A base station of a network operates as a serving cell for a user equipment (UE) and configures the UE to measure channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) from the target cell. The base station determines whether a target cell of the network transmits Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) information and transmits, to the UE, a measurement configuration message indicating the UE is to measure channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) from the target cell, wherein the measurement configuration message does not include SSB information for the target cell but further comprises an indication of whether the target cell transmits SSBs.