HetNet and SONDavid Orloff – AT&TMartin Ljungberg – EricssonJoe Thome – AirHop Communications

The SCF is focused on the changes that are occurring within mobile networks to serve the exponential growth in mobile traffic while delivering the HetNet promise of a seamless customer experience across all elements of the wireless network – including macro, small cell, DAS and Wi-FiSmall cells are now an established technology, but the next challenges revolve around network scalability and widespread integration.

Why HetNet and SON is important

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• The HetNet approach to mobile network planning will underpin network densification

• HetNets will deliver the coverage and capacity requirements in the coming years

Heterogeneous Network

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Many Networks Seamless Experience Optimized Performance

• SON is automation technology that enables the network to set itself up and self-manage resources and configuration to achieve optimal performance

• The self-organizing, self-optimizing capability of the small cell smooth the path for residential HetNet implementation

• Small cell SON capabilities must be advanced and managed within the context of the wider Macro Network SON in an integrated HetNet approach.

Self-Organizing Networks

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Automation

Optimization

Self-healing

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Some HetNet Challenges

• Market Drivers• Use Cases• Architectural Framework for

HetNet and SON• SON API for Small Cells• Multi-vendor interoperability• X2 interoperability for HetNet

Coordination

SCF HetNet & SON Topics

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• SON test cases / Plugfest• Extending SON into HetNet

Deployment• Location based API for the

HetNet. • Lawful intercept for small cell

networks

Kick-off

WG Deliverable Agreed

Release 7 HetNet & SON

HetNet & SON Work Item

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- Rome Champions Day - Sept 2015

- Dallas Small Cell Americas - Nov 2015

- Summer 2016

SCF has been working on Hetnet and SON concepts since the early days of femtocells with features like plug-and-play and network listen, and this work item is about bringing many years of thinking together in a coherent form

The opportunity to get involved is now!!

MWC 2016

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