Energy efficiency led reduced CO2 emission in green LTE networks

Kanwal, K., Ali Safdar, G. and Ur Rehman, M. (2017) Energy efficiency led reduced CO2 emission in green LTE networks. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web and Information Technology, 4(14), 153160. (doi: 10.4108/eai.4-10-2017.153160)

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Abstract

The technological advancements in smart phones and their applications have rapidly raised the number of users and their data demands. To fulfil enlarged user’s data requirements, Basestation (BS) engages their resources over prolong time intervals at the cost of increased power consumption. In parallel, operators are expanding network infrastructure by employing additional BSs which also adds in power consumption. This directly increases carbon emission (CO2) thus results in to more global warming. Therefore, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become major contributor in global warming while mobile communication is one of the key contributors within ICT. This paper investigates reduced CO2 emission through decreased power consumption in LTE networks. Proposed energy saving scheme is validated through the analysis of various performance related parameters in MATLAB. Results have proven that proposed scheme reduces CO2 emission by 2.10 tonnes per BS.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Ur Rehman, Dr Masood
Authors: Kanwal, K., Ali Safdar, G., and Ur Rehman, M.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering
Journal Name:EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web and Information Technology
Publisher:European Alliance for Innovation (EAI)
ISSN:2032-944X
ISSN (Online):2032-944X
Published Online:04 October 2017
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2017 Kapil Kanwal et al.
First Published:First published in EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web and Information Technology 4(14):153160
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons license

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