Eden-NET Training Program T-Mobile US, Inc

Eden-NET Training Program
T-Mobile US, Inc.
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Training Course Outline
Eden-NET Overview Course

• Introduction to SON
– Defining the Scope of SON
– Benefits of SON
• Introduction to Eden-NET
– Commercial OSS-Level SON Solution
– Eden-NET Architecture
• Eden-NET Demonstration
– Platform Features and Capabilities

Introduction to SON

The Need for SON
• New user devices and evolving network usage has dramatically

increased user demand for mobile network data capacity.
• Radio frequency spectrum represents the fundamental resource on
which wireless networks are built. Clear spectrum suitable for
broadband mobile wireless support is becoming increasingly scarce,
creating the need for spectrum sharing solutions.
• Traditional model of increasing network capacity by simply adding
cells leads to diminishing returns on additional capital investment,
creating new network management challenges without additional
automation of network management processes.
• Future wireless networks managing billions upon billions of data-
hungry, mobile-connected devices will require additional levels of
automation such as Self Organizing Networks (SON)

Bridging the Capacity Gap
• New network management challenges require billions in
investments towards new technologies and inventive
solutions, such as Self Organizing Networks (SON).
• After exhausting its available spectrum and technology
resources, the industry chooses to create more base
stations.

Self Organizing Networks – A Definition
Self Organizing Networks (SON) is a new level of network intelligence that:

• Facilitates cost effective deployments
• Reduces network management costs
• Increases system efficiency via ongoing optimization
• Increases system efficiency via real time coordination
• Increases efficiency via dynamic short term optimization
• Automates real time failure mode compensation
• Provides advanced network management diagnostics
• Supports real time network configuration monitoring and troubleshooting

Existing Tools to Address Network Complexity
Planning
Mobile
Network
Ecosystem
Today, operators manually navigate between each of the above domains.

SON intersects each domain and closes the loop.

SON Origins
• SON for wireless networks originally driven by operator needs via Next
Generation Mobile Networking group (NGMN)
• SON concepts adopted by 3GPP starting with Release 8 for LTE
Operator
Needs
NGMN 3GPP
RAN Commercial SON

Equipment SON Vendor
Suppliers Solutions Innovations
• SON solutions have been widely accepted as an essential part of modern

wireless network management systems

The Scope of Modern SON Solutions
• NGMN SON Use Cases currently go beyond automated network
deployment and optimization and encompass many cost reducing and
network performance improvement features.
– The scope of SON has grown over time to cover network planning, network
deployment, network optimization and network maintenance activities
• SON extends beyond automating network planning and deployment
– Operator driven SON feature requests include: ANR, automated network audits,
network fault tolerance, etc.
– Advanced SON features include real time radio resource management for
improved network operating efficiency
Planning
Maintenance SON Deployment

Self Healing Self Configuring
Optimization
Self Optimizing

NGMN SON Use Cases
NGMN
Use Case
Ref #
Planning Related Use Cases
[P01] Base Station Location Planning
[P02] Base Station Hardware Planning
[P03] Automatic Generation of Radio Parameters
[P04] Planning of transport parameters of a new Base Station
[P05] Planning of security Node, Access GW and Operations and Maintenance Center
Deployment Use Cases
[D01] Hardware Installation
[D02] Network authentication
[D03] Software Installation
[D04] Transport Parameter Setup
[D05] Radio Parameter Setup
[D06] Testing (Built in Diagnostic/Self Tests)
Optimization Use Cases
[O01] Radio Parameter Optimization: Neighbor cell list optimization
[O02] Radio Parameter Optimization: Interference Control
[O03] Radio Parameter Optimization: HO parameterization optimization
[O04] Radio Parameter Optimization: QoS related parameter optimization
[O05] Radio Parameter Optimization: Optimization Scenarios with Home BS/Pico BS
[O06] Transport Parameter Optimization: Routing Optimization
[O07] Transport Parameter Optimization: Optimization Scenarios with Home BS/Pico BS
[O08] Reduction of Energy Consumption
[ERO01] Capacity Optimization (Congestion Prime)
Maintenance Use Cases
[Ops01] Hardware / Capacity extension (Easy plug and play hardware replacement)
[Ops02] Autonomous Inventory
[Ops03] Automatic SW Download to Base Station
[Ops04] Automated NEM upgrade
[Ops05] Cell outage detection
[Ops06] Performance Management in real time
[Ops07] Direct KPI reporting in real time
[Ops08] Information Correlation for Fault Management
[Ops09] Subscriber and Equipment trace
[Ops10] Cell Outage Compensation
[Ops11] Compensation for Outage of higher level network elements (ASN GW)
[Ops12] Fast recovery on instable NEM system
[Ops13] Mitigation of outage of units
[EROps01] System Availability

SON Use Cases – Operational Phases
Self Organization Self Optimization Self Healing
(Plug and Play)
• Automatic Neighbor • Problem Cell Tracking
• Hardware Inventory Relations (ANR) • Outage Compensation
• Software Audit • Load Balancing
• Automated
• Initial Parameter • Coverage/Capacity Troubleshooting
Provisioning Optimization
• OSS Task Automation
• SON Triggered ACP
• Self Organization (Plug and Play) automates routine cell deployment tasks
• Self Optimization automates network management tasks and introduces dynamic
network optimization capabilities for improved operational efficiencies
• Self Healing automates the identification of poorly performing cells and provides
automated outage state compensation when possible

SON Use Case Example ANR
Operator Policies SON Event
SON ANR Module
•White List Report
•Black List •Find Missing Neighbors
•List Limits •Compile Sub-lists •Adds/Deletes
•Thresholds •laf, lef, IRAT •Performance
•Enforce Operator Policies
•Rank Lists
Performance Metrics •Promote/Demote/Prune
•SIB11, SIB11bis Packing
Event Data Neighbor Lists

•GPEH Closed Loop •SIB11
•Megamon •SIB11bis
•OSS Objects
ANR Target Cell
2G Network 3G Network
3G Network Carrier 2
Carrier 1
• Multi-System SON – PM, Event Data, EMS Integration
• Multi-Technology SON – 2G, 3G, 4G
• Multi-Vendor SON – Ericsson, NSN, Hauwei, ZTE, Samsung, …
• Multi-Mode SON – Open Loop, Closed Loop Operation

Keys to Realizing the Full Potential of SON
# Mobile Operator: Key SON Requirements
1 Multi-Vendor support (Ericsson. NSN, ALU, Huawei, Samsung, …).
2 Multi-Technology (2G, 3G, and 4G).
3 Het-Net support (LTE small cell underlay).

Framework which enables extensibility and customization of SON functionality and
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promotes ecosystem for SON functionality innovations.
5 Framework which provides clear accounting of activity, rollback, and reporting.
6 Framework which enables support for interfacing with many external systems.
Framework which feeds SON Modules with configuration, metrics, events, alarms,
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geolocation information, and RF plans.
Framework which enables extending SON functionality for backhaul, Wi-Fi extension,
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and core network.
9 Framework which enables spectrum sharing and spectrum management.
SON algorithms that deliver the best in network performance, reliability and operational
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efficiency improvements.

SON Technology Timelines
2005-2007
NGMN SON Use Case
Descriptions
2009 - 2011
3GPP Release 8,9
2012
Centralized 2G,3G,4G
Commercial SON Solutions
2014-2015
Hybrid SON LTE Scheduling
Solutions
2015 - 2016
Advanced SON Spectrum
Sharing Solutions

Eden Rock SON Domains
Open SON Scripting

OSS Task Automation SON Modules
Dynamic Network Adaptation

SON Modules Ongoing Network Optimization
& SON Modules
Advanced Real-Time
Multi-Site Coordination

Dynamic Adaptation of Wireless Networks
• Paradigm shift from the static networks of today to

dynamic networks
– Automatic adjustments to improve network performance so
that demands of active subscribers can be optimally met
• Automatic response to changes in network load,
channel conditions, subscriber trends, and
infrastructure changes
– Fulfills SON use cases such as cell outage compensation,
green networks, load balancing, ongoing capacity
optimization, ongoing coverage optimization, venue day,
and many more

Advanced Radio Resource Management
• Real-time multi-point radio resource coordination

– Integration into the base station scheduler
• Advanced Radio Resource Management
technologies include:
– Coordinated Multi-Point Coordinated Scheduling
(CoMP-CS)
– Coordinated Beamforming (CoMP-CB)
– Multi-Site Carrier Aggregation
– Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)
– And others…

Open SON Scripting
• Enables automation of routine maintenance

procedures, integration of multiple functions and
tools, and operator customization of the SON
solution
– Improves operational efficiencies
– Reduces OPEX
– Enables effective network management of increasingly
complex network topologies
• An open SON platform supports operator
development of their own innovations, directed to
address major operational pain points via
customized automation

Closing the Gaps with SON
SON
Planning
Management
of Network
Domains
SON facilitates operator navigation between each of the above domains.

Advanced SON tools will dramatically decrease carrier OPEX.

Eden-NET® SON Solutions
New Layer of Cloud Software Intelligence
for 2G, 3G, and 4G Networks.
Increases Network Capacity
• Coordinates radio resources
• Adapts signals to reduce interference
• Balances Subscriber Load
Enhances Quality of Service
• Detects and repairs degradations
Reduces OPEX
• Automates Tasks
• Enables Small Cell Networks
SON provides the ideal framework to implement
spectrum sharing policies and accountability of
spectrum usage.

Benefits of SON
With SON, network operators can see key improvements their
networks. SON automation can lead to:
- Reduced network management costs:
- Faster Network Expansions
- Day to day activities automation
- Reduce energy usage
- Improved network performance
- Better Network Management visibility
- Improves Tracking of the Network
- The Operation teams become more efficient
- Improved end user experience
- Increased user on-demand data rates
- Reduced call drops and access failures
- Increases in customer retention and reduced churn

Benefits of SON for Wireless Networks
Advanced Radio Resource Management
Capacity and cell edge Increased
More consistent
performance
subscriber experience Revenues
improvements
Dynamic Network Adaptation
Network performance Closed loop response Reduced

improvements to network triggers Churn
Open SON Scripting

Structured operator Improved
defined automation of Multi-OSS Integration
M&Ps OPEX
Architecture
Seamless Future-Proof
heterogeneous Highly scalable
networks Performance

SON is Essential for Mobile Operators
Contains OPEX as Networks Grow in Scope and Complexity.
600
US Wireless OPEX (Billions of $)

500
400
SON
300
200
100
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Source: Public Financial Disclosures
Macrocell Microcell Metrocell Enterprise Picocell Femtocell
Installed by Operators Self-installed

SON is Essential for Mobile Operators
Robust SON solutions address the full portfolio of
management tools that carriers need.
Planning
RAN
Deployment
Performance
Management
Alarm
Management Test &
Measurement
Inventory
Geolocation/Optimization
Management
The platform of SON automates data exchange between

each tool/function.
Additional Base Stations = Additional OpEx
 Problem: How to deploy more base stations while constraining operating costs.
Solution: Self Organizing Networks

Automate typical NOC activities freeing personnel to work on atypical issues.
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SON Reduces Operating Expenses
• SON Use Cases currently go beyond automated network deployment and

optimization and encompass many cost reducing feature requests
– The scope of SON has grown over time to cover network planning, network
deployment, network optimization and network maintenance activities
• SON is broader in scope than just automated network management
– Operator driven SON feature requests include: power savings, automated
software updating, network fault tolerance, etc.
– Operators also want better NMS capabilities such as real time performance
metrics in addition to automated SON features
Planning
SON Reduces OPEX Maintenance SON Deployment

Self Healing Self Configuring
Optimization
Self Optimizing
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Use Cases Benefit
SON Use Case How Costs are Reduced
SON Automated load balancing during localized traffic congestion
reduces the need for manual intervention by operations teams and
Load Balancing
automatically resolves low priority load imbalances without direct
network engineering team involvement
Reduce costs associated with manual neighbor list maintenance and
Automated neighbor list generation associated call drop, handover failure, trouble ticket issues related to
neighbor lists
Improve data and voice reliability during cell outage conditions to
improve network coverage reliability and to improve customer
Self Healing
experience in impacted regions, reduces the number and frequency
of costly rapid response field maintenance actions
Provides 24/7 network monitoring and on-demand network
optimization of critical coverage and capacity parameters to identify
Ongoing Coverage and Capacity and resolve network performance issues on an ongoing basis.
Optimization Resolving sub-performing cell issues before they reach a critical point
reduces the frequency of expensive truck rolls and crisis mode
problem resolution
Reduces the manual labor involved with cell parameter monitoring
and multi-device PM data and parameter correlation. Automates cell
Routine OSS Task Automation
monitoring and cell parameter checking including parameter policy
audits generating out of compliance exception reports

Eden-NET Product Trials
• Eden-Net trials ongoing in several North American commercial markets

– Multi-vendor trials include:
• Ericsson 2G, 3G, 4G
• NSN 2G, 3G, 4G
• Huawei, ALU
– Multiple external OSS systems demonstrated in live trials
• Ericsson OSS-RC, GPEH, PM
• NSN NetAct, Megamon, PM
• Eden-Net active deployment in live commercial markets
– Multiple US cities running Eden-Net for ongoing SON optimization
• Typical market size: 10,000 cells, 3-7 3G RNCs plus legacy 2G and evolving 4G rollouts serving 4-6
million active subscribers
• Markets include heavy urban, urban, suburban cell densities
• Eden-NET SON Modules
– Varies by operator and market but typical trials/deployments include
• ANR
• RAN parameter audits
• Sleeping cell detection, mitigation
• Event day temporary network configuration
• Bulk parameter initialization to support rapid cell deployment
• User defined custom SON Modules

Eden-Net Field Trial Results – Missing Neighbors
• Deployment at Tier-1 Operator
network has demonstrated the
following benefits:
• 40% reduction in dropped
calls due to missing
neighbors across entire test
market (~10,000 cells)
• > 14% reduction in overall
dropped calls due to all
causes
• Reduction in dropped calls
due to all causes for worst
performing cells > 60%

Eden-NET Network Improvements
Voice Dropped Call Rate
Eden-NET Dropped Call Leakage Throughput
Technology
Release Reduction Reduction Improvement
2.5 10 - 25% 10 - 25% 1 - 5%
3G UMTS 2.6 5 - 15% 5 - 15% 3 - 10%
3.0 5 - 10% 5 - 10% 5 - 10%

% of 3G Voice Calls Ending on
2.5 3 - 8% 3 - 8% - 2G
4G LTE 2.6 10 - 20% 10 - 25% 3 - 10%
3.0 3 - 8% - 5%
Projected performance gains by release
Results from deployment by US operator in Missing Neighbor Drops

multiple regions – 10,000’s of base stations.
Workflow Automation Modules additionally will

save 100,000++ of personnel hours in 2014 for
this operator.

Eden-Net Field Trial Results – Removing Neighbors
• Call reliability improved
by removing specific
cells from existing
neighbor lists
• Blacklisting
• Operator defined
• SON Dynamic
• Overlap to MRO Early
Handover SON Use
Case
• Neighbor List ‘flush’
due to Early
Handover Dynamic Blacklisting of chronic Early Handover
neighbors can dramatically improve call reliability

Cost Savings Model Based on Trial Results
• Labor cost savings
• Assuming 30 performance and optimization engineers for market of 2.5M subscribers
• $67/hr average loaded costs
• Tool saves engineers an average of 3 hours per day on optimization and RF analysis
tasks
• Yearly efficiency savings per market = 30 * $67 * 3 * 250 = $1.5M
• Additional labor cost savings for Network Operations personnel being evaluated.
• Churn savings
• Assuming 2% churn
• SON optimizations reduce churn by 10%
• $300 per customer cost due to churn
• Churn reduction savings per market = 2.5M * 2% * 10% * $250 = $1.5M
• For medium sized operator with 50M customers, savings on the order of
~$60M/year

Introduction to Eden-NET

Eden-NET® OSS Level SON Solution
New Layer of Cloud Software Intelligence
for 2G, 3G, and 4G Networks.
OSS Level SON Framework

• SON Operating System
• Supports Modular SON Application Modules
• Multi-Vendor Support via Extensible Drivers
• Multi-Technology SON Solution (2G, 3G, 4G)
Extensive SON Module Library
• Pre-engineered SON Modules Cover Major
3GPP/NGMN SON Use Cases
• Custom User Defined Modules Supported via
Open SON Scripting
Complete OSS Level SON Automation
• Map Based SON Configuration
• Robust SON Security and Management Features
• Intuitive Web based SON Control Panel

Eden Rock OSS Level SON Module Summary
• OSS Task Automation SON Modules
– Automated Cell Monitoring and Parameter Auditing
– Daily Worst Performing Cell(s) Tracking List
– Plug & Play Extensions via Bulk Parameter Initialization
– Spectrum clearing via Underutilized Cell Tracking Lists
• Ongoing Network Optimization SON Modules

– Automatic Neighbor Relations (ANR) Initialization and Optimization
– Coverage and Capacity Optimization
– Mobility Robustness Optimization
– Cell Overshoot Detection and Optimization
– Tracking Area Optimization
– Pilot pollution Detection and Optimization
– Reuse Optimization
• Automatic SCR Optimization – 3G
• Automatic PCI Optimization– 4G
• Automatic frequency Optimization – 2G
• Dynamic Network Adaptation SON Modules

– Cell outage compensation
– Load Balancing
– Event Day Network Optimization
– Network Energy Savings (Green Networks)

SON System Architectural Needs
Practical SON solutions must satisfy a wide range of commercial

deployment needs including:
• Support for a wide range of SON use cases
• Integration with network management tools
– OSS/EMS systems
– Call event reporting systems (e.g. GPEH, Megamon)
– Alarm systems
– RET controller systems
– Additional systems (e.g. planning tools, location services)
• Multi-vendor network support
• Multi-technology network support
• Support for multiple simultaneously operating SON modules
• Scalable architectures to support large regional and national networks

Eden-NET - Network Architecture Diagram
Internet
SGi
GPRS Core HSS
Network S6a P-GW
S5
MME S11
Eden-NET
RNC S-GW
Itf-N
Iub S1-c S1-u
3G OSS 4G OSS
NB NB eNB eNB

Eden-NET Architecture
Network Planning Tool
Planning Location Server

Alarms MGR
Parameters
KPI/KQI Data UE Position Data
RAN EMS Alarms Antenna Control

Multi-Node Radio Resource Controller
MNNRC Antenna NMS
Interface
ITF-EN
eNodeB Embedded Agents

SON Framework
SON Framework
SON Script RF Planning System

Mobile Operator
Controller Scripting API’s
SON Modules
to
External
Web GUI RAN OEM NMS/OSS
Systems
Controller
Government
Applications Geo-location System
SON Modules
KPI Engine
Logs & Alarm
RF Prediction Management Alarm Management
Engine System
RAN OEM Security Management

SON Modules Geo-location
Antenna Management
Engine Configuration Systems
Management
Real Time
RRM Engine

Eden-NET Centralized SON Server OSS Interfaces
• Centralized SON server interfaces with OSS:
• Configuration Management (CM) Ericsson OSS-RC
CM PM GPEH
• CM data pulled and pushed over
CORBA interface
COBRA
FTP
FTP
• Performance Monitoring (PM) data
CM Data PM Data Event Data
• PM data pulled via FTP for Ericsson
OSS-RC
• PM data pulled via FTP, CORBA or via
direct data base access for NetAct CM Data PM Data Event Data
• Event Data
FTP/ COBRA
Database /
COBRA
Direct to
FTP
• Ericsson GPEH data pulled via FTP
• NSN Megamon data pulled via FTP CM PM MEGAMON
NSN NetAct OSS

Eden-NET® Solution
Centralized, Multi-Vendor, Multi-Technology, Highly Extensible
SON Operating System with Rich Toolbox of SON Modules.
Autonomous Network Optimization Modules
ANR Lists, Handover Parameters, Reuse
Parameters, Antenna Parameters, Control Channel
Parameters, and Tracking Area.
Workflow Automation Modules
Automatic Performance Reports, Real Time Alerts,
UMTS Automatic Rehomes, Hotspot Identification,
Spectrum Clearing – Underutilized Cells, Parameter
Consistency, and Plug & Play.
Network Reliability Automation Modules
Sleeping Cell Resolution, Cell Outage Detection And
Compensation, and Crossed antenna feeder
detection.
Dynamic Network Adaptation Modules
Traffic Load Balancing (MLB), UMTS Uplink Noise,
Special Events, and Network Energy Savings.

SON
Network
Modules Open SON
Configuration
(Python) API
Network User
Performance OAM&P Interface
Python
Monitor
Interpreter
RF Prediction
Network Engine
Module
Visualization
Scheduler
SON Events My SQL DB
Geo-Location SON Module Engine & Logging
Engine
Ericsson OSS Int. ALU OSS Int. RF Planning Tool

(CM/PM/GPEH) Email Server
(CM/PM/Analyzer) Interface SON
Adapter
Layer
NSN OSS Int. Huawei OSS Int. Operator Specified Alarm Server
(CM/PM/MegaMon) (CM/PM/CDR) Databases Interface

Eden-NET Demonstration

The Eden-NET SON Solution

Web-Based Graphic User Interface
• Targeted SON
modules
• Import new
customized
modules
• Configuration
parameters
• Result events
• Logs
• Transparent
Multiplatform
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Account Management
• User Types: Administrator, SON Module Manager,

SON Module Executor, SON Monitor

Events

SON Module Toolbox
• Manage the collection of SON Modules available for execution

Network Topology and Device Query
• Create clusters, view KPI and CM Information, and

manage Topology and Technology Filters

SON Module Configuration Wizard
Configure Configure Execution Confirm

Targets Parameters Type Execution







Home Screen – SON Activity

SON Status

SON Status - Logs

SON Exclusion List

Black and White List

Network Rollback
• Parameter restoration based on date, cluster,

carrier, technology, RNC, location, or individual cell.

OSS Access

Calendar
• Import external event calendars

• Manage and view future scheduled SON
Module executions

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Eden-NET Overview Course

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• New user devices and evolving network usage has dramatically

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Self Organizing Networks (SON) is a new level of network intelligence that:

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Today, operators manually navigate between each of the above domains.

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RAN Commercial SON

• SON solutions have been widely accepted as an essential part of modern

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Maintenance SON Deployment

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Event Data Neighbor Lists

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2 Multi-Technology (2G, 3G, and 4G).

3 Het-Net support (LTE small cell underlay).

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Open SON Scripting

Dynamic Network Adaptation

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• Paradigm shift from the static networks of today to

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• Real-time multi-point radio resource coordination

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• Enables automation of routine maintenance

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SON facilitates operator navigation between each of the above domains.

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Dynamic Network Adaptation

Network performance Closed loop response Reduced

Open SON Scripting

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US Wireless OPEX (Billions of $)

Macrocell Microcell Metrocell Enterprise Picocell Femtocell

Installed by Operators Self-installed

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The platform of SON automates data exchange between

Solution: Self Organizing Networks

• SON Use Cases currently go beyond automated network deployment and

SON Reduces OPEX Maintenance SON Deployment

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• Eden-Net trials ongoing in several North American commercial markets

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2.5 10 - 25% 10 - 25% 1 - 5%

3G UMTS 2.6 5 - 15% 5 - 15% 3 - 10%

3.0 5 - 10% 5 - 10% 5 - 10%

4G LTE 2.6 10 - 20% 10 - 25% 3 - 10%

Projected performance gains by release

Results from deployment by US operator in Missing Neighbor Drops

Workflow Automation Modules additionally will