1. ICT and Environment (Green Agenda)
Document No:
GSC17-PLEN-52
Source:
ETSI
Contact:
Jonas Sundborg
Sources: Beniamino Gorini, Chairman TC EE,
Dominique Roche, Chairman TC ATTM
Keith Dickerson, ETSI Board member
GSC Session:
PLEN
Agenda Item:
6.6
ICT and Environment (Green Agenda)
Jonas Sundborg
ETSI Board Chairman

2. Highlight of Current Activities
ETSI is currently focusing on the following standardization activities on “green” ICTs:
Determination of energy efficiency
Monitoring and controlling the energy efficiency
Determination of energy management of ICT areas
Monitoring the energy management of ICT areas
Assessment of environmental impact
Best practices to reduce power consumption
General engineering of efficient ICT areas
Promotion of electronic working tools

3. Highlight of Current Activities
Determination of energy efficiency
ETSI TC ”Environmental Engineering” (TC-EE) is working on a set of publications on measurement methods of energy efficiency
Publications have already been done for:
Wireline broadband access equipment
Wireless broadband access equipment
Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
Core Network equipment
Transport Equipment
Switching and router equipment
Ongoing work is on Radio Access Networks

4. Highlight of Current Activities
Monitoring and controlling energy efficiency
ETSI TC-EE has developed a number of standards to monitor and control power consumption of ICT network and infrastructure equipment
Work is ongoing on an architectural interface that will give a flexible access to the power management capabilities of future energy aware telecommunications fixed network nodes

5. Highlight of Current Activities
Determination of energy management of ICT areas (Sites & Networks)
ETSI TC ATTM and TC EE have managed publications on
KPIs for Operational infrastructures: General Requirements
Energy efficiency KPIs for data centers
Energy efficiency KPIs for mobile access networks

6. Highlight of Current Activities
Monitoring of the energy management
ETSI ISG OEU (ICT Users) have managed the publication on
Defining global KPIs that will lead to reduction in energy consumption through improved energy management by means of a scale of “green” levels.
Providing referential specifications on “Green” ICT areas

7. Highlight of Current Activities
Assessment of environmental impact
ETSI TC-EE has published “Life Cycle Assessment” methodology of:
ICT equipment
ICT network
Services
This methodology was evaluated during the European Commission pilot tests
Ongoing work with ITU-T SG5 to publish a common ETSI / ITU-T methodology

8. Highlight of Current Activities
Best practices to reduce power consumption
Guidelines have been published on:
Reduction of energy consumption in ICT equipment and infrastructures
Use of alternative energy sources in telecommunications installations
Alternative energy solutions (e.g. batteries)
Standards have been developed for:
Low Voltage DC power supply network for customer ICT devices with renewable energy and energy storage options
Power architecture with improved energy efficiency

9. Highlight of Current Activities
General engineering of efficient ICT areas
ETSI TC ”Access Terminals Transmission Multiplexing” (TC-ATTM) is working on a Series of publications on general engineering of efficient ICT areas
Publications have already been done and will be updated on:
Sites: data centre and operator site (transmission node)
Fixe access networks
Customer Premises networks
Ongoing work is on:
Mobile access networks
Core Networks

10. Strategic Direction Technical standardization activity
Complete the set of deliverables for “green” ICTs to support:
“green” deployment of ICTs
EC mandates ( e.g. M/462 Energy efficiency of ICT, M/478 Green House Gas emissions, M/479 Energy audit, …)
Usage of ICT in other sectors in order to reduce the energy consumption (e.g. Smart Metering, Smart Grids, …)

11. Strategic Direction Electronic Working Tools
Promotion of such tools in place of physical meetings
Continuous evaluation of electronic working tools with recommendations for their more effective use
Updating ETSI Special Report
Extend ETSI’s coverage of ‘Mitigating Technologies’
e.g. ITS, eHealth, Cloud, M2M, AFI, NFV

12. Challenges
To develop common worldwide methodologies in co-operation with other SDOs, e.g.:
ETSI & ITU-T methodology for Life Cycle Assessment of ICTs
ETSI, ITU-T, 3GPP energy efficiency of wireless access networks
ISO/IEC/CEN/CENELEC/ETSI/ITU-T recommendations for Green Data Centers

13. Challenges
Extend the cooperation/collaboration with Research groups in the standardization of eco-environmental requirements
In progress co-operations:
EARTH(*) for the energy efficiency of radio base stations and networks
(*) Energy Aware Radio and neTwork tecHnologies
ECONET (+) for the power management capabilities of future energy aware telecommunication fixed network nodes
(+) low Energy COnsumption NETworks

14. Next Steps / Actions
Extend collaboration with other SDOs to develop common methodologies for “green” ICTs
Organize workshops on “green” ICTs to:
Share information on standardization initiatives and research projects
Receive feedback on application of published deliverables
Identify gaps
ETSI Workshop on Environmental Impact Assessment and Energy Efficiency; 7-8 October 2013, Athens – Greece

15. Supplementary Slides

16. Energy Efficiency deliverables for TLC products
ES V1.3.1, published 10/2011
It replaces TS
It defines measurement methods of energy efficiency of network access equipment
Power consumption limits are defined in informative annex
Wireline Broadband Access equipment
TS V1.2.1, published 10/2011
It defines measurement and calculation methods of energy efficiency of radio base stations
It takes into account traffic conditions
TR V1.1.1, published 10/2012
It a practical application of the TS
The TS is under revision to clarify the improvements identified with the TR (RTS/EE-EEPS00022)
Wireless Broadband Access equipment 16

17. Energy Efficiency deliverables for TLC products
EN V1.1.1, published 5/2012
It defines methods and tests conditions to measure power consumption of end-user broadband equipment in the scope of EU regulation 1275/2008 in:
Off mode
Standby mode
It defines also measurement method for on-mode power consumption
Customer Premises equipment
ES V1.1.1, published 04/2012
It defines measurement methods for:
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core functions (HSS, CSCF, etc)
Fixed core functions (softswitch)
Mobile core functions (HLR, MSC, GGSN, SGSN, EPC, etc)
Radio access control nodes (RNC, BSC)
Core network equipment are defined in TS
Core Network equipment 17

18. Energy Efficiency deliverables for TLC products
ES V1.1.1, published 03/2013
Measurement method and transport equipment configuration
It considers work done by ATIS-NIPP TEE but more details on the tests conditions and equipment configuration are added
The gain of amplifier is part of the metric
Transport Equipment
DES/EE in approval
Publication expected in 1Q/2013
Measurement method and switching/router equipment configuration
It considers the work in ITU-T SG5 and ATIS-NIPP TEE but more details on the tests conditions and equipment configuration are added
Switching and Router equipment 18

19. Energy Efficiency deliverables for radio access networks
TR “Principles for Mobile Network level energy efficiency” V1.1.1, published 11/2012
DES/EE-EEPS005, ongoing New Work Item on “Assessment of mobile network energy efficiency”
Network complexity is taken into account in respect to energy efficiency
Verify complexities of network measurement in live network
Verify complexities of network measurement in lab
Models and simulations for network level energy efficiency is also studied
The covered technology is GSM, UMTS, LTE
This WI is in cooperation with ITU-T SG5 19

20. Energy Efficiency deliverables for radio access networks
ETSI TS
Lower Priority
Single Node lab Measures
Network lab Measures
Extension to
GLOBAL
Networks TR
(EE measurement of partial RAN)
PARTIAL Networks
Extrapolation 20

21. Environmental impact assessment deliverable
Methods for assessing the environmental impact of ICTs
TS V1.1.1 “Life Cycle Assessment of ICT equipment, ICT network and service: General definition and common requirement”
Published (11/2011)
The purpose of this TS is to:
harmonize the LCA of ICT:
Equipment
Networks
Services
It includes specific requirements for LCA of ICTs in respect to:
ISO Environmental management, Life cycle assessment, Principles and framework
ISO Environmental management, Life cycle assessment, Requirements and guidelines
International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook - General guide for Life Cycle Assessment 21

22. Environmental impact assessment deliverable
RES/EE-EEPS006 New Work Item on the revision of TS Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
TS was evaluated during the European Commission pilot test
During the pilot test, some questions have been raised that allowed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the ETSI LCA document
The identified weaknesses will be addressed in this revision of TS
Improvements will be:
Provide more guidance for recycling allocation rules
Clarification on how to assess the LCA uncertainty
More guidance/clarifications on Network and Service LCAs
Clarify applicability of annexes when only GHG emissions are assessed
This Work Items will be managed in cooperation with ITU-T SG5 22

23. Environmental impact assessment deliverable23

24. Energy Efficiency monitoring
ES x: “Infrastructure equipment control and monitoring system interface” series
11 subparts for each specific interface/application
“1” General interface (V1.2.1, 07/2011)
“2” DC power systems (V1.1.1, 03/2009)
“3” AC-UPS power systems (V1.1.1, 10/2009)
“4” AC distribution power system (V1.1.1, 03/2013)
“5” AC-diesel backup generators (V1.1.1, 04/2010)
“6” Air conditioning systems (V1.1.1, 09/2012)
“7” Other utilities (V1.1.1, 12/2009)
“8” Remote power feeding (V1.1.1, 09/2009)
“9” Alternative power systems (V1.1.1, 09/2012)
“10” AC inverter power system control (V1.1.1, 09/2011)
“11” Battery systems (in preparation)
Control processes defined in these publications reduce the energy consumption by optimizing equipment settings (e.g. cooling systems)
Furthermore, the remote monitoring and setting reduce the CO2 emissions (less on-site interventions) 24

25. Energy Efficiency monitoring
DES/EE New Work Item on “Monitoring and Control Interface for Telecom/ICT equipment Power, Energy and Environmental parameters”
It will define the control/monitoring interface of telecommunication/ICT equipment to keep under control the power consumption and environmental values
Parameters to be monitored are:
power consumption
environmental parameters (e.g. temperature)
Traffic/data parameters (throughput, number of connected lines, radio setting, etc) 25

26. Energy Efficiency monitoring
DES/EE New Work Item of “Green Abstraction Layer (GAL), power management capabilities of the future energy telecommunication fixed network nodes”
This WI is in cooperation with EU project ECONET
The Green Abstraction Layer (GAL) is an architectural interface that will give a flexible access to the power management capabilities of future energy aware telecommunication fixed network nodes
It will allows the adapting of energy consumption of the network nodes with respect to the load variations.
The WI will cover the definition of:
the Green Abstraction Layer general architecture
the interoperable interface between the Network Control Protocols and the power management capabilities of the fixed network devices
the Energy States describing the different configurations and corresponding performances with respect to energy consumptions 26

27. Energy Efficiency power architecture
Power supply interface requirements for products to be connected to:
direct current source up to 400 V: EN , V2.1.1 ( )
alternating current source up to 400 V: EN (to start)
rectified current source up to 400 V: EN (to start)
Energy efficiency of this power architecture up to 400 V is greater than the classical 48V-DC solution
It is a power distribution, with backup, suitable to supply all type of equipment in a data center without using UPS or AC/DC converters at 48 V
The EN series define the requirements for the power supply interface of the equipment to be connected to such power architecture (nominal voltage, abnormal service voltage, inrush current, etc.)
EN V1.1.1 “Earthing and bonding of 400 VDC data and telecom (ICT) equipment”
In approval process, closing date: 11 May 2013 27

28. GUIDELINES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
TR V (07/2011): “The reduction of energy consumption in telecommunications equipment and related infrastructure”
TR V (11/2012): “The use of alternative energy sources in telecommunication installations”
It includes an overview of the alternative energy sources and guidelines for its use (both for powering and cooling)
Disposal of waste materials
LCA analysis related to alternative energy solutions (e.g. batteries)
DTR/EE (in progress): “Safety Extra Low Voltage DC power supply network for customer ICT devices with renewable energy and energy storage options”
Improved efficiency with less conversion stages
Reduction of CO2 emissions using renewable energy options 28