Purpose and goal
The project aims to develop and implement an overall solution for the optimization of
airflow and energy consumption in a future 6G Edge-Node. The idea to reduce total energy use by integrating a solution that regulates the air flow in conjunction with load balancing on the node´s servers. The work will be carried out at RISE ICE in Luleå, with the aim of scaling up the solution and carrying out extensive tests to investigate the reduction of energy consumption in a real edge-node environment.
Expected effects and result
The expected outcome of the thesis work is a comprehensive understanding of the impact of airflow regulation and load balancing on energy consumption in a 6G Edge Node. The main contribution of the work will be the development and implementation of a practical solution that can significantly reduce energy consumption in future edge node deployments. Other outcomes also include data sets and the implemented solution being dynamically demonstratable.
Planned approach and implementation
First step is to develop and implement a holistic solution for optimizing airflow and energy consumption in a future 6G Edge Node.
Next step is to investigate how redistribution of computational loads and the use of airflow control can improve efficiency. This will involve a theoretical study and computational fluid dynamics analysis to evaluate different cooling strategies.
Last part is to realize the drafted solution and conduct extensive testing and data gathering at RISE ICE in Luleå.
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