A Review of Energy Efficiency in Telecommunication Networks

This paper presents the concept of green telecommunication networks and provides information about the power consumption within fixed line and wireless communication networks. It outlines the significance of energy efficiency in modern and future telecommunication networks and suggests directions fo...

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Main Authors: G. Koutitas, P. Demestichas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Telecommunications Society, Academic Mind 2010-06-01
Series:Telfor Journal
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Online Access:http://journal.telfor.rs/Published/Vol2No1/Vol2No1_A1.pdf
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description This paper presents the concept of green telecommunication networks and provides information about the power consumption within fixed line and wireless communication networks. It outlines the significance of energy efficiency in modern and future telecommunication networks and suggests directions for optimizing network performance in terms of energy demands. Numerous examples and reviews are also discussed. The aim is to introduce the reader to current green technologies and outline the necessity for energy efficiency in information and communication technology.
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spelling doaj.art-b3a1902234e94676b21281a0d53c24002022-12-22T02:49:56ZengTelecommunications Society, Academic MindTelfor Journal1821-32512010-06-012127A Review of Energy Efficiency in Telecommunication NetworksG. KoutitasP. DemestichasThis paper presents the concept of green telecommunication networks and provides information about the power consumption within fixed line and wireless communication networks. It outlines the significance of energy efficiency in modern and future telecommunication networks and suggests directions for optimizing network performance in terms of energy demands. Numerous examples and reviews are also discussed. The aim is to introduce the reader to current green technologies and outline the necessity for energy efficiency in information and communication technology.http://journal.telfor.rs/Published/Vol2No1/Vol2No1_A1.pdf Green telecommunication networksICT and energy efficiency
spellingShingle G. Koutitas
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ICT and energy efficiency
title A Review of Energy Efficiency in Telecommunication Networks
title_full A Review of Energy Efficiency in Telecommunication Networks
title_fullStr A Review of Energy Efficiency in Telecommunication Networks
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title_short A Review of Energy Efficiency in Telecommunication Networks
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topic Green telecommunication networks
ICT and energy efficiency
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