCI3, and PCI4, where PCI0, PCI3, and PCI4 are from neighbor non-serving cells. The UE may be further configured with L1 measurements for the configured TCI states. In some aspects, a PCI (e.g., PCI0, PCI3, PCI4) may be defined as a set of PCIs for L1 measurements 508. For example, the UE may perform L1 measurements of PCI0, PCI3, and PCI4. Based on the L1 measurements, the network may activate a TCI state associated with a neighbor PCI to serve the UE 502. For example, based on the L1 measurements of PCI0, PCI3, and PCI4, the network may activate a TCI state associated with PCI4 to serve the UE 502. The UE may perform updated L3 reporting. For example, the updated L3 reporting may include a different set of PCIs, e.g., PCI0, PCI3-PCI5, and PCI7-PCI9. Based on the updated L3 reporting, the network may handover a serving cell from PCI0 to PCI4. The network may configure new TCI states associated with the updated L1 measurement PCI set, for example, PCI4, PCI7, and PCI8.

[0048] 6 is a flowchart 600 of a method of wireless communication. The method may be implemented in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure for reporting L1 measurements of non-serving cells by a UE (e.g., UE 104, device 802) served by a serving cell of a base station (e.g., serving cell 180 of base station 102, device 902). Optional aspects are indicated by dashed lines. The method may provide improved mobility and coverage for the UE.

[0049] At 610, the UE receives a configuration for performing L1 measurements from a serving cell based on one or more reference signals from one or more non-serving cells. For example, the reference signals may include at least one of SSB, CSI-RS, or PRS. Receiving the configuration may be performed, for example, by the receiving component 830 and / or the configuring component 844 of the apparatus 802 of FIG. 8. FIG. 10 illustrates an example communication flow 100 in which a UE 1002 receives a configuration 1009 for L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from a non-serving cell 1006.

[0050] In an aspect, a UE receives a channel state information (CSI) resource configuration to configure the UE to perform L1 measurements. The CSI resource configuration may include a non-serving cell identifier for each reference signal to be measured by the UE. For example, the non-serving cell identifier may be a physical cell identity (PCI) or a transmission reception point (TRP) identifier.

[0051] Additionally, the CSI resource configuration may identify reference signals from one or more non-serving cells to be measured. In aspects in which the UE receives a CSI resource configuration for performing L1 measurements on SSB reference signals of one or more non-serving cells, the CSI resource configuration may further identify certain characteristics to measure. These characteristics may include at least one of a carrier frequency for SSBs from non-serving cells, a half-frame index for SSBs from non-serving cells, a subcarrier spacing (SCS) for SSBs from non-serving cells, a period for SSBs from non-serving cells, a synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block measurement time configuration (SMTC) window configuration for SSBs from non-serving cells, a time offset for SSBs from non-serving cells, or a transmit power for SSBs from non-serving cells.

[0052] In an aspect, the CSI resource configuration may indicate an SSB resource set indicating a cell identifier for each SSB. For example, the SSB resource set may include an SSB resource list indicating a sequence of SSB indices and a cell identifier list indicating a sequence of cell identifiers associated with the sequence of SSB indices. The cell identifiers in the cell identifier list may be one-to-one mapped to the SS indices in the SSB resource list. An example of such an SSB resource set configuration is as follows: CSI-SSB-ResourceSet-17::= SEQUENCE{ csi-SSB-ResourceSetId-r17 CSI-SSB-ResourceSetId-r17, csi-SSB-ResourceList-r17 SEQUENCE(SIZE(1..maxNrofCSI-SSB-ResourcePerSet)) OF SSB-Index, csi-SSB-PcIList-r17 SEQUENCE(SIZE(1..maxNrofCSI-SSB-ResourcePerSet)) OF PhysCellID } In the above, the parameter csi-SSB-ResourceSetId-r17 constitutes an SSB resource set identifier, the list csi-SSB-ResourceList-r17 constitutes a sequence of SSB indices, and the list csi-SSB-PcIList-r17 constitutes a sequence of physical cell identifiers for the sequence of SSB indices.

[0053] In another aspect, when a UE receives a CSI resource configuration without an associated cell identifier, the UE may determine to measure the serving cell SSB without measuring the non-serving cell SSB. An example of such an SSB resource set configuration is as follows: nzp-CSI-RS-SSB-SEQUENCE ... CHOICE csi-SSB-ResourceSetList SEQUENCE(SIZE(1..maxNrofCSI-SSB-ResourceSetsPerConfig)) OF CSI-SSB-ResourceSetId csi-SSB-ResourceSetList-r17 SEQUENCE(SIZE(1..maxNrofCSI-SSB-ResourceSetsPerConfig-17)) OF CSI-SSB-ResourceSetId-r17 } ... } In the above, the configuration nzp-CSI-RS-SSB provides a reference signal for measurement, which is selected from an associated SSB resource list without PCI, which includes SSBs from the serving cell, and an associated SSB resource list with PCI, which includes SSBs from non-serving cells, which are associated with the configuration.

[0054] In an aspect in which the CSI resource configuration identifies a CSI-RS for L1 measurements of one or more non-serving cells, the CSI resource configuration may include at least one of a resource identifier (ID) for the CSI-RS of the non-serving cell or a resource set ID for the CSI-RS of the non-serving cell.

[0055] In an aspect in which the CSI resource configuration identifies a PRS for L1 measurements of one or more non-serving cells, the CSI resource configuration may include at least one of a resource identifier (ID) for the PRS from the non-serving cell or a resource set ID for the PRS from the non-serving cell.

[0056] In another aspect, the CSI resource configuration for performing L1 measurements may include an instruction for the UE to perform L1 measurements without reporting L1 measurements for one or more non-serving cells.

[0057] In an aspect, the UE may receive a reporting configuration for reporting L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from one or more non-serving cells, as shown at 615. Receiving the reporting configuration may be performed, for example, by the configuration component 840 of the apparatus 802 of FIG. 8. FIG. 10 illustrates an example in which a UE 1002 receives a configuration 1010 for L1 reporting that includes measurements based on at least one reference signal of a non-serving cell 1006. Although the L1 measurement configuration 1009 and the L1 reporting configuration 1010 are shown with two lines, in some examples, the L1 measurement and L1 reporting configurations may be transmitted to the UE 1002 in the same message. For example, both the CSI resource configuration and the CSI reporting configuration may be configured under the CSI measurement configuration. That is, one CSI measurement configuration includes both the CSI resource configuration and the CSI reporting configuration. In some aspects, the UE may not be configured with a reporting configuration for L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from one or more non-serving cells. For example, when a CSI-RS resource set from a non-serving cell has a "repetition" parameter that is ON, the UE only needs to measure reference signals for receive beam refinement.

[0058] In an aspect, the reporting configuration 1009 may configure the UE to report an L1 metric including at least one of a Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP) for one or more reference signals of a non-serving cell, a Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Quality (L1-RSRQ) for one or more reference signals of a non-serving cell, or a Layer 1 Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio (L1-SINR) for one or more reference signals of a non-serving cell. Furthermore, the UE may report a reference signal identifier associated with each reported L1 metric. In some aspects, the reference signal identifier may include a resource identifier in a resource set associated with a cell identity. For example, the reference signal identifier is an absolute resource identifier, e.g., a resource identifier in a resource set identifier associated with a PCI or a cell identifier. In some aspects, the reference signal identifier may include a relative identifier based on a configured order for the UE to measure multiple reference signals. For example, the reference signal identifier may be based on an order of the measured reference signals in the CSI resource configuration.

[0059] At 620, the UE receives one or more reference signals from one or more non-serving cells. FIG. 10 shows the UE 1002 receiving SSB, CSI-RS, and / or PRS from a non-serving cell 1006. The UE 1002 may also receive a reference signal 1012 from the serving cell. Reception of the one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell may be performed, for example, by the receiving component 830 and / or the reference signal component 842 of the apparatus 802 of FIG. 8.

[0060] At 625, the UE performs L1 measurements on one or more reference signals received from one or more non-serving cells based on the configuration received from the base station via the serving cell. For example, in FIG. 10, the UE 1002 performs L1 measurements on SSB, CSI-RS and / or PRS of the non-serving cell 1006 at 1014. The UE may similarly perform L1 measurements on a reference signal 1012 from the serving cell 1004.

[0061] At 630, the UE may report L1 measurements of one or more reference signals received from one or more non-serving cells by transmitting to the serving cell. The transmission of the report may be performed, for example, by the reporting component 846 and / or the transmitting component 834 of the apparatus 802 of FIG. 8. For example, FIG. 10 shows an example in which the UE 1002 transmits a report 1018 to the serving cell 1004 including configured L1 measurements based on SSB, CSI-RS, or PRS 1016 from the non-serving cell. In some examples, the UE may report the L1 measurements for the reference signals 1012 from the serving cell either together in the report 1018 or in a separate report.

[0062] In an aspect, the UE may report in the report 1018 a subset of measured reference signals having the highest or lowest L1 metric across multiple cells associated with different physical cell identities (PCIs). For example, the UE may report in the report 1018 a measured L1 metric for each of the subset of measured reference signals. The UE may also report in the report 1018 a measured L1 metric for a first reference signal and a relative L1 metric value for each of the remaining reference signals of the subset of measured reference signals. In an aspect, the relative L1 metric value may be relative or specific to the measured L1 metric for the first reference signal.

[0063] In an aspect, the UE may report in the report 1018 a subset of measured reference signals having the highest or lowest L1 metric per cell or per PCI for at least a subset of a plurality of cells associated with different PCIs. For example, the UE may report in the report 1018 a measured L1 metric for each of the subset of measured reference signals. The UE may also report in the report 1018 a measured L1 metric for a first reference signal and a relative L1 metric value for each of the remaining reference signals of the subset of measured reference signals. In an aspect, the relative L1 metric value may be relative or specific to the measured L1 metric for the first reference signal.

[0064] In another aspect, the UE may receive a configuration to perform L1 measurements for a physical cell identity (PCI) set that includes the serving cell and one or more non-serving cells.

[0065] In some examples, the L1 report 1018 may enable the base station to determine a beam for communication with the UE 1002. For example, if the L1 measurement for the non-serving cell 1006 is better than the L1 measurement for the serving cell 1004, the UE may further receive a TCI state activation 1020 that activates a TCI state based on a reference signal from the non-serving cell 1006. Prior to receiving the TCI state activation 1020, the UE may receive a configuration of the TCI state 1008 including at least one TCI state based on a reference signal from the non-serving cell. As an example, the UE 1002 may receive a configuration of the TCI state 1008 in RRC signaling from the serving cell 1002. The serving cell may then activate one of the configured TCI states for the UE 1002. The UE 1002 may use the activated TCI state to receive downlink communications. For example, the UE may determine 1022 a downlink beam for receiving downlink communications based on a QCL relationship with the criteria indicated in the TCI state activation 1020. If the UE 1002 receives the TCI state activation 1020 based on a reference signal of a non-serving cell, the UE may perform a beam switch and may receive downlink communications, such as a PDCCH or PDSCH, from the non-serving cell. If the serving cell 1004 activates a TCI state based on the serving cell's reference signal, the UE may use the indicated beam to receive downlink communications, such as a PDCCH or PDSCH, from the serving cell 1004.

[0066] 7 is a flowchart 700 of a method of wireless communication. The method may be performed by a base station (e.g., base station 102 / 180, apparatus 902) to configure a UE (e.g., UE 104, apparatus 802) to report L1 measurements of non-serving cells in accordance with various aspects of the disclosure. Optional aspects are indicated with dashed lines. The method may enable the base station to support increased mobility for the UE.

[0067] At 710, the base station communicates with the UE via the serving cell. For example, the exchange of communications may be performed by the receiving component 930 and / or the transmitting component 934 of the apparatus 902. For example, FIG. 10 shows the serving cell 1004 exchanging communications 1007 with the UE 1002. The communications may include a PDCCH, a PDSCH, a PUCCH, and / or a PUSCH.

[0068] At 715, the base station transmits a configuration for the UE to perform L1 measurements based on one or more reference signals from one or more non-serving cells to the UE via the serving cell. The transmission may be performed, for example, by the configuration component 940 of the apparatus 902 of Figure 9, as an example. Figure 10 shows an example of the base station transmitting a configuration 1009 for L1 measurements to the UE 1002 via the serving cell 1004.

[0069] In an aspect, a base station transmits a channel state information (CSI) resource configuration to configure a UE to perform L1 measurements on at least one of a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or a positioning reference signal (PRS) from one or more non-serving cells. The configuration for performing L1 measurements may also include a non-serving cell identifier for each reference signal to be measured by the UE. For example, the non-serving cell identifier may include a physical cell identity (PCI) for the non-serving cell or a transmission reception point (TRP) identifier for the non-serving cell.

[0070] In an aspect, a base station configures a UE to perform L1 measurements on synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) transmitted by one or more non-serving cells, the configuration indicating at least one of a carrier frequency for SSBs from non-serving cells, a half-frame index for SSBs from non-serving cells, a subcarrier spacing (SCS) for SSBs from non-serving cells, a period for SSBs from non-serving cells, a synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block measurement time configuration (SMTC) window configuration for SSBs from non-serving cells, a time offset for SSBs from non-serving cells, or a transmit power for SSBs from one or more non-serving cells. For example, the configuration may indicate a synchronization signal block (SSB) resource set indicating a cell identifier for each SSB, and the SSB resource set may include an SSB resource list indicating a sequence of SSB indexes and a cell identifier list indicating a sequence of cell identifiers associated with the sequence of SSB indexes.

[0071] In an aspect, a base station may instruct a UE to measure a serving cell synchronization signal block (SSB) without measuring non-serving cell SSBs when the base station transmits a channel state information (CSI) resource configuration without an associated cell identifier.

[0072] In another aspect, the base station may select between a first CSI resource configuration without an associated cell identifier and a second CSI resource configuration that includes a list of one or more cell identifiers.

[0073] In an aspect, the base station may configure the UE to perform L1 measurements on channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) transmitted by one or more non-serving cells, where the configuration may include at least one of a resource identifier (ID) for the CSI-RS from the non-serving cell or a resource set ID for the CSI-RS from the non-serving cell.

[0074] In an aspect, a base station may configure a UE to perform L1 measurements on positioning reference signals (PRS) transmitted by one or more non-serving cells, the configuration including at least one of a resource identifier (ID) for the PRS from the non-serving cell or a resource set ID for the PRS from the non-serving cell.

[0075] In an aspect, the base station may configure the UE to perform L1 measurements without reporting L1 measurements for one or more non-serving cells.

[0076] In another aspect, the base station may transmit a reporting configuration to the UE for reporting L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from one or more non-serving cells, as shown at 720. The transmission of the reporting configuration may be performed, for example, by the configuration component 940 of the apparatus 902. FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a serving cell 1004 transmitting a configuration 1010 for reporting L1 measurements to a UE 1002.

[0077] For example, the reporting configuration may configure the UE to report L1 metrics including at least one of a Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP) for one or more reference signals of a non-serving cell, a Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Quality (L1-RSRQ) for one or more reference signals of a non-serving cell, or a Layer 1 Signal-to-Interference-and-Noise Ratio (L1-SINR) for one or more reference signals of a non-serving cell. The report received from the UE may indicate a reference signal identifier associated with each reported L1 metric. In an aspect, the reference signal identifier may include a resource identifier in a resource set associated with a cell identity.

[0078] In another aspect, the reference signal identifier may include a relative identifier based on a configured order of measurements of the multiple reference signals.

[0079] In an aspect, a base station may configure a UE to report a subset of measured reference signals having the highest or lowest L1 metric across multiple cells associated with different physical cell identities (PCIs). For example, the base station may configure a UE to report a measured L1 metric for each of the subsets of measured reference signals.

[0080] In another aspect, the base station may configure the UE to report a measured L1 metric for the first reference signal and a relative L1 metric value for each of the remaining reference signals of the subset of measured reference signals, e.g., the relative L1 metric value may be relative to the measured L1 metric for the first reference signal.

[0081] In an aspect, the base station may configure the UE to report a subset of measured reference signals having the highest or lowest L1 metric per cell for at least a subset of a plurality of cells associated with different physical cell identities (PCIs). For example, the base station may configure the UE to report a measured L1 metric for each of the subset of measured reference signals.

[0082] In another aspect, the base station may configure the UE to report a measured L1 metric for the first reference signal and a relative L1 metric value for each of the remaining reference signals of the subset of measured reference signals, e.g., the relative L1 metric value may be relative to the measured L1 metric for the first reference signal.

[0083] At 725, the base station receives a report from the UE via the serving cell that includes L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from one or more non-serving cells. Receiving the report may be performed, for example, by the reporting component 942 of the apparatus 902 of FIG. 9. FIG. 10 illustrates an example in which a serving cell 1004 receives a report 1018 from a UE 1002 with L1 measurements based on at least one reference signal from a non-serving cell 1006.

[0084] In another aspect, the base station may activate a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state associated with one of the one or more non-serving cells based on a report including L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from the one or more non-serving cells. Figure 10 shows an example of a serving cell 1004 sending a TCI state activation 1020 to a UE 1002.

[0085] In another aspect, the base station may configure the UE to perform L1 measurements for a physical cell identity (PCI) set that includes the serving cell and one or more non-serving cells.

[0086] FIG. 8 is a diagram 800 illustrating an example of a hardware implementation of an apparatus 802. The apparatus 802 is a UE and includes a cellular baseband processor 804 (also called a modem) coupled to a cellular RF transceiver 822 and one or more subscriber identity module (SIM) cards 820, an application processor 806 coupled to a secure digital (SD) card 808 and a screen 810, a Bluetooth module 812, a wireless local area network (WLAN) module 814, a global positioning system (GPS) module 816, and a power source 818. The cellular baseband processor 804 communicates with the UE 104 and / or the BS 102 / 180 through the cellular RF transceiver 822. The cellular baseband processor 804 may include computer-readable media / memory. The computer-readable media / memory may be non-transitory. The cellular baseband processor 804 is responsible for general processing, including the execution of software stored on the computer-readable media / memory. The software, when executed by the cellular baseband processor 804, causes the cellular baseband processor 804 to perform various functions as described above. The computer-readable medium / memory may be used to store data manipulated by the cellular baseband processor 804 when executing the software. The cellular baseband processor 804 further includes a receiving component 830, a communications manager 832, and a transmitting component 834. The communications manager 832 includes one or more of the illustrated components. The components in the communications manager 832 may be stored in a computer-readable medium / memory and / or configured as hardware in the cellular baseband processor 804. The cellular baseband processor 804 may be a component of the UE 350 and may include the memory 360 and / or at least one of the TX processor 368, the RX processor 356, and the controller / processor 359.In one configuration, the device 802 may be a modem chip and may include only the baseband processor 804, while in another configuration, the device 802 may be an entire UE (e.g., see 350 in FIG. 3 ) and may include the additional modules of the device 802 described above.

[0087] The communications manager 832 includes a configuration component 840 configured to receive a configuration from the serving cell to perform L1 measurements on reference signals from one or more non-serving cells, e.g., as described in connection with step 610 of FIG. 6, and to receive a reporting configuration from the serving cell to report L1 measurements of the reference signals from the one or more non-serving cells to the serving cell, e.g., as described in connection with step 625 of FIG. 6. The communications manager 832 further includes a reference signal component 842 configured to receive an input in the form of a list of one or more reference signals to measure from component 840, e.g., to receive one or more reference signals from one or more non-serving cells, e.g., as described in connection with step 615 of FIG. 6. The communications manager 832 further includes an L1 measurement component 844 configured to receive an input in the form of a list of reference signals to measure from component 840, and to perform L1 measurements on one or more reference signals received from one or more non-serving cells, e.g., as described in connection with step 620 of FIG. 6. The communications manager 832 also includes a reporting component 846 configured to receive input in the form of a list of reference signals to report from component 840 and to send reports of L1 measurements of reference signals from non-serving cells to the serving cell, e.g., as described in connection with step 630 of FIG. 6 .

[0088] The apparatus may include additional components that implement each of the blocks of the algorithms in the above-mentioned flowcharts of Figures 6 and 7. Thus, each block in the above-mentioned flowcharts of Figures 6 and 7 may be implemented by one component, and the apparatus may include one or more of those components. The components may be one or more hardware components specifically configured to perform the described process / algorithm, implemented by a processor configured to perform the described process / algorithm, stored in a computer-readable medium for implementation by a processor, or some combination thereof.

[0089] In one configuration, the apparatus 802, and specifically the cellular baseband processor 804, includes means for receiving a configuration from a base station / serving cell, means for receiving a reporting configuration from the base station / serving cell, means for receiving one or more reference signals from one or more non-serving cells, and means for transmitting a report of L1 measurements to the base station / serving cell. The aforementioned means may be one or more of the aforementioned components of the apparatus 802 configured to perform the functions recited by the aforementioned means. As described above, the apparatus 802 may include the TX processor 368, the RX processor 356, and the controller / processor 359. Thus, in one configuration, the aforementioned means may be the TX processor 368, the RX processor 356, and the controller / processor 359 configured to perform the functions recited by the aforementioned means.

[0090] FIG. 9 is a diagram 900 illustrating an example of a hardware implementation of an apparatus 902. The apparatus 902 is a BS and includes a baseband unit 904. The baseband unit 904 may communicate with the UE 104 through a cellular RF transceiver. The baseband unit 904 may include a computer-readable medium / memory. The baseband unit 904 is responsible for general processing, including the execution of software stored on the computer-readable medium / memory. The software, when executed by the baseband unit 904, causes the baseband unit 904 to perform various functions described above. The computer-readable medium / memory may be used to store data that is manipulated by the baseband unit 904 when executing the software. The baseband unit 904 further includes a receiving component 930, a communications manager 932, and a transmitting component 934. The communications manager 932 includes one or more of the illustrated components. The components in the communications manager 932 may be stored in the computer-readable medium / memory and / or configured as hardware in the baseband unit 904. The baseband unit 904 may be a component of the BS 310 and may include a memory 376 and / or at least one of the TX processor 316, the RX processor 370, and the controller / processor 375.

[0091] The communications manager 932 includes a configuration component 940 that transmits a configuration to the UE via the serving cell, the configuration operable to configure the UE to perform L1 measurements on reference signals from non-serving cells, e.g., as described in conjunction with step 715 of FIG. 7. The communications manager 932 further includes a reporting component 942 that transmits a reporting configuration to the UE via the serving cell, the reporting configuration operable to configure the UE to report L1 measurements of reference signals from non-serving cells, e.g., as described in conjunction with step 720 of FIG. 7. The communications manager 932 further includes an activation component 944 that is configured to activate a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state associated with the non-serving cell based on a report including the L1 measurements of reference signals from the non-serving cells, e.g., as described in conjunction with step 730 of FIG. 7.

[0092] The apparatus may include additional components that implement each of the blocks of the algorithms in the above-mentioned flowcharts of Figures 6 and 7. Thus, each block in the above-mentioned flowcharts of Figures 6 and 7 may be implemented by one component, and the apparatus may include one or more of those components. The components may be one or more hardware components specifically configured to perform the described process / algorithm, implemented by a processor configured to perform the described process / algorithm, stored in a computer-readable medium for implementation by a processor, or some combination thereof.

[0093] In one configuration, the apparatus 902, and specifically the baseband unit 904, includes means for communicating with the UE, means for transmitting configuration and report configuration to the UE, means for receiving reports from the UE, and means for activating a TCI state. The aforementioned means may be one or more of the aforementioned components of the apparatus 902 configured to perform the functions recited by the aforementioned means. As described above, the apparatus 902 may include the TX processor 316, the RX processor 370, and the controller / processor 375. Thus, in one configuration, the aforementioned means may be the TX processor 316, the RX processor 370, and the controller / processor 375 configured to perform the functions recited by the aforementioned means.

[0094] In summary, wireless communication is accomplished in part by the base station configuring the UE to perform L1 measurements of one or more reference signals from one or more non-serving cells and transmit reports of the L1 measurements to the base station, which may activate a TCI state associated with one of the non-serving cells related to inter-cell mobility. Some advantages realized by using L1 measurements include improved UE mobility through beam switching across serving and non-serving cells, which is an improvement over traditional (R16) mobility solutions. In some aspects, the base station may identify in its UE configuration a set of non-serving cells for which the UE will perform L1 measurements on the respective reference signals of the cells. Additionally, the base station may also identify in its UE configuration specific reference signals for which the UE will perform L1 measurements. The base station may also identify in its UE configuration specific characteristics to be imparted from the specific reference signals for which the UE will perform L1 measurements.

[0095] It is understood that the particular order or hierarchy of blocks in the disclosed processes / flowcharts is illustrative of example approaches. Based on design preferences, it is understood that the particular order or hierarchy of blocks in the processes / flowcharts may be rearranged. Further, some blocks may be combined or omitted. The accompanying method claims present elements of the various blocks in an example order, and are not limited to the particular order or hierarchy presented.

[0096] The above description is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the various aspects described herein. Various modifications to these aspects will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects. Thus, the claims are not intended to be limited to the aspects set forth herein, but are to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the claim language, and references to elements in the singular do not mean "one and only one" unless so expressly stated, but rather mean "one or more." Terms such as "if," "when," and "while" should be construed to mean "under the condition that," rather than implying an immediate time relationship or reaction. That is, these phrases, for example, "when," do not imply an immediate action in response to or during the occurrence of an action, but merely imply that an action occurs when a condition is met, but without requiring a specific or immediate time constraint for the action to occur. The word "exemplary" is used herein to mean "serving as an example, instance, or illustration." Any aspect described herein as "exemplary" should not necessarily be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects. Unless otherwise specified, the term "some" refers to one or more. Combinations such as "at least one of A, B, or C," "one or more of A, B, or C," "at least one of A, B, and C," "one or more of A, B, and C," "A, B, C, or any combination thereof" include any combination of A, B, and / or C, and may include multiple A, multiple B, or multiple C.Specifically, combinations such as "at least one of A, B, or C," "one or more of A, B, or C," "at least one of A, B, and C," "one or more of A, B, and C," "A, B, C, or any combination thereof" may be A only, B only, C only, A and B, A and C, B and C, or A and B and C, and any such combination may include one or more members of A, B, or C. All structural and functional equivalents of the elements of the various embodiments described throughout this disclosure that are known or that later become known to those of skill in the art are expressly incorporated herein by reference and are intended to be encompassed by the claims. Moreover, nothing disclosed herein is made public, regardless of whether such disclosure is expressly recited in the claims. Words such as "module," "mechanism," "element," "device," and the like may not be substitutes for the word "means." Thus, no element of a claim should be construed as a means-plus-function unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase "means for." [Explanation of symbols]

[0097] 100 Access Network 102 Base station 102' Small Cell 104UE 110 Coverage Area 110' Coverage Area 120 Communication Links 132 backhaul links 134 backhaul links 150 Wi-Fi access points (AP) 152 Wi-Fi stations (STA) 154 Communication Links 158 Device-to-Device (D2D) Communication Links 160 Evolved Packet Core (EPC) 162 Mobility Management Entity (MME) 164 Other MMEs 166 Serving Gateway 168 Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) Gateway 170 Broadcast Multicast Service Center (BM-SC) 172 Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway 174 Home Subscriber Server (HSS) 176 IP Services 180 gNB, base station 184 backhaul links 190 Core Network 192 Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) 193 Other AMF 194 Session Management Facility (SMF) 195 User Plane Function (UPF) 196 Unified Data Management (UDM) 197 IP Services 198 L1 Measurement Components 199 L1 Measurement Configuration Components 310 base station 316 Transmit (TX) Processor 318RX Receiver 318TX Transmitter 320 Antenna 350UE 352 Antenna 354RX Receiver 354TX Transmitter 356 Receive (RX) Processor 358 Channel Estimator 359 Controller / Processor 360 Memory 368 TX Processor 370 Receive (RX) Processor 374 Channel Estimator 375 Controller / Processor 376 Memory 402UE 404 Base Station 502UE 504 base station 802 equipment 804 Cellular Baseband Processor 806 Application Processor 808 Secure Digital (SD) Card 810 Screen 812 Bluetooth Module 814 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Module 816 Global Positioning System (GPS) Module 818 Power supply 820 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card 822 Cellular RF Transceiver 830 Receiving Component 832 Communications Manager 840 Configuration Components, Components 842 Reference Signal Components 844 L1 Measurement Components 846 Reporting Components 902 Equipment 904 Baseband unit 930 Receiving Component 932 Communications Manager 934 Transmission Component 940 Configuration Components 942 Reporting Component 1002UE 1004 Serving Cell 1006 Non-serving cell

Claims

1. 1. A method of wireless communication in a user equipment (UE) served by a serving cell of a base station, comprising: receiving, from the serving cell, a configuration for performing Layer 1 (L1) measurements based on one or more reference signals from a non-serving cell; receiving the one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell; performing the L1 measurements on the one or more reference signals received from the non-serving cells based on the configuration received from the base station; the configuration for performing the L1 measurements includes a non-serving cell identifier for each reference signal to be measured by the UE; The non-serving cell identifier includes a transmitting receiving point (TRP) identifier for the non-serving cell. method.

2. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-serving cell identifier comprises a physical cell identity (PCI) for the non-serving cell.

3. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the UE receives the configuration to perform the L1 measurements for at least one of a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or a positioning reference signal (PRS) from the non-serving cell.

4. The UE receives the configuration for performing the L1 measurements on the SSB of the non-serving cell from the serving cell, the configuration comprising: a carrier frequency for the SSB from the non-serving cell; a half-frame index for the SSB from the non-serving cell; Subcarrier spacing (SCS) for the SSB from the non-serving cell; a duration for the SSB from the non-serving cell; A synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block measurement time configuration (SMTC) window configuration for the SSB from the non-serving cell; a time offset for the SSB from the non-serving cell; or The method of claim 3, further comprising indicating at least one of the transmit powers for the SSBs from the non-serving cells.

5. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration indicates a synchronization signal block (SSB) resource set that indicates a cell identifier for each SSB.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the SSB resource set includes an SSB resource list indicating a sequence of SSB indices and a cell identifier list indicating a sequence of cell identifiers associated with the sequence of SSB indices.

7. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein when the UE receives a channel state information (CSI) resource configuration without an associated cell identifier, the UE determines to measure a serving cell synchronization signal block (SSB) without measuring a non-serving cell SSB.

8. The UE receives the configuration for performing the L1 measurements on a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) of the non-serving cell from the serving cell, the configuration comprising: A resource identifier (ID) for the CSI-RS of the non-serving cell; or 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: at least one of a resource set ID for the CSI-RS of the non-serving cell.

9. The UE receives the configuration for performing the L1 measurements on a positioning reference signal (PRS) of the non-serving cell from the serving cell, the configuration comprising: A resource identifier (ID) for the PRS from the non-serving cell; or The method of claim 1 , further comprising: at least one of a resource set ID for the PRS from the non-serving cell.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration for performing the L1 measurements includes an instruction for the UE to perform the L1 measurements without reporting the L1 measurements for the non-serving cells.

11. receiving a reporting configuration for reporting the L1 measurements of the one or more reference signals from the non-serving cells; and reporting to the serving cell the L1 measurements of the one or more reference signals received from the non-serving cells.

12. The reporting structure includes: Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP) for the one or more reference signals of the non-serving cell; a Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Quality (L1-RSRQ) for the one or more reference signals of the non-serving cell; or 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: configuring the UE to report an L1 metric including at least one of a Layer 1 signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (L1-SINR) for the one or more reference signals of the non-serving cell.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the UE reports a reference signal identifier associated with each reported L1 metric.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the reference signal identifier comprises a resource identifier in a resource set associated with a cell identity.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the reference signal identifier comprises a relative identifier based on a configured order for the UE to measure a plurality of reference signals.

16. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the UE reports a subset of measured reference signals having the highest or lowest L1 metrics across multiple cells associated with different physical cell identities (PCIs).

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the UE reports a measured L1 metric for each of a subset of the measured reference signals.

18. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the UE reports the measured L1 metric for a first reference signal and a relative L1 metric value for each of the remaining reference signals of the subset of measured reference signals, the relative L1 metric value being relative to the measured L1 metric for the first reference signal.

19. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the UE reports a subset of measured reference signals having a highest or lowest L1 metric per cell for at least a subset of a plurality of cells associated with different physical cell identities (PCIs).

20. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the UE reports a measured L1 metric for each of a subset of the measured reference signals.

21. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the UE reports the measured L1 metric for a first reference signal and a relative L1 metric value for each of the remaining reference signals of the subset of measured reference signals, the relative L1 metric value being relative to the measured L1 metric for the first reference signal.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the UE receives the configuration to perform the L1 measurements for a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) set that includes the serving cell and one or more non-serving cells.

23. 1. A method of wireless communication in a base station, comprising: exchanging communications with a user equipment (UE) via a serving cell; and transmitting, via the serving cell to the UE, a configuration for the UE to perform Layer 1 (L1) measurements based on one or more reference signals from a non-serving cell; the configuration for performing the L1 measurements includes a non-serving cell identifier for each reference signal to be measured by the UE; The non-serving cell identifier includes a transmitting receiving point (TRP) identifier for the non-serving cell. method.

24. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the base station configures the UE to perform the L1 measurements for at least one of a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or a positioning reference signal (PRS) from the non-serving cell.

25. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the non-serving cell identifier comprises a physical cell identity (PCI) for the non-serving cell.

26. The base station configures the UE to perform the L1 measurements on synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) transmitted by the non-serving cells, the configuration comprising: a carrier frequency for the SSB from the non-serving cell; a half-frame index for the SSB from the non-serving cell; Subcarrier spacing (SCS) for the SSB from the non-serving cell; a duration for the SSB from the non-serving cell; A synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block measurement time configuration (SMTC) window configuration for the SSB from the non-serving cell; a time offset for the SSB from the non-serving cell; or The method of claim 23, further comprising indicating at least one of the transmit powers for the SSBs from the non-serving cells.

27. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the configuration indicates a synchronization signal block (SSB) resource set that indicates a cell identifier for each SSB.

28. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the SSB resource set includes an SSB resource list indicating a sequence of SSB indices and a cell identifier list indicating a sequence of cell identifiers associated with the sequence of SSB indices.

29. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the base station instructs the UE to measure a serving cell synchronization signal block (SSB) without measuring a non-serving cell SSB when the base station transmits a channel state information (CSI) resource configuration without an associated cell identifier.

30. 30. The method of claim 29, further comprising selecting between a first CSI resource configuration without the associated cell identifier and a second CSI resource configuration including a list of one or more cell identifiers.

31. The base station configures the UE to perform the L1 measurements on a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted by the non-serving cell, the configuration comprising: A resource identifier (ID) for the CSI-RS from the non-serving cell; or 24. The method of claim 23, comprising at least one of a resource set ID for the CSI-RS from the non-serving cell.

32. The base station configures the UE to perform the L1 measurements on positioning reference signals (PRS) transmitted by the non-serving cells, the configuration comprising: A resource identifier (ID) for the PRS from the non-serving cell; or 24. The method of claim 23, including at least one of a resource set ID for the PRS from the non-serving cell.

33. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the configuration for performing the L1 measurements includes an instruction for the UE to perform the L1 measurements without reporting the L1 measurements for the non-serving cells.

34. transmitting a reporting configuration for reporting the L1 measurements of the one or more reference signals from the non-serving cells; and receiving a report from the UE via the serving cell, the report including the L1 measurements of the one or more reference signals from the non-serving cells.

35. The reporting structure includes: Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP) for the one or more reference signals of the non-serving cell; a Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Quality (L1-RSRQ) for the one or more reference signals of the non-serving cell; or 35. The method of claim 34, further comprising: configuring the UE to report an L1 metric including at least one of a Layer 1 signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (L1-SINR) for the one or more reference signals of the non-serving cell.

36. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein the report received from the UE indicates a reference signal identifier associated with each reported L1 metric.

37. 37. The method of claim 36, wherein the reference signal identifier comprises a resource identifier in a resource set associated with a cell identity.

38. 37. The method of claim 36, wherein the reference signal identifier comprises a relative identifier based on a configured order of measurements of a plurality of reference signals.

39. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein the base station configures the UE to report a subset of measured reference signals having a highest or lowest L1 metric across multiple cells associated with different physical cell identities (PCIs).

40. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the base station configures the UE to report a measured L1 metric for each of a subset of the measured reference signals.

41. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the base station configures the UE to report the measured L1 metric for a first reference signal and a relative L1 metric value for each of the remaining reference signals of the subset of measured reference signals, the relative L1 metric value being relative to the measured L1 metric for the first reference signal.

42. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein the base station configures the UE to report a subset of measured reference signals having a highest or lowest L1 metric per cell for at least a subset of a plurality of cells associated with different physical cell identities (PCIs).

43. 43. The method of claim 42, wherein the base station configures the UE to report a measured L1 metric for each of a subset of the measured reference signals.

44. 43. The method of claim 42, wherein the base station configures the UE to report the measured L1 metric for a first reference signal and a relative L1 metric value for each of the remaining reference signals of the subset of measured reference signals, the relative L1 metric value being relative to the measured L1 metric for the first reference signal.

45. 35. The method of claim 34, further comprising activating a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state associated with the non-serving cell based on the report including the L1 measurement of the one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell.

46. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the base station configures the UE to perform the L1 measurements for a physical cell identity (PCI) set that includes the serving cell and one or more non-serving cells.

47. An apparatus for wireless communication in a user equipment (UE), comprising: Memory, at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor comprising: Apparatus configured to carry out the method of any one of claims 1-22.

48. An apparatus for wireless communication in a base station, comprising: Memory, at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor comprising:

47. Apparatus configured to carry out the method of any one of claims 23-46.

49. An apparatus for wireless communication in a user equipment (UE), comprising: means for receiving, from a serving cell of the base station, a configuration for performing Layer 1 (L1) measurements based on one or more reference signals from a non-serving cell; means for receiving the one or more reference signals from the non-serving cell; and means for performing the L1 measurements on the one or more reference signals received from the non-serving cells based on the configuration received from the base station; the configuration for performing the L1 measurements includes a non-serving cell identifier for each reference signal to be measured by the UE; The non-serving cell identifier includes a transmitting receiving point (TRP) identifier for the non-serving cell. Device.

50. An apparatus for wireless communication in a base station, comprising: means for exchanging communications with a user equipment (UE) via a serving cell; means for transmitting, via the serving cell to the UE, a configuration for the UE to perform Layer 1 (L1) measurements based on one or more reference signals from a non-serving cell; the configuration for performing the L1 measurements includes a non-serving cell identifier for each reference signal to be measured by the UE; The non-serving cell identifier includes a transmitting receiving point (TRP) identifier for the non-serving cell. Device.

51. 1. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code that, when executed by a processor of a user equipment, causes the processor to: A computer readable storage medium having performed the method of any one of claims 1-22.

52. 1. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code, the code, when executed by a processor of a base station, causing the processor to: A computer readable storage medium having performed the method of any one of claims 23-46.

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