Techniques for obtaining and maintaining access to a wireless communication medium

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for implementing, at a first node, a first access protocol to contend for access to a wireless communication medium shared by a plurality of nodes;
• means for determining whether a first triggering event has occurred;
• and
• means for implementing, at the first node, a second access protocol to contend for access to the wireless communication medium based at least in part on a determination that the first triggering event has occurred.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• implement, at a first node, a first access protocol to contend for access to a wireless communication medium shared by a plurality of nodes;
• determine whether a first triggering event has occurred;
• and
• implement, at the first node, a second access protocol to contend for access to the wireless communication medium based at least in part on a determination that the first triggering event has occurred.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code for wireless communications, the code executable by a processor to:

• implement a first access protocol to contend for access to a wireless communication medium shared by a plurality of nodes;
• determine whether a first triggering event has occurred;
• and
• implement a second access protocol to contend for access to the wireless communication medium based at least in part on a determination that the first triggering event has occurred.