Method and system for acquiring high frequency carrier in a wireless communication network

A terminal for communicating through a first cell and a second cell in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a controller coupled to the transceiver, wherein the controller is configured to:
• receive, on the first cell, information related to one or more synchronization signals including timing configuration information for receiving the one or more synchronization signals on the second cell by the terminal and information indicating one or more beams through which the one or more synchronization signals are transmitted on the second cell, wherein the timing configuration information for receiving the one or more synchronization signals on the second cell comprises information related to a start subframe of a duration for receiving the one or more synchronization signals,
• perform measurement of a synchronization signal on the second cell based on the information related to the one or more synchronization signals, and
• transmit, to a base station (BS), a report of the measurement,
• wherein a carrier frequency of the first cell is lower than a carrier frequency of the second cell.

A method for communicating with a terminal by a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• transmitting, on a first cell of the BS, information related to one or more synchronization signals including timing configuration information for receiving the one or more synchronization signals on a second cell by the terminal and information indicating one or more beams through which the one or more synchronization signals are transmitted on the second cell, wherein for receiving the one or more synchronization signals on the second cell comprises information related to a start subframe of a duration for receiving the one or more synchronization signals;
• and
• receiving, from the terminal, a report of a measurement on a synchronization signal transmitted on the second cell, wherein the measurement is performed by the terminal based on the information related to the one or more synchronization signals,
• wherein a carrier frequency of the first cell is lower than a carrier frequency of the second cell.

A base station (BS) for communicating with a terminal in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a controller coupled to the transceiver, wherein the controller is configured to:
• transmit, on a first cell of the BS, information related to one or more synchronization signals including timing configuration information for receiving the one or more synchronization signals on a second cell by the terminal and information indicating one or more beams through which the one or more synchronization signals are transmitted on the second cell, wherein the timing configuration information for receiving the one or more synchronization signals on the second cell comprises information related to a start subframe of a duration for receiving the one or more synchronization signals, and
• receive, from the terminal, a report of a measurement on a synchronization signal transmitted on the second cell, wherein the measurement is performed by the terminal based on the information related to the one or more synchronization signals,
• wherein a carrier frequency of the first cell is lower than a carrier frequency of the second cell.