TCI and QCL configuration in 5G networks

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors of a network node, wherein the instructions to cause the network node to:

• encode radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the RRC signaling comprising configuration information configuring a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states to a user equipment (UE);
• encode a media access control (MAC) control element (CE), the MAC CE indicating multiple active TCI states of the configured plurality of TCI states;
• and
• encode downlink information for transmission to the UE, the downlink information associated with one of the multiple active TCI states and frequency multiplexed with downlink information associated with a second of the multiple active TCI states.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE) operating, the instructions to configure the one or more processors for reception and to cause the UE to:

• decode radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the RRC signaling comprising configuration information configuring a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states;
• decode a media access control (MAC) control element (CE), the MAC CE indicating multiple active TCI states of the configured plurality of TCI states;
• determine multiple received beams using the multiple active TCI states;
• and
• decode downlink information, wherein the downlink information includes first and second portions, wherein respective first and second portions have different TCI states of the multiple active states and are received via at least one of the determined multiple receive beams associated with the multiple active TCI states, wherein the first and second portions of the downlink information are frequency division multiplexed with each other.