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6.15  Energy efficiencyp. 39

6.15.1  Descriptionp. 39

Energy efficiency is a critical issue in 5G. The potential to deploy systems in areas without a reliable energy source requires new methods of managing energy consumption not only in the UEs but throughout all components of the 5G system.
Small form factor UEs also typically have a small battery and this not only puts constrains on general power optimization but also on how the energy is consumed. With smaller batteries it is more important to understand and follow the limitations for the both the maximum peak and continuous current drain.
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6.15.2  Requirementsp. 39

The 5G access network shall support an energy saving mode with the following characteristics:
  • the energy saving mode can be activated/deactivated either manually or automatically;
  • service can be restricted to a group of users (e.g. public safety user, emergency callers).
The 5G system shall support mechanisms to improve battery life for a UE over what is possible in EPS.
The 5G system shall optimize the battery consumption of a relay UE via which a UE is in indirect network connection mode.
The 5G system shall support UEs using small rechargeable and single coin cell batteries (e.g. considering impact on maximum pulse and continuous current).
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6.15a  Energy Efficiency as a Service Criteria |R19|p. 39

6.15a.1  Descriptionp. 39

Climate change and the rising consumption of energy motivate increased energy efficiency. Energy efficiency is a strategic priority for telecom operators around the world.
Energy efficiency as a service criteria allows services to be delivered with diverse energy efficiency and energy consumption policies. Energy consumption and efficiency information and network energy states can be exposed to third parties and energy consumption can be constrained.
Energy related information can include ratio of renewable energy and carbon emission information when available. Calculation of energy related information as described in the following requirements is done by means of averaging or applying a statistical model. The requirements do not imply that some form of 'real time' monitoring is required.
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6.15a.2  Energy related information as a service criteriap. 40

6.15a.2.1  Descriptionp. 40

Energy consumption can be monitored and considered through O&M as part of network operations [47], as well as a service criteria.
For best-effort traffic, that is, without QoS criteria, policies can be defined to limit energy use for services. This is not in conflict with the principle that performance policies will not be traded off for energy efficiency, since best-effort service has no performance guarantees.
Specifically, best-effort traffic can be subject to a policy that limits the maximum energy consumption over time, or further constrained by location (so that the energy consumption limit only applies when used in a specified service area.)
Additionally, policies can be defined with a maximum energy credit limit, e.g. for best-effort services to limit the total amount of energy consumption according to an energy charging rate. These policies expand the options of subscription policies to control energy consumption in the 5G system.
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6.15a.2.2  Requirementsp. 40

Subject to operator's policy, the 5G system shall support subscription policies that define a maximum energy credit limit for services without QoS criteria.
Subject to operator's policy, the 5G system shall support a means to associate energy consumption information with charging information based on subscription policies for services without QoS criteria.
Subject to operator's policy, the 5G system shall support a mechanism to perform energy consumption credit limit control for services without QoS criteria.
Subject to operator's policy, the 5G system shall support a means to define subscription policies and means to enforce the policy that define a maximum energy consumption (i.e. quantity of energy for a specified period of time) for services without QoS criteria.
The 5G system shall provide a mechanism to include Energy related information as part of charging information.
Subject to operator policy and agreement with 3rd party, the 5G system shall provide a mechanism to support the selection of an application server based on energy related information associated with a set of application servers.
Subject to user consent and operator policy, 5G system shall be able to provide means to modify a communication service based on energy related information criteria based on subscription policies.
Subject to user consent, operator policy and regulatory requirements, the 5G system shall be able to provide means to operate part or the whole network according to energy consumption requirements, which may be based on subscription policies or requested by an authorized 3rd party.
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6.15a.3  Support of different energy statesp. 40

6.15a.3.1  Descriptionp. 40

Different energy states is beneficial for verticals and operators to save energy according to different working status of telecommunication equipment and manufacturing.

6.15a.3.2  Requirementsp. 41

The 5G system shall support different energy states of network elements and network functions.
5G system shall support dynamic changes of energy states of network elements and network functions.
The 5G system shall support different charging mechanisms based on the different energy states of network elements and network functions.
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6.15a.4  Monitoring and measurementp. 41

6.15a.4.1  Descriptionp. 41

Different levels of monitoring and measurement related to energy consumption and efficiency bring more support in energy efficiency and energy saving. In this section, monitoring and measurement related to energy consumption and efficiency include network functions under NPN condition and also all kinds of NG-RAN deployment scenarios.

6.15a.4.2  Requirementsp. 41

Subject to operator's policy, the 5G network shall support energy consumption monitoring at per network slice and per subscriber granularity.
Subject to operator's policy and agreement with 3rd party, the 5G system shall be able to monitor energy consumption for serving this 3rd party.
Subject to operator policy and regulatory requirements, the 5G system shall be able to monitor the energy consumption for serving the 3rd party, together with the network performance statistic information for the services provided by that network, related to same time interval e.g. hourly or daily.
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6.15a.5  Information exposurep. 41

6.15a.5.1  Descriptionp. 41

Information related to energy consumption and efficiency is not only necessary for network internal optimization, but also will benefit the service adjustment for 3rd party.

6.15a.5.2  Requirementsp. 41

Subject to operator's policy and agreement with 3rd party, the 5G system shall be able to expose information on energy consumption for serving this 3rd party.
Subject to operator's policy,agreement with 3rd party and consent by the customer, the 5G system shall be able to expose the network performance statistic information (e.g. the data rate, packet delay and packet loss) together with energy consumption information resulting from service provided to the customer, to the authorized third party, related to the same time interval e.g. hourly or daily.
Subject to operator's policy, the 5G system shall support a means to expose energy consumption to authorized third parties for services, including energy consumption information related to the condition of energy credit limit (e.g. when the energy consumption is reaching the energy credit limit).
Subject to operator's policy, the 5G system shall provide means for the trusted 3rd party, to configure which network performance statistic information (e.g. the data rate, packet delay and packet loss) for the communication service provided to the 3rd party, needs to be exposed along with the information on energy consumption for serving this 3rd party.
Based on operator's policy and agreement with 3rd party, the 5G system shall be able to expose energy consumption information and prediction on energy consumption of the 5G network per application service to the 3rd party.
Subject to operator's policy and agreement with 3rd party, the 5G system shall support a mechanism for the 3rd party to provide current or predicted energy consumption information over a specific period of time.
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6.15a.6  Network actions leveraging energy efficiency as a service criteriap. 42

6.15a.6.1  Descriptionp. 42

This clause addresses requirements to the 5G system that leverage energy-related information (e.g., energy consumption, energy efficiency), amongst others (e.g., network load), as criteria for network internal optimization actions targeting energy savings, within and across operators in a localized (i.e., geographically bound) and/or temporal (i.e., time bound) manner.
One of the strategies to save energy within mobile networks is to shut down some RAN nodes at times of low usage.
Eventually only one communication service could be used on a local basis among operators at times of low usage, as further energy saving gain to be exploited. Agreements could be put in place between operators so that in the low load periods (e.g., nighttime) only one of multiple mobile networks may be active in an area and will provide communication service to the subscribers of all networks, whereas the other networks can apply cell shutdown of their own infrastructure to obtain network energy savings.
Alternatively, based on risks of power outage nation-wide/region-wide, regulators could ask operators to "optimize" their coverage e.g., shutdown some nodes in overlapping coverage areas during energy peak hours and/or in specific geographical areas, whilst still guaranteeing minimum coverage/service (in particular emergency calls).
This can also apply between NPN operators and/or with PLMN operators.
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6.15a.6.2  Requirementsp. 42

Subject to regulatory requirements and operators' policies, the 5G system shall enable an operator to temporarily serve UEs of other operators within a geographical area for the purpose of saving energy of the other operators.
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