Computer Science – Networking and Internet Architecture
Scientific paper
2011-01-14
Computer Science
Networking and Internet Architecture
Techinal Report of the paper accepted in INFOCOM Mini Conference 2011
Scientific paper
Access networks, in particular, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) equipment, are a significant source of energy consumption for wireline operators. Replacing large monolithic DSLAMs with smaller remote DSLAM units closer to customers can reduce the energy consumption as well as increase the reach of the access network. This paper attempts to formalize the design and optimization of the "last mile" wireline access network with energy as one of the costs to be minimized. In particular, the placement of remote DSLAM units needs to be optimized. We propose solutions for two scenarios. For the scenario where an existing all-copper network from the central office to the customers is to be transformed into a fiber-copper network with remote DSLAM units, we present optimal polynomial-time solutions. In the green-field scenario, both the access network layout and the placement of remote DSLAM units must be determined. We show that this problem is NP-complete. We present an optimal ILP formulation and also design an efficient heuristic-based approach to build a power-and-cost-optimized access network. Our heuristic-based approach yields results that are very close to optimal. We show how the power consumption of the access network can be reduced by carefully laying the access network and introducing remote DSLAM units.
Bhaumik Sourjya
Chuck David
Narlikar Girija
Wilfong Gordon
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