Abstract
The introduction and evolution of third-generation (3G) mobile radio systems leads to a heterogeneous radio access network landscape. Network management will become crucial to guarantee optimum cooperation between network sub-systems. This paper summarizes the objectives and first solution ideas of the European project Gandalf, which has been accepted in the framework of the EUREKA/CELTIC initiative [1]. The aim of the Gandalf project is to employ large-scale network monitoring, Advanced Radio Resource Management (ARRM), parameter optimization and configuration management techniques in order to achieve automation of network management tasks in a multi-system environment. The radio access technologies (RATs) Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), Universal Mobile Communication System (UMTS) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) IEEE 802.11 are considered. The project will develop appropriate techniques to collect and process network data on a large scale in order to produce key performance indicators allowing to identify malfunctions and to dynamically propose and perform healing actions. To optimize the user-perceived quality-of-service (QoS) and overall system performance, the project will propose new radio resource management algorithms together with methods for self-tuning. The project will demonstrate through network simulations the feasibility of the multi-system self-tuning concept Finally, hardware demonstrations will prove the viability of the ARRM and auto-tuning concepts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2570-2574 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Event | 2005 IEEE 61st Vehicular Technology Conference -VTC 2005 - Spring Stockholm: Paving the Path for a Wireless Future - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 30 May 2005 → 1 Jun 2005 |
Keywords
- Autonomic network management
- Performance monitoring
- Radio resource management
- Self-tuning