BEACONS FOR USER EQUIPMENT RELAYS

摘要

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for detecting user equipment (UE) relays using beacons (whether in-band or out-of-band) or other mechanisms. One method generally includes determining an identifier indicative of a UE functioning as a relay and transmitting a broadcast signal including the identifier. Another method generally includes receiving, at a UE functioning as a relay, first broadcast signals at a first interval from an apparatus serving the UE; and transmitting second broadcast signals at a second interval, wherein the second broadcast signals are the same type as the first broadcast signals and wherein the second interval is greater than the first interval.