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Aug 23, 2019 · Energy-Efficient Base Station Deployment in Heterogeneous Communication Network Published in: 2019 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing,
Nov 17, 2024 · Energy consumption is a big issue in the operation of communication base stations, especially in remote areas that are difficult to connect with the traditional power grid,
May 13, 2024 · This article focuses on the optimized operation of communication base stations, especially the effective utilization of energy storage batteries. Currently, base station energy
Mar 23, 2020 · The demand for future wireless communication systems is being satisfied for various circumstances through unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which act as flying base
Apr 15, 2024 · Recently, the concept of base stations on low altitude platforms (LAPs) attracted researchers'' attention for emergency communication and the digital divide in under-developed
Jun 25, 2024 · The energy consumption of 5G networks is one of the pressing concerns in green communications. Recent research is focused towards energy saving techniques of base
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May 12, 2024 · The air-conditioning system of the base station operates 24 hours a day resulting in huge energy consumption, and there is an urgent need for effective energy-saving solutions.
Recognizing this, Mobile Network Operators are actively prioritizing EE for both network maintenance and environmental stewardship in future cellular networks. The paper aims to provide an outline of energy-efficient solutions for base stations of wireless cellular networks.
1. Introduction 5G base station (BS), as an important electrical load, has been growing rapidly in the number and density to cope with the exponential growth of mobile data traffic . It is predicted that by 2025, there will be about 13.1 million BSs in the world, and the BS energy consumption will reach 200 billion kWh .
The impact of the Base Stations comes from the combination of the power consumption of the equipment itself (up to 1500 Watts for a nowadays macro base station) multiplied by the number of deployed sites in a commercial network (e.g. more than 12000 in UK for a single operator).
Brief description about components of the base station Energy Consumption Index (ECI)—It represents the efficiency of BS power utilization. The lower value of ECI means greater EE as mentioned in Eq. 6 below. Its unit is J/bit.
The explosive growth of mobile data traffic has resulted in a significant increase in the energy consumption of 5G base stations (BSs).
To contribute to the expansion of mobile traffic, a large number of BS are required. In a regular cellular network, the BSs consume more than half of the total energy, therefore their increased numbers have a significant influence on the overall energy consumption.
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