Since the energy crisis and environmental protection are gaining increasing concerns in
recent years, new research topics to devise technological solutions for energy conservation …

A detailed survey of approaches reducing energy consumption of core networks is
presented in this paper. We consider a multilayer architecture, in which the optical layer can …

The power consumption in Information and Communication Technologies networks is
growing year by year; this growth presents challenges from technical, economic, and …

In this paper, we propose a machine-learning-based novel dynamic performance control
method for routers that supports several performance levels. The method utilizes support …

The design of telecommunication networks and its provisioning is a challenging and
complex task, which is constantly influenced by various factors. The disciplines of Traffic …

This paper proposes a novel scheme to reduce energy consumption of digital transceivers
with OFDM as the modulation scheme. The energy consumption of transceivers is saved …

This paper targets the lifetime-aware management of a set of optical line amplifiers (OLAs) in
an optical network exploiting sleep mode (SM) in order to save energy. We first present a …

This chapter first highlights the significant energy consumption of existing wired
communication networks. It considers various means of operating such networks more …

Over the past decade, the increasing complexity of data-intensive cloud computing services
along with the exponential growth of their demands in terms of computational resources and …

The continuous growth of traffic demand driven by the brisk increase in number of Internet
users and emerging online services creates new challenges for communication networks …