User equipment, UE, comprising: a radio component configured to connect to a wireless telecommunications network; a memory device storing a set of processor-executable instructions; and processing circuitry configured to execute the set of processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions causes the UE to: receive assistance information that facilitates detection of one or more small cells of the wireless telecommunications network and includes polling channel configuration parameters, wherein the polling channel configuration parameters comprise a selected polling channel format; generate, based on the assistance information, a polling signal; output the generated polling signal via the radio component, wherein outputting the polling signal includes outputting the polling signal according to the polling channel configuration parameters; receive a synchronization signal in response to the polling signal, the synchronization signal being received via the radio component and from one or more cells of the wireless telecommunications network; wherein the assistance information includes an indication of a time-frequency resource allocation for the synchronization signal; and detect one or more small cells of the wireless telecommunications network, using the received synchronization signal. a radio component configured to connect to a wireless telecommunications network; a memory device storing a set of processor-executable instructions; and processing circuitry configured to execute the set of processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions causes the UE to: receive assistance information that facilitates detection of one or more small cells of the wireless telecommunications network and includes polling channel configuration parameters, wherein the polling channel configuration parameters comprise a selected polling channel format; generate, based on the assistance information, a polling signal; output the generated polling signal via the radio component, wherein outputting the polling signal includes outputting the polling signal according to the polling channel configuration parameters; receive a synchronization signal in response to the polling signal, the synchronization signal being received via the radio component and from one or more cells of the wireless telecommunications network; wherein the assistance information includes an indication of a time-frequency resource allocation for the synchronization signal; and detect one or more small cells of the wireless telecommunications network, using the received synchronization signal. receive assistance information that facilitates detection of one or more small cells of the wireless telecommunications network and includes polling channel configuration parameters, wherein the polling channel configuration parameters comprise a selected polling channel format; generate, based on the assistance information, a polling signal; output the generated polling signal via the radio component, wherein outputting the polling signal includes outputting the polling signal according to the polling channel configuration parameters; receive a synchronization signal in response to the polling signal, the synchronization signal being received via the radio component and from one or more cells of the wireless telecommunications network; wherein the assistance information includes an indication of a time-frequency resource allocation for the synchronization signal; and detect one or more small cells of the wireless telecommunications network, using the received synchronization signal.