Reliable data channel over periodic discovery messages

A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor configured to encode user data into a set of data fragments and to transmit each data fragment of the set of data fragments in a plurality of discovery messages. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a processor configured to receive one or more discovery messages, determine whether each of the received one or more discovery messages includes an encoded data fragment of a set of encoded data fragments associated with user data, determine whether a minimum number of encoded data fragments have been received from the received one or more discovery messages to enable reconstruction of the user data, and reconstruct the user data based on the determination of whether the minimum number of encoded data fragments is received.