Adaptive node activation and configuration in cooperative sensing

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving a radio frequency (RF) sensing request, from an entity, for scanning an environment to detect at least one object;
• initiating a first portion of an RF sensing session in the environment in response to the RF sensing request, wherein a location of the at least one object is detected based on RF sensing performed by a first set of devices;
• initiating a second portion of the RF sensing session refining the location of the at least one object based on RF sensing performed by a subset of the first set of devices;
• detecting the at least one object in the environment during the second portion of the RF sensing session;
• and
• transmitting information about the at least one detected object to the entity.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory including instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive a first radio frequency (RF) sensing request, from a first entity, for scanning an environment to detect at least a first object;
• initiate a first RF sensing session in the environment in response to the first RF sensing request;
• receive a second RF sensing request, from a second entity, for scanning the environment to detect at least a second object during the first RF sensing session;
• accommodate the second RF sensing request using output from the first RF sensing session, wherein the first RF sensing session is ongoing;
• detect the first object and the second object in the environment during the first RF sensing session;
• transmit information about the detected first object to the first entity;
• and
• transmit information about the detected second object to the second entity.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory including instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive a radio frequency (RF) sensing request, from an entity, for scanning an environment to detect at least one object;
• initiate a first portion of a RF sensing session in the environment in response to the RF sensing request, wherein a location of the at least one object is detected based on RF sensing performed by a first set of devices;
• initiate a second portion of the RF sensing session refining the location of the at least one object based on RF sensing performed by a subset of the first set of devices;
• detect the at least one object in the environment during the second portion of the RF sensing session;
• and
• transmit information about the at least one detected object to the entity.