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Cellular energy efficiency evaluation framework

  • Gunther Auer
  • , Vito Giannini
  • , István Gódor
  • , Per Skillermark
  • , Magnus Olsson
  • , Muhammad Ali Imran
  • , Dario Sabella
  • , Manuel J. Gonzalez
  • , Claude Desset
  • , Oliver Blume
  • Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
  • Interuniversitair Micro-Elektronica Centrum
  • Ericsson AB
  • University of Surrey
  • Telecom Italia
  • TTI (Technologies of Telecommunication and Information)
  • Nokia

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Abstract

In order to quantify the energy savings in wireless networks, the power consumption of the entire system needs to be captured and an appropriate energy efficiency evaluation framework must be defined. In this paper, the necessary enhancements over existing performance evaluation frameworks are discussed, such that the energy efficiency of the entire network comprising component, node and network level contributions can be quantified. The most important addendums over existing frameworks include a sophisticated power model for various base station (BS) types, which maps the RF output power radiated at the antenna elements to the total supply power of a BS site. We also consider an approach to quantify the energy efficiency of large geographical areas by using the existing small scale deployment models along with long term traffic models. Finally, the proposed evaluation framework is applied to quantify the energy efficiency of the downlink of a 3GPP LTE radio access network.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE 73rd Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC2011-Spring - Proceedings
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 IEEE 73rd Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC2011-Spring - Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 15 May 201118 May 2011

Publication series

NameIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
ISSN (Print)1550-2252

Conference

Conference2011 IEEE 73rd Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC2011-Spring
Country/TerritoryHungary
CityBudapest
Period15/05/1118/05/11

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Energy aware radio and network technologies (earth)
  • Energy efficiency
  • Green radio
  • Power & traffic model
  • System level energy efficiency simulations

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