Sidelink repeating operations

A network entity for wireless communications comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled with the memory, the processor and the memory configured to:
• transmit, to an assisting node, an indication of resources available for sidelink communications between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE;
• transmit, to the assisting node, signaling that configures the assisting node to repeat sidelink communications between the first and the second UEs over the indicated resources;
• and
• monitor operations of the assisting node that repeats sidelink communications between the first and the second UEs according to the signaling.

A first user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled with the memory, the processor and the memory configured to:
• transmit, to an assisting node, a sidelink transmission beamformed from the first UE toward the assisting node, the sidelink transmission repeated by the assisting node to a second UE;
• and
• receive, from the assisting node, sidelink retransmissions repeated by the assisting node and from the second UE.