Battery lifetime extension for wireless devices using message energy prediction

Abstract

A method for communication includes collecting information relating at least to communication of a wireless device over a wireless communication network. An energy-prediction model, which predicts amounts of energy needed in the wireless device for performing communication operations in the wireless communication network, is maintained based on the collected information. For a communication operation that is to be performed by the wireless device in the wireless communication network, a time at which the communication operation will be performed is scheduled based on the energy-prediction model. The communication operation is performed at the scheduled time.