Discontinuous reception techniques with non-uniform cycle durations

A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• receiving an indication of a discontinuous reception cycle configuration comprising an indication of a plurality of discontinuous reception cycles within a discontinuous reception period, the plurality of discontinuous reception cycles determined based at least in part on a non-integer rational number;
• and
• initiating a wakeup procedure for the UE based at least in part on a start time for each ON-duration of the plurality of discontinuous reception cycles within the discontinuous reception period, wherein a timing boundary associated with the start time comprises a timing boundary nearest to the start time for each ON-duration of the plurality of discontinuous reception cycles based at least in part on the non-integer rational number, a timing boundary subsequent to the start time for each ON-duration of the plurality of discontinuous reception cycles based at least in part on the non-integer rational number, or a timing boundary preceding the start time for each ON-duration of the plurality of discontinuous reception cycles based at least in part on the non-integer rational number.

A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

• identifying a traffic periodicity associated with wireless communications traffic to a user equipment (UE);
• and
• transmitting, based at least in part on the traffic periodicity, an indication of a discontinuous reception cycle configuration comprising an indication of a plurality of discontinuous reception cycles within a discontinuous reception period, the plurality of discontinuous reception cycles determined based at least in part on a non-integer rational number, wherein the discontinuous reception cycle configuration comprises a wakeup procedure for the UE based at least in part on a start time for each ON-duration of the plurality of discontinuous reception cycles within the discontinuous reception period, and wherein a timing boundary associated with the start time comprises a timing boundary nearest to the start time for each ON-duration of the plurality of discontinuous reception cycles based at least in part on the non-integer rational number, a timing boundary subsequent to the start time for each ON-duration of the plurality of discontinuous reception cycles based at least in part on the non-integer rational number, or a timing boundary preceding the start time for each ON-duration of the plurality of discontinuous reception cycles based at least in part on the non-integer rational number.