A method operable by a network entity configured for wireless communication, the method comprising: accessing a list of channels for cellular communication on an unlicensed band, the list having the channels in an order of priority for reducing interference to non-cellular communication on the unlicensed band; determining an interference criteria for a received signal, the interference criteria corresponding to a metric that combines a received signal strength indicator, RSSI, and a duty cycle of interference; and selecting, based on the order of priority, a first channel from the list of channels that has not been previously selected and that has a highest priority for reducing interference to non-cellular communication on the unlicensed band; determining whether the first channel satisfies the interference criteria; when the first channel satisfies the interference criteria, selecting the first channel for cellular communication in the unlicensed band to further reduce the interference to non-cellular communication in the unlicensed band; when the first channel does not satisfy the interference criteria, selecting, based on the order of priority, a second channel from the list of channels that has not been previously selected and that has the highest priority for reducing interference to non-cellular communication on the unlicensed band, the second channel selected to determine whether the second channel satisfies the interference criteria; in response to none of the channels in the list satisfying the interference criteria, identifying a best suited channel from the list on which the cellular communication results in a least amount of interference to non-cellular communication on the unlicensed band; and selecting the best suited channel for cellular communication in the unlicensed band to further reduce the interference to non-cellular communication in the unlicensed band. accessing a list of channels for cellular communication on an unlicensed band, the list having the channels in an order of priority for reducing interference to non-cellular communication on the unlicensed band; determining an interference criteria for a received signal, the interference criteria corresponding to a metric that combines a received signal strength indicator, RSSI, and a duty cycle of interference; and selecting, based on the order of priority, a first channel from the list of channels that has not been previously selected and that has a highest priority for reducing interference to non-cellular communication on the unlicensed band; determining whether the first channel satisfies the interference criteria; when the first channel satisfies the interference criteria, selecting the first channel for cellular communication in the unlicensed band to further reduce the interference to non-cellular communication in the unlicensed band; when the first channel does not satisfy the interference criteria, selecting, based on the order of priority, a second channel from the list of channels that has not been previously selected and that has the highest priority for reducing interference to non-cellular communication on the unlicensed band, the second channel selected to determine whether the second channel satisfies the interference criteria; in response to none of the channels in the list satisfying the interference criteria, identifying a best suited channel from the list on which the cellular communication results in a least amount of interference to non-cellular communication on the unlicensed band; and selecting the best suited channel for cellular communication in the unlicensed band to further reduce the interference to non-cellular communication in the unlicensed band.