Pre-configured gap status at gap configuration

1 . A method performed by a User Equipment, UE, for using a Pre-Configured Measurement Gap Pattern, PMGP, the method comprising:

responsive to, based on one or more default rules, determining an initial status of the PMGP is activated, refraining from performing measurements during gaps within the PMGP;

determining an explicit status of the PMGP based on one or more criteria, wherein the explicit status is either activated or deactivated; and

responsive to determining that the explicit status is activated, performing a measurement using the gaps within the PMGP.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria comprise a relation or association between a reference signal configured for measurement and an active bandwidth part on a serving cell of the UE.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria comprise a criterion that a reference signal configured for measurement be fully within a bandwidth of an active bandwidth part on a serving cell of the UE.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the explicit status of the PMGP based on the one or more criteria comprises determining that the explicit status of the PMGP is to be deactivated if the reference signal configured for measurement is fully within the bandwidth of the active bandwidth part on the serving cell of the UE.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the explicit status of the PMGP based on the one or more criteria comprises determining that the explicit status of the PMGP is to be activated if the reference signal configured for measurement is not fully within the bandwidth of the active bandwidth part on the serving cell of the UE.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the reference signal is a Synchronization Signal Block, SSB.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria comprises a criterion of whether the UE is configured for performing a measurement which needs measurement gaps.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria comprises a criterion of whether the UE is configured to perform one or more certain types of measurements.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more certain types of measurements comprise inter-frequency measurements, intra-frequency measurements, or inter-RAT measurements.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria comprises a timer.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining a PMGP configuration from a network node, wherein determining the explicit status of the PMGP includes determining the explicit status of the PMGP based on the PMGP configuration.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria is pre-defined or configurable by a network node in communication with the UE.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the one or more criteria, the explicit status of the PMGP comprises receiving a message from a network node in communication with the UE, the message indicating the explicit status of the PMGP.

14 . A User Equipment, UE, comprising:

one or more transmitters;

one or more receivers; and

processing circuitry associated with the one or more transmitters and the one or more receivers, the processing circuitry configured to cause the UE to:

responsive to, based on one or more default rules, determining an initial status of the PMGP is activated, refrain from performing measurements during gaps within the PMGP;

determine an explicit status of the PMGP based on one or more criteria, wherein the explicit status is either activated or deactivated; and

responsive to determining that the explicit status is activated, perform a measurement using the gaps within the PMGP.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising responsive to determining that the initial status of the PMGP is activated, refraining from transmitting a signal during the gaps within the PMGP and/or receiving a signal during the gaps within the PMGP.