Reference signal reporting using reference signal resource grouping

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to reference signal reporting using reference signal resource grouping. An apparatus, such as a user equipment (UE), receives from a network equipment (NE), at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets including a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources. At least one group of reference signal resources is associated with one or more of a power control offset (power control offset) value per reference signal or a power control offset value per synchronization signal. The UE receives reference signals transmitted over the set of reference signal resources; and transmits, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values that are compensated based at least in part on the power control offset value.

Description

REFERENCE SIGNAL REPORTING USING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE GROUPINGRELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 63 / 560,342, filed 01 March 2024 entitled “REFERENCE SIGNAL REPORTING USING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE GROUPING,” the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present disclosure relates to wireless communications, and more specifically to Beam Management (BM) in wireless communication systems.BACKGROUND

[0003] A wireless communications system may include one or multiple network communication devices, which may be otherwise known as network equipment (NE), supporting wireless communications for one or multiple user communication devices, which may be otherwise known as user equipment (UE), or other suitable terminology. The wireless communications system may support wireless communications with one or multiple user communication devices by utilizing resources of the wireless communication system (e.g., time resources (e.g., symbols, slots, subframes, frames, or the like) or frequency resources (e.g., subcarriers, carriers, or the like)). Additionally, the wireless communications system may support wireless communications across various radio access technologies including third generation (3G) radio access technology, fourth generation (4G) radio access technology, fifth generation (5G) radio access technology, among other suitable radio access technologies beyond 5G (e.g., sixth generation (6G)).SUMMARY

[0004] An article “a” before an element is unrestricted and understood to refer to “at least one” of those elements or “one or more” of those elements. The terms “a,” “at least one,” “one or more,” and “at least one of one or more” may be interchangeable. As used herein, including in the claims,“or” as used in a list of items (e.g., a list of items prefaced by a phrase such as “at least one of’ or “one or more of’ or “one or both of’) indicates an inclusive list such that, for example, a list of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (e.g., A and B and C). Also, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall not be construed as a reference to a closed set of conditions. For example, an example step that is described as “based on condition A” may be based on both a condition A and a condition B without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, as used herein, the phrase “based on” shall be construed in the same manner as the phrase “based at least in part on”. Further, as used herein, including in the claims, a “set” may include one or more elements.

[0005] A UE for wireless communication is described. The UE may be configured to, capable of, or operable to perform one or more operations as described herein. For example, the UE may be configured to, capable of, or operable to receive at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; receive a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and transmit, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of layer 1 (LI) reference signal received power (Ll-RSRP) values or a set of LI signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (Ll- SINR) values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources, and where one or more of a corresponding Ll-RSRP value or Ll-SINR value is compensated based at least in part on the power control offset value.

[0006] A processor (e.g., a standalone processor chipset, or a component of a UE) for wireless communication is described. The processor may be configured to, capable of, or operable to perform one or more operations as described herein. Lor example, the processor may be configured to, capable of, or operable to receive at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where atleast one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; receive a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and transmit, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources, and where one or more of a corresponding Ll-RSRP value or Ll-SINR value is compensated based at least in part on the power control offset value.

[0007] A method performed or performable by a UE for wireless communication is described. The method may include receiving at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; receiving a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and transmitting, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources, and where one or more of a corresponding Ll-RSRP value or Ll-SINR value is compensated based at least in part on the power control offset value.

[0008] In some implementations of the UE, the processor, and the method described herein, the at least one report setting includes at least one channel state information (CSI) report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSLRS resources, the at least one resource identifier value corresponds to a CSLRS resource indicator (CRI) and the report includes a CSI report.

[0009] In some implementations of the UE, the processor, and the method described herein, the UE, the processor, and the method may further be configured to, capable of, operable to, performed to, or performable to receive multiple report settings, where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; the UE is further configured with a configuration messagecorresponding to a non-terrestrial network (NTN) configuration, the configuration message including multiple identifiers (IDs) associated with the multiple report settings; and the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings.

[0010] In some implementations of the UE, the processor, and the method described herein, one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal is indicated within one or more of the at least one report setting or within a configuration of the one or more reference signal resource sets.

[0011] In some implementations of the UE, the processor, and the method described herein, each group of reference signal resources corresponds to a reference signal resource set, and each reference signal resource set is associated with one or more of a bandwidth part (BWP), or a component carrier (CC).

[0012] In some implementations of the UE, the processor, and the method described herein, at least one grouping of the reference signal resources is configured via a higher-layer configuration.

[0013] In some implementations of the UE, the processor, and the method described herein, a first group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an even ID value and a second group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an odd ID value.

[0014] In some implementations of the UE, the processor, and the method described herein, a compensation of the corresponding one or more of the Ll-RSRP value or the Ll-SINR value is equal to a negative value of one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal.

[0015] In some implementations of the UE, the processor, and the method described herein, the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi-persistent resource type, and the at least two groups of reference signal resources are configured over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time with one or more of alternating power control offset values per RS or alternating power control offset values per synchronization signal.

[0016] In some implementations of the UE, the processor, and the method described herein, the one or more reference signal resource sets are non-zero power (NZP) reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0017] An NE (e.g., a base station) for wireless communication is described. The NE may be configured to, capable of, or operable to perform one or more operations as described herein. For example, the NE may be configured to, capable of, or operable to transmit at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; transmit a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and receive, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources.

[0018] A processor (e.g., a standalone processor chipset, or a component of a NE) for wireless communication is described. The processor may be configured to, capable of, or operable to perform one or more operations as described herein. For example, the processor may be configured to, capable of, or operable to transmit at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; transmit a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and receive, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources.

[0019] A method performed or performable by an NE (e.g., a base station) for wireless communication is described. The method may include transmitting at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; transmitting a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and receiving, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources.

[0020] In some implementations of the NE, the processor, and the method described herein, the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSI-reference signal (RS) resources, the at least one resource identifier value corresponds to a CRI, and the report includes a CSI report.

[0021] In some implementations of the NE, the processor, and the method described herein, the NE, the processor, and the method may further be configured to, capable of, operable to, performed to, or performable to transmit multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; and transmit a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings, where the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings.

[0022] In some implementations of the NE, the processor, and the method described herein, one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal is indicated within one or more of the at least one report setting or within a configuration of the one or more reference signal resource sets.

[0023] In some implementations of the NE, the processor, and the method described herein, each group of reference signal resources corresponds to a reference signal resource set, and each reference signal resource set is associated with one or more of a BWP, a CC.

[0024] In some implementations of the NE, the processor, and the method described herein, the NE, the processor, and the method may further be configured to, capable of, operable to, performed to, or performable to cause at least one grouping of the reference signal resources to be configured via a higher-layer configuration.

[0025] In some implementations of the NE, the processor, and the method described herein, a first group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an even ID value and a second group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an odd ID value.

[0026] In some implementations of the NE, the processor, and the method described herein, the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi-persistent resource type, and where the at least two groups of reference signal resources are configured over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time with one or more of alternating power control offset values per RS or alternating power control offset values per synchronization signal.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communications system in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0028] Figure 2 illustrates at aperiodic trigger state defining a list of CSI report settings.

[0029] Figure 3 illustrates at aperiodic trigger state indicating the resource set and quasi colocated (QCL) information.

[0030] Figures 4 and 5 illustrate RRC configuration for NZP-CSI-RS / CSI-IM resources.

[0031] Figure 6 illustrates at partial CSI omission for Rel. 15 PUSCH-Based CSI.

[0032] Figure 7a and Figure 7b illustrate different cell mapping scenarios in NTN.

[0033] Figure 8 illustrates different scenarios for Frequency Reuse Factor (FRF).

[0034] Figure 9 illustrates an example implementation scenario where multiple beams are in a cell and each beam is mapped to a BWP.

[0035] Figure 10 illustrates a scenario including two groups of beams with different power settings parameters.

[0036] Figure 11 illustrates an example of a UE in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 12 illustrates an example of a processor in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0038] Figure 13 illustrates an example of a NE in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0039] Figure 14 illustrates a flowchart of a method in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 15 illustrates a flowchart of a method in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0041] Figure 16 illustrates a flowchart of a method in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

[0042] Figure 17 illustrates a flowchart of a method in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] In wireless communications systems such as for NR 5G, a BM framework can assist to improve signal directivity in order to improve coverage and capacity. In NTN deployments, satellites are several hundred to several thousand kilometers away from ground UEs, and hence the role of beamforming becomes more critical. For instance, the number of beams spanning the coverage area is significantly larger than terrestrial network (TN) deployments, and hence the power consumed on BM as well as the beam acquisition time is significantly larger. Furthermore for a non-geostationary orbit (NGSO), the beam dwelling time (e.g., the time over which thestrongest beam per UE is expected to change) is short which can lead to beam update procedures. However, some current BM frameworks involve monitoring and reporting on large numbers of beams, which can result in large CSI feedback overhead and large CSI payload in NTN due to the significantly large number of beams and large corresponding power and beam acquisition time.

[0044] Accordingly, aspects of the disclosure are directed to an enhanced BM framework for NTN deployments. For instance, the BM framework supports non-uniform power allocation for different beam groups based on factors such as the coverage area, beam coverage overlap, and the UE density in the region. The enhanced BM framework also supports beam power alternation across CSI transmission occasions, alternating beam switch off to reduce the overall bandwidth consumed for the BM process, and deployments for NGSO that capture variations in beam power to help predict the strongest beam for a given UE in subsequent slots. A one shot beam reporting approach is also described that corresponds to a two-stage beam measurement for NTN that helps reduce beam acquisition time as well as beam measurement complexity per UE.

[0045] By utilizing the described techniques, processing and signaling overhead as well as bandwidth usage in NTN BM can be reduced, among other advantages.

[0046] Aspects of the present disclosure are described in the context of a wireless communications system.

[0047] Figure 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communications system 100 in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The wireless communications system 100 may include one or more NE 102, one or more UE 104, and a core network (CN) 106. The wireless communications system 100 may support various radio access technologies. In some implementations, the wireless communications system 100 may be a 4G network, such as an LTE network or an LTE- Advanced (LTE-A) network. In some other implementations, the wireless communications system 100 may be a NR network, such as a 5G network, a 5G-Advanced (5G-A) network, or a 5G ultrawideband (5G-UWB) network. In other implementations, the wireless communications system 100 may be a combination of a 4G network and a 5G network, or other suitable radio access technology including Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20. The wireless communications system 100 may support radio access technologies beyond 5G, for example, 6G. Additionally, the wireless communications system 100 may supporttechnologies, such as time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), or code division multiple access (CDMA), etc.

[0048] The one or more NE 102 may be dispersed throughout a geographic region to form the wireless communications system 100. One or more of the NE 102 described herein may be or include or may be referred to as a network node, a base station, a network element, a network function, a network entity, a radio access network (RAN), a NodeB, an eNodeB (eNB), a nextgeneration NodeB (gNB), or other suitable terminology. An NE 102 and a UE 104 may communicate via a communication link, which may be a wireless or wired connection. For example, an NE 102 and a UE 104 may perform wireless communication (e.g., receive signaling, transmit signaling) over a Uu interface.

[0049] An NE 102 may provide a geographic coverage area for which the NE 102 may support services for one or more UEs 104 within the geographic coverage area. For example, an NE 102 and a UE 104 may support wireless communication of signals related to services (e.g., voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, etc.) according to one or multiple radio access technologies. In some implementations, an NE 102 may be moveable, for example, a satellite associated with a NTN. In some implementations, different geographic coverage areas associated with the same or different radio access technologies may overlap, but the different geographic coverage areas may be associated with different NE 102.

[0050] The one or more UEs 104 may be dispersed throughout a geographic region of the wireless communications system 100. A UE 104 may include or may be referred to as a remote unit, a mobile device, a wireless device, a remote device, a subscriber device, a transmitter device, a receiver device, or some other suitable terminology. In some implementations, the UE 104 may be referred to as a unit, a station, a terminal, or a client, among other examples. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 104 may be referred to as an Internet-of-Things (loT) device, an Internet-of- Everything (loE) device, or machine-type communication (MTC) device, among other examples.

[0051] A UE 104 may be able to support wireless communication directly with other UEs 104 over a communication link. For example, a UE 104 may support wireless communication directly with another UE 104 over a device-to-device (D2D) communication link. In some implementations, such as vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) deployments, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) deployments, orcellular-V2X deployments, the communication link may be referred to as a sidelink. For example, a UE 104 may support wireless communication directly with another UE 104 over a PC5 interface.

[0052] An NE 102 may support communications with the CN 106, or with another NE 102, or both. For example, an NE 102 may interface with other NE 102 or the CN 106 through one or more backhaul links (e.g., SI, N2, N6, or other network interface). In some implementations, the NE 102 may communicate with each other directly. In some other implementations, the NE 102 may communicate with each other indirectly (e.g., via the CN 106). In some implementations, one or more NE 102 may include subcomponents, such as an access network entity, which may be an example of an access node controller (ANC). An ANC may communicate with the one or more UEs 104 through one or more other access network transmission entities, which may be referred to as a radio heads, smart radio heads, or transmission-reception points (TRPs).

[0053] The CN 106 may support user authentication, access authorization, tracking, connectivity, and other access, routing, or mobility functions. The CN 106 may be an evolved packet core (EPC), or a 5G core (5GC), which may include a control plane entity that manages access and mobility (e.g., a mobility management entity (MME), an access and mobility management functions (AMF)) and a user plane entity that routes packets or interconnects to external networks (e.g., a serving gateway (S-GW), a packet data network (PDN) gateway (P-GW), or a user plane function (UPF)). In some implementations, the control plane entity may manage non-access stratum (NAS) functions, such as mobility, authentication, and bearer management (e.g., data bearers, signal bearers, etc.) for the one or more UEs 104 served by the one or more NE 102 associated with the CN 106.

[0054] The CN 106 may communicate with a packet data network over one or more backhaul links (e.g., via an SI, N2, N6, or other network interface). The packet data network may include an application server. In some implementations, one or more UEs 104 may communicate with the application server. A UE 104 may establish a session (e.g., a protocol data unit (PDU) session, or the like) with the CN 106 via an NE 102. The CN 106 may route traffic (e.g., control information, data, and the like) between the UE 104 and the application server using the established session (e.g., the established PDU session). The PDU session may be an example of a logical connection between the UE 104 and the CN 106 (e.g., one or more network functions of the CN 106).

[0055] In the wireless communications system 100, the NEs 102 and the UEs 104 may use resources of the wireless communications system 100 (e.g., time resources (e.g., symbols, slots, subframes, frames, or the like) or frequency resources (e.g., subcarriers, carriers)) to perform various operations (e.g., wireless communications). In some implementations, the NEs 102 and the UEs 104 may support different resource structures. For example, the NEs 102 and the UEs 104 may support different frame structures. In some implementations, such as in 4G, the NEs 102 and the UEs 104 may support a single frame structure. In some other implementations, such as in 5G and among other suitable radio access technologies, the NEs 102 and the UEs 104 may support various frame structures (e.g., multiple frame structures). The NEs 102 and the UEs 104 may support various frame structures based on one or more numerologies.

[0056] One or more numerologies may be supported in the wireless communications system 100, and a numerology may include a subcarrier spacing and a cyclic prefix. A first numerology (e.g., / r=0) may be associated with a first subcarrier spacing (e.g., 15 kHz) and a normal cyclic prefix. In some implementations, the first numerology (e.g., / r=0) associated with the first subcarrier spacing (e.g., 15 kHz) may utilize one slot per subframe. A second numerology (e.g., / r=l) may be associated with a second subcarrier spacing (e.g., 30 kHz) and a normal cyclic prefix. A third numerology (e.g., / r=2) may be associated with a third subcarrier spacing (e.g., 60 kHz) and a normal cyclic prefix or an extended cyclic prefix. A fourth numerology (e.g., / r=3) may be associated with a fourth subcarrier spacing (e.g., 120 kHz) and a normal cyclic prefix. A fifth numerology (e.g., / r=4) may be associated with a fifth subcarrier spacing (e.g., 240 kHz) and a normal cyclic prefix.

[0057] A time interval of a resource (e.g., a communication resource) may be organized according to frames (also referred to as radio frames). Each frame may have a duration, for example, a 10 millisecond (ms) duration. In some implementations, each frame may include multiple subframes. For example, each frame may include 10 subframes, and each subframe may have a duration, for example, a 1 ms duration. In some implementations, each frame may have the same duration. In some implementations, each subframe of a frame may have the same duration.

[0058] Additionally or alternatively, a time interval of a resource (e.g., a communication resource) may be organized according to slots. For example, a subframe may include a number (e.g., quantity) of slots. The number of slots in each subframe may also depend on the one or morenumerologies supported in the wireless communications system 100. For instance, the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth numerologies (e.g., / r=0, jU=l, / r=2, / r=3, / r=4) associated with respective subcarrier spacings of 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 60 kHz, 120 kHz, and 240 kHz may utilize a single slot per subframe, two slots per subframe, four slots per subframe, eight slots per subframe, and 16 slots per subframe, respectively. Each slot may include a number (e.g., quantity) of symbols (e.g., Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols). In some implementations, the number (e.g., quantity) of slots for a subframe may depend on a numerology. For a normal cyclic prefix, a slot may include 14 symbols. For an extended cyclic prefix (e.g., applicable for 60 kHz subcarrier spacing), a slot may include 12 symbols. The relationship between the number of symbols per slot, the number of slots per subframe, and the number of slots per frame for a normal cyclic prefix and an extended cyclic prefix may depend on a numerology. It should be understood that reference to a first numerology (e.g., / r=0) associated with a first subcarrier spacing (e.g., 15 kHz) may be used interchangeably between subframes and slots.

[0059] In the wireless communications system 100, an electromagnetic (EM) spectrum may be split, based on frequency or wavelength, into various classes, frequency bands, frequency channels, etc. By way of example, the wireless communications system 100 may support one or multiple operating frequency bands, such as frequency range designations FR1 (410 MHz - 7.125 GHz), FR2 (24.25 GHz - 52.6 GHz), FR3 (7.125 GHz - 24.25 GHz), FR4 (52.6 GHz - 114.25 GHz), FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz - 71 GHz), and FR5 (114.25 GHz - 300 GHz). In some implementations, the NEs 102 and the UEs 104 may perform wireless communications over one or more of the operating frequency bands. In some implementations, FR1 may be used by the NEs 102 and the UEs 104, among other equipment or devices for cellular communications traffic (e.g., control information, data). In some implementations, FR2 may be used by the NEs 102 and the UEs 104, among other equipment or devices for short-range, high data rate capabilities.

[0060] FR1 may be associated with one or multiple numerologies (e.g., at least three numerologies). For example, FR1 may be associated with a first numerology (e.g., / r=0), which includes 15 kHz subcarrier spacing; a second numerology (e.g., / r=l), which includes 30 kHz subcarrier spacing; and a third numerology (e.g., / r=2), which includes 60 kHz subcarrier spacing. FR2 may be associated with one or multiple numerologies (e.g., at least 2 numerologies). For example, FR2 may be associated with a third numerology (e.g., / r=2), which includes 60 kHzsubcarrier spacing; and a fourth numerology (e.g., / r=3), which includes 120 kHz subcarrier spacing.

[0061] According to implementations, one or more of the NEs 102 and the UEs 104 are operable to implement various aspects of the techniques described with reference to the present disclosure. For example, UE 104 receives, from a NE 102, report settings for reference signal sets that include set of reference signal resources partitioned into two or more groups of reference signal resources. The UE 104 receives reference signal transmitted by an NE 102, and generates a reference signal report based on the report settings and the received reference signal. The reference signal report, for instance, is configured based on the grouping indicated in the report settings. The UE 104 transmits the reference signal report to an NE.

[0062] With reference to CSI reporting the codebook report is partitioned into two parts based on the priority of information reported. Each part is encoded separately (Part 1 has a possibly higher code rate). Below we list the parameters for NR Rel. 16 Type-II codebook. More details can be found in clause 5.2.3-4 of 3GPP Technical Specification (TS) 38.214, "Physical layer procedures for data," Dec. 2022.

[0063] For content of a CSI report:

[0064] Part 1: RI + Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) + Total number of coefficients

[0065] Part 2: Spatial Domain (SD) basis indicator + Frequency Domain (FD) basis indicator / layer + Bitmap / layer + Coefficient Amplitude info / layer + Coefficient Phase info / layer + Strongest coefficient indicator / layer

[0066] Furthermore, Part 2 CSI can be decomposed into sub-parts each with different priority (higher priority information listed first). Such partitioning can allow dynamic reporting size for codebook based on available resources in the uplink phase. More details can be found in clause 5.2.3 of 3GPP TS 38.214, "Physical layer procedures for data," Dec. 2022.

[0067] Also Type-II codebook is based on aperiodic CSI reporting, and reported in Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) via Downlink Control Information (DCI) triggering (one exception). Type-I codebook can be based on periodic CSI reporting (Physical Uplink ControlChannel (PUCCH)) or semi-persistent CSI reporting (PUSCH or PUCCH) or aperiodic reporting (PUSCH).

[0068] For priority reporting for CSI Part 2, note that multiple CSI reports may be transmitted with different priorities, as shown in Table 1 below. The priority of the NRCPCSI reports are based on the following:1. A CSI report corresponding to one CSI reporting setting for one cell may have higher priority compared with another CSI report corresponding to one other CSI reporting setting for the same cell.2. CSI reports intended to one cell may have higher priority compared with other CSI reports intended to another cell.3. CSI reports may have higher priority based on the CSI report content. For example, CSI reports carrying Ll-RSRP information have higher priority.4. CSI reports may have higher priority based on their type. For example, whether the CSI report is aperiodic, semi-persistent or periodic, and whether the report is sent via PUSCH or PUCCH, may impact the priority of the CSI report.

[0069] In light of these, CSI reports may be prioritized as follows, where CSI reports with lower IDs have higher priority:Priics / (y, k, c, s) = 2 ■ NceUs■ Ms■ y + AceUs■ Ms■ k + Ms■ c + s s: CSI reporting setting index, and MsMaximum number of CSI reporting settings c: Cell index, and N cells'- Number of serving cells k: 0 for CSI reports carrying Ll-RSRP or Ll-SINR, 1 otherwise y: 0 for aperiodic reports, 1 for semi-persistent reports on PUSCH, 2 for semi-persistent reports on PUCCH, 3 for periodic reports.Table 1: Priority Reporting Levels for Part 2 CSI

[0070] For CSI report triggering a UE can report the CSI information for the network using the CSI framework in NR Release 15. The triggering mechanism between a report setting and a resource setting can be summarized in Table 2 below.Table 2: Triggering mechanism between a report setting and a resource setting

[0071] Moreover,• All associated Resource Settings for a CSI Report Setting are to have same time domain behavior.• Periodic CSI-RS / Interference Management (IM) resource and CSI reports can be assumed to be present and active once configured by Radio Resource Control (RRC)• Aperiodic and semi-persistent CSI-RS / IM resources and CSI reports can be explicitly triggered or activated.• Aperiodic CSI-RS / IM resources and aperiodic CSI reports, the triggering is done jointly by transmitting a DCI Format 0- 1.• Semi-persistent CSI-RS / IM resources and semi-persistent CSI reports are independently activated.

[0072] Figure 2 illustrates at 200 aperiodic trigger state defining a list of CSI report settings. For aperiodic CSI-RS / IM resources and aperiodic CSI reports, the triggering is done jointly by transmitting a DCI Format 0-1. The DCI Format 0_l includes a CSI request field (0 to 6 bits). A non-zero request field points to a so-called aperiodic trigger state configured by RRC (see, e.g., Figure 2). An aperiodic trigger state in turn is defined as a list of up to 16 aperiodic CSI Report Settings, identified by a CSI Report Setting ID for which the UE calculates simultaneously CSI and transmits it on the scheduled PUSCH transmission.

[0073] When the CSI Report Setting is linked with aperiodic Resource Setting (can include multiple Resource Sets), the aperiodic NZP CSI-RS Resource Set for channel measurement, the aperiodic CSI-IM Resource Set (if used) and the aperiodic NZP CSI-RS Resource Set for IM (if used) to use for a given CSI Report Setting are also included in the aperiodic trigger state definition. For aperiodic NZP CSI-RS, the QCL source to use is also configured in the aperiodic trigger state. The UE assumes that the resources used for the computation of the channel and interference can be processed with the same spatial filter e.g. quasi-co-located with respect to “QCL-TypeD.”

[0074] Figure 3 illustrates at 300 aperiodic trigger state indicating the resource set and QCL information. Figures 4 and 5 illustrate RRC configuration for NZP-CSI-RS / CSI-IM resources. For instance, Figure 4 at 400 illustrates RRC configuration for NZP-CSI-RS Resource and Figure 5 at 500 illustrates RRC configuration for CSI-IM-Resource.

[0075] Table 3 presents a summary of the type of uplink channels used for CSI reporting as a function of the CSI codebook type.Table 3: Uplink channels used for CSI reporting as a function of the CSI codebook type

[0076] For aperiodic CSI reporting, PUSCH-based reports are divided into two CSI parts: CSI Parti and CSI Part 2. The reason for this is that the size of CSI payload varies significantly, and therefore a worst-case Uplink Control Information (UCI) payload size design would result in large overhead. CSI Part 1 has a fixed payload size (and can be decoded by the gNB without prior information) and includes the following:• RI (if reported), CRI (if reported) and CQI for the first codeword,• number of non-zero wideband amplitude coefficients per layer for Type II CSI feedback on PUSCH.

[0077] Figure 6 illustrates at 600 partial CSI omission for Rel. 15 PUSCH-Based CSI. CSI Part 2 has a variable payload size that can be derived from the CSI parameters in CSI Part 1 and includes Precoder Matrix Indicator (PMI) and the CQI for the second codeword when RI > 4. For example, if the aperiodic trigger state indicated by DCI format 0_l defines 3 report settings x, y, and z, then the aperiodic CSI reporting for CSI part 2 will be ordered as indicated in Figure 6.

[0078] As mentioned earlier, CSI reports are prioritized according to:1. time-domain behavior and physical channel, where more dynamic reports are given precedence over less dynamic reports and PUSCH has precedence over PUCCH.2. CSI content, where beam reports (e.g., Ll-RSRP reporting) has priority over regular CSI reports.3. the serving cell to which the CSI corresponds (in case of Carrier Aggregation (CA) operation). CSI corresponding to the PCell has priority over CSI corresponding to Scells.4. the reportConfigID.

[0079] In scenarios powerControlOffsef. can be the assumed ratio of PDSCH Energy Per Resource Element (EPRE) to NZP CSI-RS EPRE when UE derives CSI feedback and takes values in the range of [-8, 15] dB with 1 dB step size. For CQI calculation based on a pair of NZP CSI-RS resources, powerControlOffset of each NZP CSI-RS resource in the pair of NZP CSI-RS resources for channel measurement is the assumed ratio of EPRE when UE derives CSI feedback and takes values in the range of [-8, 15] dB with 1 dB step size. Further, powerControlOffsetSS'. can be the assumed ratio of NZP CSI-RS EPRE to Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) block EPRE.

[0080] Figure 7a and Figure 7b illustrate different cell mapping scenarios in NTN. For instance, Figure 7a illustrates a scenario 700 where several satellite beams are in the same cell (same Physical Cell Identity (PCI) for beams). Figure 7b illustrates a scenario 702 where each satellite beam is considered as a cell. A satellite beam, for instance, can consist of one or more Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) beams.

[0081] Figure 8 illustrates different scenarios for Frequency Reuse Factor (FRF). For instance, a scenario 800a illustrates an example where FRF = 1 and a scenario 800b illustrates an example where FRF = 3. In NR NTN Frequency reuse schemes (FRF > 1) have been proposed to mitigate inter-cell / beam co-channel interference. Spatial Frequency reuse techniques improve the SINR but can limit the per-beam bandwidth and the system capacity. The traditional Frequency Reuse-3 (FRF-3, e.g., scenario 800b) scheme, for example, offers a protection against inter-cell interference. However, a third of the spectral resources are used within each cell, as shown in the scenario 800b. NTN system level simulations have shown potential gains of FRF-3 scheme over FRF 1.

[0082] In scenarios of operation with one beam per cell, physical layer behavior can be straightforward although more higher layer procedures may be used due to frequent handover especially for Eow Earth Orbit (FEO). In scenarios of operation with multiple beams per cell, El BM in Rel.15 can be reused frequently. In scenarios of frequency reuse larger than 1 , the concept of using BWPs to enable a frequency reuse was discussed during Release 16. It was proposed that mapping different BWPs to different parts of the system bandwidth and different beams would allow El based mobility within a large cell. Specifically, for a flexible Frequency Reuse, a beamspecific BWP can be configured. The objective is to replace the component carrier which is not as flexible as a BWP is. The same component carrier can be used on the cells (e.g., frequency reuse of1), but each beam will be assigned a beam-specific BWP. For the configuration of beam specific BWPs in NTN, the same configuration parameters can be used: starting position, size and the subcarrier spacing. But in addition, an indication of the associated beam is to be added: a beamindex (CSI-RS associated with the beam).

[0083] Figure 9 illustrates an example implementation scenario where multiple beams are in a cell and each beam is mapped to a BWP. In legacy NR specifications, a device first is to switch from initial BWP#0 to the serving BWP#x. Similarly in this case, SSBs via beams within the cell are transmitted on BWP#0. The UE performs Downlink (DL) synchronization and Random Access Channel (RACH) procedure on BWP#0. After RRC connected, the BWP corresponding to the detected SSB can be configured to the UE as an active BWP (e.g., RRC-configured BWP). It includes that the satellite can transmit the SSB on BWP#0 in addition to transmit Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) / Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) on the associated BWP. In a word, BWP#0 can be used for initial cell access with the beams corresponding to SSB indices. For connected UE, an active BWP#1, #2, or #3 can be used with several beams. Assuming a device makes measurements on a BWP that is different from the BWP of the current serving satellite beam, the device can retune its carrier frequency for measurements and perform frequency compensation to report measurements frequently - e.g., every 10 seconds typically in LEO scenario with earth-moving beams.

[0084] The following discusses antenna panel / port, quasi-collocation, Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state, and spatial relation. In some implementations, the terms antenna, panel, and antenna panel are used interchangeably. An antenna panel may be a hardware that is used for transmitting and / or receiving radio signals at frequencies lower than 6GHz, e.g., frequency range 1 (FR1), or higher than 6GHz, e.g., frequency range 2 (FR2) or millimeter wave (mmWave). In some implementations, an antenna panel may include an array of antenna elements, where each antenna element is connected to hardware such as a phase shifter that allows a control module to apply spatial parameters for transmission and / or reception of signals. The resulting radiation pattern may be called a beam, which may or may not be unimodal and may allow the device to amplify signals that are transmitted or received from spatial directions.

[0085] In some implementations, an antenna panel may or may not be virtualized as an antenna port in the specifications. An antenna panel may be connected to a baseband processing modulethrough a radio frequency (RF) chain for each of transmission (egress) and reception (ingress) directions. A capability of a device in terms of the number of antenna panels, their duplexing capabilities, their beamforming capabilities, and so on, may or may not be transparent to other devices. In some implementations, capability information may be communicated via signaling or, in some implementations, capability information may be provided to devices without signaling. In the case that such information is available to other devices, it can be used for signaling or local decision making.

[0086] In some implementations, a device (e.g., UE, node) antenna panel may be a physical or logical antenna array including a set of antenna elements or antenna ports that share a common or a significant portion of an RF chain (e.g., in-phase / quadrature (EQ) modulator, analog to digital (A / D) converter, local oscillator, phase shift network). The device antenna panel or “device panel” may be a logical entity with physical device antennas mapped to the logical entity. The mapping of physical device antennas to the logical entity may be up to device implementation. Communicating (receiving or transmitting) on at least a subset of antenna elements or antenna ports active for radiating energy (also referred to herein as active elements) of an antenna panel may involve biasing or powering on of the RF chain which results in current drain or power consumption in the device associated with the antenna panel (including power amplifier / low noise amplifier (ENA) power consumption associated with the antenna elements or antenna ports).

[0087] The phrase "active for radiating energy," as used herein, is not meant to be limited to a transmit function but also encompasses a receive function. Accordingly, an antenna element that is active for radiating energy may be coupled to a transmitter to transmit radio frequency energy or to a receiver to receive radio frequency energy, either simultaneously or sequentially, or may be coupled to a transceiver in general, for performing its intended functionality. Communicating on the active elements of an antenna panel enables generation of radiation patterns or beams.

[0088] In some implementations, depending on device’s own implementation, a “device panel” can have at least one of the following functionalities as an operational role of Unit of antenna group to control its Tx beam independently, Unit of antenna group to control its transmission power independently, Unit of antenna group to control its transmission timing independently. The “device panel” may be transparent to gNB. For certain condition(s), gNB or network can assume the mapping between device’s physical antennas to the logical entity “device panel” may not bechanged. For example, the condition may include until the next update or report from device or include a duration of time over which the gNB assumes there will be no change to the mapping. A Device may report its capability with respect to the “device panel” to the gNB or network. The device capability may include at least the number of “device panels”. In one implementation, the device may support Uplink (UL) transmission from one beam within a panel; with multiple panels, more than one beam (one beam per panel) may be used for UL transmission. In another implementation, more than one beam per panel may be supported / used for UL transmission.

[0089] In some of the implementations described, an antenna port is defined such that the channel over which a symbol on the antenna port is conveyed can be inferred from the channel over which another symbol on the same antenna port is conveyed.

[0090] Two antenna ports are said to be QCL if the large-scale properties of the channel over which a symbol on one antenna port is conveyed can be inferred from the channel over which a symbol on the other antenna port is conveyed. The large-scale properties include one or more of delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, average gain, average delay, and spatial Rx parameters. Two antenna ports may be quasi-located with respect to a subset of the large-scale properties and different subset of large-scale properties may be indicated by a QCL Type. The QCL Type can indicate which channel properties are the same between the two reference signals (e.g., on the two antenna ports). Thus, the reference signals can be linked to each other with respect to what the UE can assume about their channel statistics or QCL properties. For example, qcl-Type may take one of the following values:- 'QCL-TypeA': {Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, delay spread}- 'QCL-TypeB': {Doppler shift, Doppler spread}- 'QCL-TypeC: {Doppler shift, average delay}- 'QCL-TypeD': {Spatial Rx parameter}.

[0091] Spatial Rx parameters may include one or more of: angle of arrival (AoA,) Dominant AoA, average AoA, angular spread, Power Angular Spectrum (PAS) of AoA, average AoD (angle of departure), PAS of AoD, transmit / receive channel correlation, transmit / receive beamforming, spatial channel correlation etc.

[0092] QCL-TypeA, QCL-TypeB and QCL-TypeC may be applicable for carrier frequencies, but the QCL-TypeD may be applicable in higher carrier frequencies (e.g., mmWave, FR2 and beyond), where the UE may not be able to perform omni-directional transmission, e.g. the UE is to form beams for directional transmission. A QCL-TypeD between two reference signals A and B, the reference signal A is considered to be spatially co-located with reference signal B and the UE may assume that the reference signals A and B can be received with the same spatial filter (e.g., with the same receive beamforming weights).

[0093] An “antenna port” according to an implementation may be a logical port that may correspond to a beam (resulting from beamforming) or may correspond to a physical antenna on a device. In some implementations, a physical antenna may map directly to a single antenna port, in which an antenna port corresponds to an actual physical antenna. Alternately, a set or subset of physical antennas, or antenna set or antenna array or antenna sub-array, may be mapped to one or more antenna ports after applying complex weights, a cyclic delay, or both to the signal on each physical antenna. The physical antenna set may have antennas from a single module or panel or from multiple modules or panels. The weights may be fixed as in an antenna virtualization scheme, such as cyclic delay diversity (CDD). The procedure used to derive antenna ports from physical antennas may be specific to a device implementation and transparent to other devices.

[0094] In some of the implementations described, a TCI state associated with a target transmission can indicate parameters for configuring a quasi-collocation relationship between the target transmission (e.g., target reference signal of Demodulation (DM)-RS ports of the target transmission during a transmission occasion) and a source reference signal(s) (e.g., SSB / CSI-RS / Sounding Reference Signal (SRS)) with respect to quasi co-location type parameter(s) indicated in the corresponding TCI state. The TCI describes which reference signals are used as QCL source, and what QCL properties can be derived from each reference signal. A device can receive a configuration of a plurality of transmission configuration indicator states for a serving cell for transmissions on the serving cell. In some of the implementations described, a TCI state includes at least one source reference signal to provide a reference (UE assumption) for determining QCL and / or spatial filter.

[0095] In some of the implementations described, a spatial relation information associated with a target transmission can indicate parameters for configuring a spatial setting between the targettransmission and a reference signal (e.g., SSB / CSI-RS / SRS). For example, the device may transmit the target transmission with the same spatial domain filter used for reception the reference signal (e.g., DL reference signal such as SSB / CSI-RS). In another example, the device may transmit the target transmission with the same spatial domain transmission filter used for the transmission of the reference signal (e.g., UL reference signal such as SRS). A device can receive a configuration of a plurality of spatial relation information configurations for a serving cell for transmissions on the serving cell.

[0096] In some of the implementations described, a UL TCI state is provided if a device is configured with separate DL / UL TCI by RRC signaling. The UL TCI state may include a source reference signal which provides a reference for determining UL spatial domain transmission filter for the UL transmission (e.g., dynamic-grant / configured-grant based PUSCH, dedicated PUCCH resources) in a CC or across a set of configured CCs / BWPs.

[0097] In some of the implementations described, a joint DL / UL TCI state is provided if the device is configured with joint DL / UL TCI by RRC signaling (e.g., configuration of joint TCI or separate DL / UL TCI is based on RRC signaling). The joint DL / UL TCI state refers to at least a common source reference signal used for determining both the DL QCL information and the UL spatial transmission filter. The source reference signal determined from the indicated joint (or common) TCI state provides QCL Type-D indication (e.g., for device-dedicated PDCCH / PDSCH) and is used to determine UL spatial transmission filter (e.g., for UE-dedicated PUSCH / PUCCH) for a CC or across a set of configured CCs / BWPs. In one example, the UL spatial transmission filter is derived from the reference signal of DL QCL Type D in the joint TCI state. The spatial setting of the UL transmission may be according to the spatial relation with a reference to the source reference signal configured with qcl-Type set to 'typeD' in the joint TCI state.

[0098] Accordingly, solutions are described herein for reference signal reporting using reference signal resource grouping. In the following discussion the following notions can be used interchangeably: network nodes, transmit-receive point (TRP), panel, set of antennas, set of antenna ports, uniform linear array, cell, node, radio head, communication (e.g., signals / channels) associated with a CORESET (control resource set) pool, communication associated with a TCI state from a transmission configuration including at least two TCI states. A Tracking Reference Signal (TRS) can correspond to an NZP CSLRS resource set with a parameter ‘trs-info’ being configured. A CSI-RS for BM may correspond to CSI-RS associated with an NZP CSI-RS resource set with a parameter ‘repetition’ being configured. A CSI-RS for CSI can correspond to an NZP CSI-RS resource set with neither parameters ‘trs-info’ nor ‘repetition’ being configured. A matrix can imply a sequence of fields of an arbitrary dimension, including an array (vector) of values, a standard 2D matrix and more generally a -dimensional matrix (tensor) where Q>2 is an integer value. The terms “partial CSI update” and “event-triggered CSI report” can be used interchangeably. The terms “full CSI report” and “network-triggered CSI report” can be used interchangeably. The notions of CSI report setting, CSI report configuration, CSI reporting configuration can be used interchangeably to represent the same notion. A CSI framework or procedure associated with up to 3GPP Rel-18 can be referred to as legacy behavior. A CSI-RS transmitted over a CSI-RS resource may be referred to as a beam.

[0099] Several implementations are described herein. According to implementations, one or more elements or features from one or more of the described implementations may be combined.

[0100] Implementations described herein include power domain enhancements for BM in NTN deployments. For instance, the UE is configured with different power setting parameters for different beams, where beams may be grouped into different sets based on the common power setting parameters e.g., power control offset value, power control offset synchronization signal value, or RSRP offset. For example, the total number of beams may be divided into two sets of beams where one set of beam IDs may have different values of power setting parameters than the other set of beam IDs. Indicating the power setting parameters of a group of beams may assist the UEs to select the appropriate beams. In at least one example, the beams can be divided into different sets, whereas within a set, the beams can be further grouped based on their power setting parameters.

[0101] In at least one implementation, the UE is configured with a CSI report setting including one or more CSI-RS resource sets, where the one or more CSI-RS resource sets includes multiple CSI-RS resources, and the CSI-RS resources are further grouped based on power setting parameters.

[0102] In implementations, multiple CSI report settings can be mapped to a common NTN configuration. For instance, the UE is configured with multiple CSI report settings, each settingincluding a single CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement. IDs of the multiple CSI report settings (e.g., CSI Report Config IDs) can be included in a configuration message corresponding to an NTN configuration, a multi-cell BM, or a combination thereof.

[0103] In implementations CSI-RS resource grouping can be performed based on beam power. For instance, multiple CSI-RS resources of the one or more CSI-RS resource sets are partitioned to at least two groups of CSI-RS resources, where at least one group of CSI-RS resources is associated with a power control offset, power control offset synchronization signal, or a combination thereof. In some implementations, the at least two groups of CSI-RS resources are associated with at least two CSI report settings, where the number of groups may be indicated as part of CSI resource setting configuration. The common power setting parameters (distinct power control offset, power control offset synchronization signal) for each group can be indicated to the UE within the CSI report setting, within a configuration of the one or more CSI-RS resource sets, etc. A UE can receive CSI-reference signals transmitted over the multiple CSI-RS resources.

[0104] In implementations a UE reports CRI / L1-RSRP that is adjusted based on power offset of a beam group. The UE, for instance, is configured with selecting and reporting K CRIs with K corresponding Ll-RSRP or Ll-SINR values. At least one CRI of the selected and reported K CRIs is associated with the at least one group of CSI-RS resources, and a corresponding Ll-RSRP or Ll- SINR value is compensated by the power control offset or power control offset synchronization signal value.

[0105] In at least one example, the at least one group of CSI-RS resources is associated with a power control offset value of -6 dB. If a CRI of the K CRIs is associated with the at least one group of CSI-RS resources, a reported Ll-RSRP is offset by a value of 6 dB. In another example, the one or more CSI-RS resource sets includes a single CSI-RS resource set. In yet another example, grouping of CSI-RS resources can be based on BWP and / or CC. For instance, each group of CSI- RS resources corresponds to a distinct CSI-RS resource set, where each CSI-RS resource is associated with a distinct BWP, a distinct CC, or a combination thereof.

[0106] In at least some examples, the grouping of CSI-RS resources can be higher-layer configured. In at least some other examples, a first of two groups of CSI-RS resources corresponds to CSI-RS resources with even ID, and a second of two groups of CSI-RS resources corresponds toCSI-RS resources with odd ID, e.g., CSI-RS resources over the two groups are associated with the same CSI-RS resource set.

[0107] Implementations can thus enable power domain reduction in BM such as due to non- uniform beam power that assists to minimize the cross-beam coverage due to beam shaping constraints.

[0108] Figure 10 illustrates a scenario 1000 including two groups of beams with different power settings parameters. According to implementations, the grouping of a beam may be based on the number of UEs to be served within a group, and grouping may include an equal number of beams, or the number of beams within a group may be different. For example, the scenario 1000 illustrates an example where two groups of equal number of beams are formed to cover a geographical area from a NGSO satellite. For instance, the scenario 1000 includes beams 1002 associated with a power control offset value of P (higher CSI-RS power) and beams 1004 associated with power control offset value of KP, where K>1 (lower CSI-RS power), e.g., when K=2, beams 1004 are transmitted with half of the power of beams 1002.

[0109] In implementations when UE reports a beam 1004, the UE can adjust the reported RSRP by 201og(K) dB, e.g., 3 dB for K=2. Note that the beam 1002 with higher power may have a wider range, so it is expected that more UEs are connected to one or more beams 1002.

[0110] In scenarios that utilize a FRF larger than one (e.g., 3), beam grouping can be based on BWP. For example, each BWP can correspond to one power setting, and for initial access BWP (e.g., BWP#0) there may be no power offset, e.g., power offset value is zero. In such scenarios the configuration of power setting parameters (power control offset, power control offset synchronization signal, etc.) may be associated per BWP. For example, there may not be a separate group indication, rather for each BWP configuration one set of power parameters can be configured. In scenarios that utilize FRF of 1, beam grouping can be based on CSI-RS resource ID, e.g., even and odd beams in scenarios of two beam groups.

[0111] In implementations at least two groups of CSI-RS resources may be configured with alternating power control offset, power control offset synchronization signal, or a combination thereof over different transmission occasion. In at least one example, the CSI-RS resources over the at least two groups are configured with periodic behavior, and two consecutive transmissionoccasions are spaced in time by t slots. Further, values for a power control offset, power control offset synchronization signal value, or a combination thereof over the first transmission occasion is (a,b) for the first and second groups, respectively, and on the second transmission occasion the values are (b,a) for the first and second groups, respectively. For instance, implementations can apply alternating powers of CSI-RS groups over different time intervals. As an example, beam groups 1 and 2 are allocated (P1,P2) power respectively in odd time slots and (P2,P1) respectively in even time slots.

[0112] Implementations described herein support time domain enhancements for BM in NTN deployments. In implementations, each group of CSI resources is transmitted at different slots, where the transmission may be on consecutive slots and / or the network may configure a gap of length 8 slots between the transmission of CSI resources of each group. The UE, for instance, can be configured with a CSI report setting including one or more CSI-RS resource sets for BM, where the one or more CSI-RS resource sets includes multiple CSI-RS resources.

[0113] In implementations, the UE is configured with multiple CSI report settings with each setting including a single CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement. Further, IDs of the multiple CSI report settings (e.g., CSI Report Config IDs) can be included in a configuration message corresponding to NTN communication in DL, multi-cell BM, or a combination thereof.

[0114] Implementations can also utilize CSI-RS resource grouping based on transmission time, e.g., time slot. For instance, multiple CSI-RS resources of the one or more CSI-RS resource sets are partitioned to at least two groups of CSI-RS resources, where CSI-RS resources of the first group of CSI-RS resources are transmitted at first group of slots, and CSI-RS resources of the second group of CSI-RS resources are transmitted at a second group of slots. The second group of slots, for instance, can be subsequent to the first group of slots, e.g., the first slot in the second group of slots occurs after 8 slots of the last slot in the first group of slots. In one example, 8 =1. In some implementations, the at least two groups of CSI-RS resources are associated with at least two CSI report settings.

[0115] In at least one example, CSI-RS resources (e.g., frequency resources used for beam transmission) are the same over two groups, e.g., have same CSI-RS resource IDs. For instance, IDs of CSI-RS resources of the first group of CSI-RS resources are the same as IDs of CSI-RS resources of the second group of CSI-RS resources, and a CSI-RS resource in the CSI-RS resources at thefirst group of slots is not QCLed with the CSI-RS resource at the second group of slots, at least with respect to QCL Type-D.

[0116] In implementations, the UE is configured with selecting and reporting K CRIs, and where a CRI corresponds to a CSI-RS resource ID prepended by an indicator of the group of CSI- RS resources. In one example, a CRI corresponding to the CSI-RS associated with a CSI-RS resource of the first group of CSI-RS resources is prefixed by a value 0, and a CSI-RS resource of the second group of CSI-RS resources is prefixed by a value 1. For instance, CRI of the same CSI- RS resource on two different slots is differentiated by a prefix in CRI, e.g., 0 for Group 1 and 1 for Group 2.

[0117] Such implementations can enable reduction in bandwidth utilized for BM such as by splitting BM process over M slots, e.g., bandwidth reduction of 1 / M value, and can enable reduced BM complexity at UE and network sided.

[0118] Implementations described herein provide BM enhancements, such as for NGSO deployments. This is not to considered as limiting, however, and the examples below can also be implemented in non-NGSO scenarios.

[0119] In implementations, the UE is configured with a CSI report setting including one or more CSI-RS resource sets for BM, where the one or more CSI-RS resource sets include multiple CSI-RS resources. Alternatively or additionally the UE is configured with multiple CSI report settings, each setting including a single CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement. Further, IDs of the multiple CSI report settings (e.g., CSI Report Config IDs) are included in a configuration message corresponding to NTN communication in DL, multi-cell BM, or a combination thereof. Each CSI-RS resource of the multiple CSI-RS resources can be associated with a plurality of occasions of a CSI-RS transmission. In at least one example, the plurality of occasions corresponds to occasions of a periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS transmission. In another example, the plurality of occasions corresponds to repetitions of a CSI-RS transmission based on a repetition factor.

[0120] In implementations a UE reports Ll-RSRP of the same CSI-RS resource (e.g., beam) over two different time slots and reports delta change in value of Ll-RSRP. For instance, the UE can be configured with selecting and reporting K CRIs with K corresponding Ll-RSRP or Ll-SINR values. For each CRI reported by the UE, the UE can be expected to report two values: a first valuecorresponding to the Ll-RSRP or Ll-SINR of the first transmission occasion, and a second value corresponding to the Ll-RSRP or Ll-SINR value of a subsequent transmission occasion. In at least one example, the second value is a differential value of positive or negative value in dB scale with respect to the first value. In another example, the second value corresponds to a last transmission occasion. In yet another example, the second value corresponds to a consecutive transmission occasion to the first transmission occasion.

[0121] In implementations reporting the delta change in beam RSRP over a configured period of time can assist in providing inference information of the beams in the future. This is helpful for non-quasi fixed cells where beam correspondence may change in the order of milliseconds.

[0122] Implementations support two-stage BM enhancements for NTN deployments. For instance, the UE is configured with a CSI report setting including a plurality of CSLRS resource sets for BM, where the plurality of CSLRS resource sets includes multiple CSLRS resources. A first CSLRS resource set can include a number of CSLRS resources, where the number of CSLRS resources is equal to a number of the plurality of CSLRS resource sets minus one, and each CSLRS resource of the first CSLRS resource set is associated to a distinct CSLRS resource set of the plurality of CSLRS resource sets subsequent to the first CSLRS resource set. For instance, for K+l sets of CSLRS resources, a first set includes K CSLRS resources that are one-to-one mapped to the subsequent K sets. CSLRS resource n in Set 1 can correspond to a wide beam that spans the beams of Set n-1. In at least one example, the association is via a QCL relationship of a CSLRS resource in the first CSLRS resource set with the CSLRS resources of the distinct CSLRS resource set.

[0123] In at least some implementations, the UE is expected to track CSLreference signals of two CSLRS resource sets of the plurality of CSLRS resource sets, where a first of the two CSLRS resource sets corresponds to the first CSLRS resource set, and a second of the two CSLRS resource sets corresponds to a CSLRS resource set that is associated with a first selected CSLRS resource in the first CSLRS resource set. For instance, if the UE selects CSLRS resource n of Set 1 (e.g., CSL RS resource n has highest RSRP in Set 1), the UE then tracks Set n-1 and ignores other sets, e.g., the UE tracks two sets.

[0124] In at least one example, the first selected CSLRS resource is selected by the UE based on a measure of Ll-RSRP or Ll-SINR, and a first CRI value corresponds to the first selected CSLRS resource is reported in a CSI report. In another example, the first selected CSI-RS resource is configured by the network with a UE-specific or UE-group-specific configuration.

[0125] In implementations the UE can report a CRI corresponding to a second selected CSI-RS resource associated with the second CSI-RS resource set, where a second CRI value associated with the second selected CSI-RS resource is reported in the CSI report. For instance, the UE reports two CRIs: a first CRI corresponding to CSI-RS resource n in Set 1, and a second CRI corresponding to a selected CSI-RS resource in Set n-1, e.g., with highest RSRP in Set n-1. In at least one example, the first CRI value and the second CRI value are reported in the CSI report, e.g., as an aggregate CRI value.

[0126] In an illustrative example, consider that at: Step 1: UE selects one of the K CSI-RS resources of Set 1, e.g., CSI-RS resource k, corresponding to a wide beam; Step 2: The UE monitors set k+1 in the second phase, where M CSI-RS resources of set k+1 are narrower beams corresponding to wide beam k in set 1; and Step 3: UE reports one LI -RSRP value, in addition to log(K*M) bits for CRI. One advantage of such implementations corresponds to reduced beam acquisition time with less overhead and complexity at the UE.

[0127] Accordingly, implementations can provide increased efficiency in BM. For instance, rather than configuring the UE with many beams, the BM can be done over two phases: first with wide beams and the second stage with narrow beams. This can reduce complexity at the UE and also aggregate the reporting of the beam to one CSI reporting occasion. Further, end-to-end processing of a BM process can be reduced via one-shot beam refinement.

[0128] Figure 11 illustrates an example of a UE 1100 in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The UE 1100 may include a processor 1102, a memory 1104, a controller 1106, and a transceiver 1108. The processor 1102, the memory 1104, the controller 1106, or the transceiver 1108, or various combinations thereof or various components thereof may be examples of means for performing various aspects of the present disclosure as described herein. These components may be coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more interfaces.

[0129] The processor 1102, the memory 1104, the controller 1106, or the transceiver 1108, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in hardware (e.g., circuitry). Thehardware may include a processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or other programmable logic device, or any combination thereof configured as or otherwise supporting a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure.

[0130] The processor 1102 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, or any combination thereof). In some implementations, the processor 1102 may be configured to operate the memory 1104. In some other implementations, the memory 1104 may be integrated into the processor 1102. The processor 1102 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory 1104 to cause the UE 1100 to perform various functions of the present disclosure.

[0131] The memory 1104 may include volatile or non-volatile memory. The memory 1104 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code including instructions when executed by the processor 1102 cause the UE 1100 to perform various functions described herein. The code may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as the memory 1104 or another type of memory. Computer-readable media includes both non-transitory computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A non-transitory storage medium may be any available medium that may be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0132] In some implementations, the processor 1102 and the memory 1104 coupled with the processor 1102 may be configured to cause the UE 1100 to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., executing, by the processor 1102, instructions stored in the memory 1104). For example, the processor 1102 may support wireless communication at the UE 1100 in accordance with examples as disclosed herein.

[0133] The UE 1100 may be configured to or operable to support a means for receiving at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; receiving a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and transmitting,based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll- RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources, and where one or more of a corresponding Ll- RSRP value or Ll-SINR value is compensated based at least in part on the power control offset value.

[0134] Additionally, the UE 1100 may be configured to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSLRS resources, the at least one resource identifier value corresponds to a CRI and the report includes a CSI report; receiving multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; the UE is further configured with a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal is indicated within one or more of the at least one report setting or within a configuration of the one or more reference signal resource sets; each group of reference signal resources corresponds to a reference signal resource set, and each reference signal resource set is associated with one or more of a BWP, or a CC.

[0135] Additionally, the UE 1100 may be configured to support any one or combination of where at least one grouping of the reference signal resources is configured via a higher-layer configuration; a first group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an even Identifier (ID) value and a second group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an odd ID value; a compensation of the corresponding one or more of the Ll-RSRP value or the Ll-SINR value is equal to a negative value of one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi -persistent resource type; the at least two groups of reference signalresources are configured over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time with one or more of alternating power control offset values per RS, alternating power control offset values per synchronization signal, or a combination thereof; the one or more reference signal resource sets are NZP reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0136] Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 1100 may support at least one memory (e.g., the memory 1104) and at least one processor (e.g., the processor 1102) coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to receive at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; receive a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and transmit, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI -RS RP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources, and where one or more of a corresponding Ll-RSRP value or Ll-SINR value is compensated based at least in part on the power control offset value.

[0137] Additionally, the UE 1100 may be configured to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSI-RS resources, the at least one resource identifier value corresponds to a CRI and the report includes a CSI report; the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; the UE is further configured with a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal is indicated within one or more of the at least one report setting or within a configuration of the one or more reference signal resource sets; each group ofreference signal resources corresponds to a reference signal resource set, and each reference signal resource set is associated with one or more of a BWP, or a CC.

[0138] Additionally, the UE 1100 may be configured to support any one or combination of where at least one grouping of the reference signal resources is configured via a higher-layer configuration; a first group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an even Identifier (ID) value and a second group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an odd ID value; a compensation of the corresponding one or more of the Ll-RSRP value or the Ll-SINR value is equal to a negative value of one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi -persistent resource type; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are configured over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time with one or more of alternating power control offset values per RS, alternating power control offset values per synchronization signal, or a combination thereof; the one or more reference signal resource sets are NZP reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0139] The UE 1100 may be configured to or operable to support a means for receiving at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where the one or more reference signal resource sets includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources; receiving a set of reference signals transmitted over the set of reference signal resources, where reference signals associated with each group of reference signal resources is transmitted at a set of slots corresponding to time slots; and transmitting, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and at least one of a set of Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the at least one of the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, and the set of resource identifier values includes a first resource identifier value associated with a first group of reference signal resources and a second resource identifier value associated with a second group of reference signal resources.

[0140] Additionally, the UE 1100 may be configured to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of referencesignal resources include multiple CSI-RS resources, the resource identifier includes a CSI-RS resource indicator, and the report includes a CSI report; further including receiving multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; the UE is further configured with a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; an earliest slot of a set of slots associated with the second group of reference signal resources is subsequent to a latest slot of a set of slots associated with the first group of reference signal resources; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi-persistent resource type; the first group of reference signal resources and the second group of reference signal resources correspond to a same bundle of reference signal resources transmitted over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time; the first resource identifier value includes a first prefix value that corresponds to an ID of the first group of reference signal resources, and the second resource identifier value includes a second prefix value that corresponds to an ID of the second group of reference signal resources.

[0141] Additionally, the UE 1100 may be configured to support any one or combination of where at least one of a first Ll-RSRP value or a first Ll-SINR value associated with the first resource identifier value includes a reference value, and at least one of a second Ll-RSRP value and a second Ll-SINR value includes a differential value that is computed based on the at least one of the first Ll-RSRP value or the first Ll-SINR value; the first group of reference signal resources corresponds to a first reference signal resource set, and the second group of reference signal resources corresponds to a plurality of reference signal resource sets, where the plurality of reference signal resource sets do not include the first reference signal resource set; a number of reference signal resources in the first reference signal resource set is equal to a number of the plurality of the reference signal resource sets, and where each reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set is coupled with a reference signal resource set in the plurality of reference signal resource sets; further including monitoring reference signals corresponding to two reference signal resource sets, and where an initial reference signal resource set of the two reference signal resource sets includes the first reference signal resource set; a subsequent reference signal resource set of the two reference signal resource sets corresponds to an reference signal resource setin the plurality of reference signal resource sets that is coupled with an reference signal resource of the first reference signal resource set that is selected by the UE; further including selecting the reference signal resource based at least in part on being associated with one or more of a highest Ll-RSRP value among other reference signal resources of the first reference signal resource set, a highest Ll-SINR value among other reference signal resources of the first reference signal resource set, or a combination thereof; the first resource identifier value corresponds to the selected reference signal resource selected by the UE, and the second resource identifier value corresponds to a second reference signal resource that is selected by the UE from the subsequent reference signal resource set of the two reference signal resource sets; the one or more reference signal resource sets include NZP reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0142] Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 1100 may support at least one memory (e.g., the memory 1104) and at least one processor (e.g., the processor 1102) coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to receive at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where the one or more reference signal resource sets includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources; receive a set of reference signals transmitted over the set of reference signal resources, where reference signals associated with each group of reference signal resources is transmitted at a set of slots corresponding to time slots; and transmit, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and at least one of a set of Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the at least one of the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, and the set of resource identifier values includes a first resource identifier value associated with a first group of reference signal resources and a second resource identifier value associated with a second group of reference signal resources.

[0143] Additionally, the UE 1100 may be configured to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSI-RS resources, the resource identifier includes a CSI-RS resource indicator, and the report includes a CSI report; the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; the UE is further configured with a configuration messagecorresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; an earliest slot of a set of slots associated with the second group of reference signal resources is subsequent to a latest slot of a set of slots associated with the first group of reference signal resources; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi-persistent resource type; the first group of reference signal resources and the second group of reference signal resources correspond to a same bundle of reference signal resources transmitted over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time; the first resource identifier value includes a first prefix value that corresponds to an ID of the first group of reference signal resources, and the second resource identifier value includes a second prefix value that corresponds to an ID of the second group of reference signal resources.

[0144] Additionally, the UE 1100 may be configured to support any one or combination of where at least one of a first Ll-RSRP value or a first Ll-SINR value associated with the first resource identifier value includes a reference value, and at least one of a second Ll-RSRP value and a second Ll-SINR value includes a differential value that is computed based on the at least one of the first Ll-RSRP value or the first Ll-SINR value; the first group of reference signal resources corresponds to a first reference signal resource set, and the second group of reference signal resources corresponds to a plurality of reference signal resource sets, where the plurality of reference signal resource sets do not include the first reference signal resource set; a number of reference signal resources in the first reference signal resource set is equal to a number of the plurality of the reference signal resource sets, and where each reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set is coupled with a reference signal resource set in the plurality of reference signal resource sets; the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to monitor reference signals corresponding to two reference signal resource sets, and where an initial reference signal resource set of the two reference signal resource sets includes the first reference signal resource set; a subsequent reference signal resource set of the two reference signal resource sets corresponds to an reference signal resource set in the plurality of reference signal resource sets that is coupled with an reference signal resource of the first reference signal resource set that is selected by the UE; the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to select the reference signalresource based at least in part on being associated with one or more of a highest Ll-RSRP value among other reference signal resources of the first reference signal resource set, a highest Ll-SINR value among other reference signal resources of the first reference signal resource set, or a combination thereof; the first resource identifier value corresponds to the selected reference signal resource selected by the UE, and the second resource identifier value corresponds to a second reference signal resource that is selected by the UE from the subsequent reference signal resource set of the two reference signal resource sets; the one or more reference signal resource sets include NZP reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0145] The controller 1106 may manage input and output signals for the UE 1100. The controller 1106 may also manage peripherals not integrated into the UE 1100. In some implementations, the controller 1106 may utilize an operating system such as iOS®, ANDROID®, WINDOWS®, or other operating systems. In some implementations, the controller 1106 may be implemented as part of the processor 1102.

[0146] In some implementations, the UE 1100 may include at least one transceiver 1108. In some other implementations, the UE 1100 may have more than one transceiver 1108. The transceiver 1108 may represent a wireless transceiver. The transceiver 1108 may include one or more receiver chains 1110, one or more transmitter chains 1112, or a combination thereof.

[0147] A receiver chain 1110 may be configured to receive signals (e.g., control information, data, packets) over a wireless medium. For example, the receiver chain 1110 may include one or more antennas to receive a signal over the air or wireless medium. The receiver chain 1110 may include at least one amplifier (e.g., a low-noise amplifier (LNA)) configured to amplify the received signal. The receiver chain 1110 may include at least one demodulator configured to demodulate the receive signal and obtain the transmitted data by reversing the modulation technique applied during transmission of the signal. The receiver chain 1110 may include at least one decoder for decoding the demodulated signal to receive the transmitted data.

[0148] A transmitter chain 1112 may be configured to generate and transmit signals(e.g., control information, data, packets). The transmitter chain 1112 may include at least one modulator for modulating data onto a carrier signal, preparing the signal for transmission over a wireless medium. The at least one modulator may be configured to support one or more techniquessuch as amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), or digital modulation schemes like phase-shift keying (PSK) or quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). The transmitter chain 1112 may also include at least one power amplifier configured to amplify the modulated signal to an appropriate power level suitable for transmission over the wireless medium. The transmitter chain 1112 may also include one or more antennas for transmitting the amplified signal into the air or wireless medium.

[0149] Figure 12 illustrates an example of a processor 1200 in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The processor 1200 may be an example of a processor configured to perform various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. The processor 1200 may include a controller 1202 configured to perform various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. The processor 1200 may optionally include at least one memory 1204, which may be, for example, an L1 / L2 / L3 cache. Additionally, or alternatively, the processor 1200 may optionally include one or more arithmetic-logic units (ALUs) 1206. One or more of these components may be in electronic communication or otherwise coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more interfaces (e.g., buses).

[0150] The processor 1200 may be a processor chipset and include a protocol stack (e.g., a software stack) executed by the processor chipset to perform various operations (e.g., receiving, obtaining, retrieving, transmitting, outputting, forwarding, storing, determining, identifying, accessing, writing, reading) in accordance with examples as described herein. The processor chipset may include one or more cores, one or more caches (e.g., memory local to or included in the processor chipset (e.g., the processor 1200) or other memory (e.g., random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), static RAM (SRAM), ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM), magnetic RAM (MRAM), resistive RAM (RRAM), flash memory, phase change memory (PCM), and others).

[0151] The controller 1202 may be configured to manage and coordinate various operations (e.g., signaling, receiving, obtaining, retrieving, transmitting, outputting, forwarding, storing, determining, identifying, accessing, writing, reading) of the processor 1200 to cause the processor 1200 to support various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. For example, the controller 1202 may operate as a control unit of the processor 1200, generating control signals that manage the operation of various components of the processor 1200. These control signalsinclude enabling or disabling functional units, selecting data paths, initiating memory access, and coordinating timing of operations.

[0152] The controller 1202 may be configured to fetch (e.g., obtain, retrieve, receive) instructions from the memory 1204 and determine subsequent instruction(s) to be executed to cause the processor 1200 to support various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. The controller 1202 may be configured to track memory addresses of instructions associated with the memory 1204. The controller 1202 may be configured to decode instructions to determine the operation to be performed and the operands involved. For example, the controller 1202 may be configured to interpret the instruction and determine control signals to be output to other components of the processor 1200 to cause the processor 1200 to support various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. Additionally, or alternatively, the controller 1202 may be configured to manage flow of data within the processor 1200. The controller 1202 may be configured to control transfer of data between registers, ALUs 1206, and other functional units of the processor 1200.

[0153] The memory 1204 may include one or more caches (e.g., memory local to or included in the processor 1200 or other memory, such as RAM, ROM, DRAM, SDRAM, SRAM, MRAM, flash memory, etc. In some implementations, the memory 1204 may reside within or on a processor chipset (e.g., local to the processor 1200). In some other implementations, the memory 1204 may reside external to the processor chipset (e.g., remote to the processor 1200).

[0154] The memory 1204 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code including instructions that, when executed by the processor 1200, cause the processor 1200 to perform various functions described herein. The code may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as system memory or another type of memory. The controller 1202 and / or the processor 1200 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory 1204 to cause the processor 1200 to perform various functions. For example, the processor 1200 and / or the controller 1202 may be coupled with or to the memory 1204, the processor 1200, and the controller 1202, and may be configured to perform various functions described herein. In some examples, the processor 1200 may include multiple processors and the memory 1204 may include multiple memories. One or more of the multiple processors may be coupled with one or more of the multiplememories, which may, individually or collectively, be configured to perform various functions herein.

[0155] The one or more ALUs 1206 may be configured to support various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, the one or more ALUs 1206 may reside within or on a processor chipset (e.g., the processor 1200). In some other implementations, the one or more ALUs 1206 may reside external to the processor chipset (e.g., the processor 1200). One or more ALUs 1206 may perform one or more computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on data. For example, one or more ALUs 1206 may receive input operands and an operation code, which determines an operation to be executed. One or more ALUs 1206 may be configured with a variety of logical and arithmetic circuits, including adders, subtractors, shifters, and logic gates, to process and manipulate the data according to the operation. Additionally, or alternatively, the one or more ALUs 1206 may support logical operations such as AND, OR, exclusive-OR (XOR), not-OR (NOR), and not-AND (NAND), enabling the one or more ALUs 1206 to handle conditional operations, comparisons, and bitwise operations.

[0156] The processor 1200 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The processor 1200 may be configured to or operable to support at least one controller (e.g., the controller 1202) coupled with at least one memory (e.g., the memory 1204) and configured to cause the processor to receive at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; receive a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and transmit, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI -RS RP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources, and where one or more of a corresponding Ll-RSRP value or Ll-SINR value is compensated based at least in part on the power control offset value.

[0157] Additionally, the processor 1200 may be configured to or operable to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSI-RS resources, the at least one resource identifier value corresponds to a CRI and the report includes a CSI report; the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to receive multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; the processor is further configured with a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal is indicated within one or more of the at least one report setting or within a configuration of the one or more reference signal resource sets; each group of reference signal resources corresponds to a reference signal resource set, and each reference signal resource set is associated with one or more of a BWP, or a CC.

[0158] Additionally, the processor 1200 may be configured to or operable to support any one or combination of where at least one grouping of the reference signal resources is configured via a higher-layer configuration; a first group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an even Identifier (ID) value and a second group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an odd ID value; a compensation of the corresponding one or more of the Ll-RSRP value or the Ll-SINR value is equal to a negative value of one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi -persistent resource type; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are configured over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time with one or more of alternating power control offset values per RS, alternating power control offset values per synchronization signal, or a combination thereof; the one or more reference signal resource sets are NZP reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0159] The processor 1200 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The processor 1200 may be configured to or operable to support at least one controller (e.g., the controller 1202) coupled with at least one memory (e.g., the memory 1204) andconfigured to cause the processor to receive at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where the one or more reference signal resource sets includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources; receive a set of reference signals transmitted over the set of reference signal resources, where reference signals associated with each group of reference signal resources is transmitted at a set of slots corresponding to time slots; and transmit, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and at least one of a set of layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (Ll-RSRP) values or a set of Ll-Signal-to-Interference-and- Noise Ratio (SINR) values, where the at least one of the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll- SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, and the set of resource identifier values includes a first resource identifier value associated with a first group of reference signal resources and a second resource identifier value associated with a second group of reference signal resources

[0160] Additionally, the processor 1200 may be configured to or operable to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSLRS resources, the resource identifier includes a CSLRS resource indicator, and the report includes a CSI report; the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to receive multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; the processor is further configured with a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; an earliest slot of a set of slots associated with the second group of reference signal resources is subsequent to a latest slot of a set of slots associated with the first group of reference signal resources; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi -persistent resource type; the first group of reference signal resources and the second group of reference signal resources correspond to a same bundle of reference signal resources transmitted over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time; the first resource identifier value includes a first prefix value that corresponds to an ID of the first group of reference signal resources, and thesecond resource identifier value includes a second prefix value that corresponds to an ID of the second group of reference signal resources.

[0161] Additionally, the processor 1200 may be configured to or operable to support any one or combination of where at least one of a first Ll-RSRP value or a first Ll-SINR value associated with the first resource identifier value includes a reference value, and at least one of a second Ll-RSRP value and a second Ll-SINR value includes a differential value that is computed based on the at least one of the first Ll-RSRP value or the first Ll-SINR value; the first group of reference signal resources corresponds to a first reference signal resource set, and the second group of reference signal resources corresponds to a plurality of reference signal resource sets, where the plurality of reference signal resource sets do not include the first reference signal resource set; a number of reference signal resources in the first reference signal resource set is equal to a number of the plurality of the reference signal resource sets, and where each reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set is coupled with a reference signal resource set in the plurality of reference signal resource sets; the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to monitor reference signals corresponding to two reference signal resource sets, and where an initial reference signal resource set of the two reference signal resource sets includes the first reference signal resource set.

[0162] Additionally, the processor 1200 may be configured to or operable to support any one or combination of where a subsequent reference signal resource set of the two reference signal resource sets corresponds to an reference signal resource set in the plurality of reference signal resource sets that is coupled with an reference signal resource of the first reference signal resource set that is selected by the processor; the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to select the reference signal resource based at least in part on being associated with one or more of a highest Ll-RSRP value among other reference signal resources of the first reference signal resource set, a highest Ll-SINR value among other reference signal resources of the first reference signal resource set, or a combination thereof; the first resource identifier value corresponds to the selected reference signal resource selected by the processor, and the second resource identifier value corresponds to a second reference signal resource that is selected by the processor from the subsequent reference signal resource set of the two reference signal resource sets; the one or more reference signal resource sets include NZP reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0163] The processor 1200 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The processor 1200 may be configured to or operable to support at least one controller (e.g., the controller 1202) coupled with at least one memory (e.g., the memory 1204) and configured to cause the processor to transmit at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; transmit a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and receive, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI -RS RP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources.

[0164] Additionally, the processor 1200 may be configured to or operable to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSI- RS resources, the at least one resource identifier value corresponds to a CRI, and the report includes a CSI report; the at least one controller is operable to cause the processor to: transmit multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; and transmit a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings, where the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal is indicated within one or more of the at least one report setting or within a configuration of the one or more reference signal resource sets; each group of reference signal resources corresponds to a reference signal resource set, and each reference signal resource set is associated with one or more of a BWP or a CC; the at least one controller is operable to cause the processor to cause at least one grouping of the reference signal resources to be configured via a higher-layer configuration; a first group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an even ID value and a second group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signalresources corresponds to reference signal resources with an odd ID value; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi-persistent resource type, and where the at least two groups of reference signal resources are configured over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time with one or more of alternating power control offset values per RS or alternating power control offset values per synchronization signal.

[0165] Figure 13 illustrates an example of a NE 1300 in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The NE 1300 may include a processor 1302, a memory 1304, a controller 1306, and a transceiver 1308. The processor 1302, the memory 1304, the controller 1306, or the transceiver 1308, or various combinations thereof or various components thereof may be examples of means for performing various aspects of the present disclosure as described herein. These components may be coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more interfaces.

[0166] The processor 1302, the memory 1304, the controller 1306, or the transceiver 1308, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in hardware (e.g., circuitry). The hardware may include a processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or other programmable logic device, or any combination thereof configured as or otherwise supporting a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure.

[0167] The processor 1302 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, or any combination thereof). In some implementations, the processor 1302 may be configured to operate the memory 1304. In some other implementations, the memory 1304 may be integrated into the processor 1302. The processor 1302 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory 1304 to cause the NE 1300 to perform various functions of the present disclosure.

[0168] The memory 1304 may include volatile or non-volatile memory. The memory 1304 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code including instructions when executed by the processor 1302 cause the NE 1300 to perform various functions described herein. The code may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as the memory 1304 or another type ofmemory. Computer-readable media includes both non-transitory computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A non-transitory storage medium may be any available medium that may be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0169] In some implementations, the processor 1302 and the memory 1304 coupled with the processor 1302 may be configured to cause the NE 1300 to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., executing, by the processor 1302, instructions stored in the memory 1304). For example, the processor 1302 may support wireless communication at the NE 1300 in accordance with examples as disclosed herein.

[0170] The NE 1300 may be configured to or operable to support a means for transmitting at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; transmitting a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and receiving, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll- RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources.

[0171] Additionally, the NE 1300 may be configured to or operable to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSI-RS resources, the at least one resource identifier value corresponds to a CRI and the report includes a CSI report; receiving multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; the UE is further configured with a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal is indicated within one or more of the at least one report setting or within a configuration of the one or morereference signal resource sets; each group of reference signal resources corresponds to a reference signal resource set, and each reference signal resource set is associated with one or more of a BWP, or a CC.

[0172] Additionally, the NE 1300 may be configured to or operable to support any one or combination of where at least one grouping of the reference signal resources is configured via a higher-layer configuration; a first group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an even Identifier (ID) value and a second group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an odd ID value; a compensation of the corresponding one or more of the Ll-RSRP value or the Ll-SINR value is equal to a negative value of one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi -persistent resource type; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are configured over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time with one or more of alternating power control offset values per RS, alternating power control offset values per synchronization signal, or a combination thereof; the one or more reference signal resource sets are NZP reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0173] Additionally, or alternatively, the NE 1300 may support at least one memory (e.g., the memory 1304) and at least one processor (e.g., the processor 1302) coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the NE to transmit at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; transmit a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and receive, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources.

[0174] Additionally, the NE 1300 may be configured to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSI-RS resources, the at least one resource identifier value corresponds to a CRI, and the report includes a CSI report; the at least one processor is configured to cause the NE to transmit multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; the at least one processor is configured to cause the NE to transmit a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal is indicated within one or more of the at least one report setting or within a configuration of the one or more reference signal resource sets.

[0175] Additionally, the NE 1300 may be configured to support any one or combination of where each group of reference signal resources corresponds to a reference signal resource set, and each reference signal resource set is associated with one or more of a BWP, a CC; the at least one processor is configured to cause the NE to cause at least one grouping of the reference signal resources to be configured via a higher-layer configuration; a first group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an even Identifier (ID) value and a second group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an odd ID value; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi-persistent resource type; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are configured over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time with one or more of alternating power control offset values per RS, alternating power control offset values per synchronization signal, or a combination thereof; the one or more reference signal resource sets are NZP reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0176] The NE 1300 may be configured to or operable to support a means for transmitting at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where the one or more reference signal resource sets includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources; transmitting a set of reference signals on the set ofreference signal resources, where reference signal associated with each group of reference signal resources is transmitted at a set of slots corresponding to time slots; and receiving, in a report and based at least in part on the set of reference signals, a set of resource identifier values and at least one of a set of Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the at least one of the set of Ll- RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, and the set of resource identifier values includes a first resource identifier value associated with a first group of reference signal resources and a second resource identifier value associated with a second group of reference signal resources.

[0177] Additionally, the NE 1300 may be configured to or operable to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSLRS resources, the resource identifier includes a CSLRS resource indicator, and the report includes a CSI report; transmitting, to the UE, multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; transmitting, to the UE, a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; an earliest slot of a set of slots associated with the second group of reference signal resources is subsequent to a latest slot of a set of slots associated with the first group of reference signal resources; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi-persistent resource type; the first group of reference signal resources and the second group of reference signal resources correspond to a same bundle of reference signal resources transmitted over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time; the first resource identifier value includes a first prefix value that corresponds to an ID of the first group of reference signal resources, and the second resource identifier value includes a second prefix value that corresponds to an ID of the second group of reference signal resources.

[0178] Additionally, the NE 1300 may be configured to or operable to support any one or combination of where at least one of a first Ll-RSRP value or a first Ll-SINR value associated with the first resource identifier value includes a reference value, and at least one of a second Ll-RSRP value and a second Ll-SINR value includes a differential value that is computed based on the at least one of the first Ll-RSRP value or the first Ll-SINR value; the first group of reference signalresources corresponds to a first reference signal resource set, and the second group of reference signal resources corresponds to a plurality of reference signal resource sets, where the plurality of reference signal resource sets do not include the first reference signal resource set; a number of reference signal resources in the first reference signal resource set is equal to a number of the plurality of the reference signal resource sets, and where each reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set is coupled with a reference signal resource set in the plurality of reference signal resource sets; the one or more reference signal resource sets include NZP reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0179] Additionally, or alternatively, the NE 1300 may support at least one memory (e.g., the memory 1304) and at least one processor (e.g., the processor 1302) coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the NE to transmit at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where the one or more reference signal resource sets includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources; transmit a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources, where reference signal associated with each group of reference signal resources is transmitted at a set of slots corresponding to time slots; and receive, in a report and based at least in part on the set of reference signals, a set of resource identifier values and at least one of a set of Ll-RSRP values or a set of LI - SINR values, where the at least one of the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, and the set of resource identifier values includes a first resource identifier value associated with a first group of reference signal resources and a second resource identifier value associated with a second group of reference signal resources.

[0180] Additionally, the NE 1300 may be configured to support any one or combination of where the at least one report setting includes at least one CSI report setting, the set of reference signal resources include multiple CSI-RS resources, the resource identifier includes a CSI-RS resource indicator, and the report includes a CSI report; the at least one processor is configured to cause the NE to transmit multiple report settings, and where each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; the at least one processor is configured to cause the NE to transmit a configuration message corresponding to a NTN configuration, the configuration message including multiple IDs associated with the multiple report settings; the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings; an earliest slot of a set of slots associatedwith the second group of reference signal resources is subsequent to a latest slot of a set of slots associated with the first group of reference signal resources; the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi -persistent resource type; the first group of reference signal resources and the second group of reference signal resources correspond to a same bundle of reference signal resources transmitted over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time; the first resource identifier value includes a first prefix value that corresponds to an ID of the first group of reference signal resources, and the second resource identifier value includes a second prefix value that corresponds to an ID of the second group of reference signal resources.

[0181] Additionally, the NE 1300 may be configured to support any one or combination of where at least one of a first Ll-RSRP value or a first Ll-SINR value associated with the first resource identifier value includes a reference value, and at least one of a second Ll-RSRP value and a second Ll-SINR value includes a differential value that is computed based on the at least one of the first Ll-RSRP value or the first Ll-SINR value; the first group of reference signal resources corresponds to a first reference signal resource set, and the second group of reference signal resources corresponds to a plurality of reference signal resource sets, where the plurality of reference signal resource sets do not include the first reference signal resource set; a number of reference signal resources in the first reference signal resource set is equal to a number of the plurality of the reference signal resource sets, and where each reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set is coupled with a reference signal resource set in the plurality of reference signal resource sets; the one or more reference signal resource sets include NZP reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

[0182] The controller 1306 may manage input and output signals for the NE 1300. The controller 1306 may also manage peripherals not integrated into the NE 1300. In some implementations, the controller 1306 may utilize an operating system such as iOS®, ANDROID®, WINDOWS®, or other operating systems. In some implementations, the controller 1306 may be implemented as part of the processor 1302.

[0183] In some implementations, the NE 1300 may include at least one transceiver 1308. In some other implementations, the NE 1300 may have more than one transceiver 1308. Thetransceiver 1308 may represent a wireless transceiver. The transceiver 1308 may include one or more receiver chains 1310, one or more transmitter chains 1312, or a combination thereof.

[0184] A receiver chain 1310 may be configured to receive signals (e.g., control information, data, packets) over a wireless medium. For example, the receiver chain 1310 may include one or more antennas to receive a signal over the air or wireless medium. The receiver chain 1310 may include at least one amplifier (e.g., a low-noise amplifier (LNA)) configured to amplify the received signal. The receiver chain 1310 may include at least one demodulator configured to demodulate the receive signal and obtain the transmitted data by reversing the modulation technique applied during transmission of the signal. The receiver chain 1310 may include at least one decoder for decoding the demodulated signal to receive the transmitted data.

[0185] A transmitter chain 1312 may be configured to generate and transmit signals(e.g., control information, data, packets). The transmitter chain 1312 may include at least one modulator for modulating data onto a carrier signal, preparing the signal for transmission over a wireless medium. The at least one modulator may be configured to support one or more techniques such as amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), or digital modulation schemes like phase-shift keying (PSK) or quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). The transmitter chain 1312 may also include at least one power amplifier configured to amplify the modulated signal to an appropriate power level suitable for transmission over the wireless medium. The transmitter chain 1312 may also include one or more antennas for transmitting the amplified signal into the air or wireless medium.

[0186] Figure 14 illustrates a flowchart of a method 1400 in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method may be implemented by a UE as described herein. In some implementations, the UE may execute a set of instructions to control the function elements of the UE to perform the described functions. It should be noted that the method described herein describes a possible implementation, and that the operations and the steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible.

[0187] At 1402, the method may include receiving at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources,where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal. The operations of 1402 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1402 may be performed by a UE as described with reference to Figure 11.

[0188] At 1404, the method may include receiving a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources. The operations of 1404 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1404 may be performed by a UE as described with reference to Figure 11.

[0189] At 1406, the method may include transmitting, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of LI -RS RP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources, and where one or more of a corresponding Ll-RSRP value or Ll-SINR value is compensated based at least in part on the power control offset value. The operations of 1406 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1406 may be performed a UE as described with reference to Figure 11.

[0190] Figure 15 illustrates a flowchart of a method 1500 in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method may be implemented by a NE as described herein. In some implementations, the NE may execute a set of instructions to control the function elements of the NE to perform the described functions. It should be noted that the method described herein describes a possible implementation, and that the operations and the steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible.

[0191] At 1502, the method may include transmitting at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where at least one reference signal resource set includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, where at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal. The operations of 1502 may beperformed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1502 may be performed by a NE as described with reference to Figure 13.

[0192] At 1504, the method may include transmitting a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources. The operations of 1504 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1504 may be performed by a NE as described with reference to Figure 13.

[0193] At 1506, the method may include receiving, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and a set of Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, where at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources. The operations of 1506 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1506 may be performed a NE as described with reference to Figure 13.

[0194] Figure 16 illustrates a flowchart of a method 1600 in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method may be implemented by a UE as described herein. In some implementations, the UE may execute a set of instructions to control the function elements of the UE to perform the described functions. It should be noted that the method described herein describes a possible implementation, and that the operations and the steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible.

[0195] At 1602, the method may include receiving at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where the one or more reference signal resource sets includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources. The operations of 1602 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1602 may be performed by a UE as described with reference to Figure 11.

[0196] At 1604, the method may include receiving a set of reference signals transmitted over the set of reference signal resources, where reference signals associated with each group of reference signal resources is transmitted at a set of slots corresponding to time slots. The operationsof 1604 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1604 may be performed by a UE as described with reference to Figure 11.

[0197] At 1606, the method may include transmitting, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report including a set of resource identifier values and at least one of a set of Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the at least one of the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, and the set of resource identifier values includes a first resource identifier value associated with a first group of reference signal resources and a second resource identifier value associated with a second group of reference signal resources. The operations of 1606 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1606 may be performed a UE as described with reference to Figure 11.

[0198] Figure 17 illustrates a flowchart of a method 1700 in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method may be implemented by a NE as described herein. In some implementations, the NE may execute a set of instructions to control the function elements of the NE to perform the described functions. It should be noted that the method described herein describes a possible implementation, and that the operations and the steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible.

[0199] At 1702, the method may include transmitting, to a UE, at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, where the one or more reference signal resource sets includes a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources. The operations of 1702 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1702 may be performed by a NE as described with reference to Figure 13.

[0200] At 1704, the method may include transmitting a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources, where reference signal associated with each group of reference signal resources is transmitted at a set of slots corresponding to time slots. The operations of 1704 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1704 may be performed by a NE as described with reference to Figure 13.

[0201] At 1706, the method may include receiving, in a report and based at least in part on the set of reference signals, a set of resource identifier values and at least one of a set of Ll-RSRP values or a set of Ll-SINR values, where the at least one of the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, and the set of resource identifier values includes a first resource identifier value associated with a first group of reference signal resources and a second resource identifier value associated with a second group of reference signal resources. The operations of 1706 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 1706 may be performed a NE as described with reference to Figure 13.

[0202] The description herein is provided to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be apparent to a person having ordinary skill in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, the disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein but is to be accorded the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

CLAIMSWhat is claimed is:

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: at least one memory; and at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to: receive at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, wherein at least one reference signal resource set comprises a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, wherein at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; receive a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and transmit, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report comprising a set of resource identifier values and a set of layer 1 (LI) reference signal received power (Ll-RSRP) values or a set of LI signal-to-interference-and- noise ratio (Ll- SINR) values, wherein the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, wherein at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources, and wherein one or more of a corresponding Ll-RSRP value or Ll-SINR value is compensated based at least in part on the power control offset value.

2. The UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one report setting comprises at least one Channel State Information (CSI) report setting, the set of reference signal resources comprise multiple CSLRS resources, the at least one resource identifier value corresponds to a CSLRS resource indicator (CRI), and the report comprises a CSI report.

3. The UE of claim 1, wherein: the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive multiple report settings, wherein each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set;the UE is further configured with a configuration message corresponding to a non-terrestrial network (NTN) configuration, the configuration message comprising multiple identifiers (IDs) associated with the multiple report settings; and the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings.

4. The UE of claim 1, wherein one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal is indicated within one or more of the at least one report setting or within a configuration of the one or more reference signal resource sets.

5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein each group of reference signal resources corresponds to a reference signal resource set, and each reference signal resource set is associated with one or more of a bandwidth part (BWP) or a component carrier (CC).

6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein at least one grouping of the reference signal resources is configured via a higher-layer configuration.

7. The UE of claim 1 , wherein a first group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an even identifier (ID) value and a second group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an odd ID value.

8. The UE of claim 1 , wherein a compensation of the corresponding one or more of the Ll-RSRP value or the Ll-SINR value is equal to a negative value of one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal.

9. The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi-persistent resource type, and the at least two groups of reference signal resources are configured over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time with one or more of alternating power control offset values per RS or alternating power control offset values per synchronization signal.

10. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more reference signal resource sets are nonzero power (NZP) reference signal resource sets configured with repetition.

11. A network equipment (NE) for wireless communication, comprising: at least one memory; and at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the NE to: transmit at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, wherein at least one reference signal resource set comprises a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, wherein at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; transmit a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and receive, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report comprising a set of resource identifier values and a set of layer 1 (LI) reference signal received power (Ll-RSRP) values or a set of LI signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (Ll-SINR) values, wherein the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, wherein at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources.

12. The NE of claim 11, wherein the at least one report setting comprises at least one channel state information (CSI) report setting, the set of reference signal resources comprise multiple CSLreference signal (RS) resources, the at least one resource identifier value corresponds to a CSI- RS resource indicator (CRI), and the report comprises a CSI report.

13. The NE of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the NE to: transmit multiple report settings, and wherein each report setting is associated with a reference signal resource set; andtransmit a configuration message corresponding to a non-terrestrial network (NTN) configuration, the configuration message comprising multiple identifiers (IDs) associated with the multiple report settings, wherein the at least two groups of reference signal resources are associated with at least two report settings.

14. The NE of claim 11 , wherein one or more of the power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal is indicated within one or more of the at least one report setting or within a configuration of the one or more reference signal resource sets.

15. The NE of claim 11 , wherein each group of reference signal resources corresponds to a reference signal resource set, and each reference signal resource set is associated with one or more of a bandwidth part (BWP) or a component carrier (CC).

16. The NE of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the NE to cause at least one grouping of the reference signal resources to be configured via a higher-layer configuration.

17. The NE of claim 11 , wherein a first group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an even identifier (ID) value and a second group of reference signal resources of the at least two groups of reference signal resources corresponds to reference signal resources with an odd ID value.

18. The NE of claim 11, wherein the one or more reference signal resource sets are configured with one of a periodic resource type or a semi-persistent resource type, and wherein the at least two groups of reference signal resources are configured over two transmission occasions of corresponding reference signals over time with one or more of alternating power control offset values per RS or alternating power control offset values per synchronization signal.

19. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, wherein at least one reference signal resource set comprises a set of reference signal resourcespartitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, wherein at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; receiving a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and transmitting, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report comprising a set of resource identifier values and a set of layer 1 (LI) reference signal received power (Ll-RSRP) values or a set of LI signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (Ll-SINR) values, wherein the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, wherein at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources, and wherein one or more of a corresponding Ll-RSRP value or Ll-SINR value is compensated based at least in part on the power control offset value.

20. A method performed by a network equipment (NE), the method comprising: transmitting at least one report setting associated with one or more reference signal resource sets, wherein at least one reference signal resource set comprises a set of reference signal resources partitioned into at least two groups of reference signal resources, wherein at least one group of reference signal resources is associated with a power control offset value for each reference signal or for each synchronization signal; transmitting a set of reference signals on the set of reference signal resources; and receiving, based at least in part on the received set of reference signals, a report comprising a set of resource identifier values and a set of layer 1 (LI) reference signal received power (Ll- RSRP) values or a set of LI signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (Ll-SINR) values, wherein the set of Ll-RSRP values or the set of Ll-SINR values is associated with the set of resource identifier values, wherein at least one resource identifier value of the set of resource identifier values is associated with the at least one group of reference signal resources.

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