Techniques for opportunistic configuration adjustment

A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• receiving a measurement gap configuration from a base station, wherein the measurement gap configuration includes a plurality of tune away periods;
• determining a measurement skipping pattern based at least in part on a determination that one or more data traffic criteria are satisfied, wherein the measurement skipping pattern indicates a first subset of tune away periods, of the plurality of tune away periods, during which the measurement gap configuration is to be disregarded, and a second subset of tune away periods, of the plurality of tune away periods, during which the measurement gap configuration is not to be disregarded;
• remaining tuned to the base station, and disregarding the measurement gap configuration, during the first subset of tune away periods, based at least in part on the determination that the one or more data traffic criteria are satisfied;
• and
• tuning away from the base station to perform one or more measurements during the second subset of tune away periods.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:
• receive a measurement gap configuration from a base station, wherein the measurement gap configuration includes a plurality of tune away periods;
• determine a measurement skipping pattern based at least in part on a determination that one or more data traffic criteria are satisfied, wherein the measurement skipping pattern indicates a first subset of tune away periods, of the plurality of tune away periods, during which the measurement gap configuration is to be disregarded, and a second subset of tune away periods, of the plurality of tune away periods, during which the measurement gap configuration is not to be disregarded;
• remain tuned to the base station, and disregard the measurement gap configuration, during the first subset of tune away periods, based at least in part on the determination that the one or more data traffic criteria are satisfied;
• and
• tune away from the base station to perform one or more measurements during the second subset of tune away periods.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving a measurement gap configuration from a base station, wherein the measurement gap configuration includes a plurality of tune away periods;
• means for determining a measurement skipping pattern based at least in part on a determination that one or more data traffic criteria are satisfied, wherein the measurement skipping pattern indicates a first subset of tune away periods, of the plurality of tune away periods, during which the measurement gap configuration is to be disregarded, and a second subset of tune away periods, of the plurality of tune away periods, during which the measurement gap configuration is not to be disregarded;
• means for remaining tuned to the base station, and disregarding the measurement gap configuration, during the first subset of tune away periods, based at least in part on the determination that the one or more data traffic criteria are satisfied;
• and
• means for tuning away from the base station to perform one or more measurements during the second subset of tune away periods.