1st Edition

Designing Green Networks and Network Operations Saving Run-the-Engine Costs

By Daniel Minoli Copyright 2011
    454 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    454 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    In recent years, socio-political trends toward environmental responsibility and the pressing need to reduce Run-the-Engine (RTE) costs have resulted in the concept of Green IT. Although a significant amount of energy is used to operate routing, switching, and transmission equipment, comparatively less attention has been paid to Green Networking. A clear and concise introduction to green networks and green network operations, Designing Green Networks and Network Operations: Saving Run-the-Engine Costs guides you through the techniques available to achieve efficiency goals for corporate and carrier networks, including deploying more efficient hardware, blade form-factor routers and switches, and pursuing consolidation, virtualization, and network and cloud computing.

    The book:

    • Delineates techniques to minimize network power, cooling, floor space, and online storage while optimizing service performance, capacity, and availability
    • Discusses virtualization, network computing, and Web services as approaches for green data centers and networks
    • Emphasizes best practices and compliance with international standards for green operations
    • Extends the green data center techniques to the networking environment
    • Incorporates green principles in the intranet, extranet, and the entire IT infrastructures
    • Reviews networking, power management, HVAC and CRAC basics
    • Presents methodical steps toward a seamless migration to Green IT and Green Networking

    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

    Concepts 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

    Biography

    Daniel Minoli

    "This overview should appeal to operational personnel who want to estimate cost and investment impacts or consider systems engineering options affecting the latter. … the book is a time saver, and it may help contributors to greener designs see their specific work in a broader context."
    Computing Reviews, June 2012