Carrier Specific Scaling Factor for Deactivated PSCell

A processor of a user equipment (UE), wherein the UE is configured to simultaneously connect to a primary cell (PCell) serving a primary component carrier (PCC), a primary secondary cell (PSCell) serving a primary secondary component carrier (PSCC) and at least one secondary cell (SCell) serving a secondary component carrier (SCC), wherein the PSCell is in a deactivated state, the processor configured to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a radio resource management (RRM) measurement configuration comprising a PCC measurement object (MO) configuration, a PSCC MO configuration, and an SCC MO configuration;
• determining a PCC MO carrier specific scaling factor (CSSF), a PSCC MO CSSF, and an SCC MO CSSF;
• and
• applying each respective CSSF to a measurement period corresponding to each of the PCC MO, the PSCC MO, and the SCC MO.

A base station, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to communicate with a user equipment (UE) that is simultaneously connected to a primary cell (PCell) serving a primary component carrier (PCC), a primary secondary cell (PSCell) serving a primary secondary component carrier (PSCC) and at least one secondary cell (SCell) serving a secondary component carrier (SCC), wherein the PSCell is in a deactivated state;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising:
• transmitting, to the UE, a radio resource management (RRM) measurement configuration comprising a PCC measurement object (MO) configuration, a PSCC MO configuration, and an SCC MO configuration, wherein the RRM measurement configuration includes information allowing the UE to determine a PCC MO carrier specific scaling factor (CSSF), a PSCC MO CSSF, and an SCC MO CSSF.