Self Organizing Networks

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Watch Dr Juan Ramiro, Director of Technology Strategy at Ericsson Design & Optimization Services, give insights into Self Organizing Networks.

Now in its 3rd year, SON 2012 is the ONLY DEDICATED SELF ORGANISING event in the globe. It will bring together the latest research, case studies and solutions around SON, offering high-level technical discussion around the different automated technologies through to strategic decisions on deployment and feedback from the first SON movers.

Key discussion topics include:

• Defining SON and its multiple uses
• Analysis of the Key Advantages of Automation – Cost Savings and Network Optimization
• Interaction and Trade off between different SON features
• Updates on MultiVendor SON and Standardisation
• Examining Diverse Deployment Scenarios: Indoor Environments, Metro-Zones, Backhaul & Core Networks
• Ensuring Zero-touch networks for M2M and Cloud
• Quantifying SON Savings and Minimising the Network Lifecycle cost
• Managing SON features in Multi-layer, Mutli-access HetNets
• Ensuring SON Robustness and Scalability in a Multi-technology Environment
• Using Network Intelligence and Data Analytics to create a Cognitive Network
• Defining the Future Developments of SON: Creating a Closed-Loop Network

Ericsson participation

We are leader and driver in SON multi-technology and multivendor. We will be exclusive platinum sponsor with 3 speaking slots, an exhibition booth and a demo meeting room where it will be possible to see live demonstrations and discuss our SON offering.

Ericsson speakers

October 3 – Keynote plenary speech "Leveraging a hybrid SON architecture to boost the performance of mobile broadband networks"

Speaker: Javier Munoz, Head of Plan, Build & Optimize, Product Line OSS, Ericsson

October 3 – Panel discussion: What is SON? Addressing its Multiple Meanings, Usages and Definitions

• SON as a broad concept with diverse meanings
• An environment? A software? A business transformation? An enabler?
• Is the lack of industry congruence on its role affecting its uptake?

Ericsson panellist: Dr Fredrik Gunnarsson, Senior Specialist Radio Network SON, Ericsson

October 4 – Husnain Bajwa, VP, Wi-Fi Product Marketing, will chair the panel discussion: Utilising SON in Multi-Layer, Multi-Access HetNet Environments

Ericsson pre-conference workshop

Ericsson will also host a pre-conference workshop entitled "SON as an enabler for successful mobile broadband" on October 2 from 13.30 to 17.00. The workshop will focus on:

• Operating mobile broadband networks
• The SON paradigm
• Leveraging a hybrid architecture to deliver multi-technology SON today
• Return on investment for SON

Ericsson speakers:

Dr. Juan Ramiro, Director of Technology Strategy

Javier Muñoz, Head of Plan, Build & Optimize

Mr. Bagher Zadeh, OSS Strategic Product Manager