Patent ID: 11910386
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
determine at least one parameter associated with use of a relay device to forward data between the network node and one or more wireless devices, the at least one parameter including a use time associated with the relay device, an amount of data associated with the relay device, or a combination thereof;
transmit, to the relay device, at least one control command to forward the data between the network node and the one or more wireless devices; and
transmit, to a central network node, the at least one parameter, wherein the at least one parameter is based at least in part on the at least one control command.