Data

We use 'router' as a generic name for a network forwarding hardware device.
It also includes switches that route traffic at layer 2.

The Network Power Zoo contains three types of data:

• Datasheet information, stored in different tables:
  • router-models
  • transceiver-models
• Time series of power measurements:
  • internal power measurements (sensor readings reported by router)
  • external power measurements (readings from power meters)
• Time series of interface traffic counters

Datasheet information

The database contains a collection of datasheet information collected for large number or router models (~700 in Oct. 2025) from three hardware vendors (Arista, Cisco, Juniper). Most of the data was automatically scrapped from publicly available datasheets. The scrapping code is available on this GitHub repository.

/!\ Important /!\
Part of the datasheet scrapping is performed using AI tools (see the scrapping repository for details) and thus is not guaranteed to be correct.
Some records have been manually verified and are identified with the field is_manually_verified set to True.
You are very welcome to contribute to the dataset by letting us know if you verified some records as correct (or submit corrections if they are not).

Below is a description of the fields for the router-models table:

Field	Description
id	Database unique identifier
manufacturer	Router manufacturer
model_uid	Router model identifier
series	Router series
slug	Netbox identifier
part_number	Netbox part number
u_height	Height in rack units
datasheet_url	Live URL of the router datasheet
datasheet_pdf	URL of static datsheet export
release_date	Date of first sale of the router model
end_of_sale_date	Date of end of sale of the router model
end_of_support_date	Date of end of software support of the router model
max_throughput_value	Maximum supported throughput accross all interfaces
max_throughput_unit	Unit of max_throughput_value
max_power_draw_value	Maximum router power draw
max_power_draw_unit	Unit of max_power_draw_value
max_power_draw_description	Free-text description of the conditions related to the maximum power draw
typical_power_draw_value	Typical router power draw
typical_power_draw_unit	Unit of typical_power_draw_value
typical_power_draw_description	Free-text description of the conditions related to the typical power draw
is_poe_capable	Is the router capable of providing Power over Ethernet (PoE)
max_poe_draw_value	Maximal total power deliverable via PoE
max_poe_draw_unit	Unit of max_poe_draw_value
max_poe_draw_description	Free-text description of the conditions related to PoE
psu_number_of_modules	Number of power supply units (PSUs) connected to that router model
psu_efficiency_rating	80Plus standard rating of the PSUs
psu_power_rating	Capacity rating of the PSUs, in Watts
psu_part_number	PSU part number
is_manually_verified	True if that record been manually verified

Below are some example records from the router-models table.

id	manufacturer	model_uid	series	slug	part_number	u_height	datasheet_url	datasheet_pdf	release_date	end_of_sale_date	end_of_support_date	max_throughput_value	max_throughput_unit	max_power_draw_value	max_power_draw_unit	max_power_draw_description	typical_power_draw_value	typical_power_draw_unit	typical_power_draw_description	is_poe_capable	max_poe_draw_value	max_poe_draw_unit	max_poe_draw_description	psu_number_of_modules	psu_efficiency_rating	psu_power_rating	psu_part_number	is_manually_verified
430	Cisco	WS-C6504-E	Catalyst 6500 Series Switches	cisco-ws-c6504-e	WS-C6504-E		https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-6500-series-switches/data_sheet_c78-708665.html	https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-6500-series-switches/data_sheet_c78-708665.pdf	2005-05-31	2019-04-30	2024-04-30	4	Tbps							f				2		{'value': 2700.0, 'unit': 'W', 'description': '2700 W for both AC and DC'}		t
586	Cisco	ASR-920-12CZ-A	ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Router	cisco-asr-920-12cz-a	ASR-920-12CZ-A	1	https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/asr-920-series-aggregation-services-router/datasheet-c78-732103.html	https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/asr-920-series-aggregation-services-router/datasheet-c78-732103.pdf	2014-06-30			10	Gbps	115	W		80	W		f				2		115	iec-60320-c16	f

The database also contains a table collecting datasheet information for transceiver modules, but it is currently empty. Contributions are welcome!

Time series of power measurements

The dataset contains two types of power measurements:

• PSU readings that are collected via SNMP, YANG, or other network monitoring protocols
• External power measurements collected via the Autopower project.

PSU readings

The PSU readings are collected in the measurements_psu table, under the following format:

Field	Description
router_timestamp_id	Unique record identifier
timestamp	Timestamp (milliseconds)
router_id	Relation to the router table
psuX_W	Readings for PSU X, in Watts. X in [0,7]
total_power_W	Sum of all PSU readings, in Watts

The standard collection interval is every 5 minutes (300s).

Below are some example records from the measurements_psu table.

router_timestamp_id	timestamp	router_id	psu0_W	psu1_W	psu2_W	psu3_W	psu4_W	psu5_W	psu6_W	psu7_W	total_power_W
swiPQ3_2023-12-29T13:55:00	2023-12-29 13:55:00.000	swiPQ3	201	178	null	null	null	null	null	null	379
swiFY2_2024-01-02T13:10:00	2024-01-02 13:10:00.000	swiFY2	215	172	null	null	null	null	null	null	387
swiCG2_2024-01-01T06:40:00	2024-01-01 06:40:00.000	swiCG2	162	166	null	null	null	null	null	null	327

External power measurements

The dataset exposes measurements collected via the Autopower project.

WiP

Time series of interface traffic counters

In order to correlate power draw with traffic volume and router utilization, the dataset also contains time series of interface traffic counters.

Below is a description of the fields for the corresponding table:

Field	Description
router_interface_timestamp_id	Unique record identifier
timestamp	Timestamp (milliseconds)
packets_in	Packet counter in (packets per second)
packets_out	Packet counter out (packets per second)
bytes_in	Byte counter in (Bytes per second)
bytes_out	Byte counter out (Bytes per second)

Below are some example records from that table.

router_interface_timestamp_id	timestamp	router_interface_id	packets_in	packets_out	bytes_in	bytes_out
swiPQ3_fortygige0_0_0_6_2023-12-29T14:05:00	2023-12-29 14:05:00.000	swiPQ3_fortygige0_0_0_6	344	278	159685	104360
swiFY2_tengige0_0_0_31_1_2025-03-22T02:25:00	2025-03-22 02:25:00.000	swiFY2_tengige0_0_0_31_1	0	1	27	79
swiCG2_tengige0_0_2_0_2024-01-06T13:50:00	2024-01-06 13:50:00.000	swiCG2_tengige0_0_2_0	0	0	5	23

Interconnection tables

The dataset contains a couple of additional tables to relate the different records together.

Routers

Field	Description
router_model_id	Unique record identifier
router_id	Shared router identifier
owner	Network or entreprise operating the router_id

Some example records:

router_id	router_model_id	owner
swiNE1	430	Switch
swiMU1	586	Switch

Interfaces

Field	Description
router_interface_id	Unique record identifier
router_id	Shared router identifier
interface_id	Shared interface identifier
transceiver_model_id	Shared transceiver identifier

Some example records:

router_interface_id	interface_id	router_id	transceiver_model_id
swiNE1_gigabitethernet0_4	gigabitethernet0_4	swiNE1	null
swiMU1_hundredgige0_0_1_1	hundredgige0_0_1_1	swiMU1	null
swiPX3_fortygige0_0_1_3	fortygige0_0_1_3	swiPX3	null