Channel monitoring and shared use of a wireless channel

Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:

• produce schedule information indicating scheduled use of a wireless channel to convey communications in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol;
• and
• based on availability of the wireless channel as indicated by the schedule information, control transmission of communications over the wireless channel via a second wireless communication protocol over the wireless channel.

A method comprising:

• receiving schedule information indicating scheduled usage of a wireless channel to convey first communications encoded in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol;
• and
• based on determined availability of the wireless channel as indicated by the schedule information, using the wireless channel to communicate via a second wireless communication protocol, the second wireless communication protocol different than the first wireless communication protocol.