Opportunistically utilizing media resources

A machine type communications (MTC) device, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• estimate a signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) of a first set of resource blocks of one or more target devices;
• select one or more of the resource blocks of the first set of one or more target devices based at least in part on the estimated SINR;
• allocate the selected one or more of the first set of resource blocks to be in a first resource pool;
• estimate, by the MTC device, an SINR of the MTC device on a second set of resource blocks of a target device of the one or more target devices;
• select one or more of the second set of resource blocks of the target device to be in a second resource pool based at least in part on the estimated SINR of the MTC device;
• and
• transmit a signal to the target device over one or more resource blocks common to both the first resource pool and the second resource pool.

A machine type communications (MTC) device comprising:

• means for estimating a signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) of a first set of resource blocks of one or more target devices;
• means for selecting one or more of the first set of resource blocks of the one or more target devices based at least in part on the estimated SINR;
• means for allocating the selected one or more of the first set of resource blocks to be in a first resource pool;
• means for estimating, by the MTC device, an SINR of the MTC device on a second set of resource blocks of a target device of the one or more target devices;
• means for selecting one or more of the second set of resource blocks of the target device to be in a second resource pool based at least in part on the estimated SINR of the MTC device;
• and
• means for transmitting a signal to the target device over one or more resource blocks common to both the first resource pool and the second resource pool.

A computer program product operable on a machine type communications (MTC) device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:

• estimate a signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) of a first set of resource blocks of one or more target devices;
• select one or more of the first set of resource blocks of the one or more target devices based at least in part on the estimated SINR;
• allocate the selected one or more of the first set of resource blocks to be in a first resource pool;
• estimate, by the MTC device, an SINR of the MTC device on a second set of resource blocks of a target device of the one or more target devices;
• select one or more of the second set of resource blocks of the target device to be in a second resource pool based at least in part on the estimated SINR of the MTC device;
• and
• transmit a signal to the target device over one or more resource blocks common to both the first resource pool and the second resource pool.