Survey on Optimization Models for Energy-Efficient Computing Systems

Abstract

Energy has become the most expensive and critical resource for all kinds of human activities. At the same time, all areas of our lives strongly depend on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). It is not surprising that energy efficiency has become an issue in developing and running ICT systems. This paper presents a survey of the optimization models developed in order to reduce energy consumption by ICT systems. Two main approaches are presented, showing the trade-off between energy consumption and quality of service (QoS).

A Near-Optimal Energy Management Mechanism Considering QoS and Fairness Requirements in Tree Structure Wireless Sensor Networks

“…Mechanisms to reduce energy consumption in WSNs have been studied extensively and most have centered on the scheduling of sensors awareness or data transmission. Power control mechanisms optimize the trade-off between energy consumption and connectivity by alternating between sleep and active node states can reduce energy waste [ 12 , 13 , 14 ]. Finding optimal routes, clusters, and aggregation points when designing sensor networks also prevents energy waste.…”