SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMPUTE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF NETWORK SERVICES WITH NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION (NFV) AND SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING (SDN)

A method, through a server, to determine carbon footprint of a network service, in a network, includes determining power consumption and cooling requirements of network devices associated with the network service; determining associated carbon footprint coefficients for power sources associated with each of the network devices; and determining carbon footprint of the network service based on the power consumption, the cooling requirements, and the associated carbon footprint coefficients.