Transmitting and receiving low power signals

A base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

• a processor configured to determine:
• a first set of periodic occasions to transmit a first type of low power signal;
• a second set of non-periodic occasions to transmit a second type of low power signal;
• and
• configurations for the first and second sets of occasions,
• wherein the first type of low power signal is for at least one of a synchronization measurement and a radio resource management (RRM) measurement;
• and
• a transceiver operably coupled to the processor, the transceiver configured to:
• transmit the configurations for the first and second sets of occasions;
• transmit the first type of low power signal based on the first set of periodic occasions;
• and
• transmit the second type of low power signal based on the second set of non-periodic occasions.

A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• receiving configurations for occasions to receive first and second types of low power signals;
• determining, based on the configurations:
• a first set of periodic occasions to receive the first type of low power signal;
• and
• a second set of non-periodic occasions to receive the second type of low power signal;
• receiving the first type of low power signal and the second type of low power signal;
• and
• performing, based on the first type of low power signal, at least one of a synchronization measurement and a radio resource management (RRM) measurement.