Enabling Green cellular networks: A survey and outlook

Computer Communications

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 5-24

  De Domenico, Antonio ^a   Calvanese Strinati, Emilio ^a   Capone, Antonio ^b  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy consumption models; Green communications; Green metrics; Green trade offs; LTE

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSUMPTION MODEL; GREEN COMMUNICATIONS; GREEN METRICS; GREEN TRADE-OFFS; LTE;

COMMERCE; COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84888001403     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2013.09.011     Document Type: Review

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