Regularly scheduled sessions in a cellular internet of things system

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

• means for establishing a connection with a cell based on an initial access procedure;
• means for arranging, utilizing the connection, a regular transmission schedule comprising a discontinuous transmission cycle and an acknowledgement schedule;
• means for refraining from communicating with the cell during a sleep interval of the discontinuous transmission cycle;
• and
• means for transmitting data to the cell after the sleep interval according to the regular transmission schedule and based at least in part on the initial access procedure.

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

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory;
• wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
• establish a connection with a cell based on an initial access procedure;
• arrange, utilizing the connection, a regular transmission schedule comprising a discontinuous transmission cycle and an acknowledgement schedule;
• refrain from communicating with the cell during a sleep interval of the discontinuous transmission cycle;
• and
• transmit data to the cell after the sleep interval according to the regular transmission schedule and based at least in part on the initial access procedure.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable to:

• establish a connection with a cell based on an initial access procedure;
• arrange, utilizing the connection, a regular transmission schedule comprising a discontinuous transmission cycle and an acknowledgement schedule;
• refrain from communicating with the cell during a sleep interval of the discontinuous transmission cycle;
• and
• transmit data to the cell after the sleep interval according to the regular transmission schedule and based at least in part on the initial access procedure.