A method of wireless communication, comprising: transmitting , by a first wireless communication device associated with a first network operating entity, a communication indicating a reservation for one or more spatial layers in a transmission opportunity, TXOP of a shared spectrum, wherein the shared spectrum is shared by the first network operating entity and a second network operating entity; receiving, by the first wireless communication device from a second wireless communication device, a first set of sounding reference signals, SRSs corresponding to the one or more spatial layers, wherein the data is pre-coded based on at least the first set of SRSs; detecting, by the first wireless communication device, a second set of SRSs from the second network operating entity corresponding to one or more other spatial layers, wherein the data is further pre-coded based on the second set of SRSs; obtaining, by the first wireless communication device, spatial layer information indicating supportable spatial layers of the second network operating entity, wherein the supportable spatial layers include the one or more spatial layers and the one or more other spatial layers; detecting, by the first wireless communication device, another reservation for the TXOP from the second network operating entity reserving the one or more other spatial layers; and determining, by the first wireless communication device, the one or more spatial layers for communication with the second wireless communication device in the TXOP based on at least the another reservation and the spatial layer information; communicating , by the first wireless communication device with a second wireless communication device associated with the first network operating entity, data over the one or more spatial layers during the TXOP. transmitting , by a first wireless communication device associated with a first network operating entity, a communication indicating a reservation for one or more spatial layers in a transmission opportunity, TXOP of a shared spectrum, wherein the shared spectrum is shared by the first network operating entity and a second network operating entity; receiving, by the first wireless communication device from a second wireless communication device, a first set of sounding reference signals, SRSs corresponding to the one or more spatial layers, wherein the data is pre-coded based on at least the first set of SRSs; detecting, by the first wireless communication device, a second set of SRSs from the second network operating entity corresponding to one or more other spatial layers, wherein the data is further pre-coded based on the second set of SRSs; obtaining, by the first wireless communication device, spatial layer information indicating supportable spatial layers of the second network operating entity, wherein the supportable spatial layers include the one or more spatial layers and the one or more other spatial layers; detecting, by the first wireless communication device, another reservation for the TXOP from the second network operating entity reserving the one or more other spatial layers; and determining, by the first wireless communication device, the one or more spatial layers for communication with the second wireless communication device in the TXOP based on at least the another reservation and the spatial layer information; communicating , by the first wireless communication device with a second wireless communication device associated with the first network operating entity, data over the one or more spatial layers during the TXOP. <EOS>