Multi-beam operation for multi-cell scheduling

A user equipment (UE) comprising:

• a transceiver configured to receive:
• first information for a set of cells,
• second information for sets of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states associated with cells in the set of cells, respectively, and
• a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) that provides a first DCI format, wherein:
• the first DCI format schedules receptions of a first number of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) on a first number of cells from the set of cells,
• the first DCI format includes a first TCI field indicating a combination of TCI states,
• the combination of TCI states includes a number of TCI states that is equal to a number of cells in the set of cells, and
• the TCI states in the combination of TCI states have a one-to-one mapping to the cells in the set of cells;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to determine first TCI states, from the combination of TCI states, having a one-to-one mapping with the first number of cells,
• wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive the first number of PDSCHs, or a second number of PDSCHs after the first number of PDSCHs, on the first number of cells based on the first TCI states, respectively.

A base station comprising:

• a transceiver configured to transmit:
• first information for a set of cells,
• second information for sets of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states associated with the cells in the set of cells, respectively, and
• a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) that provides a first DCI format, wherein:
• the first DCI format schedules transmissions of a first number of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) on a first number of cells from the set of cells,
• the first DCI format includes a first TCI field indicating a combination of TCI states,
• the combination of TCI states includes a number of TCI states that is equal to a number of cells in the set of cells, and
• the TCI states in the combination of TCI states have a one-to-one mapping to the cells in the set of cells;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to determine first TCI states, from the combination of TCI states, having a one-to-one mapping with the first number of cells,
• wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit the first number of PDSCHs, or a second number of PDSCHs after the first number of PDSCHs, on the first number of cells based on the first TCI states, respectively.