Beacon signals for beam management at coverage enhancing device

A method of operating a coverage enhancing device for supporting one or more data links between at least one access node and one or more wireless communication devices in a surrounding of the coverage enhancing device,

• wherein the method comprises:
• discovering a first wireless communication device of the one or more wireless communication devices in the surrounding of the coverage enhancing device by detecting a beacon signal emitted by a beacon of the first wireless communication device, the beacon signal residing in a first range of the electromagnetic spectrum,
• based on the beacon signal, determining a relative location of the first wireless communication device with respect to the coverage enhancing device, and
• responsive to said discovering of the first wireless communication device and based on the relative location, activating a spatial filter to thereby support the data link between the at least one access node and the first wireless communication device in a second range of the electromagnetic spectrum that is different than the first range of the electromagnetic spectrum, the spatial filter comprising a beam directed towards the first wireless communication device.