Listen-before-talk (LBT) type and gap signaling for back-to-back grants and multi-transmission time interval (multi-TTI) grants

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory;
• a transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and the transceiver, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
• communicate, with a wireless communication device, a first downlink control information (DCI) associated with a first scheduled period, wherein the first scheduled period is associated with a gap period, wherein the first DCI indicates a first listen-before-talk (LBT) mode associated with the gap period;
• communicate, with the wireless communication device during the first scheduled period, a first communication signal including a first silence period corresponding to the gap period;
• communicate, with the wireless communication device, a second DCI associated with a second scheduled period after the first scheduled period, wherein the second scheduled period is associated with the gap period, and wherein the second DCI indicates a second LBT mode associated with the gap period, the second LBT mode being different from the first LBT mode;
• and
• perform an LBT procedure, wherein the LBT procedure is performed based on a selection of one of the first LBT mode or the second LBT mode, wherein the selection is based on a duration of the gap period.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:

• code for causing a first wireless communication device to communicate, with a second wireless communication device, a first downlink control information (DCI) associated with a first scheduled period, wherein the first scheduled period is associated with a gap period, wherein the first DCI indicates a first listen-before-talk (LBT) mode associated with the gap period;
• code for causing the first wireless communication device to communicate, with the second wireless communication device during the first scheduled period, a first communication signal including a first silence period corresponding to the gap period;
• and
• code for causing the first wireless communication device to communicate with the second wireless communication device, a second DCI associated with a second scheduled period after the first scheduled period, wherein the second scheduled period is associated with the gap period, and wherein the second DCI indicates a second LBT mode associated with the gap period, the second LBT mode being different from the first LBT mode;
• and
• code for causing the first wireless communication device to perform an LBT procedure, wherein the LBT procedure is performed based on a selection of one of the first LBT mode or the second LBT mode, wherein the selection is based on a duration of the gap period.