Mobile communications system, infrastructure equipment, mobile communications terminal and method to communicate user data within an uplink random access channel

(canceled)

A method of communicating in a mobile communications system using a mobile communications terminal, the mobile communications system comprising one or more base stations of a mobile communications network, the method comprising

• communicating from the mobile communications terminal via a radio interface provided by the one or more base stations by
• using an uplink random access channel of the radio interface to transmit random access messages to the one or more base stations, the communicating including
• transmitting one or more of the random access messages at a selected timing within the uplink random access channel, the timing being selected by the mobile communications terminal to represent at least part of the user data.

24-26. (canceled)

A mobile communications network for use in a mobile communications system for communicating data to/from mobile communications terminals, the mobile communications network including one or more base stations arranged to provide a radio interface to communicate with mobile communications terminals, wherein a mobile communication terminal is arranged to use an uplink random access channel of the radio interface to transmit random access messages to the network apparatus;

• and the mobile communications network is arranged, upon reception of a random access message, to detect whether user data is communicated via the random access message, the user data being at least partially represented by a selected timing for transmitting the random access message.

An infrastructure equipment for a mobile communications network, the infrastructure equipment being configured

• to provide a radio interface to communicate with mobile communications terminals, the radio interface providing at least one uplink random access channel, and
• upon receipt of a random access message communicated by a mobile communication terminal in the uplink random access channel of the radio interface, detecting whether user data is communicated via the random access message, the user data being at least partially represented by a selected timing for transmitting the random access message.

29-30. (canceled)