CPC H04W 36/00837 (2018.08) [H04W 36/0077 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02)] | 30 Claims |
1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
transmitting, to a base station, a request for a cell switch responsive at least in part to a trigger condition associated with an uplink-only cell switch being satisfied;
performing the uplink-only cell switch in accordance at least in part with a physical-layer operation or a medium-access-control layer inter-cell mobility operation;
receiving, responsive to performing the uplink-only cell switch, downlink communications using a first beam; and
transmitting, responsive to performing the uplink-only cell switch, uplink communications using a second beam, the first beam being used for an uplink of the UE before the uplink-only cell switch and the second beam being used for the uplink of the UE after the uplink-only cell switch.
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