Systems and methods for traffic management based on uplink power requirements in non-terrestrial networks

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining data indicative of a location of a satellite; obtaining data indicative of locations of each of a plurality of mobile devices, battery states of each of the mobile devices, and transmit powers that are required for the mobile devices to upload traffic to a wireless terrestrial network; generating, based upon the location of the satellite and upon the locations of the mobile devices, data indicative of predicted transmit powers that would be required for each of the mobile devices to upload traffic to the satellite; selecting, based upon the battery states of each of the mobile devices, upon the transmit powers that are required for each of the mobile devices to upload traffic to the wireless terrestrial network, and upon the predicted transmit powers that would be required for the mobile devices to upload traffic to the satellite, at least one mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices to be instructed to upload traffic to the satellite. Other embodiments are disclosed.