Frequency diversity with carrier hopping in unlicensed spectrum

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

communicating, by a first wireless communication device with a second wireless communication device, an opportunistic frequency-switching configuration for switching between a first frequency band and a second frequency band shared by a first network operating entity and a second network operating entity, the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration indicating a first set of schedule monitoring periods in the first frequency band non-overlapping in time with a second set of schedule monitoring periods in the second frequency band;

communicating, by the first wireless communication device with the second wireless communication device, a first communication signal in the first frequency band during a first schedule monitoring period of the first set;

refraining, by the first wireless communication device, from switching to the second frequency band for a second schedule monitoring period of the second set according to the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration in response to successfully communicating the first communication signal in the first frequency band;

switching, by the first wireless communication device, from the first frequency band to the second frequency band for a third schedule monitoring period of the second set based on a failure to communicate with the second wireless communication device in the first frequency band during a fourth schedule monitoring period of the first set; and

communicating, by the first wireless communication device with the second wireless communication device after the switching, a second communication signal in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period of the second set.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of schedule monitoring periods interleaves with the second set of schedule monitoring periods in time.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring, by the first wireless communication device, for a first scheduling grant from the second wireless communication device in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period, wherein the first communication signal includes the first scheduling grant; and

monitoring, by the first wireless communication device after the switching, for a second scheduling grant from the second wireless communication device in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period, wherein the second communication signal includes the second scheduling grant.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring for the second scheduling grant is performed in response to determining that there is no scheduling grant detected in the first frequency band during the fourth schedule monitoring period of the first set.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communicating the first communication signal includes transmitting, by the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device, a first scheduling grant in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period, and wherein the communicating the second communication signal includes transmitting, by the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device, a second scheduling grant in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining, by the first wireless communication device, that the communicating the first communication signal is unsuccessful,

wherein the transmitting the second scheduling grant is based on the determining.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

performing, by the first wireless communication device, a first listen-before-talk (LBT) in the first frequency band, wherein the first scheduling grant is transmitted based on first LBT; and

performing, by the first wireless communication device, a second LBT in the second frequency band, wherein the second scheduling grant is transmitted based on second LBT.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication signal and the second communication signal are associated with at least one of a network system information broadcast, a random access procedure, a network attachment procedure, or a paging procedure.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a transceiver configured to:

communicate, with a wireless communication device, an opportunistic frequency-switching configuration for switching between a first frequency band and a second frequency band shared by a first network operating entity and a second network operating entity, the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration indicating a first set of schedule monitoring periods in the first frequency band non-overlapping in time with a second set of schedule monitoring periods in the second frequency band; and

communicate, with the wireless communication device, a first communication signal in the first frequency band during a first schedule monitoring period of the first set; and

a processor configured to:

refrain from switching to the second frequency band for a second schedule monitoring period of the second set according to the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration in response to successfully communicating the first communication signal in the first frequency band,

wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

switch from the first frequency band to the second frequency band for a third schedule monitoring period of the second set based on a failure to communicate with the wireless communication device in the first frequency band during a fourth schedule monitoring period of the first set; and

communicate, with the wireless communication device after the switching, a second communication signal in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first set of schedule monitoring periods interleaves with the second set of schedule monitoring periods in time.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

monitor for a first scheduling grant from the wireless communication device in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period, wherein the first communication signal includes the first scheduling grant; and

monitor, after the switching, for a second scheduling grant from the wireless communication device in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period, wherein the second communication signal includes the second scheduling grant,

wherein the second scheduling grant is monitored in response to a determination that there is no scheduling grant detected in the first frequency band during the fourth schedule monitoring period of the first set.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the communicating the first communication signal is successful,

wherein the transceiver configured to communicate the first communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the wireless communication device, a first scheduling grant in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period, and

wherein the transceiver configured to communicate the second communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the wireless communication device, a second scheduling grant in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period when the communicating the first communication signal is determined to be unsuccessful.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 ,

a wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform a first listen-before-talk (LBT) in the first frequency band; and

perform a second LBT in the second frequency band,

wherein the transceiver configured to communicate the first communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the wireless communication device, a first scheduling grant in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period based on the first LBT, and

wherein the transceiver configured to communicate the second communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the wireless communication device, a second scheduling grant in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period based on the second LBT.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first communication signal and the second communication signal are associated with at least one of a network system information broadcast, a random access procedure, a network attachment procedure, or a paging procedure.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:

code for causing a first wireless communication device to communicate, with a second wireless communication device, an opportunistic frequency-switching configuration for switching between a first frequency band and a second frequency band shared by a first network operating entity and a second network operating entity, the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration indicating a first set of schedule monitoring periods in the first frequency band non-overlapping in time with a second set of schedule monitoring periods in the second frequency band;

code for causing the first wireless communication device to communicate, with the second wireless communication device, a first communication signal in the first frequency band during a first schedule monitoring period of the first set;

code for causing the first wireless communication device to refrain from switching to the second frequency band for a second schedule monitoring period of the second set according to the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration in response to successfully communicating the first communication signal in the first frequency band;

code for causing the first wireless communication device to switch from the first frequency band to the second frequency band for a third schedule monitoring period of the second set based on a failure to communicate with the second wireless communication device in the first frequency band during a fourth schedule monitoring period of the first set; and

code for causing the first wireless communication device to communicate, with the second wireless communication device after the switching, a second communication signal in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first set of schedule monitoring periods interleaves with the second set of schedule monitoring periods in time.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

code for causing the first wireless communication device to monitor for a first scheduling grant from the second wireless communication device in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period, wherein the first communication signal includes the first scheduling grant; and

code for causing the first wireless communication device to monitor, after the switching, for a second scheduling grant from the second wireless communication device in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period, wherein the second communication signal includes the second scheduling grant,

wherein the second scheduling grant is monitored in response to a determination that there is no scheduling grant detected in the first frequency band during the fourth schedule monitoring period of the first set.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

code for causing the first wireless communication device to determine whether the communicating the first communication signal is successful,

wherein the code for causing the first wireless communication device to communicate the first communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the second wireless communication device, a first scheduling grant in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period, and

wherein the code for causing the first wireless communication device to communicate the second communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the second wireless communication device, a second scheduling grant in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period when the communicating the first communication signal is determined to be unsuccessful.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

code for causing the first wireless communication device to perform a first listen-before-talk (LBT) in the first frequency band; and

code for causing the first wireless communication device to perform a second LBT in the second frequency band,

wherein the code for causing the first wireless communication device to communicate the first communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the second wireless communication device, a first scheduling grant in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period based on the first LBT, and

wherein the code for causing the first wireless communication device to communicate the second communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the second wireless communication device, a second scheduling grant in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period based on the second LB T.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first communication signal and the second communication signal are associated with at least one of a network system information broadcast, a random access procedure, a network attachment procedure, or a paging procedure.

21. An apparatus comprising:

means for communicating, with a second wireless communication device, an opportunistic frequency-switching configuration for switching between a first frequency band and a second frequency band shared by a first network operating entity and a second network operating entity, the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration indicating a first set of schedule monitoring periods in the first frequency band non-overlapping in time with a second set of schedule monitoring periods in the second frequency band;

means for communicating, with the second wireless communication device, a first communication signal in the first frequency band during a first schedule monitoring period of the first set;

means for refraining from switching to the second frequency band for a second schedule monitoring period of the second set according to the opportunistic frequency-switching configuration in response to successfully communicating the first communication signal in the first frequency band;

means for switching from the first frequency band to the second frequency band for a third schedule monitoring period of the second set based on a failure to communicate with the second wireless communication device in the first frequency band during a fourth schedule monitoring period of the first set; and

means for communicating, with the second wireless communication device after the switching, a second communication signal in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the first set of schedule monitoring periods interleaves with the second set of schedule monitoring periods in time.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising:

means for monitoring for a first scheduling grant from the second wireless communication device in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period, wherein the first communication signal includes the first scheduling grant; and

means for monitoring, after the switching, for a second scheduling grant from the second wireless communication device in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period, wherein the second communication signal includes the second scheduling grant,

wherein the second scheduling grant is monitored in response to a determination that there is no scheduling grant detected in the first frequency band during the fourth schedule monitoring period of the first set.

24. The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising:

means for determining whether the communicating the first communication signal is successful,

wherein the means for communicating the first communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the second wireless communication device, a first scheduling grant in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period, and

wherein the means for communicating the second communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the second wireless communication device, a second scheduling grant in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period when the communicating the first communication signal is determined to be unsuccessful.

25. The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising:

means for performing a first listen-before-talk (LBT) in the first frequency band; and

means for performing a second LBT in the second frequency band,

wherein the means for communicating the first communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the second wireless communication device, a first scheduling grant in the first frequency band during the first schedule monitoring period based on the first LBT, and

wherein the means for communicating the second communication signal is further configured to:

transmit, to the second wireless communication device, a second scheduling grant in the second frequency band during the third schedule monitoring period based on the second LBT.

26. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the first communication signal and the second communication signal are associated with at least one of a network system information broadcast, a random access procedure, a network attachment procedure, or a paging procedure.