US 12,336,003 B2
Early indication for reduced capability devices
Andreas Höglund, Solna (SE); Tuomas Tirronen, Helsinki (FI); Johan Bergman, Stockholm (SE); Sandeep Narayanan Kadan Veedu, Täby (SE); Kittipong Kittichokechai, Järfälla (SE); Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Fremont, CA (US); and Henrik Enbuske, Stockholm (SE)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/908,697
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Oct. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/SE2021/051001
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 1, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/081071, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 21, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/092,738, filed on Oct. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0122456 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 74/08 (2024.01); H04L 5/16 (2006.01); H04W 74/0808 (2024.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 74/0808 (2013.01) [H04L 5/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.02)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method implemented in a wireless device, the method comprising:
receiving an indication whether the wireless device is to provide a reduced capability, RedCap, indication via a message 1 of a random access procedure, wherein the indication whether the wireless device is to provide a RedCap indication via the message 1 is provided by whether a physical random access channel, PRACH, partition between RedCap wireless devices and other wireless devices is configured;
determining whether to provide a RedCap indication via the message 1 of the random access procedure based on the received indication;
transmitting the message 1 based on the determination; and
transmitting a message 3 of the random access procedure, a RedCap indication being provided via the message 3 at least if a RedCap indication is not provided via the message 1.