A GI/G/1 Model for 10 Gb/s Energy Efficient Ethernet Links

The IEEE 802.3az standard provides a mechanism to build energy efficient Ethernet interfaces via a low power idle mode that they can enter when there is no data to transmit. Several competing algorithms have appeared that make use of this mode to minimize energy consumption with little disruption to...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on communications 2012-11, Vol.60 (11), p.3386-3395
Main Authors: Herreria-Alonso, S., Rodriguez-Perez, M., Fernandez-Veiga, M., Lopez-Garcia, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Analytical models
Computer simulation
Delay
Energy consumption
energy efficient ethernet
EPON
Ethernet
IEEE 802.3 Standards
IEEE 802.3az
Internet
modeling
Power awareness
Power demand
Traffic engineering
Traffic flow
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Summary:The IEEE 802.3az standard provides a mechanism to build energy efficient Ethernet interfaces via a low power idle mode that they can enter when there is no data to transmit. Several competing algorithms have appeared that make use of this mode to minimize energy consumption with little disruption to the traffic. Two algorithms stand out among those because of their simplicity and performance: frame transmission and burst transmission. Although these algorithms have been shown to be very efficient in simulated scenarios, there is a lack of general analytical models for their behavior. In fact, to this date, the only analyzed traffic patterns have been variants of Poisson traffic. In this paper we provide a general GI/G/1 model for energy consumption and traffic delay for both algorithms. We then develop specializations of the general model for Poisson and deterministic traffic. Finally, we validate the model with the help of both synthetic traffic and real Internet traffic traces.
ISSN:0090-6778
1558-0857
DOI:10.1109/TCOMM.2012.081512.120089