Method of performing random access (RA) procedure, and transmitting device, apparatus and storage medium therefor, and method and apparatus for transmitting mac PDU of RA procedure

A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one computer memory storing instructions which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
• transmitting a random access preamble (RAP) and a common control channel (CCCH) service data unit (SDU) for a two-step random access (RA) procedure;
• receiving a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU);
• and
• based on the MAC PDU including a success random access response (RAR) related to a contention resolution identity (CRID) which matches the CCCH SDU, demultiplexing the MAC PDU,
• wherein a MAC SDU indicator associated with the success RAR indicates whether a MAC SDU for the CCCH is present or absent in the MAC PDU,
• wherein a MAC subheader included in the MAC PDU comprises a T1 field indicating whether the MAC subheader includes a RAP identity (RAP ID),
• wherein, based on the T1 field not indicating that the MAC subheader includes the RAP ID, the MAC subheader further comprises a T2 field indicating whether the MAC subheader includes a backoff indicator (BI), and
• wherein, based on the T2 field not indicating that the MAC subheader includes the BI, the MAC SDU indicator associated with the success RAR is identified.

An apparatus for a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
• transmitting a random access preamble (RAP) and a common control channel (CCCH) service data unit (SDU) for a two-step random access (RA) procedure;
• receiving a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU);
• and
• based on the MAC PDU including a success random access response (RAR) related to a contention resolution identity (CRID) which matches the CCCH SDU, demultiplexing the MAC PDU,
• wherein a MAC SDU indicator associated with the success RAR indicates whether a MAC SDU for the CCCH is present or absent in the MAC PDU,
• wherein a MAC subheader included in the MAC PDU comprises a T1 field indicating whether the MAC subheader includes a RAP identity (RAP ID),
• wherein, based on the T1 field not indicating that the MAC subheader includes the RAP ID, the MAC subheader further comprises a T2 field indicating whether the MAC subheader includes a backoff indicator (BI), and
• wherein, based on the T2 field not indicating that the MAC subheader includes the BI, the MAC SDU indicator associated with the success RAR is identified.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing at least one computer program comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for a user equipment (UE), the operations comprising:

• transmitting a random access preamble (RAP) and a common control channel (CCCH) service data unit (SDU) for a two-step random access (RA) procedure;
• receiving a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU);
• and
• based on the MAC PDU including a success random access response (RAR) related to a contention resolution identity (CRID) which matches the CCCH SDU, demultiplexing the MAC PDU,
• wherein a MAC SDU indicator associated with the success RAR indicates whether a MAC SDU for the CCCH is present or absent in the MAC PDU,
• wherein a MAC subheader included in the MAC PDU comprises a T1 field indicating whether the MAC subheader includes a RAP identity (RAP ID),
• wherein, based on the T1 field not indicating that the MAC subheader includes the RAP ID, the MAC subheader further comprises a T2 field indicating whether the MAC subheader includes a backoff indicator (BI), and
• wherein, based on the T2 field not indicating that the MAC subheader includes the BI, the MAC SDU indicator associated with the success RAR is identified.