Pausing and resuming skipping of control channel monitoring

A method for wireless communication by a first wireless communication device, comprising:

• receiving, from a second wireless communication device, a first control message scheduling transmission of a message and indicating to skip monitoring of one or more control channel occasions during a time period;
• skipping monitoring of a first control channel occasion of a first at least one control channel occasion of the one or more control channel occasions during the time period;
• transmitting a feedback message indicating that the message was not successfully received and that the first wireless communication device is resuming monitoring of a second at least one control channel occasion of the one or more control channel occasions during the time period;
• monitoring, within the time period, a second control channel occasion of the second at least one control channel occasion subsequent to the first control channel occasion for a second control message scheduling retransmission of the message;
• and
• skipping monitoring of a remaining one or more control channel occasions within the time period subsequent to the second control channel occasion based at least in part on the monitoring of the first control channel occasion being skipped and the second control channel occasion being monitored.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication by a first wireless communication device, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to:

• receive, from a second wireless communication device, a first control message scheduling transmission of a message and indicating to skip monitoring of one or more control channel occasions during a time period;
• skip monitoring of a first control channel occasion of a first at least one control channel occasion of the one or more control channel occasions during the time period;
• transmit a feedback message indicating that the message was not successfully received and that the first wireless communication device is resuming monitoring of a second at least one control channel occasion of the one or more control channel occasions during the time period;
• monitor, within the time period, a second control channel occasion of the second at least one control channel occasion subsequent to the first control channel occasion for a second control message scheduling retransmission of the message;
• and
• skip monitoring of a remaining one or more control channel occasions within the time period subsequent to the second control channel occasion based at least in part on the monitoring of the first control channel occasion being skipped and the second control channel occasion being monitored.

A first wireless communication device for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving, from a second wireless communication device, a first control message scheduling transmission of a message and indicating to skip monitoring of one or more control channel occasions during a time period;
• means for skipping monitoring of a first control channel occasion of a first at least one control channel occasion of the one or more control channel occasions during the time period;
• means for transmitting a feedback message indicating that the message was not successfully received and that the first wireless communication device is resuming monitoring of a second at least one control channel occasion of the one or more control channel occasions during the time period;
• means for monitoring, within the time period, a second control channel occasion of the second at least one control channel occasion subsequent to the first control channel occasion for a second control message scheduling retransmission of the message;
• and
• means for skipping monitoring of a remaining one or more control channel occasions within the time period subsequent to the second control channel occasion based at least in part on the monitoring of the first control channel occasion being skipped and the second control channel occasion being monitored.