Designing Green Networks and Network Operations

<p>In recent years socio-political trends toward environmental responsibility and the pressing need to reduce Run-the-Engine (RTE) costs have resulted in the concept of Green IT. Although a significant amount of energy is used to operate routing switching and transmission equipment comparatively less attention has been paid to Green Networking. A clear and concise introduction to green networks and green network operations <strong>Designing Green Networks and Network Operations: Saving Run-the-Engine Costs</strong> guides you through the techniques available to achieve efficiency goals for corporate and carrier networks including deploying more efficient hardware blade form-factor routers and switches and pursuing consolidation virtualization and network and cloud computing. </p><p>The book:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Delineates techniques to minimize network power cooling floor space and online storage while optimizing service performance capacity and availability</li> <li>Discusses virtualization network computing and Web services as approaches for green data centers and networks</li> <li>Emphasizes best practices and compliance with international standards for green operations</li> <li>Extends the green data center techniques to the networking environment</li> <li>Incorporates green principles in the intranet extranet and the entire IT infrastructures</li> <li>Reviews networking power management HVAC and CRAC basics</li> <li>Presents methodical steps toward a seamless migration to Green IT and Green Networking</li> </ul>