Title :
Estimating the global power consumption in communication networks
Author :
Lambert, Sofie ; Van Heddeghem, W. ; Vereecken, Willem ; Lannoo, Bart ; Colle, Didier ; Pickavet, Mario
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ. - IBBT, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
This presentation will estimate the worldwide power consumption and carbon footprint of communication networks and compare this with other ICT fields such as data centres and personal computers. This paper concentrates on explaining the used methodology.
Keywords :
power consumption; telecommunication networks; ICT field; carbon footprint; communication network; data centre; global power consumption estimation; personal computer; Broadband communication; Communication networks; Electricity; Energy consumption; Mobile communication; Power demand; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
