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    Mobile network architectures consume significant amounts of energy. The radio access network accounts for 70% of telco energy consumption, while the core network uses 20% and user equipment uses 10%. A typical 3G base station consumes 500W of input power to produce 40W of output RF power. Base station power amplifiers account for 60% of radio access network energy consumption and air conditioning accounts for 20%. While 5G networks are expected to have higher overall energy usage due to more base stations, the per byte energy consumption is expected to decrease compared to previous generations.

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    Mobile network architectures consume significant amounts of energy. The radio access network accounts for 70% of telco energy consumption, while the core network uses 20% and user equipment uses 10%. A typical 3G base station consumes 500W of input power to produce 40W of output RF power. Base station power amplifiers account for 60% of radio access network energy consumption and air conditioning accounts for 20%. While 5G networks are expected to have higher overall energy usage due to more base stations, the per byte energy consumption is expected to decrease compared to previous generations.

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    Mobile network architectures consume significant amounts of energy. The radio access network accounts for 70% of telco energy consumption, while the core network uses 20% and user equipment uses 10%. A typical 3G base station consumes 500W of input power to produce 40W of output RF power. Base station power amplifiers account for 60% of radio access network energy consumption and air conditioning accounts for 20%. While 5G networks are expected to have higher overall energy usage due to more base stations, the per byte energy consumption is expected to decrease compared to previous generations.

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    4TC-Architectures de Réseaux Mobiles

    Mobile Network Architectures

    Part 6 – Energy Consumption

    R. Stanica
    Version 1.0, Mar. 2020
    Telco energy consumption

    Very complex topic - Only operational energy consumption?


    l

    Overall or per byte? Compensated energy?

    l As usual, statistics can be turned on any side.


    Per domain consumption

    l Core Network: 20%

    l Radio Access Network: 70%

    l User Equipment: 10%


    Some numbers

    l The telco industry accounts for 2-3% of global energy

    lEnergy costs represent 20-40% of operational costs for a telco


    operator

    lA typical 3G base station uses 500W of input power to produce


    40W of output RF power

    l Base station power amplifier accounts for 60% of the RAN energy

    lAir conditioning at the base station accounts for 20% of the RAN
    energy (and more than 50% of the technical problems)
    Trends in the 5G era

    l A 5G base station consumes less than legacy base stations

    l 3x base stations are expected in 5G

    l Overall energy consumption is expected to increase

    l Per byte energy consumption is expected to decrease

    l2G/3G/4G/5G infrastructures are expected to coexist (for a long


    time)
    User equipment consumption

    l Smartphone battery lifetime is continuously improving

    Network mechanisms (paging, RRC idle mode, DRX cycle, power


    l

    management) specifically designed to save user energy

    lServices are continuously evolving (more screen time, more


    localisation requirements)

    l Heterogeneous energy sources for recharging


    Core network consumption

    l Data plane switching and routing (50%)

    l Control plance signalling (30%)

    l Data center access (20%)

    lSDN approach in 5G will reduce data plane costs, but increase


    signalling traffic
    Radio access network consumption

    lRF power amplifier (60%), cooling system (20%), signal processing


    (10%), power supply (10%)
    Radio access network consumption

    l Small cells consume less power, but cover reduced areas


    l Operators have coverage constraints

    l 5G New Radio base stations have a more efficient idle mode than

    LTE base stations


    l RAN virtualisation (Cloud RAN) centralises processing and cooling

    requirements
    Use case

    l Amendement no 2529 de l’Assemblée Nationale (09/12/2019)

    lSommaire: “Cet amendement vise à informer les consommateurs


    de la quantité de données consommées dans le cadre de la
    fourniture d’accès au réseau, et l’équivalent de leurs émissions de
    gaz à effet de serre correspondant, selon une méthodologie définie
    par l'ADEME, afin de mieux prendre en compte l'impact du
    numérique sur l’environnement"

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