Project Results Colin Willcock, Project Coordinator for SEMAFOUR Project

 SEMAFOUR Background  Project Vision  Project Achievements Presentation Overview 2

Project Background (Key Current Challenges) 3

Key Challenge: Market Pressure 4 * EU27: Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) Source: Wireless Intelligence „My Smart phone needs to charged so often it has almost turned into a fixed phone again!“ Data Explosion Reducing Revenue*

Key Challenge: Managing Future Network Complexity 5 Multiple RATs Multiple Layers GSM LTE HSPA WiFi Macro (Coverage) Micro (Capacity) Femto (Hotspot)

Key Challenge: Managing Future Network Complexity 6 Network Dynamism Femto Cells Energy Saving Active Antennas time

Which Areas Need to be Addressed? 7 Active/Reconfig usable Antenna Systems Automated Traffic Steering multi-RAT/Layer Integrated SON Management Dynamic Spectrum & Interference SON time

SEMAFOUR Project 8 Develop a Unified self-management system efficiently operating a heterogeneous mobile network comprising a multitude of radio access technologies and layers

Project Vision 9

SEMAFOUR Vision 10 Physical network resources Son Fns Network Mgmt Unified Self-Management System High-level Objectives Multi-RAT SON Functions Operational SON Coordination Unified Self-Management System Integrated SON Management Network Mgmt Multi-RAT SON Functions Operational SON Coordination Policy Transformation and Supervision Monitoring Decision Support System

Project Achievements 11

Project Key Achievements 12 Developed, documented and disseminated the SEMAFOUR vision for next generation SON for future mobile communication networks Provided major input to the Signals Ahead issue ‘Everything under the SON’, published in April There are dedicated sections on the SEMAFOUR project’s requirements and future vision Developed, documented and disseminated the SEMAFOUR vision for next generation SON for future mobile communication networks Provided major input to the Signals Ahead issue ‘Everything under the SON’, published in April There are dedicated sections on the SEMAFOUR project’s requirements and future vision

Project Key Achievements 13 Selection and extensive description of relevant use cases to achieve project goals Validation of the problem domain and proposed use-cases Complete definition of the system requirements for the use cases and modelling assumptions and methodologies Selection and extensive description of relevant use cases to achieve project goals Validation of the problem domain and proposed use-cases Complete definition of the system requirements for the use cases and modelling assumptions and methodologies

Project Key Achievements 14 Developed, documented and put into use complex Hannover simulation model & data to enable realistic simulation results.

Project Key Achievements 15 Developed (vision-oriented) demonstrator. Which shows all project results in realistic environment Successfully shown at major events like ICT 2013, NOMS 2014, IWSON 2014, FIA 2014, EuCNC Developed (vision-oriented) demonstrator. Which shows all project results in realistic environment Successfully shown at major events like ICT 2013, NOMS 2014, IWSON 2014, FIA 2014, EuCNC

Project Key Achievements 16 Developed and validated New SON algorithms for: 1.WiFi / LTE traffic steering 2.High mobility users 3.AAS (sectorization) 4.Dynamic spectrum allocation Demonstrated 1.Significant network performance improvement: 2.Improvement of the spectral usage: 3.Improved manageability of radio recourses and hardware capabilities: 4.Cutting edge research: Developed and validated New SON algorithms for: 1.WiFi / LTE traffic steering 2.High mobility users 3.AAS (sectorization) 4.Dynamic spectrum allocation Demonstrated 1.Significant network performance improvement: 2.Improvement of the spectral usage: 3.Improved manageability of radio recourses and hardware capabilities: 4.Cutting edge research:

Project Key Achievements 17 Creation and implementation of an integrated SON management system which demonstrates: Improved network performance in line with the network operator goals Controllability of the performance trade-offs taking into account the operator priorities Reduced network management cost by enabling and simplifying the network supervision Improved network upgrade planning by defining large time scale network performance predictions First step towards cognitive network management in terms of adaptive SON function parameterization (re-) configuration Creation and implementation of an integrated SON management system which demonstrates: Improved network performance in line with the network operator goals Controllability of the performance trade-offs taking into account the operator priorities Reduced network management cost by enabling and simplifying the network supervision Improved network upgrade planning by defining large time scale network performance predictions First step towards cognitive network management in terms of adaptive SON function parameterization (re-) configuration

Project Key Achievements 18 Impact on standardisation: liaisons with relevant standardisation bodies and other fora, in particular 3GPP (RAN2, RAN3 and SA5), NGMN. Multiple contributions and direct Impact in several areas of 3GPP RAN standardisation Dissemination of project results through publications in conference proceedings and magazines, and presentations at conferences and workshops. Organisation of the successful workshop ‘Management Frameworks for Future Mobile Communication Networks Impact on standardisation: liaisons with relevant standardisation bodies and other fora, in particular 3GPP (RAN2, RAN3 and SA5), NGMN. Multiple contributions and direct Impact in several areas of 3GPP RAN standardisation Dissemination of project results through publications in conference proceedings and magazines, and presentations at conferences and workshops. Organisation of the successful workshop ‘Management Frameworks for Future Mobile Communication Networks

Project Key Achievements 19

Thank you for your attention 20 The SEMAFOUR workshop on Self-Management for Unified Heterogeneous Radio Access Networks will be organised in Brussels, Belgium on August 25, 2015, in conjunction with ISWCS’15 See Demo at stand Level 0 Booth #14