| CPC H04W 74/0833 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 74/0808 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |

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1. A method for performing random access channel procedure by a User Equipment (UE) (300) for unlicensed operation in a wireless network, the method comprising:
determining, by the UE (300), a first measurement metric and a second measurement metric for one of a plurality of SSBs (Synchronization Signal Block) and a plurality of CSI-RSs (Channel State Information-Reference Signal), wherein the first measurement metric is a channel congestion;
selecting, by the UE (300), one of a first set of SSBs and a first set of CSI-RSs from one of the plurality of SSBs and the plurality of CSI-RSs based on the first measurement metric, wherein the first set of SSBs is a subset of the plurality of SSBs, and the first set of CSI-RSs is a subset of the plurality of CSI-RSs;
selecting, by the UE (300), one of a second set of SSBs and a second set of CSI-RSs from one of the first set of SSBs and the first set of CSI-RSs based on the second measurement metric, wherein the second set of SSBs is a subset of the first set of SSBs, and the second set of CSI-RSs is a subset of the first set of CSI-RSs;
determining, by the UE (300), selection criteria based on a best value of the first measurement metric; and
selecting, by the UE (300), one of at least one candidate SSB and at least one candidate CSI-RS from one of the second set of SSBs and the second set of CSI-RSs based on the selection criteria.
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