| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/I012583/1 |
| Title: |
Towards strategies for Power-Aware Networking |
| Principal Investigator: |
Crowcroft, Professor J |
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| Department: |
Computer Science and Technology |
| Organisation: |
University of Cambridge |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research |
| Starts: |
01 May 2011 |
Ends: |
30 April 2012 |
Value (£): |
141,873
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Networks & Distributed Systems |
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| Panel History: |
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07 Sep 2010
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ICT Prioritisation Panel (Sept 2010)
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Announced
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The Internet and the World Wide Web are using between 2% and 5% of the energy in the developed world and this is fraction increasing rapidly as demand for new services such as online video (Youtube) and Social Networking, Internet voice and video communication, and online shopping expand. We need to characterise where and when this power demand comes from, and then see if we can apply techniques to trade of power and performance - if demand falls, then can we use energy proportional techniques to slow down computing and communications technology, so that (e.g. at night time) we get an equivalent reduction in consumption.This project is to fund a sabbatical visit by a leading practitioner in Internet Measurement and Green Networking, as part of a larger initiative to tackle these problems. Professor Barford has proposed a particular approach to one aspect of the problem, which is to devise a microrouter , which is a kind of small building block, that provides the essential communication facility of the Internet, but can be stacked up (metaphorically speaking, a bit like Lego bricks) to build faster (but more energy hungry) communication when needed, or pub back in their box (turned off, logically) when not needed. Finding the best dynamic strategies (when to add more microrouter blocks, when to take them away) is the second main outcome of this project.
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http://www.cam.ac.uk |