Green networking and communications ICT for sustainability

Although the information and communication technology (ICT) industry accounted for only 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2007, the explosive increase in data traffic brought about by a rapidly growing user base of more than a billion wireless subscribers is expected to nearly double t...

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Other Authors: Khan, Shafiullah, editor (editor), Mauri, Jaime Lloret, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press [2014]
Edition:1st edition
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628513806719
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Summary:Although the information and communication technology (ICT) industry accounted for only 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2007, the explosive increase in data traffic brought about by a rapidly growing user base of more than a billion wireless subscribers is expected to nearly double that number by 2020. It is clear that now is the time to rethink how we design and build our networks.Green Networking and Communications: ICT for Sustainability brings together leading academic and industrial researchers from around the world to discuss emer
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (478 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780429099618
9781466568747