Example 4: The method of example 2 or 3, wherein the set of indications includes at least one of a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble from a preconfigured subset of PRACH preambles, a PRACH preamble repeated over multiple random access channel (RACH) occasions, a PRACH preamble on a predefined subset of RACH occasions, a PRACH preamble using a designated resource allocation, a request or a predefined message in a radio resource connection (RRC) connection request message, or a first uplink transmission after reception of a contention resolution message.
Example 5: The method of example 4, wherein the predefined message includes a beam report, and wherein the predefined message is configured to deactivate repetition of the downlink control channel.
Example 6: The method of any of examples 2 through 4, further comprising: receiving a unique identifier associated with the set of repeatable downlink control channels and the set of indications for activating or deactivating repetition of the one or more downlink control channels in the set of repeatable downlink control channels.
Example 7: The method of any of examples 2 through 6, wherein the configuration information includes at least one rule for controlling repetition of the downlink control channel.
Example 8: The method of any of examples 1 through 7, wherein the downlink control channel is automatically repeated for a predefined number of repetitions in response to the transmitted indication.