Is MSG4 in NR scrambled with TC-RNTI or C-RNTI?

5G NR
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Hello Experts,
Is MSG4 in NR scrambled with TC-RNTI or C-RNTI?

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It is TC-RNTI which becomes the C-RNTI for that UE after MSG4 onwards (if contention is resolved).

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It depends.
If UE has already a valid C-RNTI then MSG4 will be C-RNTI scremabled only.
Otherwise case TC-RNTI scrambled.

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Id UE already have C-RNTI then why there will be an exchange of msg3 and msg4?

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Do idle UE can have valid c-RNTI?
Only connected and inactive UE will have valid c-RNTI stored in UE, I guess.

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Exactly that’s what my understanding is.
So UE won’t have a valid C-RNTI for MSG4.

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Only case where UE can have valid C-RNTI is when RACH performed for UL sync purpose.

In all other cases, TC- RNTI will be there which then converted to C-RNTO in MSG4.

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Only if the UE decodes msg4 successfully.