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 . <EOS>