QUALCOMM Incorporated
Backoff procedure in random access

Abstract:

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a random backoff procedure in a wireless communication network such as a new radio (NR) network. A method for wireless communications that can be performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes sending a random access preamble to a base station (BS) during a random access procedure. The method includes receiving a random access response from the BS including a backoff indicator. The method includes determining whether to send a contention-free random access (CFRA) preamble to the BS during the backoff period based, at least in part, on a type of the random access procedure.