SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORKS

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SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORKS
SELF-PLANNING, SELF-OPTIMIZATION AND SELF-HEALING FOR GSM, UMTS AND LTE



Densification of the network, smaller cells and more heterogeneous networks (HetNets) are coming rapidly. We anticipate that this ongoing change will bring more multi-standard demands and multi-vendor challenges. Efficient and effective operations must overcome such complexity,which is growing not linearly, but by factors. The only way these challenges can be cost-effectively,efficiently and humanely overcome is through the use of more automated and autonomous systems – such as Self-Organizing Networks (SON), and that is what this book is all about.


Total Pages : 309

Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
1 Operating Mobile Broadband Networks
2 The Self-Organizing Networks (SON) Paradigm
3 Multi-Technology SON
4 Multi-Technology Self-Planning
5 Multi-Technology Self-Optimization
6 Multi-Technology Self-Healing
7 Return on Investment (ROI) for Multi-Technology SON