Title :
Energy consumption in IP networks
Author :
Tucker, Rodney S. ; Baliga, Jayant ; Ayre, Robert ; Hinton, Kerry ; Sorin, Wayne V.
Author_Institution :
Nat. ICT Australia Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
We present a model of energy consumption in IP networks. Using this model, we identify energy ldquohotspotsrdquo and estimate how energy consumption will grow with increasing network capacity. Todaypsilas Internet uses less than 1% of the available electricity supply. However, network energy consumption could grow substantially as access rates increase.
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet; IP networks; Internet; energy consumption; energy hotspots; Australia; Energy consumption; IP networks; Internet; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Passive optical networks; Power engineering and energy;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729102
