Autonomous uplink transmission using shared radio frequency spectrum

An apparatus for wireless communication over a shared medium, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• determine, by at least one user equipment (UE) served by a first base station (BS) associated with a first operator, access is obtained to the shared medium for a transmission opportunity (TXOP) by the first BS based on at least one of:
• autonomous uplink (AUL) resources in the TXOP allocated to at least one UE served by the first BS or an indication from the at least one UE of AUL data;
• and
• output for transmission the AUL data from the at least one UE to the first BS;
• and
• a memory coupled with the at least one processor.

An apparatus for wireless communication over a shared medium, comprising:

• means for determining, by at least one user equipment (UE) served by a first base station (BS) associated with a first operator, access is obtained to the shared medium for a transmission opportunity (TXOP) by the first BS based on at least one of:
• autonomous uplink (AUL) resources in the TXOP allocated to at least one UE served by the first BS or an indication from the at least one UE of AUL data;
• and
• means for transmitting the AUL data from the at least one UE to the first BS.

A computer readable medium having computer executable code stored thereon for wireless communication over a shared medium, comprising:

• code for determining, by at least one user equipment (UE) served by a first base station (BS) associated with a first operator, access is obtained to the shared medium for a transmission opportunity (TXOP) by the first BS based on at least one of:
• autonomous uplink (AUL) resources in the TXOP allocated to at least one UE served by the first BS or an indication from the at least one UE of AUL data;
• and
• code for transmitting the AUL data from the at least one UE to the first BS.