NETWORK-WIDE POWER HARVESTING ORCHESTRATION

Methods are provided which involve obtaining energy related parameters of Internet of Things (IoT) devices including an indication of whether a power sourcing mode and/or a power consuming mode are enabled on the IoT devices. The methods further involve detecting network devices of at least two communication networks configured to charge the IoT devices and to harvest energy and generating a power harvesting schedule for harvesting the energy and/or for charging the IoT devices based on the plurality of network devices and the energy related parameters. The power harvesting schedule includes a selected network device of the plurality of network devices and at least one time window. The methods further involve providing an instruction to the selected network device to charge the IoT devices and/or to harvest the energy, based on the power harvesting schedule.