Efficient configuring of a non-terrestrial network connection

An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
• transmit at least one of a first connection configuration that is based on a first beam configuration or a second connection configuration that is based on a second beam configuration;
• communicate with a user equipment (UE) in a network based at least in part on using the first connection configuration;
• communicate with the UE in the network based at least in part on using the second connection configuration;
• and
• communicate with the UE in the network based at least in part on a switch from using the second connection configuration to reusing the first connection configuration and without an additional transmission of the first connection configuration, wherein the switch is based at least in part on a satellite location associated with the network node satisfying a satellite location condition associated with the first connection configuration.

A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• communicating in a network based at least in part on using a first connection configuration that is based at least in part on a first beam configuration;
• communicating in the network based at least in part using a second connection configuration instead of the first connection configuration wherein the second connection configuration is based at least in part on a second beam configuration;
• detecting, as a switch event, that a satellite location associated with a target network node satisfies a satellite location condition associated with the first connection configuration;
• and
• autonomously switching from using the second connection configuration stored locally at the UE to reusing the first connection configuration stored locally at the UE for communicating with the target network node in the network based at least in part on the first connection configuration being stored at the UE and based at least in part on detecting the switch event.

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

• transmitting at least one of a first connection configuration that is based on a first beam configuration or a second connection configuration that is based on a second beam configuration;
• communicating with a user equipment (UE) in a network based at least in part on using the first connection configuration;
• communicating with the UE in the network based at least in part on using the second connection configuration;
• and
• communicating with the UE in the network based at least in part on switching from using the second connection configuration to reusing the first connection configuration and without an additional transmission of the first connection configuration, wherein the switching is based at least in part on a satellite location associated with the network node satisfying a satellite location condition associated with the first connection configuration.