Patent ID: 11902219
Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. A method, comprising:
transmitting, by a processing system including a processor, from a first integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a first message to a second IAB node, the first message including an indication of spatial multiplexing capabilities of the first IAB node; and
receiving, by the processing system, from the second IAB node, a second message including first configuration information for first spatial resources to be used for backhaul purposes, and second configuration information for second spatial resources to be used for user equipment (UE) communications, wherein the first configuration information specifies configuring the first spatial resources at an antenna panel level granularity, at an antenna beam level granularity, or at any combination thereof.