Re: Network Energy Management

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On Fri, 5 Aug 2022, Hesham ElBakoury wrote:

> Hi Shogun,But what IETF can do to support this approach ?

As the IETF?  I do not know.  As individuals who operate networks, 
influence those who operate networks, and the like, we can encourage the 
use of power systems adapted to a world where even power from redundant 
grids, battery storage, and diesel generators of last resort will not 
prove stable enough.

I suggest that adaptive work is needed to ensure that the network 
continues to function properly through more adverse conditions in the 
future. To whit:  how many datacenters in New Orleans maintained 
functionality throughout Hurricane Katrina? This adaption, imho, includes 
site-local renewable power plants, and necessarily the optimization of the 
core network equipment to present as low a load as possible upon the 
finite power budget provided by appropriately sized off-grid or 
grid-interactive renewable energy systems.  Similarly, adaptations to 
trans-oceanic circuits will be required, as dry ground for landings 
becomes a moving target.

What can we do?  We can realize that the design considerations have 
changed, and will continue to change, and thus the network core needs to 
adapt to new conditions.

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> Thanks
> Hesham
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> On Thu, Aug 4, 2022, 4:43 PM <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>       > 4- Use renewable energy, store it in the router and return
>       back to the energy
>       > source the energy that is not used so that someone else can
>       use it.
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>       I find that an approach likes this is effective.  Properly sized
>       local
>       renewable energy collection with properly sized battery storage
>       provides
>       better than 5 9's of uptime on the power supply.  To make this
>       economical,
>       power efficiency in the network equipment is a critical factor.
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