Ramiro / Hamied Self-Organizing Networks (SON)

Self-Planning, Self-Optimization and Self-Healing for GSM, UMTS and LTE
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-119-96092-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

With the current explosion in network traffic, and mountingpressure on operators' business case, Self-OrganizingNetworks (SON) play a crucial role. They are conceived to minimizehuman intervention in engineering processes and at the same timeimprove system performance to maximize Return-on-Investment (ROI)and secure customer loyalty.
Written by leading experts in the planning and optimization ofMulti-Technology and Multi-Vendor wireless networks, this bookdescribes the architecture of Multi-Technology SON for GSM, UMTSand LTE, along with the enabling technologies for SON planning,optimization and healing. This is presented mainly from atechnology point of view, but also covers some critical businessaspects, such as the ROI of the proposed SON functionalities andUse Cases.
Key features:
* Follows a truly Multi-Technology approach: covering not onlyLTE, but also GSM and UMTS, including architectural considerationsof deploying SON in today's GSM and UMTS networks
* Features detailed discussions about the relevant trade-offs ineach Use Case
* Includes field results of today's GSM and UMTS SONimplementations in live networks
* Addresses the calculation of ROI for Multi-Technology SON,contributing to a more complete and strategic view of the SONparadigm
This book will appeal to network planners, optimizationengineers, technical/strategy managers with operators andR&D/system engineers at infrastructure and software vendors. Itwill also be a useful resource for postgraduate students andresearchers in automated wireless network planning andoptimization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ramiro, Juan

Hamied, Khalid

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Juan Ramiro is currently the Corporate MarketingDirector of Optimi, where he has held several technical andmanagerial positions since the company was founded in 2003. He hasten years of experience in the wireless industry, mostly focused onRAN performance simulation and optimization. Before joining Optimi,he worked for Telefónica I+D, and then he carried out R&Dactivities about smart antenna systems and radio resourcemanagement for UMTS/HSDPA at Aalborg University, Denmark, in closeco-operation with Nokia Networks. He is co-author of oneinternational patent, several international patent applications,ten conference papers, two journal papers and contributions toanother two books. Dr. Ramiro earned a Master's degree inTelecommunications Engineering from University of Málaga(Spain), with awards to the best student record and the best masterthesis; a Ph.D. degree in Wireless Communications (Electrical andElectronic Engineering) from Aalborg University (Denmark); and anExecutive MBA degree from Instituto Internacional San Telmo(Spain).
Dr. Khalid Hamied is the founder and Chief TechnologyOfficer of Optimi, a leading supplier of advanced planning andoptimization solutions for GSM, UMTS and LTE wireless networks. Hereceived a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, in 1994. His Ph.D.thesis was on Advanced Radio Link Design and Radio Receiver Designfor Mobile Communications. In 1994, he joined the CellularInfrastructure Group of Motorola where he worked on high-speed datafor third generation CDMA systems. In August 1997, he joined MobileSystems International as a Principal Engineer where he developedsoftware planning solutions for CDMA networks. From 1999 to 2001,he was a Senior Staff Engineer in the Wireless Access andApplications Group, Motorola Labs, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Dr.Hamied has twelve refereed papers and two patents. His researchinterests include coding, modulation and mobile wirelesssystems.