Speaker
Description
Every click, swipe and scroll leaves an impact on the environment. As we rely more on the Internet in many sectors and for many applications, the carbon footprint of the internet is rising, and it is unclear if we can achieve the net zero goals by 2050. Introducing carbon awareness to computer networks is one promising solution, yet with many challenges. In a simulation-based framework, a new carbon-aware traffic engineering algorithm was implemented and tested on real network topologies including GEANT. An easy 15% carbon savings was achieved without changes to the infrastructure and without additional costs.
What will the TNC audience take away from your talk
The audience will first be aware of the carbon footprint of the Internet and where we stand with respect to the net-zero goals of 2050. Second, they will get a brief idea of how carbon-aware networks would look like and what are the corresponding challenges to implement them. Finally and most importantly, there is a call for action for the audience as users of the Internet to request to have green services and consequently, put some pressure on Internet Service Providers to reduce their actual carbon footprint.
