Methods and apparatuses for handling a cho execution condition in a ntn environment and a related mro mechanism

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to:
• receive configuration information for a conditional handover (CHO) candidate target cell and an execution condition for the CHO candidate target cell from a network device, the execution condition including a location-based condition associated with a location of the UE;
• evaluate the location-based condition included in the execution condition;
• and
• perform a CHO procedure to the CHO candidate target cell, in response to the execution condition being fulfilled.

A processor for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one controller coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the processor to:
• receive configuration information for a conditional handover (CHO) candidate target cell and an execution condition for the CHO candidate target cell from a network device, the execution condition a location-based condition associated with a location of a user equipment (UE) that includes the processor;
• evaluate the location-based condition included in the execution condition;
• and
• perform a CHO procedure to the CHO candidate target cell, in response to the execution condition being fulfilled.

A base station for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the base station to:
• transmit, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information for a conditional handover (CHO) candidate target cell and an execution condition for the CHO candidate target cell, the execution condition including at least a location-based condition associated with a location of the UE;
• and
• receive, from the UE, a configuration complete message.