Ιn this review article, a comprehensive study is provided regarding the latest achievements
in simulation techniques and platforms for fifth generation (5G) wireless cellular networks. In …

Small cells were introduced to support high data-rate services and for dense deployment.
Owing to user equipment (UE) mobility and small-cell coverage, the load across a small-cell …

This article proposes a novel architecture for next-generation cellular networks in indoor
scenarios. The objective of this model is to support SON mechanisms based on the …

This paper presents a novel approach for self-healing in cellular networks based on the
application of mobile terminals context information: time, service, activity, identity and …

Femtocells have been suggested as a promising solution for the provision of indoor
coverage and capacity. In this paper, a new planning strategy for placing femtocell access …

Self-organizing network (SON) mechanisms in cellular systems automate network
management procedures to improve performance while reducing operational expenditure …

The sleeping cell problem is one of the most critical issues for cellular deployments,
consisting in the outage of a cellular station, which, conversely, works properly from the point …

The use of static system-level simulators is common practice for estimating the impact of re-
planning actions in cellular networks. In this paper, a modification of a classical static Long …

Mobility robustness optimization has been identified as an important use case of Self-
Organizing Network (SON). In this paper, a self-optimization algorithm for tuning handover …

Cellular networks adopt call admission control (CAC) algorithms to prevent network
congestion and guarantee quality of service (QoS) for user equipments (UEs). Conventional …