Communication during thermal mitigation

A computer-program product for use in conjunction with an electronic device, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein, to facilitate communication in a wireless network, the computer-program mechanism including:

• if a transmit power of the interface circuit is less than a first threshold value from a maximum transmit power of the interface circuit associated with a thermal limit of the electronic device and a first signal-strength metric for a first connection between the electronic device and the wireless network is less than a second threshold value, instructions for performing a remedial action, wherein the remedial action includes:
• increasing the maximum transmit power by a pre-defined amount for a first pre-defined time interval;
• providing, to the wireless network, the first signal-strength metric for the first connection;
• receiving a switch-over message from the wireless network indicating that the wireless network has transitioned communication with the electronic device from the first connection to a second connection that has a second signal-strength metric which is greater than the first signal-strength metric;
• providing an acknowledgment message to the wireless network confirming that the communication has transitioned to the second connection;
• and
• reducing the transmit power based on the second signal-strength metric for the second connection.

An electronic-device-implemented method for improving communication in a wireless network, wherein the method comprises:

• if a transmit power of the interface circuit is less than a first threshold value from a maximum transmit power of the interface circuit associated with a thermal limit of the electronic device and a first signal-strength metric for a first connection between the electronic device and the wireless network is less than a second threshold value, instructions for performing a remedial action, wherein the remedial action includes:
• increasing the maximum transmit power by a pre-defined amount for a first pre-defined time interval;
• providing, to the wireless network, the first signal-strength metric for the first connection;
• receiving a switch-over message from the wireless network indicating that the wireless network has transitioned communication with the electronic device from the first connection to a second connection that has a second signal-strength metric which is greater than the first signal-strength metric;
• providing an acknowledgment message to the wireless network confirming that the communication has transitioned to the second connection;
• and
• reducing the transmit power based on the second signal-strength metric for the second connection.