
TL;DR
This paper proposes a green design for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) that reduces energy consumption by reversing the update check process, minimizing unnecessary network activity and system updates.
Contribution
It introduces a novel WSUS update mechanism that decreases energy use by shifting from periodic checks to server-initiated notifications.
Findings
Reduces energy consumption in system updates
Decreases network traffic during updates
Improves sustainability of IT infrastructure
Abstract
The new era of information and communication technology (ICT) calls for a greater understanding of the environmental impacts of recent technology. With increasing energy cost and growing environmental concerns, green IT is receiving more and more attention. Network and system design play a crucial role in both computing and telecommunication systems. Significant part of this energy cost goes to system update by downloading regularly patches and bug fixes to solve security problems and to assure that the operating system and other systems function properly. This paper describes a new design of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), system responsible of downloads of the mentioned patches and updates from Microsoft Update website and then distributes them to computers on a network. The general idea behind our proposed design is simple. Instead of the periodical check done by the WSUS…
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Taxonomy
TopicsGreen IT and Sustainability · Peer-to-Peer Network Technologies · Caching and Content Delivery
