Migration of Battery Powered Devices

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method implemented at least in part by a battery powered device, the method comprising:
determining that one or more migration conditions have been met for the battery powered device to migrate from a current area network (AN) to another AN; caching network credentials of the battery powered device for the current AN in memory of the battery powered device; and migrating the battery powered device from the current AN to the other AN.