Techniques for differentiating between signals of different radio access technologies

An apparatus for processing signals from various radio access technologies (RATs), comprising:

• a signal decoding component configured to decode, in a receiver configured for processing one or more signals associated with a first RAT, a signal associated with a second RAT, wherein the one or more signals associated with the first RAT and the signal associated with the second RAT are received over a communications medium that uses an unlicensed frequency spectrum;
• a characteristics evaluating component configured to identify one or more characteristics in a waveform of the decoded signal as at least one of a pilot pattern, a reference signal pattern, or a combination thereof;
• and
• a RAT determining component configured to determine that a RAT related to the decoded signal is the second RAT based at least in part on determining that at least one of the pilot pattern, the reference signal pattern, or the combination thereof, corresponds to the second RAT.

An apparatus for processing signals from various radio access technologies (RATs), comprising:

• means for decoding, in a receiver configured for processing one or more signals associated with a first RAT, a signal associated with a second RAT, wherein the one or more signals associated with the first RAT and the signal associated with the second RAT are received over a communications medium that uses an unlicensed frequency spectrum;
• means for identifying one or more characteristics in a waveform of the decoded signal as at least one of a pilot pattern, a reference signal pattern, or a combination thereof;
• and
• means for determining that a RAT related to the decoded signal is the second RAT based at least in part on determining that at least one of the pilot pattern, the reference signal pattern, or the combination thereof, corresponds to the second RAT.