Enhanced connection release techniques for wireless communications systems

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

• at least one processor;
• memory coupled with the at least one processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a base station, control signaling for communications in a wireless communications system, the control signaling indicating a first duration for an inactivity timer;
• initiate the inactivity timer and a second timer based at least in part on a period of inactivity, the second timer having a second duration that is shorter than the first duration for the inactivity timer;
• and
• transmit, based at least in part on an expiration of the second timer, a first uplink message indicating a request to release a connection for the communications in the wireless communications system.

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

• means for receiving, from a base station, control signaling for communications in a wireless communications system, the control signaling indicating a first duration for an inactivity timer;
• means for initiating the inactivity timer and a second timer based at least in part on a period of inactivity, the second timer having a second duration that is shorter than the first duration for the inactivity timer;
• and
• means for transmitting, based at least in part on an expiration of the second timer, a first uplink message indicating a request to release a connection for the communications in the wireless communications system.

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

• receive, from a base station, control signaling for communications in a wireless communications system, the control signaling indicating a first duration for an inactivity timer;
• initiate the inactivity timer and a second timer based at least in part on a period of inactivity, the second timer having a second duration that is shorter than the first duration for the inactivity timer;
• and
• transmit, based at least in part on an expiration of the second timer, a first uplink message indicating a request to release a connection for the communications in the wireless communications system.