On-site Energy Utilization Evaluation of Telecommunication Base Station: A Case Study of Western Uganda
Abstract:Due to the widespread installation of Base Stations, the power consumption of cellular communication is increasing rapidly (BSs). Power consumption rises as traffic does,
however this scenario varies from geolocation to geolocation because sites in rural
and urban areas have variable traffic loads. Therefore, in order to address various
power consumption issues, it is necessary to analyze these sites and offer validate data
that network operators can employ. This study took into account the impact of traffic
load on the energy consumption both in rural and urban locations in western Uganda
because prior models did not adequately account for the impact of traffic load on both
rural and urban sites. Regression models are used to examine these effects of traffic
load on power consumption. Based on measurements taken for twenty-eight days in a
row at six urban and rural areas, linear models have been presented. The findings
showed that both rural and urban BTS were well-fitted by the suggested linear models.
Depending on the layouts of the sites, it was found that energy consumption varied
along with traffic, with the number of transceivers present having an impact on both
the traffic load and energy consumption.