Paper Info
Title
Energy Efficiency Perspectives Of Pmr Networks
Abstract
Recently, the concern about energy efficiency in wireless communications has been growing rapidly. Manufacturers and researchers have developed innovative solutions, highlighting the benefits in reducing operational expenditures (OPEX) and carbon footprint. Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) systems, like Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA), have been designed to provide voice and data services to professional users. The energy consumption is one of the critical aspects of PMR broadband solutions and a major constraint for PMR services. The future convergence of PMR to the LTE system introduces a new topic in the research discussion about the energy efficiency of wireless systems. This paper focuses on the feasibility of energy efficient solutions for current and potentially future PMR networks, by providing a mathematical formulation of power consumption in TETRA base stations and assessing possible business models and energy saving solutions for enhanced mission-critical operations. The energy efficiency evaluation has been performed by taking into account the traffic load of a deployed TETRA regional network: in the considered network scenario with 150 base stations, significant OPEX savings up to 70 thousand Euros per year of operation are achieved. Moreover, the proposed solutions allow for saving more than 1 ton of CO2 per year.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.3390/info8010001
INFORMATION
Keywords
Field
DocType
Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA), Professional Mobile Radio (PMR), energy efficiency, cost reduction, economic considerations
Terrestrial Trunked Radio,Base station,Wireless,Telecommunications,Efficient energy use,Computer science,Carbon footprint,Professional mobile radio,Operating expense,Energy consumption
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
8
1
2078-2489
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.43
11
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Marco Dolfi181.17
Simone Morosi210525.84
Pierpaolo Piunti3363.31
Enrico Del Re421233.24