Techniques for uplink transmission management

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a memory configured to store instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor and the memory are configured to execute the instructions to:
• receive an uplink grant, said uplink grant scheduling multiple time slots for uplink transmission over a shared spectrum;
• perform clear channel assessment (CCA) sequentially for the multiple time slots, starting with a first time slot of the multiple time slots, until the CCA succeeds for a particular time slot of the multiple time slots;
• and
• transmit data in the particular time slot over the shared spectrum.

An apparatus of wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving an uplink grant, said uplink grant scheduling multiple time slots for uplink transmission over a shared spectrum;
• means for performing clear channel assessment (CCA) sequentially for the multiple time slots, starting with a first time slot of the multiple time slots, until the CCA succeeds for a particular time slot of the multiple time slots;
• and
• means for transmitting data in the particular time slot over the shared spectrum.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising codes executable for a user equipment (UE) to perform:

• receiving an uplink grant, said uplink grant scheduling multiple time slots for uplink transmission over a shared spectrum;
• performing clear channel assessment (CCA) sequentially for the multiple time slots, starting with a first time slot of the multiple time slots, until the CCA succeeds for a particular time slot of the multiple time slots;
• and
• transmitting data in the particular time slot over the shared spectrum.