Beam recovery procedure using a second component carrier

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions and in electronic communication with the processor, the processor being configured to execute the instructions to:
• establish communication with a base station over a first component carrier using one or more beams;
• receive a reference signal on a second component carrier associated with the first component carrier;
• measure a block error ratio (BLER) of the one or more beams on the first component carrier based on the reference signal received on the second component carrier;
• determine whether the one or more beams in the first component carrier is failing based on the BLER;
• and
• identify a candidate beam on the first component carrier based on the reference signal received on the second component carrier,
• wherein the first component carrier and the second component carrier are different carriers.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, executable by a processor, for wireless communications, comprising instructions for:

• establishing communication with a base station over a first component carrier using one or more beams;
• receiving a reference signal on a second component carrier associated with the first component carrier;
• measuring a block error ratio (BLER) of the one or more beams on the first component carrier based on the reference signal received on the second component carrier;
• determining whether the one or more beams in the first component carrier is failing based on the BLER;
• and
• identifying a candidate beam on the first component carrier based on the reference signal received on the second component carrier,
• wherein the first component carrier and the second component carrier are different carriers.