NetCarbTrace: A Probing Tool to Measure and Explore the Carbon Footprint of Computer Networks
Open Access
- 26 November 2025
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Software
- Vol. 43 (2) , 70-77
Abstract
Current methods for calculating sustainability metrics of network links are based on fixed-rate estimations. We present a context-aware model of energy consumption, also providing an open-source tool that enables developers to use the Internet more efficiently. In a proof of concept, we collected and analyzed a two-month dataset covering 43 AWS and Microsoft endpoints.Keywords
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