A scheduling entity (504, 700, 900), comprising: a transceiver (714, 914); a memory (708, 908); and a processor (706, 906) communicatively coupled to the transceiver (714, 914) and the memory (708, 908), the processor (706, 906) configured to: receive via the transceiver a first transmission from a scheduled entity for a random access procedure, the first transmission comprising a physical random access channel, PRACH, preamble sequence and a first message including information for determining a device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity, wherein the information for determining the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity includes one or more parameters associated with resources utilized to send the first transmission; determine the device-specific network identifier based on the one or more parameters associated with resources utilized to send the first transmission; detect the PRACH preamble sequence; decode the first message; and in response to successfully detecting the preamble and decoding the first message of the first transmission, transmit via the transceiver a second transmission including information on a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, addressed to the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity, and a second message on a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, wherein the information for determining the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity includes at least a portion of a user equipment identity associated with the scheduled entity. a transceiver (714, 914); a memory (708, 908); and a processor (706, 906) communicatively coupled to the transceiver (714, 914) and the memory (708, 908), the processor (706, 906) configured to: receive via the transceiver a first transmission from a scheduled entity for a random access procedure, the first transmission comprising a physical random access channel, PRACH, preamble sequence and a first message including information for determining a device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity, wherein the information for determining the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity includes one or more parameters associated with resources utilized to send the first transmission; determine the device-specific network identifier based on the one or more parameters associated with resources utilized to send the first transmission; detect the PRACH preamble sequence; decode the first message; and in response to successfully detecting the preamble and decoding the first message of the first transmission, transmit via the transceiver a second transmission including information on a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, addressed to the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity, and a second message on a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, wherein the information for determining the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity includes at least a portion of a user equipment identity associated with the scheduled entity. receive via the transceiver a first transmission from a scheduled entity for a random access procedure, the first transmission comprising a physical random access channel, PRACH, preamble sequence and a first message including information for determining a device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity, wherein the information for determining the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity includes one or more parameters associated with resources utilized to send the first transmission; determine the device-specific network identifier based on the one or more parameters associated with resources utilized to send the first transmission; detect the PRACH preamble sequence; decode the first message; and in response to successfully detecting the preamble and decoding the first message of the first transmission, transmit via the transceiver a second transmission including information on a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, addressed to the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity, and a second message on a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, wherein the information for determining the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity includes at least a portion of a user equipment identity associated with the scheduled entity.