Reservation and challenge schemes for listen-before-talk

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

transmitting a reservation request signal on a channel during a gap period associated with the channel, the gap period comprising a periodic set of resources allocated to channel contention on the channel;

monitoring a reservation challenge signal resource associated with the gap period for a reservation challenge signal;

receiving the reservation challenge signal during the gap period; and

refraining from performing a transmission on the channel based at least in part on the received reservation challenge signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring the reservation request signal for transmission using a first beam configuration, wherein the reservation challenge signal is received using the first beam configuration.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the reservation request signal over a set of frequencies; and

receiving the reservation challenge signal over a subset of frequencies of the set of frequencies.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring for the reservation challenge signal comprises:

using an energy level threshold or a preamble detection threshold to determine if the reservation challenge signal is received.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

decoding the reservation challenge signal to identify a transmission parameter comprising at least one of: a transmission rank, or a channel reservation time indication, or an acceptable interference level indication, or an acceptable interference rank, or a combination thereof; and

refraining from performing the transmission based at least in part on the transmission parameter.

6. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

identifying a gap period associated with a channel of a shared radio frequency spectrum band, the gap period comprising a periodic set of resources allocated to channel contention on the channel;

receiving, from a contending device, a reservation request signal on the channel during the gap period;

determining an interference risk based at least in part on the reservation request signal; and

transmitting a reservation challenge signal over a reservation challenge signal resource associated with the gap period based at least in part on the determination, wherein the contending device refrains from performing a transmission on the channel based at least in part on the reservation challenge signal.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining that the interference risk satisfies a threshold; and

transmitting the reservation challenge signal based at least in part on the interference risk satisfying the threshold.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

monitoring the channel for the reservation request signal using a first beam configuration.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving the reservation request signal over a set of frequencies; and

transmitting the reservation challenge signal over a subset of frequencies of the set of frequencies.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

configuring the reservation challenge signal to provide an indication of a transmission parameter comprising at least one of: a transmission rank, or a channel reservation time indication, or an acceptable interference level indication, or an acceptable interference rank, or a combination thereof.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit a reservation request signal on channel during a gap period associated with the channel, the gap period comprising a periodic set of resources allocated to channel contention on the channel;

monitor a reservation challenge signal resource associated with the gap period for a reservation challenge signal;

receive the reservation challenge signal during the gap period; and

refrain from perform a transmission on the channel based at least in part on the received reservation challenge signal.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

configure the reservation request signal for transmission using a first beam configuration, wherein the reservation challenge signal is received using the first beam configuration.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit the reservation request signal over a set of frequencies; and

receive the reservation challenge signal over a subset of frequencies of the set of frequencies.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions to monitor for the reservation challenge signal are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

use an energy level threshold or a preamble detection threshold to determine if the reservation challenge signal is received.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

decode the reservation challenge signal to identify a transmission parameter comprising at least one of: a transmission rank, or a channel reservation time indication, or an acceptable interference level indication, or an acceptable interference rank, or a combination thereof; and

refrain from perform the transmission based at least in part on the transmission parameter.

16. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

identify a gap period associated with a channel of a shared radio frequency spectrum band, the gap period comprising a periodic set of resources allocated to channel contention on the channel;

receive, from a contending device, a reservation request signal on the channel during the gap period;

determine an interference risk based at least in part on the reservation request signal; and

transmit a reservation challenge signal over a reservation challenge signal resource associated with the gap period based at least in part on the determination, wherein the contending device refrains from performing a transmission on the channel based at least in part on the reservation challenge signal.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

determine that the interference risk satisfies a threshold; and

transmit the reservation challenge signal based at least in part on the interference risk satisfying the threshold.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

monitor the channel for the reservation request signal using a first beam configuration.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive the reservation request signal over a set of frequencies; and

transmit the reservation challenge signal over a subset of frequencies of the set of frequencies.

20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

configure the reservation challenge signal to provide an indication of a transmission parameter comprising at least one of: a transmission rank, or a channel reservation time indication, or an acceptable interference level indication, or an acceptable interference rank, or a combination thereof.