Methods and apparatus for reporting aperiodic cqi in a new scell state of lte carrier aggregation

A method for wireless communication by a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

• receiving, a request for reporting an Aperiodic-Sounding Reference Signal (A-SRS) relating to a Secondary Cell (Scell) configured for the UE when the UE is in a first state corresponding to the Scell, the first state designed for a reduced SCell activation latency and to result in the UE using lower power as compared to when the UE is in a second state;
• and
• reporting, in response to the request, the A-SRS for the Scell in accordance with a first A-SRS reporting configuration for the first state which is different from a second A-SRS reporting configuration for the second state.

A method for wireless communication by a Base Station (BS), comprising:

• transmitting, to a User Equipment (UE), a request for reporting an Aperiodic-Channel Quality Indicator (A-CQI) relating to a Secondary Cell (Scell) configured for the UE when the UE is in a first state corresponding to the Scell, the first state designed for a reduced SCell activation latency and to result in the UE using lower power as compared to when the UE is in a second state;
• and
• receiving, in response to the request, the A-CQI for the Scell in accordance with a first A-CQI reporting configuration for the first state which is different from a second A-CQI reporting configuration for the second state.

A method for wireless communication by a Base Station (BS), comprising:

• transmitting, to a User Equipment (UE), a request for reporting an Aperiodic-Sounding Reference Signal (A-SRS) relating to a Secondary Cell (Scell) configured for the UE when the UE is in a first state corresponding to the Scell, the first state designed for a reduced SCell activation latency and to result in the UE using lower power as compared to when the UE is in a second state;
• and
• receiving, in response to the request, the A-SRS for the Scell in accordance with a first A-SRS reporting configuration for the first state which is different from a second A-SRS reporting configuration for the second state.