Handover and cell change due to channel access problems

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• receive a configuration from a first base station for the UE to perform a conditional handover;
• determine a first unlicensed frequency channel is unavailable for a transmission to the first base station or from the first base station;
• and
• switch from the first unlicensed frequency channel to a second cell for communication through the second cell in the conditional handover upon receiving the configuration and upon determining that the first unlicensed frequency channel is unavailable for the transmission.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• user equipment means for receiving a configuration from a first base station for the UE to perform a conditional handover;
• user equipment means for determining a first unlicensed frequency channel is unavailable for a transmission to the first base station or from the first base station;
• and
• user equipment means for switching from the first unlicensed frequency channel to a second cell for communication through the second cell in the conditional handover upon receiving the configuration and upon determining that the first unlicensed frequency channel is unavailable for the transmission.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the code when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

• receive a configuration from a first base station for the UE to perform a conditional handover;
• determine a first unlicensed frequency channel is unavailable for a transmission to the first base station or from the first base station;
• and
• switching from the first unlicensed frequency channel to a second cell for communication through the second cell in the conditional handover upon receiving the configuration and upon determining that the first unlicensed frequency channel is unavailable for the transmission.