Battery lifetime extension for wireless devices using message energy prediction

A method for communication, comprising:

• collecting information relating at least to communication of a wireless device over a wireless communication network;
• maintaining, based on the collected information, an energy-prediction model that predicts amounts of energy needed in the wireless device for performing communication operations in the wireless communication network;
• for a communication operation that is to be performed by the wireless device in the wireless communication network, scheduling, based on the energy-prediction model, a time at
• which the communication operation will be performed;
• and
• performing the communication operation at the scheduled time,
• wherein collecting the information further comprises collecting additional information relating to communication of one or more additional wireless devices over the wireless communication network;
• and
• wherein maintaining the energy-prediction model is based both on the information relating to the wireless device and on the additional information relating to the additional wireless devices.

A communication apparatus, comprising:

• a wireless device configured to communicate over a wireless communication network, the wireless device comprising a modem and a battery;
• and
• one or more processors, configured to:
• collect information relating at least to communication of the wireless device over the wireless communication network;
• maintain, based on the collected information, an energy-prediction model that predicts amounts of energy needed in the wireless device for performing communication operations in the wireless communication network;
• for a communication operation that is to be performed by the wireless device in the wireless communication network, schedule, based on the energy-prediction model, a time at which the communication operation will be performed,
• wherein to schedule the time based on the energy-prediction model, the one or more processors are further configured to:
• receive a total energy budget that should not be exceeded in communicating the message;
• and
• schedule the time so as to meet the total energy budget.