Book description
Covering the key functional areas of LTE Self-Organising Networks
(SON), this book introduces the topic at an advanced level before
examining the state-of-the-art concepts. The required background on LTE
network scenarios, technologies and general SON concepts is first given
to allow readers with basic knowledge of mobile networks to understand
the detailed discussion of key SON functional areas (self-configuration,
-optimisation, -healing). Later, the book provides details and
references for advanced readers familiar with LTE and SON, including the
latest status of 3GPP standardisation.
Based on the defined next generation mobile networks (NGMN) and 3GPP
SON use cases, the book elaborates to give the full picture of a
SON-enabled system including its enabling technologies, architecture
and operation. ”Heterogeneous networks” including different cell
hierarchy levels and multiple radio access technologies as a new
driver for SON are also discussed.
- Introduces the functional areas of LTE SON (self-optimisation,
-configuration and -healing) and its standardisation, also giving
NGMN and 3GPP use cases
- Explains the drivers, requirements, challenges, enabling
technologies and architectures for a SON-enabled system
- Covers multi-technology (2G/3G) aspects as well as core network
and end-to-end operational aspects
- Written by experts who have been contributing to the development
and standardisation of the LTE self-organising networks concept
since its inception
- Examines the impact of new network architectures (“Heterogeneous
Networks”) to network operation, for example multiple cell layers
and radio access technologies
Seppo Hämäläinen
Seppo Hämäläinen is research manager at Nokia Siemens Networks. He
received an MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the Department
of Information Technology at Lappeenranta University of Technology in
1994 and a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the Department of
Information technology at Jyväskylä University in 2003. He joined
Nokia Research Center in 1993, where he worked in various research and
research management positions until the end of 2005. From 2002 to 2005
he led Nokia Research Center's office in China and at the beginning of
2006 he joined Nokia Networks, where he was director of Network
Systems Research. He is now working with Nokia Siemens Networks. His
research interests cover 3G and beyond 3G radio network performance
and radio resource management issues and self-organizing networks. He
is author or co-author of 50 scientific journal and conference papers
and book chapters, and 18 independent patents.
Henning Sanneck
Dr. Henning Sanneck studied Electrical Engineering at the University
of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. After receiving his Diploma in 1995,
he joined GMD Fokus (now part of Fraunhofer) in Berlin. At Fokus, he
worked as a Researcher in the area of Quality-of-Service (QoS) support
for Real-Time Services in IP-based networks. He received his Dr.-Ing.
(PhD) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University
of Berlin with a thesis on Voice over IP QoS in 2000. In 2001 he
joined Siemens - Mobile Networks in Munich, working as a Senior
Research Engineer on cross-layer design for IP-based Radio Access
Networks (RANs), Software Technologies for Mobile Networks and
Technology Management. He became a Project Manager for technology
innovation projects in the area of Network Management for 3G and
beyond RANs in 2003, working on Basestation Auto-Configuration and
Real-Time Performance Management concepts and their realisation as
product features. Since the formation of Nokia Siemens Networks in
2007 he has been a Research Manager heading the "Network
Management Automation" team. Dr. Sanneck has published 40 papers
in refereed conferences and journals and has more than 15 patents
granted or pending.
Cinzia Sartori
Cinzia Sartori is Research Area Manager at Nokia Siemens Networks.
After graduating in Electronic Engineer at the University of Pavia in
Italy, she was based at GTE in SW Research & Development and
transferred for 18 months to Phoenix (Arizona, USA). In the early
1990s she joined Siemens - Mobile Networks R&D- for the
development of the “BSC-Base Station Controller” leading a SW team for
SS7 and Radio Resource Management development; later she moved to “RAN
System Engineering and Tests”. 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.
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. She participated in 3GPP standardization in SA2
working group and currently she leads the Nokia- NSN team responsible
for defining the SON strategy in 3GPP RAN standardization.
