  Power models are needed to assess the power consumption of cellular Base
Station (BS) on an abstract level. Currently available models are either too
simplified to cover necessary aspects or overly complex. We provide a
parameterized linear power model which covers the individual aspects of a BS
which are relevant for a power consumption analysis, especially the
transmission bandwidth and the number of radio chains. Details reflecting the
underlying architecture are abstracted in favor of simplicity and
applicability. We identify current power-saving techniques of cellular networks
for which this model can be used. Furthermore, the parameter set of typical
commercial BS is provided and compared to the underlying complex model. The
complex model is well approximated while only using a fraction of the input
parameters.
