Objective ICT energy consumption is a growing concern. With an expected exponential growth in data transport, the communications infrastructure alone may soon become one of the largest energy consumers in the world. This trend has long been detected and is addressed at various levels. The first to respond were the equipment manufactures, and modern equipment is considerably more energy efficient than the one deployed a decade ago. Given the growth rates in mobile data traffic, better equipment alone will not suffice to successfully fight exploding energy demand. Its smarter use, exploiting inherent, yet not fully explored intelligence in the networks shall further improve energy efficiency.The objective of the GreenNets proposal is to tackle this challenge for cellular radio networks. This is to be done by developing sophisticated methods and tools in four directions: for analyzing the energy efficiency in existing deployments; for finding measures to improve the efficiency; for implementing those measures in dedicated software platforms; and for establishing the ability to migrate to more energy efficient radio network deployments in face of sharply rising mobile network traffic. The ambitious aims of the project call for R&D activities that will extend and complement the platforms, tools and methodologies already in the possession of the participating SMEs. In a nutshell, the research aims at establishing two complementing functionalities: First, an automated network management that continuously adapts network activity to match the spatial and temporal network traffic variations. This shall leverage better efficiency in the short-to-mid term. Second, the ability to optimize the evolution of network deployments such that they become even more energy efficient in the mid-to-long term. Both lines are compelling extensions of the businesses the three GreenNets SMEs make today. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2011-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2011 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator DataX Sp. z o.o. Address Ul. muchoborska 16-18 54424 Wroclaw Poland See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rafal Pisz (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ATESIO GMBH Germany EU contribution € 316 144,00 Address Bundesallee 89 12161 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Andreas Eisenblaetter (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data BENCO BALTIC ENGINEERING COMPANY UAB Lithuania EU contribution € 215 014,00 Address Visoriu gatve 2 08300 Vilnius See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Darius Montvila (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andrea Zeumann (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIWERSYTET WROCLAWSKI Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Pl uniwersytecki 1 50137 Wroclaw See on map Region Makroregion południowo-zachodni Dolnośląskie Miasto Wrocław Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Leszek Pacholski (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BRAUNSCHWEIG Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Universitaetsplatz 2 38106 Braunschweig See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Thomas Kürner (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
