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Green networking and communications: ICT for sustainability

Although the information and communication technology (ICT) industry accounted for only 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2007, the explosive increase in data traffic brought about by a rapidly growing user base of more than a billion wireless subscribers is expected to nearly double t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khan, Shafiullah, Lloret Mauri, Jaime
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Taylor and Francis 2013
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1625369
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Sumario:Although the information and communication technology (ICT) industry accounted for only 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2007, the explosive increase in data traffic brought about by a rapidly growing user base of more than a billion wireless subscribers is expected to nearly double that number by 2020. It is clear that now is the time to rethink how we design and build our networks.Green Networking and Communications: ICT for Sustainability brings together leading academic and industrial researchers from around the world to discuss emerging developments in energy-efficient netw