DocumentCode :
266304
Title :
Sharing the small cells for energy efficient networking: How much does it cost?
Author :
Bousia, Alexandra ; Kartsakli, Elli ; Antonopoulos, Angelos ; Alonso, Luis ; Verikoukis, Christos
Author_Institution :
Signal Theor. & Commun. Dept., Tech. Univ. of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
fYear :
2014
fDate :
8-12 Dec. 2014
Firstpage :
2649
Lastpage :
2654
Abstract :
The explosive data traffic demands stress the need for additional capacity in cellular systems, which can be achieved through the exploitation of Small Cells (SCs). However, the deployment of SCs implies higher energy consumption in the network, something that translates into higher financial cost for the operators. To that end, the existence of a third party that provides a common SC infrastructure for the operators has been introduced as an appealing "green" solution, raising though important issues with regard to the cost sharing for the operators. In this paper, we effectively address this issue by proposing an accurate cost model for the SCs and employing different state-of-the-art techniques to share this cost. In addition, taking into account the impact of the traffic pattern on this cost, we propose a novel hybrid cost sharing policy that provides a fair outcome for the operators. Our results highlight the potential energy efficiency gains in the network along with different ways of sharing the cost of the deployed SCs.
Keywords :
cellular radio; costing; energy conservation; energy consumption; telecommunication traffic; cellular systems; data traffic; energy consumption; energy efficiency; energy efficient networking; green solution; hybrid cost sharing policy; small cells sharing; traffic pattern; Communication systems; Electric breakdown; Energy consumption; Green products; Power demand; Pricing; TV; Cost Sharing Policies; Energy Efficiency; Green Networking; Heterogeneous Networks; Infrastructure Sharing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.2014.7037207
Filename :
7037207
Link To Document :
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