QUALCOMM Incorporated
TECHNIQUES FOR COMMON BEAM UPDATE RULES FOR SCHEDULED COMMUNICATIONS

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to receive control signaling indicating a beam update configuration that defines a timing for updating a common beam for communications with the UE in relation to a communication and in response to a downlink control information (DCI) message that schedules the communication and indicates an update to the common beam. In some aspects, the common beam is shared across a set of channels, a set of reference signals, or both. The UE may then receive, from a base station, the DCI message that schedules the communication and indicates the update to the common beam. The UE may then perform at least one beam switching procedure to update the common beam at the UE based on receiving the DCI message and in accordance with the beam update configuration.