POWER EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

A method, system, and device provide power-efficient communications within the context of available power. Transmission and receipt data rates are scalable in accordance with output power available from a power source. Data is transmitted at a data rate determined, at least in part, by the available output power.

主权项

1. A power-efficient communication device, comprising:
a transmitter with a data transmission rate determined, at least in part, by output power from an electrical power source that is available to the transmitter, where the transmitter in operation minimizes a ratio of peak-to-average power consumption of available output power from the electrical power source used in transmitting data in order to maximize energy consumption of the available output power from the electrical power source per unit time and where responsive to a determined present power sourcing ability of the electrical power source the transmitter is operable to draw from the electrical power source no more power than the present power sourcing ability of the electrical power source.