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

Claim 0:
1. A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
transmitting, 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, 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.