Network Connectivity Proxy: An Optimal Strategy for Reducing Energy Waste in Network Edge Devices

Raffaele Bolla; Maurizio Giribaldi; Rafiullah Khan; Matteo Repetto

doi:10.1109/TIWDC.2013.6664214

Network Connectivity Proxy: An Optimal Strategy for Reducing Energy Waste in Network Edge Devices

Raffaele Bolla, Maurizio Giribaldi, Rafiullah Khan, Matteo Repetto

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A network connected host generates/responds to routine applications and protocols heart-beat messages and is considered as disconnected when it fails to do this. Past studies have revealed that about 60-70% people leave their computers powered up 24/7 in the offices and at homes just to maintain the network connectivity. Huge amount of energy savings are possible if these computers can sleep during idle periods but still maintaining their network presence. Thus, a Network Connectivity Proxy (NCP) can be designed which is a software entity running on a low power network hardware such as switch or router and maintains the network connectivity for high power devices during their sleep periods. This paper describes the design, implementation and evaluation of a cooperative NCP that maintains the basic network and application level presence for the sleeping hosts. It also addresses the generic architecture of our NCP and its client softwares.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2013 24th Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications - Green ICT (TIWDC)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-0753-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TIWDC.2013.6664214
Publication status	Published - Sept 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	24th Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications - Green ICT - Genoa, Italy Duration: 23 Sept 2013 → 25 Sept 2013

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Conference	24th Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications - Green ICT
Abbreviated title	TIWDC
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Genoa
Period	23/09/2013 → 25/09/2013

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Bolla, R., Giribaldi, M., Khan, R., & Repetto, M. (2013). Network Connectivity Proxy: An Optimal Strategy for Reducing Energy Waste in Network Edge Devices. In Proceedings of 2013 24th Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications - Green ICT (TIWDC) (pp. 1-6). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIWDC.2013.6664214

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Bolla, R, Giribaldi, M, Khan, R & Repetto, M 2013, Network Connectivity Proxy: An Optimal Strategy for Reducing Energy Waste in Network Edge Devices. in Proceedings of 2013 24th Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications - Green ICT (TIWDC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1-6, 24th Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications - Green ICT , Genoa, Italy, 23/09/2013. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIWDC.2013.6664214

Network Connectivity Proxy: An Optimal Strategy for Reducing Energy Waste in Network Edge Devices. / Bolla, Raffaele; Giribaldi, Maurizio; Khan, Rafiullah et al.
Proceedings of 2013 24th Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications - Green ICT (TIWDC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2013. p. 1-6.

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