Techniques for mobility mode selection in uplink-based and downlink-based mobility

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• a memory configured to store instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
• determine that the apparatus is operating in a first mobility mode relative to a network;
• determine whether the apparatus satisfies at least one condition associated with mobility of the apparatus for mobility mode selection, the at least one condition comprising a first condition wherein a current radio resource control (RRC) state of the apparatus comprises an RRC-IDLE state, an RRC-COMMON state, or an RRC-DEDICATED state, a second condition wherein the apparatus transitions from the current RRC state to a second RRC state, or a third condition comprising both the first condition and the second condition;
• select a second mobility mode based on a determination that the apparatus satisfies the at least one condition, wherein each of the first mobility mode and the second mobility mode is an uplink (UL) mobility mode or a downlink (DL) mobility mode;
• and
• initiate transition of the apparatus from the first mobility mode to the second mobility mode.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for determining that the apparatus is operating in a first mobility mode;
• means for determining whether the apparatus satisfies at least one condition associated with mobility of the apparatus for mobility mode selection, the at least one condition comprising a first condition wherein a current radio resource control (RRC) state of the apparatus comprises an RRC-IDLE state, an RRC-COMMON state, or an RRC-DEDICATED state, a second condition wherein the apparatus transitions from the current RRC state to a second RRC state, or a third condition comprising both the first condition and the second condition;
• means for selecting a second mobility mode based on a determination that the apparatus satisfies the at least one condition, wherein each of the first mobility mode and the second mobility mode is an uplink (UL) mobility mode or a downlink (DL) mobility mode;
• and
• means for initiating transition of the apparatus from the first mobility mode to the second mobility mode.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising code executable by at least one processor of a user equipment (UE) to:

• determine that the UE is operating in a first mobility mode;
• determine whether the UE satisfies at least one condition associated with mobility of the UE for mobility mode selection, the at least one condition comprising a first condition wherein a current radio resource control (RRC) state of the UE comprises an RRC-IDLE state, an RRC-COMMON state, or an RRC-DEDICATED state, a second condition wherein the UE transitions from the current RRC state to a second RRC state, or a third condition comprising both the first condition and the second condition;
• select a second mobility mode based on a determination that the UE satisfies the at least one condition, wherein each of the first mobility mode and the second mobility mode is an uplink (UL) mobility mode or a downlink (DL) mobility mode;
• and
• initiate transition of the UE from the first mobility mode to the second mobility mode.