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The paper proposes the concept of adaptive message aggregation for telemetry applications that use GPRS connectivity. The method optimizes the power consumed during data transmission, what is useful in the modern telemetry devices powered from renewable energy sources. The concept has been verified in the levee monitoring scenario.
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Szydło et al. (2014) studied this question.