Beam and cell selection based on power configuration

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• at least one processor coupled to a memory configured to:
• determine a configuration of one or more metrics associated with synchronization signal block (SSB) transmissions monitored by a first node of one or more wireless nodes to use in selecting a beam or cell, wherein the one or more metrics comprise a first threshold value and indicate potential interference caused by uplink transmissions from the first node, and wherein the beam is selected for which the uplink transmissions from the first node using the selected beam at a minimum supported transmit power of the first node do not cause excessive interference based on whether an estimated uplink received power is at or below the first threshold value, and wherein the excessive interference is defined based on the first threshold value;
• and
• transmit an indication of the configuration to the first node.

A method for wireless communications by a first node of a network, comprising:

• monitoring synchronization signal block (SSB) transmissions from one or more network entities;
• and
• selecting a beam or cell associated with one of the one or more network entities based on:
• the monitoring;
• and
• one or more metrics associated with the monitored SSB transmissions, the one or more metrics comprise a first threshold value and are indicative of potential interference caused by uplink transmissions from the first node, wherein the selecting further comprises selecting the beam for which the uplink transmissions from the first node using the selected beam at a minimum supported transmit power of the first node do not cause excessive interference based on whether an estimated uplink received power is at or below the first threshold value, and wherein the excessive interference is defined based on the first threshold value.