In this regard, FIG. 1 illustrates one example of a wireless communications system 10 in which embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented. As an example, the wireless communications system 10 may be a cellular communications system. As illustrated, the wireless communications system 10 includes a heterogeneous deployment of a radio access network, which includes a number of radio access nodes. These radio access nodes are types of radio nodes. In this example, the radio access nodes include a High Power Node (HPN) 12-1 and a Low Power Node (LPN) 12-2. The HPN 12-1 and the LPN 12-2. Thus, the HPN 12-1 may also be referred to herein as a high power radio access node, high power base station, or a high power radio node, and the LPN 12-2 may also be referred to herein as a low power radio access node, a low power base station, or a low power radio node. In this example, the HPN 12-1 operates on a first carrier frequency (F1) that is in a licensed frequency band, and the LPN 12-2 operates on a second carrier frequency (F2) that is in an unlicensed frequency band. Thus, the first carrier frequency (F1) is also referred to herein as a licensed carrier, and the second carrier frequency (F2) is also referred to herein as an unlicensed carrier. In some embodiments, the second carrier frequency (F2) is a millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency (e.g., >1 gigahertz (GHz)) and, even more preferably, is greater than or equal to 6 GHz. Further, in some embodiments, the wireless communications system 10 is a 5G or similar cellular communications system utilizing beamforming, particularly, but not limited to, the uplink and downlink for the LPN 12-2. Also note that the HPN 12-1 and the LPN 12-2 may not be controlled by the same network operator.