A singular / differential statistical approach for narrow beam-based channel access

A first wireless communication device comprising:

• a memory;
• a transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• receive, from a second wireless communication device via the transceiver, one or more signals associated with a beam parameter;
• determine, at each of a plurality of locations, a signal measurement for at least one received signal of the one or more received signals;
• and
• determine, based at least in part on an p-th percentile signal measurement and a q-th percentile signal measurement of the signal measurements at the plurality of locations, whether the second wireless communication device satisfies an interference condition.

A wireless communication device comprising:

• a memory;
• a transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• select a channel access configuration for transmitting a communication signal in an unlicensed frequency band using a transmission beam, wherein the selecting is based at least in part on an p-th percentile signal measurement and a q-th percentile signal measurement of signal measurements associated with the transmission beam, wherein the signal measurements include one signal measurement at each of a plurality of locations;
• and
• transmit, via the transceiver based on the channel access configuration and using the transmission beam, the communication signal in the unlicensed frequency band.