Network energy saving muting operation with aperiodic channel state information and aperiodic channel state information report

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform
• providing a channel state information reporting configuration to a user equipment, wherein the channel state information reporting configuration indicates a plurality of configurations;
• providing a triggering message to the user equipment, wherein the triggering message indicates that the user equipment is to measure and report regarding a first configuration of the plurality of configurations and a second configuration of the plurality of configurations;
• providing a first reference signal corresponding to the first configuration of the plurality of configurations, at a first predetermined slot;
• providing a second reference signal corresponding to the second configuration of the plurality of configurations, at a second predetermined slot;
• receiving a first report of the first reference signal from the user equipment;
• and
• receiving a second report of the second reference signal from the user equipment.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, at a user equipment, a channel state information reporting configuration from a network, wherein the channel state information reporting configuration indicates a plurality of configurations;
• receiving a triggering message from the network, wherein the triggering message indicates that the apparatus is to measure and report regarding a first configuration of the plurality of configurations and a second configuration of the plurality of configurations;
• measuring a first reference signal corresponding to the first configuration of the plurality of configurations, at a first predetermined slot;
• measuring a second reference signal corresponding to the second configuration of the plurality of configurations, at a second predetermined slot;
• reporting a first measurement of the first reference signal from the user equipment;
• and
• reporting a second measurement of the second reference signal from the user equipment.