ECO6G: Energy and Cost Analysis for Network Slicing Deployment in Beyond 5G Networks
Fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology promises to be the critical enabler of use cases far beyond smartphones and other connected devices. This next-generation 5G wireless standard represents the changing face of connectivity by enabling elevated levels of automation through continuous optimizat...
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| author | Anurag Thantharate Ankita Vijay Tondwalkar Cory Beard Andres Kwasinski |
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| description | Fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology promises to be the critical enabler of use cases far beyond smartphones and other connected devices. This next-generation 5G wireless standard represents the changing face of connectivity by enabling elevated levels of automation through continuous optimization of several Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as latency, reliability, connection density, and energy efficiency. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) must promote and implement innovative technologies and solutions to reduce network energy consumption while delivering high-speed and low-latency services to deploy energy-efficient 5G networks with a reduced carbon footprint. This research evaluates an energy-saving method using data-driven learning through load estimation for Beyond 5G (B5G) networks. The proposed ‘ECO6G’ model utilizes a supervised Machine Learning (ML) approach for forecasting traffic load and uses the estimated load to evaluate the energy efficiency and OPEX savings. The simulation results demonstrate a comparative analysis between the traditional time-series forecasting methods and the proposed ML model that utilizes learned parameters. Our ECO6G dataset is captured from measurements on a real-world operational 5G base station (BS). We showcase simulations using our ECO6G model for a given dataset and demonstrate that the proposed ECO6G model is accurate within $4.3 million over 100,000 BSs over 5 years compared to three other models that would increase OPEX cost from $370 million to $1.87 billion during varying network load scenarios against other data-driven and statistical learning models. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9d6722ce69443fc9977bedb492de36b2023-11-24T09:52:57ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-11-012222861410.3390/s22228614ECO6G: Energy and Cost Analysis for Network Slicing Deployment in Beyond 5G NetworksAnurag Thantharate0Ankita Vijay Tondwalkar1Cory Beard2Andres Kwasinski3School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO 64110, USADepartment of Computer Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USASchool of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO 64110, USADepartment of Computer Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USAFifth-generation (5G) wireless technology promises to be the critical enabler of use cases far beyond smartphones and other connected devices. This next-generation 5G wireless standard represents the changing face of connectivity by enabling elevated levels of automation through continuous optimization of several Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as latency, reliability, connection density, and energy efficiency. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) must promote and implement innovative technologies and solutions to reduce network energy consumption while delivering high-speed and low-latency services to deploy energy-efficient 5G networks with a reduced carbon footprint. This research evaluates an energy-saving method using data-driven learning through load estimation for Beyond 5G (B5G) networks. The proposed ‘ECO6G’ model utilizes a supervised Machine Learning (ML) approach for forecasting traffic load and uses the estimated load to evaluate the energy efficiency and OPEX savings. The simulation results demonstrate a comparative analysis between the traditional time-series forecasting methods and the proposed ML model that utilizes learned parameters. Our ECO6G dataset is captured from measurements on a real-world operational 5G base station (BS). We showcase simulations using our ECO6G model for a given dataset and demonstrate that the proposed ECO6G model is accurate within $4.3 million over 100,000 BSs over 5 years compared to three other models that would increase OPEX cost from $370 million to $1.87 billion during varying network load scenarios against other data-driven and statistical learning models.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/22/8614Beyond 5Genergy efficiencymachine learningnetwork loadnetwork slicingOPEX savings |
| spellingShingle | Anurag Thantharate Ankita Vijay Tondwalkar Cory Beard Andres Kwasinski ECO6G: Energy and Cost Analysis for Network Slicing Deployment in Beyond 5G Networks Sensors Beyond 5G energy efficiency machine learning network load network slicing OPEX savings |
| title | ECO6G: Energy and Cost Analysis for Network Slicing Deployment in Beyond 5G Networks |
| title_full | ECO6G: Energy and Cost Analysis for Network Slicing Deployment in Beyond 5G Networks |
| title_fullStr | ECO6G: Energy and Cost Analysis for Network Slicing Deployment in Beyond 5G Networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | ECO6G: Energy and Cost Analysis for Network Slicing Deployment in Beyond 5G Networks |
| title_short | ECO6G: Energy and Cost Analysis for Network Slicing Deployment in Beyond 5G Networks |
| title_sort | eco6g energy and cost analysis for network slicing deployment in beyond 5g networks |
| topic | Beyond 5G energy efficiency machine learning network load network slicing OPEX savings |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/22/8614 |
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