Patent ID: 11917585
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. An apparatus for wireless communication at a node, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
receive, from a base station, an indication of an access threshold for the node based on a plurality of node parameters, the plurality of node parameters including at least one of: a number of user equipments (UEs) that have accessed a network while the node is operational, an amount of information that has been communicated through the network while the node is operational, one or more quality of service (QoS) measurements while the node is operational, or one or more resources utilized for operation of the node, wherein the node is an intelligent reflective surface (IRS);
configure, upon receiving the indication of the access threshold, access to the node for each of the number of UEs based on the access threshold; and
forward communication received from, or forward communication to, at least one of the number of UEs based on the configured access to the node.