Method and system for energy efficient routing and network services
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1. A method, comprising:
- identifying one or more components associated with a first network element used for a network operation performed by the first network element; and
determining power usage of the one or more identified components during the network operation;
determining, using at least one computer processor, a first carbon footprint for the network operation;
comparing the first carbon footprint with a second carbon footprint of a network operation performed by a second network element; and
selecting one of the first network element and the second network element based at least in part on a carbon footprint size.
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Abstract
A method and system of an embodiment may include identifying a power source used by a network element, determining a carbon footprint of a unit of power usage from the power source, identifying one or more components associated with the network element used for a network operation performed by the network element, determining the power usage of the one or more identified components during the process, and calculating the carbon footprint of the process performed by the network element.
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying one or more components associated with a first network element used for a network operation performed by the first network element; and determining power usage of the one or more identified components during the network operation; determining, using at least one computer processor, a first carbon footprint for the network operation; comparing the first carbon footprint with a second carbon footprint of a network operation performed by a second network element; and selecting one of the first network element and the second network element based at least in part on a carbon footprint size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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18. A method, comprising:
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identifying a first set of network elements to perform a network service; identifying one or more power sources used by the identified first set of network elements; determining a carbon footprint of a unit of power usage from the one or more power sources; identifying one or more components associated with the identified first set of network elements; determining the power usage of the one or more identified components during the network service; and calculating, using at least one computer processor, a first carbon footprint of the network service performed by the identified first set of network elements, comparing the first carbon footprint with a second carbon footprint of a network service performed by a second set of network elements; and selecting one of the first set of network elements and the second set of network elements based at least in part on a carbon footprint size. - View Dependent Claims (19, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a processor communicatively coupled to a network wherein the processor is configured to; identify a power source used by a first network element; determine a carbon footprint of a unit of power usage from the power source; identify one or more components of the first network element used for a network operation performed by the first network element; determine the power usage of the one or more identified components during the network operation; calculate a first carbon footprint of the network operation performed by the first network element; compare the first carbon footprint with a second carbon footprint of a network operation performed by a second network element; select one of the first network element and the second network element based at least in part on a carbon footprint size; and a storage mechanism for storing one or more carbon footprints. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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