DocumentCode
2850352
Title
Optical networks: How much power do they consume and how can we optimize this?
Author
Vereecken, Willem ; Van Heddeghem, Ward ; Puype, Bart ; Colle, Didier ; Pickavet, Mario ; Demeester, Piet
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. Technol. (INTEC), Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
fYear
2010
fDate
19-23 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Both bandwidth demand and energy consumption of ICT and communication networks is increasing and optical networks are regarded to provide high bandwidth solutions while enabling more energy efficiency. In this article we give an overview of energy consumption in access and core networks with a focus on optical technologies. Also, possible strategies to enable power reductions are discussed.
Keywords
bandwidth allocation; optical fibre subscriber loops; ICT; access networks; bandwidth demand; communication networks; core networks; energy consumption; energy efficiency; optical networks; optical technology; power reductions; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Integrated optics; Optical packet switching; Passive optical networks; Power demand;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Torino
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-8534-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621575
Filename
5621575
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