Carrier sense adaptive transmission (CSAT) in unlicensed spectrum

An apparatus for Carrier Sense Adaptive Transmission (CSAT) for reducing interference between Radio Access Technologies (RATs), comprising:

• a first transceiver of a device configured to receive signals associated with a first RAT via a resource, wherein the first transceiver operates in accordance with the first RAT to receive the signals;
• at least one processor of the device;
• and
• at least one memory of the device coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one processor and the at least one memory being configured to:
• identify a utilization of the resource that is associated with the first RAT, wherein the identifying identification is based on extracted characteristics of packets of the first RAT detected in the received signals,
• determine a Quality of Service (QoS) requirement associated with the first RAT or a second RAT sharing the resource,
• set one or more cycling parameters of a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) communication pattern defining activated and deactivated periods of transmission for the second RAT, wherein the setting is based on the identified utilization of the resource and the determined QoS requirement,
• control cycling of operation of the second RAT between activated and deactivated periods of transmission over the resource in accordance with the TDM communication pattern, and
• request that a measurement be conducted on the resource during a deactivated period of the TDM communication pattern, wherein the measurement is for the signals received using the first transceiver operating in accordance with the first RAT.