A computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, configure an evolved node B, eNB, for license assisted access, LAA, communications, the instructions to configure the eNB to: determine, by the eNB, that a first channel (485, 585) is idle based on a sensing of the first channel (485, 585) for a first period of time (402, 502); initiate, based on the determination that the first channel (485, 585) is idle, a reservation signal (406, 506) on the first channel (485, 585) for a second period of time following the first period of time (402, 502); initiate transmission of an uplink grant (404, 504, 604) to a first user equipment, UE (101, 902, 904, 906), the uplink grant (404, 504, 604) associated with the first channel (485, 585) and a third period of time following the second period of time; sense, by the eNB, the first channel (485, 585) during the third period of time to detect a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, transmission associated with the uplink grant (404, 504, 604); receive a plurality of scheduling requests from a plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906), the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906) comprising the first UE (101, 902, 904, 906); and assign a first LAA radio network temporary identifier, LAA-RNTI, to each UE (101, 902, 904, 906) of the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906), wherein the first LAA-RNTI is the same for each UE (101, 902, 904, 906) of the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906), and is different than a cell RNTI, C-RNTI, for each UE (101, 902, 904, 906), wherein the C-RNTI is a different value for each UE (101, 902, 904, 906); wherein the first channel (485, 585) is sensed by the eNB in response to operations performed by the first UE (101, 902, 904, 906) of the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906), wherein said operations comprise: decoding the uplink grant to identify the first LAA-RNTI associated with the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906); processing carrier sensing data to determine that the first unlicensed channel meets a set of availability criteria and that none of the other UEs of the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906) has sent a prior reservation signal; and initiating transmission of a first UE reservation signal (406, 506), the first UE reservation signal (406, 506) comprising a first C-RNTI for the first UE (101, 902, 904, 906). determine, by the eNB, that a first channel (485, 585) is idle based on a sensing of the first channel (485, 585) for a first period of time (402, 502); initiate, based on the determination that the first channel (485, 585) is idle, a reservation signal (406, 506) on the first channel (485, 585) for a second period of time following the first period of time (402, 502); initiate transmission of an uplink grant (404, 504, 604) to a first user equipment, UE (101, 902, 904, 906), the uplink grant (404, 504, 604) associated with the first channel (485, 585) and a third period of time following the second period of time; sense, by the eNB, the first channel (485, 585) during the third period of time to detect a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, transmission associated with the uplink grant (404, 504, 604); receive a plurality of scheduling requests from a plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906), the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906) comprising the first UE (101, 902, 904, 906); and assign a first LAA radio network temporary identifier, LAA-RNTI, to each UE (101, 902, 904, 906) of the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906), wherein the first LAA-RNTI is the same for each UE (101, 902, 904, 906) of the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906), and is different than a cell RNTI, C-RNTI, for each UE (101, 902, 904, 906), wherein the C-RNTI is a different value for each UE (101, 902, 904, 906); wherein the first channel (485, 585) is sensed by the eNB in response to operations performed by the first UE (101, 902, 904, 906) of the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906), wherein said operations comprise: decoding the uplink grant to identify the first LAA-RNTI associated with the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906); processing carrier sensing data to determine that the first unlicensed channel meets a set of availability criteria and that none of the other UEs of the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906) has sent a prior reservation signal; and initiating transmission of a first UE reservation signal (406, 506), the first UE reservation signal (406, 506) comprising a first C-RNTI for the first UE (101, 902, 904, 906). decoding the uplink grant to identify the first LAA-RNTI associated with the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906); processing carrier sensing data to determine that the first unlicensed channel meets a set of availability criteria and that none of the other UEs of the plurality of UEs (101, 902, 904, 906) has sent a prior reservation signal; and initiating transmission of a first UE reservation signal (406, 506), the first UE reservation signal (406, 506) comprising a first C-RNTI for the first UE (101, 902, 904, 906).