A method for wireless communication by a user equipment includes receiving, from a network node, a first message configuring a group of inactivity timers including indicating a respective timer duration value for each inactivity timer of the group of inactivity timers. Each inactivity timer of the group of inactivity timers may be associated with a respective network power saving mode of a group of network power saving modes. The method also includes initiating a first inactivity timer of the group of inactivity timers with a respective timer duration value based on receiving a first downlink transmission from the network node or transmitting first uplink information to the network node. The method further includes enabling a radio resource control (RRC) state of a group of RRC states based on an expiration of the first inactivity timer.