Cutting the electric bill for internet-scale systems

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 123-134

  Qureshi, Asfandyar ^a   Weber, Rick ^b   Balakrishnan, Hari ^a   Guttag, John ^a   Maggs, Bruce ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Management; Performance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION COSTS; DATA CENTERS; DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC GAINS; ELECTRIC BILLS; ELECTRICITY COSTS; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENERGY EXPENSE; EXISTING SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; INTERNET-SCALE SYSTEMS; NETWORK TRAFFIC; PER UNIT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVOLUTIONAL CODES; ECONOMICS; INTERNET;

OPERATING COSTS;

EID: 70450247145     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: 01464833     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1594977.1592584     Document Type: Conference Paper

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