ABSTRACT
The energy consumption of the Internet is exploding due to the increase of the number of devices connected to it as well as the increase of traffic volume that is estimated in about 50% per year, fueled by mobile data and video applications. It is crucial to improve network efficiency to prevent the Internet from being throttled by an energy bottleneck; specifically, the challenge is to
Fundamentals,
achieve an increase of the technological and operational efficiency faster than the rate of traffic growth.
