Cell and beam selection for conditional handover procedure

A method of wireless communication performed by a source cell, comprising:

• transmitting, to a UE, a configuration message including configuration information identifying a set of cell configurations for a plurality of candidate target cells,
• wherein the configuration information identifies a conditional handover condition for triggering a conditional handover procedure and enables the UE to select a target cell, of the plurality of candidate target cells, and a beam for the conditional handover procedure;
• and
• communicating with the UE or the target cell, of the plurality of candidate target cells, to in connection with performance of the conditional handover procedure after transmitting the configuration message.

A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to:
• determine a set of cell quality measurements for a set of candidate target cells;
• select a target cell, from the set of candidate target cells, and a beam, of one or more beams of the target cell, for a conditional handover procedure and based at least in part on the set of cell quality measurements;
• and
• perform the conditional handover procedure to transfer from a source cell to the target cell based at least in part on selecting the target cell and the beam.

A source cell for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to:
• transmit, to a UE, a configuration message including configuration information identifying a set of cell configurations for a plurality of candidate target cells,
• wherein the configuration information identifies a conditional handover condition for triggering a conditional handover procedure and enables the UE to select a target cell, of the plurality of candidate target cells, and a beam for the conditional handover procedure;
• and
• communicate with the UE or the target cell, of the plurality of candidate target cells, to in connection with performance of the conditional handover procedure after transmitting the configuration message.