# US 11,910,386 B2 · Signaling parameters for relay devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,910,386 B2 - Document ID: US11910386B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/447,515 - Filed: 2021-09-13 - Published: 2022-03-17 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2020-09-14 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Navid Abedini; Lenaig Genevieve Chaponniere; Junyi Li; Ashwin Sampath - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11910386B2 ## CPC - H04W 28/16: Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service] - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 52/14: Separate analysis of uplink or downlink - H04W 52/46: in multi-hop networks, e.g. wireless relay networks - H04W 72/0473: {the resource being transmission power} - H04W 84/047: {using dedicated repeater stations} - H04W 88/085: {Access point devices with remote components} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network node may 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. The network node may transmit, to a central network node, the at least one parameter. Accordingly, the network node and/or the central network node may determine a payment amount associated with the relay device based at least in part on the at least one parameter. Numerous other aspects are provided. ## Claims ### Claim 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the network node comprises a distributed unit (DU), and the central network node comprises a central unit (CU). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the network node comprises a central unit (CU), and the central network node comprises at least a portion of a core network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one control command includes scheduling information for forwarding the data between the network node and the one or more wireless devices. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one control command includes an instruction message to forward the data between the network node and the one or more wireless devices. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one parameter further includes at least one of: a type associated with the relay device, a time of day associated with the data forwarded between the network node and the one or more wireless devices, geographic information associated with the relay device, a type associated with the data forwarded between the network node and the one or more wireless devices, an indication of an uplink or a downlink, an amount of power consumed by the relay device, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one parameter includes a payment amount associated with the relay device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive, from the central network node, one or more variables used to determine the payment amount. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit, to the relay device, the payment amount. ### Claim 10 An apparatus for wireless communication at a first network node, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to: receive, from a central network node, one or more variables used to determine a payment amount associated with a relay device; receive, from a second network node, at least one parameter associated with use of the relay device to forward data between the second network node with 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 and transmit, to a central network node, the at least one parameter. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first network node comprises a central unit (CU), and the second network node comprises a distributed unit (DU). ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the central network node comprises at least a portion of a core network. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one parameter further includes at least one of: a type associated with the relay device, a time of day associated with the data forwarded between the second network node and the one or more wireless devices, geographic information associated with the relay device, a type associated with the data forwarded between the second network node and the one or more wireless devices, an indication of an uplink or a downlink, an amount of power consumed by the relay device, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one parameter includes a payment amount associated with the relay device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit, to the second network node, the payment amount. ### Claim 16 An apparatus for wireless communication at a first network node, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to: receive, from a second network node, at least one parameter associated with use of a relay device to forward data with 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; determine, based at least in part on the at least one parameter, a payment amount associated with the relay device; and transmit, to the second network node, the payment amount. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the second network node comprises a central unit (CU). ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first network node comprises at least a portion of a core network. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one parameter further includes at least one of: a type associated with the relay device, a time of day associated with the data forwarded with the one or more wireless devices, geographic information associated with the relay device, a type associated with the data forwarded with the one or more wireless devices, an indication of an uplink or a downlink, an amount of power consumed by the relay device, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit, to the second network node, one or more variables used to determine the at least one parameter. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one parameter is received periodically. ### Claim 22 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit, to the second network node, a request for the at least one parameter, wherein the at least one parameter is received based at least in part on transmitting the request. ### Claim 23 An apparatus for wireless communication at a relay device, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to: receive, from a network, data intended for one or more wireless devices; receive, from the network, at least one control command to forward the data to the one or more wireless devices; forward the data to the one or more wireless devices; and receive, from the network, an indication of a payment amount associated with the relay device, wherein the payment amount is based at least in part on the at least one control command, and further based at least in part on a use time associated with the relay device, an amount of data associated with the relay device, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one control command includes scheduling information for forwarding the data to the one or more wireless devices. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one control command includes an instruction message to forward the data to the one or more wireless devices. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the payment amount is further based on one or more of: a type associated with the relay device, a time of day associated with the data forwarded between the network and the one or more wireless devices, geographic information associated with the relay device, a type associated with the data forwarded between the network and the one or more wireless devices, an indication of an uplink or a downlink, an amount of power consumed by the relay device, or a combination thereof.