Energy consumption of communication systems is becoming a fundamental issue and, among all the sectors, wireless access networks are largely responsible for the in- crease in consumption. In addition to the access segment, wireless technologies are also gaining popularity for the back- haul infrastructure of cellular systems mainly due to their cost and easy deployment. In this context, Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN) are commonly considered the most suit- able architecture because of their versatility that allows flex- ible configurations. In this paper we combine the flexibility of WMN with the need for energy consumption reduction by presenting an optimization framework for network manage- ment that takes into account the trade off between the net- work energy needs and the daily variations of the demand. A resolution approach and a thorough discussion on the details related to WMN energy management are also presented.
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Unpublished, submitted to MONET
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