US 11,950,297 B2
Repetition-based contention-free random access
Mahmoud Taherzadeh Boroujeni, San Diego, CA (US); Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US); Peter Gaal, San Diego, CA (US); and Jelena Damnjanovic, Del Mar, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/444,652.
Prior Publication US 2023/0037319 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04W 74/00 (2009.01); H04W 74/02 (2009.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01)
CPC H04W 74/0841 (2013.01) [H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 74/006 (2013.01); H04W 74/02 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
transmit capability information indicating support for requesting repetition for an uplink shared channel;
receive configuration information indicating at least one of:
a configuration for requesting repetition for the uplink shared channel transmitted after receiving a contention-free random access (CFRA) message, wherein the configuration is based at least in part on the capability information, or
a configuration for dropping one or more repetitions of the uplink shared channel;
request the repetition for the uplink shared channel if the configuration information indicates the configuration for requesting repetition; and
transmit the uplink shared channel based at least in part on the configuration information.