Techniques for performing non-terrestrial cell measurements

An apparatus for wireless communications at a network entity, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• establish a communication session with a user equipment (UE);
• output control signaling identifying one or more measurement trigger criteria for measurements of non-terrestrial network cells;
• output a reference signal via a non-terrestrial network cell supported by the network entity;
• and
• obtain a message that indicates a measurement of the reference signal associated with at least one of the non-terrestrial network cells, the measurement performed during a time period that is determined based at least in part on one or both of a change in received power associated with the network entity satisfying a signal power threshold or at least one of the one or more measurement trigger criteria being satisfied.

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

• establishing a communication session with a network via a non-terrestrial network entity;
• receiving control signaling identifying one or more measurement trigger criteria for measurements of non-terrestrial network cells;
• receiving a reference signal from one or more of the non-terrestrial network cells;
• and
• transmitting a message that indicates a measurement of the reference signal associated with at least one of the non-terrestrial network cells, the measurement performed by the UE during a time period that is determined based at least in part on one or both of a change in received power associated with the non-terrestrial network entity satisfying a signal power threshold or at least one of the one or more measurement trigger criteria being satisfied.

A method for wireless communications at a network entity, comprising:

• establishing a communication session with a user equipment (UE);
• outputting control signaling identifying one or more measurement trigger criteria for measurements of non-terrestrial network cells;
• outputting a reference signal via a non-terrestrial network cell supported by the network entity;
• and
• obtaining a message that indicates a measurement of the reference signal associated with at least one of the non-terrestrial network cells, the measurement performed during a time period that is determined based at least in part on one or both of a change in received power associated with the network entity satisfying a signal power threshold or at least one of the one or more measurement trigger criteria being satisfied.