TY - GEN
T1 - On the impact of 2G and 3G network usage for mobile phones' battery life
AU - Perrucci, Gian Paolo
AU - Fitzek, Frank H.P.
AU - Sasso, Giovanni
AU - Kellerer, Wolfgang
AU - Widmer, J̈org
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Over the last years mobile phones had a remarkable evolution. From a simple device for voice communication, it became a full blown multimedia device with multiple features and appealing services. In parallel with the introduction of novel services, mobile devices became more and more energy-hungry reducing the operational time for the user. To extend the battery life of mobile phones is one of the top priorities for mobile phones' manufacturers. This paper presents results of power and energy consumption measurements conducted on mobile phones for 2G and 3G networks. The services under investigation were text messaging, voice and data. The paper reports larger energy consumption in 3G networks for text messaging and voice services than energy consumption in 2G networks. On the other side the 3G networks become more energy friendly when large volumes of data have to be downloaded. The results imply that mobile phones should switch the network in dependency of the service used to save the maximum amount of energy. As this handover consumes energy, we include its analysis in our measurements.
AB - Over the last years mobile phones had a remarkable evolution. From a simple device for voice communication, it became a full blown multimedia device with multiple features and appealing services. In parallel with the introduction of novel services, mobile devices became more and more energy-hungry reducing the operational time for the user. To extend the battery life of mobile phones is one of the top priorities for mobile phones' manufacturers. This paper presents results of power and energy consumption measurements conducted on mobile phones for 2G and 3G networks. The services under investigation were text messaging, voice and data. The paper reports larger energy consumption in 3G networks for text messaging and voice services than energy consumption in 2G networks. On the other side the 3G networks become more energy friendly when large volumes of data have to be downloaded. The results imply that mobile phones should switch the network in dependency of the service used to save the maximum amount of energy. As this handover consumes energy, we include its analysis in our measurements.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=76349107599&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EW.2009.5357972
DO - 10.1109/EW.2009.5357972
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:76349107599
SN - 9781424459353
T3 - 2009 European Wireless Conference, EW 2009
SP - 255
EP - 259
BT - 2009 European Wireless Conference, EW 2009
T2 - 2009 European Wireless Conference, EW 2009
Y2 - 17 May 2009 through 20 May 2009
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