Transmission configuration indication (TCI) state/beam determination for NR dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover

A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• connecting to a source cell via a first beam;
• connecting to a target cell via a second beam during a handover from the source cell to the target cell;
• determining whether a first transmission using the first beam overlaps in time with a second transmission using the second beam;
• and
• in response to determining that the first transmission overlaps in time with the second transmission;
• establishing a time period for prioritizing the target cell over the source cell;
• selecting the target cell over the source cell for the time period;
• and
• switching from the target cell to the source cell at an end of the time period.

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

• means for connecting to a source cell via a first beam;
• means for connecting to a target cell via a second beam during a handover from the source cell to the target cell;
• means for determining whether a first transmission using the first beam overlaps in time with a second transmission using the second beam;
• means for establishing, in response to determining that the first transmission overlaps in time with the second transmission, a time period for prioritizing the target cell over the source cell;
• means for selecting the target cell over the source cell for the time period;
• and
• means for switching from the target cell to the source cell at an end of the time period.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising code executable by one or more processors to:

• connect to a source cell via a first beam;
• connect to a target cell via a second beam during a handover from the source cell to the target cell;
• determine that a first transmission using the first beam overlaps in time with a second transmission using the second beam;
• establish, in response to determining that the first transmission overlaps in time with the second transmission, a time period for prioritizing the target cell over the source cell;
• select the target cell over the source cell for the time period;
• and
• switch from the target cell to the source cell at an end of the time period.