US 11,991,757 B2
Random access channel coverage enhancement
Mahmoud Taherzadeh Boroujeni, San Diego, CA (US); and Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/444,525.
Prior Publication US 2023/0043094 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04L 1/18 (2023.01); H04L 1/1867 (2023.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01)
CPC H04W 74/0841 (2013.01) [H04L 1/1896 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
receive, in a system information block (SIB), configuration information indicating one or more criteria associated with transmitting a request for a coverage enhancement comprising a repetition of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) associated with an acknowledgement associated with a random access channel (RACH) procedure;
receive, based at least in part on receiving the configuration information, a random access response associated with the RACH procedure; and
transmit, based at least in part on receiving the random access response and further based at least in part on the one or more criteria, data indicating the request for the coverage enhancement.