Samsung patents method for sending multiple connection requests in 5G networks

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising: a transceiver configured to receive a system information block (SIB) including (i) information associated with random access resources, (ii) at least one reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold, and (iii) information on random access response (RAR) window, wherein the random access resources include first random access resources associated with physical random access channel (PRACH) repetitions; and a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to: determine, among at least one number for the PRACH repetitions, a number of the PRACH repetitions based on the at least one RSRP threshold and an RSRP measurement of a downlink reference signal, wherein the at least one RSRP threshold corresponds to the at least one number, and determine random access resources for the determined number of PRACH repetitions among the first random access resources, wherein the determined random access resources are associated with a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block index of a received SS/PBCH block, wherein the transceiver is further configured to perform PRACH transmission for the number of PRACH repetitions based on the determined random access resources, wherein the processor is further configured to monitor a downlink control information (DCI) format 1_0 on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) while the RAR window is running, wherein a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) of the DCI format 1_0 is scrambled by a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI), wherein the RA-RNTI is associated with a last random access resource in the determined random access resources, wherein the determined random access resources are consecutive in time and correspond to same frequency resources, and wherein the SS/PBCH block index is associated with a PRACH preamble for the PRACH repetitions.