@article{3028124,
    title = "Coordination of self-organizing network mechanisms: Framework and enablers",
    author = "Ciavaglia, L. and Altman, Z. and Patouni, E. and Kaloxylos, A. and Alonistioti, N. and Tsagkaris, K. and Vlacheas, P. and Demestichas, P.",
    journal = "Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering",
    year = "2012",
    volume = "97 LNICST",
    pages = "174-184",
    doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-30422-4_13",
    keywords = "Control functions;  Cost of operations;  framework;  Lte-advanced;  Management frameworks;  Operational network;  Policy driven;  Self-organizing network;  Wireless access networks;  Control functions;  Cost of operations;  Framework;  Management frameworks;  Operational network;  Self Organizing Network (SON);  Self-organizing network;  Wireless access networks, Automation;  Mobile telecommunication systems;  Network management;  Public policy;  4G mobile communication systems;  Automation;  Mobile telecommunication systems;  Network management;  Public policy;  Standards;  Wireless networks, Wireless telecommunication systems;  Wireless telecommunication systems",
    abstract = "Future wireless access networks, e.g. LTE and LTE-Advanced, will be empowered by Self-Organizing Network (SON) mechanisms with the objective to increase performance, reduce the cost of operations, and simplify the network management. This article describes a management framework which enables the automatic, policy-driven coordination of SON control functions, and introduces future necessary evolutions that will allow to fully benefiting from the SON paradigm in operational networks. © 2012 ICST Institute for Computer Science, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering."
}