Cross-carrier scheduling

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a memory;
• at least one transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to:
• receive a scheduling switch notification from a first network node, the scheduling switch notification indicating that provision of scheduling information for the UE will switch from the first network node to one or more next network nodes in a cell group;
• and
• switch to monitor the one or more next network nodes for the scheduling information in accordance with the scheduling switch notification,
• wherein the UE is in connection with the first network node and one or more second network nodes simultaneously, the one or more next network nodes comprising the first network node, at least one second network node, or both, and
• wherein the scheduling information comprises information on communication resources scheduled for the UE to communicate with the first network node, the one or more second network nodes, or both, the communication resources comprising uplink (UL) resources, downlink (DL) resources, or both.

A method of a first network node, the method comprising:

• sending, by the first network node, a scheduling switch notification to a user equipment (UE), the scheduling switch notification indicating that provision of scheduling information for the UE will switch from the first network node to one or more next network nodes in a cell group;
• and
• switching, by the first network node, the provision of the scheduling information for the UE from the first network node to the one or more next network nodes,
• wherein the UE is in connection with the first network node and one or more second network nodes simultaneously, the one or more next network nodes comprising the first network node, at least one second network node, or both, and
• wherein the scheduling information comprises information on communication resources scheduled for the UE to communicate with the first network node, the one or more second network nodes, or both, the communication resources comprising uplink (UL) resources, downlink (DL) resources, or both.

A method of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

• receiving, at the UE, a scheduling switch notification from a first network node, the scheduling switch notification indicating that provision of scheduling information for the UE will switch from the first network node to one or more next network nodes in a cell group;
• and
• switching, by the UE, to monitor the one or more next network nodes for the scheduling information in accordance with the scheduling switch notification,
• wherein the UE is in connection with the first network node and one or more second network nodes simultaneously, the one or more next network nodes comprising the first network node, at least one second network node, or both, and
• wherein the scheduling information comprises information on communication resources scheduled for the UE to communicate with the first network node, the one or more second network nodes, or both, the communication resources comprising uplink (UL) resources, downlink (DL) resources, or both.