Dynamic switching of user equipment power class

A computing device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• determining that a user equipment (UE) supports a first power class and a second power class, wherein the first power class permits the UE to perform uplink transmissions at a higher output power level than the second power class;
• determining that a UE battery level measurement included in one or more UE metrics is below a battery threshold;
• and
• determining to change the UE from using the first power class to using the second power class based at least in part on determining that the UE battery level measurement is below the battery threshold.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a radio access network element, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• determining that a user equipment (UE) supports a first power class and a second power class, wherein the first power class permits the UE to perform uplink transmissions at a higher output power level than the second power class;
• determining that a UE battery level measurement included in one or more UE metrics is below a battery threshold;
• and
• determining to change the UE from using the first power class to using the second power class based at least in part on determining that the UE battery level measurement is below the battery threshold.