Minimization of UL dropping due to collision with measurement gaps for UEs

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

• transmitting at least one of a first indication including UE capability information indicating that the UE is capable of uplink (UL) transmission during one or more measurement gaps (MGs) or a second indication including information indicating a first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs;
• obtaining a configuration to transmit a set of UL transmissions based on at least one of the first indication or the second indication, wherein the set of UL transmissions corresponds to a set of UL repetitions for one or more UL transmissions of the set of UL transmissions;
• and
• transmitting, based on the configuration, the set of UL transmissions in the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:

• memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on first information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to:
• receive at least one of a first indication including user equipment (UE) capability information indicating that a UE is capable of uplink (UL) transmission during one or more measurement gaps (MGs) or a second indication including information indicating a first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs;
• transmit, for the UE, a configuration to transmit a set of UL transmissions based on at least one of the first indication or the second indication, wherein the set of UL transmissions corresponds to a set of UL repetitions for one or more UL transmissions of the set of UL transmissions;
• and
• receive, based on the configuration, the set of UL transmissions in a second set of slots associated with the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs.

A method of wireless communication at a network node, comprising:

• receiving at least one of a first indication including user equipment (UE) capability information indicating that a UE is capable of uplink (UL) transmission during one or more measurement gaps (MGs) or a second indication including information indicating a first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs;
• transmitting, for the UE, a configuration to transmit a set of UL transmissions based on at least one of the first indication or the second indication, wherein the set of UL transmissions corresponds to a set of UL repetitions for one or more UL transmissions of the set of UL transmissions;
• and
• receiving, based on the configuration, the set of UL transmissions in a second set of slots associated with the first set of slots corresponding to the one or more MGs.