Improving the Energy Efficiency of Mobile Networks: Strategies for 5G and 6G Technologies

This book provides an analysis of the problem of high energy consumption of mobile networks and describes methods for improving the energy efficiency of mobile networks. It explores new technologies and strategies that will enable mobile networks to operate with less energy and become more sustainable while not compromising service quality.

Improving the Energy Efficiency of Mobile Networks: Strategies for 5G and 6G Technologies is designed to help readers understand how to optimize energy consumption in mobile networks. It explores technical solutions for reducing the energy consumption with a focus on innovative solutions such as network energy consumption optimization using artificial intelligence (AI) in the management of network resources, energy harvesting (EH), software-defined networking, renewable energy sources, and implementation of advanced techniques and protocols for improving the energy efficiency of mobile networks. The book analyzes how the integration of different advanced technologies, network function virtualization, and non-orthogonal multiple access techniques, along with the implementation of AI, renewable energy sources, and EH, can contribute to the optimizing energy use of mobile networks, without compromising network performance. It offers an overview of concrete solutions, with an insight into future directions of development, which makes it particularly relevant at a time when industry is increasingly moving toward sustainability and the implementation of green technologies.

This book is ideal for researchers, industry professionals, and scholars who want to gain a deeper understanding of the excessive mobile network energy consumption and contribute to the development of energy-efficient and sustainable mobile networks.

Josip Lorincz received his BSc (MS equivalent) and PhD degree in telecommunications engineering and computer science from the Faculty of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and naval architecture (FESB), University of Split, Croatia, in 2002 and 2010, respectively. In 2003 he joined the Department of Electronics and Computing at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture (FESB), University of Split, Croatia, where he currently works as a full professor. He was also a visiting researcher at the Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy. As a project leader or researcher, he participated in more than twenty scientific and professional projects funded by the public or private sector. He is the founder and co-chair of the Symposium on Green Networking and Computing, organized in the frame of the International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM). His current research interests include energy-efficient wireless and wired networks, optimization in telecommunications, advanced design, the management and analyses of computer heterogeneous networks, and performance evolution of routing protocols. He is a senior IEEE member, a senior ACM member, associate member of the Croatian Academy of Engineering, and the first president of the Croatian ACM chapter.

Zvonimir Klarin currently serves as a lecturer at the Šibenik University of Applied Sciences, Croatia, where he teaches various courses related to computer science. He received his MS degree in Computer Science from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture (FESB), University of Split, Croatia, where he is currently pursuing a PhD, specializing in energy efficiency in wireless communication networks. His research focuses on optimizing energy consumption in both wireless and wired networks, telecommunications, improving network efficiency, and the management and analysis of heterogeneous computer networks. He is a member of IEEE and participates in the organization of international scientific and professional conferences.