ATIS - Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
Scope
The requirements and definitions in this document are for router and Ethernet switch products. This document represents one part of the larger ATIS suite of standards concerning Telecommunications Energy Efficiency. Purpose This document provides a set of definitions@ requirements@ and guidelines for calculating the Telecommunications Energy Efficiency Ratio (TEER) of a system. The document also provides standardized definitions of operational data rates and conditions to be used when calculating the TEER of any given configuration. The test methodology used to independently verify the Energy Consumption used as part the TEER calculation is addressed in ATIS-0600015.2009. Application This document (and supporting documentation) is intended to be used by network operators@ equipment manufacturers@ and re-sellers as a standard method for determining the energy efficiency of Router and Ethernet Switch products. By comparing the TEER reports of multiple platforms that meet a common set of requirements@ a communications network operator can select the equipment that best meets their energy efficiency targets.