L.1315 Standardisation terms and trends in energy efficiency

Scope It specifies terminology, principles and concepts for energy efficiency and energy management. It establishes a common understanding of energy efficiency and management and measurement methodology and its usage as a framework for other ITU-T standards or SDO documents. Summary L.1315 defines Energy efficiency as “The percentage of total energy input to a machine or […]

L.1332 Total network infrastructure energy efficiency metrics (in progress)

Scope L.1332 outlines the principles and concepts of measuring energy efficiency in a telecommunication network and its infrastructure equipment. It also provides a methodology for considering total energy consumption, including maintenance activities, by factoring in the energy required for transport activities during the maintenance phase. The recommendation considers different types of energy sources. Summary The […]

L.1325 Green ICT solutions for telecom network facilities

Scope L.1325​ provides guidelines for improving existing telecom network infrastructure or planning, designing, and constructing new one. Specifically, it emphasises green ICT solutions for telecom network facilities to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. It covers different aspects of ICT infrastructure, such as power supply, cooling, and maintenance, and provides best practices and guidelines […]

L.1350 Energy efficiency metrics for a base station site

Scope L.1350 describes specific principles of energy efficiency metrics for fully integrated base station sites. It shouldn’t be used to evaluate or measure the energy/power efficiency of individual site elements/equipment that are covered by other recommendations like L.1310 (radio base stations) and L.1320 (power and cooling equipment). Summary L.1350 defines the site energy efficiency (SEE) […]

L.1351 Energy efficiency measurement methodology for base station sites

Scope L.1351 describes requirements for Site Energy Efficiency (SEE) parameter measurements, focusing on real-site conformity assessment for L.1350. The concept of general energy efficiency is covered in L.1315. Summary Measurement points  ECT: Input of the telecommunication equipment, e.g. for DC powering the interface A (defined in [b-ETSI EN 300 132-2]). EGE: Base station site grid […]

L.1316 Energy efficiency framework

Scope L.1316 provides an overview of recommendations of existing standards from ITU-T, ETSI and ATIS (not exhaustive for the future) around general energy efficiency, energy efficiency metrics, key performance indicators definitions, energy efficiency measurement methodologies (tools to define energy efficiency of networks and services by verifying performance about pre-defined key performance indicators) as well as energy […]

L.1390 Energy saving technologies and best practices for 5G radio access network (RAN) equipment

Scope L.1390 identifies energy-saving potentials, describes energy-saving principles and technologies for 5G RAN and related equipment, and provides best practice recommendations on their usage and control. It aims to reduce 5G RAN energy consumption, lower operational costs, and establish a green and high-efficiency network. Additionally, it proposes optimising and controlling these energy-saving technologies using AI, […]

L.1330 Energy efficiency measurement and metrics for telecommunication networks

Scope L.1330 contains the definition of metrics for energy efficiency utilised in L.1310. It defines the topology and level of analysis necessary to assess the energy efficiency of mobile networks, with a focus on the RAN part (radio base stations, backhauling systems, radio controllers and other infrastructure radio site equipment) for GSM to LTE (no […]

L.1310 Energy efficiency metrics and measurement methods for telecommunication equipment

Scope L.1310 specifies the principles and concepts of energy efficiency metrics and measurement methods for telecommunication network equipment including small networking equipment used in the home and small enterprise (less than 12 ports and Wi-Fi) and RAN. Summary L.1310 contains the definition of energy efficiency metrics, test procedures, methodologies and measurement methods required to assess […]

L.1331 Assessment of mobile network energy efficiency

Scope The ITU-T Recommendation L.1331 defines metrics and assessment methods for energy efficiency in operational networks, covering various network elements like base stations, backhauling systems, and radio controllers. It includes technologies from GSM to 5G NR and considers both homogeneous (e.g., only macro-only BTS) and heterogeneous networks (Small cells). The energy efficiency metrics also consider […]