ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Green mobile cloud computing is an emerging research area today. Green mobile network means an energy-efficient mobile network that consumes low power. Small cell network provides a green mobile network. By offloading computation inside the cloud, the power consumption by a mobile device can be reduced. But this can cause more power consumption and expense inside the cloud. Thus, there should be a tradeoff between an energy-efficient mobile network and a green cloud environment. In this chapter, we discuss several existing approaches for green mobile networks and green cloud computing. Based on comparative studies, we discuss how green mobile cloud computing can be achieved by merging green cellular networks with the cloud environment.
