Energy-Efficient Computing and Networking in the 5G Era
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Current trends in networking foresee the adoption of the 5G by 2020. This technology will allow very high bandwidth and extremely low delay to users. In addition, 5G will trigger the connection of a variety of devices, making the Internet of Things a reality. In this context, the energy consumption of 5G, ranging from backbone to access segments, is becoming a serious challenge for network operators and for content providers. As a result, solutions limiting the energy consumption of 5G networks and computing devices, while allowing an excellent quality of service (QoS) to users, are of mandatory importance. This issue welcomes submissions focusing on the energy-efficiency of 5G, both in networking and computing contexts. In addition, theoretical works, as well as more practical ones, such as test-bed implementations, are encouraged.
Dr. Luca Chiaraviglio
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- energy-aware operation of 5G cellular and optical networks
- energy-efficient management of 5G backbone networks
- energy-aware computing and networking for 5G
- energy-efficient 5G fronthauls and backhauls
- exploitation of software defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) for energy-efficiency
- measurement and modelling of energy-efficient 5G devices
- cost analysis of 5G networks
- energy-efficient optimization of 5G networks
- green standards for 5G networks
- energy-aware 5G protocols
- test-bed implementations of energy-aware 5G architectures
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Published Papers
Energies - ISSN 1996-1073