Methods, apparatus, and systems for transmitting Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer information without incurring the complex processing in lower layers are described. In one example aspect, a wireless communication method includes scrambling, prior to a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) attachment, at least part of a first Radio Resource Configuration (RRC) message by a base station based on a seed associated with a mobile device. The method also includes transmitting, by the base station, the at least part of the first RRC message at a layer that is lower than a Radio Link Control layer or a Medium Access Control layer over a corresponding channel.