Co-existence-aware communication in shared spectrum

A method for managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs), comprising:

• monitoring the medium, via a transceiver configured to operate in accordance with a first RAT, for signaling associated with a second RAT;
• determining one or more Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) parameters of a TDM communication pattern associated with the second RAT based on the monitored signaling, the TDM communication pattern defining activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the medium in accordance with the second RAT;
• setting one or more transmission parameters for the first RAT based on the determined one or more TDM parameters;
• and
• transmitting on the medium, via the transceiver, in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters.

An apparatus for managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs), comprising:

• means for monitoring the medium, in accordance with a first RAT, for signaling associated with a second RAT;
• means for determining one or more Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) parameters of a TDM communication pattern associated with the second RAT based on the monitored signaling, the TDM communication pattern defining activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the medium in accordance with the second RAT;
• means for setting one or more transmission parameters for the first RAT based on the determined one or more TDM parameters;
• and
• means for transmitting on the medium in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations for managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs), the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

• code for monitoring the communication medium, in accordance with a first RAT, for signaling associated with a second RAT;
• code for determining one or more Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) parameters of a TDM communication pattern associated with the second RAT based on the monitored signaling, the TDM communication pattern defining activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the communication medium in accordance with the second RAT;
• code for setting one or more transmission parameters for the first RAT based on the determined one or more TDM parameters;
• and
• code for transmitting on the communication medium in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters.

An apparatus for managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs), comprising:

• a transceiver configured to operate in accordance with a first RAT and to monitor the medium for signaling associated with a second RAT;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one processor and the at least one memory being configured to:
• determine one or more Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) parameters of a TDM communication pattern associated with the second RAT based on the monitored signaling, the TDM communication pattern defining activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the medium in accordance with the second RAT, and
• set one or more transmission parameters for the first RAT based on the determined one or more TDM parameters,
• wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit on the medium in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters.