Enabling remaining minimum system information (RMSI) repetition or RMSI slot aggregation

A network entity comprising:

• a processing system that includes at least one processor;
• and
• a memory system that includes at least one memory, the memory system being coupled with the processing system and storing processor-readable code that, when executed by the processing system, causes the base station to:
• construct a set of remaining system information (RMSI) message portions that, when aggregated, form an entire RMSI message;
• transmit, to one or more UEs, the set of RMSI message portions via different respective slots;
• and
• receive, from a UE of the one or more UEs, a random access channel (RACH) preamble to initiate access to a network associated with the network entity, the RACH preamble being transmitted by the UE in accordance with a partial RMSI message associated with an aggregation of only a subset of RMSI message portions of the set of RMSI message portions.

A user equipment (UE) comprising:

• a processing system that includes at least one processor;
• and
• a memory system that includes at least one memory, the memory system being coupled with the processing system and storing (a) a remaining system information (RMSI) configuration table and (b) processor-readable code that, when executed by the processing system, causes the UE to:
• monitor a channel for a plurality of RMSI transmissions of an RMSI message from a base station according to a configuration selected from the RMSI configuration table, wherein the plurality of RMSI transmissions are transmitted with at least one of RMSI message repetition or RMSI message division;
• and
• access a network associated with the base station in accordance with at least a part of an RMSI message obtained from at least a subset of the plurality of RMSI transmissions.

A base station for managing connections with user equipment (UE) within a network, the base station comprising:

• a processing system that includes at least one processor;
• and
• a memory system that includes at least one memory, the memory system being coupled with the processing system and storing processor-readable code that, when executed by the processing system, causes the base station to:
• transmit a plurality of remaining system information (RMSI) transmissions for an RMSI message to one or more UEs;
• and
• establish network access for a UE of the one or more UEs in accordance with at least a part of an RMSI message obtained by the UE from at least a subset of the plurality of RMSI transmissions monitored according to an RMSI configuration table stored in a memory of the UE.