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

A method for determining a random access transmission power setting of a first communication device in a communications network includes receiving, at a first communication device, data from a second communication device indicating a random access reception power. The method also includes determining 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 and determining a random access transmission power to use based on the desired random access reception power. The method additionally includes setting a random access transmission power setting of the first communication device in accordance with the determined random access transmission power.