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 …

Next-generation wireless networks are going to have highly dense, small cell structure with
a large number of femtocells. The dense deployment of the femtocell network architecture is …

A major challenge pertinent to Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems is the development of self-
organized PCI assignment solutions. This paper focuses on this challenge and proposes a …

Self Organizing Network (SON) which includes: Self-configuration, Self-organization and
Self-healing functions are the most important concepts for self-managing heterogeneous …

Nowadays mobile operators are trying to find an economic solution to improve coverage,
mainly indoor, and to meet exponentially growing data traffic demands. A cost-effective …

A major challenge in the context of LTE networks is a cost-effective network operation, which
can be done by carefully controlling the network Operational Expenses (OPEX). Therefore …

Conflicts-free auto-configuration of Physical Cell Identities (PCIs) is a main challenge in LTE
systems. This challenge is the focus of this chapter, which provides a survey of present PCI …

The chapter highlights the state of art and provides a comprehensive investigation of current
research efforts in the field of SONs in the upcoming 5G mobile communication networks. It …