Abstract Self-Organizing Network (SON) stands for a key concept characterizing the
behavior of the future mobile networks. The evolution of telecom infrastructures towards 5G …

With the rapid growth of data traffic and mobile devices, it is imperative to provide reliable
and stable services during mobility. Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets) and dense …

Due to the rapid development of the fifth-generation (5G) applications, and increased
demand for even faster communication networks, we expected to witness the birth of a new …

One of the most crucial issues in mobile networks is ensuring reliable and stable
connectivity during mobility. In recent years, numerous research has examined Fourth …

Energy-saving (ES) is becoming one of the most challenging tasks that fifth-generation (5G)
tends to tackle. The problem of identifying the optimal set cells to be turned off is …

The deployment, operation and maintenance of complex cellular networks are managed
autonomously by multiple concurrently executing Self-Organizing Network (SON) functions …

The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices within the cyber–physical infrastructure
has raised privacy and security concerns. This is because processing large amounts of data …

In order to meet key requirements imposed by transitioning to a 5G network, new network
management techniques must be employed in order to increase network reliability and …

Fifth generation (5G) technology is tasked with tackling the challenge of energy efficiency.
As a result, the problem of selecting the optimal set of cells to be turned OFF is …

The technologies involved in wireless communication networks aim to integrate smartness
and automation into these networks. This survey paper presents the literature on the rising …