Method and apparatus for UE-only discontinuous-TX smart blanking

An apparatus of wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• maintain a list of voice configurations that would trigger user equipment (UE) discontinuous transmission (DTX);
• receive a current voice configuration for the UE from a network;
• determine whether the current voice configuration of the UE received from the network falls within the list of voice configurations that would trigger UE DTX;
• and
• enable uplink UE DTX at the UE when the current voice configuration of a UE falls within the list of voice configurations.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for maintaining a list of voice configurations that would trigger user equipment (UE) discontinuous transmission (DTX);
• means for receiving a current voice configuration for the UE from a network;
• means for determining whether the current voice configuration of the UE received from the network falls within the list of voice configurations that would trigger UE DTX;
• and
• means for enabling uplink UE DTX at the UE when the current voice configuration of a UE falls within the list of voice configurations.

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising code that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:

• maintain a list of voice configurations that would trigger user equipment (UE) discontinuous transmission (DTX);
• receive a current voice configuration for the UE from a network;
• determine whether the current voice configuration of the UE received from the network falls within the list of voice configurations that would trigger UE DTX;
• and
• enable uplink UE DTX at the UE when the current voice configuration of a UE falls within the list of voice configurations.