학술논문
A study of the environmental impact of wired and wireless local area network access
Document Type
Periodical
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Source
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics IEEE Trans. Consumer Electron. Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on. 59(1):85-92 Feb, 2013
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ISSN
0098-3063
1558-4127
1558-4127
Abstract
This paper presents a life cycle assessment of the energy and emission intensity of wired and wireless local area network access. Following a cradle-to-grave approach, the energy consumed and greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacture of Ethernet switches and WiFi access points (including the extraction of raw materials, component manufacturing, assembly, and transportation) as well as during their actual usage are evaluated. The results show that while the manufacturing stage is responsible for a significant fraction of the overall energy consumption, the usage phase accounts for most of the emissions 1 .