Abstract: The present application is at least directed to an apparatus. The apparatus includes a non-transitory memory including instructions stored thereon for beam link pairing the apparatus to a router in a new radio. The apparatus also includes a processor, operably coupled to the non-transitory memory, capable of executing the instructions of transmitting physical random access channel (PRACH) preambles through a set of uplink transmission beams in a subframe. The processor is also capable of executing the instructions of signaling a beam ID of the set of uplink transmission beams. The processor is further capable of executing the instructions of monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a random access response (RAR) including a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI). The processor is even further capable of executing the instructions of determining the RA-RNTI corresponds to the transmitted PRACH preambles.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating in a wireless network including apparatus comprising transceiver circuitry to send and receive data in a plurality of time periods, defined by a time division duplex (TDD) time grid, to another entity, the plurality of time periods corresponding to a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and the transceiver circuitry being operable to switch from receive mode to transmit mode and/or from transmit mode to receive mode according to a flexible uplink and downlink allocation of the plurality of time periods; and baseband circuitry coupled to the transceiver circuitry to control the transceiver circuitry to switch during a switching interval embedded within a time period corresponding to an OFDM symbol of the plurality of OFDM symbols.

Abstract: Provided is a model parameter learning device and the like capable of learning model parameters such that the influence of a noise in input data can be suppressed. A model parameter learning device (1) alternately carries out first learning processing for learning model parameters W1, b1, W2 and b2 such that an error between data Xout and data Xorg is minimized, and second learning processing for learning model parameters W1, b1, Wm, bm, Wq and bq such that a loss function LAE is minimized.

Abstract: A node of a radio access network (e.g., a cellular network) can receive a revocation message revoking a spectrum grant (e.g., a Citizens Broadband Radio Service, CBRS, discontinuation notice). The node can determine a first group of terminals that are in communication with the node via wireless resources within the spectrum grant. The node can, in response to the revocation message, trigger respective inter-band handovers of the terminals of the first group of terminals. In some examples, a system includes a domain proxy that receives a grant message indicating the spectrum grant; notifies the node; subsequently, receives a revocation message revoking the spectrum grant; and sends a handover command to the node in response to the revocation message. The spectrum grant can be located within 3GPP band forty-eight or other bands.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for configuring a channel carrier, user equipment and a base station are provided. The method of configuring a channel carrier includes: a message carrying channel carrier configuration information sent by a base station is received, where the channel carrier configuration information indicates at least one of numerology or TTI configuration information for a logical channel; and each carrier mapped to the logical channel and at least a numerology or a TTI configured for each carrier mapped to the logical channel are determined based on the channel carrier configuration information.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that enable radar modulations for radar sensing using a wireless communication chipset. A controller initializes or controls modulations performed by the wireless communication chipset. In this way, the controller can enable the wireless communication chipset to perform modulations for wireless communication or radar sensing. In some cases, the controller can further select a wireless communication channel for setting a frequency and a bandwidth of a radar signal, thereby avoiding interference between multiple radar signals or between the radar signal and a communication signal. In other cases, the controller can cause the wireless communication chipset to modulate a signal containing communication data using a radar modulation. This enables another device that receives the signal to perform wireless communication or radar sensing. By utilizing these techniques, the wireless communication chipset can be used for wireless communication or radar sensing.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) from a base station, downlink transmissions, and performing, by the UE, a listen before talk (LBT) procedure in an LBT occasion provisioned, by the base station, for the UE immediately prior to an uplink transmission that includes an acknowledgement of a downlink transmission. The method also includes transmitting, by the UE to the base station, the uplink transmission based on results of the LBT procedure. In another aspect, a method of wireless communication includes provisioning, by a base station for all served UEs, are LBT occasion immediately prior to an uplink transmission by the UEs. The uplink transmission includes an acknowledgement of a downlink transmission. The method additionally includes transmitting, by the base station to the UEs, downlink transmissions, and receiving, by the base station, the uplink transmission.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for crisis communications. One of the methods includes establishing a secure connection between a crisis communications management system and a device. The method includes receiving, over the secure connection, a status update about a crisis situation. The method includes identifying a plurality of devices associated with team members assigned to the crisis. The method also includes pushing the status update to each of the plurality of mobile devices.

Abstract: Operating a communication system comprises providing N transmitting antennas (TA) for transmitting symbol streams (SST) and K ground receivers (GR) which may be provided with symbol streams (SST) transmitted by transmitting antennas (TA). Transmitting antennas (TA) are located with a distance from Earth (E). Ground receivers (GR) are spatially separated from each other, wherein the constraint K>N applies. The method includes: simultaneously transmitting N symbol streams (SST) by N transmitting antennas (TA), receiving a linear combination of N simultaneously transmitted symbol streams (SST) by each ground receiver (GR), respectively, determining the respective linear combination for N transmitting antennas (TA) and each of the K ground receivers (GR), respectively, deciding on the basis of the determined linear combinations which of the K ground receivers (GR) is assigned to a respective common receiver group in order to be simultaneously and with the same frequency provided with symbol streams (SST).

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is disclosed that comprises a processor configured to selectively enable and disable reception of downlink signaling and configured to monitor a buffer of the WTRU for data to transmit. The WTRU comprises a transmitter configured to transmit, while reception of the downlink signaling is disabled, a channel allocation request in response to data in the monitored buffer. The processor is configured, in response to the data in the monitored buffer, to enable reception of the downlink signaling to allow the WTRU to receive an uplink channel allocation. The transmitter is configured, in response to the WTRU receiving an uplink channel allocation, to transmit uplink data on an uplink channel. The processor is configured to track a time when HARQ feedback is expected to be received in response to the transmitted uplink data, and configured to receive the HARQ feedback at the expected time.

Abstract: A method for wireless automatic networking includes: pre-selecting N frequencies for frequency-hopping, if a relay node requires frequency hopping, then transmitting a beacon to routing nodes, if the routing nodes do not receive the beacon, then the routing nodes hop frequencies, search, and track until the beacon is received; work frequencies of the relay node, of the routing nodes, and of a terminal node are established in a shared channel; then, insofar as the transmit powers of the nodes are optimized, each routing node is tested for the presence of a frequency conflict with other routing nodes; if found, then frequencies are reassigned to the conflicting routing nodes until none of the frequencies of the routing nodes overlap each other; the relay node sequentially loads the frequencies of the routing nodes, and when frequency loading is completed for all of the routing nodes, a network enters a normal working state.

Abstract: Techniques for deploying Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB IoT) devices in wireless network(s) are discussed herein. NB IoT has several deployment modes: standalone, guard band, and in-band. Aspects of this disclosure are directed to deploying NB IoT devices in a Fourth Generation (4G) communication system to operate in a guard band mode and subsequently maintaining the deployment of those NB IoT devices in a Fifth Generation (5G) communication system to operate in an in-band mode.

Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network is provided. The method comprises determining a set of time and frequency domain resources to transmit a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble over a PRACH, determining a format of the PRACH preamble, wherein the PRACH preamble includes one or more repeated preambles based on a sequence and a cyclic prefix (CP) preceding repeated preamble sequences for the one or more repeated preambles, determining a set of time and frequency domain resources to perform a listen-before-talk (LBT) operation in an unlicensed spectrum, determining whether to transmit the PRACH preamble associated with the LBT operation in the unlicensed spectrum, and transmitting, to a base station (BS), the PRACH preamble in the unlicensed spectrum based on a result of the determination of the LBT operation to transmit PRACH preamble.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for multibeam PDCCH monitoring during CDRX operations. A BS may determine a configuration of one or more beams for a UE to monitor for receiving a downlink control channel from the BS, wherein the configuration is based, at least in part, on a monitoring window since the subframe in which the downlink control channel (e.g., PDCCH), indicates an initial UL, DL, or SL use data transmission for the UE. The BS may transmit, to the UE, an indication of the configuration. A UE may perform corresponding operations and may monitor one or more beams based on the received configuration.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments in the present disclosure, an operating method of a base station in a wireless communication system may include determining a transmission mode of the greatest channel capacity among a plurality of transmission modes based on first channel information of a first terminal and second channel information of a second terminal, and transmitting a transmit signal generated based on the determined transmission mode to the first terminal and the second terminal.

Abstract: A wireless communication device and method are provided. The wireless communication device has dynamic frequency selection (DFS) capability and includes at least one wireless communication transceiver, a dedicated DFS receiver, and a controller. The transceiver performs data transmission on an operating channel. The dedicated DFS receiver is integrated in a chip with the transceiver. The dedicated DFS receiver scans for radar signals in a plurality of DFS channels besides the operating channel of the transceiver. The controller is coupled to the transceiver and the dedicated DFS receiver.

Abstract: Provided are a method for performing, by a first base station belonging to a first MBMS network, vehicle to everything communication (V2X communication) in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus for supporting the same. The method may comprise the steps of: transmitting information about the first MBMS network to a second base station belonging to a second MBMS network; and receiving, from the second base station, information about the second MBMS network.

Abstract: Facilitating management of group common downlink control channels in a wireless communications system is provided herein. A method can comprise allocating, by a network device of a wireless network and comprising a processor, a group identifier to a mobile device based on a determination that the mobile device decodes a group common physical downlink control channel for wireless communications. The method can also comprise facilitating, by the network device, a transmission of data via the group common physical downlink control channel to the mobile device based on the group identifier.

Abstract: Provided is a radio access network slice construction method and apparatus applied to a master base station. The method includes: constructing, by each of the master base station and at least one neighboring secondary base station in the RAN, a network slice end-to-end correspondence with a core network, and determining RAN slices information in the master base station and the neighboring secondary base station; collecting statistics, by the master base station, on Slice IDs or MDD information reported by all UEs served by the master base station, and obtaining quantity of slice resources needed to be allocated to construct RAN slices by the master base station; transmitting, by the master base station, reconstruction request information of a RAN slice to the neighboring secondary base station; and performing, by the master base station, multi-connection data transmission reconfiguration on the UEs served by the master base station through an RRC message.

Abstract: A plurality of communication stations transmit a plurality of modulated signals so that data is efficiently transmitted from a network through negotiation by a communication terminal capable of transmitting and receiving modulated signals of a plurality of wireless communication schemes with a proxy server present on a network. The communication terminal receives a plurality of modulated signals to obtain data. Thus, the efficiency of frequency utilization is improved.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method includes identifying a first uplink component carrier of a plurality of component carriers configured for a user equipment (UE); determining that the first uplink component carrier is transmitted over a shared radio frequency spectrum band; and performing a power management operation on the first uplink component carrier, for a current subframe, based at least in part on the determining.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to spectrum pooling among multiple carriers or operators for peak rate performance improvement are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a first reservation request signal to reserve a transmission period in a frequency spectrum shared by a first operator and a second operator. The first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device are associated with the first operator and a first cell. The first reservation request signal carries a request signature sequence associated with the first cell. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, data during the transmission period in the frequency spectrum shared by the first and second operators.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus, a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method which can effectively use surplus radio bands of a first link configured by bundling a plurality of radio links are provided. The wireless communication apparatus (1) includes a flow rate monitoring unit (2) and a detecting unit (4). The flow rate monitoring unit (2) monitors a traffic flow rate of the virtual circuit. The detecting unit (4) compares the monitored traffic flow rate with radio bands of the virtual circuit, and detects a surplus of radio bands of the virtual circuit relative to the traffic flow rate.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method in a first wireless device of relaying data from a second wireless device to a wireless communication network comprises: obtaining data transmission information associated with data to be relayed from the second wireless device to the wireless communication network; requesting resources from the wireless communication network according to the data transmission information before receiving the data to be relayed; receiving an indication of resources from the wireless communication network; receiving the data from the second wireless device; and transmitting the data to the wireless communication network using the indicated resources. In particular embodiments, the data transmission information includes at least one of an amount of data to be relayed from the second wireless device to the wireless communication network and an estimated time for receiving the data from the second wireless device at the first wireless device.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify a subband configuration for a plurality of subbands configured for the UE, the subband configuration including one or more guard bands for the plurality of subbands. The UE may identify one or more resource blocks, in which to transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication, based at least in part on the subband configuration. The UE may transmit, to a base station (BS), the PUSCH communication in the one or more resource blocks. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in an eNB, the apparatus includes circuitry to generate an assignment of one or more interlaces to a UE within a cell managed by the eNB, where the one or more interlaces are selected from a total number of interlaces, and an interlace of the total number of interlaces may include multiple resource blocks spanning within a system bandwidth. The circuitry included in the apparatus is further to encode the assignment by a bit string including one or more bits, which may be a bitmap or an encoding bit string. The circuitry included in the apparatus is further to transmit the bit string to the UE. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for using a communication system in a spectrum are provided. For example, a random access or RACH procedure may be performed where the random access or RACH procedure may be configured to reduce secondary interference and/or to be used in a pixel-based environment. The random access or RACH procedure may include selecting a RACH preamble; sending a RACH preamble and/or format information; determining a transmission power of the RACH preamble and/or the format information; determining a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) and preamble ID associated with the RACH preamble; and/or selecting a physical RACH (PRACH).

Abstract: An Authorized Shared Access (ASA) controller to provide parameter coordination for base stations and wireless devices operating on shared or adjacent channels and method of operation of same are provided. A method of operation of an ASA controller comprises configuring one or more parameters used by at least one base station and/or wireless device operating on shared or adjacent channels. The one or more parameters comprise: a parameter related to timing of Downlink (DL) or Uplink (UL) transmissions by base stations and/or wireless devices; a parameter related to carrier aggregation; a parameter related to DL and/or UL transmissions within base stations sharing the same or adjacent frequency channels; a parameter related to different DL and/or UL reference signal parameters for different base stations; a random access channel parameter; and/or a parameter related to configuring System Information Block (SIB) and Master Information Block (MIB) parameters for adjacent base stations.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques to enable remote discovery of connectivity capabilities and remote connection of devices in a power efficient manner. In particular, discovery and connection requests for connectivity capabilities utilizing a first radio may be communicated using a second radio, the second radio utilizing a lower amount of power relative to the first radio. For example, connectivity capabilities such as Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, WiGig, Zigbee can be discovered and connection request communicated using a Bluetooth radio.

Abstract: To assist roaming of a mobile terminal from a first wireless LAN to a second wireless LAN respectively managed by first and second access points, the first access point (AP) makes measurements of communication quality with the mobile terminal and/or of operational load. By comparing the measurements with thresholds, the first AP can trigger a selection procedure assisted by a server or trigger an autonomous selection procedure, at the end of which the first AP transmits to the mobile terminal a weighted list of access points that are candidates for the roaming. In the assisted selection procedure, the first AP, in constructing the weighted list, takes into account instantaneous measurements of operational load on the candidate access points supplied by the server, and, in the autonomous selection procedure, the first AP, in constructing the weighted list, takes into account long-term statistics of operational load on the candidate access points.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium may store instructions that when executed by a processor direct the processor to perform a radio spectrum allocation method including processing requested radio access terms of one or more lower-tiered users and determining available radio access terms from one or more incumbents, generating a plurality of candidate radio access licenses based on the requested radio access terms and the available radio access terms, determining radio conditions of each of the plurality of candidate radio access licenses, and based on the determined radio conditions, selecting a radio access license from the plurality of candidate radio access licenses and directing the one or more lower-tiered users to use the selected radio access license or operated based on the selected radio access license.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit, a first switching unit, and a second switching unit. The communication unit is configured to conduct a wireless communication using plural transmission methods, one of which has plural channels. The first switching unit switches between the channels according to quality of a communication that is being conducted. The second switching unit switches between the transmission methods when the first switching unit could not switch between the channels.

Abstract: Provided are a method for performing a random access process in an unlicensed band, and a device using the same. The device receives a random access preamble (RAP) order instructing the transmission of a RAP. The device performs a clear channel assessment (CCA) in an unlicensed cell during an RAP window so as to transmit the RAP when the device succeeds in CCA.

Abstract: Techniques for assigning uplink dedicated resources in inter-site or inter-eNB carrier aggregation promptly are disclosed. One aspect of the present invention relates to a base station including a transmission and reception unit configured to use radio resources to communicate with a user equipment and a resource management unit configured to manage the radio resources, wherein the resource management unit comprises a pooling information storage unit configured to store pooling information indicative of radio resources reserved for the base station by a non-anchor base station in inter-eNB carrier aggregation, and the resource management unit autonomously assigns the radio resources indicated in the pooling information to the user equipment.

Abstract: A method of receiving a downlink signal by a user equipment in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method includes receiving a plurality of scheduling information, each scheduling information being associated with a respective data in a same time unit, and receiving at least one of a plurality of the respective data based on whether sizes of the first and second data are under a processing capability of the user equipment, wherein the processing capability of the user equipment includes two maximum data sizes, and a first maximum data size T1 is smaller than a second maximum data size T2.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a supervisory device in a network forms a virtual access point (VAP) for a node in the network. A plurality of access points (APs) in the network are mapped to the VAP as part of a VAP mapping and the node treats the APs in the VAP mapping as a single AP for purposes of communicating with the network. The supervisory device determines a traffic type of traffic associated with the node. The supervisory device assigns the node to a selected wireless channel based in part on the traffic type of the traffic associated with the node. The supervisory device controls the VAP to use the channel assigned to the node.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for processing data by a terminal. The method ma include: receiving higher layer signaling including indication information requesting for configuring a terminal tunnel protocol entity for processing data transmitted/received through a WLAN carrier, configuring the terminal tunnel protocol entity on the basis of the indication information; and receiving bearer-specific user data and transmitting the bear-specific user data to a terminal user plane entity corresponding thereto.

Abstract: A random access method, device, and terminal for an LTE system operating on an unlicensed frequency band. The method comprises: determining a format of a random access preamble sequence; determining, according to the format of the random access preamble sequence, a channel detection mode for a random access channel; performing, according to the determined channel detection mode, detection on the random access channel; and upon detection of the random access channel being in an idle state, sending the random access preamble sequence via the random access channel.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a measurement method, user equipment, a network side device, and a measurement apparatus. The method includes: determining, by user equipment, a measurement time set and first measurement configuration information that are corresponding to a first target frequency band, where the first measurement configuration information is configuring the user equipment to perform wireless condition measurement according to identification information of a target cell; determining a status of using the first target frequency band by the target cell corresponding to the identification information; and measuring, in the measurement time set according to the status of using the first target frequency band by the target cell, a wireless condition of the first target frequency band corresponding to the target cell, to obtain a measurement result.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method by which a terminal reports channel status information to a base station in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises the steps for attempting to detect a reference signal repeatedly transmitted multiple times for each reference signal transmission unit; setting the reference signal transmission unit as an effective reference resource for the channel state information when the reference signal is detected in a preset section within the reference signal transmission unit; measuring the channel state information at the effective reference resource; and reporting the channel state information to the base station.

Abstract: In environments such as buildings in which access points are densely deployed, those access points influence each other. To provide a frequency channel allocation scheme in such densely populated environments information gathered by the access points are collected. In such a situation, relying on a list of neighboring access points, background noise, communication medium business, the beacon messages received from access points as well as their associated RSSI, may lead to a frequency channel allocation scheme that may not significantly reduce the interference between access points. The invention introduces an activity-based distance computed between at least two access points which represents a time overlap in a use of the communication medium.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a radio link monitoring method, including: contending, by a base station, for permission of use of an unlicensed frequency band; and sending, by the base station, statistical information of the permission of use of the unlicensed frequency band to user equipment after the permission of use of the unlicensed frequency band is obtained by means of contention, where the statistical information indicates data that is obtained after statistics collection is performed on the permission of use of the unlicensed frequency band according to a preset statistical method, so that the user equipment determines whether a radio link fails. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose a related base station, user equipment, and a communications system. The embodiments of the present invention can improve service quality of the unlicensed frequency band.

Abstract: A base station used as a first base station in a wireless communication system including the first base station, a second base station that communicates with the first base station, and a user equipment that communicates with the first base station includes: a reception unit that receives a parameter used for performing communication in a specific band and data to be transmitted toward the user equipment from the second base station; and a detection unit that performs a process of detecting a use state of the specific band according to the parameter when the data is transmitted to the user equipment.

Abstract: A wireless device receives a message from a first base station. The message comprises first configuration parameters for cells. Cells comprise cell groups. Cell groups comprise a first cell group for communication with the first base station, and a second cell group for communication with a second base station. The second cell group comprises an LAA cell, and RACH(s) configuration parameters for a RACH of the LAA cell. The wireless device performs an LBT procedure to transmit a preamble via the RACH of the LAA cell in response to initiating a random access process. The wireless device increments a counter in response to the LBT procedure indicating that the channel is occupied and determining a failure of the random access process in response to the counter reaching a first value. The wireless device transmits second message in response to the failure of the random access process.

Abstract: A dual band LTE small cell base station communicates on both licensed bands and unlicensed bands. The small cell base station modifies the communication protocol utilized by the licensed band to enable communication over an unlicensed band. This modification involves replacing the physical (PHY) layer of the licensed band communication protocol with the PHY layer of a to-be-used protocol in an unlicensed band.

Abstract: According to a disclosed example, an intention of a first wireless communication device to use a first power level and a first time-frequency resource for up-link transmission to a first cellular communication network is detected. At a second wireless communication device, a signal is received from the first device indicative of up-link transmission. The second device determines whether or not an interference (caused by the up-link transmission of the first device and affecting a down-link reception of the second device from a second cellular communication network at a second power level in a second time-frequency resource) has a third power level associated with the first power level that exceeds a power level threshold associated with the second power level.

Abstract: A method of performing a communication operation via a cell for a communication device comprises receiving information of a number of available DCIs for a first period from a network; receiving a first DCI in a first subframe in a first period from the network and determining that the first subframe of a cell is in an on state; receiving a second DCI in a second subframe in the first period after the first subframe from the network and determining that the second subframe of the cell is in the on state, if the number of available DCIs is not achieved; and stopping receiving any DCI in the first period and determining that at least one first subframe of the cell in a rest of the first period is in an off state, if the number of available DCIs is achieved.

Abstract: An interference suppressing method and device in a dynamic frequency spectrum access (DSA) system. The system includes: a frequency spectrum management device, a primary system including a plurality of primary devices, and a secondary system including a plurality of secondary devices. The method includes: transmitting position information of each of the secondary devices to the frequency spectrum management device; determining, by the frequency spectrum management device, a weight factor for a specific secondary device according to the received position formation; and performing a second-stage precoding, and in the second-stage precoding, adjusting, by using the weight factor, an estimated power of the specific secondary device leaking to the other secondary device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a communications system and uplink transmission method which may dynamically adapt to changing conditions of the backhaul network. A traffic engineering element (TEE) is disclosed which receives a request from at least one wireless device for uplink data transmission. The TEE then determines the backhaul conditions of the backhaul network and coordinates uplink data transmissions from at least one wireless device to one or more receivers dependent on the determined backhaul conditions.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a central coordination server (e.g., a Spectrum Access Server) partitions a shared communication medium into a contention-free partition where the shared communication medium is reserved for devices associated with a first set of operators and a contention-based partition where devices associated with a second set of operators contend for access to the shared communication medium, at least one operator belonging to both the first and second sets of operators. The central coordination server notifies target devices (e.g., APs, ATs, etc.) of the partitioning. In a further embodiment, a device (e.g., AP, AT, etc.) communicates over a portion of the contention-free partition that is reserved for an associated operator, and also over the contention-based partition.