Modeling the Power Consumption and Energy Efficiency of Telecommunications Networks

This book introduces the technical foundations and tools for estimating the power consumption of internet networks including a detailed description of how these models are constructed and applied.

Kerry James Hinton, Robert Ayre, Jeffrey Cheong

1. Introduction 2. Why Model Power and Energy Efficiency 3. Network Segments and Wireline Equipment Power Models 4. Mobile Wireless 5. Advanced Modelling of Mobile Networks 6. Heterogeneous Mobile Network 7. Traffic Models for Networks and Services 8. Network Power Consumption Modelling 9. Data Centres 10. Service Transport Power Consumption Models 11. Energy Efficiency