Wireless Traffic Steering For Green Cellular Networks

• Main Authors: Zhang, Shan (Author), Zhang, Ning (Author), Zhou, Sheng (Author), Niu, Zhisheng (Author), Shen, Xuemin (Sherman) (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Computer communication systems.; Electrical engineering.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Computer Communication Networks.

This book introduces wireless traffic steering as a paradigm to realize green communication in multi-tier heterogeneous cellular networks. By matching network resources and dynamic mobile traffic demand, traffic steering helps to reduce on-grid power consumption with on-demand services provided. Thi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Literature Review on Green Communications
• Dynamic Network Planning with Intra-Tier Traffic Steering
• Dynamic Network Planning with Inter-Tier Traffic Steering
• Inter-Tier Traffic Steering with Renewable Energy Harvesting
• Concluding Remarks.