Techniques for selecting a channel for wireless communication based on channel clustering

An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising:

• means for comparing a count of channels used by a group of neighboring cells to a maximum number of channels allowed for use by the group of neighboring cells;
• means for identifying a channel list based at least in part on the comparing, the identified channel list based at least in part on a list of candidate channels allowed for use by a wireless communication system or a list of the channels used by the group of neighboring cells;
• and
• means for selecting a channel for wireless communication from the identified channel list.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• the processor and memory configured to cause the apparatus to:
• compare a count of channels used by a group of neighboring cells to a maximum number of channels allowed for use by the group of neighboring cells;
• identify a channel list based at least in part on the comparing, the identified channel list based at least in part on a list of candidate channels allowed for use by a wireless communication system or a list of the channels used by the group of neighboring cells;
• and
• select a channel for wireless communication from the identified channel list.

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

• compare a count of channels used by a group of neighboring cells to a maximum number of channels allowed for use by the group of neighboring cells;
• identify a channel list based at least in part on the comparing, the identified channel list based at least in part on a list of candidate channels allowed for use by a wireless communication system or a list of the channels used by the group of neighboring cells;
• and
• select a channel for wireless communication from the identified channel list.