Written by: Per Gustås, Per Magnusson, Jan Oom and Niclas Storm

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As cellular networks grow in size and complexity, the process of managing them becomes increasingly costly for mobile operators. For this reason, automated network management is very appealing.

The authors describe an architecture that uses event-based statistics for real-time performance monitoring and optimization of cellular networks. They present the results of a field trial together with SmarTone in Hong Kong, and conclude with an overview of current product developments in this field.

[First published in Ericsson Review no. 01, 2002]