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Green Communications: Principles, Concepts and Practice

by Konstantinos Samdanis, Peter Rost, Andreas Maeder, Michela Meo, Christos Verikoukis

September 2015

Beginner to intermediate

430 pages

16h 33m

English

Wiley

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1.1 Origins of Green Communications1.2 Energy Efficiency in Telecommunication Systems: Then and Now1.3 Telecommunication System Model and Energy Efficiency1.4 Energy Saving Concepts1.5 Quantifying Energy Efficiency in ICT1.6 ConclusionsReferences
2.1 Introduction2.2 Broadband Access Evolution2.3 Cell Site Power Consumption Modeling2.4 Power and Energy Metrics2.5 Energy and Throughput Efficiency in LTE Radio Access Networks2.6 ConclusionsReferences
3.1 Introduction3.2 Energy-Efficiency Metrics3.3 Performance Trade-Offs3.4 ConclusionAcknowledgmentsReferences
4.1 Introduction4.2 The Extended Energy Model4.3 Embodied/Operating Energy of a BS in Cellular Network – A Case Study4.4 The Cell Number/Coverage Trade-Off4.5 Discussion and Future ChallengesAcknowledgmentsReferences

5.1 Introduction5.2 BS Architecture5.3 Base Station Energy Consumption5.4 Evolutions Towards Green Base StationsReferences
6.1 Introduction6.2 Deployment: Optimization of Cell Size6.3 Network Design and Planning for Urban Areas6.4 Network Design and Planning for Rural Areas6.5 Conclusions and Future WorksReferences
7.1 Energy-Efficient Design for Single-User Communications7.2 Energy-Efficient Design for Multiuser Communications7.3 Summary and Future WorkReferencesSingle-user ReferencesMultiuser MIMO ReferencesOFDMA ReferencesCognitive radio ReferencesRelay References
8.1 Principles8.2 Architectures8.3 Implementation Examples8.4 Derivation of Area Blocking ProbabilityReferences
9.1 Home and Enterprise Networks Today9.2 Home and Enterprise Networks in the Context of Green Wireless Networking9.3 Possible Savings in the Current Home and Enterprise Network Landscape9.4 Possible Savings in Future Home and Enterprise Network9.5 Conclusions and Future OutlookReferences
10.1 Introduction10.2 Scenarios and Applications10.3 Previous Research10.4 System Model and Energy Saving Schemes10.5 Numerical Investigations10.6 Conclusions and Future ResearchReferencesFurther Reading
11.1 Introduction11.2 Green M2M Solutions for M2M11.3 Green M2M Applications11.4 Open Research Topics11.5 ConclusionsAcknowledgementsReferences
12.1 Introduction12.2 Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN)12.3 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)12.4 GSM Association (GSMA)12.5 European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)12.6 Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions (ATIS)12.7 IEEE 802.11/Wi-Fi12.8 ConclusionsReferences
13.1 Energy-Saving Strategies for Backbone Networks13.2 Switch-Off ILP Formulations13.3 Switch-Off Algorithms13.4 Table Lookup Bypass13.5 ConclusionReferences
14.1 Introduction to Ethernet14.2 Energy-Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)14.3 Ethernet Energy Consumption Trends and Savings Estimates14.4 Future Directions of Energy Efficiency in Ethernet14.5 ConclusionsReferences
15.1 Introduction15.2 Device-Specific Energy Characteristics15.3 Energy Saving for Optical Access Networks Based on WDM PONs15.4 Energy Saving for WDM Core Networks15.5 SummaryReferences
16.1 Introduction16.2 Energy Efficiency in Data Center Networks16.3 A Joint Energy Management Solution16.4 Performance Evaluation16.5 Concluding RemarksReferences
17.1 Introduction17.2 Background: Concepts for Network Operation17.3 Energy-Efficient Network Management Practices17.4 Energy-Efficient Network Management Enablers17.5 ConclusionsReferences
18.1 Introduction18.2 General Approaches to Power Management of Edge Devices18.3 Remotely Controlled Activation and Deactivation18.4 Proxying18.5 Context-Aware Power Management18.6 Power-aware Protocols and Applications18.7 ConclusionsReferences
19.1 Introduction19.2 Popular Content-Centric Enhancements19.3 ICN: Motivation19.4 ICN: Background and Related Work19.5 ICN: Energy Efficiency19.6 SummaryReferences
20.1 Introduction20.2 Energy-Efficient Network Equipment20.3 Network-Based Energy Conservation20.4 Energy-Aware Network Planning20.5 Energy Saving Management20.6 Energy-Efficiency Metrics, Measurements, and Testing20.7 ConclusionsReferences
21.1 Summary21.2 Green Communication Effects on Current Networks21.3 Future DevelopmentsReferences

Overview

This book provides a comprehensive view of green communications considering all areas of ICT including wireless and wired networks. It analyses particular concepts and practices, addressing holistic approaches in future networks considering a system perspective. It makes full use of tables, illustrations, performance graphs, case studies and examples making it accessible for a wide audience.