This section focuses on radio activity with chosen topologies, message schemes, and their format for Thread and Zigbee protocols.
Battery life is shorter when the application performs activities like computation, driving LEDs, or communication with connected sensors.
Another factor impacting performance is the radio characteristic of the environment. If it is lossy, some frames won't reach the destination. You can avoid this by increasing the transmit power or enabling acknowledgments on the application layer. Keep in mind that both of these actions increase energy consumption, which lowers battery life.