Patent ID: 11950137
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processor,
memory coupled with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
receive, at a first UE, an indication that a first data flow is to be initiated in a multicast device-to-device sidelink connection between the first UE and a plurality of other UEs;
identify a quality of service associated with the first data flow;
transmit a test communication to the plurality of other UEs based at least in part on the quality of service associated with the first data flow;
monitor for one or more negative acknowledgments from one or more of the plurality of other UEs; and
transmit the first data flow based at least in part on receiving fewer than a threshold number of negative acknowledgments associated with the test communication.