The Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications (CEET) is a research centre focused on improving the energy-efficiency of the Internet

Internet

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

. CEET is an autonomous centre based in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 and is connected to the Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society

Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society

The Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society is an Australian research institute focusing on the development of broadband-enabled applications and technologies. The Institute is based in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Melbourne in Victoria...

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CEET is a collaboration between Alcatel-Lucent Australia

Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent is a global telecommunications corporation, headquartered in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. It provides telecommunications solutions to service providers, enterprises, and governments around the world, enabling these customers to deliver voice, data, and video services...

 and Bell Labs

Bell Labs

Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...

, the Victorian State Government

Government of Victoria

The Government of Victoria, under the Constitution of Australia, ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained complete independence in all other areas...

, and the University of Melbourne. The Centre's Director is Laureate Professor Rod Tucker.

Research

The volume of traffic on the Internet is growing exponentially and it is expected to continue this trajectory into the foreseeable future. Greenhouse gas emissions from the information and communications technology (ICT) sector are projected to increase significantly in coming years. Clustered around three themes, the research program at CEET is finding ways to reduce the energy consumption of telecommunications networks.

Modelling Program

Projects in the modelling program will drive a deeper understanding of the energy consumption of telecommunications networks enabling the development of more sophisticated models. The research projects in this are:

• Cloud Computing, Content Distribution and Information Logistics
• Energy Efficiency of Next Generation Networks
• Internet Services Energy Star Rating
• Energy and Carbon Footprint of Universal Broadband

Transmission Program

The transmission program explores techniques to reduce the energy consumption of the transmission equipment in telecommunications networks with the following research projects:

• Energy Efficiency of Future Modulation Format
• Low-Energy Fibre Access Networks
• Energy Efficient Analogue to Digital Converter
• Video Coding for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications

Fundamentals Program

Projects in the fundamentals program explore the physical and mathematical properties of photons and electrons to enable the design and development of energy-efficient telecommunications equipment through these research projects:

• Energy Efficient Wireless Networks
• Fundamental Limits
• Router Power Measurement

External links

• Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications