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Article: Verizon Targets Heat Generated by Computer Chips and Circuit Boards in Latest Push for Network Power Efficiency.
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- Network Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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Verizon is looking to further increase the operating efficiency of its networks by requiring hardware manufacturers to use thermal modeling when designing circuit boards and cabinets used in network gear. The goal is to minimize heat generation that impairs equipment performance and requires costly air conditioning in central offices, equipment vaults and other facilities.
Thermal modeling involves using a computer to simulate the heat flow around electrical components in equipment such as circuit boards, before the equipment is built. This enables the equipment to be designed in a way that minimizes heat generation and thus improves energy efficiency, and saves ...