Methods for reducing beam sweeping time for a user equipment

An apparatus comprising memory coupled to a processor, the processor configured to:

• receive, from a network, a beam measurement configuration for performing beam measurements corresponding to a plurality of network access points deployed in a non-terrestrial network (NTN);
• receive, from the network, ephemeris information corresponding to one or more network access points of the plurality of network access points deployed in the NTN;
• in accordance with beam measurements performed for a first set of beams of a first network access point of the plurality of network access points at a first time T1, determine a reception (Rx) beam of the first set of beams as a reference Rx beam;
• and
• in accordance with the reference Rx beam, and in accordance with a condition satisfying a difference between a current time T2 and the first time T1, the current time T2 later than the first time T1,
• identify a target Rx beam corresponding to the current time T2, the target Rx beam is a beam of a second set of beams of a second network access point of the plurality of network access points or a beam of the first set of beams of the first network access point;
• and
• generate, for transmission to the network, the target Rx beam to receive downlink information beginning at the current time T2.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a beam measurement configuration for performing beam measurements on a first set of beams of a first network access point and a second set of beams of a second network access point, and ephemeris information corresponding to the first network access point or the second network access point;
• in accordance with the beam measurements performed for the first set of beams, identifying a reference reception (Rx) beam of the first set of beams;
• identifying one or more target Rx beams corresponding to the reference Rx beam, the one or more target Rx beams are a subset of the second set of beams;
• and
• generating, for transmission to the network, the one or more target Rx beams to receive downlink information via the second network access point.