Environmental-aware virtual data center network

被引:14
作者
Kim Khoa Nguyen [1 ,6 ]
Cheriet, Mohamed [1 ,6 ]
Lemay, Mathieu [2 ]
Reijs, Victor [3 ]
Mackarel, Andrew [5 ]
Pastrama, Alin [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Quebec, Ecole Technol Super, Dept Automated Mfg Engn, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada
[2] Inocybe Technol Inc, Gatineau, PQ, Canada
[3] HEAnet Ltd, Network Dev Team, Dublin, Ireland
[4] NORDUnet AS, Kastrup, Denmark
[5] HEAnet Ltd, NetDev Grp, Dublin, Ireland
[6] Univ Quebec, Ecole Technol Super, Automat Engn Dept, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada
关键词
GreenStar Network; Mantychore FP7; Green ICT; Virtual data center; Neutral carbon network; SERVICES;
D O I
10.1016/j.comnet.2012.03.008
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Cloud computing services have recently become a ubiquitous service delivery model, covering a wide range of applications from personal file sharing to being an enterprise data warehouse. Building green data center networks providing cloud computing services is an emerging trend in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, because of Global Warming and the potential GHG emissions resulting from cloud services. As one of the first worldwide initiatives provisioning ICT services entirely based on renewable energy such as solar, wind and hydroelectricity across Canada and around the world, the GreenStar Network (GSN) was developed to dynamically transport user services to be processed in data centers built in proximity to green energy sources, reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of ICT equipments. Regarding the current approach, which focuses mainly in reducing energy consumption at the micro-level through energy efficiency improvements, the overall energy consumption will eventually increase due to the growing demand from new services and users, resulting in an increase in GHG emissions. Based on the cooperation between Mantychore FP7 and the GSN, our approach is, therefore, much broader and more appropriate because it focuses on GHG emission reductions at the macro-level. This article presents some outcomes of our implementation of such a network model, which spans multiple green nodes in Canada, Europe and the USA. The network provides cloud computing services based on dynamic provision of network slices through relocation of virtual data centers. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:2538 / 2550
页数:13
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