Patent ID: 11889560
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 21:
22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to:
receive a network access control broadcast comprising access control criteria associated with connecting to a network device and comprising a set of measurement thresholds associated with one or more synchronization signal blocks;
determine an access category associated with the UE and an access identity associated with the access category, wherein the access category of the UE is specific to a reduced capability classification of the UE; and
selectively perform a random access procedure to connect to the network device based at least in part on the set of measurement thresholds in accordance with the access control criteria, the access identity of the UE, and the access category associated with the UE.