Load balancing inter-frequency measurement activities for dual network link scenarios

A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to:
• receive, from a base station, a measurement configuration indicating multiple inter-frequency measurement objects on a first network link associated with a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle;
• assign, to a second network link, one or more inter-frequency measurement objects, among the multiple inter-frequency measurement objects, that are scheduled during an off duration of the DRX cycle;
• and
• operate one or more components associated with the first network link in accordance with the off duration of the DRX cycle during a portion of the off duration of the DRX cycle in which the one or more inter-frequency measurement objects are scheduled.

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, from a base station, a measurement configuration indicating multiple inter-frequency measurement objects on a first network link associated with a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle;
• assign, to a second network link, one or more inter-frequency measurement objects, among the multiple inter-frequency measurement objects, that are scheduled during an off duration of the DRX cycle;
• and
• operate one or more components associated with the first network link in accordance with the off duration of the DRX cycle during a portion of the off duration of the DRX cycle in which the one or more inter-frequency measurement objects are scheduled.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving, from a base station, a measurement configuration indicating multiple inter-frequency measurement objects on a first network link associated with a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle;
• means for assigning, to a second network link, one or more inter-frequency measurement objects, among the multiple inter-frequency measurement objects, that are scheduled during an off duration of the DRX cycle;
• and
• means for operating one or more components associated with the first network link in accordance with the off duration of the DRX cycle during a portion of the off duration of the DRX cycle in which the one or more inter-frequency measurement objects are scheduled.