| CPC H04W 24/08 (2013.01) [H04W 72/1263 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.02)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A method, comprising:
by a user equipment (UE):
establishing communication with a cellular network via a plurality of transmission and reception points (TRPs);
receiving, from the cellular network, an indication of a plurality of unified transmission control indication (TCI) states activated for downlink communication from the plurality of TRPs;
receiving, from the cellular network, a message indicating a division of a plurality of control resource sets (CORESETs) or a plurality of search space sets (SSSs) into a first pool and a second pool;
receiving, from the cellular network, a first downlink control information (DCI) message comprising an indication of a first TCI state of the plurality of unified TCI states, wherein the first DCI message indicates that the first TCI state is associated with the first pool;
selecting, based on the indication, the first TCI state for monitoring for further DCI after the first DCI message, wherein said selecting the first TCI state is further based on determining that a CORESET or SSS of the first pool is active;
monitoring for further DCI using the first TCI state;
receiving, during the monitoring, a second DCI message;
receiving, from at least one TRP of the plurality of TRPs and using the first TCI state, the second DCI message; and
exchanging data with the cellular network according to the second DCI message.
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