A study of the environmental impact of wired and wireless local area network access

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-92

  Sikdar, Biplab ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

environmentalimpact; green networks; Local area networks; sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT MANUFACTURING; ENERGY AND EMISSIONS; ETHERNET SWITCHES; GREEN NETWORKS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MANUFACTURING STAGES; WI-FI ACCESS POINTS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MANUFACTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84876157195     PISSN: 00983063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCE.2013.6490245     Document Type: Article

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