Method and system for performing beam sweeping using multiple polarization

A communication device comprising:

• an antenna for receiving radio signals transmitted in a plurality of beams of a beam sweep;
• and
• a logic coupled to the antenna arrangement and configured to determine access node beams to select during initial access, based on radio signals received from an access node in a plurality of beams of the beam sweep, and to:
• receive a first radio signal of a first polarization in a first beam having a first beam direction,
• receive a second radio signal of a second polarization, which is different from the first polarization, in a second beam in said first beam direction,
• determine that the first radio signal and the second radio signal were transmitted with different polarization but in a common direction based on a predetermined rule;
• and
• transmit a beam report, based on the received radio signals, wherein said beam report includes an indication of radio resource positions allocated to one or more transmitted beams.

A method for operating an access node for transmission of radio signals in a plurality of beams of a beam sweep, comprising:

• transmitting a first radio signal using a first polarization in a first beam having a first beam direction,
• transmitting a second radio signal using a second polarization, which is different from the first polarization, in a second beam in said first beam direction,
• wherein the transmission of the first radio signal is linked to the transmission of the second radio signal in accordance with a predetermined rule;
• and
• receiving a beam report, based on the transmitted radio signals, from a communication device configured to identify the link between the first and second radio signals according to said predetermined rule, wherein said beam report includes an indication of radio resource positions allocated to one or more transmitted beams.