Large-scale Distributed Systems and Energy Efficiency: A Holistic View

Content: Cover
 Contents
 Preface
 Acknowledgment
 Chapter 1 Introduction to Energy Efficiency in Large-Scale Distributed Systems
 1.1 Energy Consumption Status
 1.2 Target of the Book
 1.3 The Cost Action IC0804
 1.3.1 Birth of the Action
 1.3.2 Development of the Action
 1.3.3 End and Future of the Action
 1.4 Chapters Preview
 Acknowledgement
 References
 Chapter 2 Hardware Leverages for Energy Reduction in Large-Scale Distributed Systems
 2.1 Introduction
 2.1.1 Motivation for Energy-Aware Distributed Computing
 2.2 Processor
 2.2.1 Context
 2.2.2 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI). 2.2.3 Vendors2.2.4 General-Purpose Graphics Processing Unit (GPGPU)
 2.2.5 ARM Architecture
 2.3 Memory (DRAM)
 2.3.1 Context
 2.3.2 Power Consumption
 2.3.3 Energy Efficiency Techniques
 2.3.4 Vendors
 2.4 Disk/Flash
 2.4.1 Spindle Speed
 2.4.2 Seek Speed
 2.4.3 Power Modes
 2.4.4 Power Consumption
 2.4.5 Solid-State Drive (SDD)
 2.5 Fan
 2.6 Power Supply Unit
 2.7 Network Infrastructure
 2.7.1 Current Scenario
 2.7.2 New Energy-Oriented Model
 2.7.3 Current Advances in Networking
 2.7.4 Adaptive Link Rate (ALR)
 2.7.5 Low Power Idle (LPI)
 2.7.6 Energy-Aware Dynamic RWA Framework. 2.7.7 Energy-Aware Network AttacksReferences
 Chapter 3 Green Wired Networks
 3.1 Economic Incentives and Green Tariffing
 3.1.1 Regulatory, Economic, and Microeconomic Measures
 3.1.2 Pricing Theory in Relation to Green Policies
 3.1.3 COST Action Results
 3.2 Network Components
 3.2.1 Router
 3.2.2 Network Interface Card
 3.2.3 Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer
 3.2.4 Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
 3.3 Architectures
 3.3.1 Access Networks
 3.3.2 Carrier Networks
 3.3.3 Grid Overlay Networks
 3.4 Traffic Considerations
 3.5 Energy-Saving Mechanisms. 3.5.1 Static Mechanisms3.5.2 Dynamic Mechanisms
 3.6 Challenges
 3.7 Summary
 References
 Chapter 4 Green Wireless-Energy Efficiency in Wireless Networks
 4.1 Introduction
 4.2 Metrics and Trade-Offs in Wireless Networks
 4.2.1 Metrics
 4.2.2 Energy Optimization Trade-Offs
 4.2.3 Summary
 4.3 Measurement Methodology
 4.3.1 Energy Measurement Testbeds
 4.3.2 Energy Estimation Techniques
 4.3.3 Energy Measurements versus Estimation
 4.3.4 Summary
 4.4 Energy Efficiency and QoE in Wireless Access Networks
 4.4.1 Energy Issues in Cellular Networks. 4.4.2 Energy Efficiency and QoE in Wireless Mesh Networks4.4.3 Reducing Energy Consumption of the End User Device
 4.4.4 Energy Measurements Revealing Video QoE Issues
 4.4.5 Energy Issues in Environmental WMNs
 4.4.6 Summary
 4.5 Energy-Efficient Medium Access in Wireless Sensor Networks
 4.5.1 MaxMAC --
An Energy-Efficient MAC Protocol
 4.5.2 Real-World Testbed Experiments with MaxMAC
 4.5.3 Summary
 4.6 Energy-Efficient Connectivity in Ad-Hoc and Opportunistic Networks
 4.6.1 Ad-Hoc Networking
 4.6.2 Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networking
 4.6.3 Summary
 4.7 Summary and Conclusions.