Methods for relaxation of radio link monitoring requirements in wireless systems

A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising a processor and memory, the processor and memory configured to:

• receive a first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration information, the configuration information indicating measurement relaxation criteria for measurements associated with radio link monitoring (RLM) or beam failure detection (BFD) and a value for a prohibit timer associated with reporting a measurement relaxation state;
• determine that the WTRU is to operate in a measurement relaxation state for at least one serving cell based on the measurement relaxation criteria being satisfied for the at least one serving cell, wherein the measurement relaxation state is associated with a changed measurement evaluation period than a measurement evaluation period of a non-relaxed measurement state;
• send a second RRC message comprising a first report, the first report indicating that the WTRU is operating in the measurement relaxation state for the at least one serving cell, wherein the first report includes a respective indication of a respective measurement relaxation state information for each of a plurality of serving cells;
• start the prohibit timer based on determining that the WTRU is to operate in the measurement relaxation state when sending the first report;
• determine that the measurement relaxation state of the WTRU has changed for the at least one serving cell based on the measurement relaxation criteria not being satisfied for the at least one serving cell;
• determine that the prohibit timer is not running;
• send a third RRC message comprising a second report, wherein the second report is sent based on the determination that the measurement relaxation state has changed and the determination that the prohibit timer is not running, wherein the second report includes an indication of the changed measurement relaxation state for at least one serving cell of the plurality of serving cells;
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• start the prohibit timer based on determining that the WTRU is to operate in the changed measurement relaxation state when sending the second report.