Power-Aware Virtualization

Abstract

This chapter describes the central role that virtualization technologies play in promoting sustainable computing practices. The authors thoroughly explore the complexities of green data center and server operations and highlight the importance of server virtualization in collaborative integration efforts. Essential technologies such as dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) will be examined for their potential to reduce energy consumption. Additionally, they introduce a new approach called communication-aware request stacking to optimize energy efficiency. By advocating best practices in network design, they are committed to embracing green networks and leveraging energy-efficient resources and nodes. The proposed framework integrates network virtualization and adaptive link rate, promising improved network performance and a greener operational paradigm. This chapter provides rich insights for practitioners, researchers, educators, and policy makers working to promote environmental sustainability in computing and networking.