Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication to enable data collection from wireless devices in an efficient manner. An aspect of the data collection approaches described herein may involve determining a smaller group of wireless devices from which to collect data. Determining the group may be performed such that the data collected is representative of the wireless devices as a whole. For example, a statistically significant group of wireless devices may be selected to be statistically representative of the wireless devices of the network. Various criteria may be identified for selecting the group. Such criteria may include a specified technique for selecting wireless devices for the group.