Wireless communication method and user equipment for handling random access operations

1. A wireless communication method of a User Equipment (UE) for performing Random Access (RA) operations, the wireless communication method comprising:

receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message that indicates a first Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) resource for Message A (MSGA) payload transmission;

triggering a Scheduling Request (SR) procedure;

determining whether at least one valid Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource is configured for the SR procedure;

initiating an RA procedure after triggering the SR procedure in response to determining that no valid PUCCH resource is configured for the SR procedure;

determining that a second PUSCH resource is available while the RA procedure is ongoing, wherein the second PUSCH resource is not indicated as the first PUSCH resource for the MSGA payload transmission and is not indicated by an uplink grant provided in a Random Access Response (RAR);

determining, while the RA procedure is ongoing, whether a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) including a Buffer Status Reporting (BSR) MAC Control Element (CE) has been transmitted on the first PUSCH resource, the second PUSCH resource, or a third PUSCH resource indicated by the uplink grant provided in the RAR;

stopping the ongoing RA procedure in response to determining that the MAC PDU including the BSR MAC CE has been transmitted on the second PUSCH resource or the second PUSCH resource is available for transmitting all pending data; and

continuing the ongoing RA procedure until the RA procedure is completed in response to determining that the MAC PDU including the BSR MAC CE has been transmitted on the first PUSCH resource or on the third PUSCH resource or the first PUSCH resource is available for transmitting all the pending data.

2. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the RRC message includes a PUSCH configuration for MSGA, the PUSCH configuration for MSGA indicating an allocation of the first PUSCH resource.

3. The wireless communication method of claim 2 , wherein the PUSCH configuration for MSGA comprises an information element MsgA-PUSCH-Config.

4. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the pending data includes data from a Logical Channel (LCH) indicated by a network via one of RRC signaling, a MAC CE, and Downlink Control Information (DCI).

5. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the pending data includes data from a Logical Channel (LCH) having a priority value higher than a threshold indicated by a network via one of RRC signaling, a MAC CE, and Downlink Control Information (DCI).

6. A User Equipment (UE) for performing Random Access (RA) operations, the UE comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to:

receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message that indicates a first Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) resource for Message A (MSGA) payload transmission;

trigger a Scheduling Request (SR) procedure;

determine whether at least one valid Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource is configured for the SR procedure;

initiate an RA procedure after triggering the SR procedure in response to determining that no valid PUCCH is configured for the SR procedure;

determine that a second PUSCH resource is available while the RA procedure is ongoing, wherein the second PUSCH resource is not indicated as the first PUSCH resource for the MSGA payload transmission and is not indicated by an uplink grant provided in a Random Access Response (RAR);

determine, while the RA procedure is ongoing, whether a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) including a Buffer Status Reporting (BSR) MAC Control Element (CE) has been transmitted on the first PUSCH resource, the second PUSCH resource, or a third PUSCH resource indicated by the uplink grant provided in the RAR;

stop the ongoing RA procedure in response to determining that the MAC PDU including the BSR MAC CE has been transmitted on the second PUSCH resource or the second PUSCH resource is available for transmitting all pending data; and

continue the ongoing RA procedure until the RA procedure is completed in response to determining that the MAC PDU including the BSR MAC CE has been transmitted on the first PUSCH resource or on the third PUSCH resource or the first PUSCH resource is available for transmitting all the pending data.

7. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the RRC message includes a PUSCH configuration for MSGA, the PUSCH configuration for MSGA indicating an allocation of the first PUSCH resource.

8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the PUSCH configuration for MSGA comprises as information element MsgA-PUSCH-Config.

9. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the pending data includes data from a Logical Channel (LCH) indicated by a network via one of RRC signaling, a MAC CE, and Downlink Control Information (DCI).

10. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the pending data includes data from a Logical Channel (LCH) having a priority value higher than a threshold indicated by a network via one of RRC signaling, a MAC CE, and Downlink Control Information (DCI).