Random access procedure in a cellular internet of things system

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• means for receiving, from a base station, a first allocation of resources for sending a first physical random access channel (PRACH) signal for regularly scheduled transmission, wherein the first allocation of resources includes at least one of a time or a frequency resource;
• means for detecting a first reporting trigger for the regularly scheduled transmission;
• and
• means for transmitting, in response to detecting the reporting trigger, the first PRACH signal to the base station over the first allocation of resources.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory;
• wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
• receive, from a base station, a first allocation of resources for sending a first physical random access channel (PRACH) signal for regularly scheduled transmission, wherein the first allocation of resources includes at least one of a time or a frequency resource;
• detect a first reporting trigger for the regularly scheduled transmission;
• and
• transmit, in response to detecting the reporting trigger, the first PRACH signal to the base station over the first allocation of resources.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable to:

• receive, from a base station, a first allocation of resources for sending a first physical random access channel (PRACH) signal for regularly scheduled transmission, wherein the first allocation of resources includes at least one of a time or a frequency resource;
• detect a first reporting trigger for the regularly scheduled transmission;
• and
• transmit, in response to detecting the reporting trigger, the first PRACH signal to the base station over the first allocation of resources.