Techniques for sidelink communication using assisting device

A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising:

• receiving, from a user equipment (UE), an indication of a sidelink link quality associated with the UE;
• identifying a wireless communication device to provide assistance for a unicast link of the UE using an assisting device;
• transmitting, to the wireless communication device, information associated with training or configuring the assisting device to provide the assistance for the UE, wherein the information associated with training or configuring the assisting device includes at least one of:
• a reservation for the assisting device in one or more time windows,
• an indication of whether the one or more time windows are for data communication or for training of the assisting device,
• one or more directions for training of the assisting device,
• a location associated with the UE or another UE associated with the unicast link,
• an indication for the wireless communication device to determine a parameter for training or configuring the assisting device based at least in part on a connection between the wireless communication device and the UE, or
• a periodicity associated with the reservation;
• and
• transmitting, to the UE, information associated with the wireless communication device.

A wireless communication device for wireless communication, comprising:

• or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to:
• receive, from a base station, information associated with training or configuring an assisting device to provide assistance for a unicast link of a user equipment (UE), wherein the information associated with training or configuring the assisting device includes at least one of:
• a reservation for the assisting device in one or more time windows,
• an indication of whether the one or more time windows are for data communication or for training of the assisting device,
• one or more directions for training of the assisting device,
• a location associated with the UE or another UE associated with the unicast link,
• an indication for the wireless communication device to determine a parameter for training or configuring the assisting device based at least in part on a connection between the wireless communication device and the UE, or
• a periodicity associated with the reservation;
• and
• train the assisting device based at least in part on the information associated with the training or configuring the assisting device.