Baseband Processing Unit (BBU) Core of Mobile Communication Base Stations

In terms of cost and ecological impact, power saving methods for BBU are crucial for communication networks. BBUs may adopt numerous strategies which aid in conserving power. One of these includes the dynamic power management technique which bases power consumption on the available traffic load. If there is less network traffic, the BBU can reduce its operational level and subsequently the power drawn by components like memory and processors. Policies that encourage energy efficiency on hardware components can also be achieved by incorporating certain policies during the BBUs' manufacturing stage. With these approaches, BBUs may optimally manage the performance vs energy efficiency trade-off for the whole communication network.