Random backoff for extended access barring

1. A method for initiating a random access procedure by a wireless device after extended access barring (EAB), comprising:

receiving updated EAB information at the wireless device from the node;

determining that a bar on the wireless device is released in the updated EAB information, wherein the bar prevents the wireless device from accessing a node using EAB;

counting a random backoff time at the wireless device using a random backoff timer, wherein the random backoff time is a random time between zero and a maximum backoff time period;

informing upper layers of the wireless device that access is barred using EAB for the random backoff time; and

transmitting a random access channel (RACH) message from the wireless device to the node to initiate a random access procedure after the expiry of the random backoff timer.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment request from upper layers for an originating call at the wireless device in a RRC idle state prior to counting the random backoff time.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

queuing the RRC connection establishment request at the access stratum of the wireless device before the expiry of the random backoff timer.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection between the wireless device and the node after the expiry of the random backoff timer.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the maximum backoff time period at the wireless device from the node; and

configuring the random backoff time at the wireless device with the maximum backoff time period.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein receiving the maximum backoff time period is received via broadcast, multicast, or unicast radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising prior to transmitting the RACH message:

verifying the wireless device is still not barred using updated EAB information;

when the wireless device is barred using EAB, waiting for a release of the bar;

releasing the bar on the wireless device; and

counting the random backoff time using a random backoff timer.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving EAB information barring the wireless device from accessing a node while counting a random backoff time;

stopping the random backoff timer;

waiting for a release of the bar;

releasing the bar on the wireless device; and

recounting the random backoff time using a random backoff timer.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving EAB information at the wireless device from the node; and

storing the EAB information at the wireless device.

10. At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions adapted to be executed to implement the method according to claim 1 .

11. At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions adapted to be executed to implement the method according to claim 1 .

12. A method for using adaptive random backoff based on a backoff indicator (BI) at a wireless device, comprising:

receiving an updated backoff indicator (BI) at the wireless device from a node, wherein receiving the BI includes receiving a dedicated machine type communication (MTC) random access response (RAR) media access control (MAC) layer protocol data unit (PDU), wherein the RAR is associated with a PRACH resource, PRACH resources are segregated into dedicated MTC RAR MAC PDUs and dedicated non-MTC RAR MAC PDUs, the dedicated MTC RAR MAC PDU is sent to MTC devices, and a dedicated non-MTC RAR MAC PDU is sent to non-MTC devices;

determining that a bar on the wireless device is released in the updated BI, wherein the bar prevents the wireless device from accessing a node;

counting a random backoff time using a random backoff timer, wherein the random backoff time is a random time between zero and a maximum backoff time period; and

transmitting a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble from the wireless device to the node after the expiry of the random backoff timer.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the BI is included in a random access response (RAR) media access control (MAC) layer protocol data unit (PDU).

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the BI is included in a machine type communication (MTC) specific BI sub header.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

transmitting a random access channel (RACH) message from the wireless device to the node to initiate a random access procedure prior to retransmitting the PRACH preamble.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

counting the random backoff time using a random backoff timer; and

transmitting a random access channel (RACH) message from the wireless device to the node to initiate a random access procedure after the expiry of the random backoff timer prior to counting the random backoff time a second time and retransmitting the PRACH preamble.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment request from upper layers for an originating call at the wireless device in a RRC idle state prior to counting the random backoff time.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection between the wireless device and the node after the expiry of the random backoff timer.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving EAB information at the wireless device from the node; and

storing the EAB information at the wireless device.

20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving EAB information at the wireless device from the node; and

replacing existing EAB information at the wireless device with the received EAB information.

21. A wireless device configured for extended access barring (EAB), comprising:

a transceiver module configured to receive updated EAB information from a node and transmit a random access channel (RACH) message to the node;

a processing module configured to determine that a bar on the wireless device is released in the updated EAB information, wherein the bar prevents the wireless device from accessing the node using EAB; and

a random backoff timer configured to count a random backoff time, wherein the random backoff time is a random time between zero and a maximum backoff time period and the random backoff timer is configured to delay a radio resource control (RRC) connection after the release of the bar for the random backoff time

wherein the wireless device is selected from the group consisting of a user equipment (UE) and a mobile station (MS), the wireless device is configured to connect to at least one of a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN), and a wireless wide area network (WWAN), and the wireless device includes an antenna, a touch sensitive display screen, a speaker, a microphone, a graphics processor, an application processor, internal memory, or combinations thereof.

22. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the processing module is further configured to initiate a random access procedure after the expiry of the random backoff timer.

23. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver module is further configured to retransmit a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble to the node after the expiry of the random backoff timer or the transceiver module is further configured to receive a RRC connection establishment request from upper layers for an originating call at the wireless device in a RRC idle state prior to counting the random backoff time.

24. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver module is further configured to receive the maximum backoff time period or a backoff indicator (BI) from the node, wherein the maximum backoff time period is set using the BI, the BI is included in a dedicated machine type communication (MTC) random access response (RAR) media access control (MAC) layer protocol data unit (PDU) or a MTC specific BI subheader, the RAR is associated with a PRACH resource, PRACH resources are segregated into dedicated MTC RAR MAC PDUs and dedicated non-MTC RAR MAC PDUs, a dedicated MTC RAR MAC PDU is sent to MTC devices, and a dedicated non-MTC RAR MAC PDU is sent to non-MTC devices.

25. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver module is further configured to receive the maximum backoff time period or a backoff indicator (BI) from the node, wherein the maximum backoff time period is set using the BI, and the BI is included in a random access response (RAR) media access control (MAC) layer protocol data unit (PDU) machine type communication (MTC) specific BI subheader by a specific combination of bits following a type field bit.