TREND big picture on energy-efficient backbone networks

Author

Le Rouzic, Esther ; Indre, Raluca-Maria ; Chiaraviglio, Luca ; Musumeci, Francesco ; Pattavina, A. ; Lopez Vizcaino, J. ; Yabin Ye ; Van Heddeghem, W. ; Bianco, Andrea ; Bonetto, Edoardo ; Meo, Michela ; Jimenez, F. ; Idzikowski, F. ; Cuevas, Ruben

Author_Institution

Orange Labs., Networks & Carriers, Orange, France

fYear

2013

fDate

23-25 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The ICT (Information and Communication Technology) sector has recently been identified as a growing contributor to worldwide greenhouse gases emissions and power consumption. This has triggered interest for more energy efficient ways to design and operate telecommunication networks. We present an overview of the solutions proposed within the European network of excellence TREND focusing on core and metro networks including data centers. Potential savings are presented and discussed with respect to their impact and applicability within the global picture.

Keywords

IP networks; computer centres; European network; ICT; TREND; core networks; data centers; energy-efficient backbone networks; greenhouse gases emissions; metro networks; power consumption; telecommunication networks; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; IP networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Power demand; Servers; content distribution; core networks; data centers; energy efficiency; file distribution; optical networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Communications - Green ICT (TIWDC), 2013 24th Tyrrhenian International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Genoa

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0753-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TIWDC.2013.6664209

Filename

6664209