Advancements in LTE:

SON

Ravi Guntupalli
Mobile Broadband Customer
Solutions Manager
Nokia Siemens Networks

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Why Self-Organizing Networks?
2G: 500
How many parameters
does it take to have one 3G: 1000
b
base station
t ti configured?
fi d? LTE: 1500

How many parameters does Over

it take to run a 3G network?
64,000,000

 Leapfrog to a higher level of automated operation

 Boosts network quality
 Cuts operational expenditure (OPEX)

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SON´s Lifelong Operating Benefits
Operational
benefit
Efficiency Capacity
High gain in field based
maintenance optimization

Efficiency Coverage
gain
i in
i network
k b
basedd
operation optimization

Power Quality
based
Savings
optimization

Installation &
Low
Commissioning
Network
Installation First launch Coverage & Mature life cycle
capacity increase operation
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Source: Nokia
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Siemens N
Networks
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High Level SON Functions
Plug and Play
S lf C fi
Self-Configuration
ti Automated setup Self-
and configuration planning

Auto Tune Dynamic

Self-Optimization Real-time network re-planning
optimization

Auto Repair
Self-Healing Fast, autonomous failure mitigation

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 SON Use Cases
• Maintaining a quality user
experience
• Allocate bandwidth equitably
to users
• Optimize load distribution
among cells
• Ensure robust mobility and
handovers Self-healing
S lf h li – SON’s
SON’ ability
bilit tto mitigate
iti t
coverage holes

• Driving down operating

effort and cost
Automated Neighbor Relation (ANR)
( ) • Plug & play rollout
management
• For a more gratifying
customer experience
• Combating network
complexity
• Network parameters and
planning

SON balancing the load in congested LTE eNBs

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The implementation challenge
SON use cases
ANR; Coverage eNB Coverage & Energy Load HO Relay & Re-
Phy Cell ID ICIC Hole Mgmt Insertion Capacity Opt. Savings Balancing Optim. peater Mgmt

Neighbor RB DL Tx Antenna Switching HO MIMO

Lists Assignment Power Tilt On/Off Cells Parameter Configuration

Potential Optimization Parameters

Which parameter serves most use cases ?

Minimize interdependencies of parameters !
C t di ti objectives
Contradicting bj ti possible
ibl !

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Options for implementing SON functions
• Reason for Separate Functions
• The installation or pre-operational phase  individually
deployed eNB is unaware of the greater network
• The operating phase  quality and network operability
requirements are much higher

SON function execution: Large High

size of statisticcal database

decision complexity
Centralized
function
large number of cells allocation?
involved

Distributed  < SON function >

~ 2 cells involved (e.g. Handover optimization)

peed
reaction sp
Local
= single cell scope
pre-operational in operation
Fast
Optimization criteria

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Multi-Level Architecture is a Key
Distributed architecture, engineered to strike an
optimum balance, supports today’s specified SON
use cases, and is flexible enough to accommodate
tomorro ’s
tomorrow’s

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SON to manage network complexity
How do you use mobile networks to How do you manage multi-vendor
deliver multiple services efficiently? networks as one entity?

Nokia Siemens Vendor B Network Vendor C Network Vendor D Network

Networks

Nokia Siemens Vendor B Network Vendor C Network

Networks

How do you easily rollout new How do you retain control when
technologies on top of existing networks? networks become more automated?

...support of a centralized management

function that ensures monitoring and
control of SON functions.

Source: NGMN Recommendations on SON O&M

Reqs.

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Widest Range of SON Solutions Already Today

• SON Plug and Play with Flexi Multiradio BTS

• Multi-vendor SON with NetAct, Optimizer, open
Northbound interfaces and X2 connections
• Multi-technology SON Suite for 2G,
2G 3G and
LTE
• ANR beyond 3GPP, Adaptive ANR and ANR
compatible with handsets
• Multitasking SON ensures the interoperability
between all SON key functions
• Leading 3G SON offering today

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 Thank You!
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The Benefits of
SON in
i LTE
Self-Optimizing and
Self Organizing
Self-Organizing
Networks

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