A user equipment, UE , of a wireless communication system, the UE comprising: a transceiver ; and at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to: receive, from a base station, BS , measurement resource configuration information including a beam identifier cycling pattern, indicating an order of beams to be measured by the UE, using at least one periodic reference signal, RS, ; transmit, to the BS , a trigger request including a request for transmitting, by the BS, the at least one periodic RS; receive, from the BS , a measurement report trigger for a measurement report, the measurement report trigger including a time and/or frequency location for the at least one periodic RS, an indication of a set of beam identifiers indicating the beams to be measured by the UE, and a measurement RS presence indicator indicating the presence of the at least one periodic RS; calculate, in response to receipt of the measurement report trigger, the measurement report from the at least one periodic RS; and transmit, to the BS , the measurement report including at least one beam index or beam selection indicator and at least one RS received power report. a transceiver ; and at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to: receive, from a base station, BS , measurement resource configuration information including a beam identifier cycling pattern, indicating an order of beams to be measured by the UE, using at least one periodic reference signal, RS, ; transmit, to the BS , a trigger request including a request for transmitting, by the BS, the at least one periodic RS; receive, from the BS , a measurement report trigger for a measurement report, the measurement report trigger including a time and/or frequency location for the at least one periodic RS, an indication of a set of beam identifiers indicating the beams to be measured by the UE, and a measurement RS presence indicator indicating the presence of the at least one periodic RS; calculate, in response to receipt of the measurement report trigger, the measurement report from the at least one periodic RS; and transmit, to the BS , the measurement report including at least one beam index or beam selection indicator and at least one RS received power report. receive, from a base station, BS , measurement resource configuration information including a beam identifier cycling pattern, indicating an order of beams to be measured by the UE, using at least one periodic reference signal, RS, ; transmit, to the BS , a trigger request including a request for transmitting, by the BS, the at least one periodic RS; receive, from the BS , a measurement report trigger for a measurement report, the measurement report trigger including a time and/or frequency location for the at least one periodic RS, an indication of a set of beam identifiers indicating the beams to be measured by the UE, and a measurement RS presence indicator indicating the presence of the at least one periodic RS; calculate, in response to receipt of the measurement report trigger, the measurement report from the at least one periodic RS; and transmit, to the BS , the measurement report including at least one beam index or beam selection indicator and at least one RS received power report. <EOS>