Methodologies for assessing the use-phase power consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of telecommunications network services

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 485-492

  Chan, Chien A ^a   Gygax, André F ^a   Wong, Elaine ^a   Leckie, Christopher A ^a   Nirmalathas, Ampalavanapillai ^a   Kilper, Daniel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; ESTIMATION ERRORS; GHG EMISSION; INTERNET TRAFFIC; NETWORK INFORMATION; NETWORK MEASUREMENT; NETWORK NODE; NETWORK SCENARIO; NETWORK SERVICES; NETWORK SIZE; TELECOM NETWORKS; TELECOM PROVIDERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNET; NETWORK DESIGN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFORMATION; INTERNET; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; SIMULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84871804244     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es303384y     Document Type: Article

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