Method and apparatus for performing channel state information reference signal measurement for lower-layer triggered mobility beam management in a wireless communication system
By configuring CSI-RS resources and QCL rules for LTM beam measurement and reporting, the limitations of SSB-based LTM are overcome, facilitating faster and more reliable LTM procedures with improved throughput.
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- Application Number
- PCT/CN2024/111076
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- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
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- Filing Date
- 2024-08-09
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-12
AI Technical Summary
The existing 3GPP specifications for lower-layer triggered mobility (LTM) in wireless communication systems are limited by the use of synchronization signal blocks (SSB) for beam measurement, which can restrict throughput after cell switching, and lack clarity on configuring channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RS) for beam reporting, leading to sub-optimal channel estimation and increased latency.
The proposed solution involves configuring CSI-RS resources and quasi-colocation (QCL) rules for LTM beam measurement and reporting, allowing for RRC configurations that include CSI-RS and SSB in separate or combined resource sets, and defining CSI report configurations to enhance data throughput and reliability during cell switching.
This approach enables faster and more reliable LTM procedures by improving channel estimation accuracy and reducing signaling overhead, resulting in enhanced data throughput post-cell switch.
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNAL MEASUREMENT FOR LOWER-LAYER TRIGGERED MOBILITY BEAM MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
[0001] FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0002] This document generally describes methods and devices operating in wireless communication systems such as (but not limited to) the ones described in 5G standard documents, known as 3GPP communication systems, and, more particularly, to using channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) for preparing for a lower-layer triggered mobility (LTM) candidate cell switch.BACKGROUND
[0003] This background description is provided for the purpose of generally presenting the context of the disclosure. Work of the presently named inventors, to the extent it is described in this background section, as well as aspects of the description that may not otherwise qualify as prior art at the time of filing, are neither expressly nor impliedly admitted as prior art against the present disclosure.
[0004] A layer 1 (L1) / layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility procedure has been specified in 3GPP Technical Speciation (TS) for mobility enhancement. The LTM procedure is intended for reducing latency when performing cell switching. For legacy systems, cell switching may require many higher layer (e.g., layer 3 (L3) ) message exchanges and reconfigurations, which also induces long latency. An LTM procedure may help resolve this latency issue. Before cell switching, a network (NW) entity (for example, a base station (BS) , or a functionality of the core network (CN) ) may have configured one or more candidate cell configuration (s) at the user equipment (UE) . Afterwards, the NW entity may transmit a cell switch command (CSC) to the UE, and the UE figures out which candidate cell configuration to apply and which cell to move toward (i.e., UE moves from a source cell to the target cell) based on the LTM procedure, which save latency time.
[0005] In addition, before the UE has successfully moved to target cell via the LTM procedure, the NW entity may provide a beam indication (i.e., transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state) to the UE, which can be used for communication with the target cell. The beam indication may be conveyed prior to the CSC, via an LTM TCI state (de) activation MAC-control element (CE) . Alternatively, the beam indication may also be conveyed via the CSC itself. Which way to perform beam indication may depend on UE’s capability and NW entity’s determination.
[0006] However, a 3GPP technical specification, which addresses the LTM, only discloses the use of LTM synchronization signal block (SSB) for beam measurement and corresponding beam report. This may limit the throughput of the system right after the UE switches to the target cell (or a new cell) . Therefore, a more recent 3GPP work item is introduced for aiming for LTM enhancement and one of its objectives is to expand L1 measurements to include CSI-RS. LTM beam measurement involving CSI-RS can address the above discussed limitations and it is expected to enable greater throughput on the target cell, immediately after the cell switch. In addition, to enable faster and more reliable LTM than the traditional one, the most recent 3GPP work item has approved UE evaluated events for triggering of L1 measurement reports and reduced signaling overhead compared to periodic measurement reporting.
[0007] Then, for the more recent 3GPP work item, one open issue is how to configure CSI-RS in a CSI resource set for beam measurement or beam reporting. In the past, the CSI resource set (s) for beam measurement and beam report, configured by the NW entity, only contain SSB (s) across one or more LTM candidate cell (s) . Currently, it is not defined whether CSI-RS and SSB may be included in the same CSI resource set or in the same CSI resource configuration, at least for beam measurement and beam report. Depending on whether the CSI-RS and SSB are included in the same CSI resource set or CSI resource configuration, different radio resource control (RRC) configuration structures need to be introduced. In addition, depending on the RRC structure of the CSI resource set or CSI resource configuration, the CSI report configuration may also be affected. Correspondingly, the UE behavior on LTM beam report may need to be modified as well. Hence, the LTM beam report and corresponding configuration need to be defined.
[0008] In addition, based on the existing quasi-colocation (QCL) indication rule in the Release 18, an LTM TCI state applied for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) may contain a tracking reference signal (TRS) or SSB as being the source RS for QCL indication for QCL-TypeA / D. Because Release 19 LTM introduces CSI-RS for BM, whether and / or how to modify QCL indication rule is another one issue that needs to be addressed. Moreover, SSB as being QCL source may not provide precise information on channel estimation. For Release 18, using SSB as QCL is a sub-optimal solution because it is not mandatory for the UE to measure the TRS and there is no CSI-RS for BM. Therefore, another one open issue is whether SSB can be QCL RS of LTM TCI state if CSI-RS is configured to be measured for LTM.SUMMARY
[0009] Various techniques presented next describe how to perform LTM beam reporting and LTM beam indication with CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . These techniques use various RRC configurations of CSI resource sets and / or CSI resource configurations for LTM beam measurement and beam reporting. In addition, these techniques define a CSI report configuration for LTM beam reporting depending on the CSI resource configuration. The CSI report configurations and CSI resource configurations are defined for SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) configured in different CSI resource sets and also for SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) configured in a single CSI resource set. The CSI report configurations and CSI resource configurations are also defined for CSI-RS (s) and / or SSB (s) defined across plural LTM candidate cells or a single LTM candidate cell. Multiple quasi-colocation (QCL) indication rules and associated resource signal combination (s) are provided to enhance data throughput after switching the UE to the LTM candidate cell indicated by the NW entity.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate one or more embodiments and, together with the description, explain these embodiments.
[0011] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an example system in which devices communicating wirelessly via a radio access network (RAN) can implement CSI-RS measurements for LTM beam report.
[0012] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an example protocol stack according to which the UE of FIG. 1 communicates with BSs.
[0013] FIG. 3A is a signal diagram illustrating an LTM procedure performed by a UE in communication with a BS and supporting LTM CSI report based on SSB and / or CSI-RS according to an embodiment.
[0014] FIG. 3B is a signal diagram illustrating an LTM procedure performed by a UE in communication with a BS and supporting LTM CSI report based on CSI-RS according to an embodiment.
[0015] FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a CSI resource configuration according to an embodiment.
[0016] FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a CSI report configuration according to another embodiment.
[0017] FIG. 6 schematically illustrates a first example of the CSI report configuration according to an embodiment.
[0018] FIG. 7 schematically illustrates a second example of the CSI report configuration according to an embodiment.
[0019] FIG. 8 schematically illustrates a third example of the CSI report configuration according to an embodiment.
[0020] FIG. 9 schematically illustrates an LTM CSI report with measurement results according to an embodiment.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] Methods and devices described in this section embody techniques related to measuring CSI-RS for an LTM candidate cell (or target cell) for performing L1 / L2 triggered mobility. In one embodiment, a CSI-RS resource or resource set are configured for LTM. The CSI-RS resource for LTM needs to at least provide beam management (BM) usage. In another embodiment, a QCL rule is configured for a TCI state for LTM, and correspondingly QCL reference signal configuration in a TCI state for LTM, which may take into consideration SSB, CSI-RS for BM, and / or CSI-RS for other usage into consideration. In yet another embodiment, processing L1-reference signal received power (RSRP) samples from the measurement of CSI-RS for LTM are considered for filtering and / or measurement gap.
[0022] The embodiment descriptions in this section refer to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in different drawings identify the same or similar elements. The detailed descriptions do not preclude other embodiments within the scope of the appended claims. The embodiments are not limited to the described configurations but may be extended to other arrangements.
[0023] Some of the embodiments discussed in this document refer to techniques related to whether and / or how to: configure SSB and CSI-RS in a single CSI resource set or CSI resource configuration for LTM beam measurement and / or beam report; modify CSI report configuration and corresponding LTM beam report behavior, modify QCL indication rule considering introduction of CSI-RS for BM, use or prohibit SSB as QCL source RS of an LTM TCI state, if CSI-RS is configured to measure for LTM. It is noted that the concepts or embodiments disclosed throughout this document may be applied for issue (s) or procedure (s) with similar consideration (s) or regard (s) in LTE / NR / 6G or other RATs.
[0024] Prior to discussing the above noted techniques, a wireless communication system that supports these concepts is discussed with reference to FIG. 1. This section involves some descriptions of structures of 5G wireless communication system. However, other wireless communication systems, e.g., 6G may be used for these concepts.
[0025] FIG. 1 shows an example of a wireless communication system 100 that includes a UE 102, a BS 104, a BS 106, and a CN 110. The BSs 104 and 106 may operate in a radio access network (RAN) 105 connected to the CN 110. The CN 110 may be implemented as an evolved packet core (EPC) 111 or a fifth generation (5G) core (5GC) 160, for example. The CN 110 may also be implemented as a sixth generation (6G) core in another example.
[0026] The BS 104 may cover one or more cells (e.g., cells 124 and 125) with one or more transmit and / or receive points (TRPs) , and the BS 106 may similarly cover one or more cells (e.g., cell 126) with one or more TRPs. For example, the BS 104 operates cell 124 with TRPs 107-1 and 107-2 and operates cell 125 with TRP 107-3, and the BS 106 operates cell 126 with TRPs 108-1 and 108-2. Cells 124 and 125 are operated on the same carrier frequency / frequencies. Cell 126 may be operated on the same carrier frequency / frequencies as cells 124 and 125. Alternatively, cell 126 may be operated on different carrier frequency / frequencies from cells 124 and 125. In some embodiments, the BS 104 connects each of the TRPs 107-1, 107-2, and 107-3 via a fiber connection or an Ethernet connection. If the BS 104 is a gNB, the cells 124 and 125 are NR cells. If the BS 104 is an (ng-) eNB, the cells 124 and 125 are Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (EUTRA) cells. Similarly, if the BS 106 is a gNB, the cell 126 is an NR cell, and if the BS 106 is an (ng-) eNB, the cell 126 is an EUTRA cell. The cells 124, 125, and 126 may be in the same Radio Access Network Notification Areas (RNA) or different RNAs. In general, the RAN 105 may include any number of BSs, and each of the BSs may cover one, two, three, or any other suitable number of cells.
[0027] The UE 102 may support at least a 5G NR (or simply, “NR” ) or EUTRA air interface to communicate with the BS 104 via the TRP 107-1, TRP 107-2, and / or TRP-3. Similarly, the UE 102 may support at least a 5G NR (or simply, “NR” ) or EUTRA air interface to communicate with the BS 106 via the TRP 108-1 and / or TRP 108-2. Each of the BSs 104, 106 may connect to the CN 110 via an interface (e.g., S1 or NG interface) . The BSs 104 and 106 also may be interconnected via an interface (e.g., X2 or Xn interface) for interconnecting NG RAN nodes.
[0028] When a BS (e.g., the BS 104 or 106) transmits downlink (DL) data via a TRP (e.g., the TRP 107-1, TRP 107-2, TRP 107-3, TRP 108-1, or TRP 108-2) , the BS 104 may generate a packet including the data. For example, the packet may be a fronthaul transport protocol data unit. The TRP extracts the data from the packet and transmits the data. In some embodiments, the BS 104 may include control information for time-critical control and management information directly related to the data in the packet, and the TRP may transmit the data in accordance with the control information. In some embodiments, the data includes In-phase and Quadrature (IQ) data, a physical layer bit sequence, or a medium access control (MAC) packet data unit (PDU) . When the TRP receives data from a UE (e.g., UE 102) , the TRP generates a packet including the data and transmits the packet to the BS 104. In some embodiments, the data includes IQ data, a physical layer bit sequence, or a MAC PDU.
[0029] Among other components, the EPC 111 may include a Serving Gateway (SGW) 112, a Mobility Management Entity (MME) 114, and a Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW) 116. The SGW 112 in general is configured to transfer user-plane packets related to audio calls, video calls, Internet traffic, etc., and the MME 114 is configured to manage authentication, registration, paging, and other related functions. The PGW 116 provides connectivity from the UE 102 to one or more external packet data networks, e.g., an Internet network and / or an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network. The 5GC 160 includes a User Plane Function (UPF) 162 and an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) 164, and / or Session Management Function (SMF) 166. The UPF 162 is configured to transfer user-plane packets related to audio calls, video calls, Internet traffic, etc., the AMF 164 is configured to manage authentication, registration, paging, and other related functions, and the SMF 166 is configured to manage PDU sessions.
[0030] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the BS 104 supports cells 124 and 125, and the BS 106 supports cell 126. The cells 124, 125, and 126 may partially overlap, so that the UE 102 may select, reselect, or hand over from one of the cells 124, 125, and 126 to another. To directly exchange messages or information, the BS 104 and BS 106 may support an X2 or Xn interface. In general, the CN 110 may connect to any suitable number of BSs supporting NR cells and / or EUTRA cells.
[0031] The BS 104 is equipped with processing hardware 130 that may include one or more general-purpose processors (e.g., CPUs) 132 and a non-transitory computer-readable memory 133 storing instructions that the one or more general-purpose processors execute. Additionally, or alternatively, the processing hardware 130 may include special-purpose processing units and at least one transceiver 134 for exchanging data with the UE. The processing hardware 130 may include a TRP controller 135 configured to transmit data and control signal on physical DL channels and DL reference signals with one or more user devices (e.g. UE 102) via one or more TRPs (e.g., TRP 107-1, TRP 107-2 and / or TRP 107-3) . The TRP controller 135 is also configured to receive data and control signal on physical UL channels and / or UL reference signals with the one or more user devices via the one or more TRPs (e.g., TRP 107-1, TRP 107-2, and / or TRP 107-3) . The processing hardware 130 may further include an RRC controller 136 to implement procedures and messaging at the RRC sublayer of the protocol communication stack. The BS 106 may include processing hardware 140 that is similar to processing hardware 130. In particular, components 142, 144, and 146 may be similar to the components 132, 134, and 136, respectively.
[0032] The UE 102 is equipped with processing hardware 150 that may include one or more general-purpose processors such as CPUs 152 and non-transitory computer-readable memory 153 storing machine-readable instructions executable on the one or more general-purpose processors, and / or special-purpose processing units. The UE 102 may also include a transceiver 154 for exchanging data with the BSs. A TRP controller 155 is configured to receive data and control signal on physical DL channels and / or DL reference signals with the BS 104 or 106 via one or more TRPs (e.g., TRP 107-1, TRP 107-2, TRP 107-3, TRP 108-1, and / or TRP 108-2) . The processing hardware 150 may also include an RRC controller 156 to implement procedures and messaging at the RRC sublayer of the protocol communication stack.
[0033] FIG. 2 illustrates, in a simplified manner, an example protocol stack 200 according to which the UE 102 may communicate with an eNB / ng-eNB or a gNB (e.g., one or both of the BSs 104, 106) . In the example stack 200, a physical layer (PHY) 202A of EUTRA provides transport channels to the EUTRA MAC sublayer 204A, which in turn provides logical channels to the EUTRA RLC sublayer 206A. The EUTRA RLC sublayer 206A in turn provides RLC channels to an EUTRA PDCP sublayer 208 and, in some cases, to an NR PDCP sublayer 210. Similarly, the NR PHY 202B provides transport channels to the NR MAC sublayer 204B, which in turn provides logical channels to the NR RLC sublayer 206B. The NR RLC sublayer 206B in turn provides data transfer services to the NR PDCP sublayer 210. The NR PDCP sublayer 210 in turn may provide data transfer services to the SDAP sublayer 212 or an RRC sublayer (not shown in FIG. 2A) . The UE 102, in some embodiments, supports both the EUTRA and the NR stack as shown in FIG. 2A, to support handover between EUTRA and NR BSs and / or to support dual connectivity (DC) over EUTRA and NR interfaces. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the UE 102 may support layering of NR PDCP 210 over EUTRA RLC 206A, and SDAP sublayer 212 over the NR PDCP sublayer 210.
[0034] The EUTRA PDCP sublayer 208 and the NR PDCP sublayer 210 receive packets (e.g., from an IP layer, layered directly or indirectly over the PDCP layer 208 or 210) that may be referred to as SDUs, and output packets (e.g., to the RLC layer 206A or 206B) that may be referred to as PDUs. Except where the difference between SDUs and PDUs is relevant, this disclosure for simplicity refers to both SDUs and PDUs as “packets. ”
[0035] On a control plane, the EUTRA PDCP sublayer 208 and the NR PDCP sublayer 210 may provide signaling radio bearers (SRBs) to the RRC sublayer (not shown in FIG. 2) to exchange RRC messages or NAS messages, for example. On a user plane, the EUTRA PDCP sublayer 208 and the NR PDCP sublayer 210 may provide data radio bearers (DRBs) to support data exchange. Data exchanged on the NR PDCP sublayer 210 may be SDAP PDUs, IP packets, or Ethernet packets.
[0036] The following embodiments are related to performing LTM beam report and LTM beam indication with CSI-RS (s) from one or more LTM candidate cell (s) . Several examples related to indicating TCI states for LTM and deriving corresponding QCL information are discussed with reference to FIGs. 3A to 3B. In scenarios 300A to 300B, the BS 104 may communicate with the UE 102 via TRP 107-1, 107-2, or 107-3. Generally, events and / or actions in FIGs. 3A-3B that are the same or similar are labeled with the same reference numbers.
[0037] FIG. 3A illustrates a scenario 300A in which the UE 102 may transmit or report 310 UE capability (s) for supporting an LTM procedure, and / or whether to support LTM CSI report based on CSI-RS. Then, the BS 104 transmits 320 an RRC configuration for configuring: (1) one or more LTM candidate cell (s) , (2) an LTM-TCI-Info message including one or more LTM joint / DL / UL TCI state (s) , (3) at least one LTM CSI report configuration, and / or (4) at least one LTM CSI resource configuration including SSB (s) and / or CSI-RS (s) . The BS 104 transmits 330 SSB (s) and / or CSI-RS (s) indicated by the at least one LTM CSI resource configuration. Then, the UE 102 measures 340 the SSB (s) and / or CSI-RS (s) indicated by the at least one LTM CSI resource configuration. Optionally, if an LTM CSI report is aperiodic or semi-persistent, the BS 104 may transmit 350 a triggering DCI or a MAC-CE activation for the LTM CSI report. Afterwards, the UE 102 transmits 360 the LTM CSI report with measurement results of the SSB (s) and / or CSI-RS (s) indicated by the at least one LTM CSI resource configuration. The BS 104 transmits 370 a MAC CE or CSC activating / indicating an LTM joint / DL TCI state. Finally, the UE 102 derives 380 QCL information from the joint / DL TCI state based on SSB, TRS, CSI-RS for BM, and / or CSI-RS for CSI.
[0038] Turning to FIG. 3B, a scenario 300B is similar to the scenario 300A, with differences described below. In scenario 300B, the BS 104 transmits 322 an RRC configuration for configuring: (1) one or more LTM candidate cell (s) , (2) LTM-TCI-Info including one or more LTM joint / DL / UL TCI state (s) and one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) , and / or (3) at least one LTM CSI report configuration. The BS 104 transmits 332 CSI-RS (s) indicated by LTM-TCI-Info. Then, the UE 102 measures 342 the CSI-RS (s) indicated by LTM-TCI-Info. Afterwards, the UE 102 transmits 362 the LTM CSI report with measurement result of the CSI-RS (s) indicated by LTM-TCI-Info.
[0039] The terms of “LTM candidate cell configuration, ” “LTM SSB set, ” “LTM-channel measurement (CM) RS set” , and “LTM CSI report, ” are next discussed and they can be applied to any of the flow diagrams and / or embodiments mentioned in this document. A candidate cell configuration for LTM is used by the NW entity to configure the UE. The NW entity may configure the UE with one or more LTM candidate cell configuration (s) . The one or more LTM candidate cell configuration (s) may include information of neighboring cell (s) or non-serving cell (s) of the UE. The one or more LTM candidate cell configuration (s) may include information of a candidate target cell of the UE for performing an LTM procedure. An LTM candidate cell configuration may include or be one of an ltm-CandidateConfig, an RRCReconfiguration message, a CellGroupConfig IE, or a SpCellConfig IE. An LTM candidate cell may be the current configured / activated or deactivated secondary cell (SCell) of the UE. An LTM candidate cell configuration may be an LTM-Candidate.
[0040] In some embodiments, the candidate cell configuration may include at least one of the followings: a candidate cell configuration identifier (ID) ; a PCI or a Logical index of PCI (e.g., PCI index) ; one or more TCI state lists for a candidate cell; a configuration for downlink (DL) RS (s) (e.g., SSB or CSI-RS) for measuring L1-RSRP and / or L1-signal interference and noise radio (L1-SINR) for / in a candidate cell; and a configuration for uplink (UL) RS (s) (e.g., SRS) for measuring UL CSI for / in a candidate cell. A candidate cell may be referred to as or replaced with an LTM candidate cell. A candidate cell configuration may be referred to as or replaced with an LTM candidate cell configuration or LTM candidate configuration.
[0041] The LTM SSB set may be a set for indicating information of SSBs in a candidate cell, which is next discussed. In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure for the UE at least an LTM SSB set. In some cases, the at least LTM SSB set indicates information of some or all SSBs transmitted from or associated with at least a candidate cell. For example, the at least LTM SSB set may include one or some of the following: periodicity, or offset to a slot or subframe, or SSB position in burst, or SSB transmission power.
[0042] In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the at least LTM SSB set for all configured or activated candidate cell (s) . This means that the UE may receive the configuration of one LTM SSB set for all or a multiple of configured or activated candidate cell (s) , where the one LTM SSB set includes SSBs transmitted from or associated with all or the multiple of configured or activated candidate cell (s) . In some other embodiments, the NW entity may configure one or more LTM SSB sets for each configured or activated candidate cell (separately) . This means that the UE receives different configurations of LTM SSB sets for different configured or activated candidate cell (s) , where each of the one or more LTM SSB set includes SSBs transmitted from or associated with a configured or activated candidate cell. In some cases, an LTM SSB set may be configured by ltm-SSB-Config.
[0043] The LTM-CM RS set may be a set for channel measurement for a candidate cell, which is now discussed. In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the UE with at least an LTM-CM RS set. The UE may measure the at least LTM-CM RS set for determining the CSI and / or transmitting the CSI report for LTM. The UE may measure the at least LTM-CM RS set for an L1-RSRP measurement. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE may measure the at least LTM-CM RS set and an LTM-interference measurement (LTM-IM) RS set, configured by the NW entity, for an L1-SINR measurement. The LTM-CM RS set may include (only) one SSB resource (s) . Additionally, or alternatively, the LTM-CM RS set may include (only) one CSI-RS recourse (s) . Additionally, or alternatively, the LTM-CM RS set may include SSB resource (s) and / or CSI-RS recourse (s) . The LTM-CM RS set may be a SSB resource set, a CSI-RS resource set, or a resource set including SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) . The LTM-IM RS set may be used to measure interference. An LTM-IM RS set may include SSB resource (s) or CSI-RS resource (s) .
[0044] In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the at least LTM-CM RS set for all or a multiple of configured or activated candidate cell (s) . This means that the UE only measures the at least LTM-CM RS set (i.e., only one RS set) for CSI measurement / report for all or the multiple of configured or activated candidate cell (s) . In some other embodiments, the NW entity may configure one LTM-CM RS set for each configured or activated candidate cell (separately) . This means that the UE measures different LTM-CM RS sets for CSI measurement / report for different configured or activated candidate cell (s) accordingly.
[0045] The concept of an LTM CSI report is now discussed. In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the UE with a set of LTM CSI reports. In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure each LTM CSI report in the set of LTM CSI reports via each corresponding LTM CSI report configuration. The set of LTM CSI reports may include one or more LTM CSI reports for target or candidate cell (s) . In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure or indicate an association of an LTM CSI report (from the set of LTM CSI reports) and one or more LTM-CM RS sets. The UE may transmit the LTM CSI report with measurement results of the one or more LTM-CM RS sets. In some cases, the UE may transmit the LTM CSI report with measurement results of one or more candidate cell (s) .
[0046] It is noted that the terms CSI resource, CSI resource set, CSI resource configuration, and CSI report configuration are used in this document. As each of these terms is different from the other terms, a short note for each of the terms is presented. The CSI resource defines the physical location of the CSI related RS, for example, its frequency and time location in a resource block. The CSI resource set defines a set including one or more individual CSI resources. The CSI resource configuration specifies what RS is to be used, for example, SSB, CSI-RS, etc. The CSI report configuration specifies which one or more CSI resource configuration (s) to be used for measurement and / or reporting. Values associated with parameters of these terms and the relationships between these terms may be specified in an RRC message. Various configurations of RRC messages for accommodating these relationships in the context of performing LTM beam report and LTM beam indication with CSI-RS (s) , from one or more LTM candidate cell (s) , are now discussed in the following embodiments.
[0047] The following embodiments address an RRC configuration structure for LTM CSI resource configuration and LTM CSI report configuration, when SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) are configured in different LTM CSI resource sets.
[0048] In an embodiment, the NW entity may configure the UE, with one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) and / or one or more LTM CSI report configuration (s) . In some cases, at least an LTM CSI resource configuration may be associated with an LTM CSI report configuration. The LTM CSI resource configuration may be an LTM-CSI-ResourceConfig and / or the LTM CSI report configuration may be an LTM-CSI-ReportConfig. In some cases, at least one LTM CSI resource configuration and / or at least one LTM CSI report configuration may be configured for NW-triggered or NW-configured LTM CSI report or beam report. In some cases, at least one LTM CSI resource configuration and / or at least one LTM CSI report configuration may be configured for UE-initiated LTM CSI report or beam report.
[0049] The RRC message may include an LTM SSB resource set and an LTM CSI-RS resource set. In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the UE with an LTM SSB resource set. In some cases, the LTM SSB resource set may be configured for LTM beam / CSI measurement and / or LTM beam / CSI report. In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the UE with at least one LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) . In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) may be configured for LTM beam / CSI measurement and / or LTM beam / CSI report. The NW entity may configure the LTM CSI-RS resource set to include one or more CSI-RS resources. The NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the one or more CSI-RS resource (s) as periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic. In one example, the NW entity may configure periodic CSI-RS resource (s) in the LTM CSI-RS resource set, and may refrain from configuring other time domain behavior for the CSI-RS resource (s) in the LTM CSI-RS resource set. The NW entity may configure the subcarrier spacing for the one or more CSI-RS resource (s) in the LTM CSI-RS resource set. Alternatively, the NW may transmit the one or more CSI-RS resource (s) in the LTM CSI-RS resource set based on the same subcarrier spacing as the DL active bandwidth part of the LTM candidate cell with which the one or more CSI-RS resource (s) are associated. The NW entity may configure the number of ports for the one or more CSI-RS resource (s) as 1 or 2. In some embodiments, the UE may report the UE capability indicating the supported time-domain behavior and / or number of ports for the LTM CSI-RS resource (s) , and / or whether it supports measuring the CSI-RS with a different subcarrier spacing compared to the subcarrier spacing for the active DL bandwidth part of the LTM candidate cell with which the CSI-RS resource (s) are associated.
[0050] In one scenario, the RRC configuration for the LTM CSI resource configuration and LTM CSI report configuration are discussed for the situation when SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) are configured in different CSI resource sets. According to this scenario, the NW entity may refrain from configuring CSI-RS (s) and SSB (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) in an LTM CSI resource set. In some cases, the LTM CSI resource set may be configured for LTM beam / CSI measurement and / or LTM beam / CSI report.
[0051] The LTM CSI resource configuration may be structured according to one of four options (option 1 to option 4) as illustrated in FIG. 4. According to option 1, the CSI resource configuration includes one CSI resource set, which is either an SSB resource set or a CSI-RS resource set. In some embodiments, an LTM CSI resource configuration, configured by the NW entity, may include (only) one LTM CSI-RS resource set. The LTM CSI resource set may be / include either an LTM SSB resource set or an LTM (NZP) CSI-RS resource set. In some cases, the LTM SSB resource set may include one or more SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . In some cases, the LTM CSI resource set may be an ltm-CSI-RS-ResourceSet. In some cases, the LTM SSB resource set may be an ltm-CSI-SSB-ResourceSet. In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may be an ltm-NZP- CSI-RS-ResourceSet. In some cases (not limited to the scenario or embodiment) , an LTM CSI resource may be an SSB or a (NZP) CSI-RS.
[0052] In a variation of option 1, which is called option 1-1 in this document, if the LTM CSI resource configuration or the LTM CSI resource set includes a CSI-RS resource set, the CSI-RS resource set includes CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . For this case, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . In some cases, if an LTM CSI resource configuration includes (only) one LTM CSI resource set, which is an LTM CSI-RS resource set, the LTM CSI resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . One illustrative (but not limiting) example of the LTM CSI resource set and the LTM CSI-RS resource set may be as illustrated in Table 1:
[0053] Table 1
[0054] In another variation of option 1, which is called option 1-2 in this document, if the LTM CSI resource configuration or the LTM CSI resource set includes a CSI-RS resource set, the CSI-RS resource set includes CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell. For this case, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell. In some cases, if an LTM CSI resource configuration includes (only) one LTM CSI resource set, which is an LTM CSI-RS resource set, the LTM CSI resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell. One illustrative (but not limiting) example of the LTM CSI resource set and the LTM CSI-RS resource set is illustrated in Table 2. In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include an ID of the LTM CSI-RS resource set. In some cases, the LTM CSI resource set may indicate an ID of an LTM CSI-RS resource set.
[0055] Table 2
[0056] According to option 2, illustrated in FIG. 4, the CSI resource configuration includes one SSB resource set and one CSI-RS resource set, where the CSI-RS resource set includes CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . In some embodiments, an LTM CSI resource configuration, configured by the NW entity, may include an LTM SSB resource set and / or an LTM CSI-RS resource set. In some cases, the LTM SSB resource set may include one or more SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . In some cases, the LTM SSB resource set may be an ltm-CSI-SSB-ResourceSet. In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may be an ltm-NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet. In some cases, the SSBs and CSI-RSs are fully or partially associated with the same cell (s) . In some other cases, the SSBs and CSI-RSs are associated with different cell (s) . One illustrative (but not limiting) example of the LTM CSI resource configuration is illustrated in Table 3.
[0057] Table 3
[0058] According to option 3, illustrated in FIG. 4, the CSI resource configuration includes one SSB resource set and one or more CSI-RS resource sets. In some embodiments, an LTM CSI resource configuration, configured by the NW entity, may include an LTM SSB resource set and / or one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) . In some cases, the LTM SSB resource set may include one or more SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell. In some cases, the LTM SSB resource set may be an ltm-CSI-SSB-ResourceSet. In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may be an ltm-NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet. One illustrative (but not limiting) example of the LTM CSI resource configuration is illustrated in Table 4.
[0059] Table 4
[0060] According to option 4, illustrated in FIG. 4, the CSI resource configuration includes either one SSB resource set or one or more CSI-RS resource sets. In some embodiments, an LTM CSI resource configuration, configured by the NW entity, may include either an LTM SSB resource set or one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) . In some cases, the LTM SSB resource set may include one or more SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . In some cases, each of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) may include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell. In some cases, the LTM SSB resource set may be an ltm-CSI-SSB-ResourceSet. In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may be an ltm-NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet. One illustrative (but not limiting) example on the LTM CSI resource configuration is illustrated in Table 5.
[0061] Table 5
[0062] In some embodiments, which may cover one of options 1 to 4, the one or more CSI-RS (s) in one LTM CSI-RS resource set or LTM CSI resource set or one LTM CSI resource configuration may be configured / set, by the NW entity, to have the same time domain behavior (e.g., periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic) . In some other embodiments, which may cover one of options 1 to 4, the one or more CSI-RS (s) in one LTM CSI-RS resource set or LTM CSI resource set or one LTM CSI resource configuration may be configured / set, by the NW entity, to have the same time domain behavior as periodic.
[0063] The CSI report configuration may be structured according to one of the cases 1 to 3 illustrated in FIG. 5. According to case 1, one CSI resource configuration is associated with one CSI report configuration. According to case 2, one or more CSI resource configurations are associated with one CSI report configuration. According to case 3, one CSI resource configuration is associated with one or more CSI report configurations. These cases and their sub-cases are now discussed in various embodiments.
[0064] For case 1, an LTM CSI report configuration, configured by the NW entity, may be associated with an LTM CSI resource configuration. In a first sub-case 602 (see sub-case 1 in FIG. 6) of case 1, one CSI resource configuration includes one CSI resource set, which is either an SSB resource set or a CSI-RS resource set (which may correspond to options 1-1 and 1-2 discussed above) . In some embodiments, the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the LTM CSI report configuration may include (only) one LTM CSI resource set, which may be / include either an LTM SSB resource set or an LTM CSI-RS resource set. In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . In some other cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell. In some embodiments, the UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report 604, based on the LTM CSI resource set in the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with LTM CSI report configuration.
[0065] In a second sub-case 606 (see sub-case 2 in FIG. 6) of case 1, one CSI resource configuration includes one SSB resource set and one CSI-RS resource set (which may correspond to option 2 discussed above) . For this sub-case 606, the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the LTM CSI report configuration may include an LTM SSB resource set and / or an LTM CSI-RS resource set. The LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) .
[0066] For the second sub-case 606 of case 1 (sub-case 2 in FIG. 6) , there are two possible beam report possibilities 608 and 610. According to the first beam report possibility 608, the UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report, based on either the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set or both in the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with LTM CSI report configuration. In some cases, the NW entity may further indicate, to the UE, which one of the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set or both is used to measure and / or report. In some cases, the UE may indicate, to the NW entity, which one of the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set or both is used to measure and / or report. In some cases, the UE may report its capability on which one of the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set or both is supported by the UE to measure and / or report.
[0067] According to the second beam report possibility 610, the UE reports the beam report based on both the SSB resource set and the CSI-RS resource set. In some embodiments, the UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report, based on the LTM SSB resource set and / or the LTM CSI-RS resource set in the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with LTM CSI report configuration. In some cases, the NW entity may configure periodic CSI-RS (s) and SSB (s) in the same LTM CSI resource configuration. The NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as aperiodic, semi-persistent, or periodic. In some other cases, the NW entity may configure semi-persistent or aperiodic CSI-RS (s) and SSB (s) in the same LTM CSI resource configuration. The NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as aperiodic or semi-persistent (semi-persistent may only be configured / applicable when the semi-persistent CSI-RS (s) are configured) . The NW entity may also configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as periodic. Then the UE may perform the LTM beam / CSI report based on SSB only, or SSB and activated semi-persistent CSI-RS (s) , or SSB and triggered aperiodic CSI-RS (s) .
[0068] In some embodiments, if the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the LTM CSI report configuration includes an LTM SSB resource set and an LTM CSI-RS resource set, for reporting an RS index and corresponding measurement metric (e.g., L1-RSRP or L1-SINR) , the UE may also indicate to which resource set the reported RS index belongs to. For example, the UE may indicate that one reported RS index belongs to or corresponds to the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set. For another example, the UE may indicate one bit for each (RS index, corresponding measurement metric) pair in the LTM CSI report or beam report. The bit value ‘0’ may correspond to the LTM SSB resource set, and the bit value ‘1’ may correspond to the LTM CSI-RS resource set. The opposite mapping may also be used. In some cases, the UE may report one or multiple pairs of the RS index and corresponding measurement metric for each LTM SSB / CSI-RS resource set, where the UE reports the RS index based on the RS configured in the corresponding LTM SSB / CSI-RS resource set. In one example, the UE may report N1 pairs for the SSB resource set and N2 pairs for the LTM CSI-RS resource set, where N1 and N2 may be pre-defined or configured by the NW entity or reported by the UE.
[0069] In a third sub-case 612 of case 1 (see FIG. 6) , one CSI resource configuration includes one SSB resource set and one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) , which may correspond to option 3 discussed above with regard to FIG. 5. In some embodiments, the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the LTM CSI report configuration may include an LTM SSB resource set and / or one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) . Each of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell.
[0070] There are two reporting possibilities 614 and 616 for the sub-case 612 as illustrated in FIG. 6. According to the first reporting possibility 614, the UE reports the beam report based on either the SSB resource set or the one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) or both, or a SSB resource set and a subset of the one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) . In one embodiment, the UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report, based on either the LTM SSB resource set or one of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) or both, or an SSB resource set and a subset of the one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) in the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with LTM CSI report configuration. In some cases, the NW entity may further indicate, to the UE, which one of the LTM SSB resource set or an LTM CSI-RS resource set or both, or the SSB resource set and which subset of the one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) is used to measure and / or report. In some cases, the UE may indicate, to the NW entity, which one of the LTM SSB resource set or an LTM CSI-RS resource set or both, or the SSB resource set and which subset of the one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) is used to measure and / or report. In some cases, the UE may report its capability on which one of the LTM SSB resource set or an LTM CSI-RS resource set or both, or an SSB resource set and a subset of the one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) is supported by the UE to measure and / or report.
[0071] According to the second reporting possibility 616, the UE reports the beam report based on both the SSB resource set and one or more CSI-RS resource sets. In one embodiment, the UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report, based on the LTM SSB resource set and the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) in the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with LTM CSI report configuration. In some cases, the NW entity may configure periodic CSI-RS (s) and SSB (s) in the same LTM CSI resource configuration. The NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as aperiodic, semi-persistent, or periodic. In some other cases, the NW entity may configure semi-persistent or aperiodic CSI-RS (s) and SSB (s) in the same LTM CSI resource configuration. In some aspects, the NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as aperiodic or semi-persistent (semi-persistent may only be configured / applicable when the semi-persistent CSI-RS (s) are configured) . In some other aspects, the NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as periodic. Then the UE may perform the LTM beam / CSI report based on SSB only, or SSB and activated semi-persistent CSI-RS (s) , or SSB and triggered aperiodic CSI-RS (s) .
[0072] In some embodiments, if the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the LTM CSI report configuration includes an LTM SSB resource set and one or more LTM CSI-RS resource sets, for reporting an RS index and corresponding measurement metric (e.g., L1-RSRP or L1-SINR) , the UE may also indicate to which resource set the one reported RS index belongs to. For example, the UE may indicate that one reported RS index belongs to or corresponds to the LTM SSB resource set or an LTM CSI-RS resource set. For another example, the UE may indicate an N-bit for each (RS index, corresponding measurement metric) pair in the LTM CSI report or beam report. The value of N may depend on the amount of LTM CSI SSB resource sets and the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource sets in the associated LTM CSI resource configuration. The bit value #0 may correspond to the LTM SSB resource set, and the remaining bit value may correspond to the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set based on their resource set ID in increasing or decreasing order. The opposite mapping may also be used. In some cases, the UE may report one or multiple pairs of the RS index and corresponding measurement metric for each LTM SSB / CSI-RS resource set, where the UE reports the RS index based on the RS configured in the corresponding LTM SSB / CSI-RS resource set. In one example, the UE may report N1 pairs for the SSB resource set and N2 pairs for the LTM CSI-RS resource set, where N1 and N2 may be pre-defined or configured by the NW entity or reported by the UE.
[0073] In a fourth sub-case 618 of case 1, one CSI resource configuration includes either one SSB resource set or one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) , which may correspond to option 4 of the CSI resource configuration. In some embodiments, the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the LTM CSI report configuration may include either an LTM SSB resource set or one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) . In some cases, each of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell.
[0074] There are two reporting possibilities 620 and 622 for the sub-case 618 as illustrated in FIG. 6. According to the first reporting possibility 620, if the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the LTM CSI report configuration includes one or more CSI-RS resource sets, the UE reports the beam report based on at least one of one or more CSI-RS resource sets. In some embodiments, if the associated LTM CSI resource configuration includes one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) , UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report, based on at least one of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) . In some cases, the NW entity may further indicate, to the UE, which one or which subset or all of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set is used to measure and / or report. In some cases, the UE may indicate, to the NW entity, which one or which subset or all of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set is used to measure and / or report. In some cases, the UE may report its capability on which one or which subset or all of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set is supported by the UE to measure and / or report.
[0075] According to the second report possibility 622, if the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the LTM CSI report configuration includes one or more CSI-RS resource sets, the UE reports the beam report based on all the one of one or more CSI-RS resource sets. In some embodiments, if the associated LTM CSI resource configuration includes one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) , the UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report, based on (all of) the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) .
[0076] In some embodiments, if the associated LTM CSI resource configuration includes one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) , for reporting an RS index and corresponding measurement metric (e.g., L1-RSRP or L1-SINR) , the UE may also indicate to which resource set the one reported RS index belongs to. For example, the UE may indicate that the reported RS index belongs to or corresponds to a given LTM CSI-RS resource set. For another example, the UE may indicate an N-bit for each (RS index, corresponding measurement metric) pair in the LTM CSI report or beam report. A value of N may depend on the amount of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource sets in the associated LTM CSI resource configuration. The first bit value may correspond to the LTM CSI-RS resource set with smallest resource set ID, the second bit value may correspond to the LTM CSI-RS resource set with second smallest resource set ID, and so on. Alternatively, the first bit value may correspond to the first entry of the LTM CSI-RS resource set included in the LTM CSI resource configuration, the second bit value may correspond to the second entry of the LTM CSI-RS resource set included in the LTM CSI resource configuration, and so on.
[0077] According to case 2 (illustrated in FIG. 5) , one or more CSI resource configuration (s) are associated with one CSI report configuration. In some embodiments, an LTM CSI report configuration, configured by the NW entity, may be associated with one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) . The LTM CSI resource configuration (s) may be configured or used for channel measurement. Two sub-cases 702 and 704 are discussed for case 2, which are schematically illustrated in FIG. 7
[0078] According to the first sub-case 702 of case 2 (illustrated in FIG. 7) , one CSI resource configuration includes one CSI resource set, which is either one SSB resource set or one CSI-RS resource set (which corresponds to option 1 in FIG. 4) . In some embodiments, each of the one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) associated with the LTM CSI report configuration may include (only) one LTM CSI resource set, which may be / include either an LTM SSB resource set or an LTM CSI-RS resource set. In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . In some other cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell.
[0079] In some embodiments, if one of the one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) includes an LTM CSI-RS resource set including one or more CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) , the maximum number of LTM CSI resource configuration (s) associated with an LTM CSI report configuration may be two. In some other embodiments, if each of the one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) includes an LTM CSI-RS resource set including one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell, the maximum number of LTM CSI resource configuration (s) associated with an LTM CSI report configuration may be larger than two.
[0080] There are two reporting possibilities 704 and 706 for the sub-case 702, as illustrated in FIG. 7. According to the first reporting possibility 704, the UE reports the beam report based on one of the associated CSI resource configurations. In one embodiment, the UE performs LTM CSI report or beam report, based on one or a subset of or all of the associated LTM CSI resource configurations. In some cases, the NW entity may further indicate, to the UE, which LTM CSI resource configuration or which one of the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set or which subset or whether all is used to measure and / or report. In some cases, the UE may indicate, to the NW entity, which LTM CSI resource configuration or which one of the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set or which subset or whether all is used to measure and / or report. In some cases, the UE may report its capability on which LTM CSI resource configuration or which one of the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set or which subset or whether all is supported by the UE to measure and / or report.
[0081] According to a second reporting possibility 706 illustrated in FIG. 7, the UE reports the beam report based on all associated CSI resource configurations. In some embodiments, the UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report, based on the one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) associated with LTM CSI report configuration.
[0082] In some embodiments, if at least one associated LTM CSI resource configuration includes an LTM SSB resource set and at least one associated LTM CSI resource configuration includes an LTM CSI-RS resource set, for reporting an RS index and corresponding measurement metric (e.g., L1-RSRP) , the UE may also indicate to which resource set or to which LTM CSI resource configuration the one reported RS index belongs to. For example, the UE may indicate that the reported RS index belongs to or corresponds to the LTM SSB resource set or an LTM CSI-RS resource set or to which LTM CSI resource configuration. For another example, the UE may indicate an N-bit for each (RS index, corresponding measurement metric) pair in the LTM CSI report or beam report. A value of N may depend on the amount of the one or more associated LTM CSI resource configuration (s) . The first bit value may correspond to the associated LTM CSI resource configuration with smallest resource configuration ID, the second bit value may correspond to the associated LTM CSI resource configuration with second smallest resource configuration ID, and so on. Alternatively, the first bit value may correspond to the first entry of the associated LTM CSI resource configuration included in the LTM CSI report configuration, the second bit value may correspond to the second entry of the associated LTM CSI resource configuration included in the LTM CSI report configuration, and so on.
[0083] According to the second sub-case 710 of case 2 (illustrated in FIG. 7) , one CSI resource configuration includes either one SSB resource set or one or more CSI-RS resource set (which corresponds to option 4 illustrated in FIG. 4) . In some embodiments, each of the one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) associated with the LTM CSI report configuration may include either an LTM SSB resource set or one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) . In some cases, each of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell. In some embodiments, the maximum number of LTM CSI resource configuration (s) associated with an LTM CSI report configuration may be two.
[0084] There are two reporting possibilities 712 and 714 for the sub-case 710, as schematically illustrated in FIG. 7. According to the first reporting possibility 712, the UE reports the beam report based on one or all of the associated CSI resource configurations. In some embodiments, the UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report, based on one or all of associated LTM CSI resource configurations. In some cases, the NW entity may further indicate, to the UE, which LTM CSI resource configuration or which one of the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set or whether all is used to measure and / or report. In some cases, the UE may indicate, to the NW entity, which LTM CSI resource configuration or which one of the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set or whether all is used to measure and / or report. In some cases, the UE may report its capability about which LTM CSI resource configuration or which one of the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set or whether all is (are) supported by the UE to measure and / or report.
[0085] In some embodiments, if the NW entity requests the UE to at least report an associated LTM CSI resource configuration including the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) , the NW entity may further indicate which ones among the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) are needed to be reported. In some embodiments, if the UE informs the NW entity, the UE at least reports an associated LTM CSI resource configuration including the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) , the UE may further indicate which ones among the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) are reported. In some embodiments, the UE may indicate or report, to the NW entity, the maximum number of LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) included an LTM CSI resource configuration which can be reported or supported by the UE.
[0086] In some embodiments, if the NW entity instructs the UE to report an associated LTM CSI resource configuration including the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) or if the UE indicates to the NW entity, the UE reports an associated LTM CSI resource configuration including the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) , then the UE may, for reporting an RS index and corresponding measurement metric (e.g., L1-RSRP or L1-SINR) , also indicate to which resource set the one reported RS index belongs to. For example, the UE may indicate to which LTM CSI-RS resource set the reported RS index belongs to or corresponds to. For another example, the UE may indicate an N-bit for each (RS index, corresponding measurement metric) pair in the LTM CSI report or beam report. A value of N may depend on the amount of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource sets in the associated LTM CSI resource configuration. The first bit value may correspond to the LTM CSI-RS resource set with smallest resource set ID, the second bit value may correspond to the LTM CSI-RS resource set with second smallest resource set ID, and so on. Alternatively, the first bit value may correspond to the first entry of the LTM CSI-RS resource set included in the LTM CSI resource configuration, the second bit value may correspond to the second entry of the LTM CSI-RS resource set included in the LTM CSI resource configuration, and so on.
[0087] According to the second possibility 714 of case 2 (illustrated in FIG. 7) , the UE reports the beam report based on all associated CSI resource configurations. In some embodiments, the UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report, based on the one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) associated with LTM CSI report configuration. In some embodiments, if at least one associated LTM CSI resource configuration includes an LTM SSB resource set and the at least one associated LTM CSI resource configuration includes one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) , for reporting a RS index and corresponding measurement metric (e.g., L1-RSRP or L1-SINR) , the UE may also indicate to which resource set or to which LTM CSI resource configuration the one reported RS index belongs to. For example, the UE may indicate that the reported RS index belongs to or corresponds to the LTM SSB resource set or to an LTM CSI-RS resource set or to which LTM CSI resource configuration. For another example, the UE may indicate an N-bit for each (RS index, corresponding measurement metric) pair in the LTM CSI report or beam report. A value of N may depend on the amount of the one or more associated LTM CSI resource configuration (s) and / or the amount of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) . In some cases, the first bit value may correspond to the associated LTM CSI resource configuration with the LTM SSB resource set. The second bit value may correspond to the LTM CSI-RS resource set with the smallest resource set ID, the third bit value may correspond to the LTM CSI-RS resource set with the second smallest resource set ID, and so on. Alternatively, the second bit value may correspond to the first entry of the LTM CSI-RS resource set included in the associated LTM CSI resource configuration, the third bit value may correspond to the second entry of the LTM CSI-RS resource set included in the associated LTM CSI resource configuration, and so on. In some other cases, the last bit value may correspond to the associated LTM CSI resource configuration with the LTM SSB resource set. The first bit value may correspond to the LTM CSI-RS resource set with the smallest resource set ID, the second bit value may correspond to the LTM CSI-RS resource set with the second smallest resource set ID, and so on. Alternatively, the first bit value may correspond to the first entry of the LTM CSI-RS resource set included in the associated LTM CSI resource configuration, the second bit value may correspond to the second entry of the LTM CSI-RS resource set included in the associated LTM CSI resource configuration, and so on.
[0088] For the case 3 (see FIG. 5) , one CSI resource configuration is associated with one or more CSI report configuration (s) . In some embodiments, the one or more LTM CSI report configuration (s) , configured by the NW entity, may be associated with an LTM CSI resource configuration. Three sub-cases 802, 810, and 816 of case 3 are now discussed with regard to FIG. 8.
[0089] According to the first sub-case 802 of case 3, one CSI resource configuration includes one SSB resource set and one CSI-RS resource set (which may correspond to option 2 of the CSI resource configuration) . In some embodiments, the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the one or more LTM CSI report configuration (s) may include an LTM SSB resource set and / or an LTM CSI-RS resource set. The LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) .
[0090] In some embodiments, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may correspond to one CSI resource set 804, either the LTM SSB resource set or the LTM CSI-RS resource set in the LTM CSI resource configuration. In some embodiments, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may include or indicate a parameter 806, for example, the RS type or resource set to be reported. In some cases, each of or at least two of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not correspond to the same RS type or resource set. In some cases, each of or at least two of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not include or indicate the same RS type or resource set to be reported.
[0091] According to the second sub-case 810 of case 3, one CSI resource configuration includes an SSB resource set and one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) (corresponds to option 3) . In some embodiments, the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the one or more LTM CSI report configuration (s) may include an LTM SSB resource set and / or one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) . Each of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set may include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell.
[0092] In some embodiments, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may correspond to one CSI resource set 804, either the LTM SSB resource set or one of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) in the LTM CSI resource configuration. In some embodiments, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may include or indicate the resource set to be reported. In some cases, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not correspond to the same resource set. In some cases, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not include or indicate the same resource set to be reported. In some embodiments, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may include or indicate a parameter 806, for example, the RS type or resource set to be reported. In some cases, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not correspond to the same RS type or resource set. In some cases, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not include or indicate the same RS type or resource set to be reported.
[0093] According to the third sub-case 816 of case 3 (see FIG. 8) , one CSI resource configuration includes one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) (which may correspond to one case of option 4) . In some embodiments, the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with the one or more LTM CSI report configuration (s) may include one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) , where each of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set may comprise or include one or more CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell.
[0094] In some embodiments, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may correspond to one of the one or more LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) 804 in the LTM CSI resource configuration. In some embodiments, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may include or indicate the LTM CSI-RS resource set to be reported. In some cases, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not correspond to the same LTM CSI-RS resource set. In some cases, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not include or indicate the same LTM CSI-RS resource set to be reported. In some embodiments, each of the one or more associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may include or indicate a parameter 820, for example, the resource set to be reported.
[0095] The above embodiments were discussed for an RRC configuration for which the SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) from the LTM candidate cell (s) were configured in different LTM CSI resource sets. The next embodiments are discussed for an RRC configuration for which the SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) from the LTM candidate cell (s) were configured in a single or the same LTM CSI resource set. The LTM CSI resource set may include SSB (s) across the LTM candidate cell (s) and CSI-RS (s) across the LTM candidate cell (s) .
[0096] In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the UE with one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) and / or one or more LTM CSI report configuration (s) . In some cases, at least an LTM CSI resource configuration may be associated with an LTM CSI report configuration. In some cases, an LTM CSI resource configuration may be an LTM-CSI-ResourceConfig. In some cases, an LTM CSI report configuration may be an LTM-CSI-ReportConfig. In some cases, at least one LTM CSI resource configuration and / or at least one LTM CSI report configuration may be configured for NW-triggered or NW-configured LTM CSI report or beam report. In some cases, at least one LTM CSI resource configuration and / or at least one LTM CSI report configuration may be configured for UE-initiated LTM CSI report or beam report.
[0097] The LTM CSI resource set may be / include an LTM SSB resource set and / or an LTM CSI-RS resource set. Two lists may be configured for the CSI resource set configuration, LTM-CSI-ResourceList and LTM-CandidateList. Each element in the first list is associated with a corresponding element in the second list. In one embodiment, each element of the first list has a Type parameter and an RS index parameter. The Type parameter may be a one-bit parameter that indicates whether the reference signal is SSB or CSI-RS. The bitwidth of the RS index parameter is based on the largest number of SSB (s) or CSI-RS (s) of one LTM candidate cell among all the LTM candidate cells. More details are provided below.
[0098] In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the UE with an LTM SSB resource set. In some cases, the LTM SSB resource set may be configured for LTM beam / CSI measurement and / or LTM beam / CSI report. In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the UE with at least one LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) . In some cases, the LTM CSI-RS resource set (s) may be configured for LTM beam / CSI measurement and / or LTM beam / CSI report.
[0099] The structure of the CSI resource configuration when the SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) from a LTM candidate cell (s) are configured in a single or the same resource set is now being discussed. The structure of the CSI resource configuration may rely on or be related to the structure of the LTM CSI resource set. In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the UE with an LTM CSI resource set. In some cases, the NW entity may configure an LTM CSI resource set in an LTM CSI resource configuration. In some cases, the NW entity may configure CSI-RS (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) and SSB (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) in the LTM CSI resource set. In some cases, the LTM CSI resource set may be configured for LTM beam / CSI measurement and / or LTM beam / CSI report. In some cases, the NW entity may configure periodic CSI-RS (s) and SSB (s) in the same LTM CSI resource set. The NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as aperiodic, semi-persistent, or periodic. In some other cases, the NW entity may configure SSB (s) and semi-persistent or aperiodic CSI-RS (s) in the same LTM CSI resource set. In some aspects, the NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as aperiodic or semi-persistent (semi-persistent may only be configured / applicable when the semi-persistent CSI-RS (s) are configured) . In some other aspects, the NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as periodic. Then the UE may perform the LTM beam / CSI report based on SSB only, or SSB and activated semi-persistent CSI-RS (s) , or SSB and triggered aperiodic CSI-RS (s) .
[0100] In some embodiments, the LTM CSI resource set may include one RS index or more, where each index may indicate an SSB or a CSI-RS. In some cases, the LTM CSI resource set may be ltm-CSI-RS-ResourceSet.
[0101] In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure one or more type-indicating parameters in the LTM CSI resource configuration. In some cases, each of the type-indicating parameters may indicate an RS type (e.g., SSB or CSI-RS) for each entry in the LTM CSI resource set. In some cases, the number of the type-indicating parameters may be the same as the number of entries in the LTM CSI resource set. In some cases, the type-indicating parameters may be configured in the LTM CSI resource set. In some other cases, the type-indicating parameters may be configured in an LTM RS type list and / or not configured in the LTM CSI resource set.
[0102] An LTM candidate identity (ID) list may be introduced. In some embodiments, the NW entity may configure the LTM candidate ID list in the LTM CSI resource configuration. In some cases, each element of the LTM candidate ID list may indicate an ID of an LTM candidate cell configuration. In some cases, each element of the LTM candidate ID list may indicate an LTM candidate cell or corresponding cell ID. In some embodiments, the first element in the LTM CSI resource set is associated with the first element in the LTM candidate ID list, the second element in the LTM CSI resource set is associated with the second element in the LTM candidate ID list, and so on. In some cases, the LTM candidate ID list may have the same number of entries as the LTM CSI resource set. In some cases, the LTM candidate ID list may be ltm-CandidateIdList.
[0103] In some embodiments, one illustrative (but not limiting) example on the LTM CSI resource set and / or the LTM CSI resource configuration may be as illustrated in Table 6.
[0104] Table 6
[0105] In some embodiments, the one or more CSI-RS (s) in one LTM CSI resource set or one LTM CSI resource configuration may be configured / set, by the NW entity, to have the same time domain behavior (e.g., periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic) . In some other embodiments, the one or more CSI-RS (s) in one LTM CSI resource set or one LTM CSI resource configuration may be configured / set, by the NW entity, to have the same time domain behavior as periodic.
[0106] The CSI report configuration for the case when the SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) from the LTM candidate cell (s) are configured in a single or the same LTM CSI resource set is now discussed.
[0107] According to a first scenario, one CSI resource configuration is associated with one CSI report configuration. For this scenario, an LTM CSI report configuration, configured by the NW entity, may be associated with an LTM CSI resource configuration. In some cases, the LTM CSI resource configuration includes an LTM CSI resource set, where CSI-RS (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) and SSB (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) are configured in the LTM CSI resource set.
[0108] In some embodiments, the UE may perform LTM CSI report or beam report, based on the LTM CSI resource set in the LTM CSI resource configuration associated with LTM CSI report configuration. In some cases, the NW entity may configure periodic CSI-RS (s) and SSB (s) in the same LTM CSI resource configuration. The NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as aperiodic, semi-persistent, or periodic. In some other cases, the NW entity may configure semi-persistent or aperiodic CSI-RS (s) and SSB (s) in the same LTM CSI resource configuration. In some aspects, the NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as aperiodic or semi-persistent (semi-persistent may only be configured / applicable when the semi-persistent CSI-RS (s) are configured) . In some other aspects, the NW entity may configure the time domain behavior for the LTM beam / CSI report as periodic. Then the UE may perform the LTM beam / CSI report based on SSB only, or SSB and activated semi-persistent CSI-RS (s) , or SSB and triggered aperiodic CSI-RS (s) .
[0109] According to another scenario, one CSI resource configuration is associated with one or more CSI report configuration (s) . For this scenario, one or more LTM CSI report configuration (s) , configured by the NW entity, may be associated with an LTM CSI resource configuration. In some cases, the LTM CSI resource configuration includes an LTM CSI resource set, where CSI-RS (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) and SSB (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) are configured in the LTM CSI resource set.
[0110] In some embodiments, each of the associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may correspond to either SSB (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) or CSI-RS (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) in the LTM CSI resource configuration. In some embodiments, each of the associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may include or indicate the RS type to be reported. In some cases, each of or at least two of the associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not correspond to the same RS type. In some cases, each of or at least two of the associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not include or indicate the same RS type to be reported. In some cases, if an associated LTM CSI report configuration is for reporting CSI-RS, the UE measures / reports CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) in the LTM CSI resource configuration. In some cases, the maximum number of associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may be two.
[0111] In some embodiments, each of the associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may correspond to either SSB (s) from LTM candidate cell (s) or CSI-RS (s) from one LTM candidate cell in the LTM CSI resource configuration. In some embodiments, each of the associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may include or indicate the RS type to be reported. In some cases, each of the associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not correspond to the same RS type. In some cases, each of the associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) may not include or indicate the same RS type to be reported.
[0112] In some embodiments, if an associated LTM CSI report configuration is for reporting CSI-RS (s) , the NW entity or the associated LTM CSI report configuration may further indicate the LTM candidate cell or the LTM candidate ID to be reported. In some embodiments, each of the associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) for reporting CSI-RS (s) may not correspond to the same LTM candidate cell or the LTM candidate ID. In some cases, each of the associated LTM CSI report configuration (s) for reporting CSI-RS (s) may not include or indicate the same LTM candidate cell or the LTM candidate ID to be reported.
[0113] The next embodiments disclose how to perform LTM CSI report based on measurement results of SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) . Three different cases 910, 920, and 930 are schematically illustrated in FIG. 9. According to the first case 910, the CSI report configuration is associated with CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) and not associated with SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . For this first case 910, how to select CSI-RS to be reported (for determining best beam to be used first) is now discussed. The second and third cases 920 and 930 deal with the situation when the CSI report configuration is associated with CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) and also associated with SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) is discussed later.
[0114] For the first case 910, a first scenario 912 (illustrated in FIG. 9) involves a reference subcarrier spacing (SCS) for the different SCSs across LTM candidate cell (s) . In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate to the UE a first reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration. In some embodiments, the UE may determine or derive a first reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration.
[0115] In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate to the UE a first reference SCS, or the UE may determine / derive a first reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration, if one of the following conditions occurs: (1) the LTM CSI report configuration is to report at least CSI-RS (s) from or associated with different LTM candidate cell (s) , or (2) the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with an LTM CSI resource configuration at least including one or more CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) , or (3) the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with at least one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) , each of them including CSI-RS (s) from an LTM candidate cell.
[0116] In some embodiments, the UE may determine or derive that a first reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration is the smallest or largest SCS of CSI-RS (s) among LTM candidate cell (s) to be reported, based on the LTM CSI report configuration. In some other embodiments, the UE may determine or derive that a first reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration is the smallest or largest SCS among LTM candidate cell (s) configured to the UE (e.g., LTM candidate cell (s) configured in LTM-Config) . In some other embodiments, the UE may determine or derive that a first reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration is 15 kHz. In some other embodiments, the UE may determine or derive the first reference SCS if the NW entity does not configure / indicate the first reference SCS.
[0117] In some embodiments, the UE may use the first reference SCS for comparing a measured quality of CSI-RS (s) from different LTM candidate cell (s) . In some embodiments, the UE may use the first reference SCS for selecting or determining CSI-RS (s) from different LTM candidate cell (s) to be included in an LTM CSI report or beam report. In some cases, the UE may use the first reference SCS for performing / transmitting an LTM CSI report or beam report based on the LTM CSI report configuration.
[0118] A second scenario 914 (illustrated in FIG. 9) for the first case 910 considers that the UE may consider or determine there are no SCS differences. In some embodiments, the UE may consider or determine that SCS (s) are the same for CSI-RS (s) among LTM candidate cell (s) , to be measured / reported based an LTM CSI report configuration. In some embodiments, the UE may consider or determine that SCS (s) are the same for CSI-RS (s) among LTM candidate cell (s) configured to the UE (e.g., by LTM-Config) .
[0119] According to the second case 920 (see FIG. 9) , it considers that a CSI report configuration is associated with CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) and also associated with SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) . This case addresses how to select CSI-RSs to be reported (for determining best beam to be applied first) needs to be defined. According to a first scenario 922 for the second case 920, a reference SCS for SCS differences across LTM candidate cell (s) is used. In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate to the UE the second reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration. The second reference SCS may be the same or different from the first reference SCS. In some embodiments, the UE may determine or derive a second reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration.
[0120] In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate to the UE a second reference SCS, or the UE may determine / derive a second reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration, if one of the following conditions occurs: (1) the LTM CSI report configuration is to report CSI-RS (s) from or associated with one or more LTM candidate cell (s) and SSB (s) from or associated with one or more LTM candidate cell (s) , or (2) the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with an LTM CSI resource configuration including one or more CSI-RS (s) from one or more LTM candidate cell (s) and SSB (s) from one or more LTM candidate cell (s) , or (3) the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with at least one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) , each of them including either CSI-RS (s) from an LTM candidate cell or SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) .
[0121] In some embodiments, the UE may determine or derive that a second reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration is the smallest or largest SCS of CSI-RS (s) and / or SSB (s) among LTM candidate cell (s) to be reported based on the LTM CSI report configuration. In some other embodiments, the UE may determine or derive that a second reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration is the smallest or largest SCS among LTM candidate cell (s) configured to the UE (e.g., LTM candidate cell (s) configured in LTM-Config) . In some other embodiments, the UE may determine or derive that a second reference SCS for an LTM CSI report configuration is 15 kHz. In some other embodiments, the UE may determine or derive that the second reference SCS is the first reference SCS. In some other embodiments, the UE may determine or derive the second reference SCS if the NW entity does not configure / indicate the second reference SCS.
[0122] In some embodiments, the UE may use the second reference SCS for comparing measured quality of CSI-RS (s) and / or SSB (s) from different LTM candidate cell (s) . In some embodiments, the UE may use the second reference SCS for selecting or determining CSI-RS (s) and / or SSB (s) from different LTM candidate cell (s) to be included in an LTM CSI report or beam report. In some cases, the UE may use the second reference SCS for performing / transmitting an LTM CSI report or beam report based on the LTM CSI report configuration.
[0123] According to the second scenario 924 for the second case 920 (illustrated in FIG. 9) , a transmit power offset between SSB and CSI-RS across LTM candidate cell (s) is considered or indicated. In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate to the UE a power offset, e.g., energy per resource element (EPRE) ratio between CSI-RS (s) and Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) from SSB (s) . In some cases, the power offset may indicate or be associated with a difference of transmit power between SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) among LTM candidate cell (s) configured to the UE (e.g., by LTM-Config) . In some other embodiments, the power offset may indicate or be associated with a difference of transmit power between SSB (s) and CSI-RS (s) among LTM candidate cell (s) to be reported based on an LTM CSI report configuration. In some cases, the power offset is per LTM-config or per cell group. In some other cases, the power offset is per LTM CSI report configuration. In some other cases, the NW entity configures the transmission power for the SSB (s) for different cells, and / or configures the power offset per CSI-RS resource or per CSI-RS resource set. The NW transmits the CSI-RS resource or the CSI-RS resource set for a cell based on the power offset and transmission power for SSB (s) for the same cell. In some other cases, the NW entity configures separate transmission power for SSBs in a cell, and / or configures the power offset per CSI-RS resource. The NW transmits the CSI-RS associated with an SSB based on the power offset and the configured transmission for the SSB. In some other cases, the NW configures common or separate transmission power for the CSI-RS resources for an LTM candidate cell.
[0124] In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate to the UE a power offset, or the UE may determine / derive a power offset for an LTM CSI report configuration, if one of the following events occurs: (1) the LTM CSI report configuration is to report CSI-RS (s) from or associated with one or more LTM candidate cell (s) and SSB (s) from or associated with one or more LTM candidate cell (s) , or (2) the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with an LTM CSI resource configuration including one or more CSI-RS (s) from one or more LTM candidate cell (s) and SSB (s) from one or more LTM candidate cell (s) , or (3) the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with at least one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) , each of them including either CSI-RS (s) from an LTM candidate cell or SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) .
[0125] In some embodiments, the UE may use the power offset for comparing measured quality of CSI-RS (s) and / or SSB (s) from different LTM candidate cell (s) . In some cases, the UE may use the power offset for performing / transmitting an LTM CSI report or beam report based on the LTM CSI report configuration.
[0126] According to a third scenario 926 for the second case 920 (illustrated in FIG. 9) , the UE may consider or determine that there is no SCS difference and / or no transmit power difference. For this scenario, the UE may consider or determine that SCS (s) and / or transmit power are the same for CSI-RS (s) and / or SSB (s) among LTM candidate cell (s) to be measured / reported based an LTM CSI report configuration. In some embodiments, the UE may consider or determine that SCS (s) and / or transmit power are the same for CSI-RS (s) and / or SSB (s) among LTM candidate cell (s) configured to the UE (e.g., by LTM-Config) .
[0127] For a third case 930 (illustrated in FIG. 9) in which the CSI report configuration is associated with CSI-RS (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) and also associated with SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) , which is similar to the second case 920, how to report an RS index and / or RS type needs to be defined.
[0128] In some embodiments, if the UE performs or transmits an LTM CSI report based on an LTM CSI report configuration, where:
[0129] ● the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with an LTM CSI resource configuration including one or more CSI-RS (s) from one or more LTM candidate cell (s) and SSB (s) from one or more LTM candidate cell (s) , or
[0130] ● the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with one or more LTM CSI resource configuration (s) , each of them including either CSI-RS (s) from an LTM candidate cell or SSB (s) across LTM candidate cell (s) ,
[0131] then the UE may perform one of the followings three scenarios 932, 934, and 936 (illustrated in FIG. 9) for reporting the RS index and / or RS type:
[0132] ● scenario 932 -the UE may report an RS index based on a pre-defined order. In one example, the SSB is reported first and the CSI-RS is reported second, or the order of the RS in the LTM CSI resource set or LTM CSI resource configuration. In another example, the order is based on the configuration order of the RS in the LTM CSI resource set;
[0133] ● scenario 934 -the UE may report an RS index type in a separate field or one joint field (e.g., SS / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) Block resource indicator (SSBRI) , CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI) or SSBRI / CRI; or
[0134] ● scenario 936 -UE may report SSBRI or CRI based on indication / configuration from the NW entity.
[0135] According to another embodiment, how to perform LTM CSI report with measuring or associating CSI-RS (s) configured in LTM-TCI-Info is now discussed. For this embodiment, the CSI report configuration may be associated with a CSI-RS resource set in LTM-TCI-Info. In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate or configure the UE with TCI related information for one or each LTM candidate cell. In some cases, the NW entity may indicate or configure TCI related information in LTM-TCI-Info. The LTM-TCI-Info may be configured for each LTM candidate cell or configured in LTM candidate cell configuration, e.g., in LTM-Candidate.
[0136] In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate / configure the UE with one or more CSI-RS (s) and / or one or more CSI-RS resource set (s) by TCI related information for an LTM candidate cell. For example, the NW entity may indicate / configure ltm-NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceToAddModList, ltm-NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceToReleaseList, ltm-NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSetToAddModList, and / or ltm-NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSetToReleaseList in LTM-TCI-Info.
[0137] In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate / configure the UE with an LTM CSI report configuration. In some cases, the LTM CSI report configuration may be associated with or include a CSI-RS resource set (or corresponding set ID) in TCI related information for an LTM candidate cell. In some cases, the LTM CSI report configuration may be associated with or include NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSetId or NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet from LTM-TCI-Info in an LTM-Candidate. In some cases, the LTM CSI report configuration may be configured for NW-triggered or NW-configured or UE-initiated LTM CSI report or beam report.
[0138] In some embodiments, the LTM CSI report configuration may be associated with or include an ID of an LTM candidate cell configuration (e.g., LTM-Candidate) . In some cases, if the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with or includes an ID of an LTM candidate cell configuration, the LTM CSI report configuration may be associated with or include a CSI-RS resource set (or corresponding set ID) in TCI related information in the LTM candidate cell configuration. In some cases, an ID of an LTM candidate cell configuration and a CSI-RS resource set (or corresponding set ID) in TCI related information in the LTM candidate cell configuration may be present or absent together in the LTM CSI report configuration.
[0139] In some embodiments, if an LTM CSI report configuration is associated with or includes a CSI-RS resource set (or corresponding set ID) in TCI related information for an LTM candidate cell, and the NW entity does not indicate / configure the report quantity for the LTM CSI report configuration, the UE may report L1-RSRP in an LTM CSI report or beam report based on the LTM CSI report configuration.
[0140] In another embodiment, a QCL type information is indicated for an LTM joint / DL / UL TCI state. This embodiment addresses which RS to be used for QCL type A and QCL type D. In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate or configure the UE with one or more LTM joint / DL TCI state (s) and / or one or more LTM UL TCI state (s) for one or each LTM candidate cell. In some cases, the NW entity may indicate or configure one or more LTM joint / DL TCI state (s) and / or one or more LTM UL TCI state (s) in LTM-TCI-Info. The LTM-TCI-Info may be configured for each LTM candidate cell or configured in LTM candidate cell configuration, e.g., in LTM-Candidate. In some cases, the NW entity may transmit, to the UE, a Candidate Cell TCI States Activation / Deactivation MAC CE to activate / deactivate one or more LTM joint / DL TCI state (s) and / or LTM UL TCI state (s) for an LTM candidate cell. In some cases, the NW entity may transmit, to the UE, an LTM Cell Switch Command MAC CE to activate and / or indicate an LTM joint / DL TCI state and / or an LTM UL TCI state for an LTM (target) candidate cell indicated in the LTM Cell Switch Command MAC CE.
[0141] In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate / configure one or two QCL type information for an LTM joint / DL TCI state. In some embodiments, the NW entity may indicate / configure at least one of the following combinations of QCL type information for an LTM joint / DL TCI state:
[0142] ● One or multiple QCL parameters of QCL type A provided by an SSB, and QCL type D provided by CSI-RS for BM, and / or
[0143] ● One or multiple QCL parameters of QCL type A provided by an SSB, and QCL type D provided by CSI-RS for CSI, and / or
[0144] ● One or multiple QCL parameters of QCL type A provided by a TRS (or CSI-RS with trs-Info) , and QCL type D provided by CSI-RS for BM, and / or
[0145] ● One or multiple QCL parameters of QCL type A provided by a TRS, and QCL type D provided by CSI-RS for CSI, and / or
[0146] ● One or multiple QCL parameters of QCL type A provided by one of an SSB, TRS, CSI-RS for BM, or CSI-RS for CSI, and QCL type D provided by one of an SSB, TRS, CSI-RS for BM, or CSI-RS for CSI,
[0147] where the QCL type A may include the following QCL parameters: average delay, delay spread, Doppler shift and Doppler spread, and / or QCL type D may indicate the spatial reception parameters. In some embodiments, the NW entity may refrain from indicating the QCL type D for a certain frequency range (FR) , e.g., FR1. In some embodiments, the UE may report the UE capability indicating the supported QCL type information combination (s) for an LTM TCI state.
[0148] According to an embodiment, whether the SSB may still be used as the QCL RS of LTM TCI state is discussed when the CSI-RS is configured for measurement. In some embodiments, the NW entity may refrain from indicating / configuring that an SSB provides / indicates QCL type A and / or QCL type D of an LTM joint / DL TCI state for an LTM candidate cell, if one of the following conditions is fulfilled:
[0149] ● CSI-RS (s) from the LTM candidate cell are configured in an LTM CSI resource configuration, and / or
[0150] ● an LTM CSI report configuration is associated with a resource configuration or a resource set with CSI-RS (s) from the LTM candidate cell, and / or
[0151] ● an LTM CSI report configuration instructs the UE to measure and / or report CSI-RS (s) from the LTM candidate cell.
[0152] It is noted that throughout this document, the UE may have one or more of the following attributes or behaviors. The following attributes or behaviors of the UE may also imply associated attributes or behaviors of a NW entity. The UE may be configured with and / or served by the NW entity in a serving cell. The UE may (be configured to) communicate with the NW entity in the serving cell. The UE may be configured with one or more serving cells by the NW entity, which may include the serving cell. The UE may be activated or be indicated, by the NW entity, to activate one or more serving cells, which may include the serving cell. The UE may be configured and / or instructed, by the NW entity, with one or more bandwidth parts (BWPs) . The UE may be instructed and / or configured, by the NW entity, with a BWP (in the serving cell) . In some cases, the BWP may be activated as an active BWP. In other cases, the BWP may be referred to an active BWP. In some cases, the BWP may be an active DL BWP. In some cases, the BWP may be an active UL BWP. In some cases, the BWP may be an initial BWP. In some cases, the BWP may be a default BWP. In some cases, the BWP may be a dormant BWP.
[0153] The UE may be in one of RRC_CONNECTED state, RRC_INACTIVE state or RRC_IDLE state.
[0154] It is noted that throughout this document, when a procedure or description is related to a serving cell, it may mean the procedure or description is related to an active (DL / UL) BWP in the serving cell.
[0155] It is noted that throughout this document, a neighboring cell can be referred to or replaced with one or some of the followings: non-serving cell, a cell with PCI different that of the serving cell, a TRP associated with a PCI different from that of the serving cell.
[0156] It is noted that throughout this document, a TRS set may be referred to or replaced with a CSI-RS resource set for time / frequency tracking. In some cases, a TRS set may be a CSI-RS resource set configured with trs-info. A TRS set may be referred to or replaced with a TRS resource set. A TRS may be referred to or replaced with a TRS resource.
[0157] It is noted that throughout this document, a serving cell TRS may be referred to or replaced with a TRS configured for time / frequency tracking for the serving cell or a TRS configured in serving cell configuration. The NW entity may ensure to configure / set QCL source RS in a beam indication applied for a serving cell TRS is a SSB transmitted from the serving cell or a SSB associated with serving cell PCI. The NW entity may refrain from configuring / setting QCL source RS in a beam indication applied for a serving cell TRS is an SSB transmitted from a cell with PCI different from serving cell PCI or an SSB associated with additional PCI or candidate / target cell.
[0158] It is noted that throughout this document, that action time of a signal may mean the actual timing when the signal is applicable or takes effect, which may be later than the timing of receiving this signal.
[0159] It is noted that throughout this document, an expression of “X / Y” may include a meaning of “X or Y” . It is noted that throughout this document, an expression of “X / Y” may include a meaning of “X and Y” . It is noted that throughout this document, an expression of “X / Y” may include a meaning of “X and / or Y” . It is noted that throughout this document, an expression of “ (A) B” or “B (A) ” may include a concept of “only B” . It is noted that throughout this document, an expression of “ (A) B” or “B (A) ” may include a concept of “A+B” or “B+A” .
[0160] It is noted that some or all of the foregoing may be jointly combined or formed to be a new or another one embodiment. It is noted that the foregoing can be used to solve at least (but not limited to) the issue (s) or scenario (s) mentioned in this disclosure.
[0161] The following additional considerations may apply to the foregoing and the following discussions. It is noted that any two or more than two of the foregoing paragraphs, (sub) -bullets, points, actions, or claims described in each method / embodiment / embodiment may be combined logically, reasonably, and properly to form a specific method.
[0162] It is noted that any sentence, paragraph, (sub) -bullet, point, action, or claim described in each of the foregoing or the following embodiment (s) / embodiment (s) / concept (s) may be implemented independently and separately to form a specific method. Dependency, e.g. “based on” , “more specifically” , “where” or etc., in embodiment (s) / embodiment (s) / concept (s) mentioned in this document is just one possible embodiment which would not restrict the specific method.
[0163] It is noted that some or all of the following terminology and assumption may be used in any of the embodiments discussed above.
[0164] BS: a network central unit or a network node in NR which is used to control one or multiple TRPs which are associated with one or multiple cells. Communication between BS and TRP (s) is via fronthaul. BS may be referred to as central unit (CU) , eNB, gNB, or NodeB.
[0165] TRP: a transmission and reception point provides network coverage and directly communicates with UEs. TRP may be referred to as distributed unit (DU) or network node.
[0166] Cell: a cell is composed of one or multiple associated TRPs, i.e. coverage of the cell is composed of coverage of all associated TRP (s) . One cell is controlled by one BS or a NW entity. Cell may be referred to as TRP group (TRPG) .
[0167] Serving beam: serving beam for a UE is a beam generated by a network node, e.g. TRP, which is configured to be used to communicate with the UE, e.g. for transmission and / or reception.
[0168] Candidate beam: candidate beam for a UE is a candidate of a serving beam. Serving beam may or may not be candidate beam.
[0169] A user device in which the techniques of this disclosure can be implemented (e.g., the UE 102) can be any suitable device capable of wireless communications such as a smartphone, a tablet computer, an Laptop computer, a mobile gaming console, a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, a health monitoring device, a drone, a camera, a media-streaming dongle or another personal media device, a wearable device such as a smartwatch, a wireless hotspot, a femtocell, or a broadband router. Further, the user device in some cases may be embedded in an electronic system such as the head unit of a vehicle or an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) . Still further, the user device can operate as an internet-of-things (IoT) device or a mobile-internet device (MID) . Depending on the type, the user device can include one or more general-purpose processors, a computer-readable memory, a user interface, one or more network interfaces, one or more sensors, etc.
[0170] Certain embodiments are described in this document as including logic or a number of components or modules. Modules may be software modules (e.g., code stored on non-transitory machine-readable medium) or hardware modules. A hardware module is a tangible unit capable of performing certain operations and may be configured or arranged in a certain manner. A hardware module can include dedicated circuitry or logic that is permanently configured (e.g., as a special-purpose processor, such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) ) to perform certain operations. A hardware module may also include programmable logic or circuitry (e.g., as encompassed within a general-purpose processor or other programmable processor) that is temporarily configured by software to perform certain operations. The decision to implement a hardware module in dedicated and permanently configured circuitry, or in temporarily configured circuitry (e.g., configured by software) may be driven by cost and time considerations.
[0171] When implemented in software, the techniques can be provided as part of the operating system, a library used by multiple applications, a particular software application, etc. The software can be executed by one or more general-purpose processors or one or more special-purpose processors.
[0172] Reference throughout this section to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment” or “in an embodiment” in various places throughout the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Further, the particular features, structures or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.
[0173] Numerical adjectives “first” , “second” , and “third” do not imply any order (are not ordinals) but are markers to distinguish separate instances of similar elements. References to the singular (e.g., “a” or “an” , “the” ) should include the plural unless clearly indicated otherwise.
[0174] As used herein, a phrase referring to “at least one of” or “one or more of” an List of items refers to any combination of those items, including single members. For example, “at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover the possibilities of: a only, b only, c only, a combination of a and b, a combination of a and c, a combination of b and c, and a combination of a and b and c.
[0175] Although the features and elements of the present embodiments are described in the embodiments in particular combinations, each feature or element can be used alone without the other features and elements of the embodiments or in various combinations with or without other features and elements disclosed herein. The methods or flowcharts may be implemented in a computer program, software or firmware tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium for execution by a specifically programmed computer or processor.
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1.A wireless communication method performed by a user equipment, UE, (102) , the method comprising:receiving (320) , from a radio access network, RAN, node (104) , a radio resource control, RRC, configuration associated with a lower-layer triggered mobility, LTM, procedure for switching from a serving cell (124) to a candidate cell (125) , the RRC configuration configuring an LTM channel state information, CSI, resource configuration and an LTM CSI report configuration, with the LTM CSI resource configuration enabling use of at least one reference signal, RS, for LTM-related measurements;measuring (340) the at least one RS transmitted by the RAN node (104) ; andtransmitting (360) , to the RAN node (104) , a report based on the LTM CSI report configuration, the report including a result of the measuring.2.The method of Claim 1, wherein the LTM CSI resource configuration specifies at least one of:one CSI resource set, which is either a synchronization signal block, SSB, resource set, including RSs across plural LTM candidate cells, or a CSI-RS resource set, including RSs from one or more LTM candidate cells,one SSB resource set, including RSs across plural LTM candidate cells, and one CSI-RS resource set, including RSs across plural LTM candidate cells,one SSB resource set, including RSs across plural LTM candidate cells, and one or more CSI-RS resource sets, each CSI-RS resource set including RSs from one LTM candidate cell, orone SSB resource set, including RSs across plural LTM candidate cells, or one or more CSI-RS resource sets, each CSI-RS resource set including RSs from one LTM candidate cell.3.The method of Claim 2, wherein the LTM CSI resource configuration includes one LTM CSI resource configuration, and the CSI report configuration is associated with the one LTM CSI resource configuration and the LTM CSI resource configuration includes at least one of:the one SSB resource set and the one CSI-RS resource set, and the UE reports a beam report based on (1) the one SSB resource set or the one CSI-RS resource set, or (2) both the one SSB resource set and the one CSI-RS resource set;the one SSB resource set and the one or more CSI-RS resource sets, and the UE reports a beam report based on (1) the one SSB resource set or the one or more CSI-RS resource sets, or (2) both the one SSB resource set and the one or more CSI-RS resource sets; orthe one SSB resource set or the one or more CSI-resource sets, and the UE reports a beam report based on (1) at least one of the one or more CSI-RS resource sets, or (2) all of the one or more CSI-RS resource sets.4.The method of Claim 2, wherein the LTM CSI resource configuration includes one or more LTM CSI resource configurations, the CSI report configuration is associated with the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations, and each of the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations includes one of:the one SSB resource set and the one CSI-RS resource set causing the UE to report a beam report based on (1) one of the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations, or (2) all the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations; orthe one SSB resource set or the one or more CSI-RS resource sets causing the UE to report a beam report based on (1) one of the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations, or (2) all of the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations.5.The method of Claim 2, wherein the LTM CSI report configuration includes one or more LTM CSI report configurations that are associated with the LTM CSI resource configuration, which includes one LTM CSI resource configuration, and the one LTM CSI resource configuration includes at least one of:the one SSB resource set and the one CSI-RS resource set, and each of the one or more LTM CSI report configurations corresponds to one CSI-RS resource set;the one SSB resource set and the one or more CSI-RS resource sets, and each of the one or more LTM CSI report configurations corresponds to one CSI-RS resource set; orthe one or more CSI-RS resource sets, and each of the one or more LTM CSI report configurations corresponds to one CSI-RS resource set.6.The method of Claim 1, wherein the at least one RS includes a synchronization signal block, SSB, and a CSI-reference signal, CSI-RS, of the LTM CSI resource configuration, the SSB and CSI-RS are configured in one LTM CSI resource set, and the LTM CSI resource configuration includes an LTM CSI resource list and an LTM candidate identity, ID, list.7.The method of Claim 6, wherein the LTM CSI report configuration includes (1) one LTM CSI report configuration associated with one LTM CSI resource configuration, or (2) plural LTM CSI report configurations associated with the one LTM CSI resource configuration.8.The method of Claim 1, wherein the LTM CSI report configuration includes at least one of:a reference subcarrier spacing, SCS, for different SCSs across LTM candidate cells when the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with CSI-RSs across the LTM candidate cells but not with a synchronization signal block, SSB,the reference SCS for the different SCSs across LTM candidate cells, or a transmit power offset between SSB and CSI-RS per each LTM candidate cell, when the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with CSI-RSs across the LTM candidate cells and with SSBs across the LTM candidate cells, ora beam index based on a predefined order or a beam index type.9.The method of Claim 1, wherein the RRC configuration further configures an LTM-transmission configuration indicator, LTM-TCI, configuration including one or more joint, downlink, or uplink TCI states, and the at least one RS includes one or more CSI-RSs associated with the one or more joint, downlink, or uplink TCI states.10.The method of Claim 1, further comprising:determining (380) quasi-colocation, QCL, information associated with a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state based on at least one of:a synchronization signal block, SSB, for QCL type A and CSI-RS for beam management, BM, for QCL type D,the SSB for the QCL type A and the CSI-RS for CSI for the QCL type D,a tracking reference signal, TRS, for the QCL type A and the CSI-RS for BM for the QCL type D,the TRS for the QCL type A and the CSI-RS for CSI for the QCL type D, orthe SSB, the TRS, the CSI-RS for BM, or the CSI-RS for CSI for the QCL type A and one of the SSB, the TRS, the CSI-RS for BM, or the CSI-RS for CSI for the QCL type D.11.A wireless communication method performed by radio access network, RAN, node (104) , the method comprising:transmitting (320) , to a user equipment, UE, (102) , a radio resource control, RRC, configuration associated with a lower-layer triggered mobility, LTM, procedure for switching from a serving cell (124) to a candidate cell (125) , the RRC configuration configuring an LTM channel state information, CSI, resource configuration and an LTM CSI report configuration, with the LTM CSI resource configuration enabling use of at least one reference signal, RS, for LTM-related measurements;transmitting (330) , to the UE (102) , the at least one RS; andreceiving (360) , from the UE (102) , a report based on the LTM CSI report configuration, the report including a measurement result of the at least one RS.12.The method of Claim 11, wherein the LTM CSI resource configuration includes at least one of:one CSI resource set, which is either a synchronization signal block, SSB, resource set, including RSs across plural LTM candidate cells, or a CSI-RS resource set, including RSs from one or more LTM candidate cells,one SSB resource set, including RSs across plural LTM candidate cells, and one CSI-RS resource set, including RSs across plural LTM candidate cells,one SSB resource set, including RSs across plural LTM candidate cells, and one or more CSI-RS resource sets, each CSI-RS resource set including RSs from one LTM candidate cell, orone SSB resource set, including RSs across plural LTM candidate cells, or one or more CSI-RS resource sets, each CSI-RS resource set including RSs from one LTM candidate cell.13.The method of Claim 12, wherein the LTM CSI resource configuration includes one or more LTM CSI resource configurations, the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations, and each of the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations includes one of:the one SSB resource set and the one CSI-RS resource set causing the UE to report a beam report based on (1) one of the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations, or (2) all the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations; orthe SSB resource set or the one or more CSI-RS resource sets causing the UE to report a beam report based on (1) one of the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations, or (2) all of the one or more LTM CSI resource configurations.14.The method of Claim 12, wherein the LTM CSI report configuration includes one or more LTM CSI report configurations that are associated with the LTM CSI resource configuration, which includes one LTM CSI resource configuration, and the one LTM CSI resource configuration includes at least one of:the one SSB resource set and the one CSI-RS resource set, and each of the one or more LTM CSI report configurations corresponds to one CSI resource set;the one SSB resource set and the one or more CSI-RS resource sets, and each of the one or more LTM CSI report configurations corresponds to one CSI resource set; orthe one or more CSI-RS resource sets, and each of the one or more LTM CSI report configurations corresponds to only one CSI-RS resource set.15.The method of Claim 11, wherein the at least one RS includes a synchronization signal block, SSB, and a CSI-reference signal, CSI-RS, of the LTM CSI resource configuration, the SSB and CSI-RS are configured in one LTM CSI resource set, and the LTM CSI resource configuration includes an LTM CSI resource list and an LTM candidate identity, ID, list.16.The method of Claim 11, wherein the LTM CSI report configuration includes one of:a reference subcarrier spacing, SCS, for different SCSs across LTM candidate cells when the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with CSI-RSs across the LTM candidate cells but not with a synchronization signal block, SSB,the reference SCS for the different SCSs across LTM candidate cells, or a transmit power offset between SSB and CSI-RS per each LTM candidate cell, when the LTM CSI report configuration is associated with CSI-RSs across the LTM candidate cells and with SSBs across the LTM candidate cells, ora beam index based on a predefined order or a beam index type.17.The method of Claim 11, wherein the RRC configuration further configures an LTM-transmission configuration indicator, LTM-TCI, configuration including one or more joint, downlink, or uplink TCI states, and the at least one RS includes one or more CSI-RSs associated with the one or more joint, downlink, or uplink TCI states.18.The method of Claim 11, further comprising:determining (380) quasi-colocation, QCL, information associated with a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state based on one of:a synchronization signal block, SSB, for QCL type A and a CSI-RS for beam management, BM, for QCL type D,the SSB for the QCL type A and a CSI-RS for CSI for the QCL type D,a tracking reference signal, TRS, for the QCL type A and the CSI-RS for BM for the QCL type D,the TRS for the QCL type A and the CSI-RS for CSI for the QCL type D, orthe SSB, the TRS, the CSI-RS for BM, or the CSI-RS for CSI for the QCL type A and one of the SSB, the TRS, the CSI-RS for BM, or the CSI-RS for CSI for the QCL type D.19.A communication device (102, 104) comprising a transceiver (154, 134) , a processor (152, 132) and computer-readable storage media (153, 133) storing executable instructions for the processor to perform any of the methods recited in claims 1-18, using the transceiver.
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