Title :
Energy optimisation in heterogeneous multi-RAT networks
Author :
Bayer, Nico ; Sivchenko, Dmitry ; Einsiedler, Hans J. ; Roos, Andreas ; Uzun, Abdulbaki ; Göndör, Sebastian ; KÙpper, Axel
Author_Institution :
Deutsche Telekom Labs., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
To be able to serve the traffic demand in today´s mobile networks, more than 123.000 base stations (BSs) have been deployed by the different network providers in Germany. These BSs are working 24/7 and are dimensioned to serve capacity demand during busy hours. Currently no mechanisms for a load adaptive network reconfiguration are implemented. As a result, much energy is wasted during times in which the capacity demand is low. This paper describes an adaptive, context-aware, and technology-comprehensive system architecture for power management in modern radio networks. The results presented are developed within the project Communicate Green (ComGreen). A major goal of ComGreen is the development of a testbed in order to investigate and demonstrate the main achievements of the project. The aim of this paper is twofold: First, it highlights the ComGreen concepts for power management in heterogeneous radio networks. Second, a detailed description of the testbed is provided.
Keywords :
mobile radio; telecommunication network management; telecommunication power supplies; ComGreen project; adaptive system architecture; base station; communicate green project; context aware system architecture; energy optimisation; heterogeneous multi-RAT networks; load adaptive network reconfiguration; mobile network; modern radio network; power management; technology comprehensive system architecture; Context; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Mobile communication; Optimization; Radio networks; Smart phones; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligence in Next Generation Networks (ICIN), 2011 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-319-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-61284-320-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIN.2011.6081062