Methods and apparatus to facilitate multi-tasking and smart location selection during connected-mode discontinuous reception mode

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

• memory;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to cause the apparatus to:
• determine a first synchronization signal burst set (SSBS) occurrence that is received before a start of an ON duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle;
• perform a first task during the first SSBS occurrence;
• determine a second SSBS occurrence that is received before the start of the ON duration of the DRX cycle and after the first SSBS occurrence;
• and
• perform a second task during the second SSBS occurrence.

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

• memory;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to cause the apparatus to:
• perform multiple first tasks during a first SSBS occurrence, wherein the first SSBS occurrence is during an OFF duration of a connected-mode discontinuous reception (CDRX) cycle,
• wherein the multiple first tasks comprise a radio link monitoring (RLM) task and a loop tracking task.