Software-related Energy Footprint of a Wireless Broadband Module

Autor: Asplund, Mikael, Thomasson, Anton, Vergara Alonso, Ekhiotz Jon, Nadjm-Tehrani, Simin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Druh dokumentu: Conference Paper
DOI: 10.1145/2069131.2069145
Popis: Energy economy in mobile devices is becoming an increasinglyimportant factor as the devices become more advancedand rich in features. A large part of the energy footprint of amobile device comes from the wireless communication module,and even more so as the amount of trac increases.In this paper we study the energy footprint of a mobilebroadband hardware module, and how it is aected by software,by performing systematic power consumption measurements.We show that there are several cases where thesoftware does not properly take into account the eect thatdata communication has on the power consumption. Thisopens up for potential energy savings by creating better applicationsthat are aware of the energy characteristics of thecommunication layer.
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