Various techniques are provided for configuring, by a network device for a user equipment (UE), a semi-persistent resource allocation configuration for a second cell, causing, by the network device, communication between the UE and the second cell using the semi-persistent resource allocation configuration based on an unavailability of a first cell, and causing, by the network device, the communication between the UE and the second cell using the semi-persistent resource allocation configuration to stop based on an availability of the first cell.