A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (502, 902, 1050), hereinafter termed UE, comprising: performing discovery signal detection by listening for at least one directional beam according to a first pattern; detecting a plurality of discovery signals respectively from a plurality of connection points, hereinafter termed CPs, wherein each CP transmits a discovery signal by transmitting a directional beam according to a respective pattern; determining information related to each CP based on the discovery signal detected from a respective CP; determining a beamforming direction of the UE based on a direction of the first pattern at which a discovery signal having a high signal quality is received; determining a beamforming direction of each CP based on a direction of the respective pattern at which a respective discovery signal is transmitted; determining a timeslot for transmitting an association signal to each CP, wherein a respective timeslot is determined based on the information determined for the respective CP or based on a timeslot in which the respective discovery signal is transmitted by the respective CP according to the respective pattern, wherein the information comprises at least one of: a cell identifier, hereinafter termed ID, of the respective CP; or a mapping between the timeslot for transmitting the association signal to the respective CP and the timeslot in which the respective discovery signal is transmitted by the respective CP according to the respective pattern, and wherein the mapping is a function of the cell ID; and transmitting the association signal to each CP in the respective timeslot according to the beamforming direction of the UE and the beamforming, direction of the respective CP. performing discovery signal detection by listening for at least one directional beam according to a first pattern; detecting a plurality of discovery signals respectively from a plurality of connection points, hereinafter termed CPs, wherein each CP transmits a discovery signal by transmitting a directional beam according to a respective pattern; determining information related to each CP based on the discovery signal detected from a respective CP; determining a beamforming direction of the UE based on a direction of the first pattern at which a discovery signal having a high signal quality is received; determining a beamforming direction of each CP based on a direction of the respective pattern at which a respective discovery signal is transmitted; determining a timeslot for transmitting an association signal to each CP, wherein a respective timeslot is determined based on the information determined for the respective CP or based on a timeslot in which the respective discovery signal is transmitted by the respective CP according to the respective pattern, wherein the information comprises at least one of: a cell identifier, hereinafter termed ID, of the respective CP; or a mapping between the timeslot for transmitting the association signal to the respective CP and the timeslot in which the respective discovery signal is transmitted by the respective CP according to the respective pattern, and wherein the mapping is a function of the cell ID; and a cell identifier, hereinafter termed ID, of the respective CP; or a mapping between the timeslot for transmitting the association signal to the respective CP and the timeslot in which the respective discovery signal is transmitted by the respective CP according to the respective pattern, and wherein the mapping is a function of the cell ID; and transmitting the association signal to each CP in the respective timeslot according to the beamforming direction of the UE and the beamforming, direction of the respective CP.