In recent years, energy efficiency (“greenness”) has become an important research topic in
wireless networks. Environmental awareness and the increased cost of energy stimulate the …

With the increasing usage of wireless devices, the power consumption and energy efficiency
of cellular networks have been receiving much attention in wireless network in recent years …

The cellular industry has seen an unprecedented growth during the last decade due to the
increasing number of smart" devices, tablets and other mobile-connected products and the …

Growing demands for mobile services in recent years has extraordinary increased the
number of cellular operators and consequently the portion of energy that is consumed by …

The energy consumption of mobile networks is rapidly growing. Operators have both
economic and environmental incentives to increase the energy efficiency of their networks …

Energy efficiency is regarded as a critical concern in modern cellular networks, primarily due
to the increasing demand for wireless communication services and the environmental …

The green communications paradigm has been receiving much attention in wireless
networks in recent years. More specifically, in the context of cellular communications, the …

Switching off base stations (BS) is an effective and efficient solution to energy saving in
green cellular networks. The previous works focus mainly on when to switch off BSs based …

Cell switch-off (CSO) is an important approach to reducing energy consumption in cellular
networks during off-peak periods. CSO addresses the research question of which cells to …

The traffic distribution in cellular networks fluctuates in both time and space. This fluctuation
results in some base stations (cells) being underutilized in light traffic conditions. Despite …