Title :
Powering a Data Center Network via Renewable Energy: A Green Testbed
Author :
Kim-Khoa Nguyen ; Cheriet, Mohamed ; Lemay, Mathieu ; Savoie, M. ; Ho, Byron
Author_Institution :
Ecole de Technol. Super., Univ. of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Today´s information and communications technology (ICT) services emit an increasing amount of greenhouse gases. Carbon footprint models can enable research into ICT energy efficiency and carbon reduction. The GreenStar Network (GSN) testbed is a prototype wide-area network of data centers powered by renewable energy sources. Through their work developing the GSN, the authors have researched fundamental aspects of green ICT such as virtual infrastructure, unified management of compute, network, power, and climate resources, smart power control, and a carbon assessment protocol.
Keywords :
air pollution; computer centres; computer network management; energy conservation; power aware computing; renewable energy sources; wide area networks; GSN testbed; GreenStar network testbed; ICT energy efficiency; ICT services; carbon assessment protocol; carbon footprint models; carbon reduction; climate resource management; data center network; greenhouse gases; information and communication technology services; prototype wide-area network; renewable energy sources; smart power control; unified computer network management; unified power management; virtual infrastructure; Green products; Information technology; Internet; Renewable energy resources; Servers; Smart grids; Switching circuits; Telecommunication services; GreenStar Network; cloud computing; green ICT; green testbed; zero-carbon network;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2012.125
