A method for distributing over the air (OTA) content is provided. The method includes detecting connection of an OTA antenna system capable of receiving an OTA signal including media content at a plurality of channels to a network access point via the removable connection. The method includes communicating a control signal from a network access point to the OTA antenna system via a removable connection to configure a modal antenna of the OTA antenna system in a selected mode of a plurality of antenna modes for a selected channel of the plurality of channels. The method includes receiving a signal associated with media content of the selected channel from the OTA antenna system via the removable connection. The method includes communicating the media content of the selected channel via a network communication link to a client device.

A user equipment (UE) may be configured to perform a random access channel (RACH) procedure with a base station. As part of the RACH procedure, the base station may transmit a contention resolution message to the UE. The UE may receive, from the base station, the contention resolution message. The contention resolution message may indicate at least a beam index corresponding to a beam, such as a transmit beam of the base station. The UE may determine whether the beam index is applicable to the UE. The UE may communicate with the base station through the beam corresponding to the beam index when the beam index is applicable to the UE. For example, the UE may send an acknowledgement message to the base station, and the base station and UE may switch to a beam corresponding to the beam index after communication of the acknowledgement message.

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5.sup.th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4.sup.th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An apparatus of a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus includes at least one transceiver and at least one processor operatively coupled to the at least one transceiver. The at least one processor is configured to control the transceiver to communicate through a cell determined based on information regarding a strength of a received signal for a first cell and a path diversity (PD) for the first cell. The PD comprises information regarding paths associated with the first cell.

Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums associated with a user equipment (UE) and a base station are provided for herein. In aspects, a UE may receive, from a base station, a beam modification command indicating at least one beam index for communicating through at least one beam on at least one channel. In an aspect, each beam index of the at least one beam index may indicate at least a direction for communicating through a corresponding beam of the at least one beam. The UE may communicate, with the base station, through the at least one beam corresponding to the at least one beam index on the at least one channel.

A UE may receive a beam modification command that indicates a set of transmit beam indexes corresponding to a set of transmit beams of a base station, and each transmit beam index of the set of transmit beam indexes may indicate at least a transmit direction for transmitting a transmit beam by the base station. The UE may determine a set of receive beam indexes corresponding to receive beams of the UE based on the set of transmit beam indexes, and each receive beam index of the set of receive beam indexes may indicate at least a receive direction for receiving a receive beam by the UE. The UE may receive, from the base station, a signal through at least one receive beam corresponding to at least one receive beam index included in the set of receive beam indexes.

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a method, and a storage medium for a wireless communication system. Various embodiments are described with respect to beam pair link. In one embodiment, the electronic device used at the base station side in the wireless communication system may comprise a processing circuitry configured to monitor status of an uplink signal; determine it necessary to adjust a first uplink beam pair link (BPL) based on the status of the uplink signal, wherein the first uplink BPL comprises a first transmitting beam at a terminal device side and a first receiving beam at the BS side; and perform operations in order to adjust the first uplink BPL.

In order to provide an antenna that is small and resonates at a plurality of frequencies, an antenna according to the present invention is provided with: a first conductor of a ring shape, having an air gap; a second conductor arranged inside the ring, with both ends of the second conductor connected to the first conductor, having a first gap; and a third conductor arranged in a region surrounded by a part not including the air gap out of the first conductor, and the second conductor, with both ends connected to the first conductor, having a second gap, and a value obtained by multiplying a length of an outer periphery of a region surrounded by a part including the air gap out of the first conductor, and the third conductor, by capacitance of the air gap is different from a value obtained by multiplying a length of an outer periphery of a region surrounded by the second conductor, the third conductor, and the first conductor, by capacitance of the first gap.

An audio device capable of intelligently switching between multiple antennas is provided. The audio device receives a wireless signal by a default receiving antenna, determines signal quality metrics of the wireless signal received by various antennas, compares the signal quality metrics of the wireless signal received by the various antennas, and selects a receiving antenna from the various antennas to receive the wireless signal based on the comparison of the signal quality metrics of the wireless signal received by the various antennas.

Techniques for thermal based wireless configuration are described and may be implemented via a wireless device to adapt antennas and/or wireless beams of the wireless device based on a thermal condition. Generally, the described techniques enable the wireless device to compensate for thermal conditions that occur at different antennas, such as high temperatures that may degrade antenna and device performance.

A device that dynamically selects between multiple antennas to provide a best antenna selection for a wireless link between the device and an access point. The device may have a switch connected to multiple antennas and may instruct the switch to select from the antennas in order to improve a signal quality of the wireless link regardless of orientation of the device or obstructions in proximity to the device. For example, the device may determine a first signal strength associated with the wireless link using a first antenna and a second signal strength associated with the wireless link using a second antenna and may select the first antenna or the second antenna based on the first signal strength and the second signal strength.