Title :
On the energy and cost trade-off of different energy-aware network design strategies
Author :
Morea, Annalisa ; Rizzelli, Giuseppe ; Tornatore, Massimo
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs. France, Nozay, France
Abstract :
We compare different energy-aware network design strategies that adapt network resources utilization to traffic variations. We show how to achieve, without extra devices, up to 26% energy savings with respect to a 100Gb/s static network.
Keywords :
optical communication; telecommunication traffic; cost trade-off; energy trade-off; energy-aware network design; network resources utilization; traffic variations; Green products; IP networks; Optical filters; Optical switches; Power demand; Repeaters; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
