Metric and metric algorithm sharing

A method comprising:

• calculating, by a wireless device and using a first algorithm, a first value of a first metric for a wireless medium in a network;
• adding, by the wireless device and to a message, the first value of the first metric;
• adding, by the wireless device and to the message, an indication of the first algorithm used to calculate the first value of the first metric;
• and
• transmitting, by the wireless device, the message to report the first value of the first metric and the first algorithm.

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to, individually or collectively, perform an operation comprising:
• receiving, from a first device, a first message indicating (i) a first value of a first metric for a wireless medium in a network and (ii) a first algorithm used to calculate the first value of the first metric;
• receiving, from a second device, a second message indicating (i) a second value of the first metric and (ii) a second algorithm used to calculate the second value of the first metric, wherein the first algorithm is different from the first algorithm;
• normalizing, based on the first algorithm and the second algorithm, the first value and the second value;
• selecting the first device based on comparing the normalized first value and the normalized second value;
• and
• transmitting a message to the first device based on selecting the first device.