1. A method comprising: detecting a transmitted packet of data, the transmitted packet of data including: a destination address for a data processing system that is powered by a battery, a set of instructions to be executed by the data processing system, and a power requirement to execute the set of instructions on the data processing system; comparing the power requirement to execute the set of instructions with a remaining power in the battery; in response to determining that the remaining power in the battery is sufficient to complete an execution of the set of instructions on the data processing system, executing the set of instructions on the data processing system; and in response to determining that the remaining power in the battery is not sufficient to complete the execution of the set of instructions on the data processing system, prohibiting an initiation of the execution of the set of instructions on the data processing system.