Method and system for mobile device to utilize channels with low power consumption

A communication system, comprising:

• one or more base stations configured to establish one or more power smart channels that facilitate conservation of power in uplink transmissions and to configure the one or more power smart channels with one or more power conservation mechanisms based upon environment conditions, wherein the one or more power smart channels are configured for uplink transmissions at a power level lower than otherwise required to overcome distance and interference, and wherein the one or more power smart channels are free upon being established, and wherein at least one of the one or more power smart channels is associated with a first power saving mode and a second power saving mode for selection by one or more mobile devices, wherein both the first power saving mode and the second power saving mode associated with the at least one of the one or more power smart channels enable the one or more base stations to receive the uplink transmissions sent by the one or more mobile devices at lower power transmission levels than otherwise required for receiving the uplink transmissions sent by the one or more mobile devices, the first power saving mode having a lower power transmission level than the second power saving mode;
• and
• the one or more mobile devices operable in at least the first power saving mode or the second power saving mode, wherein the communication system is configured to:
• determine which of the one or more of the power smart channels is available;
• and
• select, after the one or more power smart channels are established, at least one of the one or more power smart channels that are available based upon a priority of the one or more mobile devices relative to priorities of other mobile devices, and upon the one or more mobile devices meeting prerequisites for uplink transmissions via the at least one of the one or more power smart channels that are available.

A base station comprising:

• a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions;
• and
• one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to:
• analyze various aspects of a communication environment, including aspects that impact an ability to of the base station to receive transmissions sent by one or more mobile stations at low power levels, to determine environment conditions;
• configure one or more power smart channels for uplink communication with one or more power conservation mechanisms, based upon the environment conditions, the one or more power smart channels being free upon being configured;
• after the analyzing and the configuring, and after a mobile device requests or triggers use of at least one of the one or more power smart channels for uplink communication, determine which of the one or more of the power smart channels is available for uplink communication based upon a priority of the mobile device relative to priorities of other mobile devices, and upon the mobile device meeting prerequisites for uplink communication via at least one of the one or more power smart channels that are available;
• and
• perform a power smart channel activation process to enable the base station to receive transmissions sent by mobile device over the at least one of the one or more power smart channels that are available, the at least one of the one or more power smart channels that are available associated with a first power saving mode and a second power saving mode for selection by the mobile device, wherein both the first power saving mode and the second power saving mode associated with the at least one of the one or more power smart channels that are available enable the base station to receive the transmissions sent by the mobile device at lower power transmission levels than otherwise required for receiving the transmissions sent by the mobile device, the first power saving mode having a lower power transmission level than the second power saving mode.