By Susan J. Campbell
Self-Organizing Networks (SON) sounds like an IT manager's dream - something that is self-monitoring and needs very little attention, which also drives optimal performance and efficiency. In truth, this technology is a key element for reducing operational costs, quickly adapting cell sites to network conditions and improving network quality.
SON from Alcatel-Lucent is designed to reduce network planning and deployment costs, while also improving network performance and operational efficiency through the automation of the configuration and optimization.
Self-Organizing Networks (SON) sounds like an IT manager's dream - something that is self-monitoring and needs very little attention, which also drives optimal performance and efficiency. In truth, this technology is a key element for reducing operational costs, quickly adapting cell sites to network conditions and improving network quality.
SON from Alcatel-Lucent is designed to reduce network planning and deployment costs, while also improving network performance and operational efficiency through the automation of the configuration and optimization.
The SON platform works by empowering the Alcatel-Lucent Small Cell solution to automatically configure itself to its surrounding network. It also enables for the periodic monitoring, updating and optimizing of its neighbor relation lists and handover parameters. Such an approach has been proven to reduce handover failures by as much as 80 percent.
To deliver even more benefit, SON enables the Small Cell solution to embrace the capabilities of intermittently adjusting its transmit power and the scheduling of resource settings to avoid inter-cell interference. According to studies completed by Bell Labs, the use of SON features help to drive a 20 percent CAPEX savings and a 50 percent OPEX savings within the enterprise.
To deliver even more benefit, SON enables the Small Cell solution to embrace the capabilities of intermittently adjusting its transmit power and the scheduling of resource settings to avoid inter-cell interference. According to studies completed by Bell Labs, the use of SON features help to drive a 20 percent CAPEX savings and a 50 percent OPEX savings within the enterprise.
SON technology is an ICIC feature that helps operators to maintain high quality on their LTE networks without adding additional OPEX. It is powered by Alcatel-Lucent's W-CDMA experience and Bell Labs research and development and delivers handover failure reductions, increased throughput of up to 30 percent and a performance increase in call setup.
Beyond monitoring and cost savings, the SON also improves network performance and operational efficiency by automating the configuration and optimization of 9361 HC access points. This solution can intermittently adjust its transit power and the scheduling of resource settings to avoid intercell interference.
SON delivers the capabilities that facilitate the rapid introduction of services to ensure the network is dynamically optimized. LTE is based on key, next-generation technologies and the SON technology extends the value of Alcatel-Lucent's market-proven expertise in wireless access.
Beyond monitoring and cost savings, the SON also improves network performance and operational efficiency by automating the configuration and optimization of 9361 HC access points. This solution can intermittently adjust its transit power and the scheduling of resource settings to avoid intercell interference.
SON delivers the capabilities that facilitate the rapid introduction of services to ensure the network is dynamically optimized. LTE is based on key, next-generation technologies and the SON technology extends the value of Alcatel-Lucent's market-proven expertise in wireless access.
