METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION IN WIRELESS DEVICES USING DATA RATE EFFICIENCY FACTOR

摘要

The electronic device has a wireless communication circuit that supports communication using a plurality of wireless access technologies. The electronic device may collect information such as a data rate value, a power consumption value, and other data for currently available radio access technology and alternative radio access technology. The electronic device can automatically switch between currently available and alternative radio access technologies based on the value of the data rate efficiency metric. The data rate efficiency metric can indicate how effectively each wireless access technology can deliver a given amount of data per unit of time using power. The data rate efficiency metric can be evaluated using operating parameters and transmission power parameters such as measured power consumption data, measured data rate values, and signal strength.