A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL DUTY CYCLE TO MINIMISE OVERALL ENERGY CONSUMPTION

摘要

A communication network is provided that includes a resource restriction node and a network node. The network node includes a controller operable to estimate an optimal duty cycle for the various operating modes of the resource constrained node to minimize overall resource consumption of the resource constrained node, and a resource limiting node to notify the estimated parameters of the optimal duty cycle Lt; / RTI