HetNets Powered by Renewable Energy Sources: Sustainable Next-Generation Cellular Networks

HetNets Powered by Renewable Energy Sources: Sustainable Next-Generation Cellular Networks

Renewable energy could be the key for sustainable next-generation cellular networks. The authors' approach would let mobile operators feed base stations in a heterogeneous network using renewable energy sources. The authors compare their method to a classical grid-powered solution. They evaluat...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE internet computing 2013-01, Vol.17 (1), p.32-39
Hauptverfasser: Piro, G., Miozzo, M., Forte, G., Baldo, N., Grieco, L. A., Boggia, G., Dini, P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Base stations
CAPEX
energy efficiency
HetNets
Internet
LTE
LTE-A
Mobile communication
Mobile computing
Next generation networking
OPEX
Power demand
renewable energy
Renewable energy resources
small cells
sustainability
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Zusammenfassung:Renewable energy could be the key for sustainable next-generation cellular networks. The authors' approach would let mobile operators feed base stations in a heterogeneous network using renewable energy sources. The authors compare their method to a classical grid-powered solution. They evaluate costs and CO 2 emissions savings for different scenarios to demonstrate that properly powering a heterogeneous network with renewable energy can be a sustainable and economically convenient solution.
ISSN:1089-7801
1941-0131
DOI:10.1109/MIC.2012.124