Sony Group Corporation
INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHODS

Abstract:

An infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network for transmitting data to or receiving data from a plurality of communications devices is provided. The infrastructure equipment providing a cell having a coverage area in which the plurality of communications devices are located. The infrastructure equipment comprises circuitry configured to transmit signals to the communications devices via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network, receive signals from the communications devices via the wireless access interface, transmit to the plurality of communications devices an indication of one or more of a plurality of uplink data transmission configurations, receive a first signal comprising a random access preamble and uplink data from one of the communications devices, and transmit a random access response message to the one of the communications devices.