Closed loop carrier sense multiple access with multiuser request to send and clear to send handshaking in an advanced wireless network

A user equipment, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• performing a clear channel assessment of a first channel at a first frequency, wherein the first frequency is part of a first frequency spectrum, wherein performing the clear channel assessment is in response to receiving a request-to-send signal from network equipment, and wherein the clear channel assessment is performed based on a characteristic associated with a waveform that was used to transmit the request-to-send signal and based on data encoded in the waveform;
• transmitting a control channel transmission comprising a result of the clear channel assessment to the network equipment via a second channel at a second frequency, wherein the second frequency is part of a second frequency spectrum that is different from and does not overlap the first frequency spectrum;
• and
• in response to the result of the clear channel assessment indicating that there is no activity on the first channel, transmitting a clear to send signal on the first channel, wherein the clear to send signal indicates that the first channel is reserved for the network equipment.

First network equipment, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• receiving, from a first user equipment, an indication that the first user equipment received a signal at a first frequency, wherein the signal indicates that second network equipment has reserved the first frequency for a first transmission in response to the first user equipment having determined that the second network equipment transmitted a first waveform comprising energy data representing a null energy value, wherein the indication is received in response to the first network equipment having transmitted a request-to-send signal, wherein the first user equipment initiated transmission of the request-to-send signal based on a characteristic associated with a second waveform that was used to transmit the request-to-send signal to the first user equipment and based on data encoded in the transmission waveform;
• determining a group of transmission parameters for a second transmission to a second user equipment, wherein the determining the group of transmission parameters comprises determining the group of transmission parameters so as not to result in interference with the first transmission;
• and
• transmitting the group of transmission parameters to the second user equipment via a control channel.