Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform 2-step random access procedures. The disclosure identifies features of 2-step random access procedures including configuration (e.g., under what circumstances to use 2-step vs. 4-step random access), message design, fallback procedures, power ramping, backoff, and retransmission procedures.

A method of resource selection by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes detecting a need of an uplink transmission having a plurality of transmission parameters for at least one application from a plurality of applications having an associated transmission requirement. The method includes determining a set of configured grant resources available to the UE along with the associated plurality of grant resource parameters. The method includes determining transmission capability for the set of configured grant resources by analyzing the grant resource parameters. The method includes selecting at least one configured grant resource from the set of configured grant resources satisfying at least one transmission requirement of the at least one application.

Provided are a random access method and device, which may reduce the latency of a terminal device in a random access process and improve the reliability of a first message (MSG) in the random access process. The method includes that: in response to a terminal device initiating random access to a base station of a target cell and the random access is successful, and the terminal device sends first information to the base station of the target cell, the first information including at least one of an Uplink (UL) Timing Advance (TA) and a parameter related to transmission power for a preamble.

A method comprising obtaining, via a test system, data from one or more tests of a mobile network having at least one antenna, wherein the data includes a stream of RF samples captured over-the-air or from a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) or enhanced CPRI (eCPRI) link; processing the data to detect peaks; performing an analysis of any detected peaks to identify any issues on the mobile network, the analysis including determining a relative power of the detected peaks; and causing display of a user interface that includes a reporting of any the relative power. Determining a relative power includes obtaining a baseline of a subset of the data and comparing an absolute power of the peak to the baseline.

A method comprising obtaining, via a test system, data from one or more tests of a mobile network having at least one antenna, wherein the data includes a stream of RF samples captured over-the-air or from a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) or enhanced CPRI (eCPRI) link; processing the data to detect peaks; performing an analysis of any detected peaks to identify any issues on the mobile network, the analysis including determining a relative power of the detected peaks; and causing display of a user interface that includes a reporting of any the relative power. Determining a relative power includes obtaining a baseline of a subset of the data and comparing an absolute power of the peak to the baseline.

The disclosure relates to a pre-5.sup.th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4.sup.th-Generation (4G) communication system, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A power distribution apparatus in a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus includes at least one transceiver, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to identify a cell group set for a particular transmission interval among multiple cell groups connected to a terminal, perform a distribution of a power for the terminal to each of cell groups in the cell group set, and transmit power allocation information according to a result of the distribution to the terminal, wherein the cell group set includes a cell group including one or more cells in which uplink transmission is to be performed at the particular transmission interval.

Performing random access process. In one aspect, there is a method performed by a network function. The method comprises the network function generating system information and the network function broadcasting the system information. The system information comprises i) first power information for use by at least a first set of communication devices and a second set of communication devices in determining a transmit power, and ii) second power information for use by the first set of communication devices, but not the second set of communication devices, in determining the transmit power.

Performing random access process. In one aspect, there is a method performed by a network function. The method comprises the network function generating system information and the network function broadcasting the system information. The system information comprises i) first power information for use by at least a first set of communication devices and a second set of communication devices in determining a transmit power, and ii) second power information for use by the first set of communication devices, but not the second set of communication devices, in determining the transmit power.

Various communication systems may benefit from selectively monitoring alternative links. In certain example embodiments, an apparatus may comprise at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to determine that at least one obstacle has entered at least one predefined region and transmit to at least one network entity at least one indication comprising at least one predicted-power back off (P-PBO) value. The at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to generate at least one predictive-PBO report (P-PBOR) and transmit the at least one P-PBOR to the at least one network entity.

A method for controlling transmission power from one or more radio units is provided including monitoring channel state feedback for a signal communicated between a first radio unit of the one or more radio units and a user device in a transmitted frequency range, wherein the channel state feedback is based at least in part on a metric of quality of the communicated radiofrequency signal, determining that the channel state feedback satisfies a channel state condition, wherein the channel state condition includes a metric to evaluate performance of the one or more radio units relative to the user device based at least on the metric of quality of the communicated signal, and transmitting an instruction to adjust a transmission power in the transmitted frequency range of at least one of the one or more radio units based at least on the satisfaction of the channel state condition.