Methods and Devices for Enabling Reception of Beam Sweep Transmissions

A method performed by a wireless communication device to enable the reception of a beam sweep transmission, wherein the method comprises:

• obtaining information enabling the wireless communication device to determine whether it is stationary, or essentially stationary;
• acquiring configuration information comprising information about a starting time of the beam sweep transmission;
• determining a time to initiate a reception of the beam sweep transmission based at least partially on the obtained information and the configuration information, thereby allowing the wireless communication device to enter, or remain in, a first activity state until the determined time;
• and
• entering, at the determined time, a second activity state, whereby the wireless communication device is prepared to receive the beam sweep transmission.

A wireless communication device configured to receive information transmitted during a beam sweep transmission, comprising:

• communication circuitry configured to receive the information transmitted during a beam sweep transmission;
• and
• processing circuitry operatively associated with the communication circuitry and configured to:
• obtain information enabling the wireless communication device to determine whether it is stationary, or essentially stationary;
• acquire configuration information comprising information about a starting time of the beam sweep transmission;
• determine a time to initiate a reception of the beam sweep transmission based at least partially on the obtained information and the configuration information, thereby allowing the wireless communication device to enter, or remain in, a first activity state until the determined time;
• and
• cause the wireless communication device to enter, at the determined time, a second activity state, whereby the wireless communication device is prepared to receive the beam sweep transmission.

A radio network node configured to transmit configuration information to enable a wireless communication device to receive information transmitted from the radio network node in a beam sweep transmission, wherein the wireless device is in at least one of an idle state, a dormant state, an energy saving state and a non-receiving state, and wherein the radio network node comprises:

• communication circuitry configured to transmit the information in the beam sweep transmission and other information;
• and
• processing circuitry operatively associated with the communication circuitry and configured to:
• transmit configuration information to the wireless communication device, the configuration information comprising at least a starting time for the beam sweep transmission;
• and
• transmit information to be received by the wireless communication device in a beam sweep transmission initiated at the starting time.