User equipment-initiated beam management

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: detect a condition for an event to trigger beam report is fulfilled; send a first uplink control signal associated with uplink resource for beam report to a network node; when waiting for the uplink resource from the network node for beam report, determine the condition for the event to trigger beam report is no longer fulfilled; and perform at least one of: send, to the network node, an indication indicating the condition for the event to trigger beam report is no longer fulfilled; refrain from sending a beam report to the network node; or send, to the network node, a beam report comprising latest measurement result.

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