Energy Efficiency in Thin Client Solutions

Vereecken, Willem; Deboosere, Lien; Simoens, Pieter; Vermeulen, Brecht; Colle, Didier; Develder, Chris; Pickavet, Mario; Dhoedt, Bart; Demeester, Piet

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-11733-6_12

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“…Thin client solutions, when paired with an IaaS cloud, offer low power alternatives to traditional computing infrastructures. The authors of [12] analyze energy savings opportunities in the thin-client computing paradigm.…”

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THUNDER: helping underfunded NPO’s distribute electronic resources

Loewen

Galloway

Robinson

et al. 2013

Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications

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As federal funding in many public non-profit organizations (NPO's) seems to be dwindling, it is of the utmost importance that efforts are focused on reducing operating costs of needy organizations, such as public schools. Our approach for reducing organizational costs is through the combined benefits of a high performance cloud architecture and low-power, thin-client devices. However, general-purpose private cloud architectures are not easily deployable by average users, or even those with some computing knowledge. For this reason, we propose a new vertical cloud architecture, which is focused on ease of deployment and management, as well as providing organizations with cost-efficient virtualization and storage, and other organization-specific utilities. We postulate that if organizations are provided with on-demand access to electronic resources in a way that is cost-efficient, then the operating costs may be reduced, such that the user experience and organizational efficiency may be increased. In this paper we discuss our private vertical cloud architecture called THUNDER. Additionally, we introduce a number of methodologies that could enable needy non-profit organizations to decrease costs and also provide many additional benefits for the users. Specifically, this paper introduces our current implementation of THUNDER, details about the architecture, and the software system that we have designed to specifically target the needs of underfunded organizations.

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confidence: 99%

THUNDER: helping underfunded NPO’s distribute electronic resources

Loewen

Galloway

Robinson

et al. 2013

Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications

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“…Fast growing data-centric intelligent systems, futuristic scenarios, networks, and applications have imposed challenges to the currently deploying 5G networks [5]. The crucial differentiating characteristic of 5G is low latency, particularly guaranteed latency, that desired deterministic networking to guarantee the end-to-end latency target, with the reliability, required by future use cases.…”

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“…Next generation networks are likely to assist in several deployment scenarios for different applications, such as coverage from space-air to ground-sea, communications coverage, high-mobility, vehicle to everything, robotic machine, integrating communication, sensing, computing, and high touch VR. 6G is expected to provide nearly 100% geographical coverage, millisecond geolocation update rate, and sub-centimeter geo-location accuracy to fulfill use cases' requirements and support an enormous amount of data generated by heterogeneous networks, wide bandwidths, large numbers of antennas, and diverse communication scenarios [5,6].…”

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Trends in Standardization Towards 6G

Nidhi

Khan

Mihovska

et al. 2021

JICTS

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Mobile networks have always been an indispensable part of a fully connected digital society. The industry and academia have joined hands to develop technologies for the anticipated future wireless communication. The predicted Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and use cases for the 6G networks have raised the bar high. 6G networks are developing to provide the required infrastructure for many new devices and services. The 6G networks are conceptualized to partially inherit 5G technologies and standards but they will open the ground for innovations. This study provides the vision and requirements for beyond 5G (B5G) networks and emphasizes our vision on the required standards to reach a fully functional and interoperable 6G era in general. We highlight various KPIs and enabling technologies for the B5G networks. In addition, standardization activities and initiatives concerning challenges in the use of spectrum are discussed in detail.

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“…It is not uncommon for a librarian to work with offices other than academic departments on campus; this type of collaboration would not be out of the ordinary. The library and the department of information technology can work together to test green technology programs in the library, such as thin client computer labs that uses a fraction of the energy of traditional PCs (Vereecken et al, 2009). The library and the office of student and staff wellness might partner to institute a "walk to campus" program.…”

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Green Libraries Are More Than Just Buildings

Aulisio¹

2013

EGJ

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Many colleges and universities across the United States have adopted sustainability in their curriculum and operations. Academic libraries need to support the mission of their university and therefore must also play their part in sustainability education and operations. The library and information science literature makes it appear that the hallmark of a "green library" is an environmentally friendly building. There are very few academic libraries in the United States that are LEED certified. The author argues that a green library is something more than just the architecture. By using example initiatives and providing recommendations for green library operations, it can be determined that a green library does not necessarily entail a green building, but it does involve a green mission. Defining green librariesThe phrase "green library" is prevalent in library circles and seems to pervade the library and information science literature; for examples, see Antonelli (2008) andBrown (2003).Although the wealth of literature on how academic libraries contribute to sustainability, the phrase "green library" colloquially refers to a library building that is certified as an environmentally friendly building. This trend implies that a green building is a necessary qualification for a library to be considered a "green library." According to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), as of 2013, there are thirteen LEED certified academic libraries in the United States (AASHE, 2013), a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) certification that stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The certification serves as a way to "provide building owners and operators with a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions" (USGBC, n.d.). The exclusivity of the term "green library" is an unfortunate side effect of the allure of a new and environmentally friendly building. A likely unintentional implication, it is still harmful to those libraries that are serious about sustainability and are working to incorporate it into their mission despite the building they are housed in. A green library is not an exclusive club for those fortunate enough to have LEED certification. The author proposes that we shift the trend and use the term "green library" to refer to any library that promotes sustainability through education, operations, and outreach.In their comprehensive literature review, Jankowska and Marcum (2010) identify four major areas of environmental and sustainable issues in the library literature: "(1) Sustainability of scholarship and collections; (2) Green library operations and practices; (3) Green library buildings; and (4) Measuring and improving sustainability" (p. 161). I posit that a true green library is one that promotes sustainability by leading by example and attempts to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of academic librarianship. By engaging in these activities, librar...

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Energy Efficiency in Thin Client Solutions

Cited by 6 publications

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THUNDER: helping underfunded NPO’s distribute electronic resources

THUNDER: helping underfunded NPO’s distribute electronic resources

Trends in Standardization Towards 6G

Green Libraries Are More Than Just Buildings

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