In this work, the implications of new technologies, more specifically the new optical FTTH technologies, are studied both from the functional and non-functional perspectives. In particular, some direct impacts are listed in the form of abandoning non-functional technologies, such as micro-registration, which would be implicitly required for having a functioning operation before arrival the new high-bandwidth access technologies. It is shown that such abandonment of non-functional best practices, which are mainly at the management level of ICT, immediately results in additional consumption and environmental footprint, and also there is a chance that some other new innovations might be 'missed.' Therefore, unconstrained deployment of these access technologies is not aligned with a possible sustainable ICT picture, except if they are regulated. An approach to pricing the best practices, including both functional and non-functional technologies, is proposed in order to develop a regulation and policy framework for a sustainable broadband access.
@article{arxiv.1504.06262,
title = {40 Gbps Access for Metro networks: Implications in terms of Sustainability and Innovation from an LCA Perspective},
author = {Reza Farrahi Moghaddam and Yves Lemieux and Mohamed Cheriet},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.06262},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
10 pages, 6 Tables, 1 Figure. Accepted to be presented at the ICT4S'15 Conference