Methods and apparatuses for flexible radio frequency utilization

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium operatively coupled to the at least one processor, the computer-readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the at least one processor, the programming comprising instructions that cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a network device, activation information for a carrier of a cell, the activation information comprising at least one of synchronization information, beam management information, or automatic gain control (AGC) setting information for the carrier, the activation information further comprising an indication of a reference carrier of the cell;
• receive, from the network device, an indication to activate the carrier;
• and
• activate the carrier based on the activation information.

A network device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium operatively coupled to the at least one processor, the computer-readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the at least one processor, the programming comprising instructions that cause the network device to:
• transmit, to an apparatus, activation information for a carrier of a cell, the activation information comprising at least one of synchronization information, beam management information or automatic gain control (AGC) setting information for the carrier, the activation information further comprising an indication of a reference carrier of the cell;
• and
• transmit, to the apparatus, an indication to activate the carrier, wherein transmitting the indication causes the apparatus to activate the carrier based on the activation information.