Benefits of Self‐Organizing Networks (SON) for Mobile Operators

O Østerbø, O Grøndalen - Journal of Computer Networks and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐Organizing Networks (SON) is a collection of functions for automatic configuration,
optimization, diagnostisation and healing of cellular networks. It is considered to be a …

Comprehensive survey on self-organizing cellular network approaches applied to 5G networks

H Fourati, R Maaloul, L Chaari, M Jmaiel - Computer Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Self-organizing networks in 3GPP: standardization and future trends

L Jorguseski, A Pais, F Gunnarsson… - IEEE …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Self-Organizing Networks (SON) is a common term for mobile network automation, critical to
the cost-efficient deployment, operation and maintenance of mobile networks. This article …

A survey of machine learning techniques applied to self-organizing cellular networks

PV Klaine, MA Imran, O Onireti… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a survey of the literature of the past 15 years involving machine learning (ML)
algorithms applied to self-organizing cellular networks is performed. In order for future …

Challenges and practical implementation of self-organizing networks in LTE/LTE-Advanced systems

MMS Marwangi, N Fisal, SKS Yusof… - … : Proceedings of the …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Self-organizing network/s (SON) was promoted by the Third Generation Partnership Project
(3GPP) and Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN). SON has been introduced since in …

An experimental system for son function coordination

T Bandh, H Sanneck, R Romeikat - 2011 IEEE 73rd Vehicular …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Through the introduction of Self-Organizing Net-works (SON) into mobile networks, a
potentially large number of SON functions are available. These SON functions automatically …

Self organizing networks for 3GPP LTE

AA Atayero, OI Adu, AA Alatishe - … and Its Applications–ICCSA 2014: 14th …, 2014 - Springer
Network elements and their parameters in mobile wireless networks, are largely manually
configured. This has been somewhat sufficient; but with the growing data traffic …

Self-organizing networks: State-of-the-art, challenges and perspectives

N Marchetti, NR Prasad, J Johansson… - 2010 8th International …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a general overview of Self-Organizing Networks (SON), and the rationale and
state-of-the-art of wireless SON are first presented. The technical and business requirements …

Mobility-aware cell clustering mechanism for self-organizing networks

O Narmanlioglu, E Zeydan - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Self-Organizing Networks (SON) which automate the mobile networks in a cost-efficient way
can provide extensive benefits for mobile network operators that are facing several …

From 4G to 5G: Self-organized network management meets machine learning

J Moysen, L Giupponi - Computer Communications, 2018 - Elsevier
Self-organization as applied to cellular networks is usually referred to Selforganizing
Networks (SONs), and it is a key driver for improving Operations, Administration, and …