Designing green networks and network operations : reducing enterprises' and carriers' carbon footprint and saving run-the-engine costs with green networks and data systems /: reducing enterprises' and carriers' carbon footprint and saving run-the-engine costs with green networks and data systems. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel Minoli.
• Authors: Minoli, Daniel, 1952-
• Contents: Introduction and Overview; Appendix 1A: Green IT Bibliography; Appendix 1B: Partial List of Resources; Appendix 1C: Examples of How Networking Has Already Had a Major Greening Impact; Appendix 1D: Taxonomy of General Greening Initiatives A Networking Primer; Networking Functions; Information Transfer and Regeneration Function; Multiplexing Function; Grooming Function; Switching Function; Routing Function; Networking Equipment; Grooming Equipment C oncepts and Analytical Measures for Green Operations; Electric Energy and Applicable Metrics; Air Conditioning; IT Assets; Discrete Metrics; Aggregate Metrics; Power Usage Efficiency (PUE) Energy Consumption Rating (ECR); Telecommunications Energy Efficiency Ratio (TEER); Telecommunications Equipment Energy Efficiency Rating(TEEER)External Power Adapters Set-Top Boxes Example: High-Definition, Cable Set-Top Box with DVR; Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC); Standardization Efforts; Metrics on Carbon Footprints; Other Metrics; Appendix 3A: Common Information Systems Assets; Appendix 3B: Conversion of Units; Appendix 3C: Example Carbon Footprint Calculations Power Management Basics; Current Types; Power Measurements; Single-Phase Loads: Smaller AC Operations/Nodes; Balanced Three-Phase Loads4.2.3 Expressing Loads in Kilowatts (kW); Example; Backup Power Systems; Appendix 4A: Three-Phase Power HVAC and CRAC Basics; General Overview of an Air-Conditioning System; DX Unitary Systems: HVAC Systems; Chilled-Water Applied Systems: HVAC Systems; Psychrometry; Chiller Issues; General Overview of a Computer Room Air-Conditioning System; Regulatory and Best Practices Background; Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS); American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); Energy Consumption Rating Initiative (ECR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); European Commission Joint Research Center (JRC); European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO); European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI); International Organization for Standardization (ISO); International Telecommunication Union (ITU); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan and Other Initiatives; Network Equipment Building System (NEBS); U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 6.14 Others (Short List) Approaches for Green Networks and Data Centers Environmentals; Data Center Strategies; Data Center Cooling Strategies; Improved Power Distribution; Overall Best Practices; Case Study Examples; Blade Technology Issues; Other IT Greening Techniques; Network Strategies; Retire and Replace Obsolescent Equipment; Wireless Networks; Redundancy; Access Networks; Satellite Operators; Short List of Other Possible Initiatives; Enterprise Equipment; Home Networking and Communications Equipment; ; Approaches for Green Networks and Data Centers Virtualization, Web Services, Cloud/Network Computing, Hosting, and Packetization; A Press-Time Snapshot of Cloud/Grid/Network Computing; Cloud/Grid/Network Computing Technology; Potential Applications and Financial Benefits of Cloud/Grid Computing; Cloud/Grid Types, Topologies, and Components; Comparison with Other Approaches; Enterprise-Level Virtualization; Service-Oriented Network (SON) Concepts; Conclusion; ; Glossary Each chapter includes References
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (428 pages), illustrations, charts
• Subjects: 004.6; Computer networks -- Equipment and supplies; Computer networks -- Energy conservation; Electronic data processing departments; Sustainable engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439816394; 1439816395
• Related ISBNs: 9781439816387
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Print version record.
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