Dynamic medium sharing

A method of wireless communication, comprising:

• communicating, by a first wireless communication device with a second wireless communication device, a reservation request (RRQ) for communication in a link direction during a transmission opportunity (TXOP) in a shared spectrum, wherein the shared spectrum is shared by a plurality of network operating entities, and wherein the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device are associated with a first network operating entity of the plurality of network operating entities;
• communicating, by the first wireless communication device with the second wireless communication device, a reservation response (RRS) in a first contention period of a plurality of contention periods associated with a first access priority of the first network operating entity in the link direction;
• and
• communicating, by the first wireless communication device with the second wireless communication device, data in the link direction during the TXOP,
• wherein the TXOP includes a pre-scheduling period and the plurality of contention periods,
• wherein the pre-scheduling period includes resources, each of the resources associated with one of the plurality of network operating entities, and
• wherein the RRQ is communicated using one of the resources associated with the first network operating entity.

An apparatus comprising a transceiver configured to:

• communicate with a first wireless communication device, a reservation request (RRQ) for a transmission opportunity (TXOP) in a shared spectrum, wherein the shared spectrum is shared by a plurality of network operating entities, wherein the apparatus and the first wireless communication device are associated with a first network operating entity of the plurality of network operating entities, and wherein the RRQ indicates a first traffic priority of data to be communicated;
• and
• communicate with the first wireless communication device, the data of the first traffic priority during the TXOP,
• wherein the TXOP includes a pre-scheduling period and a contention period,
• wherein the pre-scheduling period includes first resources, each of the first resources associated with one of the plurality of network operating entities,
• wherein the contention period includes second resources, each of the second resources associated with one of a plurality of access priorities, and
• wherein the RRQ is communicated using one of the first resources associated with the first network operating entity.

An apparatus comprising a transceiver configured to:

• communicate, with a first wireless communication device, a reservation request (RRQ) for communication in a link direction during a transmission opportunity (TXOP) in a shared spectrum, wherein the shared spectrum is shared by a plurality of network operating entities, and wherein the apparatus and the first wireless communication device are associated with a first network operating entity of the plurality of network operating entities;
• communicate, with the first wireless communication device, a reservation response (RRS) in a first contention period of a plurality of contention periods associated with a first access priority of the first network operating entity in the link direction;
• and
• communicate, with the first wireless communication device, data in the link direction during the TXOP,
• wherein the TXOP includes a pre-scheduling period and the plurality of contention periods, and a transmission period,
• wherein the pre-scheduling period includes resources, each of the resources associated with one of the plurality of network operating entities, and
• wherein the RRQ is communicated using one of the resources associated with the first network operating entity.