Title :
Energy consumption analysis of real metro-optical network
Author :
Lorincz, Josip ; Mujaric, Eldis ; Begusic, Dinko
Author_Institution :
FESB, Univ. of Split, Split, Croatia
Abstract :
Significant part of the total energy consumption in distribution and core optical networks is contributed by the energy consumption of Internet Protocol (IP) routers. In this paper, an energy efficiency analysis has been performed for the case of real metro-optical network of a medium size city. Two real metro-optical network configurations, mores specifically dark fiber and the dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) have been analyzed in terms of the energy efficiency. Obtained results provide insight into daily variations of routers´ energy efficiency expressed in watts (W) per Mb/s of transferred traffic. In addition, cons and pros for selection of analyzed network configurations in real metro-optical implementations have been presented from the point of energy efficiency.
Keywords :
Internet; optical fibre networks; protocols; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; IP routers; Internet Protocol; core optical networks; dark fiber; dense wavelength division multiplexing; energy consumption analysis; medium size city; network configurations; real metro optical network; real metro-optical implementations; total energy consumption; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Power demand; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; dark fiber; energy-efficiency; green; metro; network; optical; router;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2015 38th International Convention on
Conference_Location :
Opatija
DOI :
10.1109/MIPRO.2015.7160333
