QUALCOMM Incorporated
RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL MESSAGE WITHOUT A PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL

Abstract:

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a first random access channel (RACH) message to a base station, and monitor for a second RACH message from the base station in a set of resource candidates that are based at least in part on the transmitted first RACH message absent downlink control information. The set of resource candidates may be outside of a physical downlink control channel. Numerous other aspects are provided.