From: grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se   
      
   On Sun, 2020-02-23, groovee@cyberdude.com wrote:   
      
   > Does playing a video locally hurt the environment less than playing   
   > that same video off of Youtube?   
      
   > Note that the Internet is on *anyway*, ie. all the routers and   
   > switches and whatever are *already* on - assuming that's so, is   
   > there an environmental cost to simply transporting that *one extra*   
   > file from point A to point B?   
      
   I think if you're really interested, it's better if you look for   
   research on the subject and summarize here what you find. It's an   
   interesting topic.   
      
   I did a quick search and found   
      
     Power Consumption and Energy Efficiency in the Internet   
     Kerry Hinton,   
     Jayant Baliga,   
     Michael Feng,   
     Robert Ayre,   
     Rodney S. Tucker   
     University of Melbourne   
      
     Abstract   
      
     This article provides an overview of a network-based model of power   
     consumption in Internet infrastructure. This model provides insight   
     into how different parts of the Internet will contribute to network   
     power as Internet access increase over time. The model shows that   
     today the access network dominates the Internet’s power consumption   
     and, as access speeds grow, the core network routers will dominate   
     power consumption. The power consumption of data centers and content   
     distribution networks is dominated by the power consumption of data   
     storage for material that is infrequently downloaded and by the   
     transport of the data for material that is frequently   
     downloaded. Based on the model several strategies to improve the   
     energy efficiency of the Internet are presented.   
      
   /Jorgen   
      
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     // Jorgen Grahn    O  o   .   
      
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