User equipment silencing based on transmission failure in shared spectrum

A method of wireless communication comprising:

• identifying, by a user equipment (UE), resources for an uplink (UL) transmission associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) operating in a managed radio frequency (RF) spectrum band;
• receiving, by the UE and from a wireless device, a silencing signal in the managed RF spectrum band indicating that at least one neighboring user equipment (UE) is to suspend uplink (UL) transmission in the managed RF spectrum band for a time period including the identified resources, wherein the silencing signal is based at least in part on a determination that a transmission in a shared RF spectrum band has failed, and wherein a second RAT operating in the shared RF spectrum band is synchronized with the first RAT operating in the managed RF spectrum band;
• and
• suspending, by the UE, transmission in the managed RF spectrum band during the time period based at least in part on the silencing signal.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• determine that a transmission in a shared radio frequency (RF) spectrum band has failed, wherein a radio access technology (RAT) operating in the shared RF spectrum band is synchronized with a RAT operating in a managed RF spectrum band;
• transmit a silencing signal in the managed RF spectrum band indicating that at least one neighboring user equipment (UE) is to suspend uplink (UL) transmission in the managed RF spectrum band, wherein transmitting the silencing signal is based at least in part on the determination;
• and
• communicate in the managed RF spectrum band based at least in part on the silencing signal.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• identify resources for an uplink (UL) transmission associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) operating in a managed radio frequency (RF) spectrum band;
• receive, from a wireless device, a silencing signal in the managed RF spectrum band indicating that at least one neighboring user equipment (UE) is to suspend uplink (UL) transmission in the managed RF spectrum band for a time period including the identified resources, wherein the silencing signal is based at least in part on a determination that a transmission in a shared RF spectrum band has failed, and wherein a second RAT operating in the shared RF spectrum band is synchronized with the first RAT operating in the managed RF spectrum band;
• and
• suspend transmission in the managed RF spectrum band during the time period based at least in part on the silencing signal.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a wireless device, a silencing signal in a managed radio frequency (RF) spectrum band indicating that at least one neighboring user equipment (UE) is to suspend uplink (UL) transmission in the managed RF spectrum band, wherein the silencing signal is based at least in part on a determination that a transmission in a shared RF spectrum band has failed, and wherein a first radio access technology (RAT) operating in the managed RF spectrum band is synchronized with a second RAT operating in the shared RF spectrum band;
• and
• switch from communicating with the wireless device in the shared RF spectrum band to communicating with the wireless device in the managed RF spectrum band, wherein the wireless device is a source of the silencing signal and the switching is based at least in part on the silencing signal.

An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:

• means for determining that a transmission in a shared radio frequency (RF) spectrum band has failed, wherein a radio access technology (RAT) operating in the shared RF spectrum band is synchronized with a RAT operating in a managed RF spectrum band;
• means for transmitting a silencing signal in the managed RF spectrum band indicating that at least one neighboring user equipment (UE) is to suspend uplink (UL) transmission in the managed RF spectrum band, wherein transmitting the silencing signal is based at least in part on the determination;
• and
• means for communicating in the managed RF spectrum band based at least in part on the silencing signal.

An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:

• means for identifying resources for an uplink (UL) transmission associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) operating in a managed radio frequency (RF) spectrum band;
• means for receiving, from a wireless device, a silencing signal in the managed RF spectrum band indicating that at least one neighboring user equipment (UE) is to suspend uplink (UL) transmission in the managed RF spectrum band for a time period including the identified resources, wherein the silencing signal is based at least in part on a determination that a transmission in a shared RF spectrum band has failed, and wherein a second RAT operating in the shared RF spectrum band is synchronized with the first RAT operating in the managed RF spectrum band;
• and
• means for suspending transmission in the managed RF spectrum band during the time period based at least in part on the silencing signal.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable to:

• determine that a transmission in a shared radio frequency (RF) spectrum band has failed, wherein a radio access technology (RAT) operating in the shared RF spectrum band is synchronized with a RAT operating in a managed RF spectrum band;
• transmit a silencing signal in the managed RF spectrum band indicating that at least one neighboring user equipment (UE) is to suspend uplink (UL) transmission in the managed RF spectrum band, wherein transmitting the silencing signal is based at least in part on the determination;
• and
• communicate in the managed RF spectrum band based at least in part on the silencing signal.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable to:

• identify resources for an uplink (UL) transmission associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) operating in a managed radio frequency (RF) spectrum band;
• receive, from a wireless device, a silencing signal in the managed RF spectrum band indicating that at least one neighboring user equipment (UE) is to suspend uplink (UL) transmission in the managed RF spectrum band for a time period including the identified resources, wherein the silencing signal is based at least in part on a determination that a transmission in a shared RF spectrum band has failed, and wherein a second RAT operating in the shared RF spectrum band is synchronized with the first RAT operating in the managed RF spectrum band;
• and
• suspend transmission in the managed RF spectrum band during the time period based at least in part on the silencing signal.