Cost and energy model for fiber-to-the-school network

Abstract

The growing demand for broadband access drives the evolution of access networks to fiber-based solutions. School Wi-Fi that is reliable, fast, and secure will empower teachers to maximize their use of the internet in the classroom. As part of its Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025, the Ministry of Education has taken another initiative in order to provide an effective learning experience for Malaysian students. The program aims to give every Malaysian public-school access to high-speed Internet access and a virtual learning environment (VLE). Energy consumption is becoming more important in schools as their network infrastructure expands, not only from an environmental standpoint but also from a capital expenditure perspective. This project proposes an efficient cost and energy model for FTTS. In this study, the focus is on exploring methods for reducing the power consumption and cost expenditure of a fiber-to-the-school access network, in order to reduce the network's footprints and encourage green networking. The energy consumption and cost of an optical access network was modelled using MATLAB software. The developed model was used to evaluate the cost and energy efficiency. Based on the results, an energy and cost-effective solution for fiber-to-the-School access networks were proposed. It has been observed that FTTS Scenario 1 has the least initial capital expenditure when compared to Scenario 2 and 3. In energy consumption, it is been discovered on FTTS through scenario two (Active state) with energy-saving approach when there is traffic across the network will save approximately 34 %.