Predictive methods for SSB beam measurements

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

• a memory storing computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• receive a first set of one or more beam identifiers corresponding to a first set of one or more transmit beams belonging to a second set of one or more transmit beams, wherein a number of transmit beams in the first set of one or more transmit beams is less than a total number of transmit beams in the second set of one or more transmit beams;
• receive the second set of one or more transmit beams including the first set of one or more transmit beams;
• predict a third set of one or more transmit beams based on a prediction model at the UE and measurements of the first set of one or more transmit beams;
• and
• transmit one or more of:
• reporting information for the third set of one or more transmit beams or indications corresponding to the third set of one or more transmit beams.

A network node for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory storing computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a first set of one or more transmit beam identifiers corresponding to a first set of one or more transmit beams of a second set of one or more transmit beams;
• transmit the second set of one or more transmit beams including the first set of one or more transmit beams to the UE;
• receive, from the UE, a first set of measurements corresponding to a third set of one or more transmit beams or indications corresponding to the third set of one or more transmit beams, the third set of one or more transmit beams predicted based on a prediction model at the UE and the first set of one or more transmit beams.