Patent ID: 11785638

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) and a base station may perform a contention-free random access (CFRA) procedure to establish a connection. The base station may transmit control signaling indicating a configuration for a first message of the CFRA including a preamble. The UE may transmit the first message in accordance with the configuration. The preamble of the first message may indicate a request for the base station to use repetition to transmit downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a second message of the CFRA procedure. In some examples, the UE may transmit the first message based on determining that one or more measurement values satisfy one or more thresholds. In response to the request, the base station may transmit one or more repetitions of the DCI and may transmit the second message of the CFRA procedure in accordance with the DCI.