Measurements on a first band applicable to procedures on a second band

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the memory and configured to:
• receive an indication of a preferred measurement frequency band from a user equipment (UE);
• send, the UE, a configuration of resources for the preferred measurement frequency band;
• and
• send, the UE, one or more reference signals (RSs) on the preferred measurement frequency band.

A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• sending a base station (BS) an indication of a preferred measurement frequency band;
• measuring one or more reference signals (RSs) on the preferred measurement frequency band;
• and
• applying the measurements of the one or more RSs on the preferred measurement frequency band for one or more procedures on a second frequency band.

A method for wireless communications by a base station (BS), comprising:

• receiving an indication of a preferred measurement frequency band from a user equipment (UE);
• sending the UE a configuration of resources for the preferred measurement frequency band;
• and
• sending the UE one or more reference signals (RSs) on the preferred measurement frequency band.