Power optimizations for challenging wan service conditions

A tracking device, comprising:

• means for generating statistics characterizing out-of-network-service conditions experienced during a period of time;
• means for determining whether the generated statistics characterizing out-of-network-service conditions experienced during a period of time indicate a predefined out-of-network-service condition by comparing generated statistics characterizing out-of-network-service conditions experienced during a period of time to a predefined threshold value;
• and
• means for operating in a power optimization mode by operating the tracking device in a power save state and an idle state for a number of cycles when generated statistics characterizing out-of-network-service conditions experienced during a period of time indicate that the predefined out-of-network-service condition exists.

A tracking device, comprising:

• a memory;
• a wireless transceiver;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and the wireless transceiver, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• generating statistics characterizing out-of-network-service conditions experienced during a period of time;
• determining whether generated statistics characterizing out-of-network-service conditions experienced during a period of time indicate a predefined out-of-network-service condition by comparing the generated statistics to a predefined threshold value;
• and
• operating in a power optimization mode by operating the tracking device in a power save state and an idle state for a number of cycles when generated statistics characterizing out-of-network-service conditions experienced during a period of time indicate that the predefined out-of-network-service condition exists.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a tracking device processor to perform operations comprising:

• generating statistics characterizing out-of-network-service conditions experienced during a period of time;
• determining whether the generated statistics indicate a predefined out-of-network-service condition by comparing the generated statistics to a predefined threshold value;
• and
• operating in a power optimization mode by operating in a power save state and an idle state for a number of cycles when the generated statistics indicate that the predefined out-of-network-service condition exists.