Frame-based initiator device operation

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• determining a base station frame timing for communicating with a plurality of devices over a channel, the base station frame timing defining a duration of each of a plurality of base station-initiated frames and a starting time of the plurality of base station-initiated frames, wherein each of the plurality of base station-initiated frames comprises a respective idle period;
• configuring the plurality of devices with respective device frame timings for operation as initiator devices over the channel, each device frame timing defining a duration of each of a plurality of device-initiated frames and an offset of the plurality of device-initiated frames relative to the plurality of base station-initiated frames;
• and
• communicating with at least one of the plurality of devices based at least in part on the respective device frame timings, wherein the communicating comprises receiving an uplink transmission over a set of resources that at least partially overlaps in time with an idle period of a first base station-initiated frame of the plurality of base station-initiated frames.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor, memory coupled with the processor;
• and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• determine a base station frame timing for communication initiated by a base station over a channel, the base station frame timing defining a duration of each of a plurality of base station-initiated frames and a starting time of the plurality of base station-initiated frames, wherein the plurality of base station-initiated frames comprise respective idle periods;
• determine a device frame timing for communicating as an initiator device over the channel, the device frame timing defining a duration of each of a plurality of device-initiated frames and an offset of the plurality of device-initiated frames relative to the plurality of base station-initiated frames;
• perform a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure over the channel prior to a starting time of a first device-initiated frame of the plurality of device-initiated frames for an uplink transmission;
• and
• transmit the uplink transmission to the base station within the first device-initiated frame based at least in part on the LBT procedure, wherein the uplink transmission at least partially overlaps in time with one of the respective idle periods.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor, memory coupled with the processor;
• and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• determine a base station frame timing for communicating with a plurality of devices over a channel, the base station frame timing defining a duration of each of a plurality of base station-initiated frames and a starting time of the plurality of base station-initiated frames, wherein each of the plurality of base station-initiated frames comprises a respective idle period;
• configure the plurality of devices with respective device frame timings for operation as initiator devices over the channel, each device frame timing defining a duration of each of a plurality of device-initiated frames and an offset of the plurality of device-initiated frames relative to the plurality of base station-initiated frames;
• and
• communicate with at least one of the plurality of devices based at least in part on the respective device frame timings, wherein the communicating comprises receiving an uplink transmission over a set of resources that at least partially overlaps in time with an idle period of a first base station-initiated frame of the plurality of base station-initiated frames.