Device and Battery Management in a Cellular Network

A method, comprising:

• under control of one or more processors configured with executable instructions:
• transmitting or receiving a first message over a cellular connection, wherein the first message is sent according to reporting parameters;
• determining, based at least in part on the reporting parameters, that a predicted battery end-of-life date is before a prescribed date;
• adjusting the reporting parameters to change the predicted battery end-of-life date;
• and
• transmitting or receiving a second message over the cellular connection according to the adjusted reporting parameters.

A metering device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a metrology sensor in communication with the processor;
• memory in communication with the processor;
• instructions, stored in the memory, which when executed by the processor configure the metering device to perform actions comprising:
• transmitting a first message over a cellular connection, wherein the first message comprises metering data obtained from the metrology sensors, and wherein the first message is sent according to a first reporting schedule that is associated with a first predicted battery end-of-life date;
• obtaining transmission power level data, wherein the obtained transmission power level data represents power used for the transmitting of the first message;
• replacing the first reporting schedule with a second reporting schedule, wherein the second reporting schedule is based at least in part on the obtained transmission power level data, and wherein the second reporting schedule is associated with a second predicted battery end-of-life date;
• and
• transmitting a second message over the cellular connection according to the second reporting schedule.