Two step random access procedure

A method of wireless communication at a scheduling entity, comprising:

• receiving a first transmission from a scheduled entity for a random access procedure, the first transmission comprising a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble sequence and a first message including information for determining a device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity;
• detecting the PRACH preamble sequence;
• decoding the first message;
• and
• in response to successfully detecting the preamble and decoding the first message of the first transmission, transmitting a second transmission including
• information on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) addressed to the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity, and
• a second message on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

A scheduled entity, comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and the memory, the processor configured to:
• transmit via the transceiver a first transmission for a random access procedure, the first transmission comprising a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble sequence and a first message including information for determining a device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity;
• and
• receive via the transceiver a second transmission including information on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) addressed to the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity, and a second message on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).