We describe self-organizing network (SON) concepts and architectures and their potential to
play a central role in 5G deployment and next-generation networks. Our focus is on the basic …

In a heterogeneous network (HetNet) with ultra-dense small-cell deployment, fast-moving
users may experience frequent handovers between small cells owing to the small coverage …

Deployment of small cells was introduced to support high data rate services and expand
macro cell coverage for the envisioned 5G networks. A small cell network, which has a …

Self-organizing network (SON) is a well-known approach to reduce the complexity and the
cost of cellular network management. It aims at replacing the manual configuration and …

Mobility load balancing (MLB) is a function where cells suffering from overload forward their
load to other cells, which perform early handover for load balancing by adjusting handover …

The objective of mobility load balancing (MLB) is to intelligently spread user traffic load out
on a network in order to avoid degradation of end-user experience and performance due to …

In a mobile Self-Organizing Network (SON) a coordinator is necessary to avoid the
execution of conflicting SON function instances. Typically, such a coordinator bases its …

Due to the recent mobile traffic explosion, especially in hotspots where a lot of traffic is
generated in a limited space, an imbalance in the traffic load among cells occurs. Such traffic …

Voice transmission is no longer the main usage of mobile phones. Data transmissions, in
particular Internet access, are very common actions that we might perform with these …

The verification of configuration management (CM) changes is an essential operation in a
mobile self-organizing network (SON). Usually, a verification approach operates in three …