Distributed sensing with assisting nodes

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device may transmit a message, in particular to a centralized controller or network entity, that includes a request for assistance to perform distributed sensing to characterize a target communication device using one or more assisting devices. The network entity may detect one or more assisting devices for the wireless device to use to perform distributed sensing, and may transmit a distributed sensing assistance message to the wireless device in response to the request. The distributed sensing assistance message may include configuration information for the one or more assisting devices to use to perform the distributed sensing. The wireless device may then perform the distributed sensing with the one or more assisting devices, and may receive sensing output information from the one or more assisting devices in accordance with the distributed sensing.

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