Techniques for preserving battery life in poor signal conditions using cellular protocol information

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

• determining a coverage enhancement (CE) parameter and one or more radio frequency (RF) link parameters associated with a link between the electronic device and a cellular base station at a first point in time;
• computing one or more values corresponding to a first estimate for a signal condition associated with the link based on the CE parameter and at least one of:
• a first comparison of a SINR included in the one or more RF link parameters to a first threshold;
• or
• a second comparison of a Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) included in the one or more RF link parameters to a second threshold;
• determining that the signal condition is not adequate based on the first estimate;
• and
• delaying transmission of one or more messages from the electronic device over the link until a second point in time that is later than the first point in time.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:
• determine a coverage enhancement (CE) parameter and one or more radio frequency (RF) link parameters associated with a link between the electronic device and a cellular base station at a first point in time;
• compute one or more values corresponding to a first estimate for a signal condition associated with the link based on the CE parameter and at least one of:
• a first comparison of a SINR included in the one or more RF link parameters to a first threshold;
• or
• a second comparison of a Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) included in the one or more RF link parameters to a second threshold;
• determine that the signal condition is not adequate based on the first estimate;
• and
• delay transmission of one or more messages from the electronic device over the link until a second point in time that is later than the first point in time.