Fundamental Green Networking Technologies

This chapter provides a timely overview of the research challenges and existing solutions for green energy enabled mobile networks and lays the foundations for powering mobile networks with green energy. First, it introduces green power generation and prediction models and mobile network energy consumption models. Understanding the characteristics of green power generation and the dynamics of energy consumption of mobile networks are essential for designing and optimizing green energy enabled mobile networks. In order to maximize green power utilization, green energy powered BSs should be properly designed and optimized to cope with the dynamics of green power and mobile data traffic. The process of green energy provisioning involves three basic models: the load model, the battery model, and the green power generation model. The chapter also discusses network optimization for off‐grid green mobile networks, on‐grid green mobile networks, and mobile networks consisting of both green BSs and grid powered BSs.