Enhanced initial access with multi-beam operations

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor in communication with the transceiver, the at least one processor being configured, individually or in any combination, to:
• receive a system information block (SIB) that includes:
• first system information associated with a plurality of synchronization signal block identifiers (SSB IDs) and a first UE software type;
• and
• second system information associated with a second UE software type, the second system information comprising a plurality of pairs including a first pair and a second pair, the first pair indicating a first SSB ID and first beam-specific system information associated with the first SSB ID, the second pair indicating a second SSB ID and second beam-specific system information associated with the second SSB ID;
• select a synchronization signal block (SSB) having a reference signal received power (RSRP) above a threshold, wherein the SSB corresponds to a beam;
• select, from the second system information, a beam-specific system information by matching the selected SSB to one of SSB IDs in the plurality of pairs;
• and
• establish a connection with a base station (BS) using the beam-specific system information.

An apparatus at a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:

• means for selecting a synchronization signal block (SSB) having a reference signal received power (RSRP) above a threshold, wherein the SSB corresponds to a beam;
• means for receiving a system information block (SIB) that includes:
• first system information associated with a plurality of synchronization signal block identifiers (SSB IDs) and a first UE software type;
• and
• second system information associated with a second UE software type, the second system information comprising a plurality of pairs including a first pair and a second pair, the first pair indicating a first SSB ID and first beam-specific system information associated with the first SSB ID, the second pair indicating a second SSB ID and second beam-specific system information associated with the second SSB ID;
• means for selecting, from the second system information, a beam-specific system information by matching the selected SSB to an SSB ID in the plurality of pairs;
• and
• means for establishing a connection with a base station (BS) using the beam-specific system information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

• select a synchronization signal block (SSB) having a reference signal received power (RSRP) above a threshold, wherein the SSB corresponds to a beam;
• receive a system information block (SIB) that includes:
• first system information associated with a plurality of synchronization signal block identifiers (SSB IDs) and a first UE software type;
• and
• second system information associated with a second UE software type, the second system information comprising a plurality of pairs including a first pair and a second pair, the first pair indicating a first SSB ID and first beam-specific system information associated with the first SSB ID, the second pair indicating a second SSB ID and second beam-specific system information associated with the second SSB ID;
• select, from the second system information, a beam-specific system information by matching the selected SSB to an SSB ID in the plurality of pairs;
• and
• establish a connection with a base station (BS) using the beam-specific system information.