An integrated bandwidth allocation for energy saving in fixed-mobile networks

Glenda Gonzalez (1, 2, 3) , Tülin Atmaca (4, 1, 2, 3)

1 TSP - RST - Département Réseaux et Services de Télécommunications
2 SAMOVAR - Services répartis, Architectures, MOdélisation, Validation, Administration des Réseaux
3 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
4 METHODES-SAMOVAR - Méthodes et modèles pour les réseaux

Minimizing the use of transceivers is an effective approach for achieving minimum energy consumption in convergent access networks. While synchronizing downstream transmissions can minimize the use of transceivers and reduce the number of switches of these components, incurring in less consumed energy. In this paper, we propose the synchronization of downstream traffic to reduce the consumed energy in a fixed-mobile access network. Specifically, we present a novel synchronized integrated downstream bandwidth allocation scheme for saving energy. EPON are considered for the fixed part of the network and wireless technologies for the integration are WiMAX, LTE and LTE_Advanced. Simulation results verify the proposed model and highlight the advantages of our scheme

Mots clés: Dynamic bandwidth allocation; Energy; Synchronization; Fixed-mobile access network

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Glenda Gonzalez, Tülin Atmaca. An integrated bandwidth allocation for energy saving in fixed-mobile networks. CAMAD 2013 : 18th IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks, Sep 2013, Berlin, Germany. pp.73 - 78, ⟨10.1109/CAMAD.2013.6708092⟩. ⟨hal-01298133⟩