Selforganising networks selfoptimising networks son. The concept of self organizing networks son has picked up only after the transition from 3g to 4g started. It seems to be the most natural way of learning, which is used in our brains, where no patterns are defined. It is considered to be a necessity in future mobile networks and operations due to the increased cost pressure. Self organizing network son functionalities intend to optimize the network performance for the improved user experience while at the same time reducing the network operational cost. Lte son training, selforganizing networks son training course covers all aspects of a son enabled system including technologies, planning, design, architecture, operation and maintenance. Telco oss selforganizing network ran optimization product.
Kohonens networks are a synonym of whole group of nets which make use of self organizing, competitive type learning method. Concerning operation of modern radio networks, selforganization is a key concept to. Hierarchical selforganising networks stephen luttrell. Cluster with selforganizing map neural network matlab. Son functionality and behavior has been defined and specified in generally accepted mobile industry recommendations produced by organizations such as 3gpp 3rd generation partnership project and the. Software, one of the segments analyzed and sized in this study, displays the potential to grow at over 10. The global son self organizing network market is an intelligent mobile network software solution that deals with complex network. The aim is for base stations to become essentially plug and play items. Lte son training self optimizing networks selforganizing. With qualcomm wifi son, installing wifi routershome gateways, and adding devices, and range extenders is hassle free. Introduction the concept of self organizing networks son has picked up only after the transition from 3g to 4g started.
Benefits of selforganizing networks son for mobile operators article pdf available in journal of computer networks and communications 2012 september 2012 with 814 reads how we measure reads. Challenges and practical implementation of selforganizing networks in ltelteadvanced systems. How som self organizing maps algorithm works youtube. Fontechs wifi son solution solves this problem, giving carriers the tools to optimize community wifi networks. These networks are called self organizing networks son.
Self organizing network market statistics and trends. The simple truth about self organizing network son nokia siemens networks farid ahmad. The socrates self optimisation and self configuration in wireless networks project aims at the development of self organisation methods for lte radio networks. In 3gpp release 8 many of the signalling interfaces. Nokia edennet son video testimonial from kpn, netherlands. Pdf selforganizing networks son in 3 gpp long term.
Inevitably, adaptation must turn into a full modernization. It also detects and rectifies performance and interference issues on its own. Does anyone see a performance improvement having son self organizing network settings on or off. Self organizing network son self organising networks panel discussion 1192016. The lte son features can be applied to all available types of network architectures viz. Selforganizing networks son institute for theoretical.
Self organizing networks for 3gpp lte springerlink. Benefits of selforganizing networks son for mobile. This concept of son is introduced in lte and lteadvanced based networks to provide simple and fast installation and maintenance of the cellular networks. Pdf benefits of selforganizing networks son for mobile. The edennet platform supports extreme automation that eliminates complexities from multivendor, multitechnology and multilayered networks. Selforganization as applied to cellular networks is usually referred to selforganizing networks sons, and it is a key driver for. Selforganizing networks son is a collection of functions for automatic. Before i do that, i already attempted to toggle on the self organizing network on the my fios app without success as the app said it was unable to access son status. Introduces the functional areas of lte son self optimisation, configuration and healing and its standardisation, also giving ngmn and 3gpp use casesexplains the drivers, requirements, challenges. They differ from competitive layers in that neighboring neurons in the selforganizing map learn to recognize neighboring sections of the input space. At the establishment of nokia siemens networks in 2007, she lead the network telecom team in ran system architecture, dealing with 2g, 3g, wimax and lte call processing. While, son is still far from being able to take control of the wireless network management, its philosophy of self organizing does show a big potential for future even more complicated networks, such as 5g. Kohonen selforganizing feature maps tutorialspoint.
Request pdf on dec 20, 2011, cinzia sartori and others published lte self organising networks son. Benefits of selforganizing networks son for mobile operators. Networks son is seen as one of the promising area for an operator to save operational. Review on self organizing networks son in lteadvanced. Self organisation comprises self optimisation, self configuration and self healing. The introduction of son in lte therefore brings about optimum network performance and higher end user quality of experience. As every mobile network, lte long term evolution system also needs to be managed. Welldesigned and efficient son functions are able to achieve and maintain high levels of network. An introduction to selforganizing networks son date. Some early son functions emerged from 3g networks such as umts and more son functions have been included in 4g. Book organization in boys rooms it is only the beginning of august, but it. How do i know if im actually connecting to the faster 5 ghz network. Selforganising networks panel discussion light reading.
And since the self organizing approaches followed by each network operators differ greatly in different parts of their network, so does the appropriate association and decision rules for cre. Heterogeneous networks including different cell hierarchy levels and multiple radio access technologies as a new driver for son are also discussed. Son algorithms are designed to provide better end user performance, lower cost of operations and higher network utilization. Self organizing networks son in 3gpp long term evolution sujuan feng, eiko seidel nomor research gmbh, munich, germany 20th of may 2008 introduction as every mobile network, lte long term evolution system also needs to be managed. Son functions are responsible for automatically planning, configuring, managing, optimizing and healing a mobile network. According to the new research report on the self organizing network market by offering software, service, network segment ran, core network, backhaul, wifi, architecture c son, d son, h son, network technology 2g3g, 4glte, 5g, and geography global forecast to 2023, the market is expected to grow from usd 3. Tech ii year scholar cne, dept of ise, the oxford college of engineering, bangalore, karnataka professor and hod, dept of ise, the oxford college of engineering bangalore, karnataka. The main drivers are essentially to reduce capex and opex, which would otherwise increase dramatically due to increased number of. Automation of some network planning, configuration and optimisation processes via the use of son functions can help the network operator to reduce. Self organizing networks son developed by 3gpp, using automation, ensures operational efficiency and next generation simplified network management for a mobile wireless network. Introduction why son son in lte drivers for lte son lte son features lte son framework lte son architecture self configuration use case pci planning use case anr use case mro use case other lte son features conclusion references.
Kohonens networks are a synonym of whole group of nets which make use of selforganizing, competitive type learning method. Since november 2009 she has worked at the radio research unit of nokia siemens networks and is responsible for the self organizing networks son research field. Will i have a different outcome if i turn on son via a browser. Presentation of socrates results to ngmn son, conference call, september 17, 2008. Self organising network son in telecommunication networks.
Taking the son concept to its logical conclusion, however, and expecting self organizing, self optimizing radio networks in multivendor environments, in multilayer topologies, to work in a plug. On design principles for selforganizing network functions. A survey of selforganizing networks son nagesh c b, dr. Selforganizing network son is a concept for automating the operation of mo. Network management automation for operational efficiency 9781119970675. Son from an operator point of view the son roadmap summary our vision the drivers for son what son is all about examples for son features son from an operator point of view the son roadmap summary overview. Self organization relies on four basic ingredients. Sytze hiemstra from kpn talks about their journey with nokia son self organizing networks, the influence it had on the companys network operations, and his own views on how the role of son.
May 23, 2017 the simple truth about self organizing network son nokia siemens networks farid ahmad. A selforganizing network son is an automation technology designed to make the planning, configuration, management, optimization and healing of mobile. Self organizing networks son performance evaluation of eicic algorithms in lte hetnets animut demeke tsegaye masters thesis autumn 2014. Selfconfiguration, optimisation and healing in wireless networks.
Competitive networks the kohonen self organising map competitive neural networks represent a type of ann model in which neurons in the output layer compete with each other to determine a winner. Objectivedriven operations of selforganizing networks. Hierarchical self organising networks 3 that the optimum yx is a nearest neighbour classi er which seeks that x0y for all y that is closest to x. Cluster with selforganizing map neural network self organizing feature maps sofm learn to classify input vectors according to how they are grouped in the input space. Centralized selforganizing networks c son role in network modernization a necessary part of a necessary process white paper market changes a. These networks are called selforganizing networks son. As one of the first steps in the project a number of use cases has been set up. Functions and elements of self organising networks. Mobile operators are constantly adapting their networks to keep pace with.
Selforganizing networks son in 3gpp long term evolution. The winner indicates which prototype pattern is most representative of most similar to the input pattern. This thesis introduces the objectivedriven son operations odso concept. Since lte is an evolvement of umts, the management should also evolve from umts. Jul 08, 2008 taking the son concept to its logical conclusion, however, and expecting self organizing, self optimizing radio networks in multivendor environments, in multilayer topologies, to work in a plug.
However, the exact implementation of the abs almost blank subframemechanism for eicic is left for operators. However, the complexity of lte system also place new demands on the operations and maintenances of the network. The domains son also include the ability to selfoptimize the network parameters and to detect and solve problems. Murali ranganathan from nokia chairs a panel discussion on self organising networks. There is a trend to simplify the management by autoconfiguration and autooptimization. Cluster with self organizing map neural network self organizing feature maps sofm learn to classify input vectors according to how they are grouped in the input space. Self organising network son facilitates automation of network tasks including operating, optimizing and configuring network. They differ from competitive layers in that neighboring neurons in the self organizing map learn to recognize neighboring sections of the input space. A selforganizing network son is an automation technology designed to make the planning, configuration, management, optimization and healing of mobile radio access networks simpler and faster. Kohonen self organizing feature maps suppose we have some pattern of arbitrary dimensions, however, we need them in one dimension or two dimensions. The somatosensory and motor cortex of course, all details of how the cortex processes sensory signals have not yet been elucidated. Those patterns take shape during the learning process, which is combined with normal work. Self organization as applied to cellular networks is usually referred to self organizing networks sons, and it is a key driver for improving operations, administration, and maintenance oam activities. Kohonen selforganising networks murdoch university.
A network that can add nodes into its map space can approximate the input space more accurately, and often more parsimoniously, than a network with predefined structure and size, such as the self organising map. Son functionality and behavior has been defined and specified in generally accepted mobile industry recommendations produced by organizations such as 3gpp 3rd generation. Re distributing this material or a part of it in any form is not permitted without written permission from the holder. A comprehensive system doesnt have to be complicated. Jan 04, 2017 an introduction to self organizing networks son 1. The simple truth about self organizing network son nokia. Books pdf genius mode big nate top books pdf books for kids books 2020 books books online price books books 2020 books of 2020 books 2020 books to read 2020 here comes the latest comic compilation from lincoln peirce, all about. We set up signals on nets inputs and then choose winning neuron, the one which corresponds with input vector in the best way. Self described comic genius big nate keeps parents and teaching on their toes in this hilarious. Challenges and practical implementation of selforganizing. Our industryleading self organizing network son solution helps you realize the full potential of your network and get to 5g faster.
Son aims at reducing the cost of installation and management of 4g and future 5g networks, by. One of the main new technologies in future generation networks is that of the automation of their organization. Operators lack visibility and control of community wifi network performance, which means they cant fully leverage wifi strategies such as offload because they cant guarantee a consistent quality of experience qoe for endusers. Self organization is an example of the related concept of emergence. Self organizing networks son based on service self organization which offers subscribers with service. In this video i describe how the self organizing maps algorithm works, how the neurons converge in the attribute space to. The need for more automation has placed ai at the center of the son discussion service providers are making it very clear that to further automate their network optimization, ai is the key component needed for autonomous and efficient decision making. Handover parameter optimization in lte selforganizing networks. Network management automation for operational efficiency find, read and cite all the. The benefits of son in lte, 4g americas, july 2011 the benefits of son in lte, 3g americas, dec. This paper provides some background on son principles, introduces different. Covering the key functional areas of lte self organising networks son, this book. This was because of the exponential increase in the data traffic which required a change in the way the network coverage and capacity were planned. Network management automation for operational efficiency.
Review on self organizing networks son in lteadvanced hetnets. Self organization has also been observed in mathematical systems such as cellular automata. Self organizing networks son is seen as one of the promising area for an operator to save operational expenditures. As a solution for this, we propose a self organizing network son concept in lteadvanced. The only way mnos can meet this challenge in a sustainable manner is to increase the automation of network management by employing son telecom self organizing network solutions. Use cases for selforganising networks fp7 socrates.
The ability to grow extra nodes is a potentially useful facility for a self organising neural network. This material is protected by uk and international laws. The main drivers are essentially to reduce capex and opex, which would otherwise increase dramatically due to. One approach to dealing with potential conflicts in a self organizing network is to use a son coordinator, a separate entity controlling the actions of the son functions during. Dec 07, 2015 concept of self organizing network son there are three main areas over which the self organising networks operate. Lte son training introduces self optimization, self configuration and self healing of lte and lteadvanced networks. And since the self organizing approaches followed by each network operators differ greatly in different parts of their. Further, growing adoption of son and optimization software in 3g and 2g networks by service providers is projected to drive market growth over the forecast period. Use of this pdf file is governed by the terms and conditions stated in the license agreement included in this file.
How cisco self optimizing network son solves these challenges customers are building a completely automated network platform that self monitors, adjusts, and optimizes the network without manual intervention. Books pdf genius mode big nate top books pdf books for kids books 2020 books books online price books books 2020 books of 2020 books 2020 books to read 2020. Automation of some network planning, configuration and optimisation processes via the use of son functions can help the network operator to reduce opex by reducing manual involvement in such tasks. Two of these applications are data monetization, and son self organizing networks. An introduction to self organizing networks son date. They should need as little manual intervention in the configuration process as possible. Self organizing network s son was promoted by the third generation partnership project 3gpp. Son is therefore currently discussed in 3gpp standardisation.
13 1265 1377 1002 179 15 918 497 82 1161 288 391 924 134 273 634 826 161 284 1394 480 1333 574 880 1295 469 1258 245 399 462 1448 1355 116 229 321 368 913 853 641 1267 1426 154 1481 1263