	US 11,917,585 B2
	Methods for measuring and controlling utility of an intelligent reflective surface
Mehmet Izzet Gurelli, San Diego, CA (US); Qiang Wu, San Diego, CA (US); Junyi Li, Fairless Hills, PA (US); Raju Hormis, New York, NY (US); Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US); Navid Abedini, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); Ozge Koymen, Princeton, NJ (US); and Farideddin Fayazbakhsh, Chatham, NJ (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/461,770.
Prior Publication US 2023/0066273 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 72/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01)

CPC H04W 72/02 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0051 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01)]

30 Claims

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

select a plurality of node parameters of a node including at least one of: a number of user equipments (UEs) that have accessed a network while the node is operational, an amount of information that has been communicated through the network while the node is operational, one or more quality of service (QoS) measurements while the node is operational, or one or more resources utilized for operation of the node, wherein the node is an intelligent reflective surface (IRS);

configure, upon selecting the plurality of node parameters, an access threshold for the node based on the plurality of node parameters; and

transmit, to the node, an indication of the access threshold for the node based on the plurality of node parameters.