| CPC H04W 74/0833 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |

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1. A first device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code;
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the first device to:
receive a random access request from a second device in a discontinuous reception mode whereby the second device discontinuously monitors control information and data transmitted from the first device;
determine an offset between a reception of the random access response and a start of monitoring scheduling information from the first device based on a latency requirement of communications between the first device and the second device, wherein determining the offset comprises:
determining that the latency requirement exceeds a predetermined threshold latency; and
determining the offset as a first value in accordance with the determination that the latency requirement exceeds the predetermined threshold latency, the first value being equal to a first Timing Advance broadcasted by the first device:
set the indicator to be a first predefined value indicating the first value;
based on the random access request, transmit a random access response to the second device, the random access response comprising: the indicator of the offset, and a flag indicating the indicator is present in the random access response; and
transmit the scheduling information to the second device after the offset elapses.
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