Beam management based on location and sensor data

A base station comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled with the at least one processor and storing processor-readable code that, when executed by the at least one processor, is configured to:
• obtain sensor data associated with a cell environment served by the BS;
• receive a plurality of beam management (BM) reports, associated with a plurality of beams transmitted by the BS, from a plurality of user equipments (UEs) at a plurality of possible UE locations in the cell environment;
• determine a beam management reporting history based on the plurality of BM reports;
• associate the plurality of beams with the plurality of possible UE locations based on the sensor data and the beam management reporting history;
• determine a first location of a first UE in the cell environment;
• determine a first set of one or more candidate beams of the plurality of beams based on the first location and based on the associating;
• determine a first beam of the first set of one or more candidate beams for communicating with the first UE;
• and
• transmit a communication to the first UE using the first beam.

A user equipment (UE) comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled with the at least one processor and storing processor-readable code that, when executed by the at least one processor, is configured to:
• receive wireless signals from a base station (BS) transmitted using a first beam of a first set of one or more candidate beams determined based on associations of a plurality of beams with a plurality of possible UE locations in a cell environment served by the BS and based on a first location of the UE, the associations being based on sensor data associated with the cell environment and a beam management reporting history associated with the plurality of beams and the plurality of possible UE locations.