Low power sensor network

A method, comprising:

• switching between operating, by a device comprising a processor, in respective communication modes of three different communication modes to wirelessly communicate with a gateway device of a sensor network, wherein the three different communication modes comprise:
• a first communication mode that comprises deactivating a receiver of the device in connection with activating a transmitter of the device to transmit a first data packet to the gateway device,
• a second communication mode that comprises activating the receiver in connection with transmitting a second data packet to the gateway device, and deactivating the receiver based on receiving an acknowledgment message from the gateway device, and
• a third communication mode that comprises periodically activating the receiver and performing a two-way communication with the gateway device based on receiving a notification from the gateway device in connection with the periodically activating the receiver;
• and
• controlling, by the device, the switching based on schedule information that defines when the device is to operate using the respective communication modes.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• alternating between operating using at least three different communication modes to wirelessly communicate with a gateway device of a sensor network, wherein the at least three different communication modes comprise:
• a first communication mode that comprises deactivating a receiver of the device in connection with activating a transmitter of the device to transmit a first data packet to the gateway device,
• a second communication mode that comprises activating the receiver in connection with transmitting a second data packet to the gateway device, and deactivating the receiver based on receiving an acknowledgment message from the gateway device, and
• a third communication mode that comprises periodically activating the receiver and performing a two-way communication with the gateway device based on receiving a notification from the gateway device in connection with the periodically activating the receiver;
• and
• controlling when the device uses respective communication modes of the at least three different communication modes based on schedule information that defines when the device is to operate using the respective communication modes.