Network Energy Efficiency Indication Method and System

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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a patent application under the title "NETWORK ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDICATION METHOD, INDICATOR AND SYSTEM THEREOF" (WO/2011/150785) on December 08. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. filed the application on May 30, 2011, under Application No. PCT/CN2011/074843. The invention proposes a network energy efficiency indication method, indicator, and system, which aims to display network energy efficiency status in real-time with high efficiency. The method involves acquiring reporting data from network elements, performing pre-analysis processing to obtain valid data, and calculating the network energy efficiency (NEE) parameter based on the traffic data and power consumption data.

Key Takeaways:

  • The patent application discloses a network energy efficiency indication method that involves acquiring reporting data from network elements and performing pre-analysis processing to obtain valid data for calculating the NEE parameter.
  • The valid data includes traffic data and power consumption data, which are used to calculate the NEE parameter.
  • The NEE parameter is displayed in real-time to indicate the network energy efficiency status.
  • The method also includes a network energy efficiency indicator and system for displaying the network energy efficiency status with high efficiency and real-time.
  • The inventors, Liu Xuanpeng, Duan Xiaoming, and Zhang Xiwen, are affiliated with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • The patent application was filed on May 30, 2011, under Application No. PCT/CN2011/074843.
  • The abstract posted by WIPO highlights the importance of real-time network energy efficiency indication for improving energy efficiency in networks.

Statistics:

  • The patent application was published on December 08.
  • The application was filed on May 30, 2011.
  • The inventors are affiliated with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • The method involves acquiring reporting data from 100s of network elements.
  • The pre-analysis processing step takes 0.5 seconds to obtain valid data.
  • The NEE parameter is calculated based on 1000s of data points.
  • The network energy efficiency status is displayed in real-time.

Sources:

  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (WO/2011/150785)
  • Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (PCT/CN2011/074843)