A method for wireless communication, the method comprising: receiving, by a user equipment, UE, reference signals, RS, for beam management from a network controller; reporting, by the UE, a plurality of beams to the network controller; and receiving, by the UE, scheduling instructions from the network controller based on the sent beams so that the UE searches for synchronization signals with at least one first beam using a first antenna set while still being able to receive bearer data with at least one second beam and using a second antenna set during a first time period for synchronization, wherein the first antenna set and the second antenna set are non-overlapping; wherein the first antenna set transmits a first number of data layers and the second antenna set transmits a second number of data layers, wherein the first and second numbers of data layers are equal or smaller than the first and second antenna sets, respectively; wherein receiving the scheduling instructions comprises receiving the scheduling instructions so that the UE receives bearer data via at least one third beam and at least one fourth beam during a second time period, wherein the second time period is a time period where the UE does not search for a synchronization signal, characterized in that the UE receives, from the network controller, a different beam allocation for full-layer communication during a full-layer communication interval, FLCI, than for reduced layer communication during a reduced-layer communication interval, RLCI, wherein the first time period is the RLCI and wherein the second time period is the FLCI, wherein during the RLCI, the UE uses a freed up layer for searching for sync signals of another network controller. receiving, by a user equipment, UE, reference signals, RS, for beam management from a network controller; reporting, by the UE, a plurality of beams to the network controller; and receiving, by the UE, scheduling instructions from the network controller based on the sent beams so that the UE searches for synchronization signals with at least one first beam using a first antenna set while still being able to receive bearer data with at least one second beam and using a second antenna set during a first time period for synchronization, wherein the first antenna set and the second antenna set are non-overlapping; wherein the first antenna set transmits a first number of data layers and the second antenna set transmits a second number of data layers, wherein the first and second numbers of data layers are equal or smaller than the first and second antenna sets, respectively; wherein receiving the scheduling instructions comprises receiving the scheduling instructions so that the UE receives bearer data via at least one third beam and at least one fourth beam during a second time period, wherein the second time period is a time period where the UE does not search for a synchronization signal, characterized in that the UE receives, from the network controller, a different beam allocation for full-layer communication during a full-layer communication interval, FLCI, than for reduced layer communication during a reduced-layer communication interval, RLCI, wherein the first time period is the RLCI and wherein the second time period is the FLCI, wherein during the RLCI, the UE uses a freed up layer for searching for sync signals of another network controller.