The short-range wireless communication link 116 may be a wireless channel between the FWA UE 104A (or the mobile UE 104B) and the communication device 102. The short-range wireless communication link 116 may be established by a short-range wireless communication protocol or network. Examples of the short-range wireless communication network may include, but are not be limited to, a Wireless-Fidelity based network, a Light-Fidelity (Li-Fi) based network, a wireless personal area network (WPAN) such as a Bluetooth network, Internet-of-Things (IoT) network, Machine-Type-Communication (MTC) network, and/or a Wi-Max based network.
In operation, the communication device 102 may be configured to receive initiate beam acquisition in a receive-only mode. The receive-only mode may also be referred to as downlink-only mode, in which a further communication (or relay) of input RF signals received at the communication device 102 from the base stations (such as the first base station 106 or the second base station 108) is deactivated. Alternatively stated, the received input RF signals are not further transmitted to the FWA UE 104A (or the mobile UE 104B).