Conditional mobility triggering based on beam information

A method at a UE for a conditional handover procedure, the method comprising:

• receiving a conditional handover configuration from a source network node containing at least an execution condition for conditional handover based on beam measurement information;
• performing beam measurements for at least one beam of each of a plurality of cells to obtain beam measurement information for beams, wherein the beam measurement information comprises a plurality of beams that satisfy the execution condition and wherein the plurality of beams comprise beams of a plurality of potential target cells;
• and
• where beams of the plurality of potential target cells satisfy the execution condition, selecting one of the plurality of potential target cells as a preferred cell for the conditional mobility procedure, wherein the selecting of one of the plurality of potential target cells comprises ranking the plurality of potential target cells that satisfy the execution condition using the beam measurement information.

A wireless device for a conditional mobility procedure, the wireless device comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to:
• receive a conditional mobility configuration from a source network node containing at least an execution condition for conditional mobility based on beam measurement information;
• perform beam measurements for at least one beam of at least one cell to obtain beam measurement information for the at least one beam, wherein the beam measurement information comprises a plurality of beams that each satisfy the execution condition and wherein the plurality of beams comprise beams of a plurality of potential target cells;
• and, where beams of the plurality of potential target cells satisfy the execution condition, select one of the plurality of potential target cells as a preferred cell for the conditional mobility procedure, wherein the selecting of one of the plurality of potential target cells comprises ranking the plurality of potential target cells that satisfy the execution condition using the beam measurement information, and
• power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the wireless device.

A wireless device for a conditional handover procedure, the wireless device comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to:
• receive a conditional handover configuration from a source network node containing at least an execution condition for conditional handover based on beam measurement information;
• perform beam measurements for at least one beam of each of a plurality of cells to obtain beam measurement information for beams, wherein the beam measurement information comprises a plurality of beams that satisfy the exaction condition and wherein the plurality of beams comprise beams of a plurality of potential target cells;
• and, where beams of the plurality of potential target cells satisfy the execution condition, select one of the plurality of potential target cells as a preferred cell for the conditional mobility procedure, wherein the selecting of one of the plurality of potential target cells comprises ranking the plurality of potential target cells that satisfy the execution condition using the beam measurement information, and
• power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the wireless device.

A network node for facilitating a conditional mobility procedure, the network node comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to:
• define a conditional mobility configuration containing at least an execution condition for conditional mobility based on beam measurement information;
• and initiate the transmission of the conditional mobility configuration to at least one user equipment, wherein the execution condition is based on beam measurements for a plurality of beams and the execution condition comprises a ranking criteria;
• and
• power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the network node.