Techniques for transmitting remaining minimum system information

A method for wireless communications at a base station, comprising:

• determining to operate in accordance with an energy saving mode in which the base station only transmits remaining minimum system information on-demand;
• receiving a request to transmit the remaining minimum system information;
• and
• transmitting a message comprising the remaining minimum system information based at least in part on receiving the request.

A method for wireless communications at a first base station, comprising:

• establishing a connection with a user equipment (UE);
• receiving, from the UE, a request for remaining minimum system information from a second base station that is operating in an energy saving mode that includes the second base station only transmitting the remaining minimum system information on-demand;
• and
• relaying the request to the second base station based at least in part on receiving the request.

An apparatus for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• detect a base station that is operating in an energy saving mode that includes the base station only transmitting remaining minimum system information on-demand;
• transmit a request for the base station to transmit the remaining minimum system information to the UE;
• and
• receive, from the base station and responsive to the request, a message comprising the remaining minimum system information.