Carrier sharing between multiple radio access technologies

A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• identifying a carrier that supports communications using a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT;
• transmitting, to one or more UEs, a control channel associated with the first RAT that indicates that the carrier supports communications using the second RAT;
• and
• communicating with the one or more UEs using the second RAT on resources of the carrier based at least in part on the indication in the control channel that the carrier supports communications using the second RAT.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a base station, a control channel associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) on resources of a carrier, the control channel indicating that the carrier supports communications using a second RAT;
• decode the control channel to determine that the carrier supports communications using the second RAT;
• and
• communicate with the base station using the second RAT on resources of the carrier based at least in part on the decoding.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• identify a carrier that supports communications using a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT;
• transmit, to one or more UEs, a control channel associated with the first RAT that indicates that the carrier supports communications using the second RAT;
• and
• communicate with the one or more UEs using the second RAT on resources of the carrier based at least in part on the indication in the control channel that the carrier supports communications using the second RAT.