Simultaneous communication capability signaling in an integrated access and backhaul network

A method of wireless communication performed by a node in a wireless network, comprising:

• transmitting an indication of a capability of the node to simultaneously communicate with multiple parent nodes of the node, wherein the node comprises an integrated access and backhaul node, wherein the capability to simultaneously communicate comprises a support of simultaneous transmission and reception with multiple parent nodes of the node;
• and
• communicating with another node in the wireless network based at least in part on the capability of the node to simultaneously communicate with multiple parent nodes of the node.

A method of wireless communication performed by a control node in a wireless network, comprising:

• receiving an indication of a capability of a node in the wireless network to simultaneously communicate with multiple parent nodes of the node, wherein the node comprises an integrated access and backhaul node, wherein the capability to simultaneously communicate comprises a support of simultaneous transmission and reception with multiple parent nodes of the node;
• and
• communicating with the node based at least in part on the capability of the node to simultaneously communicate with multiple parent nodes of the node.