Itron Gmbh

Itron Global Sarl

Iskander Banaouas

Yacine Khaled

Keith W Barnes

Fabrice Monier

Hartman Van Wyk

Imad Jamil

Viet-Hung Nguyen

Bastien Mainaud

Mehdi Mani

Kenneth Charles Rigdon

Elliott Adam Nelson

Techniques directed to servicing communications based on when communication sessions are initialized for nodes are described. For example, a routing device may prioritize packets in a buffer according to when nodes have initiated communication sessions with a service provider or another node. The routing device may give priority to nodes that have first initiated communication sessions. This may avoid communication sessions ending prematurely due to time-out periods and/or avoid delays in completing communication sessions.

Packet servicing priority based on communication initialization

Disclosed are techniques to minimize the electricity consumption of battery powered devices during network communications and performance of other functions. Example techniques include efficiently discovering other mains powered and battery powered devices within communication range of the battery powered device. In another example, techniques enable a battery powered device to serve as a relay for one or more other battery powered devices. In another example, techniques ensure that transmissions to and/or from battery powered devices are delivered efficiently and with low latency. In yet another example, techniques determine whether and under what conditions a battery powered device should migrate from one network to another. In the event of migration, example techniques minimize battery consumption associated with the migration.

Transmission timing for battery powered devices

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