Green communications has attracted much research attention for its environmental and
economic benefits. For a cellular network, base stations (BSs) incur more than 50% of the …

Dramatic mobile data traffic growth has spurred a dense deployment of small cell base
stations (SCBSs). Small cells enhance the spectrum efficiency and thus enlarge the capacity …

With small cell base stations (SBSs) densely deployed in addition to conventional macro
base stations (MBSs), the heterogeneous cellular network (HCN) architecture can effectively …

Traffic-energy imbalance poses a major challenge on enabling of green-communication
through dual-powered green networks, which are becoming increasingly attractive due to …

Solar-powered and power grid connected green cellular networks are becoming attractive
due to low carbon footprint and cost-effectiveness in providing uninterrupted service. In this …

With the augmentation of affordable multimedia wireless gadgets, the ubiquitous availability
of the internet access, and the rapid pace of mobile traffic motivate research towards fifth …

This book introduces wireless traffic steering as a paradigm to realize green communication
in multi-tier heterogeneous cellular networks. By matching network resources and dynamic …

Cellular operators are increasingly turning toward renewable energy (RE) as an alternative
to using traditional electricity in order to reduce operational expenditure and carbon …

Base stations equipped with resources to harvest renewable energy are not only
environment-friendly but can also reduce the grid energy consumed, thus bringing cost …

The ongoing 5G cellular networks are expected to meet the demands posed by the energy
and radio resource crises, especially exploiting flexible management for the traffic in idle …