Summary

Recommendation ITU-T L.1330 provides a set of metrics for the assessment of energy efficiency (EE) of telecommunication (TLC) mobile networks, together with proper measurement methods. Such metrics are of extremely high importance to operators, given that the optimization of the energy performance of a single piece of equipment does not guarantee the overall maximum energy efficiency of a complex network formed by several interconnected equipments. Hence, through the metrics reported in this Recommendation, a better comprehension of network energy efficiency will be gained, not only for "total" networks, but also for "partial" networks, definable through either geographic or demographic boundaries.

In a future step, energy efficiency of TLC fixed networks will be provided.