Key technologies for SON in next generation radio access networks

Xin Su*, Jie Zeng, Chiyang Xiao

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Abstract

The aim of SON (Self-Organizing Network) is to realize the autonomic function of the wireless network by self-configuration, self-optimization and self-healing, which reduces the human intervention and improves the user experience. Self-configuration is a process where newly deployed eNodeB are configured by automatic installation procedures to get the necessary basic configuration for system operation. Self-optimization is a process that continuously monitors an environment and automatically optimizes various parameters when the environment changes. Self-healing is a process that detects and localizes failures, then fixes the problems automatically. This paper gives a comprehensive introduction to the SON functionalities and outlines the framework of self-configuration, self-optimization and self-healing. Some concrete algorithms are proposed for self-optimization and self-healing, which include capacity and coverage optimization and cell outage detection and compensation respectively. Simulation results in various scenarios are provided to evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithms.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 23rd International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks, ICCCN Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479935727
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sept 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 23rd International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks, ICCCN 2014 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 4 Aug 20147 Aug 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN
ISSN (Print)1095-2055

Conference

Conference2014 23rd International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks, ICCCN 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period4/08/147/08/14

Keywords

  • Self-Organizing Network
  • automated configuration
  • capacity and coverage optimization
  • cell outage detection and compensation
  • centralized greedy selecting
  • centralized simulated annealing

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