Energy-aware adaptation for mobile applications
Jason Flinn and M. Satyanarayanan
Abstract
In this paper, we demonstrate that a collaborative relationship
between the operating system and applications can be used to meet
user-specified goals for battery duration. We first show how
applications can dynamically modify their behavior to conserve energy.
We then show how the Linux operating system can guide such adaptation
to yield a battery-life of desired duration. By monitoring energy
supply and demand, it is able to select the correct tradeoff between
energy conservation and application quality. Our evaluation shows that
this approach can meet goals that extend battery life by as much as 30%.