LTE Self-Organising Networks (SON): Network Management Automation for Operational Efficiency

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Jоhn Wilеу & Sons, 2012, 398 pages, ISBN: 1119970679 9781119970675Covering the key functional areas of LTE Self–Organising Networks (SON), this book introduces the topic at an advanced level before examining the state–of–the–art concepts. The book elaborates to give the full picture of a SON–enabled system including its enabling technologies, architecture and operation. Heterogeneous networks including different cell hierarchy levels and multiple radio access technologies as a new driver for SON are also discussed.Written by experts who have been contributing to the development and standardisation of the LTE self–organising networks concept since its inception this book: Introduces the functional areas of LTE SON (self–optimisation, –configuration and –healing) and its standardisation, also giving NGMN and 3GPP use cases Explains the drivers, requirements, challenges, enabling technologies and architectures for a SON–enabled system Covers multi–technology (2G/3G) aspects as well as core network and end–to–end operational aspects Examines the impact of new network architectures (Heterogeneous Networks) to network operation, for example multiple cell layers and radio access technologiesContents Introduction Self-Organising Networks (SON) The Transition from Conventional Network Operation to SON LTE Overview Introduction to LTE and SAE LTE Radio Access Network Scenarios and Their Evolution Self-Organising Networks (SON) Vision NGMN Operator Use Cases and 3GPP SON Use Cases Foundations for SON Architecture Business Value SON Operational and Technical Challenges Self-Configuration ^Plug-and-Play') Auto-Connectivity and -Commissioning Dynamic Radio Configuration Self-Optimisation Mobility Robustness Optimisation Mobility Load Balancing and Traffic Steering Energy Saving Coverage and Capacity Optimisation RACH Optimisation RRM and SON (Interference Coordination, PO Optimisation) Self-Healing Introduction Cell Degradation Detection Cell Degradation Diagnosis and Prediction Cell Outage Compensation Supporting Function: Minimisation of Drive Tests (MDT) Introduction Relation to SON Requirements Use Cases Overall Architecture Managing MDT MDT Radio Interface Procedures Conclusion SON for Core Networks Introduction SON for Packet Core Networks SON for Voice Core Networks SON Operation SON Function Interactions Coordination of SON Functions Conclusions SON for Heterogeneous Networks (HetNet) Introduction Standardisation and Network Architecture Self-Configuration Self-Optimisation: Interference Management Self-Optimisation: Mobility Aspects; MRO and Traffic Steering Future Research Topics Future Mobile Network Scenarios Cognitive Radio Networks (CRN) Applications Conclusion Index