Methods and devices for random access power control in a communications network

摘要

The invention relates to a method in a first communication device within a communications network for calculating a random access transmission power setting of the first communication device comprising to receive (42) data from a second communication device on a radio channel indicating a random access reception power. The first communication device determines (44) a desired random access reception power of the second communication device based on the received data and a parameter of random access configuration that influences a detection performance of the random access at the second communication device. Based on the desired random access reception power the first communication device calculates (46) a random access transmission power to use.