Scheduling broadcast or multicast communications for new radio

A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, comprising:

• scheduling a first broadcast or multicast (broadcast/multicast) communication using a first downlink control information (DCI), the first DCI being scrambled by a multicast radio network temporary identifier (M-RNTI) and indicating a first bandwidth part (BWP);
• transmitting the first broadcast/multicast communication, the first broadcast/multicast communication being associated with a broadcast/multicast control channel via a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in accordance with the first DCI, and the broadcast/multicast control channel being associated with the M-RNTI and the first BWP;
• scheduling a second broadcast/multicast communication using a second DCI, the second DCI being scrambled by another RNTI and indicating a second BWP;
• and
• transmitting the second broadcast/multicast communication, the second broadcast/multicast communication being associated with a broadcast/multicast traffic channel via a second PDSCH in accordance with the second DCI, and the broadcast/multicast traffic channel being associated with the other RNTI and the second BWP.

A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor communicatively coupled with the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to cause the UE to:
• receive a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a first broadcast or multicast (broadcast/multicast) communication, the first DCI being scrambled by a multicast radio network temporary identifier (M-RNTI) and indicating a first bandwidth part (BWP);
• receive the first broadcast/multicast communication, the first broadcast/multicast communication being associated with a broadcast/multicast control channel via a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in accordance with the first DCI, and the broadcast/multicast control channel being associated with the M-RNTI and the first BWP;
• receive a second DCI scheduling a second broadcast/multicast communication, the second DCI being scrambled by another RNTI and indicating a second BWP;
• and
• receive the second broadcast/multicast communication, the second broadcast/multicast communication being associated with a broadcast/multicast traffic channel via a second PDSCH in accordance with the second DCI, and the broadcast/multicast traffic channel being associated with the other RNTI and the second BWP.

A network entity for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor communicatively coupled with the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to cause the network entity to:
• schedule a first broadcast or multicast (broadcast/multicast) communication using a first downlink control information (DCI), the first DCI being scrambled by a multicast radio network temporary identifier (M-RNTI) and indicating a first bandwidth part (BWP);
• transmit the first broadcast/multicast communication, the first broadcast/multicast communication being associated with a broadcast/multicast control channel via a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in accordance with the first DCI, and the broadcast/multicast control channel being associated with the M-RNTI and the first BWP;
• schedule a second broadcast/multicast communication using a second DCI, the second DCI being scrambled by another RNTI and indicating a second BWP;
• and
• transmit the second broadcast/multicast communication, the second broadcast/multicast communication being associated with a broadcast/multicast traffic channel via a second PDSCH in accordance with the second DCI, and the broadcast/multicast traffic channel being associated with the other RNTI and the second BWP.