Conditional layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility
Conditional LTM in wireless communications systems addresses latency and overhead issues by configuring UE with candidate cells and conditions for efficient cell changes, enhancing mobility management.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2024/130632
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-07
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-28
AI Technical Summary
Existing wireless communication systems face longer latency, larger overhead, and longer interruption time during serving cell changes due to legacy L3-based signaling, necessitating improved methods for seamless mobility management.
Implementing conditional Layer 1 (L1) or Layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility (LTM) by configuring user equipment (UE) with candidate cells and conditions for mobility, allowing UE to evaluate and execute cell changes efficiently based on predefined criteria.
Reduces signaling exchange and latency, enabling smoother transitions between cells while maintaining network connectivity and reducing overhead.
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Abstract
Description
CONDITIONAL LAYER 1 OR LAYER 2 TRIGGERED MOBILITYTECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to wireless communications, and more specifically to user equipment (UE) , network node and methods for supporting conditional layer 1 (L1) or layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility (LTM) .BACKGROUND
[0002] A wireless communications system may include one or multiple network communication devices, such as base stations, which may be otherwise known as an eNodeB (eNB) , a next-generation NodeB (gNB) , or other suitable terminology. Each network communication devices, such as a base station may support 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) . 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) ) .
[0003] When the UE moves from one cell to another cell, at some point a serving cell change needs to be performed. In the legacy, a serving cell change is done by explicit radio resource configuration (RRC) reconfiguration signalling to trigger synchronization of a target cell based on layer 3 (L3) measurements report. It leads to longer latency, larger overhead, and longer interruption time.
[0004] In order to reduce the latency, overhead, and interruption time, LTM was proposed to change a serving cell via L1 or L2 signalling. LTM may refer to a switch procedure of a primary cell of a master cell group (also referred to as PCell) or a primary cell of a secondary cell group (also referred to as PSCell) , wherein a network node triggers the procedure via a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) based on L1 measurements.
[0005] In order to reduce signaling exchange during LTM, conditional LTM was proposed. With respect to the conditional LTM, the network node may configure the UE with a condition for LTM and the UE performs the serving cell change only when the condition is met.SUMMARY
[0006] The present disclosure relates to UE, network node and methods that support conditional LTM. With the UE, network node, and methods, coexistence between conditional LTM and other mobility case may be achieved.
[0007] Some implementations of a UE described herein may include a processor and a transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a configuration message via the transceiver from a network node, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM; and start evaluating the at least one condition.
[0008] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: upon reception of the configuration message, provide at least one of the following from a radio resource control (RRC) layer to a MAC layer of the UE: a first indication indicating the MAC layer to start evaluating the at least one condition, or at least one identity (ID) of at least one event associated with the at least one condition. In such implementations, the processor is configured to start evaluating the at least one condition by: starting evaluating the at least one condition based on at least one of the first indication or the ID of the event.
[0009] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that one of the at least one condition is met, provide a second indication from the MAC layer to the RRC layer, wherein the second indication indicates one of the at least one condition is met.
[0010] In some implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate PCell or a candidate PSCell.
[0011] In some implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate PCell, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional master cell group (MCG) LTM. In such implementations, the processor is further configured to: receive, via the transceiver from a network node or a further network node, a configuration for a candidate PSCell and at least one condition for conditional secondary cell group (SCG) LTM.
[0012] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that one of the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM is met, trigger to perform cell switch for the conditional MCG LTM; and stop evaluating the at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM.
[0013] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that PCell change for the conditional MCG LTM is successful, resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM.
[0014] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that one of the at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM is met, trigger to perform cell switch for the conditional SCG LTM; and stop evaluating the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM.
[0015] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that PSCell change for the conditional SCG LTM is successful, resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM.
[0016] In some implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate PCell, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is further configured to:based on determining that PCell change or PSCell change is triggered due to reception of handover command, stop evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM.
[0017] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: keep the configuration for the at least one LTM candidate cell and the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM.
[0018] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that the PCell change or PSCell change is successfully completed, resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM or release the configuration for the at least one LTM candidate cell and the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM.
[0019] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: while executing the PCell change or PSCell change, provide a third indication from RRC layer to a MAC layer of the UE, wherein the third indication indicates at least one of the following: PCell change or PSCell change is ongoing, or stopping evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is configured to stop evaluating the at least one condition by: stopping evaluating the at least one condition based on the third indication.
[0020] In some implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate PCell, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM is met, trigger to perform cell switch for the conditional MCG LTM; and stop evaluating at least one condition for at least one of conditional handover (CHO) , conditional PSCell addition or change (CPAC) or subsequent CPAC; and maintain or release at least one configuration for at least one of CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC.
[0021] In some implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate PCell, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC is triggered, stop evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM.
[0022] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: keep the configuration for the at least one LTM candidate cell and the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM; and based on determining that CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC is successfully completed, resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM.
[0023] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC is triggered, provide a fourth indication from RRC layer to a MAC layer of the UE, wherein the fourth indication indicates at least one of the following: CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC is ongoing, or stopping evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is configured to stop evaluating the at least one condition by: stopping evaluating the at least one condition based on the fourth indication.
[0024] In some implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate PSCell, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that PCell change is triggered due to reception of handover command, stop evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM.
[0025] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: keep the configuration for the at least one LTM candidate cell and the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM.
[0026] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that the PCell change is successfully completed, resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM.
[0027] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that PCell change is triggered due to reception of handover command, provide a fifth indication from RRC layer to a MAC layer of the UE, wherein the fifth indication indicates at least one of the following: PCell change is ongoing, or stopping evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is configured to stop evaluating the at least one condition by: stopping evaluating the at least one condition based on the fifth indication.
[0028] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that the PCell change is successfully completed, resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM.
[0029] In some implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate PSCell, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is further configured to: after the conditional SCG LTM is triggered, keep a configuration for CHO based on determining the following: none of CPA, CPC and subsequent CPAC is configured.
[0030] In some implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate PSCell, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is further configured to perform at least one of the following after PSCell change for the conditional SCG LTM is executed and based on determining that at least one configuration for at least one of CPA, CPC or subsequent CPAC is configured: releasing at least one configuration for at least one of CHO or CPAC; or keeping at least one configuration for at least one of subsequent CPAC or conditional MCG LTM.
[0031] In some implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises at least one candidate cell related to Inter-central unit (CU) conditional SCG LTM, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for Inter-CU conditional SCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on detection of radio link failure related to MCG, initiate an MCG failure recovery procedure; and stop evaluating the at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM, wherein SCG LTM comprises one of Inter-CU SCG LTM or Intra-CU SCG LTM.
[0032] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that MCG failure recovery is successful, resume evaluating the at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM.
[0033] Some implementations of a network node described herein may include a processor and a transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive, via the transceiver from a UE, capability information related to LTM; and transmit a configuration message via the transceiver to the UE, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM.
[0034] In some implementations, the first network node comprises a master node (MN) , the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate PCell in a MCG, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for MCG LTM.
[0035] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: transmit a first message via the transceiver to a secondary node (SN) , wherein the first message comprises an indication indicating conditional MCG LTM is configured.
[0036] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: transmit a reconfiguration message via the transceiver to the UE, wherein the reconfiguration message comprises a fifth indication indicating the UE to release the configuration for the PCell and the at least one condition for MCG LTM; and after transmitting the reconfiguration message, transmit a sixth indication via the transceiver to an SN, wherein the sixth indication indicates that the configuration for the conditional LTM candidate cell are released or conditional LTM candidate cell is not configured.
[0037] In some implementations, the first network node comprises an SN, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate PSCell in a SCG, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for SCG LTM.
[0038] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: transmit a second message via the transceiver to an MN, wherein the second message comprises the configuration for the PSCell and the at least one condition for SCG LTM.
[0039] In some implementations, the processor is further configured to: transmit a reconfiguration message via the transceiver to the UE, wherein the reconfiguration message comprises a seventh indication indicating the UE to release the configuration for the PSCell and the at least one condition for SCG LTM; and after transmitting the reconfiguration message, transmit an eighth indication via the transceiver to an MN, wherein the eighth indication indicates that the configuration for the conditional LTM candidate cell are released or conditional LTM candidate cell is not configured.
[0040] In some implementations, the first network node comprises a source an SN, the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises at least one candidate cell related to Inter-CU conditional SCG LTM, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for inter-CU conditional SCG LTM. In such implementations, the processor is further configured to: based on determining that inter-CU conditional SCG LTM is triggered while a MCG failure recovery procedure is ongoing, transmit information about a target PSCell or a target SN via the transceiver to an MN.
[0041] In some implementations, the first network node comprises a source CU and a source DU. In such implementations, the processor is further configured to: transmit an identity of the source CU and an indication from the source CU to the source DU, wherein the indication indicating that inter-CU conditional SCG LTM is not allowed.
[0042] Some implementations of a method described herein may include: receiving a configuration message from a network node, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM; and starting evaluating the at least one condition.
[0043] Some implementations of a method described herein may include: receiving, from a UE, capability information related to LTM; and transmitting a configuration message to the UE, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM.
[0044] Some implementations of a processor described herein may include at least one memory and a controller coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the controller to: receive a configuration message via a transceiver from a network node, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM; and start evaluating the at least one condition.
[0045] It is to be understood that the summary section is not intended to identify key or essential features of embodiments of the present disclosure, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become easily comprehensible through the following description.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0046] Fig. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communications system that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure;
[0047] Fig. 2 illustrates another example of a wireless communications system that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure;
[0048] Fig. 3 illustrates a signaling diagram illustrating an example process that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure;
[0049] Fig. 4 illustrates an example of a device that supports conditional LTM in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure;
[0050] Fig. 5 illustrates an example of a processor that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure; and
[0051] Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate a flowchart of a method that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, respectively.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0052] Principles of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to some embodiments. It is to be understood that these embodiments are described only for the purpose of illustration and help those skilled in the art to understand and implement the present disclosure, without suggesting any limitation as to the scope of the disclosure. The disclosure described herein may be implemented in various manners other than the ones described below.
[0053] In the following description and claims, unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skills in the art to which this disclosure belongs.
[0054] References in the present disclosure to “one embodiment, ” “an example embodiment, ” “an embodiment, ” “some embodiments, ” and the like indicate that the embodiment (s) described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but it is not necessary that every embodiment includes the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment (s) . Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, it is submitted that it is within the knowledge of one skilled in the art to affect such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other embodiments whether or not explicitly described.
[0055] It shall be understood that although the terms “first” and “second” or the like may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element. For example, a first element could also be termed as a second element, and similarly, a second element could also be termed as a first element, without departing from the scope of embodiments. As used herein, the term “and / or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed terms.
[0056] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a” , “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” , “comprising” , “has” , “having” , “includes” and / or “including” , when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, elements, and / or components etc., but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components and / or combinations thereof.
[0057] As described above, in order to reduce signaling exchange during LTM, conditional LTM was proposed. There is a need to study how to achieve the coexistence between conditional LTM and other mobility case.
[0058] In view of the above, the present disclosure provides a solution that supports conditional LTM. In this solution, a UE receives a configuration message from a network node. The configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM. In turn, the UE starts evaluating the at least one condition. With this solution, coexistence between conditional LTM and other mobility case may be achieved.
[0059] Aspects of the present disclosure are described in the context of a wireless communications system.
[0060] Fig. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communications system 100 that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The wireless communications system 100 may include one at least one of network entities 102 (also referred to as network equipment (NE) ) , one or more terminal devices or UEs 104, a core network 106, and a packet data network 108. 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 5G network, such as an NR 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. Additionally, the wireless communications system 100 may support technologies, such as time division multiple access (TDMA) , frequency division multiple access (FDMA) , or code division multiple access (CDMA) , etc.
[0061] The network entities 102 may be dispersed throughout a geographic region to form the wireless communications system 100. One or more of the network entities 102 described herein may be or include or may be referred to as a network node, a base station (BS) , a network element, a radio access network (RAN) node, a base transceiver station, an access point, a NodeB, an eNodeB (eNB) , a next-generation NodeB (gNB) , or other suitable terminology. A network entity 102 and a UE 104 may communicate via a communication link 110, which may be a wireless or wired connection. For example, a network entity 102 and a UE 104 may perform wireless communication (e.g., receive signaling, transmit signaling) over a Uu interface. The network entities 102 may be collectively referred to as network entities 102 or individually referred to as a network entity 102. Hereinafter, some implementations of the present disclosure will be described by taking a gNB as an example of the network entity 102. Thus, the network entity 102 may be used interchangeably with the gNB 102.
[0062] A network entity 102 may provide a geographic coverage area 112 for which the network entity 102 may support services (e.g., voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, etc. ) for one or more UEs 104 within the geographic coverage area 112. For example, a network entity 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, a network entity 102 may be moveable, for example, a satellite associated with a non-terrestrial network. In some implementations, different geographic coverage areas 112 associated with the same or different radio access technologies may overlap, but the different geographic coverage areas 112 may be associated with different network entities 102. Information and signals described herein may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced throughout the description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.
[0063] 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 mobile device, a wireless device, a remote device, a remote unit, a handheld device, or a subscriber 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 (IoT) device, an internet-of-everything (IoE) device, or machine-type communication (MTC) device, among other examples. In some implementations, a UE 104 may be stationary in the wireless communications system 100. In some other implementations, a UE 104 may be mobile in the wireless communications system 100.
[0064] The one or more UEs 104 may be devices in different forms or having different capabilities. Some examples of UEs 104 are illustrated in Fig. 1. A UE 104 may be capable of communicating with various types of devices, such as the network entities 102, other UEs 104, or network equipment (e.g., the core network 106, the packet data network 108, a relay device, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, or another network equipment) , as shown in Fig. 1. Additionally, or alternatively, a UE 104 may support communication with other network entities 102 or UEs 104, which may act as relays in the wireless communications system 100.
[0065] A UE 104 may also be able to support wireless communication directly with other UEs 104 over a communication link 114. 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, or cellular-V2X deployments, the communication link 114 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.
[0066] A network entity 102 may support communications with the core network 106, or with another network entity 102, or both. For example, a network entity 102 may interface with the core network 106 through one or more backhaul links 116 (e.g., via an S1, N2, N2, or another network interface) . The network entities 102 may communicate with each other over the backhaul links 116 (e.g., via an X2, Xn, or another network interface) . In some implementations, the network entities 102 may communicate with each other directly (e.g., between the network entities 102) . In some other implementations, the network entities 102 may communicate with each other or indirectly (e.g., via the core network 106) . In some implementations, one or more network entities 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) .
[0067] In some implementations, a network entity 102 may be configured in a disaggregated architecture, which may be configured to utilize a protocol stack physically or logically distributed among two or more network entities 102, such as an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, an open radio access network (O-RAN) (e.g., a network configuration sponsored by the O-RAN Alliance) , or a virtualized RAN (vRAN) (e.g., a cloud RAN (C-RAN) ) . For example, a network entity 102 may include one or more of a central unit (CU) , a distributed unit (DU) , a radio unit (RU) , a RAN intelligent controller (RIC) (e.g., a near-real time RIC (Near-RT RIC) , a non-real time RIC (Non-RT RIC) ) , a service management and orchestration (SMO) system, or any combination thereof.
[0068] An RU may also be referred to as a radio head, a smart radio head, a remote radio head (RRH) , a remote radio unit (RRU) , or a transmission reception point (TRP) . One or more components of the network entities 102 in a disaggregated RAN architecture may be co-located, or one or more components of the network entities 102 may be located in distributed locations (e.g., separate physical locations) . In some implementations, one or more network entities 102 of a disaggregated RAN architecture may be implemented as virtual units (e.g., a virtual CU (VCU) , a virtual DU (VDU) , a virtual RU (VRU) ) .
[0069] Split of functionality between a CU, a DU, and an RU may be flexible and may support different functionalities depending upon which functions (e.g., network layer functions, protocol layer functions, baseband functions, radio frequency functions, and any combinations thereof) are performed at a CU, a DU, or an RU. For example, a functional split of a protocol stack may be employed between a CU and a DU such that the CU may support one or more layers of the protocol stack and the DU may support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. In some implementations, the CU may host upper protocol layer (e.g., an L3, an L2) functionality and signaling (e.g., radio resource control (RRC) , service data adaption protocol (SDAP) , packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) ) . The CU may be connected to one or more DUs or RUs, and the one or more DUs or RUs may host lower protocol layers, such as an L1 (e.g., physical (PHY) layer) or an L2 (e.g., radio link control (RLC) layer, medium access control (MAC) layer) functionality and signaling, and may each be at least partially controlled by the CU.
[0070] Additionally, or alternatively, a functional split of the protocol stack may be employed between a DU and an RU such that the DU may support one or more layers of the protocol stack and the RU may support one or more different layers of the protocol stack. The DU may support one or multiple different cells (e.g., via one or more RUs) . In some implementations, a functional split between a CU and a DU, or between a DU and an RU may be within a protocol layer (e.g., some functions for a protocol layer may be performed by one of a CU, a DU, or an RU, while other functions of the protocol layer are performed by a different one of the CU, the DU, or the RU) .
[0071] A CU may be functionally split further into CU control plane (CU-CP) and CU user plane (CU-UP) functions. A CU may be connected to one or more DUs via a midhaul communication link (e.g., F1, F1-c, F1-u) , and a DU may be connected to one or more RUs via a fronthaul communication link (e.g., open fronthaul (FH) interface) . In some implementations, a midhaul communication link or a fronthaul communication link may be implemented in accordance with an interface (e.g., a channel) between layers of a protocol stack supported by respective network entities 102 that are in communication via such communication links.
[0072] The core network 106 may support user authentication, access authorization, tracking, connectivity, and other access, routing, or mobility functions. The core network 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 network entities 102 associated with the core network 106.
[0073] The core network 106 may communicate with the packet data network 108 over one or more backhaul links 116 (e.g., via an S1, N2, N2, or another network interface) . The packet data network 108 may include an application server 118. In some implementations, one or more UEs 104 may communicate with the application server 118. A UE 104 may establish a session (e.g., a protocol data unit (PDU) session, or the like) with the core network 106 via a network entity 102. The core network 106 may route traffic (e.g., control information, data, and the like) between the UE 104 and the application server 118 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 core network 106 (e.g., one or more network functions of the core network 106) .
[0074] In the wireless communications system 100, the network entities 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 network entities 102 and the UEs 104 may support different resource structures. For example, the network entities 102 and the UEs 104 may support different frame structures. In some implementations, such as in 4G, the network entities 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 network entities 102 and the UEs 104 may support various frame structures (i.e., multiple frame structures) . The network entities 102 and the UEs 104 may support various frame structures based on one or more numerologies.
[0075] 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., μ=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., μ=0) associated with the first subcarrier spacing (e.g., 15 kHz) may utilize one slot per subframe. A second numerology (e.g., μ=1) may be associated with a second subcarrier spacing (e.g., 30 kHz) and a normal cyclic prefix. A third numerology (e.g., μ=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., μ=3) may be associated with a fourth subcarrier spacing (e.g., 120 kHz) and a normal cyclic prefix. A fifth numerology (e.g., μ=4) may be associated with a fifth subcarrier spacing (e.g., 240 kHz) and a normal cyclic prefix.
[0076] 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.
[0077] 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 more numerologies supported in the wireless communications system 100. For instance, the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth numerologies (i.e., μ=0, μ=1, μ=2, μ=3, μ=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., 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., μ=0) associated with a first subcarrier spacing (e.g., 15 kHz) may be used interchangeably between subframes and slots.
[0078] 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 network entities 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 network entities 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 network entities 102 and the UEs 104, among other equipment or devices for short-range, high data rate capabilities.
[0079] 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., μ=0) , which includes 15 kHz subcarrier spacing; a second numerology (e.g., μ=1) , which includes 30 kHz subcarrier spacing; and a third numerology (e.g., μ=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., μ=2) , which includes 60 kHz subcarrier spacing; and a fourth numerology (e.g., μ=3) , which includes 120 kHz subcarrier spacing.
[0080] Fig. 2 illustrates another example of a wireless communications system 200 that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 2, the wireless communications system 200 may comprise a first network node 210, a second network node 220 and the UE 104. The UE 104 is in dual connection (DC) with the first network node 210 and the second network node 220.
[0081] In some implementations, the first network node 210 may be implemented as a master node (MN) , and the second network node 220 may be implemented as a secondary node (SN) . In such implementations, the first network node 210 may provide an MCG and the second network node 220 may provide an SCG.
[0082] Alternatively, in some implementations, the first network node 210 may be implemented as an SN, and the second network node 220 may be implemented as an MN. In such implementations, the first network node 210 may provide an SCG and the second network node 220 may provide an MCG.
[0083] In some implementations, the first network node 210 and the second network node 220 may be collectively implemented as one of the following: a gNB, a base station, a network element, a RAN node, a base transceiver station, an access point, a NodeB, or an eNB. For example, the first network node 210 and the second network node 220 may be collectively implemented as the gNB 102 in Fig. 1.
[0084] Alternatively, in some implementations, each of the first network node 210 and the second network node 220 may be implemented as one of the following: a gNB, a base station, a network element, a RAN node, a base transceiver station, an access point, a NodeB, or an eNB. For example, the first network node 210 and the second network node 220 may be implemented as the gNB 102-1 and 102-2 in Fig. 1, respectively.
[0085] Alternatively, in some implementations, each of the first network node 210 and the second network node 220 may be implemented as a gNB-DU. In such implementations, the first network node 210 and the second network node 220 may be referred to as a gNB-DU 210 and a gNB-DU 220, respectively.
[0086] In some implementations, the gNB-DU 210 may be the same as the gNB-DU 220.
[0087] Alternatively, in some implementations, the gNB-DU 210 may be different from the gNB-DU 220. In such implementations, the gNB-DU 210 and the gNB-DU 220 may connected to a single a gNB-CU or different gNB-CUs.
[0088] In some implementations, the gNB-CU may be a logical node hosting RRC, SDAP and PDCP protocols of the gNB or RRC and PDCP protocols of the en-gNB that controls the operation of one or more gNB-DUs. The gNB-CU terminates the F1 interface connected to the gNB-DU.
[0089] In some implementations, the gNB-DU may be a logical node hosting RLC, MAC and PHY layers of the gNB or en-gNB, and its operation is partly controlled by gNB-CU. One gNB-DU supports one or multiple cells. One cell is supported by only one gNB-DU. The gNB-DU terminates the F1 interface connected with the gNB-CU.
[0090] Fig. 3 illustrates a signaling diagram illustrating an example process 300 that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The process 300 may involve the UE 104 and the first network node 210 in Fig. 1.
[0091] As shown in Fig. 3, the first network node 210 transmits 320 a configuration message to the UE 104. The configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM.
[0092] In turn, the UE 104 starts 330 evaluating the at least one condition.
[0093] In some implementations, the UE 104 may transmit 310 capability information related to LTM to the first network node 210. For example, if the UE 104 receives the enquiry from the first network node 210, the UE 104 may transmit the capability information related to LTM to the first network node 210.
[0094] In some implementations, the capability information related to LTM may comprise at least one of the following:
[0095] ◆ first information indicates whether the UE 104 supports conditional LTM;
[0096] ◆ second information indicates whether the UE 104 supports conditional MCG LTM;
[0097] ◆ third information indicates whether the UE 104 supports Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM;
[0098] ◆ fourth information indicates whether the UE 104 supports Inter-CU conditional MCG LTM;
[0099] ◆ fifth information indicates whether the UE 104 supports conditional SCG LTM;
[0100] ◆ sixth information indicates whether the UE 104 supports Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM; or
[0101] ◆ seventh information indicates whether the UE 104 supports Inter-CU conditional SCG LTM.
[0102] In some implementations, the first network node 210 may be implemented as an MN and the second network node 220 may be implemented as an SN. In such implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell may comprise a candidate PCell in an MCG, the configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell may comprise a configuration for at least one LTM candidate PCell, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM. In other words, the MN may transmit, to the UE 104, the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PCell and at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM.
[0103] Alternatively, in some implementations, the first network node 210 may be implemented as an SN and the second network node 220 may be implemented as an MN. In such implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell may comprise a candidate PSCell in an SCG, the configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell may comprise a configuration for at least one LTM candidate PSCell, and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM. In other words, the SN may transmit, to the UE 104, the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PSCell and at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM. Alternatively, the MN (such as the second network node 220) may transmit, to the UE 104, the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PSCell and at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM.
[0104] In some implementations, the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM may comprise at least one of the following:
[0105] ● Event LTM#1: Beam of serving cell becomes worse than absolute threshold;
[0106] ● Event LTM#2: Beam of candidate cell becomes amount of offset better than beam of serving cell;
[0107] ● Event LTM#3: Beam of candidate cell becomes better than absolute threshold;
[0108] ● Event LTM#4: Beam of serving cell becomes worse than absolute threshold1 AND Beam of candidate cell becomes better than another absolute threshold2.
[0109] In some implementations, the at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM may comprise at least one of the following:
[0110] ● Event LTM#1: Beam of serving cell becomes worse than absolute threshold;
[0111] ● Event LTM#2: Beam of candidate cell becomes amount of offset better than beam of serving cell;
[0112] ● Event LTM#3: Beam of candidate cell becomes better than absolute threshold;
[0113] ● Event LTM#4: Beam of serving cell becomes worse than absolute threshold1 AND Beam of candidate cell becomes better than another absolute threshold2.
[0114] In some implementations, there may be coexistence between Conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM.
[0115] In some implementations, simultaneous configuration for conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM are not allowed. In such implementations, only the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PCell and at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM are allowed to be transmitted to the UE 104, or only the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PSCell and at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM are allowed to be transmitted to the UE 104.
[0116] In some implementations, if simultaneous configuration for conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM are not allowed and the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PCell and at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM are transmitted to the UE 104, the MN (such as the first network node 210) may transmit a first message to the SN (such as the second network node 220) . The first message may comprise an indication indicating conditional MCG LTM is configured.
[0117] Alternatively, in some implementations, if simultaneous configuration for conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM is not allowed and if the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PSCell and at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM are transmitted to the UE 104, the SN (such as the second network node 220) may transmit a second message to the MN (such as the first network node 210) . The second message may comprise an indication indicating conditional SCG LTM is configured. For example, if simultaneous configuration for conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM is not allowed and if the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PSCell and at least one condition for Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM (without MN involvement) are transmitted to the UE 104, the SN (such as the second network node 220) may transmit the indication to the MN (such as the first network node 210) .
[0118] In some implementations, if simultaneous configuration for conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM is not allowed, the MN (such as the first network node 210) may transmit a reconfiguration message to the UE 104. The reconfiguration message may comprise a fifth indication indicating the UE 104 to release the configuration for the PCell and the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM. After transmitting the reconfiguration message, the MN (such as the first network node 210) may transmit a sixth indication to the SN (such as the second network node 220) . The sixth indication indicates that the configuration for the conditional LTM candidate cell is released or conditional LTM candidate cell is not configured.
[0119] In some implementations, if simultaneous configuration for conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM is not allowed, the SN (such as the second network node 220) may transmit a reconfiguration message to the UE 104. The reconfiguration message may comprise a seventh indication indicating the UE 104 to release the configuration for the PSCell and the at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM. After transmitting the reconfiguration message, the SN (such as the second network node 220) may transmit an eighth indication to the MN (such as the first network node 210) . The eighth indication indicates that the configuration for the conditional LTM candidate cell are released or conditional LTM candidate cell is not configured. For example, the seventh indication may indicate the UE 104 to release the configuration for Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM candidate cell. After transmitting the seventh indication, the SN (such as the second network node 220) may transmit the eighth indication to the MN (such as the first network node 210) .
[0120] In some implementations, upon reception of the configuration message, an RRC layer of the UE 104 may provide at least one of the following to a MAC layer of the UE 104: a first indication indicating the MAC layer to start evaluating the at least one condition for LTM, or at least one identity (ID) of at least one event associated with the at least one condition for LTM. The MAC layer of the UE 104 may start evaluating the at least one condition based on at least one of the first indication or the ID of the event.
[0121] In some implementations, if the MAC layer of the UE 104 determines that one of the at least one condition for LTM is met, the MAC layer of the UE 104 may provide a second indication to the RRC layer of the UE 104. The second indication indicates one of the at least one condition is met.
[0122] In some implementations, simultaneous configuration for conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM is allowed, but simultaneous executions of conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM are not allowed. In such implementations, the MN (such as the first network node 210) may transmit the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PCell and at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM to the UE 104, and transmit the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PSCell and at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM to the UE 104. Alternatively, the SN (such as the second network node 220) may transmit the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PSCell and at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM to the UE 104.
[0123] In some implementations, if simultaneous configuration for conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM are allowed and simultaneous executions of conditional MCG LTM and conditional SCG LTM are not allowed, the UE 104 may trigger to perform cell switch for the conditional MCG LTM if one of the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM is met and the UE 104 may stop evaluating the at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM. If PCell change for the conditional MCG LTM is successful, the UE 104 may resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM.
[0124] Similarly, in such implementations, if one of the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM is met, the UE 104 may trigger to perform cell switch for the conditional SCG LTM and stop evaluating the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM. If PCell change for the conditional SCG LTM is successful, the UE 104 may resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM.
[0125] Simultaneous configuration for Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM and Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM is allowed, but simultaneous executions of Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM and Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM are not allowed. In such implementations, the MN (such as the first network node 210) may transmit the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PCell and at least one condition for Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM to the UE 104, and transmit the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PSCell and at least one condition for Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM to the UE 104. Alternatively, the SN (such as the second network node 220) may transmit the configuration for at least one LTM candidate PSCell and at least one condition for Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM to the UE 104.
[0126] In some implementations, if simultaneous configuration for Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM and Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM is allowed and simultaneous executions of Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM and Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM are not allowed, the UE 104 may trigger to perform cell switch for the Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM if one of the at least one condition for the Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM is met and the UE 104 may stop evaluating the at least one condition for Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM. If PCell change for the Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM is successful, the UE 104 may resume evaluating the at least one condition for the Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM.
[0127] Similarly, in such implementations, if one of the at least one condition for the Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM is met, the UE 104 may trigger to perform cell switch for the Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM and stop evaluating the at least one condition for Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM. If PCell change for the Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM is successful, the UE 104 may resume evaluating the at least one condition for the Intra-CU conditional mCG LTM.
[0128] In some implementations, there may be coexistence between conditional MCG LTM and PSCell / PCell change based on handover command. The handover command may indicate a candidate PSCell or candidate PCell. PSCell / PCell change based on handover command is also referred to as “RRC command based L3 PSCell / PCell change” or “L3 PSCell / PCell change” . In such implementations, if PCell change or PSCell change is triggered due to reception of handover command, the UE 104 may stop evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM. The UE 104 may keep the configuration for the at least one LTM candidate PCell and the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM. If the PCell change or PSCell change based on handover command is successfully completed (i.e., the UE stops T304) , the UE 104 may resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM or release the configuration for the at least one LTM candidate PCell and the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM.
[0129] In such implementations, while executing the PCell change or PSCell change based on handover command, the RRC layer of the UE 104 may provide a third indication to the MAC layer of the UE 104. The third indication indicates at least one of the following: PCell change or PSCell change based on handover command is ongoing, or stopping evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM. The MAC layer of the UE 104 may stop evaluating the at least one condition based on the third indication.
[0130] In some implementations, there may be coexistence between conditional MCG LTM and at least one of conditional handover (CHO) , conditional PSCell addition or change (CPAC) or subsequent CPAC.
[0131] The CHO may be defined as a handover that is executed by the UE 104 when one or more handover execution conditions are met. The CHO configuration contains the configuration of CHO candidate cell (s) generated by the candidate gNB (s) and execution condition (s) generated by the source gNB.
[0132] CPAC may refer to a PSCell addition or change procedure that is executed when one or more execution conditions are met.
[0133] The subsequent CPAC may refer to a conditional PSCell addition or change procedure that is executed after a PSCell addition, a PSCell change, a PCell change or an SCG release based on pre-configured subsequent CPAC configuration of candidate PSCell (s) without reconfiguration and re-initiation of conditional PSCell change (CPC) / conditional PSCell addition (CPA) .
[0134] In some implementations, if the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM is met, the UE 104 may trigger to perform cell switch for the conditional MCG LTM. Once the conditional MCG LTM is triggered, the UE 104 may stop evaluating at least one condition for at least one of CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC and maintain or release at least one configuration for at least one of CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC. After the conditional MCG LTM is successfully executed, the UE 104 may maintain (due to Intra-CU conditional MCG LTM) or release at least one condition for at least one of CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC.
[0135] In some implementations, if CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC is triggered, the UE 104 may stop evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM. The UE 104 may keep the configuration for the at least one LTM candidate cell and the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM. If CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC is successfully completed, the UE 104 may resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM.
[0136] In such implementations, if CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC is triggered, the RRC layer of the UE 104 may provide a fourth indication to the MAC layer of the UE 104. The fourth indication indicates at least one of the following: CHO, CPAC or subsequent CPAC is ongoing, or stopping evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM. The MAC layer of the UE 104 may stop evaluating the at least one condition based on the fourth indication.
[0137] In some implementations, there may be coexistence between PCell change with / without candidate SCG based on handover command and conditional SCG LTM. The handover command may or may not indicate a candidate PSCell.
[0138] In some implementations, if PCell change is triggered due to reception of handover command, the UE 104 may stop evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM. In some implementations, the UE 104 may keep the configuration for the at least one LTM candidate cell and the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM. If the PCell change is successfully completed, the UE 104 may resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM.
[0139] In some implementations, if PCell change is triggered due to reception of handover command, the RRC layer of the UE 104 may provide a fifth indication to the MAC layer of the UE 104. The fifth indication indicates at least one of the following: PCell change is ongoing, or stopping evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM. The MAC layer of the UE 104 may stop evaluating the at least one condition based on the fifth indication.
[0140] In some implementations, if the PCell change based on handover command is successfully completed, the UE 104 may resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM.
[0141] In some implementations, there may be coexistence between CHO with / without candidate SCG and conditional SCG LTM.
[0142] In some implementations, after the conditional SCG LTM is triggered, the UE 104 may keep a configuration for CHO if none of CPA, CPC or subsequent CPAC is configured.
[0143] In some implementations, after PSCell change for the conditional SCG LTM is executed and if at least one configuration for at least one of CPA, CPC or subsequent CPAC is configured, the UE 104 may perform at least one of the following: releasing at least one configuration for at least one of CHO or CPAC, or keeping at least one configuration for at least one of subsequent CPAC or conditional MCG LTM.
[0144] In some implementations, after PSCell change for the conditional SCG LTM is executed and if none of CPA, CPC or subsequent CPAC is configured, the UE 104 may keep a configuration for CHO.
[0145] In some implementations, the UE 104 may be triggered to perform cell switch for MCG LTM if an LTM cell switching command is received or a condition for conditional MCG LTM is met. The UE 104 may perform RACHless MCG LTM if the UE 104 is aware of timing advance (TA) value already. For example, early TA may be included in the LTM cell switching command. Early TA is included in a specific MAC CE. Alternatively, the UE 104 may calculate TA value based on the UE based measurement.
[0146] In some implementations, in RACH-less LTM, if the configuredGrantTimer expires, the UE 104 will continue running T304 until T304 expires. The UE 104 will store the elapsed time for T304 upon configuredGrantTimer expiry. In such implementations, after MCG LTM fails, the UE 104 performs re-establishment procedure. After the UE 104 reestablishes the selected cell, the UE 104 will report the stored information to re- established cell. At least one of the following may be reported to the network node 102 for self-optimization network (SON) purpose: configuredGrantTimer expiry, or the elapsed time for T304 upon configuredGrantTimer expiry.
[0147] In some implementations, there may be coexistence between (conditional) SCG LTM and MCG failure recovery.
[0148] In Release 18 Intra-CU SCG LTM, Intra-CU SCG LTM switch is allowed while MCG failure recovery procedure is ongoing. After an MCGfailureinformation message is transmitted to MCG via SCG, Intra-CU SCG LTM could be triggered. That means T316 for MCG failure recovery and T304 for SCG LTM could be running in parallel. A response (from the MN to the UE 104) associated with the MCGfailureinformation message can be pending in the SN when T304 for SCG LTM is running.
[0149] In some implementations, Inter-CU SCG LTM may be allowed while an MCG failure recovery procedure is ongoing. In such implementations, the at least one LTM candidate cell may comprise at least one candidate cell related to Inter-CU conditional SCG LTM, and the at least one condition for LTM may comprise at least one condition for Inter-CU conditional SCG LTM. In such implementations, if the UE 104 detects radio link failure (RLF) related to MCG, the UE 104 may initiate an MCG failure recovery procedure. Then, the UE 104 may transmit an MCGfailureinformation message to MCG via SCG and starts T316. If Inter-CU SCG LTM is triggered while T316 is running, the response may be transmitted to a target SN. However, the MN is not aware of which will result in MCG failure recovery failure. To address this issue, once a source SN activates Inter-CU LTM cell switching, the source SN indicates information about a target cell or the target SN to the MN. Then, the MN can transmit the response to the target SN.
[0150] In such implementations, if T316 expires while T304 is running, the UE 104 may indicate that Inter-CU SCG LTM is triggered.
[0151] In such implementations, after MCG failure recovery fails (i.e., T316 expires) , the UE 104 may perform a re-establishment procedure. Once re-establishment procedure is triggered, the UE 104 performs cell selection first. After the UE selects a suitable cell, UE transmits the reestablishment request to the selected UE. After the UE 104 successfully reestablishes the selected cell, the UE 104 may report the stored information related to failure to re-established cell which may be transferred to the cell that the UE 104 fails.
[0152] In some implementations, Inter-CU SCG LTM may be not allowed while an MCG failure recovery procedure is ongoing. In such implementations, if Inter-CU SCG LTM is not allowed but Intra-CU SCG LTM is allowed, a source DU needs to differentiate between Intra-CU SCG LTM and Inter-CU SCG LTM. In such implementations, the source CU may transmit an indication to the source DU via F1 interface. The indication indicates not to trigger LTM cell switch towards the candidate cell related to Inter-CU SCG LTM. For example, the indication may indicate a target configuration index.
[0153] Alternatively, if Inter-CU SCG LTM is not allowed but Intra-CU SCG LTM is allowed while an MCG failure recovery procedure is ongoing, an ID of CU or gNB may be added in LTM candidate configuration when the source CU delivers the LTM candidate configuration to the source DU. The source CU may also transmit an indication to the source DU via F1 interface. The indication may indicate Inter-CU SCG LTM is not allowed.
[0154] In some implementations, Inter-CU conditional SCG LTM is not allowed, but Intra-CU conditional LTM is allowed while an MCG failure recovery procedure is ongoing. In such implementations, the UE 104 needs to differentiate between Inter-CU conditional SCG LTM and Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM. For example, the CU may transmit an indication to the UE 104 to indicate at least one candidate cell related to Inter-CU conditional SCG LTM and / or at least one candidate cell related to Intra-CU conditional SCG LTM. Then, the UE 104 stops evaluating the at least one condition for Inter-CU conditional SCG LTM.
[0155] In such implementations, after MCG failure recovery is successful (i.e., the UE 104 stops T316) , the UE 104 may resume evaluating the at least one condition for Inter-CU conditional SCG LTM.
[0156] Alternatively, in some implementations, simultaneous configuration of MCG failure recovery and Inter-CU (conditional) SCG LTM may be not allowed. Namely, either MCG failure recovery or Inter-CU (conditional) SCG LTM is configured to the UE 104.
[0157] Fig. 4 illustrates an example of a device 400 that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The device 400 may be an example of the UE 104 or the network node 102 as described herein. The device 400 may support wireless communication with one or more network entities 102, UEs 104, or any combination thereof. The device 400 may include components for bi-directional communications including components for transmitting and receiving communications, such as a processor 402, a memory 404, a transceiver 406, and, optionally, an I / O controller 408. 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) .
[0158] The processor 402, the memory 404, the transceiver 406, or various combinations thereof or various components thereof may be examples of means for performing various aspects of the present disclosure as described herein. For example, the processor 402, the memory 404, the transceiver 406, or various combinations or components thereof may support a method for performing one or more of the operations described herein.
[0159] In some implementations, the processor 402, the memory 404, the transceiver 406, or various combinations or components thereof may be implemented in hardware (e.g., in communications management circuitry) . The hardware may include a processor, a digital signal processor (DSP) , an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) , a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof configured as or otherwise supporting a means for performing the functions described in the present disclosure. In some implementations, the processor 402 and the memory 404 coupled with the processor 402 may be configured to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., executing, by the processor 402, instructions stored in the memory 404) .
[0160] For example, the processor 402 may support wireless communication at the device 400 in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The processor 402 may be configured to operable to support a means for performing the following: receiving a configuration message from a network node, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM; and starting evaluating the at least one condition.
[0161] Alternatively, the processor 402 may be configured to operable to support a means for performing the following: receiving, from a UE, capability information related to LTM; and transmitting a configuration message to the UE, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM.
[0162] The processor 402 may include an intelligent hardware device (e.g., a general-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof) . In some implementations, the processor 402 may be configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. In some other implementations, a memory controller may be integrated into the processor 402. The processor 402 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions in a memory (e.g., the memory 404) to cause the device 400 to perform various functions of the present disclosure.
[0163] The memory 404 may include random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM) . The memory 404 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code including instructions that, when executed by the processor 402 cause the device 400 to perform various functions described herein. The code may be in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as system memory or another type of memory. In some implementations, the code may not be directly executable by the processor 402 but may cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform functions described herein. In some implementations, the memory 404 may include, among other things, a basic I / O system (BIOS) which may control basic hardware or software operation such as the interaction with peripheral components or devices.
[0164] The I / O controller 408 may manage input and output signals for the device 400. The I / O controller 408 may also manage peripherals not integrated into the device M02. In some implementations, the I / O controller 408 may represent a physical connection or port to an external peripheral. In some implementations, the I / O controller 408 may utilize an operating system such as or another known operating system. In some implementations, the I / O controller 408 may be implemented as part of a processor, such as the processor 406. In some implementations, a user may interact with the device 400 via the I / O controller 408 or via hardware components controlled by the I / O controller 408.
[0165] In some implementations, the device 400 may include a single antenna 410. However, in some other implementations, the device 400 may have more than one antenna 410 (i.e., multiple antennas) , including multiple antenna panels or antenna arrays, which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiple wireless transmissions. The transceiver 406 may communicate bi-directionally, via the one or more antennas 410, wired, or wireless links as described herein. For example, the transceiver 406 may represent a wireless transceiver and may communicate bi-directionally with another wireless transceiver. The transceiver 406 may also include a modem to modulate the packets, to provide the modulated packets to one or more antennas 410 for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the one or more antennas 410. The transceiver 406 may include one or more transmit chains, one or more receive chains, or a combination thereof.
[0166] A transmit chain may be configured to generate and transmit signals (e.g., control information, data, packets) . The transmit chain 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 transmit chain 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 transmit chain may also include one or more antennas 410 for transmitting the amplified signal into the air or wireless medium.
[0167] A receive chain may be configured to receive signals (e.g., control information, data, packets) over a wireless medium. For example, the receive chain may include one or more antennas 410 for receive the signal over the air or wireless medium. The receive chain may include at least one amplifier (e.g., a low-noise amplifier (LNA) ) configured to amplify the received signal. The receive chain 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 receive chain may include at least one decoder for decoding the processing the demodulated signal to receive the transmitted data.
[0168] Fig. 5 illustrates an example of a processor 500 that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The processor 500 may be an example of a processor configured to perform various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. The processor 500 may include a controller 502 configured to perform various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. The processor 500 may optionally include at least one memory 504, such as L1 / L2 / L3 cache. Additionally, or alternatively, the processor 500 may optionally include one or more arithmetic-logic units (ALUs) 506. 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) .
[0169] The processor 500 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 500) 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) .
[0170] The controller 502 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 500 to cause the processor 500 to support various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. For example, the controller 502 may operate as a control unit of the processor 500, generating control signals that manage the operation of various components of the processor 500. These control signals include enabling or disabling functional units, selecting data paths, initiating memory access, and coordinating timing of operations.
[0171] The controller 502 may be configured to fetch (e.g., obtain, retrieve, receive) instructions from the memory 504 and determine subsequent instruction (s) to be executed to cause the processor 500 to support various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. The controller 502 may be configured to track memory address of instructions associated with the memory 504. The controller 502 may be configured to decode instructions to determine the operation to be performed and the operands involved. For example, the controller 502 may be configured to interpret the instruction and determine control signals to be output to other components of the processor 500 to cause the processor 500 to support various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. Additionally, or alternatively, the controller 502 may be configured to manage flow of data within the processor 500. The controller 502 may be configured to control transfer of data between registers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs) , and other functional units of the processor 500.
[0172] The memory 504 may include one or more caches (e.g., memory local to or included in the processor 500 or other memory, such RAM, ROM, DRAM, SDRAM, SRAM, MRAM, flash memory, etc. In some implementation, the memory 504 may reside within or on a processor chipset (e.g., local to the processor 500) . In some other implementations, the memory 504 may reside external to the processor chipset (e.g., remote to the processor 500) .
[0173] The memory 504 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code including instructions that, when executed by the processor 500, cause the processor 500 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 502 and / or the processor 500 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory 504 to cause the processor 500 to perform various functions. For example, the processor 500 and / or the controller 502 may be coupled with or to the memory 504, the processor 500, the controller 502, and the memory 504 may be configured to perform various functions described herein. In some examples, the processor 500 may include multiple processors and the memory 504 may include multiple memories. One or more of the multiple processors may be coupled with one or more of the multiple memories, which may, individually or collectively, be configured to perform various functions herein.
[0174] The one or more ALUs 506 may be configured to support various operations in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementation, the one or more ALUs 506 may reside within or on a processor chipset (e.g., the processor 500) . In some other implementations, the one or more ALUs 506 may reside external to the processor chipset (e.g., the processor 500) . One or more ALUs 506 may perform one or more computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on data. For example, one or more ALUs 506 may receive input operands and an operation code, which determines an operation to be executed. One or more ALUs 506 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 506 may support logical operations such as AND, OR, exclusive-OR (XOR) , not-OR (NOR) , and not-AND (NAND) , enabling the one or more ALUs 506 to handle conditional operations, comparisons, and bitwise operations.
[0175] The processor 500 may support wireless communication in accordance with examples as disclosed herein. The processor 500 may be configured to operable to support a means for performing the following: receiving a configuration message from a network node, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM; and starting evaluating the at least one condition.
[0176] Alternatively, the processor 500 may be configured to operable to support a means for performing the following: receiving, from a UE, capability information related to LTM; and transmitting a configuration message to the UE, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM.
[0177] Fig. 6 illustrates a flowchart of a method 600 that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 600 may be implemented by a device or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 600 may be performed by the UE 104 as described herein. In some implementations, the device may execute a set of instructions to control the function elements of the device to perform the described functions. Additionally, or alternatively, the device may perform aspects of the described functions using special-purpose hardware.
[0178] At 610, the method may include receiving a configuration message from a network node. The configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM. The operations of 610 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 610 may be performed by a device as described with reference to Fig. 1 or 2.
[0179] At 620, the method may include starting evaluating the at least one condition. The operations of 620 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 620 may be performed by a device as described with reference to Fig. 1 or 2.
[0180] Fig. 7 illustrates a flowchart of a method 700 that supports conditional LTM in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The operations of the method 700 may be implemented by a device or its components as described herein. For example, the operations of the method 700 may be performed by the network node 102 (such as the first network node 210) as described herein. In some implementations, the device may execute a set of instructions to control the function elements of the device to perform the described functions. Additionally, or alternatively, the device may perform aspects of the described functions using special-purpose hardware.
[0181] At 710, the method may include receiving, from a UE, capability information related to LTM. The operations of 710 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 710 may be performed by a device as described with reference to Fig. 1 or 2.
[0182] At 720, the method may include transmitting a configuration message to the UE. The configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM. The operations of 720 may be performed in accordance with examples as described herein. In some implementations, aspects of the operations of 720 may be performed by a device as described with reference to Fig. 1 or 2.
[0183] It shall be noted that implementations of the present disclosure which have been described with reference to Fig. 1, 2 and 3 are also applicable to the device 400, the processor 500 as well as the methods 600 and 700.
[0184] It should be noted that the methods described herein describes possible implementations, and that the operations and the steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible. Further, aspects from two or more of the methods may be combined.
[0185] The various illustrative blocks and components described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed with a general-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, a CPU, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
[0186] The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software executed by a processor, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are within the scope of the disclosure and appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, functions described herein may be implemented using software executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, or combinations of any of these. Features implementing functions may also be physically located at various positions, including being distributed such that portions of functions are implemented at different physical locations.
[0187] 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. By way of example, non-transitory computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM) , flash memory, compact disk (CD) ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transitory medium that may be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of instructions or data structures and that may be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor.
[0188] As used herein, including in the claims, 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 (i.e., 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.
[0189] 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
1.A user equipment (UE) , comprising:a processor; anda transceiver coupled to the processor,wherein the processor is configured to:receive a configuration message via the transceiver from a network node, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM) candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM; andstart evaluating the at least one condition.2.The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:upon reception of the configuration message, provide at least one of the following from a radio resource control (RRC) layer to a medium access control (MAC) layer of the UE:a first indication indicating the MAC layer to start evaluating the at least one condition, orat least one identity (ID) of at least one event associated with the at least one condition; andwherein the processor is configured to start evaluating the at least one condition by:starting evaluating the at least one condition based on at least one of the first indication or the ID of the event.3.The user equipment of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to:based on determining that one of the at least one condition is met, provide a second indication from the MAC layer to the RRC layer, wherein the second indication indicates one of the at least one condition is met.4.The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate primary cell (PCell) or a candidate primary secondary cell (PSCell) .5.The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate primary cell (PCell) , and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional master cell group (MCG) LTM; andwherein the processor is further configured to:receive, via the transceiver from a network node or a further network node, a configuration for a candidate primary secondary cell (PSCell) and at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM.6.The user equipment of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to:based on determining that one of the at least one condition for the conditional master cell group (MCG) LTM is met,trigger to perform cell switch for the conditional MCG LTM; andstop evaluating the at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM.7.The user equipment of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to:based on determining that PCell change for the conditional MCG LTM is successful, resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional SCG LTM.8.The user equipment of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to:based on determining that one of the at least one condition for conditional SCG LTM is met,trigger to perform cell switch for the conditional SCG LTM; andstop evaluating the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM.9.The user equipment of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:based on determining that PSCell change for the conditional SCG LTM is successful, resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM.10.The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate primary cell (PCell) , and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for conditional master cell group (MCG) LTM; andwherein the processor is further configured to:based on determining that PCell change or primary secondary cell (PSCell) change is triggered due to reception of handover command, stop evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM.11.The user equipment of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:keep the configuration for the at least one LTM candidate cell and the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM.12.The user equipment of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:based on determining that the PCell change or PSCell change is successfully completed, resume evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM or release the configuration for the at least one LTM candidate cell and the at least one condition for conditional MCG LTM.13.The user equipment of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:while executing the PCell change or PSCell change, provide a third indication from a radio resource control (RRC) layer to a medium access control (MAC) layer of the UE, wherein the third indication indicates at least one of the following:PCell change or PSCell change is ongoing, orstopping evaluating the at least one condition for the conditional MCG LTM; andwherein the processor is configured to stop evaluating the at least one condition by:stopping evaluating the at least one condition based on the third indication.14.A first network node, comprising:a processor; anda transceiver coupled to the processor,wherein the processor is configured to:receive, via the transceiver from a user equipment (UE) , capability information related to layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM) ; andtransmit a configuration message via the transceiver to the UE, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM.15.The first network node of claim 14, wherein the first network node comprises a master node (MN) , the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate primary cell (PCell) in a master cell group (MCG) , and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for MCG LTM.16.The first network node of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to:transmit a first message via the transceiver to a secondary node (SN) , wherein the first message comprises an indication indicating conditional MCG LTM is configured.17.The first network node of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to:transmit a reconfiguration message via the transceiver to the UE, wherein the reconfiguration message comprises a fifth indication indicating the UE to release the configuration for the PCell and the at least one condition for MCG LTM; andafter transmitting the reconfiguration message, transmit a sixth indication via the transceiver to a secondary node (SN) , wherein the sixth indication indicates that the configuration for the conditional LTM candidate cell are released or conditional LTM candidate cell is not configured.18.The first network node of claim 14, wherein the first network node comprises a secondary node (SN) , the at least one LTM candidate cell comprises a candidate primary secondary cell (PSCell) in a secondary cell group (SCG) , and the at least one condition for LTM comprises at least one condition for SCG LTM.19.A processor for wireless communication, comprising:at least one memory; anda controller coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the controller to:receive a configuration message via a transceiver from a network node, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one layer 1 (L1) or layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility (LTM) candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM; andstart evaluating the at least one condition.20.A method performed by a user equipment (UE) , comprising:receiving a configuration message from a network node, wherein the configuration message comprises a configuration for at least one LTM candidate cell and at least one condition for LTM; andstarting evaluating the at least one condition.
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