a 3gpp lte protocol enhancement realizes the full benefit of discontinuous reception in long term evolution networks by coordinating and aligning drx operations for conserving power and timing overhead . a dual connectivity enabled user equipment comprising a processor and transceiver is configured to align drx configuration between counterpart evolved node bs s , wherein counterpart enbs are a master enb and a secondary enb simultaneously connected to the ue , communicate system frame timing and system frame number information between the counterpart enbs , align drx start offset values for the counterpart enbs according to the communicated system frame timing and sfn information to compensate for offsets in system frame timing , and allow the start of a drx on duration at specific frame or sub - frame times determined by the drxstartoffset values , after the expiration of a drx inactivity timer .