A method for initiating a
random access procedure of a
wireless device (14a, 14b, 14c; 14), preferably an ambient
Internet of Things (IoT) device (14a, 14b, 14c; 14), in a communication network (10), the method (100) comprising: - Receiving, by the
wireless device (14a, 14b, 14c; 14), a trigger message transmitted from a node (12) or a further node (16) of the communication network (10) for triggering the transmission of a first message of the
random access procedure, - Determining, by the
wireless device (14a, 14b, 14c; 14), in response to the received trigger message, whether a condition for transmitting the first message is fulfilled; and - Transmitting, by the wireless device (14a, 14b, 14c; 14), the first message to the node (12) based on a result of the determining, wherein the first message comprises a random value and / or a device identification information for requesting access to a
transmission medium of the communication network (10), preferably for requesting transmission resources from the node (12).